American Consular staffer slain in Cyprus bombing
Two bombs struck the Little Soho Restaurant in Nicosia killing one American and wounding six others all employees of the U S consular service in Nicosia. The blast followed measures against EOKA activity in the capital near Metaxas Square. Three Greek Cypriot youths were arrested nearby.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
U.S
Little Soho
Ray Courtney
Union
Soho
EOKA
Greece
Metaxas Square
Trio Nabbed After Rampage Across Two States
Chicago youths Raymond Schneider 20 Warner Yates 14 and Norman Kelley 20 broke from Montgomery County Jail Hillsboro Michigan, kidnapped four hostages in Illinois Indiana pursuits and a motel robbery attempt. Deputies Stout and Dodson chased stalls, later capturing Schneider Yates in Illinois and Kelley at Indianapolis airport.
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Chicago
Indiana
Raymond Schneider
Warner Yates
Norman Patrick Kelley
Montgomery County
Hillsboro
Yates
Schneider
Kelley
P. M. Bandy
Randy
Don Fogler
Fogler
William Horton
Selma Richter
Pana
Ill
Shelbyville
Foglers
Bainbridge
Ind
Indianapolis
Horton
Miss Richter
Starlight
Maurice B. Rees
Robert Stout
Robert Dodson
Stout
Dodson
Martinville
Midway Airport
Court battle over mixed blond Pekingese shakes Liberal court
Liberal Kansas June 16 A five hour county court trial centers on ownership of a female Pekingese dog. Mike Adams accuses Mrs Pinky Mullens and her mother Mrs Edgar Drake of theft. Judge Irwin rules Candy is Adams dog not Mullens Ginger.
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Daily News
Kan
Mike Adams
Pinky Mullens
Edgar Drake
Drake
Irwin
Adams
Hal ey and Yarborough schedule visits to Amarillo Thursday
Gubernatorial candidates J Evetts Haley and Ralph Yarborough plan appearances in Amarillo on Thursday. Haley opens his Panhandle campaign with a Memorial Park rally at 7 p.m. featuring a lunch and snow cones for children, rain plan to Amarillo College auditorium. Yarborough arrives at 5 p.m. for a hands troubling session and speaks at 7 30 p.m. in the Amarillo Hotel ballroom.
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Amarillo
J. Evetts Haley
Canyon
Panhandle
Memorial Park
Dan Smoot
Dallas
FBI
Amarillo College
Haley
R. E. Morrison
Harold D. Sanderson
Potter County
Ralph Yarborough
High Plains
Clarendon
Pampa
Berger, Claude
Yarborough
Act To Avert Subway Strike
New York City Transit Authority moved to stop a second citywide subway strike by filing for a court order against the Motormen's Benevolent Association. Judge Jacob Markowitz signed the order returnable Monday at 10 a.m. in Manhattan. MBA president Theodore Loos promised compliance yet criticized the Authority's actions.
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New York
City Train Authority
Motormen’s Benevolent Assn
Theodore Loos
MBA
Supreme Court
Jacob Markowitz
Manhattan
Loos
Texas Candidates Discuss Water Saving Mental Health and School Integration
AP reports governors' hopefuls campaigned across Texas voices on water conservation and river development, mental health reform and public school integration. Sen Price Daniel urged local control and river authorities in East Texas, while Ralph Yarborough pressed for modern 20th century care for the mentally ill and better statewide treatment.
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Associated Press
Texas
Price Daniel
Anahuac
Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Rusk
Yarborough
Youngster Makes Best Plane Plan
OKLAHOMA CITY June 16 Joe White grants his two sons a project choosing a flying gas model airplane The older boy selects a precision model but the younger insists on a simpler one to finish if needed.
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Oklahoma City
Joe White
Eisenhower Enjoys First Nonliquid Meal During Illness
President Eisenhower, week two of convalescence at Walter Reed Army Hospital, laughed off questions about staying in the race. He savored cream of wheat and received a cartoon from golfers Ben Hogan Carey Middlecoff Byron Nelson and Sam Snead. He plans to watch part of the National Open on TV and sent thanks to reporters amid ongoing curiosity about his political plans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Oak Hill Country Club
Rochester
N. Y
Ben Hogan
Carey Middlecoff
Byron Nelson
Sam Sneed
Ike
Walter Reed
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Amarillo Sees Sunny Span in 1956 With Sparse Winds
Weather summary notes Amarillo recorded 158 clear or sunny days of 167 in 1956, with readings at 3 p.m. Saturday showing wind speeds from 16 mph in Houston to 23 mph in Amarillo. Conditions described as mostly clear or clear with varying visibility.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Florida Tourist Struck by Truck Dies From Injuries
A Florida tourist, Donelson E. Busler, 79, of Orlando, died at the scene after being struck by a Hereford Milling Co. truck while crossing Highway 66 near Adrian. Busler and his wife had engine trouble in their car, and he walked into the truck’s path. He was born June 3, 1877, in Huntsville, Alabama, and was a shoe clerk and WWII and Spanish American War veteran.
