Tractors Group to Reply to Castro Over Prisoner Trade
Walter P. Routher, United Auto Workers core chair and president, said the committee plans a reply to Castro’s terms on prisoner trade but could not meet. Castro offered May 17 to exchange prisoners for tractors from the illfated invasion, with doubt any leaders would travel to Havana. Senator Dirksen warned such talks could risk Logan Act. officials say act not involved.
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Walter P. Routher
United Auto Workers Union
Castro
Kreuther
Cuba
Tracors
Reuther
Havana
Dirksen
Mat
Per Gana
Newenedy Administration
Trooper's Wife Fires On Family In Pompton Plains
Elsie Livingstone 27 wife of Trooper Alfred Livingstone Jr shot her 6 year old son Alfred III, then killed her daughter Nancy Low and wounded herself with her husband’s revolver. All were in Memorial Hospital Pompton Plains in serious condition as police investigated motive.
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Wert Milford
N.Z
Elsie Livingstone
Alfred Livingstone Jr
Joan Fitesimmons
Rocket Belt Puts Man in Air Over Buffalo
The Rocket Belt by Bell Aerosystems lets an operator lift from the ground using a small rocket device strapped to the back. Graham reportedly reached about 20 miles per hour with a 360 foot horizontal flight and climbed a 20 foot hill with ease during demonstrations for the Army Transportation Research Command. In a separate case, Richard Cahill, 26, formerly of Humboldt Trust, faced embezzlement charges after a $2,000 shortage was discovered. he was arrested by FBI agents and arraigned with Fran Jerney, released on $5,000 bond.
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Bell Aerosystems Co
Harold M. Graham
U.S. Army
AP Photofox
Buffalo
N.Y
Pett
Hell Aerosystems Co
Army Transportation Research Command
Bell
Graham
Humboldinim
Richard Cahill
Leller
Humboldt Trust & Savings Bank
Cahill
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ufymmibs
Fran Jerney -Als
Fort Dodge
OAS Group Begins Investigation of Trujillo Heirs Promises
A Dominican Republic OAS commission starts an inquiry to assess if the heirs of Generalissimo Trujillo are fulfilling promises to end oppression. The probe, led by Balaguer's pick Leland Rasemberg, questions sanctions and diplomatic breaks tied to last year’s boycotts.
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Trujillo Heirs
Ciudad Truillo
Dominican Republic
The
Organization of American States
Generalissimo
Arg
Joaquin Balaguer
Dicatey
Vehief
Leland Rasemberg
Dominican’ Republic
OAS
Asembere
Jengih
Willy
Carlos A. Clulon
Uruguay
Bonn
Witi
West Germany
Rosemberg
French Town Invaded by Farmers Morlaix in Brittany
About four thousand Brittany farmers invaded Morlaix aboard tractors and trucks protesting farm price structures. Interior Ministry dispatched 130 riot police. local force of about 100 proved powerless. Movement highlighted long-standing distribution issues and perceived low farmer earnings under midland market system.
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Morlaix
France
Mothux
Brittany
French Interior Ministry
Paris
U S Agrees to Let Company Assist Canada in Trade
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker told the House of Commons that the United States has agreed to allow an American company to sell grain station pumps for two tankers carrying Canadian grain to Red China. He praised the move as evidence of growing U.S.-Canada trade ties despite public sentiment.
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Ottawa
United States
John’ G. Diefenbaker
House
of Commons
Canada
Herald
Dashing Duke Weds Commoner in Britain Wedding
A royal wedding in Britain unites a duke with a commoner described as a country girl. The ceremony links the couple to the royal family, signaling a significant social union amid media attention.
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England
Britain
Bolivia Near Martial Law Amid Strikes and Arrests
In La Paz a state of martial law was declared after a wave of Communist urged strikes that halted nationalized Lin mines and disrupted government labor disputes. Passengers reported a tense atmosphere as authorities arrested leftists and intensified security measures nationwide.
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Bolivia
Serge Nent
Mon la Paz
Victor Pan Estenssora
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Trravelers Bor
la Paz
Kennedy pledges Laos accord and test ban talks continue
President Kennedy told a newspaper group the United States will press for a neutral Laos with a cease fire and independent governance while pushing for a nuclear test ban. He stated there is no intention to resume atomic tests despite the disappointing talks with Premier Khrushchev.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Laos
Kennédy
Khraghchev
Laos Talks Hit New Hurdle As Cease Fire Violations Rise
Britain and the Soviet Union cochair the 14 nation Laos conference. The United States, backing a stronger international cease fire, delays sessions after Pathet Lao forces bombarded Padong and resumed attacks. Khrushchev and Gromyko move toward reviving Western demands for expanded truce powers.
