Savage Clash in Savannah Sparks Racial Violence
A brief clash in Savannah between Negro and white youths left three hurt and triggered police arrests. Ax handles pipes and knives were used in the park fight tied to weeks of sit-down demonstrations and a kines of racial tensions. Police jailed two Negroes and seven whites with twenty others sought as investigators seek cause and conflicting accounts emerge. A separate incident at S H Kress store saw a white man strike a Negro student during a lunch counter sit-down. Seven Negro ministers later staged a silent prayer in Chattanooga calling for an end to Jim Crow.
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Associated Press
Savannah
Georgia
Melvin Bryan
Allen Louis Johnson
S. H. Kress & Co
Martial Law Ordered as Riots Rage in South Korea
Rioters clash with police in Seoul and major cities as President Rhee imposes martial law, censorship, and army control. Reports from hospitals count 81 dead and 300 plus wounded in Seoul alone, with two Americans among the wounded. U.S. envoy McDonough calls on Rhee amid growing protests tied to election complaints.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
McDonough
Search Moves Into Fourth Day in Kent Watts Case
The search for Kenneth Watts, 21, wanted for shooting with intent to kill and for questioning in a double slaying, nears the four day mark. Watts, from West Virginia, is charged with shooting Mrs. Lewis Wagner at a Rittman home Friday. Wayne County Sheriff Glenn Rike also seeks to question Watts in the Saturday night slaying of William Fender and his wife Bernice.
Tax Expert Dies In Danbury At 65
Danbury Connecticut Beardsley Ruml 65 inventor of pay as you go tax withholding died Monday after a heart attack. He earned 70000 dollars a year to think for a department store and was a noted public figure.
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Danbury
Conn
Beardsley Ruml
River Victim Identified as Cincinnati Man
A relative identified the body found in the Ohio River as Charles Davies, 50, of Cincinnati. Davies, a river boat worker, apparently fell into the river on March 30 after reporting for work.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Charles Davies
Davies
Kennedy Younger Brother Tries Small Town Campaign Tactics
Ted Kennedy tours Mason County West Virginia meeting Democrats in Point Pleasant Mason New Haven and Ravenswood while avoiding religious issue questions. He carries a pamphlet attacking Catholics but says he has not seen it. He meets workers at Marietta Manufacturing Co and Kaiser Aluminum plant during a casual strike period.
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Point Pleasant
Ted Kennedy
Mason County
Ohio River
West Virginia
Sen
John Kennedy
Ted
Mason
New Haven
Robert Kennedy
Senate Investigation Fame
Kennedy
Lowe
Massachusetts
Wallace Burdett
Democratic Committee
Burdett
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Ravenswood
Kennedy Returns Religion as Campaign Issue in West Virginia
Senator John F. Kennedy directly raised the religious question on the West Virginia campaign trail in Fairmont, blasting Hubert H. Humphrey and declaring the issue settled in the state. He asserted his Catholic faith is a political factor and mocked critics who say he cannot win a state next to his birth.
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Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Kennedy
Humphrey
West Virginia
Fairmont
Davis Predicted To Win Louisiana Governorship
Louisiana voters head to the polls to choose a new governor with Jimmie Davis a Democrat predicted to win over Republican Francis Grevemberg and States Rights candidate Kent Courtney. In New Jersey Senator Clifford Case a Republican seeks a second term against Robert Morris, with Case favored. Thorn Lord leads in Mercer County for the Democratic nomination over Richard Glassner.
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Louisiana
New Jersey
Earl K. Long
Jimmie Davis
Davis
Francis Grevemberg
Kent Courtney
Clifford P. Case
Robert Morris
Senate
Internal Securities Subcommittee
Case
Morris
Thorn Lord
Mercer County
Trenton
Richard M. Glassner
Newark
Senator Chided at Ohio Grid Iron Show
At the Press Club of Ohio Grid Iron Show in Columbus Senator Michael V. DiSalle and Senator Stephen M. Young faced roasts. DiSalle appeared in boxing gloves as a jab at a recent news conference, while Young was parodied in a song referencing his Legion criticisms and Civil Defense stance. Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes received the honer award for the prior year’s standout efforts.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Stephen M. Young
Press Club of Ohio
the Press Club
Organization To Negotiate Disarmament Initiated
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration will create a special disarmament organization to lead negotiations with the Soviet Union on arms reduction. A top civilian chief will head a staff drawn from multiple agencies to develop disarmament strategy and coordinate with Cabinet officers and foreign leaders.
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Eisenhower
Armament Organization
Probe Death Of Airmen In Harmon Field Crash
U S Air Force officials opened an inquiry into the cause of a cargo plane crash minutes after takeoff from Harmon Field. Nine crew were killed aboard the C 124 en route from Dover Delaware to Middlehall England with mail and medical supplies. Limited visibility and radio radar loss preceded the search by helicopters.
