Russians Plan Military Unity With Satellites
The Soviet Foreign Ministry announced a unified military command with eight satellites after ratification of Paris agreements on West Germany. The eight nations Poland Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Romania Bulgaria Albania and Red China backed a joint armed forces pool if ratification proceeds. Western states declined the invitation to join.
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Romania
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Father and son admit shooting dairy worker in jealousy
John M. Henry, 35, was shot five times after being stopped on a road by a car carrying John M. Watkins and his son Roy. The Watkins confessed, citing jealousy as the motive. Mrs. Watkins had previously left her husband and returned to the farm cabin.
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John Harvey Watkins
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John M. Henry
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Roy Watkins
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Crash In Muddy Field Claims Twelve Lives Near Springfield
An American Airlines Convair crashed in a muddy field two miles north of Springfield Airport late last night killing twelve people including the co-pilot and stewardess. Twenty three others were injured. rescue was hindered by mud and cold ooze as investigators began examining wreckage scattered over 300 yards.
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American Airlines
Jack Pripish
Chicago
Anse
Savatin G. Holtz
Pittsburgh
Floyd Fitts
Martinsburg
W. Va
Aeronautics Board
Soviet Culture Chief Fired in Shakeup
Moscow reports Premier Bulganin dismissed Georgi Alexandrov from the poste of minister of culture amid a government realignment. Nikolai Mikhailov succeeds him, as the purge widens to 12th major change in a month.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Georgi P. Alexandrov
Alexandrov
Kremlin
Georgi Melenkov
Bulganin
Nikolai A. Mikhailov
Poland
Uccoane
Nikita Khruschev
Soviet Communist Party
Three Women Treated In Charleston After Battle With Squirrel
In Charleston on the West Side three women sought tetanus shots after an aggressive red squirrel, named Billy, bit and scratched residents. Kerr Copenhaver reported Billy attacked a neighbor, prompting police who shot the animal from a tree. Officials planned rabies testing though the caretaker doubted rabies.
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Charleston
West Side
Lee
Billy
Kerr P. Copenhaver
Ringehaver
Copenhaver
State Health Department
Expert Sees Rocket Glider Hit 13000 MPH Speed
Washington March 21 A rocket boosted glider could reach any point on earth in two hours experts say. Dr Walter R Dornberger of Bell Aircraft outlines a vertical takeoff craft boosting to 40 miles then gliding at extreme speeds through ultra hot, low pressure air while crew and equipment are protected by insulation and cooling.
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Washington
Fu Ae
Walter R. Dornberger
Bell Aircraft Corp
Buffalo
N.Y
Aero Medical Assn
Legislators Impressed With Nautilus Cruise
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee members returned from an all night cruise aboard the nuclear power submarine Nautilus and said they were impressed with its performance and excited about what they saw. Sen Pas tore said the committee was impressed to the point of excitement and called the speech terrific. Rep Price added the Nautilus heralds a revolution in naval warfare, noting its speed and endurance outmode all previous undersea and surface tactics.
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Groton
Conn
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Sen. Pastore
D-Ri
Rep. Price
D-Ill
Royalty Visit Arrives in Sardinia by Private Plane
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands arrived in Cagliari by private plane for a weeklong unofficial visit. They were accompanied by 12 persons.
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Sardinia
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Dulles Warns Reds Dizzy With Success At Luncheon
Secretary of State Dulles compared Chinese Communists to Adolf Hitler in their aggressive fanaticism and said they are dizzy with success. He warned that while Russia poses long term danger, the immediate threat from China may provoke war. He urged sober restraint and foretold a somber but hopeful outlook for bringing Beijing to a more measured stance.
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Adolf Hitler
Dulles
Russia
House approves and funds for campaign to help retarded children
The House approved a $2.34 billion appropriation bill for the Labor, Health, Education and Welfare departments. It funds a campaign to aid and rehabilitate mentally disabled children for the coming fiscal year starting July 1. Rep. Fogarty urged action saying it was time to help these children.
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House
Senate
Department of Health, Education
Wee
Post Office
Fogarty
D-Ri
House Defeats Postal Pay Raise Amid Gag Rule Clash
The House rejected a move to push a 74 percent average postal pay boost, risking no raise this year for about 500,000 postal workers. Eisenhower signaled he would veto larger increases, while debate over the plan’s limits and parliamentary tactics continued.
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House
Eisenhower
Moss
Calif
Senate Post Office Committee
Senate
Murray
Neurotic spring storm slams midlands bringing snow and chaos
The Associated Press reports a vigorous spring storm sweeping the nation midlands with eight inches of snow in Nebraska and Wisconsin, heavy rains in Shreveport and Tupelo, and deadly icy highways in Nebraska. Violent winds, thunder, and flash floods disrupted travel, with 742 inches of snow noted in Upper Michigan and widespread power and street damage along the Gulf and Great Lakes regions.
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Associated Press
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Wisconsin
Gulf
Louisiana
Mississippi
Shreveport
Tupelo
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Ohio
Minnesota
Iron Mountain
Upper Michigan
Michigan
Lake Erie
Detroit
Inkster
Miss
Waco
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Tennessee
Fairless Predicts Great Prosperity for Nation
Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel forecast one of the greatest periods of prosperity in U S history. Speaking to the Senate Banking Committee he cited strong steel demand and noted the need to add 65 million tons of ingot capacity by 1980. He attributed rising costs to inflation and tech upgrades. He warned that capital needs would be high to rehabilitate investor confidence and rebuild facilities.
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Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
Fairless
Senate Banking Committee
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D-Ark
Ron Camshaet
D_Indi
Capehart
Galbraith
Fairleas
Pulbright
Eisenhower
Eisenhow
Anding
Apd
Pennsylvania
Churchill warns France on Western security pact delay
In a March 21 report from Paris Churchill told Pierre Mendes France that a Western security system could be formed without France if ratification of West German rearmament is delayed. He said Britain would support France only if the Paris accord is ratified by all signatories, potentially pressuring France to approve.
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Churchill
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes- France
London
United States
Cut Reserve Obligation By Two Full Years
Congressional aides discuss a reserve program with a six month training corps proposal. Critics warn the plan could trigger universal military training fears and harm youth education while Milburn supports reduced draft scope. The subcommittee ends with a 45 day recall provision and no honorable discharge penalty.
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B. L. Milburn
Milburn
Pentagon
French Cabinet Approves Algeria Urgency Bill
The French Cabinet approved a measure calling for a state of urgency in Algeria where outbreaks began last November. After strong reactions in Paris, the government moves the bill to the National Assembly for consideration.
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Paris
Algeria
France
National Assembly
Court Denies Review In Bluefield Embezzlement Case
The State Supreme Court refused to review the embezzlement and larceny conviction of the former Bluefield Country Club secretary-treasurer Joseph H. Barnes 40 of Bluefield Virginia. A 3-2 decision left intact a Mercer County Criminal Court verdict sentencing Barnes to one to ten years in prison.
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State Supreme Court
Bluefield Country Club
Joseph H. Barnes
Bluefield
Frank C. Haymond
James B. Riley
Barnes
Mercer County
Mingo County
Ouf Hayes
Te Williamson Fire Department
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