Washington column highlights sparks and fallout in era politics
In Washington notes Justice Douglas attacks Justice Black's Colorado River ruling while Black reads the Arizona versus California decision. A Weather Bureau expert warns strontium 90 fallout may double in 1960s year, with assurances no harm yet. Johnson lauds Cooper's spaceflight as proof the US values life. Kennedy won’t face a news conference this week.
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Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Hugo L. Black
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Black
Earl Warren
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California
Colorado River
Weather Bureau
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Maj. L. Gordon Cooper Jr
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Five Escapees From Sandstone Prompt General Alert
A general alert was issued for two Illinois prisoners who escaped Sandstone Federal Prison on Monday. Gerald E. Willis, 44, Chicago, and Donald A. Anderson, 24, Lockport, both serving car theft terms, left a work detail in blue denim, prison officials said.
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Illinois
Sandstone Federal Prison
Gerald E. Willis
Chicago
Donald A. Anderson
Lockport
Tragic Drowning Tells Des Moines River Tale At Windom
Three year old Rodney Goodman vanished after venturing into Des Moines River current while trying to recover a floating can with a stick near Windom. Volunteers recovered his body an hour later. Rodney is the son of Darrell and wife. In a separate incident, 15 year old Mark Jambech drowned when a rowboat capsized on Pleasant Lake near St. Cloud. His body was not immediately recovered.
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Associated Press
Rodney Goodman
Des Moines
Windom
Rodney
Darrell Goodman
Mark Jambech
Pleasant Lake
St. Cloud
Sue Kasimov
Linda Hetherington
Lee Sundberg
Mark
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Burned in Mishap Claims Ada Hughes in Minneapolis
The 74 year old Ada Hughes died in a hospital after a kitchen fire at her Minneapolis home on May 25. The mishap occurred earlier that day and authorities listed the cause as burns from the blaze.
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Minneapolis
Ada Hughes
Racial tension in Birmingham after truce fades
AP reporter Relman Morin assesses Birmingham after a biracial truce stopped street marches between April 3 and May 7. White mobilization grows with large gatherings and a petition drive claiming 20 000 signatures to restore the commission form of government. New mayor Albert Boutwell and a nine member council face a desegregation dilemma affecting schools and public facilities.
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Associated Press
Relman Morin
Birmingham
Deep South
Commission
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State Supreme Court
Albert Boutwell
Birmingham Faces Ongoing Racial Tension After Desegregation Pact
Birmingham, Alabama, once calm, remains unsettled as racial strife lingers. A 90 day desegregation plan for downtown stores exists, yet lunch counters stay closed. Reverend Wyatt Tee Walker warns that unresolved charges against arrested Negroes could trigger renewed demonstrations with thousands ready to risk jail. About 2,400 Negroes were jailed in the unrest.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wyatt Tee Walker
Pooch Saves Five From Gas Fumes In Lakeside Cabin
A barking dog alerted Mrs. Joyce and five residents at a Detroit Lakes cabin to gas fumes from a faulty refrigerator. Oliver Delano helped them outside. all five were treated at a Detroit Lakes hospital. Names include Mrs. Joyce, 60, and family members Ronnie, 21, his wife, Lyman Milde 16, and others from Appleton and Minneapolis.
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Detroit Lakes
Minn
Steve Joyce
Oliver Delano
Delano
Joyce
Ronnie
Minneapolis
Lyman Milde
Appleton
Bear Lake
Robertson Dies Retired B F Goodrich President
Robert Brown Robertson 84 former president of the B F Goodrich Co Akron Ohio died Monday after a long illness He joined the rubber firm in 1918 rising to president in 1934 and retired in 1940.
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B.F. Goodrich Co
Akron
Ohio
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The
Rubber Company
Clash Between Pakistani Moslems Kills 120, Wounds 26
reports say a Shiite Sunni clash in a village north of Karachi killed 120 and injured 26. A Shiite religious procession provoked rioting, leading to church and village fires, tear gas, and arrests across the region.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Mohammed
Thari
Union Guilty of Civil Contempt in Chicago Case
Local 418 of the Grain Elevator Flour and Feed Mill Workers Union was found guilty of civil contempt and fined 1000 dollars for failing to comply with a federal anti boycott injunction. The union had been ordered to load the Canadian grain ship Howard L Shaw, owned by Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd of Toronto, which has sat idle six weeks at a Chicago dock due to a labor dispute.
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Chicago
U.S
Grain Elevator, Flour and Feed Mill Workers Union
Howard L. Shaw
Shaw
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd
Toronto
Scandinavia Definition Narrowed to Norway and Sweden
The term Scandinavia is clarified as applying only to Norway and Sweden, excluding Denmark and broader Nordic regions. The note emphasizes historical and linguistic distinctions within northern Europe.
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Scandinavia
Norway
Sweden
Suspect Admits Several Breakins In North Dakota
Mandan North Dakota police questioned William P. Grant after spotting him wandering in a local cemetery. A loaded pistol found on the Anoka Minnesota man led to burglary charges for breakins at a Fallon priest’s home and a Menoken school. Grant is jailed in Mandan on a $2,500 bond.
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Mandan
N.D
William P. Grant
Anoka
Minn
Fallon
Menoken
Grant
Paul Maxey, Actor of The People's Choice, dies at 55
Pasadena California actor Paul Maxey age 55 died Monday from a stroke. He played Mayor Peoples in Jackie Cooper's The People's Choice and was known for a string of character roles across film and television.
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Calif
Paul Maxey
Mayor Peoples
Jackie Cooper
People’s Choice
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