Tower wins Texas special Senate race as GOP breakthrough
John G. Tower, a former college professor, wins the April 4 Texas special Senate election by 8000 votes over Democrat William A. Blakley. Tower receives 444 815 votes or 50.45 percent of 881 630 cast, the largest vote total for a Texas Republican in a state race, with Lyndon B. Johnson's resignation setting the race.
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Houston
Peter O'Donnell
Dallas County
Republican
Pugh Questions Yeti Existence After Trek
Dr. Griffith Pugh leader of Hillary's Himalayan expedition doubts the abominable snow man exists after a 14 day trek from Mingbo base camp. He calls a search for the yeti a useless job.
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Nepal
Sir Edmund Hillary
Griffith Pugh
Mingbo
Florida Man Fails To Take His Life
Sarasota resident Willie May, 58, attempted suicide with a .38 pistol on Sunday. He fired three times at his chest and once at his head. two bullets did not pierce skin and he escaped serious injury.
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Sarasota, Fla
Willie May
Sarasota
May
Violence erupts as political strike spreads in South Africa
In Johannesburg violence flared as nonwhite protesters initiate a three day political strike. African mobs blocked roads and stoned worker buses amid mounting tensions and protests.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Governor vetoes corporate tax cut for mutual investment firms
Governor Michael V. DiSalle vetoed a bill to reduce the corporate franchise tax for mutual investment firms from 0.3% to 0.1% of valuation, saying the exemption might be applied generally.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Laos talks go into brief recess at 14 nation meet
British and Soviet cochairmen of the 14 nation conference on Laos announced a further one or two day recess as negotiations pause.
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Geneva
Laos
Five Day Forecast Shows Mild Warmup With Scattered Showers
Temperatures expected to run near normal with a high around 77 and a low near 55. The period will see moderate cooling Tuesday and Thursday and mild warming the other days. Total rainfall estimated from a half to one inch in scattered showers on Wednesday and Friday, with possible showers Saturday.
Riders Face Court as Freedom Riders Trek resumes
Seventeen more Freedom Riders go on trial in Jackson amid plans of a fifth group leaving for Jackson from New Orleans. In Forest Park Pa Marvin Rich says a bus trip to Jackson from New Orleans would occur today or Tuesday. In Jackson Mississippi 22 Riders convicted of breach of peace were moved to the county farm to work their fines.
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Miss
Freedom Riders
Deep South
Forest Park
Marvin Rich
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi
Freedom
House Trims 16 Million From USIA Budget
The House Appropriations Committee reduced the U S Information Agency budget by 16.69 million dollars in a 751.3 million state and justice bill for the new fiscal year. Voice of America remains funded and the cut excludes the Civil Rights Commission. The President had sought 151.48 million for USIA.
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Kennedy
U. S. Information Agency
House Appropriations Committee
Voice of America
Information Agency
USIA
State and Justice Departments
Federal Courts
Civil Rights Commission
Chandler's Condition On Critical List Again
Culver City Calif actor Jeff Chandler 42 is again in critical condition after internal bleeding forced a second emergency operation in nine days He was reported conscious Sunday and resting well
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Culiver City
Calif
Jeff Chandler
Kennedy to Send Adlai Stevenson to South America
President Kennedy plans to dispatch Adlai E. Stevenson to South America to press and refine the inter American program aimed at social and economic development.
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Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
South America
Ohio Begins Civil War Centennial Muster Day in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Ohio opened its Civil War Centennial with Muster Day centennial events. More than 15 000 people attended a parade led by Sgt Kenneth O Judd and a plaque dedication recognizing Gallipolis' Civil War role. J Walter Coleman launched the observance and noted Ohio medals of honor and figures like Grant Sherman and the Fighting McCooks.
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Gallipolis
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National
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William T. Sherman
Archie Richards
Police in Alabama face federal action over mob violence
Federal court heard a Justice Department bid to bar Montgomery and Birmingham police from permitting race rioters to interfere with interstate bus travel. The action names Police Commissioner Sullivan, Chief Ruppenthal, Commissioner Connor, Chief Moore, and Claude Henley. Freedom Riders arrived in Birmingham May 14 and Montgomery six days later amid mobs. at least 20 people were beaten or clubbed at Montgomery’s Greyhound terminal.
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Birmingham
Justice Department
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G. J. Ruppenthal
Eugene Connor
Jamie Moore
Connor
Alabama
Anniston
Greyhound Bus
Record Deaths Expected But Ohio Rate Lagging
Ohioans travel cautiously as national traffic deaths head for a record over the extended Memorial Day weekend. Four road fatalities in Ohio by noon Monday compare to 25 the prior weekend, with 383 total deaths from traffic and accidents this period. The nation logs 282 deaths by noon today, while the Safety Council warns motorists amid clear warm weather and a homeward rush expected to intensify Tuesday.
