Castro welcomes Soviet aid and defense pledges in Cuba
Raul Castro, on Fidel Castro's Friday night program, hailed Moscow's aid and promised priority to Cuban orders. He defended Soviet military assistance and dismissed OAS objections, stating no Soviet troops would be deployed but acknowledging potential rocket advantages elsewhere.
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Havana
Raul Castro
Cuba
Moscow
Fidel Castro
Fidel
Organization of American States
Hemishere
OAS
Castro
Prague
United States
U.S
Kite Khrushe
Khrushchev
Convict Captured After Escape Near Gore
West Virginia State Police arrested Philip Jones 22, a guard at Camp 7 Double Toll Gate, after he escaped Tuesday. He was spotted in a truck near Gore and captured while hitch-hiking back toward Berkeley Springs. Jones faced charges on burglary tools and was taken into custody yesterday morning.
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West Virginia
Berkeley Sapings
Philip Jones
Gore
Sunflowers Captivate Millwood Neighbor Edith Huff
Mrs. Edith Huff reports sunflowers in Millwood reaching 12 feet with a 7 inch base circumference and several others at 8 to 10 feet as they begin to bloom. A young boy seen smoking on Kent Street prompts questions about parental awareness or concern. The town note also mentions a 1500 member American Sunbathing Association gathering near Buck's Kin Lodge with pleasant weather forecast for the area.
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Edith Huff
Millwood
American Sunbathing Association
Buck's Kin Lodge
Montague Ave
Public Opinion Inflamed Ahead of Powers Spy Trial
The United States accuses Russia of hysterical efforts to inflame public opinion before the Francis Gary Powers espionage trial. Moscow refuses U.S. attorney participation while Powers’ wife Barbara and his parents plan to visit Moscow. The trial starts August 17 with Powers’ defense routed through a Moscow attorney not identified by the State Department.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U.S
Francis Gary Pow
State Department
Powers
Moscow
Griniv
Barbara
Oliver Powers
Edwin Morrell
Moscow University
Morrell
Salt Lake City
Missing Army linguist in Frankfurt raises Cold War fears
Agent Vladimir Sloboda, a Polish born linguist and clerk with a United States unit in Frankfurt, disappeared Aug 3. His wife says he gambled away money. Communist papers claim he defected seeking asylum, while the Army reports missing documents and limited security access.
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Army
Vladimir Sloboda
Frankfurt
United States
Soviet Union
Sloboda
British Army Girls Apologize After Midnight Protest
Twenty one WRAC recruits in Manorbi er Wales apologized after staging a midnight protest against a 11 p.m. curfew. Led by 17 year old Pvt Elizabeth McConnachie, they argued they were treated like children until an all male army patrol escorted them to the camp guardhouse.
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Manorbier
Wales
Pvt
Elizabeth McConnachie
Women’s Royal Army Corps
The
Wracs
Suspended sentence in public intoxication case at Newburgh hearing
In Newburgh New York AP report Judge Charles Roskoski questions the aged defendant Mo Powell who claims he is 90 and notes this is his third trouble by public intoxication. The article mentions a family death and a local business closure due to a death in the family.
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Newburgh
N.Y
Charles Roskoski
Powell
Pilot's Parents Plan Trip to Powers Spy Trial in Russia
Oliver Powers and his wife travel from Southwest Virginia to Russia to attend the trial of their son Francis Gary Powers, accused spy pilot. Adviser Sol W. Cury joins. two others with visas stay due to funds. Trial date August 17 marks Powers's 31st birthday.
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Lewis K. Ingram
Powers
Oliver Powers
NSA Specialists Believed Behind The Iron Curtain
Two American intelligence specialists, Bernon F. Mitchell and William H. Martin, vanished June 24 after working as mathematical analysts at NSA Fort Meade. The Pentagon confirmed investigators traced them to Mexico and said their possession of sensitive information could not harm U.S. security, while denying they held classified weapon or defense data.
