Bus Collision Near Tucson Kills Nine and Injures Many
A Greyhound bus and a cattle truck collided head on eight miles east of Tucson on a Sunday, killing nine people including the bus driver and truck drivers. Thirty two aboard the bus were injured, five critically. thirty head of cattle died and others were maimed. The truck was reportedly on the wrong side after missing a keep right sign amid repairs.
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Tucson
Ariz
Greyhound
Here
WS Subur Ys
Jimmy Williams
James R. Stewart
del Rio
Tex
Los Angeles
Last Civil War Veteran Lies In State
Walter W. Williams, claimed last Civil War survivor, lies in state in Houston in a copper casket with five white stars. Ephresents a divided era as governors and officials note his service and nation unites despite old wounds. He died at 117 after illnesses including pneumonia. services planned in Houston and Franklin, Texas, with a military escort and public tributes.
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Houston
Tex
Walter W. Williams
Confederacy
Soldiers of the Union
Eisenhower
White House
Williams
Som
America
Texas
Price Daniel
South Carolina
Fritz Hollings
Harris County Civil Courts
U.S. Army
Houston Music Hall
South Main Baptist Church
Franklin
Sons of Union Veterans of
Mount of Ohio
Hood
Korean War Bride Receives City Help in Fort Worth
Marie Mackey, a Korean War bride with two hungry young daughters, received aid after police and neighbors learned of her plight. Officer Haddix collected money and food, grocers and patrons donated, barroom collections funded gifts, and local churches provided support at her shelter.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Marie Mackey
R. I. Haddix
Haddix
Bevfest
Judy
Marie
George Somers
First Congregational Church
Townsend Marries In Belgium In Civil Ceremony
Peter Townsend, once linked to Britain's Princess Margaret, wed Marie-Luce Jamagane in a civil ceremony in a Brussels suburb. Townsend, 44, bride 20, follows his 1952 divorce after fathering two children. Their romance with Princess Margaret ended four years earlier.
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Brussels
Belgium
Peter Townsend
Britain
Margaret
Marie-Luce Jamagne
Antwerp
Townsend
George VI
Marie-Lue Jamagne
Marie-Lue
Kiki
Eisenhower Invites Khrushchev to Paris Summit Talk
President Eisenhower sent a letter inviting Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to a first in a series of summit meetings to discuss international questions. The invitation follows Western leaders at the recent summit and sets April 27 in Paris as a possible first session, with Germany China and India excluded.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Germany
China
India
Goodby
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Madrid
White House
James C. Hagerty
de Gaulle
NATO
Berlin
North Atlantic Council
Geneva
Soviet Union
Hagerty
Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Shah of Iran Weds Farah Diba in Moslem Rite
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi marries 21 year old Farah Diba in Tehran's Hall of Mirrors sealing her as Queen Farah Pahlavi. The ceremony draws officials and diplomats as Iran awaits a male heir and a future succession.
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Tehran
Iran
Farah Diba
Shah Mohammed Rezi Pahlevi
Marble Palace
Farah Pahlevi
Diplomatic ‘Corps of
Teheran
Farah
Yves Saint Laurent
Paris
Dior
Eisenhower Arrives in Madrid for Peace Mission
President Eisenhower lands in Madrid on an 11 nation tour to promote peace and friendship. He is greeted by Generalissimo Franco who views the visit as a tribute to Western anti communism policy amid thronging crowds and festive city decor.
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Jerry Collinsworth
Bell Gardens
Calif
Jerry
Orthopaedic
Madrid
Eisenhower
Continents
Francisco Franco
Franco
Europe
Spanish Republic
France
Bartender Accused in Acid Attack on Wife
Richland County sheriff's office says bar operator Willard Walker enraged by his estranged wife visiting with another man at his bar poured muriatic acid into a drink for Janette Walker and then threw the liquid in her face. She is in fair condition at a Columbia hospital. Walker is held for investigation.
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Columbia
S.C
Richland County Sheriff's Office
Janette Walker
Willard (Whitz) Walker
Francis Watts
Walker
Watts
Story Of Carols Begins Today
The first installment of Story of the Carols on page 1B explains how the Christmas carol tradition inspired a barber's son a poet laureate of Methodism and an Austrian priest in shaping the music of Christmas across centuries.
Government Opens Drive Against False Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission launched a national effort to recruit consumers in a campaign against false advertising and dishonest selling. FTC invited 47 civic and welfare groups to a two day conference on public deception to learn how to spot phony merchandising and how to respond.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Earl W. Kintner
FTC
Kintner
Prisoners Escape Nash County Prison Truck Heist
Five inmates fled in a stolen prison truck after a guard left the keys in the switch at Nash County camp on Highway 64. Lacy Webster drove, with four prisoners escaping. a guard and a highway foreman pursued. The truck was found abandoned about three miles away as a manhunt began.
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Nashville
N.C
W. F. Bailey
Bailey
Lacy Webster
Charlotte
Fred Bowman
Boone
Albert S. Miller
Winder
James E. Wood
Kings Mountain
Cecil Hollars
Nash County
Highway 64
Woodrow Dorsey
Highway Department
Webster
Dorsey
Mecklenburgh County
Wood
Cleveland County
Johnston County
Bowman
Randolph
Hollars
Watauga
Miller
Wake Oe
Nehru rejects Chou talks on India China border dispute
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament he rejected Chou En-lai's offer for a meeting this week. He urged preliminary discussions to clarify basic positions before any top level conference. In Washington he signaled some easing as Chou offered to meet, while noting Chou’s claim plan.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Chou
China
Rangoon
Burma
Washington
Zap
Communist
Cbs-Tv
Heas
U.S. News and World Report
Soviet Union
Red China
Communists Confident, Says Hoover
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told Attorney General William P Rogers that the American Communist party shows optimism and confidence due to perceived blindness and lethargy toward subversive threats. He cited strengthened pro Soviet elements at a New York national convention and warned 1959 could see a record year for bank robberies.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
American Communist Party
William P. Rogers
Hoover
Communist Party
United States
New York
Flames Gut Hotel in Lima Leaves Six Men Dead
A Sunday night fire at the two story Holloran Hotel on Lima's South Side killed six men aged 50 to 89. Police identified victims as Barney McCloskey John Phalen Patrick Moran Fred McCoy Wasil Kierucek and Thomas O Day. The upper floor was gutted while the first floor including dining and carryout remained intact. Cause of blaze undetermined at time of report.
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Lima, Ohio
Holloran
Barney McCloskey
John Phalen
Patrick Moran
Fred McCoy
Wasil Kierucek
Thomas O'Day
Lima
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Charles Rodden
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Stella
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Chous
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Shah
Ones
Geuamieiaene
Soraya
Newsmen
By Carl Hartman
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Plaza de Espana
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