Miami Tornado Strikes Leaving 100 Hurt and $1 Million Loss
A rare tornado like storm hit Miami Wednesday night injuring about 100 people and causing over 1 million dollars in damage. No fatalities reported as Red Cross aided 1,000 affected families and officials surveyed the scene along 79th Street and Biscayne Boulevard.
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Biscayne Bay
Fla
Miami
Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Florida
Tampa
Cape Canaveral Missile Test Center
Jupiter Island
Palm Beach
The
Red Cross
Frank Vasellotti
US Weather Bureau
79Th Street Causeway
Stewart Cooley
Biscayne Boulevard
79Th Street
Coconut Grove
Gov Long Returns to Louisiana in Controversial Health Revival
Governor Long, 63, arrives back in Louisiana after treatment in Galveston Texas for health issues. Doctors monitor his condition as he contemplates seeking a fourth term and possibly calling a special session. Visitors are banned from his Ochsner Foundation room as a health bulletin is awaited.
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Misa River
Long
Galveston
Tex
Ochsner Foundation
General Hospital
Gangland Meeting Host Succumbs
Joseph Barbara, host of a major underworld gathering in Apalachin in 1957, died after a heart attack. He never testified before the State Investigation Commission and faced tax evasion charges in Syracuse. He died at Wilson Memorial Hospital with his wife and children at his side.
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Johnson City
N.Y
Joseph Barbara
Apalachin
Barbara
Endicott
Sion
Underworld
Dist
Syracuse
Wilson Memorial Hospital
Extradition Waived for Coyle in Philadelphia Murder Charge
Des perado John J. Coyle 24 waived extradition to Philadelphia after a Middleboro shooting that left his brother William 22 mortally wounded by police. He pleaded guilty to a string of Massachusetts charges including assault with intent to murder and armed robbery as authorities moved him to face a Philadelphia police murder count.
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Wareham
Mass
John J. Coyle
William
Middleboro
Philadelphia
Coyle
L. Francis Callan
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Actress Ethel Barrymore Dies in Beverly Hills
Hollywood AP report states renowned stage and screen actress Ethel Barrymore died peacefully in her Beverly Hills home while asleep. She suffered from a chronic heart condition. her son Samuel Barrymore Colt was with her.
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Hollywood
Ethel Barrymore
Beverly Hills
Samuel Barrymore Colt
Firemen Pension Bill Approved by Senate in NC
RALEIGH AP The Senate enacted a pension fund for firemen after defeating a proposed amendment 27 to 19. Two bills passed setting up the fund and its administration, with a 1 percent tax on fire insurance premiums to finance it. Firemen would contribute 5 monthly if joining, and receive monthly pensions from 36 to 50 on retirement. Senator Robert Morgan proposed the amendment.
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Raleigh
Senate
Pension Fund
Eee Supreme Court
Sen
Robert Morgan
Cleveland
Henderson mayor defends stand on right to work strike
Henderson Mayor Carroll V. Singleton says the textile strike is a test of the right to work law enforcement. He notes city council approved hiring three extra officers and an additional police car to police the strike scene as National Guard troops remain on duty since May 12. He criticizes county officials for not providing more help and cites statewide implications for labor policy.
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Henderson
N.C
Carroll V. Singleton
Hodges
Singleton
Vance
Jets to escort future reconnaissance flights in Far East
Navy jet fighters with Sidewinder missiles will accompany all reconnaissance flights in Far Eastern waters following an attack on a naval patrol plane over the Sea of Japan. Committee sources say the jets are in operation and will be assigned to future missions, with prior nonuse due to lack of incidents.
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Washington
Sea of Japan
Measure Approved On Third Reading In N C Senate
The North Carolina Senate approved a biennial revenue measure on third reading with a 43 to 4 vote. The plan introduces an income tax withholding system for individuals and targets major corporations, sparking debate over windfall gains and timing of implementation. Wake's Sen. John Jordan opposed it as poor policy and other amendments were defeated.
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Wake
Sen
John Jordan
Senate
House
Robert R. Morgan
Harnett
Sen. C. V. Henkel
Iredell
Henkel
Revenue Department
Girl Ruled Insane In Killing Parents
MAULTON Wisconsin AP a jury found the 17 year old girl insane at the time of the killings of her parents Elizabeth 43 and Thomas 46 Seventeen shots were fired from a 22 caliber rifle most hitting the parents The defendant admitted shooting them and testified she read Shakespeare with her mother shortly before the act The jury acquitted on two counts of first degree murder but declared her insane at the time of the crime
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Maulton
Wis
Elizabeth
Jane Dakin
Thomas
Miss Dakin
Ministers Postpone Conference In Berlin Talks
In Geneva the Big Four foreign ministers postponed their meeting for 24 hours at the request of Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Lloyd secured agreement from Herter and Couve de Murville. The delay lets Moscow study the Western compromise for a Berlin settlement and indicates no definite decision yet. Moscow radio said Soviet and East German leaders met at the Kremlin in mutual understanding.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Moscow
Berlin
Moscow Radio
Kremlin
School Closure Law Voided by Federal Court Ruling
A three judge federal court voided Gov Faubus under which Little Rock public high schools were closed last fall over integration and found the proclamation shutting the schools void. The ruling also invalidated a companion funding law aimed at diverting public funds from the Little Rock School District. The decision was unanimous with Judge Sanborn and district judges Beck and Miller presiding after a May 4 hearing. an appeal to the Supreme Court is expected.
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Little Rock, Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
U.S
John B. Sanborn
St. Paul
Axel J. Beck
Elk Point
John E. Miller
Fort Smith
Ark
U.S. Supreme Court
Queen Elizabeth II Begins 45 Day Canada Tour from St John’s
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip fly to Canada on a 45 day tour starting in Newfoundland amid improved coastal conditions. Security includes Canadian warships, British vessels, and RAF protection along the Atlantic route. Prime Minister Diefenbaker and Governor General Massey join officials and a large media contingent for the royal voyage.
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ST. Johns
Mld
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Atlantic
Canada
U.S
Argentia
Placentia Bay
Torbay Field
London
Newfoundland
Royal Air Force
Ottawa
Commonwealth Relations Office
John Diefenbaker
Vincent Massey
Gatineau
British Broadcasting Corp
Lon
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