Sailor Kills One Wounds Two On Uvalde Bridge Standoff
Enlisted prisoner at large pushes through on the Uvalde docked at Treasure Island. He mortally wounds Ens. Arthur Lusk Morris and fatally injures Ens. R. D. Harrison before holding hostages on the ship for hours. Negotiations by his mother and chaplains lead to surrender at 12:30 p.m.
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San Francisco
Treasure Island Navy Base
Jimmie Henderson
Marin City
Uvalde
Henderson
Ens
Arthur Lusk Morris
R. D. Harrison
Grand Rapids
Mich
N Kthen
Joseph H. Verbdek
Robert O. Beer
San Mateo
Calif
Navy
Margaret Henderson
Cmdr
Herman D. Schnurr
J.g
Sgt. Smith
Jimmy Henderson
Treasure Island
California
Hertderson
House Backs Slash Woes Fly As Budget Battle Heats
Washington. May 28. The House rejected 145 to 115 a Republican amendment by Rep. Ford to restore 80 million of 254.8 million cut from Army operation and maintenance funds. GOP aims to restore 350 million from defense budget while Mahon defends Pentagon from GOP pressure.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Gerald Ford
House Appropriations Committee
GOP
Charles Tralleck
Indiana
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
George Mahon
D-Tex
Pentagon
New Atomic Tests Underway in Nevada
A 10 kiloton nuclear device exploded at Yucca Flat beginning the 1957 Nevada test series. The blast created a 35 000 foot mushroom cloud and produced light delayed fallout in the test area. Test officials and observers described safety measures and guardianship of nearby populations.
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Atomic
Nevada Desert
United States
James E. Reeves
Nevada Test Organization
Joint
Congressional Committee
Washington
Alvin C. Graves
NTO Planning Board
Fred
Yucca
Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Senate Votes Cut In FHA Payments
The Senate approved a housing bill amendment to lower down payments for FHA insured loans to aid low and middle income families and revive homebuilding. The plan sets 3 percent on the first 10 000, 10 percent on the next 6 000, and 30 percent above that up to 20 000.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
the Rouse
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Capehart
R-Ind
N Y Teams Win Permission to Move West
The National League allowed the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to potentially relocate to the West Coast if both request consent by October 1. The decision, described as a package deal, hinges on simultaneous moves to San Francisco and Los Angeles, with further territory drafting still possible.
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Chicago
National League Today
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
West Coast
Warren Giles
Giles
New York
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Giants
Dodgers
Canal
League
O'Malley
Walter O'Malley
The
Stoneham
Horace Stoneham
Cincinnati
Robert Wagner
Ford’ Frick
Rye
N.Y
National League
Frick
Boston Red Sox
PCL
Ebbets Field
Board of Control completes probe at Huntington State Hospital
Huntington May 28. Board of Control heard accounts of brutality to patients and compulsory political contributions by employees at Huntington State Hospital. Testimony from the builder and architects raised questions about acceptance of Ward Bldg No 4. Theodore T. Dorman said the two day hearing yielded value and may lead to legal action. A contempt citation was threatened against C H Jimison and Harry Kenyon refused to answer multiple questions citing constitutional privilege.
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Richard K. Boyd Huntington
Board of Control
Huntington State Hospital
Theodore T. Dorman
C. H. Jimison
Jimison& Sons
Harry Kenyon
Kenyon
Flower Fund
Repub
Heaviest Memorial Day Traffic Expected Says State Police
State Police forecast the busiest traffic four days of the year as Memorial Day weekend begins tonight. Supt Hazen H Fair warns of possible high accident deaths if weather stays favorable and traffic volumes rise. Col Fair urges motorists to slow on long straight highways and notes all days off are canceled for Thursday Memorial Day with full patrols.
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Hazen H. Fair
Col. Fair
Contempt Cited in Contractor Dispute Pages Ahead
The reading references a threatened contempt citation against Jimison arising from a conflict with contractor Dorman. Further details are continued on page 13 column 4.
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Lican
Cecil Hf. Underwood
Jimison
Dorman
Paroled Convict Admits Slaying Huntington Woman
Elmer David Bruner 40, a thrice convicted burglar, signed a statement admitting the blows that killed Mrs Ruby H Miller 58 in her Huntington home. He was arraigned on murder and burglary charges and is held in Cabell County jail.
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Huntington
Rale
Ted Barr
Barr
Elmer David Bruner
Ruby H. Miller
Bruner
Cabell County
Mrs. Miller
Bruger
U.S. Considers Pulling Hundreds From Formosa Post
The State Department announced potential reductions in both military and civilian personnel on Formosa after last Friday’s anti American riots. Defense Secretary Wilson said the incident underscored a need to reassess foreign aid and military programs while the United States maintains its combat troop levels overseas.
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Washington
Formosa
State Department
U. S
China
Wilson
United States
Lincoln White
U.S
Senate
Suspect Details Five Mile Flight After Airport Road Robbery
James A. Hill reports on a confessed robber, 33 year old Robert James King of Orlando, Florida, who says he fled five miles on foot to his E Washington Street apartment after taking 100 dollars at gunpoint from a dairy bar on Airport Road. Detective Lt. Jess Workman identifies King and notes he signed statements admitting the May 23 robbery.
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James A. Hill
the Gazette
E. Washington St
Airport
Dairy
Jess Workman
Robert James King
Orlando
Fla
Workman
King
Who Is On DPA List
The Department of Public Assistance faces criticism as its rolls are set to become public records by June 10. The Charleston Gazette begins John Morgan's series Sunday, examining who appears on the DPA list and the implications for those named.
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Department of Public Assistance
DPA
John Morgan
Charleston Gazette
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