Nationalists claim 16 Red Chinese guns wiped out
Formosa AP reports the Nationalist Defense Ministry said Quemoy fire destroyed 16 Communist guns and six emplacements amid heavy shelling. Reds launched 6,211 shells, 1,234 in a 10 minute burst. 5,308 by nightfall. Sabre jets fought MIG-17s. 10 MIGs reportedly shot down.
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Taipei
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Quemoy
Quemoys
U. S
United States
Red China
U.S. Taiwan
Amoy Arca
Pukien
Amey
U.S
Forrest Edwards
Auto Talks Resumed In Detroit
Detroit reports show General Motors and Chrysler returning to contract talks with the United Auto Workers as a strike deadline nears. Wildcat walkouts disrupt plants nationwide with mass layoffs: GM 250000 UAW workers, Ford 98000, Chrysler 70000. UAW President Walter Reuther plans to join GM talks after union meetings on Ford issues.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford
Walter Reuther
National
Ford Council
Reuther
Union
Two Indicted In Conspiracy To Defraud
Federal grand jury indicts Richard A. Mack former FCC member and Thurman A. Whiteside Miami lawyer on conspiring to defraud the United States. They aided Public Service Television in a Channel 10 Miami contest. Mack resigned March 3 after investigations.
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Washington
Richard A. Mack
Federal Communications Commission
Miami
Thurman A. Whiteside
United States
Mack
Whiteside
FCC
TV Channel 10
Public Service Television, Inc
National Airlines
Commission
Set It Over By R L Dieffenbacher
A NEA Service piece argues boredom stems from weariness and lack of satisfaction. Inner achievement provides real relief, while pills cannot cure hardship. Only God and self-giving actions offer lasting fulfillment beyond medical remedies.
Attorney General Says Private Schools Illegal
Attorney General Rogers told U S District Court that the Little Rock School Board cannot lease its high school buildings to a private corporation for operation on a segregated basis. He said the Justice Department, acting as friend of the court, had been served with the board’s request for a ruling on the leasing proposal.
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Washington
Rogers
U.S. District Court
Arkansas
Little Rock
Justice Department
U.S. Dist
John E. Miller
Hodges backs caucus to speed up legislature
Gov Hodges said a legislative caucus of the House and Senate next January could perform as well as a special session. He expects the 1959 session to be the toughest in years and aims to have departments ready with recommendations at opening day. He noted possible moves toward a special session but sees a caucus as speeding work by one to three weeks.
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Raleigh
Hodges
House
Senate
Carl Venters
Onslow
Addison Hewlett
New Hanover
C. V. Hinkle
Iredell
Robert Morgan
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Governors Fail To Take Stand On School Integration
Southern governors at their 24th annual conference failed to adopt a formal stance on school integration. After closed sessions, officials said divergent views made an open fight harmful. McKeldin proposed a resolution, but it died in committee. Griffin and Clement also held back their measures.
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Lexington
McKeldin
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Little Rock Board Seeks Ruling On Private Schools
Associated Press reports the Little Rock School Board and the NAACP sought a federal court ruling on leasing public school buildings to a private firm to preserve segregation. The hearing with Judge John E. Miller in Fort Smith addresses whether leasing avoids contempt and if private schools must admit Negro students under integration plans.
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Associated Press
Little Rock School Board
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Arkansas
NAACP
U.S
Central High
Front Royal
Warren County
Little Rock
Chicago
Atlanta
Hurricane Helene Nears Carolinas Coast
Hurricane Helene moves toward the Carolinas with top winds near 90 mph and a 50-50 chance of recurving away from land. Forecasters warn of rough seas and higher tides within 24 hours from Daytona Beach to Cape Hatteras as ships report calmer winds offshore. A second hurricane Isa develops east of Puerto Rico with 75 mph winds as Leeward Island watches are issued.
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Miami
Fla
Helene
Carolina
South Carolina
Daytona Beach
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
San Juan
Isa
Atlantic
Puerto Rico
Leeward Islands
Georgia
U S Troop Withdrawal Predicted in Lebanon Cabinet Change
Rashid Karami, named head of Lebanon's new eight man cabinet, said U S troops would depart at Beirut's request or as the situation warrants. He spoke after meeting Saeb Salam in Moslem Basra quarter and echoed statements by Dulles on withdrawal timing.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid
Dulles
Karami
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Basra
Saeb Salam
Smaller Commission Proposed
The commission would shrink the State Utilities Commission from five to three members and grant the same pay and retirement as Superior Court judges. The report notes the agency’s high responsibility and the need for top quality personnel, arguing current compensation risks loss of qualified staff.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Commission
Gov. Hodges
Utilities Commission
Hodges
The
British Call For Cease Fire In Formosa Strait Crisis
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd urged both Red China and Nationalists to halt military actions in the Formosa Strait immediately. Speaking to the General Assembly, he called for global insistence on settlement by negotiation and praised the U S conciliatory approach. Lloyd blamed the crisis on the Chinese Communist bombardment of Quemoy and noted Warsaw talks offer a path to cease fire and future talks.
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United Nations
N.Y
Selwyn Lloyd
Formosa Strait
United States
General Assembly
U.S
Warsaw
Lloyd
Britain
Quemoy
U.S. Sees Nats Could Defend Quemoy Without Help
Pentagon estimate says Nationalist China could repel a Red invasion of Quemoy without U.S. combat forces. It adds no certainty Nationalist aircraft could knock out mainland guns if they attacked. Signs of easing crisis include a broken blockade claim and reports of Nationalist air success amid ongoing risks.
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Washington
Pentagon
China
Quemoy
U.S
Lieves
Red China
Warsaw Talks End in Brief Accord Push
In Warsaw US and Chinese representatives spent one hour forty five minutes on a Formosa Strait cease fire and agreed to meet again next Tuesday. The long session suggested a final effort to reach agreement by next week.
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Warsaw
Poland
Formosa Strait
Bulls and Bears Cause Weekend Animal Capers Across Towns
A Hereford bull rampaged through a Princeton junior high and elementary school playground injuring a pupil before being corralled. In Buena Vista a bear refused to descend from a tree despite attempts to coax it. In South Portland a 900 pound moose evaded crowds until a tranquilizer calmed it and it ended up at a state game farm.
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Associated Press
Princeton
Jewel Hagan
Bull
Jessie Alley
Maureen David
Maureen
Buena Vista
Colo
A. C. Jordan
Jordan
Brother Bear
South
Portland
Maine
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Venable
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Helen Dolan
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