Haiti Names Fignolé New President Amid Turmoil
Daniel Fignolé, 43, sworn in as Haiti president after Brig. Gen. Cantave resigns. Col. Antonio Rebreau named to command. Cantave and police chief Armand initially supported oath. Tens of thousands celebrate as violence and arrests surge. casualties unknown with mobs and roadblocks reported. Americans seek exit as air service remains halted. He pledges free elections and restoration of order and U.S. ties.
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Fignole
Leon Cantave
Antonio Rebreau
Cantave
Haiti
Pierre Armand
United States
2 Month Old Girl Die In Ant Attack In Pensacola
In Pensacola Florida a two month old black girl left unattended for seven hours was found dead apparently from ant stings. The mother, 20, is detained for investigation pending an autopsy. Doctors say the infant was stung to death and was dead on arrival at a hospital. Two other children aged 2 and 4 were at the house until dark.
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J. 0. McDaniels
Clyde Miller
McDaniels
The Sea's Mystery and God’s Mastery
A reflective piece compares the sea's vast depths and dangers to human daring. It notes the sea's turbulence, mysteries, and life-sustaining forces while contrasting worldly fears with belief that God remains the true master. The sea is praised for beauty and power yet viewed as untamable by man.
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God
Waynesville Resort Hotel Fire Damages 200000
Fire swept through the 60 room Ho telordo resort in Waynesville causing about 200000 in damage. Four people were in the hotel when flames began early today and all escaped unharmed as 60 volunteer firefighters battled for nearly five hours aided by pre dawn rains. The annex was destroyed and the main building badly damaged on North Main Street. Owner Joseph Spitzer of Coral Gables Florida and dining room managers Mr and Mrs Henry Gibson fled the blaze. The fire was spotted at 2 40 am by Waynesville police who alerted occupants. The hotel, built in 1870 with the annex from 1917, was bought by Spitzer in 1944.
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Waynesville
Hazelwood
Canton
Clyde
North Main St
Joseph Spitzer
Coral Gables
Fla
Henry Gibson
Annnex
Spitzer
Bus And Train Collision Near King North Carolina
An Atlantic Greyhound bus en route to Pittsburgh collided with a train near a Stokes County community in the morning. Bus driver Gilmer McBridge from Winston-Salem was hospitalized with minor injuries and the bus carried a full load. Passenger Janice Marie Williams of Winston-Salem was also taken to Baptist Hospital with non serious injuries.
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King
N.C
Atlantic Greyhound
Pittsburgh
Stokes County
Gilmer McBridge
Winston- Salem
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Janice Marie Williams
Rt. 7
High School Senior Shot To Death In Garner
Helen Mae Lee 19 of Raleigh was killed by a .38 pistol shot to the temple as fiancé Larry Mac Blalock 22 claimed the incident was an accidental scare at a rural store prior to a Garner High senior banquet. Blalock is jailed in Wake County awaiting further investigation.
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Garner
N. C
Helen Mae Lee
Raleigh
Rt. 3
Larry Mac Blalock
Wake County
Blalock
Bilalock
Garner High
Lynda Coats
Harla Fowler
Bennett
Fowler
Coats
Helen
Republicans Move to Restore Part of 1958 Defense Cut
GOP leaders vote to back restoring about 300 million dollars to the 1958 defense appropriation as part of a 1.2 billion proposed increase. The 30 member steering committee split on amounts with Rep Martin of Massachusetts noting some favor more or less than 300 million. Rep Taber of New York called the defense request sacred though he did not specify a preferred amount.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Rep. Taber
New York
Trial Of Johnny Dio Put Off
The federal case against John Dio Dioguardi and three others over the acid-blinding of labor writer Victor Riesel was postponed as key witnesses refused to testify. U S Attorney Williams said the move does not end the matter and cited gangster ethics as a reason for witness silence.
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New York
John
Johnny Dio
Dioguardi
Victor Riesel
Atty
Paul W. Williams
Dist
Williams
Underworld
of Justice
William B
Akiel Areed
18 Year Old Admits Girl Slaying in New Jersey
Ronald Marrone, a Fair Lawn High School sophomore, allegedly dictated a confession to the rape and murder of Ruth Starr Zeitler, a 15 year old classmate found in a Paramus lovers lane. The case sparked questioning of more than 40 people as details emerged.
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Hackensack
N. J
Ruth Starr Zeitler
Fred Galda
Bergen County
Ronald Marrone
Fair Lawn High School
Galda
Marrone
Ruth
Paramus
Hodges presses for minimum wage amid tax delay talk
Gov. Hodges spoke at a Raleigh news conference urging passage of minimum wage legislation and criticized plans to postpone corporation income tax changes for a year. He said he remains committed and warned that delaying tax reforms would be bad faith while noting unemployment figures and municipal revenue concerns.
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Raleigh
Hodges
hMenges Smale
State Tax Study Commission
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Powell
Adenauer Opens Washington Talks on Disarmament and Unity
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer begins formal talks with Secretary of State Dulles in Washington after a private meeting with President Eisenhower at Gettysburg farm. The discussions likely focus on disarmament, German reunification, Soviet policy, rearmament pace, European unity, the Middle East, and trade with Red China.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Dulles
Eisenhower
Adenauer
Gettysburg
Middle East
Red China
Heinrich von Brentano
Ned
Two-Family Fatal Collision Near Benson Illinois
In north central Illinois on Highway 116 near Benson a two-car wreck killed all eleven people, four adults and seven children from the Strator and Bloomington families. Investigators say both cars faced east with no survivors and consider a possible third vehicle involvement.
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Benson
Ill
Streator
Bloomington
Illinois
Man Made Moon Shot Aims For Space Ball Project
The article describes a polished metal sphere to be launched as a man made moon circling Earth every 90 to 100 minutes at speeds near 18 000 mph. It notes aims to study the sun, space conditions, meteor activity and magnetism while aiding weather prediction and science during the International Geophysical Year with Russia pursuing a similar effort.
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U. S
Alton L. Blakesli
AP Science Reporter
Washington
Space
Russia
Earth
John P. Hagen
Naval Research Laboratory
IGY
Project Vanguard
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Floods drive mass evacuations across Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas
Torrential rains forced thousands to flee rising waters as the Trinity River topped flood stage near Dallas and Fort Worth. In Moffett Oklahoma a dozen families moved to Fort Smith Arkansas after a foot of water overwhelmed levee free town. Lake Texoma neared spillway at Denison Dam prompting downstream evacuations for the first overflow in 13 years.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Moffett
Okla
Fort Smith
Ark
Trinity River
Fort Worth
Mayce Ross
Trading Stamp Case Faces Delays at FTC
The Federal Trade Commission shows snags in building a case against major trading stamp firms over alleged illegal practices. Officials decline comment while the investigation lingers, with the matter stuck in staff analysis and not yet moved beyond the initial probe stage.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Joseph E. Sheehy
FTC Bureau of Litigation
FTC
Investigation Bureau
Sheehy
Bureau of Investigation
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