Gunman hijacks airplane to Havana targets Castro
A stocky Cuban looking man aboard an American Airlines Convair forced the Miami to Key West flight to divert to Havana. He claimed to warn Fidel Castro about an assassination plot allegedly backed by Rafael Trujillo and threatened the pilot with a knife and pistol. The plane then returned to Miami with the hijacker detained by Cuban authorities.
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Miami
UPI
Havana
Fidel Castro
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
National Airlines
Convair
Key West
Elph Cofresi
F. X. Riley
Miami Shores
United States
Cofresi
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Castro
Kennedy Forces Try Wage Bill In Congress
The administration presses for a compromise 1.25 dollar minimum wage as the House and Senate vote on the bill. The conference panel trimmed coverage to avoid expanding to laundry workers and auto dealer staff, drawing fire from Senator Goldwater and others. House approval hinges on a narrow margin, with Powell predicting passage by 13 votes.
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Kennedy
Congress
Washington
House
Ian Remmana
House- Senate
Senate
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
Barry Goldwater
R - Ariz
Arizona Hotel Association urges liquor permit policy change
The Arizona Hotel Association adopted a resolution urging the House Liquor Study Committee to end leasing and sale of liquor permits. Hotel managers also recommended separating narcotics control from liquor into a separate department.
Unemployment Drops In April Amid Caution
The Labor Department reported April unemployment fell by 533000 from March 5495000. Experts warned that meaningful improvement requires a drop below five million. About 500000 new jobs come from farming, with total employment around 65516000. automation concerns discussed at a White House session led by Arthur Goldberg.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Arthur J. Goldberg
White House
Scottsdale High Students Collect Second in County Fund Drive
Teens Against Cancer drive in Scottsdale. county chairman Stewart Morris reports eleven workers netted 80 dollars for the cause. Sellers listed include Janet Lindersmith Judy Snyder Markie Viseur Robly Owens Dixie Rose Marjorie Clark Ron Cook Sandy Logan Larry Hill and Bill Karr.
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Scottsdale High School
Maricopa County
Stewart Morris
E. Mariposa
Janet Lindersmith
E. Lincoln
Judy Snyder
E. Heatherbrae
Markie Viseur
East Edgemont
Robly Owens
BE. Weldon
Dixie Rose
E. Granada
Marjorie Clark
N. 64Th Place
Ron Cook
Chambers Court
Sandy Logan
S. 75Th St
Larry Hill
Papago
Bill Karr
Rail Merger Job Lopping Case Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that rail workers in mergers can be discharged if properly compensated, upholding ICC practice after Erie Delaware Lackawanna merger. Justice Douglas dissented. Other ICC merger cases mentioned include B&O with C&O or NY Central, Western Pacific with Southern Pacific or Santa Fe, Lehigh Valley with Penn Railroad, and several others.
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Erie Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
ICC
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central
Western Pacific
Southern ‘Pacific
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rusk Testimony Eases Cuban Crisis Complaints Before Senate
United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk testified that Kennedy administration would not pursue armed intervention in Cuba and that invasion decisions came from Cuban refugees with U.S. aid. Senate Foreign Relations Committee planned to question CIA Director Allen W. Dulles about Cuba and other CIA actions, while Morse urged continued liaison with the State Department.
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Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen W. Dulles
Dulles
Subcommittee
Latin America
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Morse
CIA
State Department
Kennedy
Cuba
Tavan Plans Style Show by Tavan School Students
The annual show by students of Tavan School at 4610 E Osborne airs May 9 at 7 30 p.m. in Arcadia High School auditorium. Mothers and students create fashions. the Tavan School band performs. Proceeds aid the PTA project.
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Tavan School
E. Osborne
Arcadia High School
Donald Fischer
Harold Millsop
Charles Welker
Tavan Pta Project
Senate Subcommittee Calls GE Ex-Executive Over Price Rigging
The Senate anti trust subcommittee summoned William S Ginn former GE executive to question him about price rigging schemes that cost him his job Ginn was previously fined 12000 dollars and jailed 30 days for his role in the violations Other executives were convicted last year and GE denies knowledge of the schemes Also noted two senators criticized publicity for the space program and warned of hurt to U S prestige if a space failure occurred
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Washington
UPI
Senate
General Electric Co
William S. Ginn
Ginn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S
Girl Dies After Heart Attack At Pool in Phoenix
A 14-year-old South Phoenix girl named Gloria Jean Cason collapsed while swimming and died from a heart attack. She was a student at South Mountain High School and died shortly after arriving at St. Joseph's Hospital, according to Dr. Daniel J. Condon, county medical examiner.
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PHOENIX_UPID
South Phoenix
Daniel J. Condon
Gloria Jean Cason
South Mountain
St. Joseph's Hospital
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Cofrési
Scottsdale Ingleside Elementary School
Trenna Knudson
Louise Ingraham
Claudia Entrekin
Chris Brown
Jonele Grossmiller
Frank Lagrotta
Kathy Milne
Bili Yupsis Wulgt
Advisory Committee On
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Interstate Commerce Commission
William O. Douglas
Railway Unions Executive Association
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Seaboard Airline
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk and Western
New York, Chicago and St. Louis
United Press “International
Scottsdale
Scottsdire
G&srb&m
Arizona
No.4
Mariins County
Stale
Maricopa
County
Peti
Sucy
Ee Panier
County Recorder
Dorothy I Ketchum
State OF
I. M. E. Kimsey
Scosiale
Maricty
Dorothy I. Ketchum
Tavan
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