Memorial Day reflections on memory and the dead
Hal Boyle argues Memorial Day makes the living feel the dead near. He notes rosemary, remembrance, and the spiritual presence of those who died, urging a shared voyage of rediscovery rather than sadness, and listing authors who come alive in memory. The dead taught us, guided safety, and shaped our visions of heaven, influencing every step forward.
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Tal Boyle
New York
America
John Keats
Thomas Hardy
Tom Wolfe
Sara Teasdale
Emily Dickinson
Mother Eve
Kennedy Builds Up Reserve Strength
Washington AP dispatch notes Senator John Kennedy extends a lead in first-ballot counts while building reserve strength for subsequent ballots. Early tallies show Kennedy with about 34.4 percent of votes toward nomination while gains appear in Maine New Jersey California Michigan and Kansas among pledged and uncommitted delegates.
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Washington
John
F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Stuart Syntington
Missouri
Kansas
George Docking
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
California
York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Florida
George pBmathars
D-Flo
Derno Hammers Away on U2 Spy Incident
Washington readers see Sen. Fulbright fault the U2 cover story while urging Eisenhower to accept less blame. The Senate committee probes the Paris summit failure and hears Dulles testimony behind closed doors as Berding predicts NATO unity will back the Western stance after full disclosure.
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Washington
United States
Sen. J. Willian Fulbright
Das. Kilbright
Eisenhower
NBC
Meet the Press
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Fulbright
Balme Dulles
Christian A. Herter
Douglas Dillon
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Chet Holifield
Calif
Andrew VL. Berding
Western Europe
Berding
U. H
Rerding
Paris
Suspect Guilty Either Way In Possum Hunt Excuse
Charlie Gunter faced charges of making moonshine in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He claimed he was possum huntin. The U.S. Commissioner gave a 30 day suspended sentence despite the not moonshining claim.
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Knoxville
Teen
Charlie Gunter
U.S
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Eisenhower Grandson Chooses Baseball Over Soviet Visit
Gettysburg AP David Eisenhower 12 declines a Soviet Union trip to stay for Moose Little League tryout. Coaches note he is a solid second baseman and occasional pitcher. Rain postpones Moose’s opener as President heads back to Washington from his Memorial Day stay at the farm.
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Gettysburg
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
United States
David
Moose
Gettystire
Rudi Knox
John Schenk
Schenk
Washington
Area Accidents Freeway Crash Kills Driver
A high speed crash on the Nimite freeway near Hegenberger Rd killed Verne P. Metcalf 19 of Oakland a Purex Co. employee. He died of head injuries hours after the wreck at Highland Hospital. Other incidents included a San Leandro woman injured when her car rolled at Tasajara Rd and multiple minor injuries in a Castro Valley freeway collision. A Fremont taxi driver escaped with minor injuries after a tire failure caused a cab to hit a bridge abutment.
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Ameda County
Verne P. Metcalf
4Th Ave
Oakland
Purex Co
San Leandro
Highland Hospital
California
Metcalf
Uth
Hegenberger Rd
Highway 50
Tassajara Rd
Pleasanton
Fred Bieser, Jr
William Bradshaw
Elizabeth R. Lewis
Eden Hospital
Lewis
Bieser
Bradshaw
Hwest
San Francisco
Castro Valley
Robert Peralta, Sr
Fairmont Hospital
Robert Jr
Daniel
Diane
Famed Guest List At Dorm Opens Imaginative Lineup
A UT Austin housemother checked a dorm guest list for a recent weekend and found an imaginative line of notables including Cleopatra Rock Hudson Faust Maximilian Princess Margaret and Dag Hammarskjold.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Cleopatra
Rock Hudson
Faust
Maximillian
Princess Margaret
Dag Hammerskjold
Quakes Rock Stricken Concepcion Chile Again
In Concepcion Chile weekend tremors battered the city killing 112 last week and driving thousands into the streets. Officials warned the death toll could reach 5000 with nearly a billion dollars in damage as relief agencies rushed aid and medical supplies.
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Santiago
Cle
Conceprion
Chile
Partic
Concepcion
I Tains
Ernesto Rodrisnez
la Patria
Man in Tower Fall Still Serious
Miguel, 34, Oakland ham radio operator, fell from a radio tower at the home of Gordon Stanton in New Orleans area, sustaining rib and lung injuries. He remained in serious condition after a rough night, attendants said, as reports from the d0-foot tower noted the accident amid ongoing recovery efforts.
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San Lorenzo
Frank A
New Orleans
Miguel
Oakland
Wisconsin
Gordon Stanton
Esmond
James Thurber Escapes Fire in East 36th Street Apt
James Thurber, nearly blind humorist and cartoonist, escaped a smoky fire in his hosts' East 36th Street apartment after locking himself in a bathroom and signaling for help. Firefighters arrived to rescue him as his wife and friends searched the unit. Thurber reportedly asked for a scotch upon rescue.
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New York
James Thurber
Eileen Lange
East 36Th Street
Thurber
James Wedick
Wedick
BurglarCaught With $800 Cigarettes At Georgia Store
Tulsa area report states a store owner pursued four burglars who fled with about $800 in cigarettes. In London, prison commissioners permit some giveaway contests for convicts while banning obviously unsuitable prizes. In Long Beach lifeguards nominate a 12 year old as fisherman of the week after a boy allegedly clubs drifting fish to shore with driftwood. In Bilston, England St Leonard’s Church gives alarm clocks instead of prayer books to confirmation candidates to ensure timely attendance.
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London
UPI
Britain
Long Beach
Bilston
England
St. Leonard’s Church of England
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Riva
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Fred Neher
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Nimitz Freeway
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California Hearing Center
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