Ike Says U S Military Power Second To None
President Eisenhower urged Congress to keep U S military strength unmatched and ready. He outlined steps to bolster forces including carriers, B47s, long range planning, and Polaris missile progress, plus funds for foreign aid, Latin America, and hunger relief. He warned of Communist aggression and noted Congo and Cuba as current flashpoints.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
U. S
Strategic Air Command
Congressional
George Washington
America
Congo
House
Senate
Latin America
Economic Conference of the American Republics
Bogota
Colombia
Cuba Seizes U.S. Assets Amid Retaliation Decree
In Havana, armed Cuban militiamen seized control of most American property amid nationalization by Fidel Castro's government. The move targets assets including Cuban Electric Co and major refineries, part of a broader retaliation following U.S. economic actions. Castro and ministers stood with the Soviet Union as the church voiced concern over rising communism.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Church
Castro
Soviet Union
Raul Roa
Organization of American States
Latin American Youth Congress
Cuban Electric Co
American and Foreign Power Co
New York
Cuban Telephone Co
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Stadard Oil
New Jersey
Texaco
Sinclair Oil Co
Eisenhower
U. S
United States accuses Cuba of advancing dictatorship
The United States levels a strong charge that Fidel Castro’s Cuba is racing toward a Communist dictatorship as tensions rise ahead of an OAS foreign ministers meeting in San Jose Costa Rica. The U S memorandum cites Cuba seizing most American property and cites Cuban claims of U S economic aggression. Raul Roa dismisses potential condemnations and demands a revised agenda for the talks.
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Washington
United States
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
OAS
OAS Council
U.S
State Department
Castro
Inter-American Peace Committee
Storm Hits Huntington Residents Clean Up Debris
Huntington residents cleaned up debris after a severe rain and wind storm with winds to 40 mph. The weather bureau recorded 1.50 inches of rain in 30 minutes and called it the worst storm here in over a year.
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Huntington
Weather Bureau
West Virginia Weather Forecast Signals Warm Humidity
Weather outlook for West Virginia shows variable cloudiness and warm humid conditions with scattered thunder showers today and tonight. Highs 85 to 92, lows in the 60s, plus extended outlook noting cooler north, near normal southern temperatures, showers through end of week and rainfall totals around one quarter to half inch. Beckley and Oak Hill area readings listed with highs in the 80s and river conditions near normal.
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W. Va
Beckley
Oak Hill
Youth Arrested for Slaying in Nebraska
In Cozad, Nebraska, 18 year old Darrell O Jones of Lexington was arrested after driving into town. Police say he is being questioned in the slaying of his uncle Carl Tiderman and wounding of his aunt Elsie Tiderman and his father Marel Jones. A witness described him as bloodied. The youth refused to discuss the case and asked for rest.
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Cozad
Neb
Darrell O. Jones
Lexington
Thurman Stevenson
Carl Tiderman
Gothenburg
Elsie Tiderman
Marel Jones
Eddie Sykes
Ogallala
Young Jones
John Rohnert
Two Proposals Likely In U N On Congo Crisis
United Nations discussions focus on Congo Katanga during a Security Council session. Hammarskjold urged full Belgian withdrawal while rival resolutions from Ceylon and Tunisia seek to keep U N troops out of Katanga and guarantee withdrawal of Belgian forces. Soviet positions may push for forceful entry into Katanga with U N authorization. Katanga leaders push for a moratorium and a provincial referendum to decide independence or unity with Congo.
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United Nations, N.Y
Security Council
U.N
Congo
Katanga
Ceylon
Tunisia
Moise Tshombe
Moscow
Pravda
Lumumba
Antoine Gizenga
Jean Kibwe
United Nations
Kibwe
Tshombe
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Caba Sory
Guinea
Worries Over Powers Family Ahead Of Spy Trial
Francis Gary Powers wife and parents head to Washington for final talks before their son faces Moscow. Cuban officials see resignations in Bonn and Montoro, Aguiero Montoro depart for the United States amid the Ruanda Urundi unrest. Sixty six Ryukyuan fishermen missing after Typhoon Trix shifts between Okinawa and Miyako. Morrell denies Komsomol Pravda charges about anti-Communist literature at Moscow University. Nudists at a beach near Nancy, Lady Astor’s home, under police action. Grandma Moses, 99, unveils a new portrait of herself.
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Francis Gary Powers
Washington
Moscow
Cuba
Foreign Service
Ignacio Bustillo Garcia
Bonn
Italy
Eric Aguiero Montoro
United States
VA. N
Ruanda- Urundi
East Africa
Okinawa
Miyako 'Ads
Fromosa
China
Edwin Morrell
Salt Lake City
Komsomol Pravda
Morrell
Moscow University
Time
New York Times
U.S
Nancy
Lady Astor
Sandwich
England
Grandma Moses
Eucharistic Congress Seeks Unity and End of Hunger
In Munich the 37th world eucharistic congress closed with three aims: alleviate hunger and deprivation, foster Christian unity among churches, and unite believers against atheistic communism. Cardinals bishops and lay leaders warned of grave global danger and urged solidarity. Pope John XXIII prayed for protection from spiritual death. About a million and a half attended Theresa Meadows, with Communist nations boycotting.
