Cuba's land plan backfires fear of losing property
In Havana private investment stalls as Agrarian Reform and rent cuts deter developers. Finance minister Lopez-Fresquet predicts a September or October pickup, but unemployment tops 10 percent of 6.5 million. Sugar dependence, anti American sentiment, and costly public works deepen investor risk and slow industrial expansion.
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Havana
Cuba
Rufo Lopez-fresquet
United States
Moaday
Lopez-Fresquet
America
Treasury
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary Army
Owens- Illinois Glass
DuPont
Moaday Nickel
Freeport Sulphur Company
Langbourne M. Williams
Freeport
Oriente
Harvest Queen contest lags as Clarke County fair progresses
Interest in the Harvest Queen beauty contest wanes with no immediate applicants for the Aug. 27 event. chairman Mrs. Thomas Galloway urges single girls over 16 to call Berryville 33 to register. A notice about a lost key ring and a science note on squash beetles follow, plus a weather sighting and a carnival anecdote about Japanese trinkets with a language slip.
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Clarke County
Thomas Galloway
Berryville
Peiping Warns U S Over Laos Crisis
Beijing called U S actions in Laos a security threat and demanded withdrawal of all American personnel and arms and abolition of U S bases. The broadcast marked the strongest Chinese warning in the Laos crisis, echoing tone used before the Korean War.
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Tokyo
China
U.S
Laos
Foreign Ministry
Peiping
United States
Malden man charged after assault on bus driver
Robert Bryan, 39, hailed a cab, then flagged a bus, boarded it and punched driver Walter Crowley. Crowley filed assault charges in Malden District Court, with a preliminary hearing set for next week.
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Malden
Mass
Robert Bryan
Bryan
Walter L. Crowley
Crowley
Anti-Castro Holdout Report In Central Cuba
News from Havana says a small group of anti Castro conspirators remains at large in Las Villas as government raids round up about 3 000 suspects. Reports cite Mario Kuchilan and note possible release after verification. Two Americans detained, journalist Jean Secon and photographer Alexander Rorke, tied to Maj. William Morgan.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Armed Forces
Mario Kuchilan
Castro
Kuchilan
Las Villas
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Santiago
Chile
Organization of American States
Luis Buch
Washington
Drew Pearson
Buch
Jean Secon
United Press International
Alexander Rorke
New York
William N. Morgan
Morgan
Miss Secon
Council Backs Park Groups Push to Reroute Interstate 81
The Rouss Park Development group wins city backing to urge the State Highway Commission to move Interstate 81 east of the city. A 500 foot section of park could be lost. plans include an Olympic pool, wading pool, dressing rooms, beach, badminton and tennis facilities. Leonard Sirbaugh led the presentation with A C Long and Jim Barnett. Signatures supported by the recreation commission top officials.
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Rouss Park Development Organization
State Highway Commission
Leonard Sirbaugh
A. C. Long
Recreation Commission
City Recreation Dept
Jim Barnett
Sirbaugh
The
Highway Commission
Sam D. Preston
Recreation Commission and Recreation Council
Khrushchev Invited To See U S Military Installations
President Eisenhower says Khrushchev will be invited to view American military bases during his U S visit with a wide choice of installations. The plan includes a flying tour of Washington and visits to Levittown and the Fairless steel plant area.
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Khrushchev
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Moscow
America
U.S
Levittown
Fairless Steel Plant
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
Washington
Denison
Tex
U.S.S.R
Nixon Convinced Rockefeller Will Be Foe for Nomination
Vice President Richard Nixon believes Governor Nelson Rockefeller plans to challenge him for the 1960 Republican presidential nomination. Rockefeller aims to decide by November, hoping private polls show strong independent appeal. Nixon expects a fight but plans to stay focused on his governmental duties through November.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
Milam Urges Support for Winchester Master Plan
City building inspector Marvin B. Milam urged enthusiasm and constructive support for Winchester’s master plan. Speaking at a Winchester Exchange Club luncheon he outlined the plan with maps and graphs and repeated the call at a Kiwanis Club meeting. He said city planning aims to create a better, healthier, efficient and attractive community environment and to coordinate public and private land uses. Milam noted zoning rules rely on the master plan and that final zoning ordinance action will come later as a supplementary commission recommendation.
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Marvin B. Milam
Winchester
Winchester Exchange Club
Milam
Kiwanis Club
Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
Master Plan Goes to Council On First Reading
Winchesters master plan for future development goes to City Council on first reading. A public hearing is set for September 8, with details from the planning commission and public and local improvement committee.
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Council
Winchester
Claude B. Smalts
Dorothy G. Allen
Public and
City Planning Commission
Man in Critical Condition After Fall From Plant Roof
Charles D. Wright, 29, of Middletown, lies in critical condition at Memorial Hospital after a 30 foot fall from the Crown Cork and Seal plant on Route 11. He was removing roof equipment when his hand caught in a pulley and he fell onto a pitch barrel. Wright was rescued by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad and admitted with internal injuries and a possible skull fracture.
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Charles D. Wright
Middletown
Memorial Hospital
Crown Cork and Seal Company
Route 11
Winchester Volunteer Rescue
Wright
Raymond Anderson
Anderson
Wright Eae
Battle at Capitol as police quell segregation clash in Little Rock
Police clashed with segregationists amid an integration dispute at Little Rock Central High and Hall High School. After a rally on the Capitol lawn led by Governor Faubus, police dispersed a crowd near Central High, arresting six men and using water spray and billy clubs. Separate intake at Hall High saw a peaceful entry by three Black girls.
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Little Rock
Ark
Capitol Lawn
Orval E. Faubus
Central Hi School
Central
Gene Smith
Smith
Hall High School
Berryville Eyes Radar Unit Purchase For Police Car
Berryville town council plans to buy a radar unit for the police car subject to inspection and acceptance. A manufacturer representative will demonstrate the unit to council members tomorrow morning. The system mirrors the one used in Middletown and uses a front fender mounted beam. The town currently uses an electric timer to deter speeding. The council authorized the town manager to order license tags to go on sale March 15 for five dollars. Garbage truck purchase deferred. All council members attended.
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Berryville
Middletown
Leland Broadstater
Jack Enders
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Noah Long
N. Kent St
Walter Hough
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
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Highway Stand
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