Eisenhower Back Home After South American Tour
President Eisenhower completed a 21 hour stay in Montevideo and Buenos Aires on a four nation goodwill mission. He met with Uruguayan and Argentine leaders, waved to cheering crowds, faced minor anti U.S. demonstrations, and prepared for refueling en route to Puerto Rico before returning to Washington.
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Buenos Aires
Eisenhower
Montevideo
Uruguay
Arturo Frondizi
Puerto Rico
Washington
Air Force
Paramaribo
Surinam
Frondizi
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
South America
Benito Nardone
Howard McC. Snyder
U.S. Secret Service
Broker Confesses His Thefts
NY district attorney says Wall Street broker 50 identified $270000 thefts from Walston and Co over eight years. He altered IBM margin cards to divert funds to himself and his wife, using cash for Las Vegas gambling and nightlife. He is charged with forgery and grand larceny. some amounts limited by statute.
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NEW York
Wall Street
Dist. Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Walston and Co., Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Frank B. Haderer
Walston
Hogan's
Stock Exchange
Haderer
IBM
Las Vegas
Johnson Symington Enter Presidential Race In Oregon
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Stuart Symington declared they would not withdraw from the May 20 Oregon presidential primary. Johnson, focused on the civil rights filibuster, would not file to remove his name, signaling possible continued bid. Symington followed with his own confirmation, keeping both in the race.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Oregon
Johnson
Winter storm wreaks havoc across Dixie states
An ice storm and heavy snow covered Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and surrounding areas. Roads and transit froze as power lines fell and schools closed while travel halted from Atlanta to the Carolinas. A New Jersey couple died in Tennessee after icy roads caused a crash.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
New Jersey
Knoxville
Tenn
Georgia Highway Patrol
Tennessee
South Carolina
Kentucky
Carolina Mountains
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Pakistan is Target of Soviet Warning
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev warned at a reception during a three day visit to Afghanistan that Moscow cannot ignore designs intrigues and dangerous policies aimed at neighboring states. The remark appeared aimed at Pakistan amid a four million Pathan tribal dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Khrushchev
Mass Graves Reported for 2350 Agadir Quake Dead
Officials say 2,350 victims have been buried in mass graves as Agadir remains searched after two earthquakes and a tidal wave struck the southern Moroccan port city. U.S. and French forces assist with rubble clearance and aid. death toll ranges around 5,000 with uncertain final counts.
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Agadir
Morocco
U.S
Moulay Hassan
International Red Cross
Newport News
U.S. Army
Canary Islands
Destructive Ice and Snow Storms Sweep East U.S.
Fast moving March storms brought high winds and heavy snow across the northeast and Midwest. Death toll reached 24 with multiple states reporting fatalities and widespread power outages. Ice slowed travel in the South as tornadoes struck Florida and many flights were canceled. Snow depths reached up to 20 inches in some mountain areas and drifts blocked highways in Maryland and West Virginia.
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Midwest
Florida
Washington
D.C
National
Indiana
Maryland
Baltimore
West Virginia
Philadelphia
New Jersey Turnpike
Garden State ‘Parkway
New York City
Sanitation Department
Idlewild
Orlando
Fla
Apopka
Groveland
Tornado Strikes Florida Area
A tornado hit Groveland and Apopka in central Florida injuring at least six, with four Apopka residents hospitalized. One house collapsed in Apopka, roofs were torn from others, and power poles fell. Groveland residents A R Peddyere and spouse were hurt when their trailer overturned and demolished.
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Orlando
Fla
Florida
Groveland
Apopka
Here
Willie Easterling
Frank Maker
James Sistrunk
Ivis Shy
A.R. Peddyere
Johnson presses civil rights compromise amid filibuster momentum
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson explores a substitute bill with Democratic supporters to win a two thirds vote to curb the Southern filibuster. Proposals include court appointed referees for guarding Negro voting rights and penalties for hate bombings, while Dirksen negotiates with Republicans.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
Huey P.long
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Open Door Race Policy Advocated by North Carolina Ministers
A Raleigh ministerial group urged an open door policy for all races in worship, education, business and employment. Signers included 46 white and 13 Negro clergy. Separate protests occurred at a Howard Johnson restaurant and a Winston-Salem variety store leading to trespassing charges against mixed-race demonstrators.
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Raleigh
Oscar B. Woolridge
North Carolina State College
Winston-Salem
Wake Forest College
Winston- Salem Teachers College
Fred S. Hutchins
Woolworth’s
Co. F. Burns
F. W. Woolworth Co
North Carolina Faces Severe Freeze With Widespread Damage
A hard freeze grips North Carolina as western counties report heavy snowfall and ice. Roads, schools, and offices shut down while highway crews work around the clock to keep arteries open. Temperatures plummet from the mountains to the coast, with the worst conditions reported near Grandfather Mountain and in McDowell Polk and allied counties.
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U.S. 221
Grandfather Mountain
N.C
McDowell County
Polk County
Goldsboro
Mt. Mitchell
W. F. Babcock
Raleigh - Durham
Chains Essential On Highways
North Carolina highway crews work around the clock pushing snow aside while a hazardous ice slush layer makes chains vital on most primary routes. Officials urge the public to stay off roads unless needed as unchained vehicles hinder clearing efforts. Mountain counties face the worst conditions. coastal roads are open with ferries operating.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. F. Babcock
Mountain
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Symington
Dixie States
Main Street
Janet Teague
East
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THE
Associated Press
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Kansas
Mississippi
Iowa
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Lina
Missouri
Portland
Ore
North Carolina Mountains
Mississippi Valley
Appalachian
Virginia
Atlantic Coast
Edwin T. Dahlberg
National Council of Churches
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