Jimmy Bryan Wins 42nd Indy 500 Amid Fatal Crash
Jimmy Bryan won the 42nd Indianapolis 500 as a 12-car first lap pileup killed Pat O Connor and halted the race. Johnny Boyd led at 250 miles but Bryan surged to the front in a desperate late battle with Ed Die Sachs Tony Bettenhausen and George Amick. Only 19 of 33 starters remained at halfway.
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Dale Burgess
Indianapolis
Johnny Boyd
Pat O'Connor
Bill Vukovich
Boyd
Sam Hanks
Jerry Unser
Long Beach
Calif
Dick Rathmann
Ed Elisian
Bryan
Eddie Sachs
Tony Bettenhausen
George Amick
O’connor
North Vernon
Ind
Italy
Jimmy Bryan
Jim Rathman
Hur
Community Scout Picnic and Church Schedules
Dc J Waitkus invites Cub Pack 95 families to a 4 p.m. picnic at the Morris Black home atop Priceville Mountain. Other items note church meetings, Vacation Church School in Austinville and Memorial Drive, and various youth activities with local attendees listed.
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Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Dewey Clark
Unknown Soldiers Laid To Rest At Arlington Twin Crypts
Two unknown Americans from World War II and Korea are buried beside the World War I Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. A covered cortège moved from the Capitol to the cemetery as Medal of Honor seals were placed on the caskets and a multi faith service honored their sacrifices.
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Washington
Korea
Capitol
Potomac River
Arlington National Cemetery
Eisenhower
United States
Graduation ends in tragedy for 18 year old driver
In Shreveport Louisiana Dianne Montgomery 18 died after a collision with her mother s car near Byrd High School. The two cars were traveling about 50 mph and skid marks show brake application shortly before impact. Dianne had planned to marry her fiancé Jerry Monroe. Mrs Montgomery sustained facial injuries and was hospitalized.
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Shreveport
Dianne Montgomery
Byrd High School
L. E. Montgomery
Dianne
Jerry Monroe
U S to Supply Indonesia with Diesel Generators
The United States will provide Indonesia with diesel generators to electrify 61 cities and towns. A $6.3 million agreement funds part of a $15 million U.S. loan for the program amid ongoing regional unrest in Central Sumatra and East Indonesian islands.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
United States
U.S
Sumatra
East Indonesian
Java
Celebes
Goodman at Brussels World Fair Delivers Mixed Concert
Benny Goodman played solo at the American Pavilion during the Brussels World's Fair. A local critic said the performance did not match several days of week at the fair and noted a cool reception from the audience. Theo Hill, El 142.
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Benny Goodman
American Pavilion
Goodman
Certo
Ceal Man
Theo Hill
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Falls Short of Record Pace
Traffic deaths nationwide on Memorial Day 1960 ran near the pace of the 1955 high toll. Ned H Dearborn of the National Safety Council noted favorable weather drew more drivers. Pat O Connor died in the Indianapolis 500 crash on the first lap. Deaths occurred on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, marking the first Memorial Day toll on that road since 1955.
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Indianapolis
Pat O’connor
Wilbur Shaw
Reading
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.45 with an 11 foot fall in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.75. High Thursday 83 at 1:30 pm, low 54 at 6 am. At 11 am today 84 degrees. Forecast sunny and mild today, fair tonight and Saturday.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Campaign Pace Is Stepped In Alabama Runoff Race
With the June 3 runoff looming, Democratic gubernatorial nominees John Patterson and George Wallace quickened campaigns across Alabama. Patterson attacked crime and racketeers in Mobile while Wallace pledged to cut red tape for farmers and urged female jurors on county commissions during tours of Lamar Fayette Tuscaloosa and other counties.
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Associated Press
John Patterson
George Wallace
Patterson
Mobile
Birmingham
Alabama
Lamar
Fayette
Tuscaloosa
Wallace
Soviet SAC Capable Mounting Complete Nuclear Offensive
The semi official Flying Review says the Soviet Dalnaya Aviatsiya DA will soon mount a major offensive with all types of nuclear weapons. It notes the force is smaller than SAC but growing in strength and potential.
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London
Strategic Air Command
Britain
Royal Air Force Flying Review
SAC
Dal'naia Aviatsiia
Thursday Was Real Ladies Day In Merrie England
London AP by Hal Cooper. A sequence of whimsical cases features women dominating headlines from England. A woman aces burglary charges after waistband failure. a schoolgirl halts a London train by pulling the brake. a town council orders a newlywed son-in-law to leave. Joan Rhodes vows to keep strength and romance alive as her fiancé Don Rennie ends their engagement.
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Merrie Old England
London
England
Maude King
West Ham
East Anglia
Norwich
Haydock
Lancashire
J. B. Marsh
Melvin Shaw
Melvin
Melva Marsh
Strong
Joan Rhodes
Don Rennie
Joan
Miss Rhodes
Bob Hope
Rennie
Gas Prices Return to Level as Stations Cut Costs
Gasoline prices at many Decatur service stations returned to levels about equal to three weeks ago. Major oil companies lowered wholesale costs by 2.3 cents per gallon, producing a roughly five cent drop for regular at retail. Premium remains three to four cents higher than regular.
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Décatur
Standard Oil
Shell
Gulf
Cities Service
Sinclair, Pure
Phillips 66
Sinclair
W. H. Wise
F. D. Peebles
New Record For Absentee Votes In Jefferson Co
A new Jefferson County absentee vote record of 1646 was reported, surpassing the 1475 tally in 1954. Ballots from servicemen and their wives in today’s mail will be added before final figures are released.
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Jefferson Co
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Three Injured In City Wrecks
Three persons were injured in two city accidents last night none seriously. Virginia Green a 15 year old from Decatur suffered a concussion knee abrasions and contusions and Beverly Tapscott 28 of 1214 20th Ave SE was treated and released for unspecified injuries. Mrs Cordie Mae Lindsey of Hamilton Alabama received a head cut. Green rode with Tommie Starling Allen 17 of 2009 Seventh St SE, and Tapscott drove. the two cars collided at Sixth Ave SE and Eighth St as Allen tried to pass a truck. The station wagon veered into a yard at 1129 Sixth Ave. Heavy damage occurred to both vehicles. Lindsey was a passenger in a car driven by Grover S Davis of Hamilton Alabama which collided with Charles C Berryhill of See Page 2.
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Virginia Green
Decatur
Decatur General
Beverly Tapscott
20Th Ave
Cordie Mae Lindsey
Hamilton
Alabama
Baugh-Wiley- Smith
Sixth Ave. SE
Eighth St
Tommie Starling Allen
Seventh St. SE
Allen
Ala
Charles C. Berryhill
Apt
Coty Urges De Gaulle Pact Or Civil War Looms Over France
President Rene Coty pressed leaders to back Gen. Charles De Gaulle for premier or risk civil war as Algeria’s insurgents threaten action. De Gaulle accepted on his terms, while Socialists fear dictatorship and thousands protest in support or opposition. The crisis darkens Paris as negotiations continue.
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Stanley Johnson
Paris
Rene Coty
Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
France
White House
Coty
de Gaulle
Guy Mollet
National Assembly
Algeria
Assembly
Algiers
GM's contract with UAW expires as talks break off
General Motors' contract with the United Auto Workers expired as the company rejected a last minute union bid for a temporary agreement covering 300000 GM workers. UAW president Walter Reuther expressed disappointment and said workers would operate without a contract.
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UAW
Charles C. Cain
Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
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