Torrid Ohio governor race looms between DiSalle and Rhodes
In Columbus, Governor DiSalle gears up for re election against Republican James Rhodes after a tight primary. DiSalle vows to answer Rhodes questions on fiscal policy while Rhodes promises difficult scrutiny of DiSalle administration as turnout lags among under 1.25 million primary ballots.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
DiSalle
McElroy
River navigation expansion seeks $3 million boost
The Ohio Valley Improvement Association urged a House subcommittee to speed a proposed increase of $3 million for the Ohio River navigation program. The Kennedy administration budgeted $77.9 million for Ohio projects next year, with additional preconstruction planning and Racine locks and dam facing funding boosts.
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Washington
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio
House Appropriations Committee
Public Works
Kennedy
Racine Locks
Literacy Bill Hangs On For Death Knell
Washington report shows the voter literacy bill in the Senate faltering after a 53 to 43 defeat of a bid to invoke the antifilibuster rule. Democrats and Republicans push a second petition as debate limits face a Monday vote, with defeat deemed likely.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Submarine and Freighter Collide Off San Francisco
A nuclear powered U S submarine and the freighter Hawaiian Citizen collided 30 miles west of San Francisco near the Farallon Islands. Both vessels headed to San Francisco with no injuries reported. The Permit, 300 feet, and the Matson vessel are involved. cause under investigation.
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San Francisco
U. S
Here
Farallon Islands
Bad Politics Sell Bibles
Periods of political unrest raise Bible demand with Cuba and Congo cited. The American Bible Society reported increases in Cuba from 611 993 to 906 660 copies and in the Congo by over 75 000.
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New York
American Bible Society
Cuba
Congo
Society
Ohio Senators Oppose Motion to Kill Literacy Test Bill
Washington report notes 64 senators including Frank J. Lausche and Stephen M. Young of Ohio Democrats voting against tabling the literacy test bill, blocking efforts to defeat it.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Stilwell suffers shoulder injury during parachute drill
CAMP DRUM New York Brig. Gen. Joseph Cider Joe W Stilwell sustained a dislocated right shoulder on Wednesday during a practice parachute jump. DAYTON Former Dayton mayor Charles J Brennan dies after extended illness at age 81.
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Camp Drum
N.Y
Joseph Cider
Joe W. Stilwell
Dayton
Charles J. Brennan
Talking Beats Troops JFK Secrecy Is Aim
President Kennedy urged restoring secrecy to Allied consultations with the Soviet Union on Berlin talks. He sought clarification from West Germany on exploratory talks and urged Chancellor Adenauer to curb public debate while noting U S support for continuing discussions despite public misgivings.
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Washington
United States
Sov
Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Berlin
Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
Four steel firms and officials plead innocent to price fixing
Four steel companies Bethlehem Steel U S Steel Erie Forge and Steel and Midvale Heppenstall plus the Open Die Forging Institute pleaded innocent to Sherman Antitrust Act charges. Executives Eric Gurney Robert Barnes Emil Lang and R B Heppenstall were released on their own recognizance by Judge Sidney Sugarman.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Co
U.S. Steel
Erie Forge and Steel Corp
Midvale-Heppenstall Co
Open Die Forging Institute Inc
New York City
Eric Gurney
Bethlehem
Robert S. Barnes
Emil Lang
Eric Forge
R. B. Heppenstall Sr
Midvale-Heppenstall
Sidney Sugarman
Unemployment Claims Drop to Low in May Week
In Columbus the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports 85 674 continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the week ended May 5 the lowest level in months.
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Columbus
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Soviet Union drops plan to recess disarmament talks
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin announced the 17-nation disarmament conference would not be recessed for two months and moved to New York. The proposal faced strong opposition from Western and neutralist delegates who doubted the plan and cited fatigue and rest as reasons.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
New York
Valerian A. Zorin
Detroit News Strike Appears Settled After Meeting
Detroit’s month long newspaper strike seems ended as Plate and Paper Handlers Union members removed pickets from the Detroit News Building after a Wednesday night meeting. Robert Butz of the Newspaper Publishers Association said he was pleased with the outcome and Detroiters could expect papers Friday.
