Dara Explodes At Sea Off Bahrain The Dara Survives After Fire
Survivors count climbs to 520 as rescue ships search the Persian Gulf for unaccounted crew and passengers after a fire and explosion aboard the 5030 ton liner Dara. The ship, en route to Bombay from Basra, was berthed at Dibai when a storm and fire broke out. Captain Elson led a salvage attempt aboard the Barpeta as a British India vessel and a Royal Navy frigate aid in firefighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
British India Steam Navigation Co
Gulf
Charles Elson
Barpeta
British India
Elson
Welfare Set To Act On Proposals
Guilford County Welfare Board faces three proposed actions by the Welfare Department to curb year end expenditures. Thompson cites recession hardships and notes two measures were taken without approval. Immediate processing of aged, dependent, and disabled cases is requested, with continued temporary status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County Welfare Board
Welfare Department
L. M. Thompson
Thompson
Local Rooster Wins Top Honor at Poultry Show
An Old English Game Bantam black breasted red cock owned by M. E. Jones of Rt. 1 High Point was judged grand champion and won the Ed Mc Pherson Memorial Trophy for one year at the Central Carolina Poultry Club show in Mebane. The event drew 72 large fowl and 722 bantams from New York Tennessee Georgia Indiana Virginia and North Carolina with about 300 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Jones
Rt. 1
High Point
Ed Mc.Pherson
Central Carolina Poultry Club
Mebane
New York
Tennessee
Georgia
Indiana
Virginia
North Carolina
United Nations Backed Congo Federation Plan
UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson urged federation among Congo provinces as the best path, criticizing France for withholding UN Congo funds. He warned richer nations may bear a larger share of UN costs and named leaders Kasavubu Tshombe Kalonji and Gizenga as regional heads whose ambitions must be reconciled under a central authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
Congo
U. N
Stevenson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Joseph Kasavubu
Leopoldville
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Albert Kalonji
Kasai
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
The Tiger Arrested In Miami Over Cuban Rebel Ties
Rolando Masferrer known as The Tiger was arrested by immigration officers in Miami. The former Cuban senator and Batista era figure denied new charges while his parole was revoked. Masferrer, hospitalized for a heart ailment, had long operated a rebel training center recruiting men to oppose Fidel Castro.
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Miami
Fla
Rolando Masferrer
Fidel Castro
Masferrer
Immigration Service
Washington
Dean Rusk
Robert F. Kennedy
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Havana
el Tiempo
Flagler Street
Cuba
Miami Harbor
Biscayne Bay
Poultry Show Praised as One of Best on Record
National and local poultry officials called the display among the finest seen, praising quality competition and sportsmanship at the event. The judges lauded the breadth of classes and the overall excellence of participants and exhibits.
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Ance
Spring Storm Blankets Six-State Area In Snow
A spring snowstorm from the Rockies dumped 6 to 10 inches across six states from New Mexico to the Dakotas with winds 40 to 65 mph. Dust storms, fog, and drifting snow hampered travel and affected air traffic in Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and nearby areas. Temperatures were in the 20s and 30s with warnings for severe weather in parts of Oklahoma and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
New Mexico
Dakotas
Wyoming
Colorado
Plains
Texas
Big Spring
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Hurling Mail Lands Man In Jail
Wallace S. Riffle, 21, was held in Lincoln city jail without charge after authorities alleged he tossed hundreds of letters from a Gulf, Mobile & Ohio train between Bloomington and Lincoln. He had been track-walking with gunny sacks to recover the mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Ill
Wallace S. Riffle
Riffle
Lincoln City
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Bloomington
Lincoln
Kennedy and Macmillan Warn Sacrifices Needed for Security
Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan warned that sacrifices will be required to safeguard freedom from Communist domination. They urged NATO unity and discussed curbing France’s nuclear bid while seeking a new shared nuclear strategy within the alliance.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
White House
Rose Garden
Charles de Gaulle
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Britain
Macmillan
NATO
U.S
Peace Talks In Congo Postponed Indefinitely
In Leopoldville peace talks between Leopoldville officials and Stanleyville leader Antoine Gizenga were postponed at the last minute over venue disputes. Gizenga favored Addis Ababa as a neutral site while Bundoki was rejected. security and host concerns fueled the delay amid regional tensions and competing blocs.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Stanleyville
Antoine Gizenga
Jean Bolikango
Bundoki
Equator
Bumba
Gizenga
Oriental
Victor Lundula
Joseph Mobutu
Lundula
Mobutu
Bolikango
Addis Ababa
Equator Province
Bangala
Soviet Union
Patrice Lumumba
United States
Leopardville
Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Ileo
Charlotte Furr Wins Evening Dress in Talent Contest
Char lotte ise Furr daughter of Mr and Mrs Clegg Furr won the evening dress division and sang One Fine Day in the talent contest last night Miss Stout daughter of Mr iSue Miss Congeniality won the talent division Final showing featured Missoot singing If Enjoy Being A Girl The field of 20 contestants was reduced to 19 when Miss Jane Ross of Greensboro withdrew due to illness State finals were sponsored by the Furniture City American Business Club with judges Mrs Jess Washburn Mrs Jack Newell Harvey Dinkins Emery Wister and Holt MacPherson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ise Furr
Clegg Furr
Miss Stout
iSue
Furniture City American Business Club
Jess Washburn
High Point
Jack Newell
Leaksville
Harvey Dinkins
WSJS
Winston-Salem
Emery Wister
The
Charlotte News
Holt MacPherson
the Enterprise
Organized Play Begins At City Schools
Fourth to sixth grade students will take part in supervised after school baseball and softball from tomorrow through May 26. Sessions occur at Brentwood Montlieu Avenue on Mondays, Ray Street Emma Blain on Tuesdays, Oak Hill on Wednesdays, Northwood Tomlinson on Thursdays, and Johnson on Fridays under the High Point Department of Recreation.
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Brentwood
Montlieu Avenue
Ray Street
Emma Blain
Oak Hill
Northwood
Tomlinson
Johnson School
High Point Department of Recreation
Sugar Mills of Yugoslavia Produce About 250000 Metric Tons
A Yugoslav sugar industry note states that sugar mills in the country produce approximately 250000 metric tons of sugar annually.
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Yugoslavia
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Federation of Congo
the Tiger
Associated Press
Raton
Clayton
Red Mountain Pass
Cheyenne
South Dakota
mid-Mississippi Valley
New England
Upstate
General Electric
Weathertrom
Ekeovais
Aear Air Conditioning and Heating CO
N. Main
Tate
West
Free World
Rudolf Diesel
N. Main St
Borden
Charlotte
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