Treasure In Silver Found In Freighter
After ten days aflame the freighter Sandanger reveals a grim tale of fire at sea off the Mexican coast. Ten people died or disappeared on May 18 while forty five aboard were rescued. Navy firemen extinguished the blaze and found a cache of silver ingots valued at twenty six thousand dollars hidden in the cabins and passageways. Crews planned to salvage copper and aluminum ingots worth about seven hundred fifty thousand dollars before towing the wreck toward Long Beach amid ongoing litigation over ownership and salvage rights.
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Mexican
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Perone
Joyce Elaine Wilson
la Jolla
Creason
Long Beach
le Havre
France
President Johnson Returns to Johnson City High for Commencement
Lyndon B. Johnson, hometown hero, spoke at the renamed Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Johnson City Texas. He recalled his first attempt after graduation ending in failure and urged graduates to begin their dreams at the place they started. The 1,200 seat gym heard him say Johnson City is part of the world and noted the school’s renaming last December.
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Paul Carbury
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Wounds Fatal To Teacher in Brooklyn Apartment Elevator
Charlotte Lipsik a 38 year old Brooklyn schoolteacher was found badly beaten and stabbed in a Crown Heights apartment building elevator. She died at Kings County Hospital three hours later. Robbery is suspected as the motive after money missing from her handbag. Lipsik taught at P S 284 Brownsville and had been out with a friend Friday night. A tenant Peter Baden 26 and a 15 year old boy found her and alerted police.
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Crown Heights
Charlotte Lipsik
Kings County Hospital
Philip Walsh
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P.S. 284
Brownsville
Times Square
Walsh
Peter Baden
Early Balloting Heaviest In N C Nomination Races
Early voting reported heavy in North Carolina as residents pick candidates for governor and other state offices in a costly primary season. Mecklenberg Forsyth and Durham Greensboro Asheville precincts saw crowds. turnout across the state expected 600000 to 800000. Republican voters participate in governor race for first time in years.
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Waynesville
Dan K. Moore
Robert W. Scott
Clifton Blue
Edwin S. Lanier
Frank Crane
Mecklenburg County
Durham
Greensboro
Fayetteville
Asheville
L. Rich
Memorial Day Death Toll Rises Across Holiday Weekend
Nationwide traffic fatalities climb on the second day of the 76 hour Memorial Day weekend. The National Safety Council notes 122 deaths so far, with an estimated 410 to 490 more possible. About 83 million vehicles are on the move during the period. Historical comparisons show 418 deaths in a similar 78 hour window two weeks earlier and 371 to 416 deaths in prior three day holidays. The council projects the year’s holiday toll could reach around 8.5 billion vehicle miles driven, up from 1958 levels.
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D Day Recalled by Generals and High Pointer
The Sunday Enterprise previews reflections on the June 6 1944 invasion of France by two generals and a High Pointer who served in that momentous event. Also reports Carl Chavis YMCA adult education growth with first classes of 15 and 150 attendees receiving certificates.
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Carl Chavis Ymca
Sunday Enterprise
Congress Hears Nehru Succession Wait Decision
India’s ruling Congress leaders met to name Nehru’s successor but postponed the crucial choice. The working committee will decide a date for electing a parliamentary leader and whether to back a candidate while factions clash over Morarji Desai and Lal Bahadur Shastri. Indira Gandhi attended the gathering at Nehru’s official mansion amid mourning.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
Morarji Desai
Desai
Congress Party Committee
Indira Gandhi
Tribute on JFKs birthday reflects his righting wrongs
Mrs Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy discuss John F Kennedy philosophy on a CBS two way tribute from Hyannis Port. The program included Edward M Kennedy from Dublin and Willie Brandt and Harold Macmillan from London. The Kennedy Library project aims to educate youth in politics and public life.
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London
Sean Lemass
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Husband Robs His Own Wife
Richmond Calif AP Marion Greathouse Ruth 24 drove his wife Renalda to the bank to deposit for Regal Distributing Co. Instead he took about $1000 from the bank bag in Oakland and called a cab. Police traced the cab to Oakland Airport and arrested Ruth as he tried to board a flight for Los Angeles with 985.40. He was booked for investigation of grand theft.
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Marion Greathouse
Ruth
Renalda
Regal Distributing Co
Oakland
Los Angeles
Rusk Talks With Soviet Premier in New Delhi
Secretary of State Dean Rusk held a secret 45 minute talk with Soviet First Deputy Premier Aleksei Kosygin at the Soviet Embassy in New Delhi likely discussing Southeast Asia and Laos ahead of and after Nehru's funeral. Bundy joined Rusk for travel to Bangkok and Saigon where plans included a stop in Honolulu with McNamara and other officials for Southeast Asia talks. The session raised questions about messaging to North Vietnam via Moscow as both sides weighed peaceful solutions and a stiff U.S. stance on allied guerrilla warfare and subversion.
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