Western Europe Faces Vulnerable Air Defense Amid Rising Threat
Western Europe remains open to surprise air attacks despite four years of buildup. SHAPE officials cite lack of a coordinated radar network and integrated control, inadequate base protection, and spotty fighter response. They urge closer international coordination and an air defense center at The Hague.
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Paris
Europe
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Alfred M. Gruenther
Hague
Prore
Dust Storms and Flooding Hit Midcontinent Weather Chaos
Blinding dust storms and heavy rains disrupted wide areas of the midcontinent on Saturday. A tornado damaged farm buildings near Tarkio Missouri with no injuries reported. An 82-year-old man died in Lima Illinois while clearing debris from a windstorm. Evansville Indiana saw a 3.91 inch rainfall in 24 hours and 15 inches of water in Dress Memorial Airport. Gusty winds 50 to 70 mph roared across western Kansas Oklahoma and Texas amid heat in Corpus Christi Texas setting an early season record.
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Texas
Great Plains
Tarkio
Missouri
Illinois
Dan Andrews
Lima
Evansville
Ind
Dress Memorial
Tennessee
Kentucky
Dakotas
Plains
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Corpus Christi
Tex
Midwest
Solon Kicks Off Capitol Tempest In Senate Fight
Sen. Ellender of Louisiana rails against plans to replace the Capitol, vowing to fight any move to abandon the historic building. He argues extensive repairs and aging facilities justify keeping the current Capitol for years. Senator Bridges had framed the issue as modernization and a new modern capitol. Chairman Hayden backs Bridges, while Ellender contends the present structure is a treasured monument and worth continued investment.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Congress
Louisiana
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Bridges
Mt. Vernon
George Washington
Bank of the Potomac
Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Career Girls Dilemma Highlighted In Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph debuts Spotlite series Career Girls Dilemma in tomorrow's edition. Lee Graham, career woman and host, explores bosses, the office wolf, first job pressure, balance for work and family, and the role of glamour in modeling TV and more.
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Daily Telegraph
Lee Graham
Mrs. Graham
New York
City College
Wagner
Committee For the Aged
Senator George urges U S to accept Chinese offer for talks
Sen George of Georgia told editors the United States should accept Prime Minister Chou En Lai's invitation to negotiate relaxation of Far Eastern tensions including Formosa. He said the nation should be large enough to sit down and talk, though doubted Western insight into Chinese aims.
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Washington
Sen. George
D-Ga
United States
Chou En-lai
Formosa
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Ofer
Chou
Richards
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Henry Busse, Jazz Trumpeter Known for Hot Lips Theme
Memphis reports Henry Hot Lips Busse died of a heart attack at 61 after a convention dance with his band. A praised trumpeter, Busse led his own orchestra since 1980 and earlier played with Paul Whiteman. He authored Wang Wang Blues and When Day Is Done and originated the mute in the United States. Born in Holland, he joined a ship's band to travel and later stayed in the United States.
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Tri- States
Assn
Busse
Paul Whiteman
Hot
Wang Wang
Holland
United States
Ex-Prosecutor in Phenix City Murder Trial
In Phenix City Alabama former prosecuting attorney Arch Ferrell goes on trial for the murder of A L Patterson as witnesses describe gamblers funneling about 23000 dollars into a political campaign Patterson had led to crime crackdown. Godwin Davis Sr. testified he gave 18000 dollars to Lee Porter while Ferrell showed nervous behavior during the autopsy and interview.
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Phenix City
Birmingham
Ala
Phenix
A. L. Patterson
Arch Ferrell
Patterson
Godwin Davis Sr
Ferrell
Atty
S. Garrett
Davis
Bama
National Guard
W. L. Sowell
Lowell
Cecil Deason
Delay in Senate school aid bill draws criticism
Senator Bender accuses Senate Labor Committee chair Hill of stalling on Eisenhower school construction legislation. He cites possible antisegregation amendments as a delaying tactic. Administration officials warn such moves face legal and political obstacles. Hearings ended February 22 and Hill plans another committee meeting to discuss reporting options.
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Washington
Sen
Bender
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Eisenhower
Hill
Ala
National Education Assn
Supreme Court
Senate
Anti-Saloon Leaguer Francis McBride Dies
Francis Scott McBride age 82 former head of the Anti-Saloon League of America for 32 years died in St. Petersburg Florida He maintained a winter home in St. Petersburg and a Northern home in Barnsville Ohio He is survived by his widow Geraldine and a daughter Mrs Louis Watt of Barnsville Funeral arrangements are in complete.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Francis Scott McBride
Red China urged to include Nationalists in Formosa talks
The United States demanded that the Nationalists sit as equals in any peace talks over Formosa. Chou En-lai offered direct talks with the U.S. The State Department urged Red China to cease fire, release 15 American airmen and 41 civilians, and accept UN Security Council participation to prove sincerity.
