Nixon edges Kennedy in Indiana presidential primary
With 3 665 of 4 261 Indiana precincts reporting Nixon led in the Republican vote while Kennedy trailed on the Democratic side. Nixon surpassed Eisenhower’s 1956 Indiana total as Kennedy drew ahead of Kefauver in that year. Additional results showed Humphrey winning in DC and Kennedy taking Ohio delegates. Separate ballots favored different parties with issues in Alabama and Florida shaping runoff chances.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Columbia
Ohio
Alabama
Florida
Caudle and Connelly Surrender to Start Sentences
T Lamar Caudle of Wadesboro surrendered to a U S deputy marshal at 6 a m and began a trip to Florida to begin a two year term for conspiracy Caudle former Truman administration official eluded newsmen The deputy marshal Bob Beam drove Caudle to the federal correctional institution at Tallahassee Fla Connelly surrendered earlier to serve his sentence at Danbury Conn Caudle seeks a presidential pardon in a petition to Eisenhower while Connelly comments on the Dreyfus case without elaboration
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Caudle
Charlotte
Beam
Federal Correctional Institution
Tallahassee
Fla
Justice Department
St. Louis
Irving Sachs
Matthew Connelly
White House
Truman
Eisenhower
Sam J. Ervin
D-Nc
Washington
William P. Rogers
Danbury
Conn
Connelly
Dreyfus
Capt
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Lucy Says Desi Threw Temper Fits
Lucy Ball testified in Santa Monica Superior Court that Desi Arnaz habitually lost his temper and that their 20 year marriage became a nightmare in recent years. Arnaz did not contest the divorce. Ball cited repeated tantrums at home and social settings, with two children named Lucy Desiree and Desi IV.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Jekyll and Hyde
Santa Monica Superior Court
Miss Ball
Arnaz
Lucy Desiree
Desi IV
Desi
Lucille
Ulti
Verdict Directs Jury for Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
In Pittsburgh a federal judge directed the jury to return a verdict for Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co in a cigarette lung cancer case. Otto Pritchard sues for 10 million dollars, claiming smoking Chesterfield cigarettes caused his cancer. Dr. Leo Garland testified no conclusive link exists between smoking and lung cancer across evidence types.
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Pittsburgh
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
U. S. District Court
John L. Miller
U. S. District Court of Appeals
Leo Henry Garland
Stanford University Medical School
Otto Pritchard
Pritchard
Garland
Ministers Warn Reds On Berlin
The 15 NATO powers warned the Soviet Union to stop attacks on West Germany and other allies, saying there can be no peaceful coexistence while hostility continues. The council in Istanbul urged unity as East West talks near Paris, reaffirming reunification and self determination as the basis for a German settlement and West Berlin freedom.
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Turkey
North Atlantic Alliance
Soviet Union
West Germany
NATO
North Atlantic Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Council
Councile
West
East Germany
West Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Medical Program Proposed for Aged Welfare Recipients
The Eisenhower administration proposed a $1.2 billion annual federal state medical care plan for low income seniors. Eligible individuals would pay $24 yearly. couples earning over $3,800 or singles over $2,500 would be ineligible. Flemming outlined to the House Ways and Means Committee a 50 50 federal state cost split with two years to launch.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur S. Flemming
House
Ways and Means
Flemming
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Lin
Wedding Gifts Pile Up as Royal Wedding Preparations Roll On
More than 900 gifts worth about 1 million dollars arrive at a palace near Clarence House for the princess and her fiancé. Scotland Yard strengthens guards amid London security as rehearsals proceed for Westminster Abbey ceremony and a royal ball at Buckingham Palace signals a three day spree of royal events.
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Clarence House
Princess Margaret
London
Palace
Scotland Yard
Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Parliament Square
South Korean Frigate Repels North Korean Torpedo Boats
A South Korean 1200 ton frigate repelled a three boat attack by North Korean torpedo boats off the east coast, with no crew casualties or material damage. The incident, in dense fog 15 miles from shore near the truce line, followed by days after political upheaval in Korea. The navy said the attackers fled after fire from the frigate.
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Gene Kramer
Seoul
South Korea
North
Navy
Syngman Rhee
U.N
Doctor Warns Drug Hearings Endanger Diabetes Patients
Dr James Moss University Hospital Diabetic Clinic chief says Senate drug probes frighten patients into abandoning medicines and may cause irreversible decline. He blames Kefauver for the harm while Dirksen protests hearings focus. Moss cites Diabinese safety concerns and testimony by Dr Henry Dolger at Mount Sinai.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
James M. Moss
Georgetown University Hospital
Moss
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Congressional Record
Dirksen
Subcommittee
Henry Dolger
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York City
Income tax surge lifts North Carolina April revenues
Raleigh NC reports April general fund receipts rise 27 percent from a year ago driven by income tax collections and new withholdings. Sales and gasoline taxes fall, highway funds drop. First 10 months of the year show general fund schedules ahead of last year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Fund
James S. Currie
Hodges
Currie
March
Ike Signs Food Pact With India
President Eisenhower announced a large food for peace accord to supply India with 17 million tons of surplus grain. The US will sell 587 million bushels of wheat and 22 million bags of rice over four years starting July 1, with $1.3 billion paid in rupees and loaned back to support India's economy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
India
United States
Nixon Hints Rockefeller Backing for National Run
Vice President Nixon said New York Governor Rockefeller has strong nationwide GOP support for national office but did not commit on him as the vice presidential nominee. He noted Indiana primary results favor Kennedy and urged waiting on a formal VP decision until after the presidential outcome.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Indiana
John F. Kennedy
Rockefeller
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