Status of major areas in southern Africa
Article surveys Africa south of the Sahara noting rapid upheaval as former colonies gain independence and others fight for it. It lists key nations and territories with varying degrees of autonomy, including Ghana, Guinea, Guinea, Sudan, and the Union of South Africa, with brief notes on their paths to independence and rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Africa
Sahara
Belgian Congo
Rhodesia
Somalia
Nyasaland
French Congo
Union of South Africa
U.N
Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
Portugal
Italy
Colo
Nies
Ghana
Guinea
Liberia
Sudan
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Gold Coast
Togoland
Kwame
French Guinea
Northeast Storm Disrupts Travel and School Closings
A second winter storm across the region caused road and air travel disruptions and widespread school closings. Western Maryland and northern West Virginia saw up to 14 inches of snow, New Jersey naved 10 inches, New York City measured 5.3 inches before rain, and New England was braced for eight inches or more as Indiana roads turned impassable in the southern two thirds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
West Virginia
New Jersey
New England
Indiana
Connecticut
New York City
Metropolis
Ford Plans To Build Small Car
Ford Motor Co confirms it will build a smaller car, becoming the first of the Big Three to announce such a plan. GM and Chrysler had earlier outlined limited small car positions, with Chrysler noting a car in testing stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
L. L
Tex) Colbert
New York
Message Behind Iron Curtain Contest Promises Prize
Radio Free Europe sponsors a 1959 contest for Americans to write a 25 word essay on why RFE should be supported. Entries close April 10. First prize includes a trip to Europe. Full details appear in Family Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Free Europe
RFE
Europe
Family Weekly
Your Sunday Enterprise
Jacob Braude
Hawaii Near Full Statehood
The U S House prepared to approve a conforming statehood measure for Hawaii after the Senate voted 76 to 15 in favor. Gov. Quinn hailed the vote and declared a two day holiday as Hawaii moves toward two senators and one representative this session.
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Harrison Humphries
Washington
House
Hawaii
Senate
mid-Pacific Islands
Nasser Attacks Kassem Over Iraqi Airstrike
President Nasser accused Iraqi Premier Abdel Karim Kassem of isolating Iraq from Arab nationalism and tracing a path to a Communist reign of terror. He defended the UAR protest of Tuesday’s Iraqi air attack on a Syrian village and warned against Arab-on-Arab conflict.
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Damascus
Syria
Nasser
Abdel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Kassem
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Baghdad
Boston Lawyer Joseph Welch Becomes Actor in Hollywood
AP reports Joseph N. Welch the Boston lawyer who argued against McCarthy in 1954 is turning actor. He will portray a judge in Anatomy of a Murder with his wife cast as a juror in the film.
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Hollywood
Boston
Joseph N. Welch
Army
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Michigan seeks debt limit rise to 50 million dollars
Gov. G. Mennen Williams urged the Republican Senate to approve increasing Michigan's bonded debt ceiling from 250000 to 50 million dollars to cover current expenses. The House passed the measure on its third try. Senate action is needed to place the constitutional amendment on the April 6 ballot.
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Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Senate
Michigan
House
Raleigh Bank Robbery Suspect Reported Fatally Poisoning Self
A 23 year old Raleigh insurance salesman, linked to the March 3 bank robbery, told FBI agents he had taken poison earlier. He was hospitalized in serious condition after the confession and later stated he had attempted suicide. The robbery yielded 17 094 03 dollars. The suspect was a North Carolina State College agricultural education student from 1956 to 1957.
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Raleigh
FBI
Robert Earl Smith
North Carolina State College
Smith
Campbell College
Charlotte
Roy K. Moore
Rex Hospital
Buckingham Road
Hodges Endorses Court Reform Proposals for Unified System
Gov Hodges voiced strong support for Bell Committee plans to unify North Carolina courts. He backed court administration by the judiciary but allowed a legislative backstop via three fifths votes if needed. He urged periodic legislative reapportionment and two consecutive terms for governors.
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Raleigh
Gov
Hodges
Bell Committee
North Carolina
Bell Group
Constitutional Study Commission
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
State Bar Assn
J. Spencer Bell
Arolina
Constitutional Commission
Provisce
Legislave
Flight To Moon In 3 Hours May Be Possible
Washington AP Space flight to the moon in under three hours may be possible some day, says Dr. Lee Dubridge, president of California Institute of Technology. He notes a 25 mile per second speed could reach the moon in 2.9 hours, but reaching Alpha Centauri would require 25,000 miles per second and is not in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pluto
Lee Dubridge
California Institute of Technology
Dubridge
Alpha Centauri
Resource For the Future, Inc
Jubilant Hawaiians Celebrate Statehood Victory
Exuberant Hawaiians sent 600 leis to Washington for Congress in tribute after Senate passage of the Hawaii statehood bill. Territorial Delegate John A. Burns will accept Friday on behalf of the Legislature as Gov. Quinn flies to the capital. Johnston quotes joy as two days of island celebration begin with a Honolulu Star Bulletin extra and radio broadcasts. Fireworks, flags, and peak stock trading mark the historic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Washington
Congress
Senate
Hawaii
Territorial
John A. Burns
William F. Quinn
Edward E. Johnston
Honolulu Star
House
Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu Stock Exchange
Christ Died Scene Returns to Annas and Caiaphas
An aged Annas summons Jesus to the portico as guards drag Him for a show of zeal before the Sanhedrin. Jesus insists He has spoken openly and taught in public, while Annas muses on the Messiah claim and the gathering tension across Galilee and Jerusalem.
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Annas
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth
Palestine
Galilee
Jerusalem
Jericho
Temple
Caiphas
Great Sanhedrin
Tal
Pe the Nazarene
Heavenly Father
Syna
British Premier In Bonn Meets Adenauer On Berlin Standoff
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan arrived in Bonn to urge the West to stay elastic in defense against Soviet pressure on Berlin while seeking a German peace treaty. He spoke after Khrushchev left East Berlin for Moscow and ahead of visits to Paris and Washington.
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Bonn
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
West
Berlin
Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
East Berlin
Moscow
East Germany
West Berlin
Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Michel Debre
Paris
Washington
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Southern Rhodesia
Nairobi
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Zanzibar
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Madagascar
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Eisenhower
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R-Pa
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