Rebels ambush wipes out Congo army unit near Bukavu
UPI reports communist led rebels killed a 100 man Congolese army company with poisoned arrows and spears in Kivu Province. Whites flee Bukavu as rebels gain ground. UN airlift of Nigerian peace troops debated. withdrawal expected by month end amid Katanga activity. Congolese regroup 10 miles south of Bukavu, rebels controlling area between lakes Tanganyika and Kivu.
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UN forces remove Nicosia gun nests
In Nicosia Cyprus the United Nations peace force cleared fortifications around Ledra Palace Hotel the U N headquarters removing gun nests filling trenches and removing sandbags Greek and Turkish Cypriots assisted Danish troops in a first major demilitarization. The neutralization was limited to the area with no immediate plans for wider action.
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Ledra Palace
Lincoln police pursue inmate escape at Greenwood Neb
Officer Ronald Bruder hustled Nebraska penitentiary inmate Harry B. Harrison and two others out of the brush near Greenwood on Tuesday after they broke from cells and the cell block and crawled the fence the previous day. All were in custody by Tuesday afternoon. UP telephoto.
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Castro executes CIA agents in Cuba amid terror purge
In Camaguey Province three Cubans identified as CIA agents were executed by firing squad, part of a five day series that left seven such prisoners dead. Two others received prison terms. Names given include Alberto C Fernandez Manuel Parade la Gomez and Marcelino Martinez Tapia. A former Camaguey governor Manuel E Zayas Bazan and Jorge Bermudez Combar were imprisoned. Fidel Castro alleged US germ warfare provocations as balloons dropped and released a gelatinous substance in Sancti Spiritus.
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Marcelino Martinez Tapia
Manuel E. Zayas Bazan
Jorge Bermudez Combar
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Sancti Spiritus
Ottawa protest scene shows flags as girl carries maple leaf banner
A young girl walks the wide front walk of Parliament Hill in Ottawa with a neutral flag featuring three red maple leaves on a white field with a Union Jack corner. She stands between groups backing the Canadian Red Ensign and supporters of the Maple Leaf flag, amid a tense parade.
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