African Women Vie for Men With Love Potions
UN report to General Assembly notes marriage in Africa south of the Sahara is unstable in growing towns. In Northern Rhodesia men outnumber women 3 to 1 more unions are non registered. Temporary wives in Jinja Uganda and polygamy rise with income levels in Dakar. Juvenile delinquency grows from family instability and lack of schools across tropical Africa.
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United Nations
N. Y
Africa
Rhodesia
UN Educations Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
General Assembly
Committee
Sahara
Rhodesian
Jinja
Uganda
British Central and East Africa
British West Africa
Dakar
Senegal
French West Africa
14 Nation Committee
Young Columbus Returns From Madrid Trip
Richard Williams a Post newsboy of 1115 Bronx Avenue arrived home from a seven day Young Columbus tour of Portugal and Spain sponsored by Parade Magazine. He was met at Idlewild by Samuel Rosoff and is reuniting with his parents Mr and Mrs Carleton Williamson who were keeping his Sunday Post route during his absence.
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Madrid
Post
Richard Williams
Bronx Avenue
Portugal
Spain
Atlantic Ocean
Richard
Idlewild
Parade Magazine
Sunday Post
Samuel Rosoff
Post Publishing Company
Carleton R. Williamson
Truman Outlines Anti-Slump Plan At White House
Former President Harry S. Truman proposed an anti-recession program prioritizing lower national debt interest costs. He favors targeted tax relief for the lowest income groups if revenue loss is offset, but opposes broad cuts that would worsen the budget. He prepared to testify before the House Banking Committee and was seen walking near the White House gates.
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Washinton
Harry S. Truman
House Banking Committee
White House
Vernon slaying gun hunted in river
Hartford April 13 AP skin divers searched the Connecticut river for a small .32 caliber gun alleged to have been used by Dorando A. Ferrari to kill his girlfriend Evelyn Seddon at Vernon. Four divers worked seven hours near the Bulkeley bridge before being pulled from the river. Police planned a Monday return with an electro magnet to recover the weapon, which Ferrari allegedly discarded over the railing after confessing to the slaying on March 11.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Dorando A. Ferrari
Bulkely Bridge
Hartford Gillman Club
Ferrari
Evelyn
Industrial sabotage danger seen by ODM
The Office of Defense Mobilization warns in a new manual that industrial sabotage is a basic doctrine of communists and revolutionary groups. It emphasizes both psychological and physical sabotage and notes disloyal employees can recruit loyal coworkers to undermine management, elevating the risk above any prior period in U.S. history.
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Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Communist Party
Norwalk Woman Arrested for Home Liquor Sale Charge
Hortense B. Jackson aged 35 of 16 Raymond Street was arrested at 3 45 p m on a liquor law violation for selling liquor from her home. She posted a 4000 bond for city court appearance on April 18.
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Norwalk
Hortense B. Jackson
Raymond Street
Cuba Stays Calm After Week of Bitter Fighting
Havana reports calm after a week of clashes between Fidel Castro rebels and Batista government forces. Rebels suffered higher losses while government troops tightened security island wide. Raids and reward notices for Castro dead or alive continued in Oriente as Castro remained at large in liberated areas. U S embassy said no mass American flight and Havana businessmen eyed a postwar trade rebound.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
San Miguel del Padron
Oriente
Sierra Maestra
Raul
U. S
Music Man and Campobello Named Tony Award Winners
The Music Man and Sunrise at Campobello led Tony Awards at the Waldorf Astoria. CBS telecast was halted by electricians in sympathy with striking technicians, marking the second consecutive year a labor dispute canceled the ceremony.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Robert Preston
David Burns
Barbara Cook
Herbert Green
Nho
Helen Hayes
Ralph Bellamy
Ln Sunrise
Campobello
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
U S Pianist Van Cliburn Tops Soviet Prize Jury
CBS Moscow correspondent reports Van Cliburn, 23, of New York and Texas, has been named winner of the Soviet Tchaikovsky prize. The panel chose Cliburn over nine finalists, including fellow American Daniel Pollack. Official confirmation due noon Moscow time Monday.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Moscow
van Ciiburn
Texas
Paul Niven
CBS
Soviet Union
Cliburn
Daniel Pollack
Los Angeles
Calif
Niven
Hotel Detective Held in Harlem Dice Game Raid
Police broke up a Harlem dice game at Hotel Ther lesa. The house detective Ernest Wood, 38, was held on 1000 bail for delaying the raid and interfering with an arresting officer. Richard Gaines, 45, in charge of the game, was arrested for maintaining a room for gambling. Magistrate Vincent Rae dismissed disorderly conduct charges against the 25 players.