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Detroit
Plate and Paper Handlers Union
Detroit News
Robert Butz
Newspaper Publishers Association
Laos Prince Demands Rebel Troops Withdraw Ahead of Cease Fire
Prince Souvanna Phouma ordered Souphanouvong to pull Pathet Lao forces from Nam Tha and Muong Sing behind the cease fire line. He denounced the seizure of two government outposts as a violation and urged withdrawal via cables to rebel leaders. Souvanna, in Paris for health and a daughter's wedding, signaled readiness to resume coalition talks if invited.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Nam Tha
Muong Sing
France
Souvanna
Phagna Khamsoukeola
Khang Kay
Estes Plot Thickens in Senate Probes
Senate investigators reported exploring stories that Washington politicians or their wives held financial stakes in firms profiting from Billie Sol Estes dealings. They also examined taxpayer freight bills for shipping government grain to Texas elevators Estes owned, suggesting higher costs than necessary. Estes, 37, was indicted by a federal grand jury for fraud over chattel mortgages sold for nonexistent fertilizer tanks.
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Washington
Senate
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Pecos
Penalty Set for Billie Estes Over Cotton Acreages
The Agriculture Department levied a 544162 penalty against Billie Sol Estes for cotton production on acreage alleged to be illegally obtained from displaced farmers. Estes, under fraud indictment, can appeal to a local farmer committee. if ruled legal, the fine could be canceled.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
West Texas
Estes
Two Americans Wounded as Red Fire Hits Viet Nam
In South Viet Nam two American servicemen were injured by Communist fire during operations about 260 miles north of Saigon. A helicopter copilot was wounded on a support mission for South Vietnamese troops. the pilot landed safely and the copilot was evacuated to a field hospital at Nha Trang. Defense Secretary McNamara visited the area today as the injured man underwent surgery and remained comfortable.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nha Trang
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Soviet judge calls for compulsory hospitalization of drug addicts
Moscow reports a judge urged compulsory hospitalization for narcotics users among youth, marking the first public admission of drug problems among Soviet youth. In Washington hearings the SEC probes mutual fund sales techniques. Ironton search party finds five missing church outing youths after nearly 12 hours. Glasgow Louis Armstrong plans a year off from trumpet duties with six months spent sleeping.
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Moscow
Ironton
Lawrence County
Glasgow
Scotland
Louis Armstrong
Kennedy urges speed in Laos talks as cease-fire risks flare
President Kennedy says Laos unity talks must speed up before the cease-fire explodes into a hazardous situation after rebels breach the agreement. He endorses ongoing negotiations among royalists, Communists and neutralists to form an independent government. He also notes U.S. concerns to the Soviet Union about Berlin talks and warns against leaks undermining negotiation.
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Whitney Shoemaker
Washington
Kennedy
Laos
United States
Soviet Union
Savings and Loan Associations
House
Senate
Space Age Firefly Mails Orbit Mission Fails
Space Age Firefly mission at Cape Canaveral failed when the Thor Able Star launch vehicle failed to ignite the second stage. The 355 pound payload aimed to map the world with high intensity xenon gas lights blink timing.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.p
Defense Department
Vietnamese Troops Seen By McNamara at Nha Trang
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara observed Vietnamese combat forces training to counter the Viet Cong in Nha Trang after meeting U.S. advisers. He later said he was very impressed by the able group and noted a shortage of communications as a serious campaign issue.
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Nha Trang
South Viet Nam
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon
McNamara
Two Boys Admit To Throwing Switch
Uniontown report says two boys aged 11 and 14 admitted throwing a switch that caused a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train to crash into cars on a siding. One crewman was killed and another injured. The youths were unnamed and released into parental custody.
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Three Survive Crash in Rio de Janeiro Landing
A Brazilian airliner with 27 people aboard crashed and exploded during a rainstorm at Victoria. Police report three known survivors.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Vitoria
U S detonates seventh mid-Pacific nuclear burst
The United States has exploded its seventh nuclear burst in a mid-Pacific test series. The Wednesday blast, second in two days, described as intermediate yield between 20 000 and 1 million tons of TNT, was dropped from an aircraft near Christmas Island for research and evaluation.
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Washington
United States
Christmas Island
FBI Chief Marks 38th Year Anniversary
FBI director J Edgar Hoover did not acknowledge the milestone as a special event and declined any observance. President Kennedy sent congratulations while Atty Gen Kennedy had a cake prepared, but Hoover continued the usual routine according to an FBI spokesman.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
FBI
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Cial
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
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