Breaks within Iraqi leadership threaten Kassem regime
In Baghdad Premier Abdel Karim Kassem strains with Nasserites and leans toward Iraqi Communists, risking civil strife. Unemployment rises and projects stall as graft probes unsettle a shaken republic. Col. Abdel Salam Arif sentenced for plotting. six pro Nasser ministers resign.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
UAR
Nasser
Kassem
Tual
Middle East
Busi
Ness
Abdel Salam Aref
Carborundum Parley Stalls as Strike Continues
Negotiations between Carborundum Co officials and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union stalled anew after a wasteful meeting in Lancaster. Local 11-630 maintains its strike while four members face charges in Athens Municipal Court.
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Logan
Carborundum Co
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Lancaster
Carorundum
George Tipton
Ford Plans Mass Market Small Car Below 2000
Ford Motor Co will mass produce a small car for under 2000 in the fall and will introduce a larger compact Edsel in 1960. The New York Times says this marks a break from the Big Three as GM and Chrysler prepare their own plans with no official Ford comment.
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New York
Ford Motor Co
Ford
New York Times
General Motors
Chrysler
Pair Charged Twice In Toledo County Incident
Two Lakeland County electrical inspectors faced charges of threatening and assaulting an electrical contractor on Wednesday night. It marked a second such incident within a week involving the same pair.
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Toledo
Lakas County
West Virginia Weather Outlook Mixed Frigid Nights
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows around zero to several degrees. Friday expects fair skies and continued cold with similar low temperatures across regions.
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West Virginia
Pucey
Ohio Governor Seeks Aggressive Economic Plan
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle urged Ohio leaders at an industrial conference to back a proposed State Department of Economic and Industrial Development to be running by July 1. He warned of growth and interstate competition while outlining funding sources and support from business groups and labor.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
State Department of Economic and Industrial Development
DiSalle
Hugo Young
Loudonville
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Michael J. Lyden
Youngstown
Afl-Cio Council
Edwin C. Higbee
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Engraving
Economic Development and Publicity Commission
John Foster Dulles
Khrushchevy
Dulles
Dead Python Mourned By Snake Handler
Houston Texas apprentice snake handler Barbara Childs mourns the death of Oscar a nine foot python found at a downtown department store doorway Police say a car ran over the snake Oscar was in a water tub with two other pythons Sheba and Prince The snake belonged to Catherine Kelly of San Antonio Childs planned to retrieve the remains from the city dump and have the hide tanned
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Houston
Tex
Barbara Childs
Dallas
Oscar
Sheba
Prince
Miss Childs
Catherine Kelly
San Antonio
Rock Python
Miss Kelly
Space Plans Unveiled for NASA 1959 Budget
Washington government reveals 1959 space program spending totaling 105 million dollars with six rocket launches and an inflatable communications satellite. NASA announces contracts and 17 million dollars for equipment toward manned space flight, a goal not expected this year.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Saroyan to Leave L S May Not Return
William Saroyan says he will leave New York for Yugoslavia to make a film and may stay abroad for life. The 50 year old author and Pulitzer Prize winner cites owing $30,000 in income taxes not including 1958 returns.
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New York
William Saroyan
Yugoslavia
Seven Burned In Fire In Southside Columbus Apartment
Seven people including five children were burned when gasoline fumes touched off a flash fire in a southside Columbus apartment building Wednesday night. Firefighters battled the blaze as residents escaped and were treated for burn injuries.
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Columbus
Venus to be target of two Air Force satellites
Cape Canaveral reports two Air Force satellites will target Venus in June. The plan highlights ongoing efforts to study the planet using orbital hardware.
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Venus
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
4000 Workers Stay Away at Norwood Plants
Approximately 4000 employees at the Chevrolet and Fisher Body Co. plants in Norwood did not report to work on Thursday. The absence affected both locations and reflected ongoing labor unrest in the area.
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Cincinnati
Chevrolet and Fisher Body Co
Norwood
Columbus woman named chair of Ohio Lincoln sesquicentennial
Mrs James B Patton of Columbus is appointed the new chairman of the Ohio Lincoln Sesquicentennial Committee, taking leadership for the state observance events and activities marking the 150th anniversary.
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Columbus
James B. Patton
Columbus J
Ohio Lincoln Sesquicentennial Committee
Boy Finds Excitement After Window Throw Incident
In Canadaigua New York a jar shattered a police headquarters window during a benefit association meeting. Police caught 16 year old William Souier who said he sought excitement in the town. He was charged with malicious mischief.
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Canadaigua
N. Y
Benefit Association
New York
William Souier
Virginia High School Opens for Negroes in Warren County
FRONT ROYAL Va The first high school classes for Negroes began Thursday in an almost empty Warren County school once attended by 1000 white pupils. Twenty two Negroes registered while nearly 800 whites attend private classes. No extracurricular activities will occur without more enrollment and the cafeteria will be closed. A white faculty of 10 will teach at the 40 classroom high school.
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Front Royal
Warren County
James Duff
Panama City Hall Seized by Demonstrators in Panama City
Thousands of protesters seized City Hall in Panama City demanding the ouster of 15 councilors and setting up a provisional municipal junta led by Guillermo Marquez Briceno. President de la Guardia pledged to bar regular councilors and ordered National Guard restraint as an investigation begins.
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Panama
Ernesto de LaGuardia Jr
National Guard
Guillermo Marquez Briceno
Jose Antonio Remon
Holiday Air Mounts For Ike's Visit
President Eisenhower arrives in Acapulco for a two day good will visit to Mexico with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos. Communist calls for anti American demonstrations are ignored by holiday crowds as U S Secret Service guards the president and Mexican police remove about 150 potential trouble makers from town.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Eisenhower
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
United States
U. S
Secret Service
Washington
Beck Tax Jury Deliberating In Income Tax Case
A Tacoma federal jury deliberated today on whether Dave Beck Sr. cheated on his income tax. The eight men and four women panel started at noon and retired at 10:30 p.m. without reaching a verdict.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck Sr
Czech ambassador named to Vienna post
Dr Miloslav Ruzek appointed Communist Czechoslovakia's new ambassador to the United States in a diplomatic reshuffle.