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Washington
Pentagon
Bernon F. Mitchell
William H. Martin
National Security Agency
Ft. Meade
NSA
Defense Department
Mitchell
Martin
U.S
Mexico
Eisenhower to send special message to Congress Monday
President Eisenhower will transmit a special message to Congress urging action on a program the White House calls in the public interest. Press Secretary Hagerty hinted a nationwide radio and TV push may follow next week. The House returns Aug 5 after a recess. the session is seen lasting to Labor Day.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
House
Senate
Chicago
Denver
Hagerty
Hammarskjold Seeks U N Security Council Neutrality Statement
Dag Hammarskjold proposed that the United Nations Security Council assure Katanga Province that UN forces have no intention of taking sides in the Congo internal conflict. The UN secretary-general criticized outside meddling while urging restraint and lawful action.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Security Council
Katanga
U.N
Four Hurt in Two Crashes With Sailor Still Unconscious
Two sailors injured in a crash at 11 p.m. yesterday near Winchester. Michael W. Dora of Detroit listed as driver of a 1953 Ford remained unconscious at Memorial Hospital. Robert Brady of Warren, Mich., listed in good condition. The car left Rt. 50, hit median, rolled over. Brady said they came from Warrenton to pick up the Ford in a garage.
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Sailor
Michael W. Dora
Detroit
Memorial Hospital
Robert Brady
Mr. Brady
Taylor
Warrenton
Senseng Road
Winchester
S. L. Lee
Violet Stickel
Cathy
Lee
Stickel
Rt. 1
Ter
Lockhart Addition
Jerry Clem
Nixon Returns From 11384 Mile Campaign Tour Very Pleasing
Vice President Richard M. Nixon ended a 11384 mile campaign swing that included Hawaii and Seattle. He said the trip was very pleasing and will press civil rights reforms if elected. The tour covered Nevada and California and several Hawaiian islands.
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Nixon
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Hawaii
U. S
Seattle
Nevada
California
Washington State
National Airport
Yacht Parked Left in Street in London
Police towed away a 15 foot yacht left on Sabcot Road for ten days obstructing traffic. The bow and stern pointed skyward drew baffled comments from officers. The vessel, brown and white, valued around 500 pounds, now sits anchored in a suburban lot among dusty trucks.
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London
Sabcot Road
Kennedy Rejects Iron Curtain Permanence At News Conference
At Hyannisport Kennedy declares the iron curtain cannot be accepted as permanent and urges nonviolent ways to foster liberty. He discusses easing trade barriers with Eastern Europe and reforming immigration laws, calling current limits unfair.
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Kennedy
Hyannisport
Mass
John F. Kennedy
United States
Nationalizy Trans
Iron Curtain
Honora
Santia
Ora
Postmen Refuse Mail Delivery Over Aggressive Dogs
In Colorado Springs a two block stretch on North Institute Street sees postmen refusing to deliver mail due to dogs. District Attorney Leo Rector warned residents they must collect mail at general delivery until pets are leashed and controlled.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
North Institute Street
Dist. Atty
Leo Rector
Fire at Luray fair disrupts midfair rides
A carnival generator truck caught fire at 9 p m collapsing lights and stopping rides. Luray High School singers kept crowd calm while volunteers saved a show barn and 150 head of cattle. Lights returned in 20 minutes and rides were moved by hand. fair continued with no rides and plans for complete operation at the final exhibition tonight.
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Luray
Page County
Luray High School
Congo Crisis Sparks UN Shuffle Over Katanga Troop Plan
UN Secretary General Hammarskjold scrapped plans to deploy troops to Katanga prompting a Cabinet emergency in Leopoldville. Congo ministers Bomboko Mwambe and Kanza head to New York with Lumumba support to pursue a UN solution.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Security Council
Katanga
Patrice Lumumba
Hammarskjold
U. N
Ralph J. Bunche
Justin Bomboko
Rene Mwambe
Thomas Kanza
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Eeeee
U N
Gium
Soviet Union
East Germans Attack Bunche as Spy Over Congo Action
East Germany denounces U.N. official Ralph Bunche as a spy after the Congo decision. ADN accuses Bunche of disregarding Security Council intent and serving Western interests amid international tensions.
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Bunche
Secret Service
Appara
Pfs
I Fara Econom Monee
Cheats Aera
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