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New York
Harlem
Therlesa
Vincent P. Rae
Ernest Wood
Wood
Richard Gaines
Margaret Whiting Weds John Richard Moore in Bel Air
Singer Margaret Whiting and business executive John Richard Moore were married in two minutes today. Superior Judge Kenneth Chaniry officiated at the Bel Air home of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Covel in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Margaret Whiting
John Richard Moore
Kenneth Chaniry
Bel Air
Martin Covel
Lime Rock contests begin April 27 for New England title
Lime Rock Park schedules the New England regional championship races on April 27 with T Neal Wilder of Weston named race chairman. The program includes fall classes of production and modified sports cars and events for unrestricted category cars, plus a full slate of track officials and judges.
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T. Neal Wilder
Weston
Conn
New England
Lime Rock Park
Wilder
Bob Davidson
Bolton
Tom Kerr
Mystic
Terry Field
Lakeville
Britt Ragsdale
Newtonville
Mass
George Lazarevich
Guilford
Dave de Wolfe
Hartford
Roy Terwilliger
Gastonbury
Mike Coldwell
David Cavicke
Hartford, Conn
John F. Grynkraut
Swampscalt
George Constantine
Southbridge
Larry Herendeen
Framingham Mass
Charlie Michals
Gardner
John Reid
Allston
Allen Wilson
Cambridge
James E. Vail
Bella Soraya hailed by crowd in Genoa
In Genoa Italy April 13 Princess Soraya ex wife of the Shah of Iran drew a wild welcome as police riot squads shielded her brother and mother through a shouting crowd at the main station. The escape took minutes to cover five yards. Soraya 25 has avoided publicity since the divorce and sails tomorrow aboard the Constitutional Dawn for a six week US visit.
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Italy
Soraya
Iran
Bella
Bela
Shah
Constitutional Daines
United States
Convicts Screen Off Slaying at Colorado Penitentiary
At Colorado State Penitentiary convicts formed a screen on an outdoor court as guards approached an inmate stabbing. Ruben Perea, 23, a convicted rapist, died 35 minutes after being stabbed 13 times with a file-knife. Warden Tinsley offered no motive. slaying appeared unsolved.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado Penitentiary
Clifford Mattax
Ruben Pera
Perea
Hos
Harry Tinsley
Matlax
Matrax
Tinsley
Lana Turner's Daughter Homesick After Juvenile Hall
Cheryl Crane, Lana Turner's 14 year old daughter, remains in juvenile hall nine days after the fatal stabbing of Lana's boyfriend Johnny Stompanato. Father Steve Crane visited with candy. A coroner's jury ruled the death justifiable homicide. Cheryl faces at least 11 more days in custody until a juvenile court hearing on April 24.
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Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Cheryl Crane
Steve Crane
Cheryl
Lana
Johnny Stompanato
Crane Leald
Church Circles Plan Activity and Meetings
Women's Federation circles 6 and 7 meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. for slides on Japan led by Frank A. Moore. Circle 3 sews Thursday starting 10:30 a.m. with lunch. Circle 8 meets Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. for dressings for the American Cancer Society. Trinity Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary meets May 6 at 2 p.m. in church room with plans for a church lawn food sale on May 24. Pohtatuck Grange hosts a benefit games social Tuesday at 8 p.m. for building fund. Home Economics committee in charge.
