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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1961

Page

3

Kennedy and Macmillan in London summit talks

President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan met in London for a nearly three hour session at Admiralty House to map Western strategy in the cold war. They reported full agreement on maintaining Berlin rights and obligations and noted progress from Vienna toward broader talks with Khrushchev and De Gaulle. Kennedy will deliver a half hour television report Tuesday night from the White House.

London Kennedy Harold Macmillan United States Macmillan Charles de Gaulle Paris Khrushchev Vienina Laos Geneva Berlin Vienna de Gaulle Macmullan Washington Sukarno Indonesia Soviet Union U.S West Berlin Cuba Admiralty House Rport Pod- Hienster Kelp Mutual Broadcasting System Tadio White House Naval Academy Annapolis

Retired Gen Diaz Shot by Police in Dominican City

In Ciudad Trujillo soldiers and police killed retired Gen Juan Tomas Diaz the chief assassin of dictator Rafael Trujillo after a gun battle Sunday night. Accomplice Antonio de la Maza died later in a military hospital. An army communique said the pair jumped from a car and opened fire as security forces pursued them to Independence Park. A tip led officers to the downtown chase and house search, with a gun battle lasting about 30 minutes. Diaz had threatened Trujillo during the assassination plot linked to his forced retirement.

Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic Juan Tomas Diaz Rafael Trujillo Diaz Antonio de la Maza de la Maza Generalissimo Trujillo Independence Park Bolivar Avenue Diaz l de la Mara Berlin Trujillo Dicttator Rafael L. Trujillo Jr Armed Forces

Dominican Republic May Face OAS Mission Approval

The United States seeks OAS approval to send a mission to the Dominican Republic to assess the political crisis after the assassination of Gen Rafael Trujillo Sr. and the rise of Rafael L Trujillo Jr. The move aims to gauge if the regime remains a threat to regional peace as tensions rise in the Caribbean.

Washington U.S Organization of American States Dominican Republic OAS United States Caribbean Do J Rafael L Tru Jillo Isino Joaquin Balaguer Rafael Trujillo Jr Balaguer Carbpean State Defense Departments

Stevenson Opens South America Tour in Caracas

Adlai E Stevenson begins his 18 day tour with cordial talks in Caracas with President Betancourt and Venezuelan officials. He stresses economic and social cooperation while denying aims to form an anti Castro bloc, and heads to Buenos Aires next.

Caracas Venezuela Adlai E. Stevenson South America Stevenson Romulo Betancourt U.S United Nations Kennedy Richard) M. Nixon Betancourt Marcos Falcon Briceno Teodoro Moscoso Lim Gordon Finance Buenos Aires Fidel Castro

Odessa toddler dies after bottle cap choking incident

Jana Lynn Farley, 18 months, of 2703 North Walnut, ODESSA, died Sunday at Medical Center Hospital after a plastic bottle cap from a soap container became lodged in her throat. Doctors attempted removal by instruments then performed surgery but respiration could not be restored. Funeral set for Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include the mother Mrs. Robert Butler and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Farley.

Almonth Odessa Medical Center Hospital Jana Lynn Farley Lloyd Farley North Walnut First Presbyterian Church Joe White Vine Avenue Baptist Church Bural Sunset Memorial Gardens Chapel of the Roses Funeral Home Robert Butler West 26Th T. L. Farley Walnut

Wild brawl ends rock party at Malibu beach

A massive beach party near Santa Monica devolved into a violent riot as 25 000 to 30 000 youths clashed after the Fabian show ended. Fourteen youths arrested for drunkenness and liquor offenses as officers struggled for hours to restore order.

Santa Monica Calif Fabian Los Angeles RLA Autuma Beach Kirby Temple Herb Herman Krla Program

West Texas Hit by High Winds and Torrential Rain

Thunderstorms drenched a wide West Texas swath with hail and up to 11 inches of rain as forecasts warned of more storms. The Snyder Sweetwater area bore the brunt with crops damaged and utility service disrupted. Rivers and roads remained passable with no major floods reported. Weather warnings lingered across Northwest Texas and parts of North Central Texas.

United Press International West Texas Snyder-Sweetwater-Abilene U.S Texas Abilene Brownwood Stephenville Hamilton Junction San Antonio Gulf of Mexico Big Spring Cottonwood Snyder I Paiis Absiene Sweetwater Young Coton Presidio Wink Nadoes Weather By-Land Laredo Childress Reau Earl Abercrombiaty i Snyder South Plains Panhandle Weather Bureau Graham Hico Comanche Lake Broanwood Albany

Fidel Castro Uses Brainwashing Tactics in Invasion Prisoners

Washington based sources report Fidel Castro is personally addressing invasion prisoners to keep them from accepting the U.S. offer to exchange 1,200 inmates for 30 tractors. He allegedly promises jobs and land and has begun political indoctrination courses for all captured exiles to counter regional criticism of the proposed swap.

Washington UPI Premir Fidel Castro U.S Castro Cuba

Freedom Riders face sentence as new protests loom in Mississippi

In Jackson Mississippi six Freedom Riders remain jailed as 65 defendants are fined or jailed on breach of peace charges amid ongoing segregation protests. CORE organizers in Cleveland say additional riders will arrive, despite Kennedy’s call for calm and a federal injunction against actions in Alabama. King praises Mississippi authorities for maintaining order.

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