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Eucharistic Congress
Munich
Germany
John XXIII
Theresa's Meadows
Expert Says Endorsements On SRC Checks Were In Schoonover Handwriting
A handwriting expert testified that endorsements on 16 State Road Commission checks in 1957 and 1958 Clay County were made in the handwriting of maintenance supervisor Orville Schoonover. The West Virginia Crime Commission heard about checks paid to Gary Cox and Otho Eagle, with Cox and Eagle denying receipt and Schoonover denying endorsing them. Phillips, a former SRC employee, returned to modify earlier testimony, saying Schoonover pressured him to lie.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Clay County
Orville Schoonover
R. J. Boone
West Virginia Crime Commission
Clay
Young Republican Club
Boone
Gary Elwood Cox
Otho Alfred Eagle
Cox
Eagle
Schoonover
Homer Russell Phillips
SRC
Phillips
Commission
Jennivee C. Gray
Clay Src
J. Horner Davis
Dhanawha
State Legislative Auditor's Office
Capitol
Slayer Of 4 Surrenders OKLAHOMA CITY Man surrenders after 4 slayings
Richard Henry Dare, 27, sought for questioning in the slayings of his estranged wife Patricia 24 her father Ted Albert 60 mother Virgie 58 and nephew William McCormick 17. Dare surrendered Sunday night to McClain County Sheriff Huddleston after an armed posse pursued him. The victims were killed over a seven hour period Friday at their neat frame house. Mrs Dare beaten to death while Mrs Albert strangled. Albert and McCormick shot. Dare was transported to Purcell then to Oklahoma City for questioning.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Richard Henry Dare
Dare
McClain County
Joe Huddieston
Here
Patricia
Ted Albert
Virgie
William McCormick
Albert
Young McCormick
Purcell
Huddleston
State Crime Bureau
Better Looking, Too
Portland Oregon AP Marine Neuberger, the Democratic candidate for U S senator in Oregon, suggested it may be good to elect a woman president because women are generally nicer than men. She said she has not heard of a woman political leader being accused of corruption or plotting questionable deals. She questioned if the same standard should apply to men and cited moral leadership as the key measure for a presidency.
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Portland
Ore
Maurine Neuberger
Self control wiser than leading others, says Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz argues a man who cannot govern his temper is unfit to guide others. He says the strongest man is the one who wields self discipline and keeps his own impulses in check before offering advice.
Negro Kneel In Campaign Spreads to Atlanta Churches
Atlanta AP report says 25 Negro college students joined a coordinated kneel in after a six month sit in drive. They attended six white Protestant churches including First Baptist and Cathedral of St Philip. some were admitted after talks, others heard services from foyers. no major incidents recorded. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. praised favorable receptions as Southerners consider church moral duties on race.
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Atlanta
South
Georgia
First Baptist
Druid Hills
National Guard prank drowns Indiana veteran in river
Five Indiana National Guardsmen admitted dunking Walter R. Van Wickle, a 34 year old Korean War veteran, into the St Joseph River behind the South Bend armory during a dunking ceremony. He drowned after pleading he could not swim. Authorities weigh manslaughter charges as officials discuss jurisdiction between police and the military.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana National
van Wickle
Theodore E. Prokowitz
Howard S. Wilccox
Democrats Hear Public on West Virginia Platform
West Virginia Democrats invite public input for the 1960 party platform. A hearing starts at 10 a.m. in the State Capitol Senate chamber in Charleston. State Chairman Hulett C. Smith stresses a dynamic, progressive program and urges anyone wanting to testify to contact H. Milton Patton at Democratic State Headquarters in the Nelson Building.
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West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Senate
Charleston
Smith
Democratic Party
Los Angeles
H. Milton Patton
Democratic
Nelson Building
Father accidentally shoots son to death in Davin
Logan AP reports 35 year old Peter Jamey, a miner from Lorado, briefly handled a .22 revolver found by his wife with their four children nearby. The gun discharged while in his lap, killing four year old David Jamey who died at hospital. The family resides in Davin.
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Logan
Peter Jamey
Lorado
David
Jameys
Davin
Playboy heir nabbed in raid on princess Ira von Furstenberg suite
Mexico City AP reports billionaire playboy Francisco Baby Pignatari, dubbed an old family friend, was seized in a pre dawn raid on the sixth floor suite of Princess Ira von Furstenberg at Cristobal Colon Hotel. Eleven guards and Pignatari resisted as police entered. The princess, married to Prince Alfonso Hohenlohe, faces a messy divorce and custody battle amid the scandal.
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Mexico City
Francisco
Baby) Pignatari
Ira von Furstenburg Hohenlohe
Baby
Prince Alfonso Hohenlohe
Cristobal
Alfonso
Princess’ Swank
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Princess
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