First City Traffic Fatality Amid Grief Stricken Crowd
A fatal traffic incident leaves Kathy, daughter of a Dayton Street family, dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital. An anxious bystander crowd gathers as emergency crews attend. A second family records Lynn, daughter of W C Johnson, with an ankle fracture and facial abrasions as they comfort her at night.
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Kathy
Memorial Hospital
W. C. Johnson
Lynn
Dayton Street
Spencer
Jim Thornton
Johnson Wins Lead in Texas Senate Convention
In Dallas on May 5 Lyndon Johnson surged to a strong lead over Gov. Allan Shivers for Texas Democratic machinery. Unofficial returns show Johnson at 65 to Shivers 181 with 951 needed for a majority. Delegates to county and state conventions will decide final tallies ahead of the May 22 meeting. Johnson claims initial victory from his Johnson City home as supporters hail a potential national nomination path.
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Dallas
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Allan Shivers
Johnson
National Party
Ciated
Shivers
Johnson City
Teading
Selanne
Aoe Party
Sam Rayburn
Dtex
Iruman
Seana
Kefauver
Eisenhowser
Lats America
Atlantic Alliance Mobilizes Against Soviet Bid
Paris May 6 The Atlantic Alliance agreed to a new mobilization of money and resources against Russia to win neutrals. A communique claimed it had deterred Soviet aggression and forced Kremlin coexistence. NATO ministers pledged an economic offensive and will appoint three wise men to design a practical program.
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Paris
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
Kremlin
NATO
Stevenson charges GOP using offices for profit
Adlai Stevenson linked Murray Chotiner’s White House calls to officeholders abusing public power for private gain. He cited at least six prior cases of high Republican officials mixing private interests with duties, noting one decorated official left Washington in a hurry.
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Ventura
Calif
Adlai Stevenson
Murray Chotiner
White House
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Chotiner
Beverly Hills
Nixon
California
Air Force
Harold Talbot
Masons Prepare For North Carolina Three Day Convention
York Rite Masons from across North Carolina travel to Charlotte for three-day convention activities. Leaders include Grand Commandery of Knights Templar officers and Royal Arch Masons officials with services at First Methodist Church and a Masonic Temple reception. Speakers include Rev. A DeLeon Gray and Grand Master W H Elder with sessions and banquets scheduled through Tuesday.
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Charlotte
York Rite Masons
North Carolina
A. DeLeon Gray
Oxford
First Methodist Church
Masonic Temple
W. N. Harper
Sengigr
Seattle
Adeusdase
E. B. Oldham
High Point
L. H. Gillikin
J. H. Parker
New Bern
J. W. Payne
Salisbury
C. C. Ricker
Asheville
A. S. Melvin
Gastonia
C. B. Jones
Durham
L. D. Guigoy
Valdese
R. A. Bruce
Greensboro
C. B. Shulenberger
Baloem
R. L. Grubb
Char
W. H. Elder
Royal and Select Masters
T. R. Easterling
Rocky Mount
Royal Arch
W. Edward Barkier
Parker
Grand Chapter Offi
Weleda Sanne
Formal Charges Filed Against Marine Sergeant
Secretary of the Navy announced charges of manslaughter mistreatment of recruits and drinking against Marine Sergeant Matthew C. McKeon who led a disciplinary march in which men drowned. Trial set for May 14 at Parris Island with public attendance possible, likely late May as per official briefing.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Thomas
Matthew C. McKeon
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
Ralph C. Wood
Two Girls Struck By Truck In Lexington Tragedy
A seven year old girl, Kathy Spencer, was killed and her friend Lynn Johnson injured when they darted into traffic crossing Lexington Avenue. The dump truck driver, James P. Peacock, 21, said the accident was unavoidable and no charges were filed. The incident occurred near Centennial and Lexington avenues, marking the city’s first traffic fatality of the year.
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JW. Spencer
Enterprise
High Point
Lexington Avenue
Kathy Spencer
R. W. Spencer
Dayton Street
Lynn Johnson
Centennial and
E. Lexington Avenues
James P. Peacock
Oak View Road
Peacock
Lexington
Harold Davis
Harold Ferlow
J. W. Spencer
W. C. Johnson
Lynn
Kathy
W. L. Crisco
Jim Thornton
Kefauver Urges Ike To Appoint Truman Europe Envoy
Senator Estes Kefauver toured Indiana advising President Eisenhower to name former President Harry S. Truman as a high level envoy with ambassadorial rank to Europe. He framed the idea as nonpartisan and urged politics to be set aside for the nation’s future amid Hoosier primary campaigns.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Indianapolis
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Indiana
Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Tennessee
Hoosier
Kefauver
Farm Belt
South Dakota
Minneso A
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Truman
Europe
America
New Trial Motion Filed in Graham Case
Defense lawyers for condemned murderer Gilbert Graham 24 filed a motion for a new trial citing 36 alleged trial errors. The motion, lodged in district court, challenges a verdict that found him guilty of killing his mother Daisie King 55 by dynamiting her luggage before an airliner crash near Longmont Colorado. The filing seeks a ruling on alleged prejudicial statements and errors in instructions with a decision from Judge Joseph M. McDonald pending.
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Gilbert Graham
Graham
Daisie E. King
Joseph M. McDonald
Longmont
Colo
Denver
Colorado Supreme Releing
Phas
Weadick
U S General Declares U S Owns Atomic Ground Weapons
Gen Anthony C. McAuliffe stated the United States is the only nation with atomic ground weapons available for use. He said NATO need not match Soviet troop superiority and that nuclear shells could be used against troops without triggering a full holocaust. He warned against relying on conventional weapons against Russia.
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New York
Anthony C. McAuliffe
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Methodists Back Birth Control Policy in General Conference
In a rare official stance, the Methodist General Conference approved a position supporting birth control as possibly fulfilling God’s will. The Rev H Hughes Wagner urged the move, praising Planned Parenthood as aligned with Christian principle. The conference also denounced liquor sales as a blight and warned of campaigns targeting families and children.
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Wagner
Ee Iince
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Reds Move to Break Down Embargo on Soviet Trade
Washington May 5 The Soviet Union accelerates a drive to lift Western embargoes on heavy industrial machinery and strategic goods. State Department officials note U S Britain split on broad nonmilitary items. diplomacy and allied unity loom large as Khrushchev Bulganin push for expanded trade with nonembargoed goods.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Britain
State Department
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
NATO
Europe
Far East
Bulganin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Eden
London
Romania
Bulgaria
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Masons
By Pierce Jones
Ike
U.S
Methodists
Reds
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