Puerto Rico raid ends in gas attack at Albizu HQ
Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos and four followers fought a two hour gun battle with police and U.S. MPs at his fortified headquarters. Gas choked him as agents carried him down stairs to an ambulance toward the Insular penitentiary. A man and a woman surrendered while two other women were found unconscious. The raid formed part of a dawn roundup of Albizu supporters across the island as authorities deem them dangerous.
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San Juan
Pedro Albizu Campos
Albizu
Congress
Truman
National Guard
Dudley Osborn
Insular
Doris Torresola
Tendel Rosado
Jose Rivera Sotomayor
Carmen Perez
Sotomayor
Nationalist Party
Albiny
United States
Salvador T. Roig
Benigno Soto
Gun Slingers Plead Innocent To Shootings
Four Puerto Rican Nationalists pleaded not guilty to wounding five congressmen in a Washington shooting spree. They were held on $100,000 bonds each as federal authorities and Washington police guarded the courthouse. One defendant said he acted in defense of his country. A U S attorney noted the group had bought guns in New York and traveled to D.C. for demonstrations. Victims included Rep Alvin Bentley seriously wounded. others were reported as convalescing.
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Washington
Lebron Rafael Miranda
Andres Corderg
Irving Flores Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
House of Representatives
Quiy Miranda
Morris
F. Joseph Donohue
District of Columbia
U. S
Leo Rover
Oscar Collazo
Harry S. Truman
Roger
Gans
New York
Ming
John M. Holzworth
Cardero
Casualty Hospital
Alvin Bentley
Mich
Ben Jensen
Iowa
Clifford Davis
Tenn
Kenneth ,Roberts
Ala
George H- Fallon
Dulles Seeks Anti Red Resolution At Inter American Meet
At Caracas delegates prepare a U S anti communist resolution to pressure Guatemala and defend hemisphere security. Dulles aims to push the plan through the political juridical committee before a full conference debate, while Guatemala's Guillermo Toriello warns against Red intervention and may walk out.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Joan Foster’ Dulles
United States
Jce
Guatemala
U.S
Russia
U. S
Guillermo Toriello
Moniay
Dulles
Cave
Washington
Toriello
Torrello
Dutles
Fighter Pilot Listed Officially as Woman
British attorneys report a former Royal Air Force fighter pilot and father of two has been legally registered as a woman. They stated they were authorized to disclose the change and that the case represents a significant sex change in the world medical registry.
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London
INL
Royal Air Force
Cory
Bartender's hospitality costs $425 in cash
Hayward police report a Hayward bartender lost $425, a woman's watch, and house and car keys after hosting four guests at Upham's home. Upham and his wife said the four, two men and two women, woke to discover the missing items while the guests did dishes. An Air Force sergeant known only as "Bill" is the fourth guest being pursued.
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Hayward
Clarence’ Upham
Rocksway Lane
Upham
Vernon Lippold
Lippold
Air Force Base
Bill
US studies Laniel terms for cease fire in Indochina
Washington officials review Premier Laniel's five point cease fire plan to judge if it hits rock bottom demands or serves as a bargaining gambit. The Indo Chinese issue looms as Geneva talks open with Nehru calling for a truce in Indochina prior to the meeting. Laniel outlines terms France might accept and rebels would disarm or evacuate southern Vietnam while infiltrators exit Cambodia. A U.S. official notes Communist reaction will hinge on Moscow's response as the war ties to Soviet strategy.
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Washington
Ins
U.S
Joseph Laniel
Indochina
State Department
Ing
Geneva
Laniel
Moreen
France
Jawaharlal
Nehru
Red River
Vietnam
Laos
Speculation Grows Over Mao Health Amid Soviet Death Memorial
Rumors spread about Mao Tse tung health and possible removal as strife shakes China’s Communist leadership. Peiping radio listed Mao as absent from Stalin memorial events, calling his absence vacation with no explanation. The report notes Mao’s missing attendance at Moscow funeral events and cites party elders steering Red China’s line.
