Brezhnev Named Soviet President in Power Shift
In Moscow Leonid Ilich Brezhnev, 53, was chosen to head the Soviet Union as President while Klementi Voroshilov, 79, resigned citing health reasons. Khrushchev pinned the nomination, signaling a shift toward a more active presidency and Brezhnev’s rising role in party leadership after his rapid Ukraine career and Kazakh reforms.
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Moscow
Leonid Ilich’ Brezhnev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Klementi Y. Voroshilov
Stalin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Khrushchev
Ukraine
Presidium
Kazakhstan
Voroshilov
Supreme Soviet
Pavel Lobanov
House of Union
Nicolai Belyaev
Royals Honeymoon Aboard Britannia In Caribbean Run
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones relaxed on the royal yacht Britannia during a Caribbean honeymoon cruise. They appeared on the sundeck as Britannia sailed at 20 knots, flags flying and privacy preserved amid a small crew and clear Atlantic waters.
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London
Margaret
Antony Armstrong- Jones
Britannia
Tony
Meg
Caribbean
Royal Navy
English Channel
Atlantic
Baby Girl Found Alive In Trash Pile In Burlington
A 4 pound 4 ounce newborn girl, likely born about 10 a.m. Saturday, was found in a paper sack on a Burlington trash pile. She was rushed to Alamance County Hospital in good condition and named Rosalie Doe. Sheriff Joe W. Cole led the search for the mother.
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Burlington
N.C
Alamance County Hospital
Rosalie Doe
Rosalie
Joe W. Cole
Billy Mitchell
Sisters Reunited After 37 Years at Mother’s Day Celebration
In Lehighton Pennsylvania two sisters reunited after 37 years apart. Wanda Gustman Schlecht from the U S came from Jim Thorpe and Martha Gustman Possiel remained in Harbarussen Germany. The reunion occurred at Dick Edwards annual Mother’s Day fete in Allentown-Lansford.
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Lehighton, Pa
Germany
Jim Thorpe
Wanda Gustman Schlecht
America
Martha Gustman Possiel
Harbarussen
Hitler
Possi
Dick Edwards
Pennsylvania
Edwards
Truman Celebrates 76th Birthday at Independence
Former president Harry S. Truman greeted his 76th birthday with a surprise visit to his office. About 75 reporters and families joined him for cake and ice cream and a guided tour of the Truman Library. He planned church Sunday and a library session before a dinner with George Wallace and family.
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Harry Truman
Truman Library
Independence
Harry S. Truman
White House
Trueman
Truman
New York
George Wallace
Wallace
Kansas City
Hodges Outlines Free Enterprise Challenges at Speech
Gov Luther Hodges told a Charlotte audience that free enterprise is the greatest system yet but faces forces seeking its destruction. Speaking at a Junior Achievement program in Garinger High School his remarks praised human nature and free will as the system’s core strengths while acknowledging imperfection. He said the system challenges individuals to excel rewards initiative and condemns mediocrity.
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Hodges
Functional Trend Seen In Autos
Edward N. Cole predicts 1960s cars will emphasize thrift and practicality. At the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Pinehurst he outlined forthcoming 1969 models as shorter, higher, lighter with easier entry and more trunk space. He cited lighter metals and simple styling with annual refinements to boost value.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Chevrolet
North Carolina Automobile Dealers Assn
Edward N. Cole
Cole
Mother's Day Party Aims to Restore Old Warmth
The article recalls a yearly gathering aimed at older mothers to recapture warmth and connection, honoring mothers on Mother's Day with a renewed communal spirit.
Assassin Mor nard in Havana as he hides after Trotsky killing
Jacques Mor nard, killer of Leon Trotsky, arrived in Havana aboard a Cubana flight after Mexican release. He travels under aliases, escorted by Czech officials, and may head to Czechoslovakia or the Soviet Union as Havana hosts new diplomatic visitors. Natalia Sedova Trotsky comments on his escape route.
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Havana
Jacques Mornard
Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Cubana Airlines
Revolucion
Mexico City
Olldrich Novicky
Eduard Fu
Ernesto Guevara
Cuban National Bank
Trotsky
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Mornard
Mexican Interior Ministry
Natalia Sedova Trotsky
Stalin
Lenin
Methodists praise students’ conduct in sit-ins amid debate over authority
In Denver the Methodist Church lauded the dignified, nonviolent engagement of students in desegregation sit-ins while referring a key resolution to its judicial council to decide if the action aligns with church discipline. Delegates urged orderly demonstrations and condemned violence.
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Colo
The
Methodist Church
Judicial Council
John C. Satterfield Sr
Yazoo City
Miss
American Bar Assn
Leonard D. Slutz
Cincinnati
United States
James P. Brawley
Clark College
Atlanta
Wilbur Grose
Mankato
Minn
Christian Church
Embree H. Blackard
Asheville, N. C
John A. Dixon Jr
Shreveport
Methodist
Vanderbilt University
East Carolina to Install New President in Inaugural
East Carolina College prepares for inauguration week with Dr. Leo W. Jenkins to be formally installed Friday as sixth president. Gov. Hodges and other state officials will attend a stadium ceremony where William C. Friday will deliver the address. Dr. John D. Messick will introduce the new president after resigning as ECC head to join the National Commission on Special Education and Rehabilitation.
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Greenville
N. C
East Carolina College
Leo W. Jenkins
Hodges
College Stadium
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of North Carolina
John D. Messick
Jenkins
Messick
ECC
National Commission On Special Education and Rehabilitation
Washington
Riot Police Trained In Alabama For Civil Disorder
In Montgomery two highway patrol groups finished a week of riot control training and two more will follow in 14 days. When complete Alabama will have a 170 strong unit ready for duty anywhere riots flare. The program follows a near riot at the State Capitol on March 7 when officers dispersed a crowd of several hundred African American and white protesters after a planned prayer meeting.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Floyd Mann
State
Capitol
Mann
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