75 Faced Firing Squad Anti Castro Plot Unfolds
Havana AP report states about 300 persons were rounded up and 75 shot over claims of a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Fidel Castro and clear the way for an invasion. Informants said two counterrevolutionary groups, the FAL and the Movement for the Recovery of the...
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Plot Thwarted MARC links Cuba coup effort near Havana
Sources reveal a Cuban revolution plot named MARC aimed to sabotage the Havana Light and Power station and spread to provinces with landings in the east. Executions at La Cabana occurred last week after revolutionary tribunals sentenced twenty seven to prison terms of two to thirty years. Six FAL members identified among the executed. Havana Radio reports five men arrested in suburban Havana for unifying anti Castro elements and seizing arms.
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Angler Donates Blood While Casting at Little Rock Hospital
Charles Kennemar of Little Rock, an avid fisher man, donated a pint of blood at University Medical Center and cast a line at the same time to show how easy giving blood is. He signed a release absolving the center of blame. Kennemar, who has given blood 23 times, stood on a hospital patio while a nurse inserted the needle. The Arkansas Heart Association said it faces difficulty securing donors for open heart operations.
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Israel To Buy Hawk Missiles From United States
Washington reports the United States agreed to sell Hawk antiaircraft missiles to Israel to enhance defense against Soviet supplied Arab arms. The sale is purely defensive and will be a straight sale with operator training in the United States planned. Israel seeks deterrence amid growing Arab capabilities, including Egypt and Syria, and Iraq's recent Moscow deliveries heightened U.S. decision.
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West’s Economy Will Best Reds Kennedy
President Kennedy told about 350 editors and publishers that the free market is a more efficient decision maker than central planning. He said the administration is not anti business and cited cooperation as key to function. He noted inflation’s absence and credited a muted factor for price stabilization this spring following steel price rollbacks.
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Weather outlook cool with patchy clouds tonight
The forecast calls for a cool night with temperatures dropping into the lower 40s and a daytime high near 60 on Friday. Yesterday's official high reached 65 at 2 PM while overnight low fell to 46 at 3:15 AM.
Pottinger Babysitter Located in Virginia and Ohio
Dayton police seek details on former city commissioner David F. Pottinger as his children's babysitter Sherryl Vander Wiel 17 was found safe with an Alexandria Virginia family after nearly two months away. Vander Wiel had told her mother she would go with the Sewell family near Washington D C Pottinger, missing since Aug 1, was located Sept 17 in a Knoxville ditch and said he had no memory since that night. Police in Dayton want to question him about an alleged robbery beating by three men that he said he remembered last.
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Floods devastate Barcelona Province in Spain disaster
Spain mourns as floodwaters from Wednesday’s rains kill an estimated 350 to 400 in Barcelona Province. Officials report 333+ bodies recovered, hundreds missing, more than 1,000 injured, and over 120,000 homeless. Damages surpass 800 million dollars with factories destroyed and a textile mill tragedy claiming 78 night workers.
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Floods Left 10000 Jobless In Spain Industrial Plain
About 10,000 were left unemployed as floods devastated a dense industrial district north and west of Barcelona. A nine hour rain and hurricane winds swelled rivers, washed away mills and cottages, and caused deaths in homes and factories.
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Spain Flood Toll Tests Economy Amid Textile Losses
As the nation mourned, authorities estimated flood impact on Spain's economy. Sabadell, the top textile center, faced $30 million in flood losses and over $32 million in orders delayed. Tarrasa, an industrial community, also suffered disruption.
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General Winn Refuses Surrender of North Korean Soldiers
Maj. Gen. James R. Winn, senior U.N. command armistice official, refused to surrender two North Korean soldiers captured in the Sept. 5 fire fight. He said the North Koreans illegally crossed the demarcation line.
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Rebel Coup Topples Yemen Monarchy
Rebel Liberal Revolutionary Army announces seizure of power in Yemen with Imam Mohammad Al-Badr reportedly assassinated, though Cairo Radio cites deposition. Sana Airo broadcasts pledge to end tyranny and imposes a curfew as royal family is prevented from fleeing. Al-Badr had ascended the throne Sept 19 after Imam Ahmed died of natural causes.
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Meredith Enroll Attempt Sparks Massive Mississippi Gate Guard
On the Mississippi campus an army of sheriffs and city police guarded the gates as James H. Meredith again sought enrollment. State police carried gas masks and billy clubs with helmet liners. about 400 officers faced federal marshals at the entrances. Classes opened normally amid the tense standoff. Gov. Barnett and Lt. Gov. Johnson defended the state stance that Meredith cannot be admitted under state law. Federal marshals arrived with Meredith, but the blockade held.
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Negro man’s whereabouts shift amid federal court action
A 29-year-old Black man was reported to be in Memphis Tennessee, with a news conference planned that afternoon in New Orleans Louisiana. The federal government weighed placing troops to support federal court orders regarding the case.
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Lincoln Memorial Defaced by Vandal Graffiti
Washington AP reports vandals splashed a racial slur on the Lincoln Memorial rear wall with pink painted letters. The paint was scrubbed but specialists will blend the damaged area with surrounding stone. no arrests have been made.
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Today's Chuckle The Reason Many People Don't Live
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Army Readies 15 000 Strong Antiguerrilla Special Forces
Pentagon sources disclosed a planned boost of elite antiguerrilla units to about 15,000, roughly triple the present force, with ground elements approved though details were not released. The Air Force seek for expanded counterguerrilla roles appears largely rejected as the Special Forces’ central Cold War mission expands.
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