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Toro
Tse- Tung
China
Fram & Pei- Ping
Joseph Stalin
Mao
Communist Party
Peiping
Stalin
Chinese Communist Party
Central Committée
Tne Peiping Radio
Chinese Red Central Committee
Chwari
Moscow
Uppi
Bdmnis
Pai
Peipin
Inj Peng
Teh-Huai
Eisenhower to Confer With Wilson on McCarthy Rift
The White House announced Deputy Defense Secretary Roger M. Kyes will resign effective May 1, not connected to the McCarthy attack on Army. President Eisenhower will meet Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson Monday to discuss the Army McCarthy dispute issues and personnel test cases.
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Washington
INS
White House
Roger M. Kyes
Defense
Kyes
Joseph R. McCarthy
H Wis
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Eisenhower
Charles E. Wilson
Wis
Stevens
John J. Kane
San Francisco Cigar Stores Targeted in Police Gambling Offense
Police announce a citywide offensive against gambling includes cigar stores in San Francisco. The notice warns dice games will be targeted as part of the crackdown by the police department.
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S.F
San Francisco
Police Department
City Council Hires Derr for Publicist Post in Hayward
In a special 30 minute meeting the Hayward City Council voted four to one to hire R A Derr as publicist and industrial agent. The contract sets a 900 monthly salary with provisions on other employment and real estate transfers, and may be terminated for violation with a 30 day notice.
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Hayward
R.A. Derr
Derr
W. C. Wilson
Vic Hale
John, Furchio
Art Phillips
Carlos Bee
George Oakes
Bee
Francis McBarron
Council
McBarron
Wilson
Alameda
McCarthy Accused of Intimidating Teachers by Lehman
NY Senator Herbert Lehman charged that McCarthy and allied anti intellectuals seek to control schools by intimidation. He criticized the Eisenhower Administration’s limited opposition as a power struggle within the Republican Party. Lehman, long a foe of McCarthy, also attacked the House Un American Activities Committee chaired by Velde.
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New York
Herbert .H. Lehman
Eisenhower
Fgeems
Joseph K. McCarthy
New York Democrat
McCarthy
Natit
New York Teachers Guild
Lehman
Sen
New York. Democrat
Aaold
Velde
Six Additional Candidates Remain in Race for Posts
In Hayward for the April 8 city council election five candidates were ruled ineligible due to nomination panel irregularities. Antone Albert Louis A Bozzi Jr Henry Gall Farrell A McCollum and Rollie Wright eliminated. Six other candidates saw their papers deemed in order, including John J Purchio incumbent attorney Rod Wright George A Mays Larry Jones Edward M Jack and Walter Ballard.
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Hayward
Antone Albert
Louis’ A. Bozzi, Jr
Henry Gall
Farrell A. McCollum
Rollie Wright
Robert W. Harrison
San Francisco
Harrison
Attorney’ General's Office
Walter
Ballard
Anoter
Y McCollum
Louis Bozzi
John J. Purchio
Incumbsant
Rod Wright
George A. Mays
Larry’ Jones
Edward “M.] Jack
Walter Ballard
Highway 99 Becomes Zoological Problem
Highway 99 traffic snarled for blocks as a mare named Millie, a jackass, two dogs, and two monkeys sparked a bizarre chase. Patrolmen, overwhelmed, failed to tame the animals or restore flow for ninety minutes before securing the menagerie in a nearby car.
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Bakersfield
Jackass
Millie
U.S
Tyard
Sheperd
Naguib Pledges To Oust British From Canal Zone
Cairo Egypt president Naguib pledged an all out effort to oust the British from the Suez Canal area while a revolutionary council he leads promised a preliminary government after overthrowing King Farouk and ruling the country.
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Cairo
Egypt
Naguib
Stfort
Sudz'canali Zone
Tian Revolutionary “Council
Farouk
Four longshoremen tied to coffee bootlegging ring
San Francisco police and FBI arrested four longshoremen suspected of pilfering green high grade coffee from ships at Pier 37. The ring, active for months, allegedly moved beans from Colombia off the docks to roasting and sale. About 900 pounds recovered. larger quantities said to be smuggled away. Names: Clifford Johnson, Harry Whittington Jr, Joseph Irving, and Onig Nichols.
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San Francisco
FBI
Oakland
John Curtain
Michael O'Mahoney
Colombia
South
America
San- Francisee
Dlifford Johnson
Harry Whittington Jr
Joseph Irving
Onig Nichols
Richmond
Calif
Pier
Bay
Curtain
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