Riot at Harlem Excursion Ends Abortive Hudson Belle Trip
A Hudson River Father’s Day excursion for Harlem residents turned chaotic as 1,000 counterfeit tickets flooded the pier. Police reported 60 faintings or injuries, 9 hospitalizations, and 100 more treated on site as the trip was canceled amid arrests for counterfeiting and clashes with pickets and crew.
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New York
Hudson River
Harlem
134Th St. Pier
George Barrey
National Maritime Union
Hudson Belle
Virginia Considers Protecting View
Mount Vernon home of George Washington could be protected by Virginia purchasing land across the Potomac from Maryland. Gov J Lindsay Almond Jr proposed the idea to block a sewer plant by the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission on the north bank of the Potomac River.
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Mount Vernon
Virginia
Maryland
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
George Washington
Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission
Potomac River
Rival Laos princes begin talks with quick clash over policy
In Zurich three rivals Prince Souvanna Phouma Prince Boun Oum and Gen Phoum Nosan start coalition talks. Souvanna opposes military inclusion and hints conservative forces may yield. Boun Oum denies retirement plans as dispute over leadership and influence surfaces.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
National Union
Boun Oum
Vientiane
Phoum Nosavan
Souvanna
Phoumi
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
It’s Raining Red Paint in Buffalo as Dye Drenches Car
A Buffalo resident reports red paint raining from a vented dye dust plume. Public Works determined a nearby plant worker sprayed dye into the vent. Officials note the dye’s strong tinting value and advise cleaning with detergent and wax. The piece shifts to Laos and Geneva talks, urging neutrality and a coalition amid Pathet Lao clashes until Laos’ princes report back.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Public Works Department
International Control Commission
Laos
Guttenberg Residents Vote Against Dropping Extra T
In Guttenberg Iowa residents rejected removing the extra T in the town name in a special election funded by the Rotary Club. The 208 to 166 vote preserved the traditional spelling, a contrast to a 1949 defeat of a similar proposal 127 to 88.
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Guttenberg
Iowa
Gutenberg
Guttenberg Rotary Club
Churchman's Stand for Blind Person in Helena
In Helena Montana Richard Gaynor a blind man hoped his Post Office lobby vending stand would close for hospital treatment. Instead Church members from his First Baptist Church kept the stand running in shifts while he was away seeking care for an infection.
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Helena
Mont
Richard Gaynor
Gaynor
First Baptist Church
200 Police Badges in Hobbyist Home
Buffalo New York Don Rosen houses a diverse collection of more than 200 policemen badges from four countries and over 25 states. The highlights include a 125 year old Buffalo Police shield a 3 by 5 inch Bristol England badge and insignia formerly worn by Royal Canadian Mounted Police Scotland Yard and Sing Sing Prison officers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Don Rosen
Buffalo Police Department
Constabulary
Bristol
England
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Scotland Yard
Sing Sing
Kind looking stranger robs Pittsburgh woman in store
Mrs Est her Jones of Pittsburgh was approached by a man described as kind looking who offered to help by placing her packages in a single shopping bag. He returned with the bag, took the parcels and vanished leaving two pairs of shoes a skirt and other clothing missing.
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Pittsburgh
Esther Jones
Scientists Plan to Launch Hurricane-Hunting Satellite
Weather scientists plan to launch a hurricane hunting TIROS satellite this summer to observe a hurricane from birth to dissipation. The orbiting craft will carry two TV cameras and infrared sensors to map temperatures and heat balance. NASA aims to launch TIROS III on a Thor Delta rocket in July as the hurricane season opens.
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Tiros
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Reber
Tiro
Weather Bureau
Instructs the Police in Daily Courtesies
Tonawanda New York police chief James G. Oldenburg had a customer service consultant train officers in telephone manners. Lt. Smith says the friendly greeting at police headquarters reflects the department's belief in courtesy since much business is conducted by phone.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
City of
Smith
James G. Oldenburg
C&O To Build World’s Largest Fast Coal Pier at Newport News
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad plans a redesigned coal loading pier at Newport News Virginia aimed at handling colliers of 45,000 tons or more. The project will replenish fuel water and supplies and completes loading in eight and a half hours.
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Newport News
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Paperwork Staggers Drug Industry
Washington report notes drug industry paperwork nearly equals the names of new drugs in scope. Cortisosteroid analysis involves 5,200 tests requiring about 1,000 feet of paper, per Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
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Washington
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
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