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United States
State Department
Eisenhower
Formosa
Republic of China
Chiang Kai-shek
Governors Fail To Settle Strike Amid Train Derailment
Three Southern state governors failed to resolve a regional telephone strike. Six crewmen were injured in a derailment of a Louisville and Nashville freight train near Barbourville Kentucky caused by a spike down switch. Alabama Chief Justice J Ed Livingston issued an injunction to stop mass picketing and violence by striking L and N workers in Montgomery after a Supreme Court hearing.
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Louisville & Nashville
Barbourville
Montgomery
Ala
J. Ed Livingston
Alabama
Supreme Court
L&n
Alamo
Johnson City Couple Murder Case Solved by Skeleton Discovery
In Johnson City Tennessee police unearthed a skeleton minus a skull identified as a 30 year old bar girl whose 1940 death was linked to Orville Warren and his wife Gladys. Each spouse claims the other killed her while authorities plan further searches for more bodies.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Orville L. Warren
Gladys
Fred Pearson
Warrens
Warren
Josie
Orlando
Fla
Orange County
Dave Starr
Head Joined Twins Survive First Successful Separation
The Andrews sisters Deborah Marie and Christine Mary, six months old, head joined at the head, showed signs of recovery at Mercy Hospital Chicago after their separation surgery. They were taken off oxygen, had normal temperatures, and resumed regular feedings under their parents Wilfred J. Andrews and Norene Andrews, with a healthy older sister Patricia.
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Chicago
Andrews Sisters
Deborah Marie
Christine Mary
Mercy Hospital
Wilfred J. Andrews
Norene
Patricia
50 Group Meet On Vaccine To Share Polio Insights
Fifty national organizations were invited to a Washington meeting to exchange information on distributing the Salk polio vaccine. Secretary of Welfare Hobby said invitations aim to inform and gather viewpoints for the new National Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Vaccine.
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Washington
Hobby
Eisenhower
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Virginia FBI Agent Killed In Altercation
FBI Agent Joseph A. Lehman 43 of the Norfolk office died after a traffic dispute near Chinese Corners Virginia Beach Boulevard. He was struck in the abdomen by an occupant of the other car and fell striking his head on the pavement.
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Norfolk
Joseph A. Lehman
Chinese Corners
Virginia Beach Boulevard
Lehman
FBI
Ray Faisst
Beach Boulevard
de Paul Hospital
Minnesota
Atomic energy may aid coal industry in coming decades
Pittsburg April 23. Coal executives say atomic power will not rival coal for 20 years. George H. Love of Consolidation Coal Co. estimates atomic plants will supply about 3 percent of electrical needs in 1965 and little more by 1975. Utilities may triple capacity by 1975, boosting coal demand as oil and gas costs rise.
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Pittsburgh
Atomic Energy
George H. Love
Consolidation Coal Co
Love
America
Commission
Premier Chou offers to negotiate over Formosa tension
Premier Chou En-lai stated Red China does not seek war with the United States and is willing to sit down for direct negotiations on relaxing tension in the Far East, especially around Formosa. British, Indonesian, and other leaders welcomed the move as a potential peace step ahead of US officials Radford and Robertson arriving on Formosa.
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Chou En-Lai
Red China
U. S
Formosa
Chou
Rangoon
India
Manila
Bandung
Indonesia
Washington
London
Foreign Office
Mohammed Ali
Pakistan
Far East
Burma
Ceylon
Thailand
Philippines
Colombo
U Nu
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Ali Sastroamidjojo
Nehru
Carlos P. Romulo
Peiping
Russia
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walters. Robertson
Taipei
Nationalists Say Offer Not Sincere on Formosa Talks
In Taipei Formosa Tao Hsi-sheng criticizes Chou En-lai's Bandung bid to negotiate with the United States as propaganda aimed at pacifying Asian-African delegates. Tao warns that the United States will require Nationalist participation and questions the timing ahead of Adm. Radford and Walter Robertson arrival.
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Red
Chou En-lai
Bandung
Chou
United States
Tao Hsi-sheng
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
U. S
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