Indictments Dropped Against Eight Communist Leaders
Eight federal charges under the Smith Act against senior Communist leaders were dropped by U S District Judge Edmund Palmieri as it is too late for a new prosecution and the defendants have served time on related convictions. The group includes Gus Hall and John Gates, with other named figures, all previously convicted in 1949 for conspiring to advocate violent overthrow of the government.
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New York
U. S
Edmund Palmieri
Justice Department
Gus Hall
Benjamin Davis
Henry Winston
Robert Thompson
Jacob Stachel
John Gates
Gilbert Green
Carl Winter
Hall
Gates
Winston
Irving Potash
John Williamson
Eugene Dennis
William Z. Foster
Potash
Williamson
Poland
England
Harold Medina
Thompson
East German Church Defies Reds in United Stand
Berlin AP reports East Germany’s Protestant church leadership urges subordinates to resist abuses by the communist regime. A March conference document says state power is in God but the church must not condone power abuses and may suffer. Otto Dibelius, bishop, calls for resisting laws infringing religious principles amid a split East West church district.
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Berlin
East Germany
Otto Dibelius
Evangelical
Dibelius
West Germany
Taylor Plea on Memorial Day: Meet Issues Calmly
General Maxwell Taylor urged calm, sober leadership on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. He noted the Vietnam war shows new, indirect communist tactics and said U.S. friends are winning, but war carries a price in American lives and honors fallen service members as national heroes.
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Washington
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Arlington National Cemetery
Taylor
Caribbean
South Vietnam
Vietnam
In memory items and Vatican health update fragment
A long list of memorial donations is intermingled with Vatican reports on Pope John XXIII showing improvement and cessation of hemorrhages. Additional lines mention Air Minister Hugh Fraser preparing a U.S. visit and other sparse notes.
Cedar Rapids ranked mid pack in new cost of living survey
The 1960 cost of living index shows Cedar Rapids eleventh in average family income and thirteenth in total living expenses among 19 cities reported so far. Orlando Florida tops the list for costliness while Portland Maine appears cheaper. Cedar Rapids’ after tax income figure and housing, food, and clothing expenditures are highlighted with caution against cross comparison.
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Cedar Rapids
Orlando
Fla
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Seattle
BLS
Chicago
Boston
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New York
New Jersey
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Aera
St. Louis
Buffalo
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Dallas
Atlanta
Austin
Texas
Kennedy Gets Pope's Thanks
President Kennedy received a message from Pope John thanking him for a Monday note expressing hope for the pope's speedy recovery. The exchange underscores cordial ties between the Vatican and the White House during a time of illness.
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Kennedy
Pope
Washington
Pope John
Explosion damages New York hospital wall injuring agent
An explosion tore into an office wall at a New York hospital on Wednesday injuring a purchasing agent for the institution.
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New York
UPI
New York Hospital
Vow Boost In Displays At Jackson
Demonstrations planned in Jackson as NAACP and NAACP leaders urge continued picketing. Police promise arrests continue while six protesters are jailed for placard display violations. White counterprotesters confront pickets on Capitol street. statewide memorial day not observed.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Capitol Street
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Jack Young
James Spencer
Young
Jackson Naacp
Congress of Racial Equality
Autopsy Ordered After Yank Deaths in Vietnam
Two U.S. special forces advisers were killed on a patrol in Quang Ngai province. An autopsy was ordered to determine if shots came from the front or back. Capt. James Brodt and Pfc. Neil Maciver died as patrols of tribal recruits faced guerrilla activity.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Quang Ngai
James Brodt
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Neil Maciver
Silver Spring
U.S. Eighth Field Hospital
Nhatrang
Strike Prevents Premier Ouster
In Georgetown British Guiana Prime Minister Cheddi Jagan and three followers were ordered expelled from Parliament for deplorable behavior but the sergeant-at-arms was on strike so the orders could not be carried out. The speaker then ousted Jagan and three government assemblymen after accusing him of letting the opposition filibuster in a debate on emergency regulations. With no one to enforce the expulsion the house adjourned until further notice.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Cheddi Jagan
Beccause
Jagan
President Kennedy Visits Tomb and Forrestal Grave
President Kennedy laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns then visited the grave of James Forrestal former secretary of defense in a Washington ceremony. The visit reflected national remembrance as part of official duties.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
James Forrestal
Defense
King Saud Condition Reported Satisfactory
UPI reports Dr. Karl Felinger treating King Saud of Saudi Arabia said the monarch’s condition is satisfactory as of Wednesday. Saud is described as suffering from a duodenal issue, described here as a duodenal juicer.
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Vienna
UPI
Karl Felinger
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Former Minneapolis Mayor Convicted in Kenny Foundation Fraud
A federal jury convicted former Minneapolis mayor Marvin Kline and four others in a scheme involving the Sister Kenny Foundation. They were found guilty of conspiracy and mail fraud for concealing about 7 million dollars in donations. The defendants face up to five years and 10,000 dollars per count, with motions for new trials filed.
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UPI
Sister Kenny Foundation
Polio Foundation
Marvin Kline
The
Institute
George Zimmerman
St. Paul
Kenny
Philip Koolish
David
John Carnell
Chicago
Edward Devitt
Boolishes
Carnell
Kline
Zimmerman
Fred Fadell
Philip Rettig
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