White House reporter Romagna fired amid staff revamp
The White House press office underwent a shakeup as veteran reporter Romagna, 51, was dismissed and replaced by a Washington-based service. Romagna said his plans are unclear after arriving for a supposed lifetime posting. His exit follows internal reshuffles with Jay W. Gildner moving to the US Information Agency and Malcolm M. Kilduff set to replace him in public affairs support.
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Malcolm M. Kilduff
Barbara Coleman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
United States
Alderson Reporting Co
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Conference of Mayors
Miami Beach
Fla
West Berlin Teens Targeted at Border by East Guards
Two 17 year old West Berlin girls, Ursula and Karin, were lured toward the East German border by a friendly guard tone and were dragged into Communist territory. Karin was abducted and shot. Ursula escaped bleeding and fled to a West border post. Police report this as the third border shooting in 10 days amid ongoing East West Berlin tension.
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East Berlin
Andrei Solovyev
Williams lauded by governor after SPA chief dies
Gov. Terry Sanford praised D. Leon Williams, 67, executive director of the State Ports Authority, noting his tenure boosted export import trade by about 50 percent. Williams died in Atlanta of cancer after declining health since February. graveside services were held at Arlington Cemetery, Atlanta. E. N. Richards named acting director as the authority seeks a fulltime successor. Williams previously led Georgia State Ports before moving to North Carolina in 1958.
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North Carolina
Graduation weekend features two pages of senior photos
The Sunday Enterprise highlights 411 graduates at Senior High School with individual pictures names and commencement program stories. A special report surveys Billie Sol Estes amid major political and financial scandal and asks what drives his quest for riches and what neighbors think.
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York Wants To Go Home
World War I hero Alvin C. York, 74, was admitted to a Nashville hospital for tests after internal bleeding ceased. X rays found no cancer or ulcers. he sat up and hoped to return home to Pall Mall, Tennessee, in two or three days, amid an earlier stroke in 1954 and acute illness last weekend.
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Fallout from tests raises small cancer and birth defect risks
The Federal Radiation Council says fallout from nuclear testing modestly raises future birth defects and cancer risk for Americans. For current individuals the chance of leukemia or bone cancer remains very low, with hereditary damage up to one in a million.
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Pacific
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Unite States
Wall Street Ends Turbulent Week With Mixed Rally
Wall Street ends a volatile week with a modest decline after a period of heavy trading and a strong rally earlier. Brokers faced a mountain of postweek paperwork while indices slipped slightly and volumes showed a mixed pattern amid cautious sentiment.
Weather Delays U S High Altitude Nuclear Test Blast
Cloudy conditions at Johnston Island forced a one day postponement of the first high altitude nuclear test in the Pacific. The explosion, rated under one megaton, aims to pierce the ionosphere 30 to 40 miles above Earth and possibly be seen from Hawaii if skies clear.
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Grandmother Iglehart Finishes Degree Aiming for Master’s
Hopkinsville Kentucky Mrs V C Iglehart earned a college degree nine years after starting to teach at Pembroke Elementary School She plans to pursue a master’s degree and may teach for one more year before retirement at age 70 Her nights weekends and summers at Austin Peay State College in Clarksville kept her on track She recalls running relay races with students and enjoying learning despite initial hurdles including biology and limited background from 1910 high school graduation.
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V. C. Iglehart
Pembroke
Hopkinsville
Austin Peay State College
Clarksville, Tenn
One Dead Seven Injured In Casar Crash
A four car collision on State Highway 10 near Casar killed Jack Coley Smith 25 and injured seven others. Gilbert Downs 22 of Casar drove a Pontiac into a northbound Chevrolet carrying Hildebran High School students. The accident also involved a 1956 Chevrolet and a Cadillac. Injured include Conley Lowman 17 and others in serious condition. drivers Rex Evan Rhoney 18 and Daniel Cook 16 received minor injuries.
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J. B. Franklin
Donald Ramsey
David Denton
Connellys Springs
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