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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1961
Page
7
Soviet space man Yuri Gagarin led a rainy welcome in Havana during the four day 26th of July Movement celebration. Prime Minister Fidel Castro escorted the visitor through social functions amid cheers and a drenching downpour at Jose Marti Airport.
An advertisement for FASTEETH toothpowder claims it improves upper or lower plates fit without slipping. It promises reduced plate odor and fresher breath and urges readers to buy FASTEETH at any drug counter.
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, greeted by cheering crowds, rode in a parade through waterlogged streets of Havana with Castro and President Osvaldo Corticos. The final anniversary event at Giron Beach was canceled, delaying the memorial unveiling for Cuban defenders killed in the ill fated invasion.
In Moscow John J. McCloy flew to Khrushchev’s Black Sea holiday hideaway for top level talks aiming to restart stalled Soviet disarmament negotiations. They pressed for a UN decision by August 1 on a forum and structure for a new multination arms conference.
In Orlando the Colonial Baptist Church voted to trade 1,200 Bibles for 1,200 Cuban political prisoners. Rev. Auburn Hayes sent a cablegram to Fidel Castro proposing the swap and challenging publication in Cuban papers.
An American spokesman declined to confirm reports of a deadlock between McCloy and Khrushchev. Talks have been in recess since last Friday and may not resume before Thursday. The US calls the bilateral talks procedural, while the Soviet Union seeks a between two powers disarmament accord and expansion of the 10 nation committee to 15 with neutrals.
The Associated Press reports a belt of severe thunderstorms spread across the eastern third of the nation with heavy rain hail and high winds from Missouri and Illinois to Indiana Kentucky and the Northeast. Tornadic winds were observed near Chester Illinois and flash flooding risk threatened southern Illinois and east central Missouri.
About 60 U S Air Force personnel at a Britain base are deprived of tobacco and liquor ration cards for black market trading. Investigations expand to all U S bases in Britain as cards allowed 40 packs monthly at 14 cents each and five bottles of spirits at set prices.
Interior Minister Roger Frey refused a Gaullist demand to ban rock n roll in France. Five policemen were injured at a lively session. Frey said no general ban is justified despite teenage enthusiasm.
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