Invasion charges moved to U.N. committee debate
Fidel Castro charged the United States plans an invasion of Cuba, a claim backed by the Soviet bloc but sent to the U.N. Political Committee after steering committee vote. Raul Roa accused Washington of a manufactured provocation at Guantanamo to influence the U.S. election, as the United States denied any invasion plans.
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Guantanamo
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Nation
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Valerian Zorin
Caribbean
James W. Barco
Red Rocket Chief Dies In Accident
MOSCOW AP Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin, 57, head of Soviet rocket forces, was killed in an aviation accident during duty. Kirill Moskalenko, 60, succeeds him as commander of the strategic rocket force and deputy defense minister. Nedelin’s rocket post was created last May 7 amid Khrushchev’s spy plane crisis remarks. Moskalenko, a Communist Party Central Committee member, led infantry commands in World War II campaigns in Ukraine and Czechoslovakia.
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Mitrofan I. Nedelin
Strategic Rocket Force
Kirill S. Moskalenko
Nedelin
Khrushchev
Francis
Gary Powers
Sverdlovsk
Marshal Moskalenko
Communist Party Central Committee
Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
No matter how dumb a dog may look
Humorous quip notes that even a seemingly foolish dog has a master relying on him to provide support, implying the bond and mutual dependence between owner and pet despite appearances.
Finch Judge Says He Won't Bother Jury With Poll
LOS ANGELES AP The second Finch Tregoff murder trial heads into its seventh day of deliberations. Judge LeRoy Dawson said he plans no juror polling unless something unforeseen occurs. The first trial ended in March with a deadlocked jury after 372 hours. Dr R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff, his ex mistress, are charged with murdering his estranged wife Barbara Jean, 36, on July 18, 1959. Finch contends the shooting was accidental.
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Superior Court
LeRoy Dawson
Dawson
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Miss Tregoff
Barbara Jean
Finch
Nixon rails against Democrats over Korea during whistle stop
Vice President Richard Nixon on a special train blasted the Democratic administration for the Korea War and urged voters to back experienced leadership. He spoke with Mrs. Nixon beside him and urged firmness with Khrushchev, citing his Kremlin talks and insults. Crowd near 7,000 along NYC tracks heard his call to protect futures of American youth.
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Doty Street
Kennedy charges GOP hides truth in campaign broadside
Sen John F Kennedy in Michigan accuses the Eisenhower administration of masking public information and cites a government funded survey showing Soviet superiority. He says agencies refuse access to data, while a St Petersburg Times editorial endorses him, arguing for end of divided government. He presses on bids in defense aid and economic programs, calling the admin untrustworthy.
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Gas blast rips Windsor department store killing at least ten
A gas triggered explosion at Metropolitan Stores Ltd. in Windsor Ontario collapsed walls and shattered windows, killing at least ten people with several more injured or unaccounted for. Rescue crews worked through freezing cold to recover victims as hundreds watched in shock.
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Ont
Henry Bird
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Metropolitan Stores Ltd
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Sheldon Safran
Helen Stanton
Oliva Begaire
Red Cross
Weather forecast notes minor changes for tonight and Thursday
The report shows no significant shift with a low around 40 tonight and showers ending. Thursday is expected to be fair and warmer with little temperature change. Yesterday’s high reached 56 with a low near 40. store manager Joseph Halford confirms predictions.
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Joseph Halford
118 Aboard Jet Crash Land Safely
An American Airlines 707 jet from Los Angeles to Dallas skidded to a nose landing at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth after circling to burn off fuel. With 118 passengers and eight crew aboard, the craft touched down on a foam covered runway with minimal damage and no injuries. Two elderly women were hospitalized for checks but were in excellent condition. A nose fire was quickly extinguished and the crew reported passengers remained calm after the scare.
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Tex
American Airlines
Los Angeles
Dallas
Dallas- Fort Worth
Howard Morton
Carswell Air Force Base
Networks Plot Face To Face Debate In Fifth Round
New York AP networks propose a direct face to face fifth presidential debate without a question panel. Kennedy and Nixon advisers would receive a shared topic and allotted rebuttal time, followed by direct questioning under a neutral moderator. The idea, earlier suggested by networks, has not gained agreement.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Capitol Hill To Rule On Poll Row
Washington figures debate whether the White House must disclose government polls on U S prestige overseas. Senator Kennedy accuses admin of concealing findings to shield Vice President Nixon while USIA and White House officials deny or defer on existence or withholding of such reports.
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White House
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
John E. Moss
D-Calif
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U.S. Information Agency
Moss
Thomas Roderick
USIA
George V. Allen
James C. Hagerty
Committee On Information Activites
Perse Wins Nobel Prize in Literature for Visionary Poetry
French poet and former diplomat Saint John Perse, real name Alexis Leger, winning the 1960 Nobel Prize for Literature. The award cites the soaring imagery and visionary reflection of contemporary conditions, with Hammarskjold reportedly proposing him. Perse, 73, spent decades in diplomacy and exile, later serving as a Library of Congress consultant in the United States.
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John Perse
United States
Perse
Swedish Academy of Letters
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Swedish Academy
Hammarskjold
Aelxis Leger
Library of Congress
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