Kennedy Awaits Khrushchev Move
President Kennedy weighs a possible informal meeting with Nikita Khrushchev in Europe after Geneva and Moscow talks. The decision hinges on Laos negotiations and the stalled nuclear test ban talks as Kennedy returns to Ottawa and prepares for Paris talks with de Gaulle.
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Rusk Yields on Laos Talks Representation
Secretary of State Dean Rusk agreed to give equal representation to the Communist Pathet Lao in the Laos crisis conference. British pressure and morning talks with Averell Harriman led Rusk to inform Lord Home that the Pathet Lao delegation would have the same voice as other rival Laos delegations, risking little to keep the talks from collapsing before they start.
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Castro Declares No Force Can Halt Cuban Revolution
Premier Fidel Castro told followers that nothing can stop the high revolution and rejected a return to Cuba’s exploited past. Radio speeches urged citizen duties while an exodus of Catholic nuns and priests sailed aboard the Covadonga from Havana. About 398 religious refugees were aboard, headed to New York before Europe. Havana radio cited voluntary flight amid planned government probes into church conspiracies.
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Soviet hints at resuming nuclear tests over French action
At the Geneva conference the Soviet delegate warned that if France continues its nuclear tests the USSR may resume testing nuclear and hydrogen weapons. The claim condemned by U S and British officials as Ludicrous and an attempt to obscure Soviet intransigence on treaty controls.
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Florida Weather Stable With Light Showers Expected
Weak high pressure keeps Florida weather stable with clear skies in most areas. Readings near normal with highs in the 80s, overnight lows 65 to 70, and no significant temperature changes anticipated this week. Local highs today 86 to 92 with scattered late-week showers, more in north Florida.
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Color Test Draws Bomb In Alabama
The freedom riders test of bus station color barriers in Alabama ended in violence as a firebomb destroyed a stalled bus in Anniston and riders were beaten with pipes at a Birmingham station. Thirteen people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and injuries, with no arrests reported. The attack involved a crowd of about 200 white demonstrators and followed prior integration protests starting in Washington.
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Southeast Rails May Change From Merger Hearing
Atlanta AP reports a Southeast rail realignment could follow the ACL SAL merger hearing. Southern Railway supported merger with conditions to preserve southern rail competition, while absorbing the Central of Georgia may position Southern as a key rival to the consolidated line.
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ETV Uses Airborne Broadcast To Reach Midwest Schools
A converted DC6 aircraft carries six tons of UHF equipment to beam experimental educational programs to about twenty schools across six states. MPATI plans 200 mile reach, enabling coverage that would need many ground transmitters, with a curriculum sample for Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Ohio and Kentucky from today to June 1. The craft will fly at 23 000 feet above Montpelier Indiana, broadcasting on monitored UHF channels.
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Sarasota Federal FHA Home Loans Ad
An advertisement promotes FHA home loans through Sarasota Federal with as little as 3 percent down and a low monthly payment. The notice mentions low interest rates and includes a Rhode Island area code and a city ZIP.
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Johnson reassures Chiang on U S stance toward China tour
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, returning from Formosa, tells Nationalist Chinese leaders the Kennedy administration will not recognize Communist China. He seeks rest and staff work in Hong Kong before a stop in Thailand, amid large crowds and high heat. Johnson earlier visited South Vietnam and the Philippines.
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Berle Questioned on Cuban Invasion Role by Senate Panel
A Senate subcommittee summons Adolf A. Berle to explain his part in the abortive Cuba invasion. Morse says CIA and JCS had limited input while U S planes with Batista ties may have aided the assault. Humphrey notes JCS influence and CIA performance deemed fair. Clark labels the original plan foolish, with Eisenhower era logistics and possible air support.
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Manhunt for pair who shot warden to escape jail
Cambridge police search for Edgar W. Cook and Norman Porter, both armed and dangerous, after they killed Middlesex County jail warden David S. Robinson and fled. Cook faces murder charges from a Cambridge officer killing last Sept. 3, Porter is charged with murder in an Lynn clothing-store robbery. FBI joins fight to capture the fugitives.
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EMR Gets Dyna-Soar Contract
Electro-Mechanical Research of Sarasota received a major Boeing subcontract to develop the Test Instrumentation Subsystem for the Dyna-Soar space glider. The exact value was not disclosed but Boeing indicated several million dollars. EMR will supply airborne data collection gear and ground systems for data reception display and processing.
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Everest C Regains His Speech After Stroke
Sir Edmund Hillary has regained his speech after a stroke in the Himalayas. The legendary Everest conqueror led a scientific expedition toward Makalu peak and is now resting in Shershon village under medical care.
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Kennedy Foresees Castro Fall As He Ends Holiday
President Kennedy wraps a five day Palm Beach seaside holiday and heads to Washington. He predicts Fidel Castros tyrannical regime in Cuba will fall and extends his stay an extra day to enjoy sun and golf before returning.
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Goldfine Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion Indictments
Bernard Goldfine changed his plea to guilty on two indictments charging evasion of 790000 in personal and corporate federal income taxes. Judge George C. Sweeney will hear from defense counsel and a physician before sentencing. Goldfine’s secretary Mildred Paperman pleaded guilty earlier and was fined 12500.
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House to Vote on Curbs Easing Gold Outflow
The House planned to approve two Kennedy proposals to limit gold outflow. One creates an international travel office with overseas offices to attract foreign visitors spending in the U.S. The other halves the duty free allowance for American tourists from 500 to 100 dollars for two years.
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Birmingham Tot Little Miss Cotton 1961
Pam Pittman, an eight year old Birmingham girl with green eyes, was named Little Miss Cotton for 1961 after beating 18 finalists. She will spend a week in New York to model an all cotton ward robe by leading children’s designers. First and second alternates were Karyn LaJuan Kelley of Mont Belvieu Texas and Susan K. Overcash of Charlotte North Carolina.
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Snow and Floods Roar Across Midwestern States
Tornadoes and thunderstorms worsened misery across the Midwest as floods threaten the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Snowfalls in parts of the north add to travel disruption and power outages while a deadly tornado outbreak injures residents and devastates farms in Illinois Wisconsin and nearby areas.
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Cape Plans Open House For A Day
CAPE CANAVERAL AP More than 200 000 persons are expected to tour the missile and space center next weekend as gates open to the public for Armed Forces Day. Private cars may drive through Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. A 19 mile base tour will pass missiles and service towers with no launches planned. Traffic runs one lane north to south gate via SR 403 and A1A 402 then SR 401 to Cocoa Beach. Circuits Titusville to Titusville total about 80 miles. Drivers urged to bring sand wiches and water.
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Birth of twins on Mother's Day in Denver
AP report from Denver describes Tella Mark delivering twins by herself on Mother's Day May 13. A boy weighing 5 pounds 3 ounces and a girl 4 pounds 7 ounces arrived four weeks early.
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