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National Safety Council
U.S
Kennedy Khrushchev May Clash Verbally in Paris
Moscow signals Khrushchev will press Kennedy to accept rising Communist world power and reject retreat. Kennedy, during Canada visit, vows straight talk and readiness to strengthen forces and activate NATO nuclear options. Propaganda hints that confrontation could yield “good results.”
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Kennedy
Canada
Khrushchev
United States
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Eisenhower
Kennedy directs counterattack on tractor deal critics
President Kennedy reportedly directs an administration counterattack on critics of the tractor-for-prisoner exchange. Castro aimed to boost his prestige and hurt the United States in Latin America. Reactions in the hemisphere have been surprisingly favorable to the United States. Kennedy believes it is time to capitalize on that reaction.
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Mass
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Castro
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Memorial Day Observances Across Nation Honor War Dead
Across the United States Memorial Day services honor fallen soldiers from all wars. In Arlington Virginia troops will place flags on 109000 graves and Senator Richard Russell will represent the president at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Kennedy calls Memorial Day a religious tribute to service. Wreaths and tributes will also mark ceremonies at the Cathedral of the Pines in New Hampshire and the sunken Arizona in Pearl Harbor remembrance. The day traces to Civil War era acts and a Mississippi moment when spring flowers were laid on both Confederate and Union graves at Shiloh.
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Columbus
Miss
Shiloh
Tennessee
Food stamp program begins in Welch West Virginia
Food stamps start operation in Welch, West Virginia as Kennedy’s pilot project first allocations are distributed this afternoon. Stamps function as money but may only buy food in retail stores, not alcohol.
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W. Va
Kennedy
West Virginia
Polish Official Flees to West Amid Rumor Defense
London report identifies Col. Antoni Alster Poland's vice minister of the interior as the high ranking official who fled to the West. Emigre sources in London said his defection had been rumored last week.
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London Daily Mail
French Generals Go On Trial For Treason In Algiers Revolt
Two French generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zeller go on trial for treason after leading the failed Algiers paratroop revolt. They are stripped of rank and honors and face military and civilian judges at the Palace of Justice in Paris.
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Algeria
Maurice Challe
Andre Zeller
Palace of Justice
Algiers
Explosions Target Utah Nevada Telecomm Relay Stations
Three AT T microwave and cable relay stations in western Utah and eastern Nevada were destroyed by blasts on Sunday. The incidents triggered a multi state manhunt as FBI agents National Guard and local police pursue unknown saboteurs or vandals amid a tense civil defense climate. The sites along U S highway 40 50A include a Wendover area tower, a Knolls relay and a Cedar Mountain microwave tower, with authorities keeping mum on investigations.
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Utah
Nevada
FBI
National Guard
America
American Telephone and Telegraph System
Wendover
Utah-Nevada
Knolls
Cedar Mountain
Robber Sentenced To Ohio Prison In Meigs County Case
Warren S. Hall, 26, of Bridgeport West Virginia received an indeterminate sentence in Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty to armed robbery. He robbed the Landmark Service Station on E Main Street, taking 129 dollars at gunpoint. attendant Ray Hunnel was locked in a storeroom. Hall and his wife were captured 26 minutes later at the Hi Way Inn in Gallipolis. Mrs Hall remains in custody.
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Warren S. Hall
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Bernard Fultz
E. Main Street
Ray Hunnel
Gallipolis
German Ballerina Dies After 59 Foot Plunge
Maria Fris 29 a prima ballerina of the Hamburg State Opera fell 59 feet from an overhanging gallery onto the stage during Romeo and Juliet rehearsals. Police cited a chronic leg ailment and low spirits as factors in the tragedy.
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Fris
Hamburg State Opera
Miss Fris
Kennedy Turns 44 Silent on Cape Cod Residence
President Kennedy turned 44 today in seclusion at his family reservation on Cape Cod. He planned further study for upcoming talks with French President de Gaulle and Soviet Premier Khrushchev as he prepared to meet them.
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Miss
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Car Washers Admit Killing in Plainfield
Joseph Maxey and Lorelle Parks, both 23 and 22, Plainfield car washers, confessed to abduction, criminal assault and murder. Maxey said he ran over Mrs. Elliott C. Ewell, 49, in a Cadillac. Parks said he strangled Mrs. Robert Tyson, 50. Preliminary hearing set in Plainfield Municipal Court.
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Kennedy Khrushchev talks spur GOP cooling off
Democratic leaders urged a cooling-off period in Republican attacks until President Kennedy meets Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Vienna, seeking restraint amid the debate on foreign policy and the Cold War.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
Women Republicans Meet Columbus Leaders
A meeting of Ohio Republican women leaders is scheduled for June 14 at the Neil House in Columbus.
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