04 May 1963
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1963
Page
1
Disjointed report cites violent events and political tensions. Mentions a Belgium Hungarian note in Budapest and Churchill remarks on deterrence. References to aviation industry talk and a Los Angeles police case amid unclear details.
Birmingham Negro residents faced a second consecutive day of protests against segregation as police used high powered hoses and dogs. Water hoses cut legs from a marcher, sparking clashes that led to 220 arrests and injuries including a child. Attorne y General Kennedy commented on the demonstrations while urging calm and community action.
Santo Domingo reports the Duvalier regime in Haiti declared martial law and imposed a curfew. The move follows the departure of an inter American peace mission and signals possible swift reprisals against opponents in the neighboring Dominican Republic. Officials in Haiti and Washington describe a growing crackdown including killings, torture, arson, wide arrests, and purges of military officers. No reason was given for the martial law action.
PARADE by Jack Anderson alleges Congressmen may abuse perks such as free travel and insider knowledge. The Sunday Independent Star-News preview promises more naming of lawmakers to be investigated for conduct irregularities in a bombshell Parade supplement.
UPI reports a fire hose aimed at demonstrators in Birmingham splashed water over the crowd. A reporter was near a telephone booth when hose spray created chaos as the line of fire dispersed activists. Paragraph notes move to page 8 for full details.
A man fatally harmed three of his five children as they slept and wounded his wife before taking his own life amid domestic troubles in Perris. Deputies said the mother Barbara Cordova 36 and children Gloria 12 Jer 12 1962 Vincent 6 Barbara 7 survived. police reported a jammed pistol and a cartridge found in the bedroom. another son Lucia 3 died.
A Brazilian airliner crashed near the suburb of Paulista Planalto while attempting to return to the airport. Fire and rescue crews recovered 27 bodies and treated survivors with severe burns as the aircraft struck homes, with confusion over the final passenger count and crew aboard.
Minneapolis police said a confidential tip described a professional assassin targeting a union official, with a dynamite wired to an automobile electrical system. Chief Walling noted officials were not identified, while several warned members questioned if the threat was real or a prank. Police seek to trace dynamite and the telephone line source tied to the plot.
In a dramatic pause at San Quentin, two of three condemned men faced the gas chamber but were stayed by Justice William O Douglas. The delay came as the Supreme Court weighs related cases on evidence collection and other issues. Outside, 200 anti death penalty demonstrators gathered as police arrested 17. Two California students protested with a sign calling for rehabilitation.
Nikita Khrushchev’s designated successor Kozlov, 55, is in serious condition with a brain hemorrhage and partial paralysis. Diplomatic sources report the illness could sideline him for six months and threaten his bid for the party’s top post.
Reports from Moscow debate who could fill Khrushchev’s roles as premier and party secretary. Names like Mikhail Sustov and Leonid Brezhnev surface, with Brezhnev viewed as a strong potential if Khrushchev exits. Absence at May Day reviews and Brezhnev’s age fuel the speculation as Kremlin leaders maneuver for influence.
An Air Force training night collision near West Yellowstone involved a B47 tanker and a B jet bomber. The tanker remained airborne and landed safely. the B-17 from Moutahy Home Idaho Air Force Base reportedly crashed with four crew uncertainly survived.
Four children and an elderly woman escaped seconds before a Southern Pacific passenger train, the Sune Limited, struck their stalled auto near San Dimas. Mrs Harvard Jean Alleny Tr Hacienda Heights aided the children Tracy twelve Kimberly eleven Darcey eight and neighbor Carol Mac None ten to safety as the train, moving about eighty miles per hour, roared into the intersection.
Catholic students from four central Missouri schools crowded onto public buses and entered nearby schools to protest a proposed rule allowing their use of district transportation. Parents and church officials supported the action while state education officials urged calm as the standoff continued.
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