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Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
Laos
T Hose
United States
France
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Ginuchong
U.S
International Truce Commission
Cambridge Professor Killed in Crash Near De Witt
Dr W Vaughn Lewis a 25 year old professor at Cambridge University England was killed today in a collision with a semi truck on Highway 30 miles west of De Witt His traveling companion Dr Wesley Cales 47 a University of Chicago faculty member was critically injured
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DeWitt
W. Vaughn Lewis
Cambridge University
England
T Highway
Here
Fis
Wesley Cales
University of Chicago
Storms Hit Cedar County and Surrounding Areas
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes hit eastern Cedar County and nearby Clinton and Scott counties. One tornado touched down near Bennett with two more unconfirmed reports in Bennett and New Liberty. Telephone lines were down, trees uprooted, and farm buildings damaged including a corn crib a cattle barn and three chicken houses at Bruno Storjohn farm near Bennett. A summer kitchen attached to the main house was damaged. High winds cut long distance lines in Maquoketa.
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Cedar County
Clinton
Scott Counties
Bennett
New Liberty
Bruno Storjoharn
Mayuoketa
Kennedy Bothered by New Back Injury During Canadian Trip
President Kennedy suffers a new back injury reported May 16 during a Canada trip at Government House Ottawa. White House says no serious concern and no link to earlier surgery. Personal physician Dr. Janet Travel named. staff kept fault secret until today.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Janet Travel
Pierre Salinger
Ottawa
Government House
Canada
Waterloo Tree Planters Push Maple Avenue Idea
Waterloo tree planters backed by the Board of Realtors consider renaming Washington Street Maple Avenue after planting 60 Armstrong maples along a five block stretch. The trees, chosen for narrow lawns and wide seasonal color, reduce blind corners and avoid power line interference. Residents are joining in with front-yard plantings.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Board of Realtors
Washington Street
Maple Avenue
Armstrong
Iowa Pen’s Death Row Numbers Reach Historic High
Des Moines reports that three inmates in Iowa’s Fort Madison State Penitentiary face execution, the most since 1938. Victor Harry Feguer from St John’s Michigan awaits a U S Court of Appeals decision in Leavenworth. Charles Noel Brown of Minneapolis and Charles Edward Kelley of Minneapolis are slated for July 1962, following the murders of Bartels and Koghoisen respectively. The article notes 28 Iowa executions in 67 years, the last in August 1952, and discusses potential appeals to higher courts and Gov Evde.
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Des Moines S
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Victor Harry “Feguer
St. John’s
Mich
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles’ Noel Brown
Minneapolis
Charles Edward Kelley
Brown
Predicted Passage of Housing Bill Faces Final Hurdles
Washington administration allies claim they can fend off attacks on the $6.15 billion housing measure after instrumental tests. Senator Sparkman, the floor manager, said the bill is over the hump and foresees passage with no major changes. The Senate routed major amendments on Wednesday as debate neared completion, rejecting three Republican proposals largely along party lines.
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Washington
Senate
John. Sparkman
D-Ali
Ottumwa Teacher Acquitted After Short Deliberation
A Ottumwa jury acquitted Sam Rodgers, a junior high school teacher, of assaulting a one year old pupil. The three men and three women returned from deliberation in under 13 minutes on a single ballot as a crowd cheered the verdict.
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Ottumwa
Sam Rodgers
Assatt
Berlin Talks in Vienna Strain Between Kennedy and Khrushchev
President Kennedy told a White House briefing that Khrushchev voiced a hard line on West Berlin, calling it a bone to remove from the Soviet throat. Khrushchev pressed for a separate peace with East Germany while Kennedy affirmed U.S. resolve and urged continued Allied access to Berlin. The leaders exchanged views on UN actions and Soviet fears of external interference.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
West Berlin
Fidel Castro
Uustatle
White House
Naon
West
Berlin
Levo
Khrushelev
East Germany
United States
East
West Germany
Hig
U.S
U.N
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