Soviet Encyclopedia Blasts U S Jails as Torture Chambers
In Moscow The Great Soviet Encyclopedia claims imperialist states notably the United States have turned jails into torture chambers to crush political opponents. It cites Pennsylvania’s prison system’s solitary confinement and forced labor as tools to suppress worker resistance. Harrisburg official Arthur Prasse ridicules the Soviet assertions as ridiculous.
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Moscow
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
United States
Pennsylvania
Soviet Union
Encyclopedia
Germany
Harrisburg
Arthur T. Prasse
Prasse
Auto Race Toll Reaches Seventy Nine Dead in Le Mans Tragedy
Le Mans France toll from the 24 hour endurance race disaster rises to 79 with two more deaths among the injured. Pierre Levegh's Mercedes caused a fatal crash that sent debris into the crowd. Roy Funton, an American soldier, among the injured. Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Normanlight set a record during the race's completion despite the tragedy.
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LE Mans
France
Mier
Edgar Faure
Pierre Levegh
Roy Funton
U.S
Orleans
Levegh
Mike Hawthorn
Codriver
Ivor
Jaguar
Graceful French Withdrawal Seen As Major Viet Nam Issue
Preston Grover visits Saigon to explore the patience and risks of France leaving power in South Vietnam. The article notes tensions between French and American plans for independence, fear of civil strife, and implications for European relations as locals seek self rule while outsiders worry about communism and regional stability.
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South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Qui Nhon
Diem
Saan A Oe
South V
Premier Diem
Preston Grover
Saigon
Grover
South Viet Ee
Mos
Europe
Sant
France
Viet Nam
Cochin
China
India
Indochina
Tuen
Bus Driver Escorts Woman From Police Station
Detroit bus driver Clenard Osborne, 26, argued with police over a transfer and took a woman with a package to the police headquarters with passengers aboard. He returned to his route after leaving the station with the woman safe, while she stood waiting outside.
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Detroit
Clenard Osborne
Edwin Johnson
Osborne
Southern Railway proposal to acquire A&EC railroad advances
An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Goldsboro NC on Southern Railway’s bid to take over the 98 mile Atlantic & East Carolina Railroad from Goldsboro to Morehead City and lease the 36 mile line serving Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point Marine bases continues. Opponents include Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk & Southern railroads and at least one bus company.
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Goldsboro
N.C. A
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway
Atlantic & East Carolina Railroad
Southern
Morehead City
Camp Lejeune
Cherry Point
iMarine
Icc
Examiner J
Herman Bland
A&ec
Navy
Bland
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Norfolk & Southern Railroad
P. Edwards
Southernren
Douglas
State Department of Conservation
Stanley Winehorne
State Utilities Commission
Dewey C.wayne
State Agriculture Department
W. P.hedrick
State Inculture Department
Graham Leaves Paris For Brief Rest Before Whirlwind Tour
Billy Graham departs Paris after five intense days as he plans a rapid European mission starting June 18 in Zurich. Meetings booked in major European stadiums include Frankfurt Mannheim and Oslo with Queen Juliana hosting in Rotterdam.
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Paris
Billy Graham
France
Europe
Zurich
Switzerland
Geneva
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Weisbaden
Kaiserslautern
Stuttgart
Nuremberg
Dortmund
VFW Encampment Sees Officers Elected in Durham
The North Carolina VFW three day encampment ended with W R Joyner of Rocky Mount named state commander succeeding Jack Kerry of Hendersonville. R S Miskelly North Wilkesboro was elevated to senior vice commander, A C Ingram Hi Point reelected quartermaster, W J Spence Valdese re elected advocate. James M Wallace Gastonia named junior vice commander, Dr John Miles Monroe surgeon. U Waldo Alexander Durham honored as outstanding district commander and Dallas C Lee Lincolnton received a $500 Defense Bond for dues. Resolutions opposed the Commission's plan to close 19 veteran hospitals.
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Spence
Valdese
James M. Wallace
Gastonia
John Miles
Monroe
U. Waldo Alexander
Durham
Dallas C. Lee
Lincolnton
Yet Commission
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