U S Tractor Team Reports Castro Demand Pricing
The United States negotiating panel says Castro’s offer amounts to about $24,000 per prisoner. Castro offered smaller tractors instead of the large construction tractors and would accept 1,000 units initially. He raised the price for freedom and reduced the number of prisoners he would release to 1,167 due to deaths and other factors.
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For Freedom Committee
Eleanor Roonsveld
United States
Castro
Castro hosts U S Newsmen at Havana battleground tour
Fidel Castro relaxed with American reporters in Havana and gave long answers on Kennedy, U S Cuban talks, and Cuban socialism. He invited the correspondents to tour the battlefield where his troops repulsed the April invasion, noting no meeting with Kennedy planned for now.
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Kennedy
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Fidel Affording to Wheel Out the Firing Squads
Washington officials believe Castro may use farm tractors for prisoners to trade for safety. If he acts, 1200 Cuban invasion captives could be at risk. Kennedy aides see this as shaping world opinion and deterring mass executions, with potential for broader inter-Armed actions against Castro.
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Washington
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Castro
Kheushchev
Vienna
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Senate
Joseph C. Swidler
Swidler
Knoxville
Zenn
Tennessee ‘Valley
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Jerome K. Kuykendall
FPC
Industrial Production Up in May
Industrial production rose 3 percent in May led by steel and auto sectors. Output across mines factories and utilities reached 168 on the Fed index, above April and well above recession lows, yet still about 3 percent below the January 1960 pre-recession high.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Million-Dollar Estate Left by W. Liberty Man
Robert Brooke of West Liberty died April 9 after a 0-year legal career leaving a Muscatine district court inventory valuing his estate at 3,081,745. The major assets are industrial stocks led by 16,000 Hammond Organ shares valued at 527,667 and a half-interest homestead in Des Moines appraised at 6,000. Des Moines editor Frank Nye of the Cedar Rapids Gazette was honored by the Des Moines Press and Radio Club with the Bent Cane Award for service to Iowa journalism, following Nye’s editorial backing of a constitutional convention in last year’s campaigns.
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West Liberty
Muscatine District Court
Hammond Organ
Des Moines
Frank Nye
Cedar Rapids Gazelle
Des Moinés Press and Radio Club
Iowa
Nye
Bent Cane
Cedar Rapids
Peace in Europe Must Be Settled This Year
Soviet Premier Khrushchev said a peace settlement in Europe must be accomplished this year. He reiterated positions on Germany and Berlin after Vienna talks with President Kennedy and urged talks by West and East Germany within six months, including West Berlin, with a call to combine disarmament talks with a nuclear test ban debate. The remarks were delivered in a televised fireside chat broadcast in many Soviet cities.
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Khrushchev
Germany
Berlin
Vienna
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East Germany
Crash Kills Des Moines Man in Hog Truck Collision
Des Moines man Wallace Hardenbergh, 34, died when his car collided with a hog truck loaded with 124 hogs at the junction of highways 61 and 65, about 20 miles northeast. His wife Marilyn, 33, was in critical condition. daughter Beth, 2, and son Steven, 11, were in fair condition. Fifteen hogs were killed. five hogs were not recovered after hours of effort.
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Steven
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Harriman Replies to Gromyko Charges on Laos Cease Fire
Harriman defends U S policy in Laos at an international conference, rebutting Soviet accusations and detailing rebel offensives near Padong. He cites sustained U S air support via North Vietnam and notes attacks on Padong and two government villages, with about 1000 rebels involved.
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Soviet Union
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Viet Nam
Andrei Gromyko
United States
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International Control Commission
Wester
U S Envoy Moscoso’s Car Burned at Caracas University
U S Ambassador Teodoro Moscoso whose appointment by President Kennedy last March faced Latin American tensions saw his car set ablaze by several hundred pro Castro students at Caracas University while attending an exhibit. Police kept distance as Moscoso and his party toured the architecture school.
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Venezela
U. S
Teodoro Mascaso
Caracas University
Moscoso
Caracas
Kenney
U. S&s
Latin America
Romulo Betancourt
School of Architecture
Askam Loses to Fischer in State Junior Golf Meet
Muscatine's Jerry Askam exits the Vth annual State Junior golf tournament at Town City after a 2 and 1 defeat to Bruce Fischer of Manning in the championship flight. Quarterfinals saw Jim Evashevski Town City Jim Kachellek Dubuque and John Phalen Ft Madison prevail. Fischer led 2 up after 13 holes and closed out on the 17th. Semifinals were set for the afternoon with Evashevski Keecherlelt and Fischer vs Phalen to follow.
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Jerry Askam
Town City
Bruce Fischer
Manning
Iowa
Jim Evashevski
Jim Kachellek
Dubuque
John Phalen
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Askam
Fischer
Evashevski
Keecherlelt
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Kennedy Takes Surprise Cruise on Potomac
President Kennedy briefly left the White House for a cruiser ride on the Potomac disrupting his work and back treatment. White House secretary Pierre Salinger said the outing was uneventful and Kennedy would rest tonight to welcome his wife home from Europe.
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White House
Europe
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Bogart Widow to Wed in Vienna This Friday
Actress Lauren Bacall widow of Humphrey Bogart and actor Jason Robards Jr. expect to marry in Vienna, manager said today. The announcement links two prominent figures in a high profile social event and confirms the planned nuptials for Friday in the Austrian capital.
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Vienna
Austria
Lauren Bacall
Humphrey Bogart
Jason Robards Jr
Robards
New Point System Aims At Driver Improvement Des Moines
The State Safety Department launches a reforming point system that wipes prior violations and adds one point per conviction. After three points in 12 months a driver faces a hearing. outcomes include no action, probation, or license suspension with a 30 day suspension followed by credit cleanup. A 12 month credit allowance can offset a single point with violation-free driving.
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Des Moines
State Safety Department
Highway Patrol
Snter
Pesch
Shorter TV Commercials Decreed by Industry Board
Washington reports the Television Board of the National Association of Broadcasters amended its TV code to cut peak hour commercial time from six minutes per half hour to four minutes. Non-program material will count toward the four minute limit, and the number of spot commercials between shows during peak viewing hours drops from three to two. The amendments take effect October 29.
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Washington
Television Industry
Television Board
National Association of Broadcasters
Death of Clyde Spry Shocks Iowa Farm Officials
Des Moines mourns the death of Clyde Spry state secretary of agriculture aged 72. The well known Iowa Republican died suddenly of a heart attack while at his Des Moines home after dinner. Spry, a six term secretary, was born on a Mount Pleasant area farm and devoted his life to farming and soil conservation efforts.
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Des Moines
Iowa Statrhouse
Clyde Spry
Iowa
Spry
Open Closed Virginia Schools to Negroes
The Prince Edward School Board offers to open its closed schools for a summer remedial program for county’s schoolless Negro children. The board will provide custodial services utilities and possibly transportation, signaling a conciliatory move after federal court rejection of Justice Department intervention in the desegregation case.
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Oren. R. Lewis
Justice Department
Prince Edward County
Virginia
Richmond
Prince Edward
Virginia Association of Teachers
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