African Leaders Rounded Up in South Rhodesia
In Salisbury, authorities arrest 250 to 500 African National party leaders amid a state of emergency. Detention camps at Bulawayo fill as Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia face renewed tensions. Daniel Mazimabuto, co producer of African Drum Rolls, named among those seized.
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Rhodesia
Kariba
Daniel Mazimabuto
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Edgar Whitehead
Federation
British Commonwealth
Whitehead
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National Party
Two Local Youths Killed In Snowy Highway Crash
Two Austin youths died and three others were critically injured in a collision with a semi-truck on snow packed Highway 109 three miles west of Alden. Among the injured are passengers taken to Wells Hospital. one victim named Steve Nygaard awaits notification of parents. The truck driver David Roessler of Wells was hospitalized but not seriously hurt.
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Austin
Alden
Highway 109
Steve Nygaard
Myrtle Nygaard
Wells Hospital
Mankato
David Roessler
Wells
N.Y. Philharmonic to Play in Moscow
The New York Philharmonic will perform in Moscow for two weeks this summer as part of a 10 week Europe and Middle East tour under Eisenhower’s cultural program for international exchange. The plan accompanies the United States exhibition in Moscow.
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New York
New York Philharmonic
Moscow
United States
Europe
Middle East
Eisenhower
Newborn Girl Survives Rough Hours after Home Birth
A premature baby girl born at home two and a half months early survived dramatic early hours. Fire rescue crews aided by Dr Delos Cozad provided oxygen for twenty minutes before transporting the infant to Evanston Hospital where she lies in an incubator. Fireman Bernard Weber, holding the infant in a police car that collided with another vehicle, was uninjured and hospitalized along with five adults from the crash. Ardell Daily and John Daily of Skokie are the parents.
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Chicago
Evanston
Ardell Daily
John
Skokie
Delos R. Cozad
Bernard Weber
Reapportionment Battle Shapes State Legislature Action
State lawmakers push a citizen Legislator plan to fix a 46 year reapportionment dispute. The House approved a constitutional amendment freezing Senate 67 and House 131 members with district rules, while Senate plans seek self reapportionment and fixed timelines tied to population. The stakes include 1962 and 1972 timing plus no county split in districts.
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House
Senate
Indi
Primary Law Has Showdown Delay
Minnesota House narrowly votes to repeal the presidential primary law effective July 1 1961. The move would let voters express views on 1960 candidates and Rep John D McGill of Winona plans to seek reconsideration for a final showdown.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
House
Ings
John D. McGill
Winona
Three Buffalo seniors killed in highway crash en route to game
Three Buffalo High School senior girls Leila Wagner Judy Warner and Sandra Cleveland died when their car struck an oil truck on Highway 55 near Buffalo Wright County. Janet Berglund survived in critical condition. the accident raised Minnesota’s traffic toll to 86. The truck driver Clarence Doroff escaped injury. A Fargo victim John P. Crash was noted in another incident.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
Annandale
Fargo
N.D
Leila A. Wagner
Judy Ann Warner
Sandra K. Cleveland
Janet Berglund
Wright County
Twin Cities
Clarence Doroff
Little Falls
Minneapolis
New London
Dirksen Urges Less Talk on Capitol Hill Over Berlin Crisis
Senator Everett Dirksen warns against headline grabbing speeches as Eisenhower weighs hour by hour Berlin developments. The Republican leader cautions leadership should avoid hasty actions that could derail critical negotiations amid renewed Senate tension. Democratic calls push for stronger defense and public alert to potential war scenarios.
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Everett M. Dirksen
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Berlin
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
Dirksen
Senate
Papers blame Khrushchev for Macmillan visit failure
British newspapers across the political spectrum blame Soviet Premier Khrushchev for the Moscow visit failing to yield concessions. They cite his rough speech and a diplomatic toothache that kept him from accompanying Macmillan, who aimed to pry loose a German settlement and a Western stance on Berlin.
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London
United Today
Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Mr. Macmillan
Arkansas legislator proposes governing as dictator over Faubus era
Rep Gayle Windsor of Little Rock introduces constitutional change to abolish the Legislature and courts and transfer duties to the governor under a plan not naming Governor Faubus. The move follows a bill to let Faubus appoint three extra Little Rock School Board members amid standoff over integration.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Gayle Windsor
Little Rock
House
Orval E. Faubus
Windsor
T. E Tyler
Faubus
Misses Death but He Still Has Trouble
James Bell, 11, is recovering after a 17 story fall from an apartment window in Manhattan. Doctors say he is emotionally disturbed, with preexisting condition potentially worsened by the plunge. He remains in hospital with broken bones and internal injuries from the February incident.
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New York
James Bell
Navy boards Soviet trawler to check for cable link
A Navy team boarded the Soviet trawler Novorossisk about 120 miles off St Johns Newfoundland under an 1888 treaty provision. The crew of 54 was found to be fishing only and all documents were in order. The ship operated near the five damaged transatlantic cables, but the initial report found no link to the breaks.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Novorossisk
Navy
United States
Defense Department
U.S.S.R
Newfoundland
Pentagon
Atlantic Fleet
Adm
Jerauld Wright
Roy O. Hale
E. J. Korte
Wright
Grand Banks
Soviet Union
Navy destroyer captain leads boarding of Soviet trawler
Lt Cmdr Ernest J. Korte, 42, captain of the destroyer Hale, commanded the boarding party on a Soviet trawler off Newfoundland. A 25-year Navy veteran, he served in World War II and held commands on the Kingfisher submarine and Hyman destroyer. He studied at George Washington University and the General Line School in Newport. He lives in Pawcatuck with wife Helen and two sons Ernest Jr. and Gary.
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Conn
Ernest J. Korte
Newfoundland
Pacific
Kingfish
Providence
R.1
Hale
Hyman. Korte
Cmdr
Korte
George Washington University
General Line School
Newport
Ernest Jr
Gary
Helen Louise Fish
Weather Readings From Herald Site at Fire Station
Official U S readings show 8 30 a m temperature 24 high 32 low 3 in the last 24 hours. General weather is cloudy. Measurements recorded at the Herald Building.
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U. S
Herald
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