Cuba Sees Kennedy Hope Stymie Castro Rhetoric
Castro regime tensions with the United States focus on distinguishing Eisenhower from Kennedy as diplomats note possible talks with Kennedy or his aides. Cuban newspapers replace American government with Eisenhower government, signaling a potential shift in tone while Fidel Castro remains critical of Kennedy. No open move toward dialogue has occurred yet.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Republican Party
Castro
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Diplomatic sources cite anti American critique in new press push
Some diplomats report a campaign attacking Eisenhower era Americans. An English speaking Havana policeman challenged two American reporters about their origin. They answered Yankees. the officer warned that term is reserved for Eisenhower Americans.
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New
Havana
Sidewalk Superintendents Rally at Demolition Scene
In Hamilton Ohio AP reports onlookers at the old Paramount Theater demolition gain membership cards in the Sidewalk Superintendent's Association linked to Knothole Peepers, Shovel Leaners and Wet Paint Touchers Inc. Free coffee will be served from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Ohio
Paramount Theater
Knothole Peepers
Recess To Cool Off Schools In New Orleans
New Orleans plans a one week school recess starting Monday to allow teachers to attend Baton Rouge meetings and observe Thanksgiving. Classes resume November 28. The school board seeks suspension of a federal order on integration amid protests after four Black girls were admitted to two white schools.
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New Orleans
James F Redmond
Baton Rouge
U.S
Wright
Shelby M. Jackson
Jackson
Chuckle: two eye witness tales prompt thoughts on history
After hearing two eye witness accounts of an auto accident, the narrator reflects on how such recollections shape our view of history. The piece playful yet thoughtful links personal testimony to historical understanding.
Kennedy Briefed On Caribbean Tensions Ahead Of Inauguration
President-elect John F Kennedy receives a top secret briefing on Caribbean tensions that led to Eisenhower dispatching warships and planes to counter a Communist threat in Guatemala and Nicaragua. He meets CIA chief Allen Dulles in Palm Beach and later returns to Texas for talks with LBJ outlining plans for the new administration.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
Caribbean
Eisenhower
Dulles
Kennedy
U. S
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Palms Beach
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
LBJ
Johnson City
Tex
Castro Intervention By Naval Patrols Stir Protests
Havana reports from AP say Fidel Castro denounces U S naval patrols in the Caribbean as meddling in Latin American affairs and a world peace threat. Eisenhower orders warships and planes to block communist led attacks from abroad on Guatemala and Nicaragua, with patrols in waters near Cuba. actions limited to three mile territorial seas.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S
Caribbean
Cuba
Police detain deputy after suspicious child abduction alert
In Chicago, a deputy sergeant Richard Last was stopped after neighbors reported a 4 year old boy seen with him and a service revolver under clothes. Officers halted Last near his home and ordered him from the vehicle as a tense city reacts to recent child abductions.
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Chicago
Weather forecast hints at mild pre winter days
The forecast calls for cool fair weather with a high near 55 and a low around 32 tonight. The five day outlook shows temperatures 6 to 9 degrees above norms, warmer Sunday, then turning colder Tuesday and Wednesday with possible rain. Yesterday reached 55 at 3 pm and a low of 28 overnight.
Castro Forecasts Revolt Across Latin America
Castro predicted last August that his revolution would fight a rebellion against Yankee imperialism throughout Latin America. The United States charged thousands of tons of Soviet arms to Castro. Plots were reported in El Salvador and Bolivia while Guatemala and Nicaragua appeared to have crushed uprisings. Troops mobilized in La Paz Bolivia as a precaution against revolt.
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U.S. State Department
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Cuba
Central American
Department
Guatemala
Nica-ragua
Castro
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United States
Nicaraga
la Paz
End Is Seen For DeSoto
Detroit AP report states Chrysler will announce the end of production for its DeSoto automobiles before month’s end. DeSoto has struggled in the market for years and repeated demise rumors have circulated in Detroit over the past 10 days.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
DeSoto
Big Tanker Crashes At Loring Air Force Base
An Air Force strato-tanker crashed on landing at Loring Air Force Base Limestone Maine early today. One crew member died and 16 others were injured in the fiery crash.
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Maine
Loring Air Force Base
Boy avoids hospital bill threat after mistaken identity
Philadelphia AP reports 9 year old Edward Kelleher faced a $60.33 hospital bill and summonses for a minor operation. The magistrate canceled the hearing when Edward’s age was learned and Constable Harvey Robin said no dunning letters would be sent now that he is known as a boy. Edward’s mother said the fear came from letters threatening to attach his salary and belongings. Robin fired the clerk who sent them and the father has paid $10 toward the bill.
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Edward Kelleher
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Harvey Robin
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Kellehers
Metropolitan Hospital
Raids Net Dope Ring Members In Dayton Case
An overnight series of rapid-fire raids in Dayton and surrounding Ohio centers netted three alleged narcotics ring members tied to an $11,000 weekly operation selling heroin. Eight indicted suspects, including four already jailed, face 30 counts. undercover Cincinnati officers aided Dayton detectives and a federal agent in breaking the operation spanning Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Hamilton, Middletown, Springfield and Xenia.
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Dayton, Ohio
Ohio
James Onid Éedmath
Dayton
Cincinnati
West Side
Grundish
Columbus
Hamilton
Middletown
Springfield
Xenia
Joediphus H. Ramey
Charles L. Hicks
Inman Kennamore
Robert C. Ramey
Charles Edward Goff
Thomas H. Hanks Alias Jones
Leon Windsey
James Turner
Navy shifts focus to longer range Polaris missiles
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Navy will concentrate on developing a longer range Polaris submarine missile after the last test rocket in the 1300 mile series failed when the second stage cut off early and the missile plunged into the Atlantic off the Cape.
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Fla
Navy
Atlantic
Cape
Pentagon Sets Plan to Cut Overseas Dependents
Washington AP Pentagon orders new policy to reduce overseas dependents by about 104,000 mainly via returning service members with families at end of tours, early departures, and fewer dependents abroad in future. Excludes units in Alaska Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Mariannas Marshall Midway Samoa Virgin Islands Puerto Rico. Start January with at least 15,000 monthly. President Eisenhower drives this to trim U.S. overseas spending.
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Secretary of Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
United States
Gates
Alaska
Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone
Mariaanas
Marshall
Midway
Samoa
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Wilber Brucker
Eisenhower
U.S
Finch Lawyer Fights Charges
Dr. R. Bernard Finch seeks to quash contempt charges as his second murder trial and that of Carole Treffol ne faced a hung jury. Grant B. Cooper of the Los Angeles Bar Association was cited after he criticized Judge Leroy Dawson for commenting on the verdict. Cooper faced fines or jail for contempt, and his petition cites the full trial transcript.
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Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
District Court of Appeal
Grant B. Cooper
Los Angeles Bar Association
Finch
Carole Tregolf
Cooper
Leroy Dawson
Dawson
Nixon Still Gaining But GOP Won't Challenge Results
Republican leaders in 11 states largely reject Morton’s call for recounts of the November election results. Michigan, South Carolina, Illinois, New Mexico, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware will not recount. Nevada, Missouri and Minnesota await canvasses. Texas considers but has not acted. Kennedy still leads Nixon in the national popular vote as absentee ballots and minor candidates complicate the tally.
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