Black man found hung. Ku Klux Klan markings in Texas
Felton Turner, 27, says four masked white youths forced him into a sedan, hung him from a tree by his heels, and carved two rows of KKK marks on his chest and stomach with a knife. Turner, treated at Jefferson Davis Hospital, identified motive linked to sit-in tensions at Texas Southern University.
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Massey
Turner
Houston
Tex
Felton Turner
Jefferson Davis
Texas Southern University
Petersburg
Heavy vote in New Hampshire first presidential primary
New Hampshire voters began the nation’s first presidential primary with polls open from early morning to evening in many towns. Forecasts predicted turnout near 100000 as Nixon and Kennedy urged broad support, highlighting the primary’s national impact and Powell’s role as Nixon committee chair.
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Concord
N.H
United States
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Nixon
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Wesley Powell
Powell
Navy rescues four Russian soldiers adrift in Pacific
The U S Navy carrier Kearsarge picked up four Russian soldiers after they had drifted about 1 020 miles in a 50 foot landing craft for 49 days following a Jan 17 storm off Etorofuto Island. They were en route to San Francisco for medical care.
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Mid - Pacific
Defense Department
Kearsarge
Midway Island
Etorofuto
Kuriles
Hokkaido
Navy
Japan
San Francisco
Victor Zygonskhi
Anthony Kruchowske
Philip Poplawski
Fredor Ivan
Robert L. Townsend
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Johnson Proposes Rights Compromise To End 24-Hour Senate Rounds
Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas urged an end to nonstop Senate sessions in exchange for votes on civil rights measures. He clashed with Senator Spessard L. Holland over the strategy, denying aims to pressure Dixie senators or endanger health.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Johnson
Holland
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Florida
US blasts Castro as aggressive in Cuban spat
The United States denounces Fidel Castro as extremely provocative and irresponsible amid Havana harbor blast accusations. Secretary of State Herter calls Castro claims baseless and delivers a sharp rebuke to Cuba’s chargé d affaires, amid tensions over a March explosion and the release of American photographer Donald Chapman. The clash fuels a tougher U S stance while Senate actions on civil rights proceed in a tense session.
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United States
Fidel Castro
Castro
U.S
Havana
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Donald Chapman
Chapman
Miami
State Department
Cuba
Slight Warming Seen Tomorrow
The forecast warns of more cold in North Carolina tonight with a slight warm up expected Wednesday along with possible rain and snow. Highs reach mid 40s in the southeast and low 30s in the mountains while tonight’s lows dip to the teens in the mountains and single digits to mid 20s along the coast.
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Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Train Hits Car In Berlin Killing Seven Children And Woman
A New Haven passenger train struck a station wagon at an unprotected grade crossing near Norton Lane Berlin killing Mrs. Emily Whitaker and seven state wards, all Negroes. The car which had a flat tire was hurled into Silver Lake as divers searched the submerged wreckage.
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Berlin
Conn
Silver Lake
Norton Lane
Emily Whitaker
Whitaker
Joseph Cormier
Patricia Heanure
Mary Ann DeCruze
Byron Battle
Doris Gomez
Shelley
Goldwater airs cheeky Southern glossary in Congressional Record
In a tongue in cheek submission, Sen Barry Goldwater provides a glossary of Dixie terms and phrases he says will help other senators grasp Southern speech. The list includes Abode, A Boot, Ain’t, and Wretched with humorous definitions and examples.
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Washington
Senate
Barry M. Goldwater
Congressional
Goldwater
Sit-in movement spreads to two North Carolina cities
Demonstrators report success as students at two North Carolina sites are served at lunch counters in a sixth week of actions. The wave expands into West Virginia and Texas as sit-ins continue with arrests in Petersburg, Virginia and reported assault in Houston.
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Texas Southern University
Houston
all-Negro University
U.S. Dist
Ben Con
North Carolina
West Virginia
Britons Still Plan Adoption Amid Family Protests
Leo Moore and his wife Yvonne plan to give their unborn baby to an American couple, Wilbur and Billie Prescott of North Charleston, S C. Mrs Moore travels to the United States for the arrangement and the baby is due mid April. Neighbors and coworkers criticize the decision while the Prescotts defend it.
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Luton
England
Leo Moore
Ellen Moore
Yvonne
Moore
Manchester
Paar Returns to TV Show Ends Up Censorship Again
New York AP reports Jack Paar triumphantly returned to NBC television but quickly talked himself into new censorship. A brief 10 word Walter Winchell reference was omitted after Paar attacked critics and Hearst press, sparking exchange with Winchell.
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New York
Jack Paar
NBC
Paar
Walter Winchell
Hearst
Walter Winichell
Eisenhower to address nation on Latin America trip
President Eisenhower returns from a 15 500 mile swing through Brazil Argentina Chile and Uruguay and plans a 15 minute nationwide report tonight at 7 p m EST He also faces the Senate civil rights filibuster and a crowded legislative agenda as Republican leaders meet at the White House to discuss maneuvers.
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White House
South America
Eisenhower
Senate
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Andrews Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Latin America
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