Reservists clash as mobs surge in Santo Domingo
Heavily armed troops and screaming mobs battled in downtown Santo Domingo as opposition forces tried to topple the government. Tear gas and noise bombs were used to disperse crowds, which regrouped and grew in numbers. Rumors of military divisions and a revolt at San Isidro airbase circulated, with interior unrest and a possible army split unfolding.
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Enos the space chimp tests endurance in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL UP I reports Enos a 376 pound chimpanzee rode in the Mercury capsule aboard an Atlas rocket. The craft completed one orbit and began a second before returning to Earth by parachute. NASA tracked the mission with seven astronauts involved. Officials hoped for a manned orbital flight within the year though the test faced delays and weightlessness challenges. The backup plan aimed for landing about 1,000 miles southeast of the Cape around 2 40 p.m. EST.
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Where To Turn Yule Plans Aid Campaign In Senior Fellowship
GRAND JURY commends two Lora in police officers and returns indictments against seven criminal cases. The page lists sections including comics, bridge, market reports, hospital news, letters, sports, stocks, and suburban calendar.
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Northeastern Ohio Weather And Local Events Summary
Partly cloudy today with a few Lake Erie snow flurries and cold, highs around 33. Tonight stays fair and cold with low near 28. Thursday will warm briefly then fall again with more snow flurries. Local notices include Y W C A International Festival events Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., linen sale 11:30 to 2, and fish fry 5 to 7. Also ads for transistor tape recorders priced around 39.95 and radios 16.95.
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Davey Jones: Royal Baby David Albert Charles Crowned
Britain's papers publish the first official portraits of 26 day old David Albert Charles, the newborn son of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon. The infant is nicknamed Davey Jones by his father’s lens, with photos hailed as intimate. His formal name combines his three given names, and he will be styled Viscount Linley, like Margaret’s uncle, the Duke of Windsor.
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U S Sale Of Silver Is Halted
Washington under Kennedy halted Treasury silver sales as part of moving the Treasury out of silver trading and toward a commodity style market. The policy aims to influence the value of money while London market prices show a rise in silver.
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Be Cut Callup Used To Prevent War Kennedy Berlin Crisis
President Kennedy said reservists called to active duty during the Berlin crisis may not serve a full year and are tasked to prevent war rather than fight. He defended the callup despite reports of poor conditions and equipment, noting most will return to civilian life within 12 months.
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Draft Reshaping Army to Add Combat Divisions in 1962
Harmony Washington reports a Pentagon plan to add two regular combat divisions, keeping Army strength near one million. If approved, 118,000 guardsmen would be demobilized next fall, with up to 40,000 reservists extended into 1962. Uncertainty remains over Berlin tensions, Cuba, and future troop reallocations.
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Dodd Shocked By Attack On UN Officials
U.N. officials George Ivan Smith and Brian Urquhart were assaulted at a party in Elisabethville by Katangese troops. A Gurkha major was missing after the home invasion. Rose, the U.N. administrator in Goma, was seized and later freed. Sen. Thomas Dodd witnessed part of the incident and urged public apologies from Katanga authorities.
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