Nixon Gains From Votes In Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s political strength rose on Republican gains in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Senator John F. Kennedy climbed on the Democratic side as a write-in winner with about 175,000 votes, signaling broad party support. Nixon’s massive write-in total in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania suggests Rockefeller faces a weak draft effort at the convention.
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Kennedy Calls Nixon Formidable After Primaries
Senator Kennedy said Massachusetts and Pennsylvania primaries show Humphrey cannot win the Democratic nomination but Nixon would be a formidable opponent in November. In Pennsylvania Kennedy led Stevenson by over six to one, with even larger margins in Massachusetts. Humphrey presses on in West Virginia ahead of the May 10 primary as Kennedy heads back to Washington. Kennedy holds 41 convention votes in Massachusetts while Nixon is assured of 38 for the GOP.
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Mexican Editor Dies Dean of Mexican Press
Veracuz Mexico Juan Malpica Silva editor of El Dictamen died Wednesday at age 8. A veteran journalist he was described as a fighter for freedom of the press.
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Race Issue Divides Methodists at National Conference
Denver report details a heated debate over a racial policy plan within the Methodist Church. A four year study urges keeping a separate Negro jurisdiction to empower Black voices, while facing Northern opposition as segregation symbol. The alternative would link Negro and white jurisdictions to broader church governance, provoking Southern worries over regional autonomy.
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Indictment Links Hoffa Aides in Senate Probe Conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted Sally T. Hucks chief operator at the Woodner Hotel in Washington Joseph M. Williamson Urbana Illinois attorney and Moss Herman New York Teamsters member for conspiring to shield James R Hoffa and other union leaders from a Senate investigation the three allegedly sought to obstruct the committee's work.
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Investigators Questioned Over FPC Desk Ransack
Washington two congressional investigators probing the Federal Power Commission were questioned officially about a reported ransacking of an FPC member's office desk in the capital.
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Puts Her Faith On Well-Placed Pillow
Norfolk court officials sent Berthelene M. Ashton home on bond for a December fraud case after she appeared pregnant. When she failed to appear for trial, marshals learned her pregnancy was a pillow.
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Razor theft ends with cord left behind
In Memphis Tennessee an electric razor was stolen from a home on April 16 but the burglar left the cord. Police arrested the suspect Monday night in the same house and recovered only the cord as the loot.
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Mercy urged, new trial planned in infant drownings case
Alfred Scarberry was convicted of first degree murder in the December drownings of his two infant sons. The jury recommended mercy, mandating a life sentence. Defense lawyer Edgar Hale said a motion for a new trial will be filed.
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Martial law proclaimed as Korean revolt leads to deaths
In Seoul Lee Ki-poong his wife and two sons died in an oriental atonement after his election as vice president. Ex President Syngman Rhee left the presidential grounds and began private life as crowds mourned and rioting eased. The new cabinet and resignations marked a shifting political landscape amid martial law and upheaval.
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Student Is Gilad Action Was Taken
U Ch ang Kim 22 year old Ohio Wesleyan student and son of a Korean political leader comments on riots in Korea. He initially condemned the violence but now supports government action while fearing Rhee may retain control amid alleged corruption and past constitutional amendments.
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Student Rioting in Istanbul Kills Four
ISTANBUL Turkey— martial law declared after student protests against Premier Adnan Menderes. At least four killed as thousands breached police lines around the University of Istanbul and citywide protests continued. About 5000 students surged through cordons. forty injured along with police.
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Lloyd outlines Western aims at CENTO talks in Tehran
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd set out three Western objectives at the CENTO ministerial council in Tehran. He urged comprehensive disarmament under international control, a suspension of nuclear tests, and international pressure free internal affairs. President Eisenhower's message to the ministers was read by Christian Herter, signaling progress before facing Khrushchev in Paris.
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Chessman Awaits Ninth Execution In California
In San Quentin Daryl Chessman, awaiting a May 2 execution, stays calm yet busy with visitors and press from around the world. He denies the charges and refuses to identify the alleged bandit, while his long legal fight ends as all appeals are exhausted.
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Moroccans Sentenced for Adulterated Cooking Oil Deaths
Five Moroccan merchants were condemned to death for selling adulterated cooking oil that paralyzed 10,832 people. They used jet flushing oil mixed with peanut and olive oils to increase profits.
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Castro Rallies Support for May Day in Havana
The Cuban government mounts a nationwide campaign via newspaper radio and TV to mobilize over a million citizens in Havana to demonstrate support for Fidel Castro on May Day.
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Pickets Target White Neighborhood Over Apartment Rent
Klansmen picketed the mansion of Chester Burge a Georgia real estate man who rented to a Negro family in a white Macon area. Burge confronted them with a pistol leading police to threaten arrest for carrying a weapon. Georgia KKK Grand Dragon Lee Davidson said the protest aimed to force Burge to evict the tenants. In Austin Texas sitdown demonstrations followed a failed bid to end lunch counter segregation. The Mississippi Senate reacted to Biloxi riots by backing a bill to make breach of the peace a 10 year prison term if a riot injures or kills someone.
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Housing Bill Sparks Bipartisan Debate in Congress
Washington lawmakers debate an amendment to bar racial discrimination tied to a billion dollar housing bill. Republicans and Southern Democrats oppose. Rep. Clarence J. Brown warns the measure would block use of the mortgage buying fund for discriminatory housing, risking civil rights records for Northern Democrats.
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Perle Mesta Predicts Johnson for President
Former ambassador Perle Mesta predicts Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson will become the next president of the United States. The remark was made in Dallas, Texas.
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Logan Man Burned In Lash Fire At Gulf Station
Charles Kuhn operator of the Gulf Station at Spring and Main Streets suffered first and second degree burns in a Thursday morning flash fire. An explosion of cleaning fluid sparked by a water heater flame knocked over a cleaner can and ignited the stock room blaze. Kuhn, treated at Hocking Valley Hospital for burns on face hands and legs, was released to his home after firemen extinguished the flames.
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Hocking Population Jumps in 1960 Census
First returns show Hocking County population up to 19,797 from 19,545 in 1950. District census supervisor A. E. Harmony says a detailed breakdown will be released soon and other counties’ returns are expected in days.
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Boxer Dies After Boxing Bout At Wisconsin Reformatory
Green Bay police report an 18 year old inmate Michael Golubiff died from an apparent brain hemorrhage after collapsing in the shower room following a welterweight bout in a supervised boxing tournament at the state reformatory.
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Best Catch In A Long Time By Seattle Pair
Richard Hudson, 16 months, yelled from a third story window as the baby slipped out. Richard Taylor and David Fitzgerald sprinted from a nearby coffee break and caught him in midair. Irvin Sullivan, the mother, confirmed Vicky 2 years old pushed Rickey.
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Picket line blocks Syrian ports against Canadian ships
In Damascus Syria a protest disrupted UAR ports with a picket line targeting all Canadian ships. The action reflects tense wartime or political strain affecting maritime traffic and international relations in the region.
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De Gaulle and U S Stand United on Self Determination
In San Francisco Gen Charles de Gaulle told a banquet of 4,000 that France and the United States share a goal that all peoples determine their own destiny. He called this political realism and part of the two nations’ common ideals. The French leader tours Palo Alto on his California visit before heading to New Orleans.
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Southern Aristocracy Faces Moral Issue In Lunch Counter Debate
An Associated Press analysis notes Florida Governor LeRoy Collins defends integration by business equity and Truman urges restraint and civic responsibility. The piece frames shifting views as the nation debates segregation and civil rights amid sit-ins with Truman surprising segregationists.
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