South Africa whites clash with nonwhite labor over passes
James Marlow reports that since 1948 the Nationalist government of Hendrik Verwoerd has enforced segregation while exploiting black labor. After Sharpeville killings and mass arrests, clashes intensified as Negroes urged abstention from work, provoking police violence and a UN Security Council call for end to apartheid.
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Associated Press
Washington
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Pan Africanist
Congress
African National Congress
Sharpeville
Hun
South Africa leaders urge talks on racial crisis
In Johannesburg political church and business leaders press the Nationalist government to negotiate with responsible Negro leaders. Government officials show no sign of heeding pleas. D. E. Mitchell heads United party opposition calls in Natal with chamber presidents and 14 Anglican ministers in Cape Province backing softer racial policy.
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South Africa
D. E. Mitchell
United Party
Natal
Port Elizabeth
Pretoria
De Gaulle and Macmillan Discuss Summit Issues in London
In Buckingham Palace De Gaulle and Macmillan agreed on world issues likely to surface at the Big Four summit. Talks included nuclear test ban negotiations in Geneva and France’s potential admission as a qualified atomic power. The visit featured a state banquet and a balcony appearance before large crowds.
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Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
de Gaulle
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Selwyn Lloyd
Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Sahara
Queen Elizabeth II
Winston Churchill
Ohio faces financing crisis for schools and universities
An advisory panel of the Second Statehouse Conference on Education warns Ohio must add about 116000 teachers and 36000 classrooms plus roughly 400 million dollars by 1970 to sustain education. Enrollment is expected to rise from 96000 to 175000 full time students in a decade amid low per-child funding and only 19.6 percent of high school pupils attending college.
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Columbus
Ohio
Statehouse Conference On Education
Ware
Statehouse
Ohio University
Medical Costs Rise Five Percent Yearly Says Chicago Doctor
In Columbus, Ray E. Brown, superintendent of the University of Chicago clinics, predicts hospital care costs will climb five per cent annually for life.
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Columbus
Ray E. Brown
University of Chicago
Cop Sentenced in Mansfield for Grand Larceny Case
Lawrence J. McNulty former Columbus police officer sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory for 17 years after pleading guilty to grand larceny in Common Pleas Court.
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Columbus
Lawrence J. McNulty
Mansfield Reformatory
Common Pleas Court
Lost and Found Service Spotlight in Messenger Ad Section
The newspaper highlights its Lost and Found classifieds as a key service helping readers recover items. It notes daily availability and urges quick placement of ads after a loss, with a contact path via phone.
New Lure for Melon Fly Reported by USDA Scientists
Cleveland report notes development of a new chemical lure to combat the melon fly a major fruit and vegetable pest in tropics and a threat to the continental United States. Also outlines progress toward isolating the gypsy moth love scent for forest and orchard protection in New England and eastern New York.
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Cleveland
Hawaii
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
New England
New York State
Galveston Integrates Restaurants Amid Segregation Tensions
Galveston downtown stores opened lunch counters to all patrons marking a step toward desegregation. In Nashville a biracial committee recommended desegregating part of dining facilities with a 90 day trial. Orangeburg saw 50 Negro college students convicted for breach of the peace after a March 15 demonstration.
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Galveston
Memphis
Tenn
Nashville
Ben West
C. M. Sarratt
Vanderbilt University
Orangeburg
Senate Defeat Delays Civil Rights Bill Voting
Southern senators pressed the House civil rights bill with a lengthy 14 hour session yielding little progress. The Senate, by 64 to 29, rejected Sen Sam Ervin’s amendment to permit federal judges to register Negroes and other minority groups facing discrimination with advance notice to state officials and opportunity to testify.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
Ervin
Honor Camp Youths Are Apprehended
Four boys escaped from Zaleski Youth Camp Sunday night and were later apprehended. Three were picked up by police in East Liverpool while driving a stolen 1953 Chevrolet belonging to Norman B. Saylor of New Marshfield. The fourth boy was returned to the camp by his father.
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Steele
East Liverpool
Zaleski
Norman B. Saylor
New Marshfield
Lancaster
Boy Sentenced to BIS for Striking Teacher
A 17 year old senior at Harding High School was adjudged delinquent for striking a teacher in the eye and sentenced to the Boys' Industrial School. Juvenile Judge Bruce P. Henderson also fined him 50 dollars after a hearing on the charge. The teacher Richard Hayes had reprimanded the student for running in the hall.
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Harding High School
Bruce P. Henderson
Richard Hayes
Hayes
First Search for Alien Signals Under Way from Green Bank
US astronomers begin the first attempt to hear from intelligent beings beyond Earth using a radio telescope aimed at nearby stars. Dr. Frank Drake and colleagues discuss how signals might travel, what frequencies to listen for, and how contact could occur across the cosmos.
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Green Bank
W. Va
Planet Earth
U.S
Frank D. Drake
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Drs
Philip Morrison
Guiseppe Cocconi
Cornell University
Milky Way
Dr. Drake
Drake
Kennedy Wins Wisconsin Primary Boosts Nomination Bid
Kennedy defeats Humphrey in Wisconsin with 463 466 votes to 363 115 and 336 869 for Nixon, winning six of ten congressional districts and 20 delegate votes while Humphrey retains 10. The result signals broad support among farmers and labor groups and adds momentum after New Hampshire.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
Nixon
Kennedy Wins Wisconsin Primary Size Yet Not Decisive
Senator John F. Kennedy secures a victory in Wisconsin's Democratic primary but falls short of a decisive win. Senator Hubert Humphrey remains competitive, while Nixon shows modest support in an uneventful Republican contest. The race shifts to West Virginia on May 10, where religious and regional factors loom large.
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New Hampshire
Kennedy
Humphrey
Washington
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Wisconsin
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
West Virginia
Wiscon
Minnesota
Students Expelled Over Swastikas At Beta Tau House
Two Youngstown University students reportedly admitted painting swastikas and KKK signs on a Beta Tau fraternity house window and have been expelled. The university did not identify the students.
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Youngstown
Youngstown University
KKK
Beta Tau
Five Day Forecast For OHLO With Slight Cooling
Temperatures are expected to run 3 to 5 degrees below normal with highs near 60s and lows around 30s. The period should see showers tonight and likely over the weekend totaling about 0.2 inch, with a warmer Sunday followed by a cooler Monday.
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OHLO
Gamble Bets On Cupid Second Time
An American heiress Gamble Benedict, 19, and Romanian chauffeur Andre Porumbeanu filed for a Carolina marriage license after a Paris attempt last Christmas. The license will be issued after a 24 hour waiting period. The Benedict family lawyer warned that all measures will be taken to ensure her return if needed.
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Dillon
S. C
Paris
Carolina
Gamble Benedict
Andre Porumbeanu
South Carolina
New York
Benedict
Reds Deadlock Talks In Geneva Over Disarmament
Western powers urged Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin to seek new instructions from Moscow to move the ten nation disarmament conference forward after talks stalled in Geneva.
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Geneva
Forein
Valerian Zorin
Moscow
House Debates Limits On Retired Officers Ties to Contractors
The House opens debate on a measure targeting high ranking officers who retire from the Pentagon and become defense contractor employees. Backers say the bill curbs influence on the 41 billion dollar defense budget spent by contractors and military leaders.
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Washington
House
Pentagon
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