Ministers Endorse Arms Plan Amid Istanbul Protests
NATO foreign ministers meeting under martial law in Istanbul approve Western disarmament proposals for Paris summit. Demonstrations by thousands of Turkish students clash with soldiers outside City Hall as U S Secretary of State Herter reads Eisenhower message urging cautious optimism. Talks with Soviet bloc remain deadlocked.
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Istanbul
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Adnan Menderes
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
United States
Selwyn Lloyd
Geneva
Youthful Killer Goes On Trial
Dennis Whitney a 17 year old Californian began a Florida murder trial for the death of Virginia Selby 62 whose body was found near Jupiter. Whitney confessed to killing seven people in a coast to coast spree and faced a possible death sentence. A psychiatrist ruled him sane and the defense sought lesser charges while authorities planned further prosecutions for other Miami and service station killings.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Dennis Whitney
Florida
Virginia Selby
Hialeah
Jupiter
Miami
Whitney
Phil O'Connell
Charles A. Nugent
Sanford urges high level campaign in North Carolina race
In Charlotte Terry Sanford urges a high level gubernatorial battle focusing on education industry and agriculture. He calls for resource pooling to aid small communities, supports using farm products in industry, and says the legislature must decide on new revenue if needed. He opposes new income taxes.
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Charlotte
Terry Sanford
Fayetteville
Sanford
North Carolina
Goes To His Death With Smile On Lips
Daryl Chessman was executed in the San Quentin gas chamber at 10 03 45 a m PDT after courts denied appeals. He faced capital punishment for kidnapping with bodily harm and died at 10 12 a m Los Angeles reporter Eleanor Black heard him mouth goodby.
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San Quentin
Calif
Daryl Chessman
San Quenstin
United States
California
Supreme Courts
Apple Green
Chessman
Eleanor Black
Los Angeles
Walter D Achoff
Fred R. Dickson
Dickson
Chambers
San Francisco
Washington
William O. Douglas
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Dist
Louis FE. Goodman
Goodman
Edmund G. Brown
Sacramento
C. W. Nelson
San Quentin Prison
Crowds clash with Turkish troops as NATO ministers meet
Thousands of youths in Istanbul confront soldiers near City Hall while NATO foreign ministers gather. Police use rifle butts to push back protesters, amid martial law and a 24 hour May Day curfew. Prime Minister Menderes blames opposition for alleged rebellion.
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Istanbul
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
NATO
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
Celal Bayar
Republican People’s Party
Textile Contract Reached Averts Strike at Artistic Weaving Co
In Pittsboro North Carolina union and company officials reached an 11th hour contract with about 4 30 a m agreement preventing a strike at Artistic Weaving Co a major label maker within Chatham Mills The UTWA said the time study clause was a key hurdle and could have reduced payrolls The mill employs 250 people in a town of about 1200 people
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Pittsboro
N.C
Chatham County
Artistic Weaving Co
Chatham Mills
United Textile Workers of America
UTWA
William H. Silcox
Lexington Board again rejects school consolidation move
Davidson County Board of Education refused to act on consolidating Pilot Fair Grove and Pilot schools for a sixth time. An 18 member delegation urged a vote, and a photostatic petition was deemed invalid. The board set a special meeting before June to decide if a vote will be held.
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Lexington
Davidson County Board of Education
Pilot
Fair Grove
Parent’s Association For Better Education
Thomasville
Sam Wellborne
D. W. McCulloch
May Day Parades Show Global Tension Across Hemispheres
On May Day 1959 rallies and parades highlighted Cold War fault lines. Fidel Castro’s Cuba denounced the United States in a massive 3 hour harangue. In Tokyo, leaders denounced U.S.-Japan security treaty. Moscow showcased a vast parade led by Khrushchev with no new weapons. East Germany displayed a 110000 man army in East Berlin prompting Western concerns.
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United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Tokyo
Eisenhower
Nobusuke Kishi
U. S.-Japan
International Socialist Congress
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
East Germany
East Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
U.S
Beaufort Man Jumps From Balcony During Ten Commandments Preview
Beaufort North Carolina police charged John W. Newkirk 30 after he shouted a religious chant and leaped from a theater balcony during previews of The Ten Commandments. He was knocked unconscious but not seriously hurt. Newkirk told officers the spirit moved him.
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Beaufort
N.C
John W. Newkirk
Newkirk
Caudle Must Surrender Wednesday
T Lamar Caudle of Wadesboro North Carolina must surrender Wednesday to begin a two year federal sentence for conspiracy Judge Gunnar Nordbye denied his plea for probation or sentence reduction. Caudle headed the Justice Department Tax Division and Connelly was White House appointments secretary under Truman. Both were convicted in 1956 of scheming to block prosecution of a St Louis shoe broker and fined 2500 dollars. They may seek a presidential pardon after serving part of the sentence.
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ST. Louis
T. Lamar Caudle
Wadesboro
N.C
Gunnar Nordbye
Caudle
Nordbye
Matthew J. Connelly
Justice Department
Connelly
White House
Harry Truman
Johnson Backers Target 600 Votes On Second Ballot
Supporters of Lyndon B. Johnson map a July convention strategy aiming to reach 600 votes on the second Democratic presidential ballot. They expect Kennedy to fall back from a near 450 votes on the first ballot, hoping Johnson can surge if Kennedy slides.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
West Virginia
Johnson
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ohio
Maryland
South
Sen
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Donybrook
Adlai E. Stevenson
Texas
Stevenson
Cheryl Crane Narrowly Escapes Police Capture
Cheryl Crane and two companions evaded police staked out at a friend’s home after fleeing the E R meta home for girls in Sylmar. They scaled an 11 foot fence and planned to return after dark but were tipped off by a friend. The friend was booked for parole violation.
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Cheryl Crane
Long Beach
Calif
Lana Turner
Donna Wilson
Cheryl Zumbrum
E! Retiro
Sylmar
Hollywood
Donna
Modern Guard Force Favored by Governor Hodges
Gov. Hodges urged keeping the National Guard modern and ready in his address to the Adjutants General Association in Asheville. He said governors and Congress back a ready reserve under state control, able to respond to crises with minimum expense. He noted a dramatic shift from a snowbound month and praise for Guardsmen aided by Army and Red Cross.
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Asheville
N.C
Hodges
National Guard
North Carolina
Adjutants General Assn
United States
Congress
Active Army
Red Cross
Cautious Spending Advised for Prosperous 1960s
Secretary of Commerce Frederick H. Mueller warned that aggressive borrowing and spending could derail growth, as he spoke at the U S Chamber of Commerce meeting. He projected 1960 as the best year and the decade as the top era if private enterprise remains free from heavy government burdens and inflation. President Eisenhower was to address the convention alongside Mueller.
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Johnson
Texas
Congress
Senate
Harry S. Truman
Washington (Ap
Frederick H. Mueller
United States Chamber of Commerce
Mueller
Eisenhower
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