Jordan Faces Foreign Interference Amid Regional Troop Moves
Jordan's foreign minister accuses foreign missions of meddling in internal affairs as Israel reports 1000 Syrian troops and 2000 Iraqi troops near Jordan. Officials relay that James P. Richards was invited in February and Egypt's MENA notes Kuwaily urged restraint. Nabulsi rejects further envoys while asserting anti communism aligns with Arab nationalism.
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Amman
Jordan
U.S
Israel
Foreign Ministry
Iraq
Faisal II
Hussein
Syria
Middle East
Shukri Kuwaily
Eisenhower
Hoffa seeks dismissal of indictment in Senate spying case
James R. Hoffa, Midwest leader of the Teamsters, asks federal court to dismiss the March indictment for conspiring to plant a spy on the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee staff. He cites improper publicity and lack of a preliminary hearing and seeks grand jury minutes and possible count void-for-vagueness.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Hoffa
Federal District Court
FBI
Grand Jury
Hyman I. Fischbach
Miami
Senate Committee
Live cargo pins veteran mail carrier in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg West Virginia veteran letter carrier E P Gault encountered a live duck that pinched his hand as he opened a street mailbox Saturday The duck was returned to its habitat at City Park Lake Four boys were seen around the mailbox the night before the incident A lighthearted moment with no injuries reported.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
E. P. Gault
Gault
City Park Lake
American blown from plane over Iraq on round‑the‑world trip
Iraqi officials hunted through desert for the body of J R Nash of Memphis Tennessee after he was sucked from a four engine Air France Constellation near Jirkouk Iraq during a flight from Tehran to Istanbul. The incident occurred about 25 miles north of Jirkouk as a window burst and frigid air flooded the cabin. Nash, 31, was a bachelor with travel passions and was on the final leg of his world journey.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Iraq
J. R. Nash
Memphis
Tenn
Tehran
Air France
Paris
Jirkouk
Nash
Fire damages Globe Hotel in Mount Gilead
A 100 year old Globe Hotel in Mount Gilead was damaged by a Sunday fire. Firemen brought it under control late Sunday night. The hotel is owned by Harry and Mrs. Mettler, former Athens County officials, who have run the business for nine years.
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Mount Gilead
Globe Hotel
Ohio
Athens
Robert Chute
Mettlers
Storms batter Texas as tornadoes strike Panhandle and South Plains
Severe weather across Texas leaves multiple tornado hits, floods near Dallas, and hundreds of miles of heavy rainfall. Officials report 12 to 14 injuries and one missing person amid widespread property damage across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains.
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Southern Plains
Texas
Dallas
Lone Star State
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Six NCOs to be tried by Army court martial inColorado
Army court martial in Colorado Springs will try six noncommissioned officers for beating recruit Pvt. Daniel Chuebrich of Chicago who challenged them to a fight. The defendants are M Sgt Billy C Short and Sergeants Billy Fowler James E Ramage James E Harding Claude E Owens and Robert G Parker. The incident followed Chuebrich's refusal to perform a pushup and a vote to punish him ended with the brawl.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Ft. Carson
Jack Vermuel
Public
Daniel Chuebrich
Chicago
Vermuel
Billy C. Short
Billy Fowler
James E. Ramage
Chuebrich
Short
Parker
Mayflower II Sails Toward Plymouth From England
Mayflower II, a replica of the Pilgrim ship, sailed from Plymouth England toward Plymouth Massachusetts with a 32 member crew. Skipper Alan Villiers hopes to reach Plymouth in about six weeks depending on Atlantic weather conditions.
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Plymouth
England
ST. Keverne
United States
Coast Guard
Lizard
Mass
Alan Villiers
Atlantic
Plymouth Rock
North Atlantic
Baker Seeks Public Aid for Ohio Higher Education Plan
Dr. John C. Baker, chair of the Ohio Commission for Education Beyond the High School, asks the public to help shape a study on Ohio higher education problems. The 12 member panel, appointed by Gov. O'Neill, aims to finish by year end and notes enrollment could rise three to four times by 1970, urging broad input.
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Athens
John C. Baker
Ohio Commission For Education
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
Baker
Ohio University
Quick Poison Test Believed Discovered By Woman Scientist
Cincinnati report says Dr. Elizabeth Wilson of the Taft Sanitary Engineering Center claims a seven to nine hour test for Staphylococcus as the food poisoning agent. She has worked since 1954 on a speedy identification, noting the old test needed 24 to 48 hours. Further testing is requested before success is declared.
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Cincinnati
Elizabeth Wilson
Taft Sanitary Engineering Center
Rebuilt Plane Recreates First Air Mail Route
A rebuilt biplane flies at up to 90 mph to retrace the Cleveland to Pittsburgh air mail route. The leg was originally opened 30 years ago by Cleveland Ball, Pittsburgh aviation pioneer who started the first commercial airline in the city.
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Clifford Ball
Plane Survives 4000-Foot Plunge After Downdraft
A Frontier Airlines twin engine DC3 diverted or landed safely in Phoenix after a severe downdraft tore about 10 feet from its left wing. The plane dropped an estimated 4000 feet in the storm before stabilizing and reaching the ground.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Frontier Airlines
Tax Changes Under Fire
A House Ways and Means subcommittee criticizes IRS reforms from five years ago, saying they harmed the service and morale. It cites overzealous prosecutions and interference with case closures, calling for scrapping some changes and reforming the audit of employees' tax returns.
