Four Die After Capsized Boat Plunges at Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Ont AP reports a small motorboat capsized in rapids above Niagara Falls, killing four. Victims were George Stewart, 49, his wife Jean 44, and Stanley Tessman with wife Gladys, plus one man sucked into a power plant intake. The boat named Pink Lady reportedly struck a rock before plunging over the falls as witnesses watched.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
George Stewart
Ridgeway
Jean
Stanley Tessman
Gladys
Leroy Ave
Buffalo
N.Y
Niagara River
Ontario
James C. Artman
Murrysville
Artman
John Cooper
Sherkston
Harrisburg
Pennsyl the Falls
Vania Lawmakers
Lawrence
Niagara Power Commission
Pennsylvania
Itis Education Committee
Education Committee
Governor May Seek Bonds and Stocks Tax
The 1959 proposal to tax bonds and stock earnings faces strong party opposition in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader James Berger notes continued opposition to such taxes, while Sen. Edward Kessler cites the burden on savers and supports alternatives like sales tax increases or levies on food or clothing. Bills have been offered but lack administration endorsement as lawmakers consider education funding.
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Senate
James
Berger
Porter
Edward J. Kessler
R Lancaster
GOP
Ney
Education Committee
Officer Slain in Waueksha Shootout In Moving Car
In Waueksha Wisconsin a police officer and one of three men he was taking to HQ for questioning were shot to death and another man wounded during a moving car ambush. The officer, George Schmidling 30, was dumped near the station. witnesses and police traced suspects to Milwaukee. James McFarland 42 Edward Parker 29 and James Carthers ?
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Waukesha
Wis
Moody Walters
George Schmidling
Walkers
Otter
Edward Parker
James McFarland
McFarland
James Carothers
Milwaukee
Here
Stevenson Sees Improving Ties Between Quadros and US
Adlai E. Stevenson, in Brazil as special envoy, reported Quadros follows an independent line, easing fears of US policy conflicts. The two-hour Sao Paulo talks signaled closer cooperation, with Stevenson urging Latin American unity to defend the hemisphere and press forward on economic and anti Castro efforts.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cood
United States
Stevenson
Sao Paulo
Vue
Extremists terrorize Bolzano in string of dynamite blasts
Police hunt pro Austrian extremists blamed for widespread dynamiting in South Tyrol. Roadblocks set as authorities warn of a terror campaign unless Italy grants autonomy to the German speaking Bolzano area. No casualties reported amid attacks on power towers and lines, with Merano and Bolzano hit.
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Bolzano
Italy
South Tyrol
Merano
Austria
Trent
Farmers Protest Paris Draws Mass French Demonstrations
Thousands of French farmers paraded through two distant provincial towns Sunday in protests against the government’s farm policy. Local organizers cited pressure on agriculture while authorities guarded key routes.
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Paris
T Owns
Must-Do Must-See President Kennedy Spreading Himself Thin
James Marlow analyzes President Kennedy’s hectic schedule from four daily newspapers to numerous conferences and travels. He contends the focus on constant activity risks little time for reflection on domestic and foreign problems and questions whether he is taking on too much alone.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Kennedy
Enter-Ltalk
White House
Eisenhower
Deace
Heney
Johnson
Foster Dulles
Isonally
Laos
Charles Dejiave
erit-Gaulle
Khrushchev
Quake Ravages South Iran Killing Over Sixty
In the south of Iran a major earthquake left more than 60 dead and many homeless. Deb Kuheh and Kahneh villagers suffered heavy destruction as tremors spread from Shiraz to Hormuz and Bandar Abba, with Red Lion and Sun Society detailing the blast.
