Profumo resigns amid scandal shakes Britain
John Profumo, central to a party girl scandal, formally resigns as war minister to avoid further embarrassment. Christine Keeler, 22, described as a call girl, figures in Parliament as the affair triggers a major political crisis. Labor plans a two pronged assault on Prime Minister Macmillan when Parliament resumes June 14.
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Colin Frost
London
Jure 7
John Profumo
Queen Elizabeth II
Chris
Tine Keeler
Britain
Labor Party
Macmillan
Laborites
Macmil
Gordon
Miss Keeler
John Edgecombe
West End
Christine
Profumo
Eugene Ivanov
Old Bailey
Justice
Girl
Neville Chamberlain
Pope John XIII’s death sparks papal succession plan
In St Peter’s Square mourners await Pope John XIII’s passing as the College of Cardinals begins the traditional process to choose his successor. The pope’s four and a half year rule included historic encounters with Eisenhower, Canterbury’s archbishop, Khrushchev’s daughter, and the Pacem in Terris encyclical advocating four pillars of peace. The world faces nuclear threat as missiles and bombers remain on alert.
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St. Peter’s Square
John XIII
Vatican City
Pope John
College of Cardinals
U. S
Eisenhower
Geoffrey Fisher
Canterbury
Church of England
Khrushchev
Alexei Adzhuebi
Izvestia
Russia
Earth
Papacy
Anoth
North Carolina Town Quiet After Riot in Lexington
In Lexington North Carolina a race riot left a white man dead and a newspaper photographer wounded as 100 state troopers and 25 local officers halted a 2000-strong mob. Dozens were jailed or faced riot charges while city officials urged people to stay home. The unrest began after Negroes sought service at downtown cafés theater and bowling alleys.
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Richard C. Bayer
Lexington
N.C
C. V. Sink
Greensboro
Link
Desegregation Showdown Barlow Guards Alabama Campus
Anxious authorities sealed the University of Alabama campus as Governor George C. Wallace vowed to stand in the doorway to block court ordered integration. Federal troops could be used to admit two Negroes, Vivian Malone and James Hood, amid mobilization of 750 state troopers and 4,000 National Guardsmen. Wallace urged calm. Atty. Gen. Flowers pledged defense if he is jailed. A Ku Klux Klan rally and Citizens Council meeting loom as barricades go up and campus access is limited.
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George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Blunt
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynne
Birmingham
Vivian J. Malone
Mobile
James A. Hood
East Gadsden
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Senate
Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton
Tuscaloosa
The
Citizens Council
Eugene Connor
University
Army Hospital
Kennedy
Washington
David M. McGlathery
Huntsville
University Center
Alabama National Guardsmen
Richmond Flowers
University of Alabama
Flowers
Alabama Trucking Association
Charles J. Burns
Safety and Information
Burns
Alabama Highway Patrol
Huntsville Extension Center
Some Impressions of Israel Today Rotary talk
Robert E. Wright of Chemstrand will speak at the Lyons Hotel Monday for the Rotary Club on Some Impressions of Israel Today. Capt. and Mrs. Hansen of Jacksonville Beach are visiting C. J. Martin and Mrs. Martin at 611 7th Ave. SW. Secret Service agent A. N. Downing will headline the Decatur Lions Club June 11 with a talk on United States Secret Service duties and counterfeit identification and safeguarding Treasury checks and bonds.
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Robert E. Wright
Chemstrand Co
Israel
Rotary Club
Lyons Hotel
Hans Hansen
Jacksonville Beach, Fla
A. N. Downing
Birmingham
United States Secret Service
Decatur Lions Club
Treasury
Cancer drug Krebiozen seeks government test and access
Sponsors Dr Andrew Ivy and Dr Steven Durovic asked the FDA to allow continued experimental use of Krebiozen and for National Cancer Institute evaluation. They mailed the plan by a midnight deadline to avoid a ban. Ivy said about 100 doctors use it for roughly 200 patients with 125 believed to need it to live. The Welfare Department warned no guarantee of continued availability except under new Congress rules requiring detailed test reports and plans for ongoing investigation.
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Washington
National Cancer Institute
Food and Drug Administration
Andrew C. Ivy
Steven Durovic
Chicago
Ivy
Welfare Department
Durovic
Pickets Protest Kennedy Hotel Arrival in Los Angeles
President Kennedy arrived in Los Angeles for a political visit as CORE pickets formed a around-the-clock line at his hotel. He landed on the roof by helicopter, avoided the picket line, and then attended a Democratic dinner arranged to raise party funds.
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Kennedy
Los Angeles
CORE
Contempt Found Convicts Mrs Myles in Oxford Trial
Mrs Lily Lou Myles of Pric hard Ala was convicted of contempt of court during her son s trial. She posted a 1000 bond and was shifted across locations from sea to desert to metropolis. The report notes a Kennedy Macmillan conference setup and a President visit to China Lake Calif Naval Ordnance Test Center with a display of advanced weapons. See CORE On Page 3.
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Oxford
Miss
Lily Lou Myles
Prichard
Ala
Gan
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Europe
China Lake
Calif
Naval Ordnance Test Center
Mojave Desert
Navy
Complete service for Frigidaire and all make appliances
Robinson's on Second Ave offers complete service for Frigidaire and all appliance makes. This local repair shop provides parts and expert servicing for refrigerators, stoves, washers, and more with prompt, dependable work for area customers.
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Robinson's
Second Ave
Lady
Sparkman analyzes Alabama tax revenue from cut
Senator John Sparkman says a proposed $10 billion tax cut could raise Alabama state and local tax revenue by about $32 million annually. He estimates $24 million for state government and $8 million for local governments, with funds spread over three years.
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Washington
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Alabama
Sparkman
Senate
Joint Economic Committee
Zasu Pitts Dies at 63 of Cancer in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns Zasu Pitts, 63, famed for her thin voice and bumbling charm. She died at Good Samaritan Hospital after admission Thursday night, living in Pasadena with second husband John E Woodall, a former tennis champion and broker. Pitts rose from Mack Sennett two reelers to radio stage and film, with a final TV run in Oh Susanna.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Zasu Pitts
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pasadena
John E. Woodall
Miss Pitts
Liza
Susan
Mack Sennett
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