Formosa Airlift Underway to Move Nationalists to Island
The Formosa airlift moves Nationalists from the Thailand Burma Laos frontier toward Formosa. Authorities refuse confirmation of initial aircraft ferrying and say up to 5000 Chinese may be evacuated. Gen Hu cites secrecy to protect evacuees amid potential Red attacks.
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Formosa
Southeast Asia
Red China
Thailand
Thailand-Burma-Laos
S. K. Hu
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Western Union Teamsters oppose Kennedy highway tax plan
The Western Conference of Teamsters condemns the highway tax plan as unduly burdensome and potentially disastrous to trucking. It urges Congress to reject the proposals, warning 22 000 employers could be forced out of business and 130 000 Teamsters and families would feel the impact.
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San Francisco
Western Conference of Teamsters
Congress
Teamsters
Wilbur D. Mills
Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Einar Mohn
American Guild of Variety Artists
Casimir Pulaski
Hernando de Soto
Salomon
Temple University
Sequoyah
Jefferson Davis
Jesse Torrey
Tape Recordings Heard in Chillingworth Murder Trial
Chillingworth murder trial resumes Monday in Fort Pierce Florida with Floyd Holzapfel’s taped confession central to testimony. Defense attorney Carlton Welch seeks access to the recordings to impeach Holzapfel Wilber and Yenzer, arguing evidence was gained via undercover work and a large reward.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Floyd Holzapfel
Chillingworth
Thas
Joseph A. Peel Jr
Carlston Welch
D. C. Smith
Holzapfel
P. O
Jim) Wilber
James Yenzer
C. E. Chillingworth
Marjorie
Atlantic Ocean
Peel
West Palm Beach
Wilber
Bolita
S.O.B
Welch
Cording
Yenzer
Pee
Underworld
Chillingworths
Mel Blanc Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Hollywood AP reports Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and other characters, is back home after six weeks in the hospital following injuries from a January 24 automobile accident.
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Hollywood
Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny
Lost Ring Found In Cow After Long Farm Delay
In Shepherdstown West Virginia Gregg Snyder helping Larne Parkinson with a silo in September 1959 had his wedding ring snag and drop. A few days ago Parkinson butchered a cow and found Snyder's ring inside its flesh.
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
Gregg Snyder
Larne Parkinson
Parkinson
Snyder
Negroes End Sit In With Motorcade In Oklahoma City
Demonstrators marching for racially mixed dining sat in and prayed during a 17 car motorcade headed by a hearse through downtown Oklahoma City. They halted to kneel and pray in front of a department store that bans Negroes from its restaurant.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
E. Melvin Porter
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Glen C. Morris
John A. Brown
William G. Spearman
Louis West
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Department of
Aycock and Simmons Shaped North Carolina Politics and Education
Oliver Orr’s portrait of Josephus Daniels recalls Aycock’s belief in a threefold education for all and a balanced economy. Aycock allied with Simmons to build a durable Democratic machine while pushing white supremacy in the short term and universal public schooling as a long term aim. Aycock died on stage after a rally, uttering the word education.
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North Carolina
Democratic
Aycock
Simmons
Democratic Party
Missionary Baptist Church
Chapel Hill
Varina Woodward
Wilson
Cora Woodward
Oliver Orr
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Baltimore
Alton B. Parker
Maine
U. S. Senate
Sen. Simmons
Birmingham
Alabama
Youngest Rockefeller Daughter Weds in Riverside Ceremony
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller gave away his youngest daughter Mary Clark Rockefeller at Riverside church in Manhattan. She married William Justice Strawbridge Jr. of Haverford, Pa. The Navy ensign bride wore ivory silk gown with heirloom lace and carried white orchids and stephanotis. The Rev. Dr. McCracken and Rev. Richard E. Hanson officiated. A reception followed at the Rockefeller estate in Tarrytown. Steven Rockefeller.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mary Clark Rockefeller
Riverside Church
Manhattan
William Justice Strawbridge Jr
Haverford
Robert J. McCracken
Richard E. Hanson
United Church of
Mary Vaux Strawbridge
Tarrytown
Steven Rockefeller
Anne Marie Rasmussen
Kristiansand
Norway
Bills and Bills The Congress Hopper Overflows With Proposals
Washington AP report details a flood of bills introduced as Congress opens. Many die without hearings while a few gain Kennedy administration backing for education, unemployment relief, and higher minimum wage. Private bills name Dwight D. Eisenhower among applicants for relief.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Alaska
Hawaii
Bills By The Bundle In Congress Halls
A image shows bundles of printed copies in the House documents room in Washington. Bills are dropped into the congressional hopper at a fast rate, but many die quickly as each bill remains a pet project for someone.
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D. D. Eisenhower
Carroll Kearns
R-Pa
Congress
Washington
Congressional
House
North Carolina Bill Would Tighten Animal Cruelty Laws
Rep Clyde Whitley of Stanly proposes a measure to make leaving pets without food or shelter a misdemeanor. The bill would strengthen cruelty statutes by defining animal to include every living creature and require food and shelter as weather conditions demand.
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Raleigh
Clyde Whitley
Stanly
North Carolina
Albemarle
General Assembly
Tarkeelia
Astronauts Won't Be Messy Eaters
In Louisville AP report Beatrice Finkelstein of the Air Force research program explains space dining plans. She notes crumbs could circulate in zero gravity and land on instruments, risking damage aboard space vehicles before returning to Wright Patterson AFB.
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Louisville
Beatrice Finkelstein
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Cave formations: stalactites and stalagmites explained
Stalactites hang from the cave roof while stalagmites rise from the floor. These mineral deposits form as mineral-rich water drips and drips away, eventually creating striking and durable structures.
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