Nuclear Powered Sub Collides With Freighter
A nuclear powered submarine and the Matson freighter Hawaiian Citizen collided 30 miles west of the Farallon Islands. The submarine surfaced and was escorted to port with no injuries among 137 aboard. The 12,000 ton freighter proceeded to Alameda, while the submarine, nine months old, faced no immediate danger.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Ous
Matson
Cmdr
John D. Pillsbury
San Francisco Bay
Pillsbury
Farallon Islands
Three Survive Airliner Crash in Brazil
A Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 440 with 27 aboard crashed and exploded near Vitoria while landing in a rain storm. Police confirmed three known survivors among 22 passengers on board. The plane had departed Rio de Janeiro for the Atlantic port city about 250 miles away. The wreckage burned for hours and officials recovered one body at the scene.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Vitoria
Here
Cruzeiro Do Sul
Unsettled Weather Strikes North Carolina. one dies
The Associated Press reports scattered showers and severe weather across North Carolina with hail and wind causing damage. A tractor accident in Cumberland County killed 42 year old James Henry Jackson, while his two children in a trailer remained unharmed. In Belmon t hail battered areas near Charlotte, and Laurinburg saw wind damage including a torn drive-in theater screen. The storm relief included much needed rain for drought-stricken cotton fields.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
James Henry Jackson
Rt. 1
Linden
Cumberland County
Jackson
Piedmont
Belmont
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
G. B Hobson
Laurinburg
Scotland County
F. T. Clark
Clark
Reuther Admits UAW Differences With Kennedy Policy Stance
Walter Reuther acknowledged the UAW differs with Kennedy on wage price restraint while agreeing with the general aim. He says wages should rise faster than productivity until a healthier balance is achieved. The UAW convention will formalize the position today with emphasis on wages versus productivity. Reuther praised price stability efforts and noted GM called its 1961 contract noninflationary.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers Union
Kennedy
Reuther
UAW
Council of Economic Advisers
White House
General Motors Corp
Emil Mazey
Paul Schrade
Los Angeles
West Coast
Bard Young
Detroit West Side
Detroit News Strike Settled Amid Picketing Return
Detroit’s month long newspaper strike appears settled as Plate and Paper Handlers Union Local 10 lifts pickets after a meeting. The union and Newspaper Publishers Association praised the outcome while noting disputes over fair labor practices remain unresolved. The News plans Friday publication with other unions still negotiating contracts.
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Detroit
Plate and Paper Handlers Union
Detroit News
Robert Butz
Newspaper Publishers Association
Local 10
News
Tom Romwell
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
The
Publishers Association
Teamsters Union
Free Press
Teamsters
George Edwards
International Typographical Union
Morning Free Press
Souvanna Orders Red Troops To Withdraw From Laos
Prince Souvanna Phouma orders Souphanouvong to pull back Path et Lao forces from Nam Tha and Muong Sing behind the cease fire line. He denounces rebel seizures as violating the year old cease fire and seeks withdrawal coordinated from Paris.
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Souvanna
Antoine Yared Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Nam Tha
Muong Sing
France
Phagna Khamsoukeola
Khang Kay
Paris
Prince Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavan
Satellite Anna mission fails at Cape Canaveral
A Thor-Able-Star launch failed when the second stage did not ignite, preventing the 355-pound Anna satellite from entering orbit. The Defense Department reported the failure about 20 minutes after liftoff at 7 06 a.m. and noted a backup payload would be prepared for a future launch. The mission aimed to map Earth with eight million candle power flashing lights to improve geodetic measurements.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Defense Department
Atlantic
Cape
Pershing
Polaris
Anna
Army
Navy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
North Carolina Librarian Testifies on Communist Propaganda Mail
A House committee heard that Soviet Embassy mail pushed Communist propaganda to every U.S. library. Mrs. Maude Query Kelsey of Shelby described three sent books as harmful to national security and immature readers. Myron C. Sharpe testified, citing extensive Fifth Amendment use.
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Washington
House
John C. Walsh
House Committee On un-American Activities
North Carolina
Maude Query Kelsey
Shelby
N.C
Krushchev
Communist Party Congress
Communist Party
Kelsey
Myron C. Sharpe
Crosscurrents Press,Inc
New York
Sharpe
Macapagal May Cancel U S Visit Over War Damage Bill
President Macapagal may cancel his planned U S trip after the House defeated a 73 million dollar Philippine war damage bill by 201 to 171. He called a Cabinet session after the vote saying the move was most unfortunate and could affect relations with America.
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Manila
Philippines
Diosdado Macapagal
United States
U.S
House of Representatives
America
Asia
Emilio Abello
Washington
Emmanuel Pelaez
House
William~ Stevenson
Oran Killings Target Moslem Women In Streets
In Oran and Algiers terrorists killed nine Moslem women by noon, injuring another woman and a 12 year old girl. European gunmen caused most casualties while police imposed curfews and restricted European vehicle movement near Moslem quarters.
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Oran
Algeria
Secret Army
Algiers
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Steel Men Enter Pleas of Innocent
Four steel company executives and five steel firms plus the Open Die Forging Institute pleaded innocent to Sherman Antitrust Act charges. Bethlehem Steel U.S. Steel Erie Forge Midvale Heppenstall named. Judge Sugarman set July 9 trial date. Homer Lackek’s plea adjourned to May 28.
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NEW York
Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Co
U.S. Steel
Erie Forge and Steel Corp
Midvale-Hoppenstal Co
Open Die Forging Institute Inc
New York City
Eric Gurney
Bethlehem
Robert S. Barnes
Emil Lang
Eric Forge
R. B. Heppenstall Sr
Midvale-Heppenstall
Sidney Sugarman
Homer Lackek
Warren Attacks Toll Road Plans at Bridge Dedication
State Sen. Lindsay C. Warren chided Gov. Sanford for toll road support during the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge dedication in Columbia North Carolina. The event featured remarks from Gov. Sanford and federal and state officials and included Warren’s critique of toll financing for roads. The three mile bridge over the Alligator River cost 2.8 million dollars and was opened earlier this year. Warren, a former congressman and comptroller general, did not seek re election to the State Senate this year.
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Phil Corner
Columbia
N.C
Lindsay C. Warren
Sanford
Warren
North Carolina
State Highway Commission
U.S. Comptroller
Alligator River
Gov. Sanford
Herbert C. Bonner
D-N.c
Away Commission
Merchance
Brill Evans
Diana Warren Jones
Andy Griffith
Mount Airy
Rex. S. Anderson
Federal ‘Bureau of Public Roads
Murphy High School
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
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E. R. Barrett
California
Mare
Coast Guard
Alameda
Norman Walker
Vincial
Orotey
Soviet Union
Roy
Geneva
Boun Oum
Phoumi
Mrs. Maude Q. Kelsey
Macapagal
By Henry Hartzenbusch
the Gov
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