General Welcomed To France With Bullet For Roche
In a 1944 memory, General Maxwell D. Taylor recalls D-Day as the most dramatic day of his life. He led the 101st Airborne into Normandy after a jump from a transport plane, meeting a French farmer who offered him a bullet as a pledge of victory. Now chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Taylor reflects on the pivotal day and his wartime ascent.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
101St Airborne Division
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Normandy
Taylor
U.S
United States
Rome
Berlin
Korea
John F. Kennedy
Pentagon
England
Wedding at Sea Warns Against Romantic Marriages
Washington AP reports Seafarers' Union warns that weddings at sea may be legally invalid. Captain powers to perform marriages are limited. legality depends on flag nation and port registry. Federal rules require logging marriages, not authority to wed.
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Washington
Seafarers’ Union
Maritime Trades Department
Afl-Cio
U.S
Leader Vows To Go Home From Exile
Cuban exile anti Castro leader Mantel Ray captured by British authorities on Nassau Island after missing a rendezvous with Cuba. He vows to reach Cuba soon, saying it is a matter of days, as he and seven companions face deportation fines for illegal firearms. Ray, 39, defected from Castro and led Havana underground, blaming Cuban war footing for the missed May 20 infiltration deadline. Ray’s remarks were relayed by a Revolution Junta spokesman in Miami. Bahamian officials barred him from press questions.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Fidel Castro
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Ray
Cuba
Revolutionary Junta
Miami
France and United States Review Southeast Asia Ties
In Paris, U S Undersecretary George W Ball met Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville for over an hour to review Southeast Asia, a prelude to talks with President Charles de Gaulle. Both declined specifics, calling the session useful and friendly as Ball planned further discussions in London.
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Paris
U.S
George W. Ball
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Southeast Asia
Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
Ball
London
Protests Set By Negroes In Tuscaloosa
In Tuscaloosa Alabama demonstrators planned more action today after a protest earlier resulted in minor burns to about 40 people mainly Negro teenagers when splashed with mustard oil and other liquids. Nine Negroes were treated for irritation at Druid City Hospital. police were reportedly not treated. The demonstrators, led by the Tuscaloosa Citizens of Action Committee, protested segregated lunch counters and hiring discrimination at three downtown stores.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Druid City
Citizens of Action Committee
Rev. T. Y. Rogers
Britain Accepts Polish Plan for Laos Talks
London reports that with U S approval Britain will back Poland's compromise for a small Laotian peace conference with six nations. The United States would not participate and Zurich is eyed for later this month. Poland calls for a preliminary exchange of views with Britain and the Soviet Union cochairing the Indochinese talks along with India Canada Poland and Laos. The three Laotian factions would be represented. The Soviet Union has advised Britain it accepts the Polish proposal.
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Britain
Poland
Laos
United States
Zurich
Switzerland
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
India
Canada
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