Boat Plane Exchange Between U S and Cuba
The United States and Cuba agree to swap a 40 foot patrol boat for an Eastern Air Lines prop jet plane hijacked by a Cuban born American. A Cuban crew will fetch the boat at Key West and return it to Fidel Castro's government. The swap follows notes via the Swiss and marks a rare renewal of dialogue.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Cuba
Eastern Air Lines
EAL
Pan American World Airways
Jiavana
Key West
Fidel Castro
Florida
Castro
Harris & Co
Harris
Navy to keep 26,800 on active duty during buildup
The Navy will freeze 26,800 officers and enlisted personnel on active duty for six months to a year. The measure, part of a wider military buildup, aims to raise total Navy strength from 626,000 to 657,000 and signals expected fleet expansion. The policy affects about 30 percent of those slated to leave next month and higher shares in later months.
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Washington
Navy
Foreign Aid Changes Up For Decision
In a three hour Senate debate the Kennedy foreign aid bill faces votes on amid plans for tighter controls. The Hickenlooper amendment would require annual committee review and possible spending limits, while Byrd’s would mandate yearly appropriations. Fulbright supports tightening but Cooper warns it could nullify Friday’s action. The bill totals 4.3265 billion with 1.187 billion in development loans this year under the GCCC.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Sen. Rourke
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Congressional Committee
Treasury
Victor Ia
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Appropriations Committee
Fulbright
Tulbright
Cowboy drummer loses guns certificate in Bechester
Douglas Mears, known for dressing as a cowboy while drumming in a hillbilly band, has his firearms certificate canceled after losing his six shooter. He laments how he can look the part without a gun.
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London
UPD
Douglas Mears
Mears
U S Sub Sets Missile Mark At Sea
The Abraham Lincoln, a Polaris submarine, fired six missiles in one day near Grand Bahama Island. Four reached preselected targets over 1,000 miles away, two fell short of goals but were partially successful. The sub sails to load 16 nuclear missiles at Charleston before patrol.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Navy
Charleston
S.C
Defense Department
Atlantic Ocean
Grand Bahama Island
Cape
Nations press to bar Cuba from Kennedy aid program
At the Inter American Economic Conference in Punta del Este Uruguay the United States and allied nations push for a declaration barring Fidel Castros Cuba from participation in President Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress. The draft aims to outline the ten year 20 billion development plan to curb communism in Latin America. Some leaders call for a simple version excluding communist states from aid while others resist political statements.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
United States
Fidel
Castro
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Pedro Beltran
Peru
Cuba
Koowas
West Berliners Barred from East Berlin by Permit Rule
East German Interior Ministry orders West Berlin motorists to obtain special entry permits for driving into East Berlin. West German refugees continue crossing border by water or land as 42 people, including women and children, slip into West Germany during the night amid heavy patrols. Adenauer warns that large scale trade suspension with the Soviet bloc is under discussion if Khrushchev does not negotiate Berlin and German issues. Western allies exempt from the permit rule. Western workers in East Berlin still allowed to commute.
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Kontrad Adenauer
Sington
East Germany
Adenauer
NATO
Khrushchev
Berlin
Soviet Union
Five Mile Tornado Destroys Farms in Wisconsin
A tornado ripped a five mile swath through farming and resort areas north of Park Falls Wisconsin. No injuries reported as farms of Ed Pritzl Bob Trem Theo Wardensky and Al Richter suffered major damage plus downed power lines and shattered windows. The storm moved toward Rhinelander causing further outages and damaged homes while temperatures rose to the upper 80s and 90s across the region.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Joe Malachoff
Park Falls
Cooperative Observer
U.S. Weather Bureau
Price
Ashland
Ed Pritzl
Bob Trem
Theo Wardensky
al Richter
Wardensky
Richter Place
Treml
Glidden
Butternut-Schnur Lake
Rhinelander
Oneida County
Duluth-Superior
Eau Claire
Crosse
Milwaukee
Lone Rock
Racine
Green Bay
Wausau
Beloit
Madison
Pewaukee
Derailment Blocks Main Line Between Chicago and Minneapolis
MILWAUKEE AP report says seventeen cars of a Vicar North Western Railway freight derailed Monday, blocking the main line between Chicago and Minneapolis, around midway between Tomah and Black River Falls. No one was hurt as crews repaired a siding and trains moved slowly. TOKYO AP notes Japan observed the 16th anniversary of its World War II surrender with memorial services but no official observance.
