Alpha 66 Exiles Claim Ship Shelling Off Cuba
Alpha 66 says its raid hit three ships in Cuban waters, including the San Pascual the San Blas and the British freighter Newlane. The group reported a 50 minute attack with a 40 mile helicopter pursuit and no reported casualties.
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Driveway Dilemma Tries City Law In Kansas City
Tony La Vine, a Kansas City firefighter, altered a garage into a family room leaving a driveway parking space. The city zoning board ruled the front driveway violates a single-family home parking rule, with no back or side yard option possible due to tight lot lines. The La Vines face enforcement despite neighbor support and no objections.
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Tony la Vine
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Tony
Cost Data Disclosure Aids Competition Steels Say
Steel executives told Senate investigators that releasing production cost data would aid foreign rivals and harm domestic competitiveness against aluminum, plastics, glass and other substitutes. Bethlehem, Republic, National and Armco refused subpoenas, arguing burdensome data requests violate the Fourth Amendment and lack a proper legislative purpose.
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Washington
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Senate
WCC Pledges Aid for Iran Earthquake Village
The World Council of Churches pledged to fund an entirely new village for victims of the Iran quake. Member churches from at least 10 countries have pledged 416000 dollars to support the effort.
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Geneva
World Council of Churches
Iran
Council
Mental test ordered for Ruth Lyons extortion case
Cincinnati AP judge ordered a mental examination for Marshall Edward Hughes 24 of Cincinnati accused of extortion by allegedly writing a letter threatening to kill television performer Ruth Lyons. US Attorney Thomas Luken questioned Hughes sanity prompting the order.
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Marshall Edward Hughes
Ruth Lyons
U. S. District Court
John Peck
U. S
Thomas Luken
Hughes
Weather trend brings heat and humidity to the Miami Valley
A warm humid air mass moves into the Miami Valley tomorrow and lingers through Friday, then eases and returns for the weekend. Tonight should be fair with a low near 60, Thursday's high near the upper 80s, and scattered showers likely toward the weekend after yesterday's 79 high and 48 overnight low.
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Cambodian prince accuses S Vietnam of new border attacks
Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia accuses South Vietnam of a new naval and air attack on a border village. He threatens to break relations with Ngo Dinh Diem's regime and to recognize Communist North Vietnam if such attacks continue.
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Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
North Viet Nam
Peace Corps Volunteers Arrive to Boost Mindanao Education
A group of 154 U.S. Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Manila to begin a two year educational campaign. They will work in cities and remote rural areas across Mindanao Island to support local schooling and community development.
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Manila
Philippines
U.S. Peace Corps
Mindanao
Courageous Boy in Iron Lung Dies at Home
Michael Myers, 21, a polio victim confined to an iron lung, died when his respirator failed at home in Dayton Ohio. His mother found the machine inactive, attempted resuscitation, but fire department crews declared him dead on arrival. Coroner to issue verdict. Myers had recently graduated from West Carrollton High School and remained active as a home motion picture enthusiast.
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Ohio
Michael Myers
Michael
Evangeline Myers
Miami Two
Fire
Robert Zipf
Young Myers
National Foundation
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Fire Department
Air Force
Texas
Myers
Aerospace Union Woes Deepens Amid Settlement Plan
Washington AP The gravity of strike threats against major aerospace producers grew after a White House plan urging a union shop faced firm resistance from Lockheed Convair North American and Ryan With 100000 workers affected. Labor pact deadlines loom and Los Angeles unions set Sept 22 as a strike date. Boeing faces new dispute as Kennedy calls for board findings to guide settlements.
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White House
Lockheed
Convair
North American
Ryan
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
Los Angeles
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Houston
Today's Chuckle Obstacles What we see when our eyes slip off our goals
A light humorous reflection on distractions that derail focus and derail progress. It playfully cautions readers to stay mindful of aims and keep steady toward intended outcomes with a wink to common slips.
Kennedy vows bold space push to land man this decade
President Kennedy told Rice University that the nation must lead a bold, daring drive into space to land a man on the moon this decade. He urged bipartisan support, noting Americans already built most satellites and stressing economy and efficiency to avoid waste while leading in science and security. He designated Houston as the new home of NASA's manned spaceflight center and pledged to be first in space.
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Kennedy
Rice University Stadium
United States
Soviet Union
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Space Flight Center
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Marshall OK'd Despite Hassle
The Senate voted 54 to 16 to confirm Thurgood Marshall to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after weeks of debate. Marshall, praised by supporters and opposed by Southern Democrats mainly over civil rights, pledged to meet expectations as his family celebrated at his New York apartment.
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Senate
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Marshall
Kennedy
U.S
Connecticut
Vermont
J. W. Fulbright
George A. Smathers
Pressure Castro Helpers-Senator Pressures Cuba Trade
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey and Sen. Kenneth B. Keating urged stronger pressure on U S allies to halt military and strategic shipments to Cuba amid Soviet threats. Humphrey argued allies profit overlooks free world interests while warning Cuban buildup threatens Latin America and the United States.
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Senate
Cuba
U.S
Caribbean
Free World
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
United States
Humphrey
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Keating
Castro
Sleuths Close In On Soblen Drug Smuggling Case
London AP Scotland Yard nears charges in the Soblen case as the 61 year old New York psychiatrist dies after an overdose to avoid deportation. An inquest is set for Thursday while autopsy results are pending. The embassy will decide burial with Soblen's wife Dina Soble and hospital officials.
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Scotland Yard
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
United States
New York
Brixton
Dina Soble
Hillingdon Hospital
Freed spy Jack Soble released from Danbury prison
Washington AP report says 58 year old Jack Soble freed hours after brother Dr Robert Soblen, 61, died in a London hospital. Soble had confessed to war time espionage and testified in 1961 trials. he was released August 31 from the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury Connecticut.
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Jack Soble
Robert A. Soblen
Justice Department
Soble
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Conn
Soblen
London
United States
Soblen and Soblen family spy case notes
Brother Freed spiracy to obtain national defense secrets. Myra Soblen was sentenced to four years in 1956 on a similar charge. Both got time off for good behavior with Mrs. Soblen released July 21, 1960. Mrs. Soblen testified for the government at Soblen's trial. Soblen died at Lewisburg after a suicide attempt in 1958 swallowing nuts and bolts requiring an eight minute operation. He headed a major Russian spy ring for a decade and was described as psychopathic by prosecutors.
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