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Women’s Federation
Newtown Congregational Church
Church House
Frank A. Moore
World Service Committee
Japan
Church’ House
Irvin W. Waterhouse
Elsis B. Downs
James B. Forbes
Circle 8
Bryant Edgerton
Great Quarter Road
O. A. Demarest
American Cancer Society
Earl Norwell
Taunton Ridge Road
Franklin Thompson
Trinity Episcopal Church
Richard B. Montgomery
C. George Werner
Lillian Cameron
Lillian LaVigne
Agnes Wood
Westport Budget Hearing Seeks 1958 59 Record Total
The Board of Finance holds tonight’s budget hearing at 8:30 in Bedford Junior High. The proposed 1958 59 budget totals 4 404 609 dollars, up 717 532 from the current year, yet the 37 mill tax rate may stay the same due to 729 533 in non tax revenue. Major cuts hit education, with 92 percent of the total increase destined for schools. the school board seeks restoration with PTA support. The Finance agency backs a roughly five percent town wide salary rise, while the school board seeks eight percent for teachers. Final approval comes at the annual May 6 meeting.
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Westport
Board of Finance Tonight
Bedford Junior High School
Finance Board
Board of Finances
Board of Education
PTA Council
Board of Finance
PAL Hopes to Form Talent Group
The Police Athletic League seeks talented youngsters for a PAL talent group. Officials invite both boys and girls to audition and join the program to develop skills and teamwork.
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Pal
Police Athletic League
Golden Agers Hear Exchange Students and More Local News
Golden Agers hear two foreign exchange students Per Haar of Norway and Kit Jones of Westport share experiences as American Field Service scholarship recipients at a weekly meeting. Westport officials discuss health budget cuts while state police train at Rocky Hill. Westport Ford gains new management and Nike station dedication announced. Community groups plan dinners, talent shows, and public-works landscaping contracts.
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Per Haar
Norway
Kit Jones
Westport
The
Golden
Rocky Hill
Westport Ford Company
Post Road
Greens Farms
Citizens Planning Association
Refugees to Buy Plants Saigon Venture Aids Weavers
About 200 refugees from North Vietnam are learning weaving from American and Japanese technicians in Saigon. The program prepares them for a venture in people’s capitalism, with two small textile plants built with U.S. aid. They will work under a profit sharing and stock purchase plan and will eventually buy the plants.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U. S
Nylon Queen Gets Six Years For Sales In Warsaw
The so called Nylon Queen Stefani Husiatynska was sentenced to six years in jail and a heavy fine for illegal currency transactions and bribing officials in Poland. Police raid on her Cra cow mansion found over 3.2 million zlotys about 750000 dollars in cash and 20000 yards of nylon textiles.
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Bonn
INS
Warsaw
Stefani Husiatynska
Poland
Fairline
Stefani
U.S
Cracow
Two Boys Drown After Boat Capsizes in Pond
In Wyckoff New Jersey April 13 two youngsters Thomas Megnin 10 and Biegel Jr 12 drowned when a fishing boat capsized in a pond. Vincent Dean 12 swam to shore after kicking off his boots while his brother Richard 13 watched and helped by throwing logs. Jack Winthrop 16 ran for help as fire department and ambulance crews tried to revive the victims.
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Wyckoff
N. J
Thomas Megnin
Biegel, Jr
William
Fire Department
Ambulance Corps
Vincent Dean
Vincent
Richard
Jack ‘Winthrop
Women Voters Boost New Court System
The League of Women Voters Westport chapter plans a broad outreach to explain Connecticut's proposed integrated court system. Mrs Richard C Goldwater chair of the State Affairs committee says pamphlets titled Order in the Courts are available at no cost. The brochures detail current court structure and the proposed system and groups can contact Mrs Goldwater to obtain them.
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League of Women Voters
Westport
Connecticut
Richard C. Goldwater
LWV
World Citizen Ends Campaign and Heads to U S
Garry Davis, self-styled world citizen No 1, leaves Naples aboard the Constitution with 80 cents. He ends his one man campaign to tear down national boundaries and seeks a Broadway chance. Davis is stateless with an Italy issued passport and awaits naturalization steps by U S authorities.
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Naples
Italy
Garry Davis
United States
World War 1
Air Force
Constitution
Davis
France
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