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April 14, 1961

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Headlines from April 14, 1961

EX-AIDE OF CASTRO IN EMBASSY HAVEN; Former Head of Premier's Office Takes Asylum EX-AIDE OF CASTRO IN EMBASSY HAVEN

By R. Hart Phillips Special To the New York Times

Dr Orta, ex-chief of Office of Premier, defects, takes asylum in Venezuelan Embassy, reptdly over Communist trend; Revolucion sees Kennedy statement as sign of US imperialism failure; Castro appeals against exodus of professionals and technicians; many from USSR bloc reptd returning home; El Encanto dept store on fire

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U.S. Raising Rates On Overseas Mail; RATES INCREASED ON FOREIGN MAIL

By Alvin Shuster Special To the New York Times

Day announces rate rises for mail to overseas areas starting July 1; repts 1 uniform rate will apply for parcels mailed to N Amer countries and Caribbean area and another elsewhere; increases to yield $16 million; details

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WAGNER ACCUSES DE SAPIO OF PLOT; Says He 'Instigated' Suit to Block Charter Revision -- Tammany Head Denies It Wagner Says Tammany Head 'Instigated' Suit on Charter Plan

By Paul Crowell

Wagner charges DeSapio instigated suit; DeSapio denial; charges Wagner-Rockefeller deal making 'mockery' of home-rule; holds Wagner pledged that Rockefeller could name Comm counsel; says all NYC county chmn query NYS law const; holds Wagner and Rockefeller, with Liberal party assent, seek to bar Council role in revision

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U.S.-BONN TALKS END WITH ACCORD ON MAJOR ISSUES; Kennedy and Adenauer Vow Strengthening of West's Military Defenses PRESS ECONOMIC UNITY To Work for Closer Atlantic Trade Cooperation -- Stand on Germany Affirmed Kennedy-Adenauer Talks Result In Agreement on Major Issues

By William J. Jorden Special To the New York Times

issues joint communique with Kennedy on completion of talks; Kennedy tribute to Adenauer; both illus

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STUDY PRODS FOES OF AID TO SCHOOLS; Administration Report Finds Areas of House Critics Get Federal Funds STUDY PRODS FOES OF AID TO SCHOOLS

By Special to The New York Times

HEW Dept study shows Educ Office approved grants to 'Federally impacted' schools in 311 of 435 Cong dists in fiscal '60; dist-by-dist breakdown shows dists of 132 Reprs who opposed aid program in May recd nearly $109.4 million in 'impacted area' aid; study to be used in drive for Kennedy program

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1961Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor and director^[†]

Robert Carlyle is a Scottish actor. His film work includes: Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), Ravenous and The World Is Not Enough, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000), The Beach (2000), The 51st State (2001), Eragon (2006), 28 Weeks Later (2007) and The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015). He has been in the television shows Hamish Macbeth, Stargate Universe, Once Upon a Time and COBRA.

Historical Context for April 14, 1961

In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people^[†]

Headlines from April 14, 1961

EX-AIDE OF CASTRO IN EMBASSY HAVEN; Former Head of Premier's Office Takes Asylum EX-AIDE OF CASTRO IN EMBASSY HAVEN

U.S. Raising Rates On Overseas Mail; RATES INCREASED ON FOREIGN MAIL

WAGNER ACCUSES DE SAPIO OF PLOT; Says He 'Instigated' Suit to Block Charter Revision -- Tammany Head Denies It Wagner Says Tammany Head 'Instigated' Suit on Charter Plan

U.S.-BONN TALKS END WITH ACCORD ON MAJOR ISSUES; Kennedy and Adenauer Vow Strengthening of West's Military Defenses PRESS ECONOMIC UNITY To Work for Closer Atlantic Trade Cooperation -- Stand on Germany Affirmed Kennedy-Adenauer Talks Result In Agreement on Major Issues

STUDY PRODS FOES OF AID TO SCHOOLS; Administration Report Finds Areas of House Critics Get Federal Funds STUDY PRODS FOES OF AID TO SCHOOLS

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