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Adrian
Florida
Donelson E. Busler
Orlando
Fla
Oldham County
Thompson
Busler
Hereford Milling Company
Buddy Jarman
Hereford
Jarman
Huntsville
Ala
Methodist Church
Maude Donelson
Boy Recounts Summer Job With FDR Kane Name
In Philadelphia on June 16 a restaurant worker questions a youth about his name. The boy replies Franklin Delano Roosevelt Kane, noting the name sounds familiar because he worked for the former president last summer.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ‘Kane
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Reported
In the American League Chicago 7 beat Washington O Detroit 6 while Boston 5 New York 3 and Cleveland 3 Baltimore 6 Kansas City 2. National League Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 0 Brooklyn 3 Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 3 New York 1. Chicago at Philadelphia postponed by rain. Western League Des Moines 9 Amarillo 4 Pueblo 4 Topeka 3 Lincoln 10 Colorado Springs 7 Save City 7. Alhooveroue 2.
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Washington
Detroit
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Des Moines
Amarillo
Pueblo
Topeka
Lincoln
Colorado Springs
Save City
Alhooveroue
Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov Visits Cairo
Soviet foreign minister Dmitri Shepilov arrives in Cairo with his daughter and officials to push Middle East bargains. Moscow recognizes Morocco and Tunisia as Egypt aligns with nationalist movements in North Africa and counters colonial influence as part of a broader anti colonial campaign.
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Cairo
Egypt
Dmitri Shepilov
Middle East
Shiplov
Moscow
Morocco
Tunisia
France
Asia
Arab World
Judge Wakes Juror After Sleep During Court Speech
In Butler County Common Pleas Court in Hamilton Ohio on June 16 a juror dozed through a long speech by an attorney. The attorney asked Judge P P Boli to wake the juror and the judge declined saying the attorney should wake him.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Butler County Commons Pleas Court
P. P. Boli
Tribute to German Rebellion 1953 Ignites Iron Curtain Night
West Germans lit torches along the 858 mile frontier in a June 16 tribute to East Germans who rose against Communism in 1953. The National Committee for Indivisible Germany sponsored the event as Germany observes the Day of German Unity.
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Robert Tuckman
Berlin
Iron Curtain
East
West Germany
Baltic Sea
Czech
National Committee For Indivisible Germany
West Beompany
West Berlin
East Germany
Hedgecoke's
Harriman Leads Push for Democratic Presidential Bid in West
Harriman rallies Western supporters at a 11-state Denver meeting with Gary heading a regional Harriman organization. Mitchell says Stevenson lacks broad party support while accusing Republicans of forcing Eisenhower to run.
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Associated Press
Denver
Superior
Wis
Eisenhower
New York
Averell Harriman
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Milton Weisenmann
Salt Lake City
Utah
Kremlin
Raymond ‘Gary
Harriman
Stephen A. Mitchell
Adlai Stevenson
Mitchell
New York State
Stevenson
Welby
Wolverine State Fire Under Control After SOS
The 7,620 ton steamer Wolverine State sent an SOS at 9 30 p m and then reported the fire in two holds under control about an hour later. The ship lies roughly 1400 miles west of San Francisco and 800 miles north of Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Two-Car Crash Injures Six Near NW 8th and Kentucky
A collision at the intersection of NW 8th and Kentucky injured six people. Mrs Clara Cornelius 41 in critical condition at Northwest Texas Hospital. Her son Terry 19 and daughter Christy 9 were hospitalized, along with Caroline Fagan 7 of Camden Ark a relative. Andrew Chandler 61 and his wife were treated for cuts and bruises at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital. Police cited mutual damage and noted the crash occurred as Mrs Chandler entered NW 8th.
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NW 8Th
Kentucky
Clara Cornelius
Carolina
Northwest Texas Hospital
Terry Cornelius
Christy Cornelius
Caroline Fagan
Camden
Ark
Cornelius
Norman, Chandler
Chandler
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Terry
Christy
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Rochester, N. Y
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N. S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Home
Weather Forecast
U.S. Weather Bureau
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New Mexico
Werner
Raserale
Shepilov
Bbirdie Soress
Martha Mason
Rance Rider
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Kgnc.tv
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