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Washington
House
Internal Revenue Service
Ways and Means
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Eisenhower to confer with Stassen on disarmament progress
President Eisenhower will meet Harold Stassen at the Augusta National Golf Club to discuss possible first steps toward disarmament with safeguards. Stassen, arriving from Washington, will brief Eisenhower before resuming talks in London with a UN subcommittee.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
United States
Russia
Stassen
Washington
Augusta National Golf Club
London
Dulles
White House Presse
James C. Hagerty
Fisenhower
White House
Dulles Urges Liberation of Captive Nations in Speech
In a AP luncheon address Secretary of State Dulles urged the United States to back the liberation of captive nations within the Soviet bloc. He called for preserving foreign aid, condemned Soviet imperialism, and argued for freedom through evolution rather than violent revolt. He cited stronger allies and restraint in arms as essential to deter aggression.
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New York
Dulles
Russia
United States
Soviet Bloc
Associated Press
Congress
Eisenhower
Augusta
James C. Hagerty
U. S
Hungary
Landslide Blocks U S Route 52 Near Ironton
A large landslide north of the Ohio River blocked U S Route 52 near Ironton 12 miles east Wat aere. Crews opened a one way lane by morning with no injuries reported. The slide, caused by recent rains, occurred at 11 p m Sunday and narrowly spared a car. Frank Barker and wife alerted motorists after hearing the roar. A tree brushed a car as patrolmen arrived.
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Ohio River
Frank Barker
Weekend Kite Day Forecast Shows Warmer Temperatures
The forecast calls for temperatures 5 to 7 degrees above normal with highs around 61 to 67 and lows near 40 to 44. Warmer days are expected Tuesday through Wednesday, cooler Thursday and Friday, then warmer again Saturday. Showers are likely on Tuesday, Wednesday, and again Friday or Saturday.
Navy Expands Record Endurance Expectation at South Pole
The South Pole party expects temperatures to drop to 120 below zero midseason, aiming to beat the world cold-record of 90 below. Deep Freeze teams at seven outposts report Easter chick hatch failures, deep ice depths, and higher food intake as winter settles in.
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Washington
South Pole
Navy
Siberia
Antarctic
U.S
Little America
J. G. Robert J. Adams
Memphis
New Zealand
Byrd Station
Ellsworth Station
Edward H. Davis
Clinton
Iowa
Naval Base
U.S. Moves Slowly on Trade with Red China Embarco
United States plans a cautious approach to relaxing Allied trade controls with Red China while maintaining a total embargo. Negotiations with 14 Allied nations will cut Red China embargo items and expand Soviet bloc controls, with talks in Paris expected to last months.
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Washington
United States
Red China
State Department
Eisenhower
China
Britain
Japan
U.S
Paris
Soviet Union
Brooklyn Boy Aids Gang By Robbing Father's Store
Fifteen year old Raymond Quinones told police he looted his Brooklyn grocery to pay a teen gang. Detectives set a trap using marked twenties and arrested gang leader John J. Gebbia and three younger collectors. The payments began last April 1956 rising to 80 dollars weekly with threats of harm.
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New York
Brooklyn
Raymond Quinones
Raymond
John J. Febbia
Gebbia
Five Killed In Shooting In Church Point Louisiana
State Police say a family disturbance over Easter led to a gun rampage. Raphael Daigle 37 wounded his estranged wife Rena 35 their daughter Nettie and two officers Chief Wilbur Landry and Assistant Chief Burley Cormier who died. Daigle then killed himself.
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Church Point
F. J. Comeaux
Raphael Daigle
Carpenter
Rena
Daigle
Nettie
Wilbur Landry
Asst
Burley Cormier
Searchers Seek Body Of Early Swimmer
Authorities continued searching today for William Coffey 29 of Columbus believed to have drowned in Paint Creek five miles west of Chillicothe. Coffey swam with brothers-in-law Dwight and Ronnie Bayless and friend Gary Jenkins when he dove in and disappeared after a few minutes of splashing.
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Chillicothe
William Coffey
Columbus
Paint Creek
Here
Dwight
Ronnie Bayless
Coffey
Gary Jenkins
Drivers Strike After Cooling Off Ends Nationwide Walkout
The Railway Express Agency said 1500 of its 3000 drivers walked out at 12:01 a m in five cities with Teamster pickets outside offices in Philadelphia Newark Cincinnati St Louis and Chicago. Pickets also reported at Cleveland and San Francisco. The strike began as a 30 day cooling off period ended. The union rejected a presidential board's 26 42 cents an hour raise over three years. Company wages ranged from 1 96 to 2 21 per hour.
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New York
Railway Express
Philadelphia
Newark
N. J
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chica
Cleveland
San Francisco
National Railway Labor Act
Youth Held in Death Of Miamisburg Bay
Dayton police investigate a 17 year old from Miamisburg for allegedly steering a car while perched on the front hood leading to the death of 4 year old Johnnie Marie Reeves. The incident also involved her 6 year old sister Judith as they played near their home.
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Dayton
Miamisburg
Johnnie Marie Reeves
Judith
Whooping Cranes Lay Easter Egg for Rare Bird Lovers
New Orleans Au Dubon Park Zoo reports two rare Easter eggs from its captive whooping cranes. Zoo Director George Douglass found the second egg after Josephine Thurs day laid the first. Jo and mate Crip are the only captive pair, with about 28 birds remaining in the world. The other captive crane is at a San Antonio zoo.
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New Orleans
Audubon Park Zoo
George Douglass
Josephine
San Antonio
Tex
Newsmen Refused Visas Press Group on Red China Travel
The Associated Press board urged allowing qualified newsmen to report firsthand from China after the State Department refused U S reporters entry. The AP criticized the ban as a gap in coverage and noted Dulles and Eisenhower had not found a formula to lift it. Dulles spoke at the AP luncheon.
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New York
Associated Press
State Department
U.S
Red China
Worldwide News Cooperative
United States
Dulles
Eisenhower
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
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