Eisenhower Opens Two-Week Far East Trip Reentry
President Eisenhower returns from a two week 23000 mile Far East tour praising goodwill visits to the Philippines Formosa Korea and Okinawa. He plans a national radio address Monday to defend foreign policy amid Democratic criticism and congressional workload.
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Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Philippines
Formosa
Korea
Okinawa
Japan
Richard Nixon
Far East
Delegates face loyalty questions at Democratic convention
The Democratic National Committee will hear delegate challenges as charges of party disloyalty surface. Louisiana official Camille Gravel plans to challenge three delegates including former State Sen. William Rainach. The process may require a good faith statement rather than a loyalty pledge.
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Democratic National Committee
Convention
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Butler
Camille Gravel
Louisiana
Gravel
William M. Rainach
Los Angeles
Miss Universe Entry From West Virginia Selected
Carole Garnet Pugh of Queen Shoals Clay County has won the West Virginia Miss Universe contest. The 18 year old will be a sophomore next September at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon. Pugh stands 5 4 2 and weighs 112 pounds with measurements 36 22 37.
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Charleston
Carole Garnet Pugh
Queen Shoals
Clay County
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Miss Pugh
U.N. Membership Surge Triggers Headquarters Strain
The United Nations, 15 years old this Sunday, faces a space crunch as new members push beyond the 82 currently, with 12 more expected and a possible total up to 120. Architects Harrison & Abramovitz survey remodeling to accommodate 120 delegates as Mali Madagascar and other territories move toward independence and U.N. membership ahead of the 1960 session.
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House of Glass
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New York City
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Security Council
U.N
Mali
West Africa
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Sudan
Malagasy
Madagascar
France
British Somaliland
Somalia
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Belgian Congo
Congo Republic
Congo
Texas Flood Devastates Coast as Rain Fails to End
Torrential rains of over two feet drenched a wide stretch of central Texas, triggering massive floods from Port Lavaca to Houston. Four people died and several others are missing or drowned as crews evacuate refugees and boil water after wells flood. High water threats linger through midweek as Brazos Guadalupe and Colorado rivers flood.
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William E Hamm
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Lee McKee
Calvin Joseph
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el Paso
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Marine Corps Reserve
Houston Coliseum
International
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College Station
Brazos
Guadalupe
Colorado
Gulf
Rockefeller Rejects Pledge to Nixon Amid Conference Questions
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller declined a written pledge of loyal Nixon support at the National Governors Conference in Glacier Park Montana. Other governors urged unity, while Rockefeller’s stance drew criticism from The New Yorker and raised questions about Nixon’s stance on key issues.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Mont
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Nixon
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Tlinois
Harold W. Handley
Indiana
J. Lingo Aronson
Montana
Eisenhower
Michigan
G. Mennen Willams
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Oldsters
Williams
Kennedy
Havana blast seals off. munitions dump explosion jolts city
A powerful explosion in Havana shook the capital Sunday night, with authorities blocking the area near Cayo Cruz and the oil refineries. Officials said a powder magazine triggered the blast, injuring about fifty as glass shattered over a wide area and power was interrupted in parts of the city.
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Wmnall
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la Courne
Four Die When Planes Collide in Ohio Crash
Four Ohio men died when two private planes collided at 1500 feet near Columbus. The crash killed Mercer, DePietro Jr, Carmell, and Smith. Smith's plane landed nearby with Breneman injured. Witness Smith said Mercer waved toward his door before the collision.
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Ohio
John Richard Mercer
Ralph V. Smith
Galena
Ponfilo F. DePietro Jr
Elmer M. Carmell
Worthington
Walter Lewis Smith
Jacob T. Breneman
Brenman
Smith
Mercer
Stevenson Backers Claim Draft Pledges
Democratic supporters report pledges to draft Adlai Stevenson for a third presidential race. More than 100 state and local party leaders promised support, including many delegates to the 1960 convention, said campaign manager James E. Doyle.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
James E. Doyle
Stevenson
Greenbrier Hotel Sits Empty Amid First Strike in 180 Years
The Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia closed after a strike by about two thirds of its 700 unionized workers. Management offers a two year plan with two to three cent hourly increases while unions seek ten cents per hour each year. Estimated losses could total $300 000 in revenue by July 5 if no settlement is reached. The West Virginia Amateur Golf Tournament may be canceled. Local 963 Hotel and Restaurant Workers and Local 1182 Maintenance Workers lead the action with 700 members. 10 nonunionized staff remain on site.
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West Virginia
Holtzman
Loca
European Convicts Held For Robbery
Four ex-convicts, a German, a Bulgarian and two Poles, were captured in Germany on suspicion of a major payroll robbery at a Basel chemical plant on April 8. They allegedly stole 640000 Swiss francs about 156000 dollars. police have not recovered the money.
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Germany
Europe
Basel
Switzerland
Weil
Ohio Auto Accident Kills Two From Bartley Area
Ohio state troopers report a one car crash on U S 33 nine miles southeast of Bellefontaine killed two McDowell County residents, Curtis Lomax 11 and Tommy Lomax, and injured three others including Mrs Lomax, Jackie Lomax 17, and John Lee Belcher 18. The car was driven by Belcher when it left the road.
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Ohio
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Curtis Lomax
Thomas Lomax
Jackie Lomax
John Lee Belcher
Bartley
Young Belcher
U.S. 33
Bellefontaine
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