Letts Recuses Himself From Hoffa Ouster Suit
U S District Judge F Dickison Letts disqualifies himself from hearing a suit to oust James P Hoffa as Teamsters Union president. He steps aside after Hoffa files a sworn statement accusing him of bias and prejudice.
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Washington
U.S
F. Dickinson Letts
James P. Hoffa
Teamsters Nion
Letts
Hoffa
David A. Pine
Teamsters
Hugh Sidey
Time Magazine
African Republic Is Born Amid Independence Festivities
Thousands celebrated in Lome as the Republic of Togo became Africa’s newest independent nation ending 70 years of foreign rule under Germany Britain and France. Premier Sylvain Olympio leads a government that will rely on France for aid while pushing cocoa coffee and phosphates exports.
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Togo
Republic of
Africa
Germany
Britain
France
United Nations Trust
Togoland
U. S
William Rogers
Republic
Sylvain Olympio
United States
Ghana
Dahomey
West Virginia
Kennedy and Nixon Gain From Two State Primaries
Kennedy dominated both the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts primaries with strong write in totals boosting his Democratic bid. Nixon led the Republican field without an official challenger and dampened Rockefeller’s momentum, giving his campaign a boost from the Pennsylvania result.
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Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Western Europe Market Gains From Quota Removal
The State Department reports that removing some import quotas has expanded the American market in Western Europe by about half a million dollars since 1958.
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Washington—P
Western
Europe
State Department
Nuclear Sub Tullibee Launched At Groton
Groton Conn Tullibee the United States first nuclear powered hunter killer submarine was launched moments after the Atlantic Anti submarine Fleet commander accused the Soviet Union of trying to enslave the world Vice Admiral Edmund B Taylor said the Soviet submarine fleet is four times the size of ours The 273 foot long 2600 ton Tullibee carries sonar tracking cars and marks a new antisubmarine warfare development Lt Cmdr Richard E Jortberg leads a crew of 6 officers and 50 men
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Conn
Tullibee
Soviet Union
Edmund B. Taylor
Cmdr
Richard E. Jortberg
Red Tag Days in Athens
A Messenger Classified note advertises Red Tag Days in Athens from April 28 through May 5 featuring special discounts and promotions. Local shoppers are invited to visit participating merchants for reduced prices and bargain offers.
Quake Toll Rises in Lar as New Tremors Hit Tehran
Panic-stricken residents flee Lar again after fresh quakes topple weakened structures. The toll climbs by 15 to an estimated 500 dead as rescue efforts continue amid ruin and aftershocks. In Belfast, three explosions rattle the border and IRA blame escalates the crisis. In New York an airman pursues a nonstop light- plane flight record from San Francisco. In South Africa police and soldiers raid a Westbank settlement near East London, detaining 312 people.
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Iran
Lar
Mann
San Francisco
New York
Johannesburg
South Africa
Westbank
Indian Ocean
East London
Desperado Alvin Taple Jr Refuses Bahamas Extradition Fight
In Havana Alvin Taple Jr one of two Americans sought for killing a Florida skipper in the Bahamas declares he will oppose British efforts to extradite him.
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Havana
Alvin Taple, Jr
Florida
Bahamas
Pomeroy Girl Injured In Fall To Concrete
Kathy White two years old, daughter of Mr and Mrs David White, remained in serious condition at Columbus Children's Hospital after falling fourteen feet from a Mulberry Avenue porch onto a cement sidewalk. Neighbors heard a scream and emergency crews aided her, with transport from Meigs General Hospital to Columbus. She underwent major brain surgery and her father joined her in Columbus.
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Kathy White
David White
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Mulberry Ave
Meigs General Hospital
Kathy
Columbus Hospital
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
John Bolin
Olan Goodwin
Pomeroy Squad
Kenneth Grover
Logan
Five Counties Join To Aid Pomeroy Youngster
A Meigs County child from Pomeroy who suffered a severe head injury was rushed toward Children's Hospital Columbus with an escort of deputies firefighters and police from five counties. Along the radio network teams coordinated a rapid convoy from Meigs through Athens Logan Fairfield Lancaster Franklin to reach the hospital. By the time the ambulance received the girl the convoy resumed, and none could recall her name.
