Prison Officials Seek Source Of Pistols Held By Convicts
In Nashville Tennessee prison officials investigated how two convicts obtained pistols used to hold 19 hostages for 25 hours. Rivera 24 of Temple Texas and Farra 25 of Borderland West Virginia surrendered after a negotiated agreement. Hostages included three women and 16 men. The pistols may have come from a guard fired last month for smuggling weapons into the prison.
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Nashville, Tenn
State Penitentiary
Lynn Bomar
Robert Rivera
Raymond Farra
Farra
Borderland
W. Va
Rivera
Temple
Tex
W. Trousdale
Sam Broyles
Davidson County
Hampton
Albert Balevre
Balevre
Jerry Tarpy
Clifton Cotton
Jack Kelly Goes Independent After Maverick Salary Dispute
Hollywood AP reports Jack Kelly told Warner Brothers he is seeking other work after straying from the Mavericks range with James Garner. He declares himself a free agent as Garner also says he will seek acting work elsewhere following a strike related halt in Maverick production.
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Hollywood (Ap
Jack Kelly
Maverick
James Garner
Warner Brothers
Garner
Kelly
Warners
Scientist urges ban on cigarette sales to minors
A Bethesda scientist told the Greensboro Academy of Medicine that cigarettes should not be sold to anyone under an age he called old enough to choose their own poison. Dr. Michael Shimkin cited that heavy smoking raises lung cancer risk and urged public health actions amid pushback from Tobacco Growers leader Carl Hicks who noted dispute among scientists.
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Greensboro
N.C
Michael Shimkin
Greensboro Academy of Medicine
Shimkin
Bethesda
National Institute of Cancer
Alan Ladd Seeks $87,184 Income Tax Refund
Hollywood star Alan Ladd and wife Sue Carol request an $87,184 refund from the Internal Revenue Bureau. They claim $100,000 paid by an English producer in 1954 was not taxable as they were out of the country, and argued in Federal Court Thursday that the IRS misapplied the Weir tax.
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Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Sue Carol
Internal Revenue Bureau
Truman Says Negro Sit-Ins Should Behave, Be Citizens
Former President Harry S Truman defends his recent remarks on Negro sit-downs in the South saying the Negro should behave and show he is a good citizen. He warns that if anyone tries to stop business he would eject them. He cites common sense and good will to solve the issue.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Penntage
Souncloy
Louisville
Truman
Sanford Trail Leads To Charlotte Campaign Clash
Detroit NAACP officials warned Truman about Sanford's remarks on education and the flag saying the statements were shocking. Truman said he would stay on course with his education theme and defend it in dangerous times. Sanford spoke in Gastonia and planned stops in Troy, stressing education and national unity.
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Detroit
National Assn. For the Advancement
Charlotte
N.C
Truman Ajry Sanford
Gover
Truman
Fayetteville
Cor
NAACP
Sanford
North Carolina
Gastonia
Troy
Talks On Central Disarmament Agency At Geneva
The United States urged 10 nations at Geneva to begin negotiations on a central enforcement body for a world disarmament pact. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Zorin argued to discuss arms cuts first and avoid details. Western experts warned against removing controls from disarmament.
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Tom Ochiltree
Geneva
United States
Communist Bloc
Soviet Union
Frederick M. Eaton
East
West
Valerian Zorin
Eaton
Jules Moch
Zorin
Moch
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
How Well Do You Reason? Reader's Digest Test Ad
April Reader's Digest offers 12 questions from the College Board Aptitude Test with answers on a separate page. It presents a reasoning challenge for high school seniors and readers, framed as a brain teaser to gauge thinking approaches.
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Reader's Digest
College Board
NAACP Leaders Respond To Tru jan Ren iwal Debate In Detroit
The telegram was sent to Edward M. Turner president of the Detroit NAACP branch and Arthur L Johnson executive secretary. The NAACP issued a Detroit statement recognizing that friends may disagree with methods and anxieties in the freedom struggle. It said occasional differences should not divert efforts from the common goal and progress requires paying the price.
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Detroit
Edward M. Turner
NAACP
Arthur L. Johnson
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