Boycott Delayed In S Africa Amid Holiday Week
In Johannesburg Easter Monday holiday delays the week long Negro work stoppage called by the outlawed ANC. Police report quiet streets, stores closed, and workers seen at jobs but sentiment remains unrestful in native townships. In Port Elizabeth violence marks the first week with a group injuring a Negro police sergeant. six suspects are in custody.
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East Germans Propose Plan for Berlin Occupation Change
East Germany proposes a gradual reduction of Allied forces in West Berlin and a staged lifting of the occupation in a plan that eases the demilitarized city demand in exchange for concessions from the West. The proposal signals a shift in postwar Berlin diplomacy amid occupation tensions.
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Mississippi Woman Confesses Illicit Whisky Possession
Lav onia Jones Box, a 60 year old Black woman from Lucedale Mississippi, pleaded guilty to illicit whisky possession after a moonshine stash was found under a setting hen. She was fined 500 dollars.
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King says sit-ins will be upheld by courts in South
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. asserts sit-down demonstrations dramatize Negro aims and will be upheld legally as the 11th week of protests against segregated lunch counters continues. He concedes possible local law violations but argues the effort dignifies the law per the 1954 Supreme Court ruling. A Raleigh conference of 142 students from 11 states and D C backed broader Southern action and urged presidential leadership on civil rights. An arrest report from Nashville notes a Minnesota student in a motorcade was cited for running a red light.
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Pope John XXIII Prays for Racial Tolerance at Easter
Pope John XXIII expressed sorrow for those suffering from race or civil rights denial in a Easter message to about 150,000 in St. Peter’s Square. He urged peace of the risen Christ as racial intolerance shadows the world and highlighted Holy Week acts of mercy including washing the feet of 13 people, the first to include Negroes and other minorities.
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Cold Front Brings Snow Across Regions
A mass of cold air moved from the Midwest into the eastern nation after a weekend of violent storms and unexpected snows. Temperatures dropped below freezing from Minnesota to Michigan with Sault Ste. Marie reporting four inches of new snow as showers and possible snow flurries affected the Northwest and New England. thunderstorms were noted in parts of the region.
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Columnist Dies in Newton After Long Illness
Eli jah W. Bill Cunningham a longtime sports writer and columnist for the Boston Herald died Sunday after a long illness. Cunningham began his 40 year career with the Dallas Morning News moved to the old Boston Post in 1922 and joined the Herald in 1941. He was born in Pattonville Texas.
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De Gaulle Begins Long Western Tour From Paris
President Charles de Gaulle departs Orly for a 14 000 mile 17 day journey to Ottawa Quebec Montreal Toronto Washington New York San Francisco New Orleans French Guiana and the French West Indies He plans to meet President Eisenhower in Washington and then visit U S cities during the tour
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Fire Threat To Hospitals
Flames roared through a baseball park in Memphis burning a city block of shops. Two hospitals suffered scorched walls while 68 babies were rushed to safety and mothers were evacuated from maternity wards. No serious injuries were reported. Damage was about one million dollars.
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Ohio police hunt for slayer of two in Wayne County
A manhunt follows the killings of William Fender and his wife Bernice at their Doylestown area farm near Wayne County Ohio. A wounded woman, Mrs Lewis Wagner, is hospitalized and a suspect Kenneth Watts is sought for questioning in a related shooting at Rittman.
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Social Security Growth Becomes Campaign Issue
Ohio Republicans grow uneasy over proposals for free medical care for the aged. Democrats split on a bill by Rep. Forand to fund care by raising Social Security taxes for those over 65. Eisenhower era Republicans largely oppose. no united substitute offered yet. The issue echoes past Ohio political battles over rights and funding.
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Bartlett Girl Is Killed
Mrs. Doris C. Dilworth, 17, of Bartlett died Sunday from injuries after being struck by a vehicle in front of her Washington County home on Saturday. She was among 20 people who died in accidents over the Easter weekend, with 17 killed by vehicles, two in fires, and one man who fell through a greenhouse roof.
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Mare Runs Afoul of Traffic Laws in City Street
An old grey mare and two colts were seen galloping the wrong way on a one way downtown street. The animals were corralled by a road block after sighting.
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Poindexter Execution Delayed to April Twenty Second
Governor DiSalle delayed the execution of Frank Poindexter, 50, of Cincinnati, for first degree murder from tonight to April 22 to allow more study. Poindexter killed Mrs. Herschel Hires in her Cincinnati home on April 10, 1959, with accomplice Hollis Leigh also convicted and given life.
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Kennedy brothers campaign swing through Point Pleasant WV
Robert Kennedy toured Point Pleasant meeting Mason County Democrats and workers at local plants as part of the Kennedy for president effort. The West Virginia primary looms May 10 with Humphrey and Johnson rivals pressing their campaigns and Kennedy seeking steady support.
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Discoverer XI Capsule Fails To Return To Earth
At Vandenberg California Air Force scientists tracked radio signals from space after the Discoverer XI capsule failed to descend as planned. The instrument-laden capsule separated from its rocket as signaled but did not drop, despite retro-rocket firings. officials cited uncertainty about the landing and awaited further data.
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Tito Decries Bases Plan in Spain as War Threat
President Tito condemned West Germany's proposal to establish military bases in Spain and urged curbing the move to prevent a new war, signaling concern over shifting alliances and rising tensions in Europe.
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Canada and Soviet Sign Three Year Trade Pact
Canada and the Soviet Union signed a three year trade pact. The accord provides that the Soviet Union will spend two dollars in Canada for every Canadian dollar spent in the USSR.
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Seven Homes Burn in Backyard Blaze in Oakland
Oakland resident Chester Larson started a backyard barbecue that ignited weeds, and within a short span seven homes caught fire. Damage was estimated at more than $60,000.
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Kookie Byrnes Returns to Warner Bros After Suspension
Edd Byrnes known as Kookie returns to work at Warner Bros today after a suspension tied to a salary dispute when he walked off the job last November. The actor resumes duties as negotiations resolved.
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Fidel Suggests High Level Talks To Improve U S Relations
Fidel Castro proposed private talks with President Eisenhower or Secretary of State Herter as a step to ease tensions with the United States. The idea drew skepticism in Washington and was noted as unlikely to gain quick traction given past hostile remarks. Castro spoke during a visit to El Caney where he helped dedicate a rural school amid a Sierra Maestra guerilla search.
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Indians Protest Chou Visit in New Delhi
Thousands of Indians protest Chinese premier Chou En Lai’s visit to New Delhi demanding withdrawal from Indian territory. Hindu Mahasabha plans a black flag demonstration as Chou begins six day talks with Nehru on border tensions after arriving from Rangoon.
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Democrats to Name Chairs at National Convention
In Los Angeles Democratic officials begin a three day meeting to select chairmen for the platform and credentials committees at the July presidential convention. National Chairman Paul Butler heads the arrangements committee and presides over the discussions.
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Democratic Party
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Two Youths Admit Spree in Four States
Two youths admit a four state crime spree and face arraignment in Lorain on robbing a Lorain gas station for 114 dollars. Harold D. Wolford 21 of Dearborn Michigan and Earl Estes 18 of Thacker West Virginia were captured after a 100 mph chase near Wellington Ohio. they denied killing Carl Nickell 43 of Belleville Michigan but acknowledged the spree.
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Be ware of the Gifted Spouse in Clintonville Tavern
A Columbus reporter relays a bar patron's tale of a wife who calibrates the kitchen clock and porch light to track his hours. He plans to reset the clock to deceive her, claiming she is a mechanical wife who fixes everything.
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