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Tehran
Iran
South Tran
Deb Kuheh
Kahneh
Dek Kuheh
Shiraz
Persian Gulf
Fassa
Jahram
Hormuz
Bandar Abbass
Lar
Red Lion
Sun Society
Red Cross
Venus Rocket Signals Sought
British and Soviet scientists begin a joint effort at Jodrell Bank to locate signals from the Soviet Union s lost Venus rocket. The search aims to determine what happened to the probe and whether any traces remain detectable by ground radar and telescopic observations.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Soviet Union
VFW Rejects Tro's Proposal in Brief West Palm Beach
AP dispatch notes the Florida VFW passes a resolution condemning Tro’s plan to trade prisoners for American tractors, amid a broader wartime harbor debate. The report also mentions a damaged trawler in Belgrade and a reopens Sunday synagogue ceremony in Nikolaev, with Soviet crew and US aid details.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fidel Castro
New Lene Algeho Harbor
Artsev
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Stgorievich
Bol
Nicolai Kulakov
Bel-1
Har
Grilgorievich
Nine Drownings and Eight Deaths On Pennsylvania Highways
A weekend death toll in Pennsylvania includes nine drownings and eight traffic fatalities totaling 21 deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Victims span Montgomery Lycoming Philadelphia and several counties including Scranton Ebensburg Sunbury Butler and Warren, with drownings in rivers dams lakes and one fatal crash near Scranton involving four teens. Notable deaths include stock car racer Richard Edwards in Newberrytown and teen fatalities Zalevski Hall Squirlock and Drenieck i from Dickson City.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Richard Edwards
Montgomery
Lycoming County
Susquehanna Speedway
Newberrytown
Scranton
Frank Zalewski
Sharon Hall
Joyce Squirlock
Edward Dreniecki
Dickson City
Patricia Wilkie
Culver
Thomas Jr
Ebensburg
Sunbury
Estelle Troupe
Butler
Robert W. Williamson
Philadelphia
George W. Hunter
Clara Tomlin
Julio Lucia
Lancaster
Clair L. High
Stevens R. D
Solomon Wexler
Warren—Bruce (. Geiger
Conenango Township
Pittsburgh
James P. Deak
Monogahelah River
Beaver
Dennis Davis
Vanport
Dubois
Paul Pavelko Jr
Dubois R. D
Sabula Lake
Sharon
Andrew Planny
Shenango River
Harrisburg
Harvey Snyder Jr
Middletown
R. D
Susquehanna River
Teens boast of killings across eight states at large roadblock
Two teenaged boys George York and James Latham offered a chilling tale of murders in Florida Louisiana Tennessee Illinois Kansas and Colorado as they were arrested west of Salt Lake City on federal vehicle theft charges. Officers described no remorse as the youths joked about the electric chair while signing statements.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Colorado
W. H. Terrill
George R. York
James D. Latham
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Iinois
Kansas
Terrill
York
Jacksonville
Fla
Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Top Aides Put Under Suspicion In Trujillo Slaying
AP reports that a former defense secretary Maj. Gen. Jose Roman Fernandez is said to have confessed to involvement in the May 30 assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo. The disclosure suggests a plot to seize control of the government after three decades of Trujillo rule, with two assassins captured alive and a chauffeur identifying a plotter’s voice. The OAS mission visits La Victoria prison to verify human rights adherence amid ongoing inquiries.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujil
Jose Roman Fernandez
Romsn
Trujillo
Pavaranast
Organization of American States
la Victoria
Johnson Busy Man Johnson See Johnson as 1968 candidate
Washington reports Lyndon B. Johnson could be ready for a Democratic presidential nomination in 1968 if needed. As vice president he pursues wide duties from space to civil rights, shaping policy and expanding influence while Kennedy guides major tasks.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
No. E Post
Johnson
Richard A. Nixon
Space Advisory Council
Equal Employent Opportunities Committee
South
Gable's Baby Christened in Private Hollywood Ceremony
John Clark Gable, 10 weeks old, cried during a private christening at St Cyril's in Encino attended by Kay Gable Marilyn Monroe and stars including Jack Benny Mary Livingstone Cesar Romero Fred Astaire and Louella Parsons. The Rev Michael Lalor officiated as guests watched indoors after the outdoor steps ceremony.
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Hollywood
John Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Marilyn Monroe
Cadl Leigh
St. Cyril's Roman Catholic Church
Encino
Kay Gable
Michael Lalor
Jack Benny
Mary Livingstone
Robert Stack
Cesar Romero
Fred Astaire
Len Carillo
Mervyn Leroy
John Clark
Batiste
Don Lopez
England
Prince Charles
Louella Parsons
Vince Wililiams
Mrs. Gable
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Calif
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