Cuban Crisis Prep Shows Strong U S Military Readiness
Throughout the crisis week the blockaded Cuba remains the focus while Kennedy pressures a withdrawal of offensive weapons. McNamara and White stress readiness as the Air Force Navy Marine and Army mobilize in Florida sea and air bases to strike missile sites and bases if needed. The U S commands map all launchers and troop centers with photo reconnaissance.
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Cuba
Kennedy
Oeive
Wea
Island
Robert S. McNamara
State Department
Lincoln White
Air Force
Florida
Navy
U.S
Cold War Talks Continue as Nuclear Tension Rises
U.N. mediation sees little optimism amid swift U S and Soviet moves. Khrushchev agrees to keep Soviet ships out of the Cuban interception zone while Kennedy says U S warships will avoid a clash as tensions spike over missile sites.
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U.N
U.S
United States
Thant
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Demonstrators Clash With Embassyl Residents At Soviet Embassy
The crowd protested outside the Soviet Embassy as school children raised signs and a Viva Cuba message appeared on an AP car. Locks kept rocks and ink from entering while families were moved above the sixth floor. Ambassador Kohler departed as workers drifted away after about 40 minutes.
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America
Associated Press
Cuba
Fay D. Kohler
Foreign Office
Castro vows to crush foes with help from world
In eastern Cuba Raul Castro pledges to crush enemies with aid from friends worldwide. Talks continue on freeing 1,113 prisoners from the April 1961 invasion, with Alvaro Sanchez noting medicine and medical supplies may substitute cash in the blockade. Mrs. Berta Barreto de Los Ha ros heads a rescue committee as pharmaceutical firms review medical lists from the Cuban government.
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Geen
Raul Castro
Cuba
Castro
Athens
Alvaro Sanchez
U.S
Berta Barreto de Los Haros
Cuban Refugees Describe Calm Evacuation on Boarding Ship
The account details a calm exodus as Cuban refugees were moved by buses to a troop ship. Women and children filled the ship while meals and daily life continued with little disruption, and a chance encounter with Mrs. Ben Paul Snyder eased the transfer. Little Chris watched his father Lt. Edward Cather’s portrait and repeated goodbye.
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Donna Lou
Chris
Ben Paul Snyder
Norfolk
Edward Cather
Navy
Dress guidance for afternoon social wear
A woman should wear the simplest daytime dress that suits her and makes her look well. She need not imitate others by over dressing. the real worry comes from being too dressed up for the occasion.
Board rescinds fox trapping plan in Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County supervisors voted 5 to 1 to reverse an earlier decision to hire a full time trapper to control rabid foxes. The move followed 1,184 petitions opposing the $6,000 program citing cost with $3,600 for salary and $2,400 for expenses. Petitioners compared county fox killings and costs to Rockingham County’s bounty system.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah
Rockingham County
Shenandoah County
Nehru Signals Willingness to Negotiate Border Fight
Prime Minister Nehru told Premier Khrushchev he would enter honorable talks with China only if Beijing withdraws behind the older boundary line. The Indian embassy said the uncoded message accused Red China of aggression starting Sept. 8 after a long dispute. He urged withdrawal behind the prior line and described heavy fighting with thousands involved. casualties are heavy but unnamed.
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Moscow
Nehru
India
Khrushchev
Himalaia
Rise in Living Costs Largest In Four Years
The cost of living rose six tenths of one percent in September, the biggest increase in over four years, driven mainly by meat price jumps after farmers withheld livestock. Labor Department data show the index at 106.1 percent of the 1957-59 average with seasonal factors cited.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor
Clague
United States
Minister killed in two car crash near Buckhannon West Virginia
The Rev. Robert C. Detweiler of Buckhannon, 41, died yesterday in a two car collision on West Virginia 20 near the Holly River State Park area. He was pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and was alone in his compact foreign car.
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Buckhannon, W. Va
Robert Clarence Detweiler
Buckhannon
W. Va
Holly River State Park
Mr. Detweiler
GOP Letter Questions Kennedy Motives on Cuba Blockade
The GOP campaign arm argues Kennedy sought votes on November 6 rather than curb Soviet missiles. It says his New Frontier policy was soft and that his speech overstated the missiles' presence, offering several reasons to doubt a hard line against Cuba.
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GOP
Kennedy
Washington
Cuba
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
New Frontier
Ken
Night halt as Soviet blocked by Navy patrols
No Soviet movement occurred at night as a Navy patrol halted approaching vessels.
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