Cuban exile commandos shell Soviet camp and ship off Cuban coast
Anti Castro groups report Cuban exile forces attacked a Soviet ship and a military camp near Sagua la Grande, Las Villas. Russians allegedly killed, raiders returned to a Caribbean base, with details to emerge at a Washington news conference. Alpha 66 and Second National Front claim credit for the raid.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
State Department
Pentagon
Alpha 66
Second National Front
Lscambray
Second Front
Cuba
Sagua la Grande
Las Villas
Isabela la Sazua
New York
Antonis Vaciane
Caribbean
Shout
Alpha 68
Washington
Voice of the People
Newfane
Sopl
Algerian Anger Over French Atomic Test In Desert
Algeria condemned France after Paris announced a fifth underground atomic blast in the desert. Algerian authorities called a special session of the National Assembly while Morocco protested and the Algerian ambassador to France was recalled for consultations.
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Algiers
France
Algeria
Hassan II
Morocco
Foreign Ministry
Paris
Ministry of Defense
Hadj Hamou
Algeran
Algevia
National Assembly
Ahmed Ben Bella
Rabat
Abdelatif Rabat
Officers Ordered to Refund Cash From Ticket Sales
Marshalltown officials demand refunds from all fire and police department members over misappropriated funds from annual dance ticket sales. Twenty one officers kept 192 each, one 185, and firemen about 30 each. Former police chief Delos Dooley, 51, fired last week for allegedly taking 25 from a railroad to police a switch engine.
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Marshalltown
Delos Dooley
House Defeats Move to Revive School Bus Act
Des Moines report: a move to save a bill allowing private and parochial school pupils to ride on public school buses was blocked 77 to 29 by the Iowa House. The bill had been recommended for indefinite postponement, which would have killed the measure if allowed to stand.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Kennedy Latin American Leaders Seek San Jose Declaration
President Kennedy and six Latin American leaders meet in San Jose Costa Rica to draft a declaration aimed at boosting development under the Alliance for Progress and blocking Cuban influence. Kennedy vows a wall around Cuba with committed friends and urges price stabilization for Latin America's chief exports.
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San Base
Costa Rica
Kennedy
United States
Panama
Highifall
San Jose
Western Hemisphere
Cuba
Soviet Union
America
Alliance For Progress
Algo
Mexico City
Juscelino Kubitschek
Brazil
Latin America
Jeep Pushes Through Deep Snow in Maine Blizzard
Carleton Roberts of Winthrop drives his Jeep along a snowbound road as record snowfall piles 15 feet high in a Maine location. AP Photofax notes this wintry scene amid one of the season’s harshest storms.
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Carleton Roberts
Winthrop
AP Photofax
Flames Destroy Walton Clubhouse at Fairfield
Fire destroyed the Walton Clubhouse on Fairfield's northeast edge in about four minutes while carpenters remodeled the two story frame structure. Pete Pierce, manager of the private club, estimated 100000 dollars to rebuild with some insurance coverage. Firemen from Fairfield and Olmya fought the blaze as winds drove flames 340 feet into the air with smoke drifting over nearby property. Authorities suspect defective electrical wiring as a possible cause.
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Fairfield
Waleton
Pete Pierce
Olwumya
Pierce
Central Japan Volcano Erupts
Mt Yake, an active volcano in Nagano, erupted today spewing smoke and ash about 3300 feet into the air. Police reported no injuries.
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Tokyo
Mt. Yake
Nagano
Japan
Plane Returns From Sea Trip On 2 Engines
A Military Air Transport Service plane carrying 85 persons skimmed nearly 1200 miles over the Pacific on two of four engines and landed safely in Hilo Hawaii. It had only fuel for about 13 minutes when a third engine failed and a tire blew during landing. Two engine failures had forced a return from a California flight 200 minutes from the point of no return.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Pacific
California
Navigation Season Opens on Misapi River
The Nelson M Broadfoot bound for Beliindorf with four charges of gasoline cleared Muscatine at 4 20 P M Monday and later halted briefly below Montpelier due to fog and rain before resuming upriver around 2 a m. The season opened later than usual this year with last year’s Muscatine clearance on March 20 and an average date around March 10. The Coast Guard cutter Fern heads upriver from Keokuk to assist ice conditions, while Corps of Engineers reports winter repairs at Dam No 15 Rock Island are complete and a bulkhead above the upper gate will be tested this week with three smaller auxiliary locks in use.
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Misapi
Nelson M
Tax Break for Wives Sighted
New York tax reform remarks by Internal Revenue Commissioner Mortimer Caplin propose extending deductible entertainment expenses to wives of business hosts. Previously only wives of guests were covered, triggering protests as rulings broaden the definition of permissible goodwill entertainment.
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New York
Imi
Atternal Revenue
Mortimer M. Caplin
Internal Revenue Service
Increase in Sales Use Levies Among Proposals
Des Moines report on a Ways and Means committee tax measure to raise 60 million yearly for property tax relief. Proposals include raising individual income tax to 10 percent, sales tax to 3 percent, and corporate tax to 4 percent, with half of new revenue to schools and property tax relief. Includes complex budget penalties for districts and exemptions for emergency building work.
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Des Moines
House
Ways and Means Committee
Elmer Vermeer
B-Pella
Iowa
Nebraska
William Seherle
R-Hendersson
Des Moines Patrol Pay Debated as Hughes Balks at Increase
Iowa lawmakers pressed for 100 more Highway Patrolmen while Gov. Marold Hughes expressed lukewarm support. Pesch argued current hours range 35 to 60 weekly with pay inadequacies for a 17 year veteran at 405 monthly. He urged relief in duty hours and wages, warning patrols cannot maintain high performance without relief.
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Des Moines
Carl Pesch
Legislatire
Marold Hughes
Pesch
Patromen
Highway Patrol
Iowa Highway Patrol
Hughes
William
Suenple
Court decision strengthens one person one vote doctrine
Washington coverage notes the Supreme Court ruling endorsing political equality by population. It highlights reactions from Charles Rhyne and Brevard Crichton Cribfield, predicts future state legislative apportionment battles, and explains Georgia’s county unit system being struck down, with Justice Douglas framing the majority view: one person one vote.
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I. S. Supreme Court
Charles 5. Rhyne
American Bar Association
Kegtlor
Brevard Crihtlel
Council of State Governments
Cribfield
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurtar
T He High Cout
Georgia
Atlanta
Talmadge
William C. Douglas
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Tass
Maine
Walton
Central
Scherle
Worl
Board of Regents
State Board of Control
Town House Schools Committee
Ways and Means
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Lawrence Carstensen
Clinton
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