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Miluston (Ap
Vicar North Western Railway
Chicago
Minneapolis- St. Pan
Tomah
Black River Falls
Tokyo
Japan
Two Drownings Hit Wisconsin Lakes On Vacation
Two people drowned in Wisconsin on Monday, nurse Karen Dunnigan from Black River Falls and Eugene Fyrings of Stratford, both on vacation at Warden’s Resort on Big Long Lake. Dunnigan fell from a sandbar while wading with a friend, and Fyrings, riding with his siblings, sank after a cramp struck during a cold spring lake plunge. Coroner attributed the deaths to cold shock and diving strain. A nearby mechanic recovered Fyrings’ body.
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United Press International
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Big Long Lake
Washburn County
Marathen County
Lonz
Eugene Fyrings
Stratford
Karen Dunnigan
Black River Falls
Dunnigan
St. Francis Hospital
Big Long
Sarena
Charlotte Farrell
Shea
Ferings
Cherokee County Park
Herbert Amber
Counter
Robert Obson
Kalt Fatally Struck by Empire Builder Near Bagley
Leonard Kalt, 66, of rural Bloomington, was killed Monday evening after being struck by the Empire Builder passenger train of the Great Northern Railway while walking on tracks between Bagley and Wyalusing. He was reportedly deaf and had been fishing, not noticing the approaching train.
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Bloomington
Wis
API
Leonard Kalt
Great Northern Railway
Empire Builder
Bagley
Wyalusing
Great County Sheriff's Department
Kelt
Peace Marchers Hunted From East Germany Trek
In NENNSTEDT East Germany 35 peace marchers mainly Americans and West Germans were hustled out after rejecting a Red offer to transport them to Poland. The San Francisco to Moscow trek aimed to reach Moscow by Oct 25 and distribute pamphlets on atomic disarmament. The marchers did not yet know their next move.
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Nelmstedt
Germany
East Germany
Poland
San Francisco
Moscow
Allied Protests and Plans Over Berlin Barriers
Western Allied commands in Berlin protested East German barriers to free movement. Washington and allies neared agreement on retaliatory actions including travel bans and possible trade suspensions, aiming to pressure the Soviet aligned regime while avoiding military intervention.
Israelis Ballot For Parliament In Uneasy Vote
Israelis voted for the fifth Knesset amid apathy and heat. About a million eligible voters faced a pre-dawn polling start and a midnight close. Early results were expected Wednesday as opponents branded Ben Gurion's government a reign of terror and he warned of difficult tests ahead.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Knesset
David Ben- Gurion
Ben- Gurion
Money Bag Find Spurs Gunmen Search in Milwaukee
Milwaukee police and FBI hunted two of three robbers in a Omaha bank heist after 710 dollars in cash and government bonuses were taken. Ten bags and two burning ones were found at a luxury hotel where two suspects stayed under aliases. authorities identified one suspect, John F Moise, 37, and the other as John R Swayer, 33, with a third man unaccounted.
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Milwaukee
Apr
Omaha
First West Side Bank of Omaha
Ohn E. Wells
Mienis Joseph Rissiah
Federal Bureau of Davesization
Mondan
Rissiah
Robben
Tme
Sul
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Teltow
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Denburg
Mark
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LG WeSsler
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Ashland County
Wisconsin Lakes
Britain
France
West Germany
Asst
Foy D. Kohler
State Department
Dean Rusk
Sandy
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