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Vienna
Miloslav Ruzek
Czechoslovakia
United States
Ohio Senate Passes FEP Bill Against Discrimination
The Ohio Senate approved the fair employment practices bill by 25 to 6 after a three hour session with 5 Republicans joining 20 Democrats. The measure creates a five member anti discrimination commission to enforce orders and relies on court action if needed.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Senate
House
Gordon Renner
Fred Hoffman
Cincinnati
Charles J. Carney
D-Mahoning
Ed Witmer
D-Stark
Frank W. King
William H. Deddens
Hamilton
FEP
Cyprus Independence Talks Near Final Accord
Archbishop Makarios softened his stance as Britain Turkey and Greece press toward a Cyprus independence plan. Prime Ministers Macmillan Karamanlis and Menderes attend a concluding session amid talks on a republic for the island and an end to four years of bloodshed.
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London
Makarios
Cyprus
Macmillan
Britain
Karamanlis
Greece
Menderes
Turkey
East Mediterranean
Britian
Zurich
Fatin Zorlu
Constantine Karamanlis
Headline Summary From The Messenger And Local Play Scores
Health board studies status and names applicant as page notes. Towboat loses centric while a barge hits lock wall in Waterloo and Trimble advances in county play. Middleport Glouster score victories as New Meigs County Hospital plan offered and insurance men install Oakley as president. Legion seen as anti red force in Athens with Glouster Chauncey par Logana.
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Health Board
Waterloo
Middleport
Glouster
Meigs County
Oakley
Legion
Athens
Chauncey
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Daughter Attends Rites With Help Of Sheriffs
In Columbus a penniless 36 year old widow Dora Staten of Akron sought a ride to her father Ance Staten’s funeral in North Kenova Ohio 120 miles away. Columbus police aided her to Travelers Aid and Red Cross but she lacked 4.95 for a bus. Franklin County and Lawrence County sheriffs coordinated radio messages and cruiser relays to transfer her across county lines, ensuring she would attend the graveside service.
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Columbus
Here
Lawrence County
Dora Staten
Akron
North
Kenova
Ance Staten
Travelers Aid
Red Cross
Franklin County
Congressman Reed Dies After Illness at Walter Reed
Washington lost Rep. Daniel Alden Reed of New York 83 after 14 weeks of treatment for an infected foot at Walter Reed Hospital. Born in Sheridan, NY, he first won election in 1918 and served New York’s 43rd District. As Ways and Means chairman in the 83rd Congress he led tax policy for the Republicans.
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Washington
Daniel Alden Reed
Walter Reed Hospital
Sheridan
N. Y
New York
Reed
Taxwriting House
Ways and Means
Three Bridges Collapse in Seneca County amid Floods
Three bridges in Seneca County collapsed this week after being weakened by recent floods. Local officials warned of continuing dangers as road closures spread across the area. Authorities urged motorists to detour and anticipate further structural failures.
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Tiffin
Seneca County
Talks Hint Summit as Berlin Tension Fades
U S and allies expect diplomacy to avert war over Berlin with Khrushchev possibly seeking a heads of government meeting. Dulles hospital stay and cancer treatment loom while Western powers push for a foreign ministers session to advance German and Berlin issues. The West rejects East German control of access routes, hoping for early negotiations on a broad German agenda.
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Washington
Berlin
U.S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
France
East Berlin
Far
West Germany
East Germany
Freight Car Derailing Kills NYC Employee
In Sandusky Ohio a 59 year old New York Central Railroad employee Gerndon Kastor was crushed to death when a freight car derailed and pinned him between the car and a building. The derailment cause was not determined.
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Sandusky, Ohio
New York Central Railroad
Gerndon Kastor
Alabama lawmakers shield voter records from civil rights agency
Alabama legislators pass a bill to keep voter registration records away from investigators at the U S Civil Rights Commission, sending the measure to the governor for action. The move underscores ongoing tension between state authorities and federal civil rights oversight.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Return To Work At Homer Laughlin China Co
About 1400 workers at Homer Laughlin China Co in Newell West Virginia return to work today after a strike that began February 5.
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Newell
W. Va
Homer Laughlin China Co
Fidel Opens Cuba's Big Game Halls
Havana reports say Fidel Castro’s regime reopens 11 Havana casinos with doors unlocked for foreign tourists and affluent Cubans while poorer citizens remain barred from tables. The regime promises strict supervision to curb racketeers and boost the treasury through a National Institute of Saving and Housing regulated system.
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Fidel
Cuba
Havana
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
National Institute of Saving and Housing
Gen Marshall in Serious Condition at Womack Hospital
Gen George C. Marshall aged 78 remained in serious condition after a mild stroke and pneumonia at Womack General Hospital in Fort Bragg. A morning report says a doctor stayed at his bedside through the night as Marshall, WWII Army chief of staff and later secretary of state and defense, fights to recover from the January stroke and pneumonia.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
George C. Marshall
Womack General Hospital
Marshall
Army
Secretary of Defense
Pinehurst
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Tipton
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Wrather
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Atlanta
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
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St. Paul
Saroyan
L.S
Robert Clifford, Jr
Chicago
Hampden
Mass
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Marie
Ronald
Virginia High School
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Ike
Beck Tax
William O'Neill
Evanghelos Averoff
Iongressman Reed
L. S
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