Twisters Strike Two Alabama Communities Near Mobile
Terrifying twisters struck two small communities near Mobile, Alabama, early today per the Weather Bureau. An eyewitness described a heavy roar as buildings exploded, with unconfirmed reports listing two service stations, a grocery store, a skating rink, and a Mason lodge damaged along the Dauphin Island Highway near the Dog River Bridge.
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Believed Hiding in Cuba After Release From Prison
Jacques Monard the man who killed Leon Trotsky is believed hiding in Havana following his release from a Mexican prison. He left Mexico City with Czech officials and was headed to Havana Saint Nacional Hotel plans then Europe possibly Czechoslovakia. Natalia Sedova Trotsky called him a Kremlin hatchet man and warned of a dispatch to elimination. Escorted by officials Monard carried a Czech passport with Cuban visa. Mexican sources say he will go to Europe after Havana.
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Ordination for C. J. Hedrick at Hill iard Memorial
C. J. Hedrick age 32 to be ordained Baptist minister Sunday at 6 30 p m at Hill iard Memorial Baptist Church. Hedrick born in High Point and educated at Mars Hill Furman and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married to June York with one son and has been called as pastor of Micro Baptist Church. Dr Hugh Anderson guest speaker at First Methodist Church at 11 a m Sunday. Anderson a Duke University Bible Theology professor and former Glasgow minister with multiple awards and World War II service. A week long Christian Home study at North Main Street Baptist May 8 12 led by Rev Roger Williams with book selections by local pastors.
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Green Street Baptist
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Kennedy Disavows Campaign Aide's Draft Deferment Claim
Sen. John F. Kennedy repudiated a top aide Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. who alleged that Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey sought World War II draft deferments. Kennedy stressed he disapproved of the issue being injected into the campaign. Humphrey says he was disqualified by a hernia and did not serve.
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Boycott Ends as Picket of Egyptian Ship Ceases
The Egyptian freighter Cleopatra in New York Harbor ends its picket after the Seafarers International Union agrees to have the State Department pursue steps to halt Arab blacklisting of American ships. The union warns it may resume pressure if promises are not fulfilled and protection for sailors improves.
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Washington
Miracle Pump Brings Water to Assam Orphanage
In Seattle a campaign funded a $600 water pump for St Mary Mazzarello’s Orphanage in Assam India. Sister Pauline, who led the effort, is no longer at the site having been reassigned to West Bengal, but the project succeeds and aids a famine-stricken region.
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Eisenhower weighs options amid Soviet pressure
Washington officials discounted rumors of canceling the Paris summit or the June trip to the Soviet Union unless Soviet propaganda grows more violent. Khrushchev accused the US of aggression after a weather plane disappeared, while Eisenhower and Herter wait for clearer Moscow explanations before final moves. May 16 summit opens in Paris.
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Paris
American Officers See South Korea Turn Against Communism
Western Front dispatch reports U.S. Army officers in Korea view the South Korean government as anti Communist and hopeful a friendship with Japan will bolster their line against North Korean forces. Lt Gen Harry P Storke notes initial fears of Communist influence in protests but now sees no such threat. He cites high alert levels and states troops along the 38th Parallel show little concern over Seoul’s upheaval.
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Trujillo's Secretary Gunned Down in Mexico City
Jose Almoina Mateos who says he served Generalissimo Trujillo was shot by gunmen in Mexico City. He said a car struck him as he left for work and a gunman fired five times before fleeing. Mateos, 57, was in critical condition.
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Rafael Trujillo
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Almaina
American soldiers missing in Libyan Desert found alive
Heidelberg dispatch reports two U.S. Army soldiers missing in the Libyan Desert since last Saturday were located alive and in good condition. The U.S. Army confirmed their rescue after an extensive search operation.
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Khrushchev says US pilot Powers alive in Moscow may face spy trial
Khrushchev told the Supreme Soviet that Francis Gerry Powers, a former Air Force pilot who joined the CIA, is alive in Moscow and may be tried as a spy for flying across the Soviet Union to photograph airfields and industry. He claimed the US misrepresented the case, calling weather survey claims fabrications.
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Sunday Enterprise previews tomorrow features and profiles
Sunday Enterprise announces a special tomorrow edition with a hospital support staff feature by Robert Marks and a movers profile on Ned R. Stuart and son Robert. Also includes Ed Welch’s portrait as a versatile farmer and news on Dr. Deryl Hart named interim president of Duke University.
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Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones Set Sail for Caribbean Honeymoon
The Britannia carried Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones from London toward the West Indies for a six week honeymoon. Royal crowds cheered as Queen Elizabeth lent the royal yacht to avoid the crowds in their early married life.
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