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Meigs County
Buckeye
Pomeroy
Columbus
Athens County
Max Valkinburg
Meigs
Athens Fire Department
Court St
Nelsonville Ptl
Tom Kelly
Valkinburg
Logan
Don Schultz
Fairfield County
Hocking County
Lancaster
Memorial Park Drive
Franklin County
Monk’s Corners
Children’s Hospital
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Ure
Grover
Nelsonville
Kelly
Huh Chung Declares Reforms as Seoul Crisis Deepens
Acting president Huh Chung pledged reforms and a new governance team after Syngman Rhee resigned amid civil unrest. Huh’s caretaker cabinet will run until a new president and vice president are chosen within three months, with focus on politics with the United States and Japan. He also announced accepting resignations of ambassadors You Chan Yang and Yiu Tai Ha.
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Rhee
South Korea
United States
You Chan Yang
Japan
Yiu Tai-Ha
Eisenhower Distances U S From Korean Riots
President Eisenhower said the United States had no role in the riots that toppled Korean President Syngman Rhee. He defended his own actions, noted irregularities in Korean elections, and supported an eventual visit to Korea next June. He cited constitutional protections regarding religious freedom in response to questions on church influence in politics.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Korea
Col
Congress
Issue To Methodists Is Issue To Methodists
Denver Methodists opened their quadrennial general conference amid tensions over racial policies and whether the church is developing class lines. A survey shows the average Methodist is middle class, white, in a professional bracket earning over $5,329 a year.
De Gaulle Toasts in New York Rallying France Abroad
French President Charles de Gaulle addressed about 2,000 guests at a Waldorf Astoria dinner in New York praising a new France in world affairs. Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller lauded De Gaulle for embodying national values and leadership during a pivotal era.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Community of Nations
Waldorf-Astoria
San Francisco
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Five Minute Recess Ends with Defendant Missing in Court
In Stuart Virginia during a felonious shooting trial, John Franklin Smith walked out at a five minute recess and has not been seen since. Police search expanded as investigators pursued leads and questioned witnesses.
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Stuart
John Franklin Smith
House To Hear Clark Payola
Washington investigators summoned three statistical experts to interpret a NY study on Dick Clark's TV show. The report claimed Clark could have a personal stake in 27 percent of played songs, implying he had no stake in 73 percent.
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Washington
House
Payola
Dick Clark
Robert W. Lishman
Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Lishman
Clark
Thomas Noonan
Billboardagazine
Fire Kills Ten Horses At Beulah Park
A early morning fire at Beulah Park in Grove City, Ohio, destroyed a large barn and killed ten race horses and a stable pony. Five horses were saved. trainer William Brady sustained minor burns, and one horse named Jim Ringo was severely burned. Estimated horse value was 30 000 to 40 000 dollars. The barn was old framed and officials expect limited overall loss. The cause was not yet determined and racing was not cancelled. Pinkerton guard George Frye observed the blaze from the clubhouse area shortly after the fire began.
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Columbus
Ohio
Beulah Park Racetrack
Grove
Jim Ringo
William Brady
Lancaster
George Frye
Pinkerton Detective Agency
US To Build Moon Rocket
The United States plans a lunar mission within two years carrying a 500 pound package to strike the moon. The craft will include television cameras that record until impact for extreme closeups of the lunar surface, a feature not previously demonstrated by the Soviets last year.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower warns Khrushchev over Berlin threats at Paris talks
President Eisenhower cautioned Premier Khrushchev that he will not attend meetings including the May summit if Berlin threats force an ultimatum. He said Khrushchev’s Berlin posture may derail Paris talks, but he expects no Berlin crisis at the summit and noted Nixon could stand in if a veto forces his absence.
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Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Paris
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Ohio Five Day Forecast Sees Mild Cooling Amid Showers
Ohio weather outlook shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal with highs near 63 to 67 and lows around 42 to 46. Only minor daily changes expected through early next week as showers are likely Saturday and possibly Monday, totaling about a quarter to one half inch.
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Ohio
Tiny Seed of Sitdown Protests Spreads Across the South
An AP report traces a Greensboro February sit-down at Woolworth to a broader Southern wave led by CORE. It notes sit-ins by Negro college students challenging segregation in lunch counters, including Atlanta actions and white opposition, with tensions rising but limited violence.
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Perry Mullen
Associated Press
North Carolina
South
Dixie
Negro College
Dents
Greensboro
N. C
F. W. Woolworth
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Accom
Leon Holt
Congress
Atlanta
Georgia State Capital
William B. Hartsfield
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