May Day Festivities Mark Communist World Celebrations
May Day events across Communist capitals featured Yuri Gagarin with Khrushchev in Moscow and mass rallies in Peiping Havana Belgrade Budapest and Berlin as rulers praised socialism. Nazi occupation memories and anti Western speeches were echoed in mass parades while Pope John XXIII addressed 25000 in the Vatican and Western workers observed the day.
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Red Square
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Belgrade
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Asia
United States
Ike's Hand Is Missed by GOP Leaders
Republican leaders told Dwight D. Eisenhower that Congress members from both parties were badly shaken by the Cuban invasion fiasco. House GOP Leader Halleck said Eisenhower would win by a landslide if he ran. Senate GOP Leader Dirksen said Republicans supported Kennedy to maintain a united front.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
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GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Eisenhower
Washington
Halleck
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Claycraft Reinstates 15 Workers As Second Kiln Opens
Shawnee reports an employment upturn at Claycraft Co as 15 workers are recalled bringing staff to about 95. Officials expect payroll to hit 120 by week end with 35 more to be called once production ramps. The second kiln started due to increased orders after last September shutdown.
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Shawnee
Claycraft Co
Claycraft
Appeal to U S business to aid developing nations
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges urged the U S business community to accept new duties and meet revolutionary challenges to assist developing nations. The call came after a warning from chamber president Arthur Motley who said a few corrupt businessmen blemish the entire free enterprise system before 3,000 delegates at the chamber’s 49th annual meeting.
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U. S
Luther H. Hodges
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Arthur H .Motley
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Parade Magazine
Future of Manned Space Flights in Balance
Cape Canaveral reports countdown started for a first US manned suborbital flight. Two potential pilots named Glenn, Shepard, and Grissom are prepared. safety measures duplicate crucial systems and the astronaut will report to ground stations during flight.
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Space
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Marine Corps
New Concord
Ohio
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N.H
Virgil Ivan Grissom
Mitchell
Ind
Glenn's Mother Hopes Son Will Be Chosen
New Concord Ohio amid anticipation for NASA spaceflight John H Glenn is a candidate for a suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral His mother Annie Glenn and his wife cannot reveal their decision but express pride and confidence Mrs Drake a cousin by marriage calls Glenn dedicated and capable and proud of his interest in airplanes.
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New Concord
Ohio
John H. Glenn
America
Cape Canaveral
John Glenn Sr
Annie Glenn
Col. Glenn
W. B. Drake
Elmwood Place
Athens
Drake
Congolese To Release Tshombe For Transfer
Coquilhatville Congo reports President Moise Tshombe of Katanga to be transferred to Leopoldville. He will be kept under house arrest indefinitely as the central government seeks to end threats to nationwide stability.
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The
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Leopoldville
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Justin Bomboko
Tshombe
Uproar by thrill seekers rocks Galveston as crowds clash
In Galveston Texas thousands of thrill seeking youths gathered for opening of the tourist season causing an uneasy peace. Police counted over seven hundred arrests, many from colleges, and two people died in traffic accidents amid weekend rioting.
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Telegrams from Eichmann linked to wartime executions
In Jerusalem the prosecution produced two telegrams signed by Adolf Eichmann ordering the execution of Jews and labeled special treatment of the Jews. The messages identify victims by name and call for hanging in the presence of their race, tying Eichmann to extermination orders.
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Adolf Eichmann
Gideon Hausner
Eichmann
Shawnee Names Marshal After Brief Vacancy
Shawnee appoints Robert Guisinger 38 as temporary night marshal after council approval. The post has been open since Louis Morgan, 62, left during the investigation of the fatal shooting of Richard Denny, 20, with Morgan charged with second degree murder. Guisinger is a World War II veteran with a Silver Star, married and with two children.
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Shawnee
Guisinger
Louis Morgan
Richard J. Denny
Morgan
Perry County
Grand Jury
Denny
Gussinger
Wanted to Sell Outdoor Furniture Ad Read by Mrs Clifford
A local want ad urges readers to place outdoor furniture listings. The sample announces one picnic table and one child's swing set for 3.00 each, credited to Bette Clifford at 55 Elmwood with a contact number for ad placement. The notice promotes quick, easy newspaper advertising services.
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Elmwood
Laos King Clouds Cease Fire Hopes
Washington ponders U S and allied intervention in Laos via the Southeast Asia Treaty Alliance as Kennedy's NSC holds a fourth strategy meeting in 10 days. Rebel cease-fire talks around Vientiane show private optimism from Prince Souvanna Phouma amid a stalled white flag contact with Pathet Lao forces.
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Kennedy
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Washington
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Dip Below Normal
Temperatures will average about 27 degrees below normal with normal highs near 76 in the northeast and 75 in the southwest, and lows around 48 in the southeast and 47 in the southwest. Cooler Tuesday and Saturday, with gradual moderation Wednesday through Friday. Precipitation totals three quarters to 1.5 inches in showers and scattered thunderstorms, mainly Thursday through Saturday, possibly beginning Wednesday night in the southwest.
Rusk Testifies on Cuban Invasion Behind Closed Doors
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testifies to a Senate subcommittee about U.S. involvement in the Cuban invasion fiasco. The session precedes a planned appearance by CIA Director Allen Dulles, with Sen. Wayne Morse steering questions and a date likely set later this week.
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Dean Rusk
Senate
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Subcommittee
Dulles
Rusk
Morse
Blaettnar Auto Co. founder John Blaettnar dies in Pomeroy
John F. Blaettnar 80 longtime Pomeroy auto dealer and civic leader died Sunday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. He helped build Blaettnar Auto Co. and served in local schools Lions Club and Masonic bodies. Harry R. Hurn 83 former Gallia journalist and publisher died at Holzer Hospital after a 66 year career, husband of Edna Bumgardner.
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Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Harry Royal Hurn
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Daily Tribune
Harry Hurn
The
Tribune
Gallia Academy High School
Gallia Times
Laos King Opposes 14 Nation Peace Conference
Sihanouk reported that King Savang Vathana opposes a 14 nation peace conference on Laos, a stance that could hinder a cease fire. Sihanouk, visiting Vientiane after talks with the king and with W Averell Harriman, said the factions must solve their problems themselves.
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Cambodia
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Luang Prabang
W. Averell Harriman
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Kennedy signs aid bill to spur growth in hard hit towns
President Kennedy signed a 394 million federal loan and grant program to attract industries and retrain workers in distressed coal, railroad, and textile communities. Targeted states include West Virginia and Pennsylvania as the first of the Big Five measures to clear Congress.
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Kennedy
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Congress
Storms Taper Off in Oklahoma After Tornadoes
Storms that battered south central states on Sunday eased today after tornadic winds heavy rains and hail. Several twisters hit Oklahoma destroying homes. Tornado damage was reported at North Tulsa Airport with twisters sighted from Reydon near the Texas Panhandle to Tulsa. No serious injuries were reported.
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Oklahoma
North Tulsa
Reydon
Texas Panhandle
Tulsa
Two Missing Girls Found Shot To Death
In Holland Michigan police and volunteers found the bodies of 12 year old Margaret Chambers and 11 year old Carol Gee, who had been missing since Saturday. The discovery ends a days long search and raises a homicide investigation.
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Holland, Mich
Margaret Chambers
Carol Gee
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