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Stephenville
Mid
U.S. Air Force
Harmon Field
Mildenhall
England
Dover
Del
Air Force Base
Harmon
Stepped Up NLRB Program Slashes Charge Processing Time
The National Labor Relations Board Ninth Region in Cincinnati reports a backlog cut from 526 cases to 43 day processing time for unfair labor practice charges. The stepped-up program began July 1, shortening delays and boosting efficiency.
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Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Board
Salute To Nothing In Hall High Yearbook Dedication
The Hall High School yearbook in Little Rock Arkansas dedicates a line to the class of 1959 calling it a class that never was. The quip marks a tongue in cheek salute to a cohort that did not complete school.
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Little Rock, Ark
Hall High School
Local Driver Dies In Ohio 45 Crash
East Liverpool Ohio Leon Russell 36 of Wellsville died when his car left Ohio 45 and struck an embankment beside a ditch during a Monday crash.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
Leon Russell
Wellsville
Paris Police Hit Dead End in 4 Year Old Eric Peugeot Case
Police acknowledged the search for the kidnapers of four year old Eric Peugeot has reached a dead end. No further leads or suspects were identified as investigators review the case files and call for information from the public.
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Paris
Eric Peugeot
Strike Fails To Meet African Aim Across South Africa
In Johannesburg and other major cities, the one week strike by the outlawed African National Congress failed to disrupt life. Police reported normal Black turnout and no major violence as buses and trains served workers from Negro settlements.
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Johannesburg
African National Congress
South Africa
Leaves Canceled On Nationalist Islands
Garrison commander on the Que Moy Islands cancels all military leaves amid warnings of possible invasion by Chinese Reds. Taipei sources doubt new intelligence backs the warning and see no special significance.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Islands
Baby Fat Case: 21 Month Old Given Nine Reducing Pills
Donna Bryan swallowed nine reducing pills Monday in Corpus Christi. Her mother rushed the 21 month old to a hospital where the contents were pumped out.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Donna Bryan
Don J. Bryan
De Gaulle Begins Canadian Visit With Talks With Diefenbaker
French President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Ottawa with wife for a 17 day tour. He and Prime Minister John Diefenbaker hold private talks ahead of the May 16 Paris summit on Western strategy and world issues. Parties plan to discuss disarmament and nuclear test suspension with Canada’s interest highlighted.
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Ottawa
Charles de Gaulle
John G. Diefenbaker
Paris
Free World
de Gaulle
Hs Wife
Canada
United States
Diefenbaker
Free Peoples
Britain
Eisenhower
Bound To Grand Jury In Father Shooting
Virginia Napper 18 and sister Edna Mae 15 face charges after a shooting death of Sylvester William Napper 38 in Marion Ohio. Virginia bound over to the May 17 grand jury after pleading innocent to first degree murder and Edna charged with juvenile delinquency.
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Marion
Ohio
Virginia Marie Napper
Edna Mae
Virginia
Sylvester William Napper
Detroit Bakery Robbery Using Pole Hooks Purse
A man and an accomplice entered a Detroit bakery on Monday. One man used a four foot steel pole with a hook to snatch a purse from a display case and fled, while the owner watched without speaking.
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Detroit
Teachers Threaten To Abandon School In Georgia
In Valdosta area Hahira High School faces an exodus as Principal A. B. Martin and over half of the 32 faculty resign after a paddling incident. Board chair James T. Hall says the issue will be dumped back to the board. Parents demand firing of the principal and a teacher.
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Hahira High School
A. B. Martin
James T. Hall
The
Hahira Board of Trustees
Clared
Board of Education
Lowndes County
Nehru Reprimands Chou Amid India Arrival in New Delhi
Prime Minister Nehru harshly criticized Chou En Lai after the Red Chinese premier arrived in New Delhi. Nehru warned that border actions have shocked Indians and strained relations, while Chou urged peaceful settlement of the dispute. Police detained 70 demonstrators near the presidential palace.
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New Delhi
Chou En-laij
Nehru
China
Red China
Chou
Eerie green light on river turns out to be insects
Coast Guard traced a strange green glow drifting along the Mississippi River 14 miles south of New Orleans. A 40 foot boat with a full crew pursued the light only to find a swarm of lightning bugs.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Mississippi River
Actors Approve Pact In SAG Contract Vote
Members of the Screen Actors Guild ratified a new contract with major studios. More than 1500 SAG members voted unanimous approval of the agreement reached April 8.
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Actors
Hollywood
Screen Actors Guild
SAG
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