Ben-Gurion resigns after arms crisis in cabinet
Jerusalem AP reports Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigned after a 10 day crisis over an arms deal with West Germany. He faulted four dissenting ministers from Achdut Avodah and Mapam for violating a pledge of collective responsibility. The move followed an ultimatum he issued to quit by 6 p.m. and came as he prepared to form a new government without the two leftist parties.
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Jerusalem
Israel
West Germany
David Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Izhak Ben-Zvi
Abduth Avodah
Mapam
Moshe Carmel
Israel Bar-Yehuda
Achduth Avodah
Israel Barzilai
Mordechai Ben-Tov
Germany
Uitimatum
Heruth Party
National Religious Party
Heruth
National
Social Democratic Mapai
Most of Cargo Ship Crew Safe After Gulf Fire
A burning Belgian motorship Anvers off Cameron Louisiana had most of its about 40 crew rescued. Six crewmen and around a dozen Coast Guardsmen remained aboard to fight the fire as two lifeboats with crew were towed in. Two coast guard cutters assisted with firefighting efforts. The vessel carried resin cotton lumber iron ore carbon black synthetic latex menhaden fish oil and rice. The rice posed a hazard due to potential swelling and possible explosions.
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Gulf of Mexico
Cameron
Frank Nagels
Nagels
Coast Guard
New Orleans
Antwerp
Langlies
Freeport
Tex
Lake Charles
Audrey
Louisiana
Butler Raps Demo Chiefs In Congress
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler sharply criticizes party leaders for a conservative approach. He warns of a tough 1960 unless progressives push reform, targeting Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn while urging a national program and bolder legislation despite possible presidential vetoes.
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Washington
Democratic
Paul Butler
Democratic Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Sam Rayburn
Democratic Advisory Council
Eisenhower
Fisherman’s Anger Ends in Drowning at River Pier
Jacksonville AP reports Lee Junior Fulmore 21 drowned after a failed fishing attempt. Witnesses say he tossed his line in disgust and shouted a defiant remark before leaping from a St. John’s River pier.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Lee Junior Fulmore
Fulmore
St. John’s River
Khrushchev Praised by Thieves and Prisoners in Pravda
Pravda publishes letters from a self styled king of thieves and inmates praising Khrushchev for his humane treatment of jailbirds. They credit his May 23 speech and say he helped a prisoner find work and sent him home with gifts.
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Pravda
Communist Party
King of Thieves
Khrushchev
Khrushcchev
N. S. Khrushchev
Long Slows Campaign Pace As Health Cites Slowdown
Gov. Earl K. Long, urged by doctors to rest, traveled slowly to his farm in Winnfield Louisiana. He paused for brief handshakes amid a campaign schedule that included a 30 mile speech tour despite heart problems. He planned to return to Baton Rouge Monday morning after a brief rest at his Lake Providence stop.
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Earl K. Long
Long
Lake Providence
Paul Pratt
Baton Rouge Capital
Murder Charged In Logan Shooting
Logan troopers say 39 year old Tennis Scaggs of Chapmanville was killed in a tavern shooting at Crawley Creek after an argument. Godfrey of Hanover is jailed on murder charges. Otho Butcher and two Scaggs brothers were questioned. shot at point blank range left Findley Scaggs wounded.
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Marion
Ind
Ben E. Giberson
UPI
LOGAN
Scaggs
Chapmanville
Crawley Creek
Lass Godfrey
Hanover
Logan County
Roy Stover
Otho
Findley
Bobby
Stover
Findley Scaggs
Nationalists Claim Five MIG Planes
Nationalists in Formosa said five Soviet made MIG fighters were shot down in a big Formosa area air battle over the Matsu Islands. They credited four U S made Sabre jets with the kills and reported the engagement involved 12 MIGs and a fifth aircraft downed near White Dog Island.
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Formosa
Matsu Islands
Formosa Strait
Paichuan
White Dog
Matsus
Peng Mengchi
Chen Chiashang
Liu Hoh-tu
Defense Ministry
White Dog Islands
Matsu
Peiping
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Snake Handlers Rally In Kentucky Revival Despite Crackdown
In Manchester Kentucky a 100 person gathering in Blue Hole saw Shiloh Collins and James Estep lead a snake handling session. Collins preached faith and serpent handling while Estep displayed rattlesnakes to prove they were venomous as the crowd watched without bites during the hour long meeting.
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Manchester
Blue Hole
Shiloh Collins
James Estep
Kentucky
Collins
Estep
West Virginia Governor Sees Peace in Soviet People
White Sulphur Springs WV Governor Underwood returning from Russia says common people on the street express friendship and want peace not war. He notes Soviet leaders set policy and praises exchange visits while touring universities, schools, hospitals, and reactor sites with Russian hosts.
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W. Va
Underwood
United States
Russia
New York
Charleston
Air National Guard
Soviet Union
William Stratton
Illinois
Southern Regional Education Board
Stratton
Queen Elizabeth
Chicago
Ussr
Communist Party Congress
U. S
West Virginia
Lenin
Stalin
Leningrad
Lady Godiva Stakes Undress Rehearsal in England
In MOUSFORD England a preview for Britain's Lady Godiva Stakes features six young women rehearsing for a race with riders in flesh colored swimsuits and nylon nighties. Names include Susan Capstick Clare Bryant Ann Phillips and Clare Venables as fund raising and a men’s nightshirt steeplechase are planned.
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Mousford
England
Britain
Lady Godiva
Lady of Coventry
South Berkshire Hunt
Susan Capstick
Oceana Man Found After 110 MPH Chase
Gover Cline, a 28 year old Oceana man, led deputies on a 110 mph pursuit through Man and along West Virginia Route 10. His car left the highway and plunged into the Guyandotte River. After seven hours of river search, authorities captured him at his grandmother’s Kentucky home.
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Oceana
Here
Guyandotte River
Wyoming County
Gover Cline
Cline
Man
W Va
Kentucky
Saar Basin Shifts to West German Political and Economic Control
The Saar region ends a 30 month transition, returning from French to German control. Bonn becomes Western Europe's top industrial power as Saar lands under West German state status. One million residents switch from the French franc to the German mark, reshaping prices and markets.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
Saar
Bonn Republic
Western Europe
France
Louis XIV
West Germany
Ole Satchmo Delivers Surprise Jazz Jamboree Finish
At Lewisohn Stadium the unexpected appearance of Louis Armstrong thrilled about 8,000 fans. Fresh from illness in Italy, he walked on during the finale and played nearly 15 minutes. He riffed on Sleepy Time Down South and closed with Back Home Again in Indiana and Gypsy, amid Happy Birthday chants.
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New York
AP i
Louis Satchmo Armstrong
Lewisohn Stadium
Armstrong
Indiana
Spoleto
Italy
July Fourth Weekend Traffic Toll Reaches New Highs
Traffic deaths climbed as fair weather drew crowds to beaches and resorts on the final day of the July Fourth weekend. Drownings topped 121 for the period, higher than 1953, with the AP tally at midnight listing 234 traffic deaths, 164 drownings and 55 other fatalities for the weekend total of 453.
NSC Warns of Potential July Fourth Traffic Surge
The National Safety Council urged cautious optimism noting drivers and enforcement must keep up to avoid high tolls. They projected 45 million autos may travel nine billion miles over a Memorial Day like long weekend, risking about 250 deaths in 54 hours.
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National Safety Council
NSC
Associated Press
Death toll climbs as Independence Day traffic worsens
Virginia reports a rising holiday toll with 20 deaths from crashes and seven drownings as vacationers face fatigue and heavy roads on their homeward trek ending the four day period.
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Virginia
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