Syrian Revolution Aftermath Buzzes Across Arab World
Syrian leaders promise a four month path to a constitutional stage while pledging civil freedoms and press reform. Kuzbari asserts a civilian, reformist government will restore rights, modernize the army, and ease Cairo's heavy influence amid Egypt’s UAR role. Nasser reflects on losses but flags enduring principles. regional powers watch for shifts in alliance.
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Baghdad
Syria
Nasser
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia
Damascus
Aleppo
Egypt
Kuzbari
Revolutionary Command
Kurbani
UAR
Kuzhari
Cairo
U.A.R
Yankee asylum bid from NC kidnapping suspect in Cuba
Robert F. Williams, a North Carolina NAACP leader linked to a 1960 kidnapping case, sought political asylum in Cuba. Prensa and Havana radio indicated asylum possible, noting Williams flees U.S. threats and praising his fight for civil rights and support for the Cuban revolution. Williams, 36, of Monroe, faced a Union County grand jury indictment for kidnapping, tied to holding a couple for hours to demand release of Black inmates. He has criticized other Black suspects and said he stockpiled arms in a race with whites. Williams had previously praised Fidel Castro and said Cuba had no racial discrimination.
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Havana
North Carolina
Cuba
Prensa
Robert F. Williams
United States
Williams
Asia
America
Key West
Fila
Ku Klux Klan
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Monroe
N.C
Union County
Bruce’ Stegall
Stegalls
Stegal
Fidel Castro
Big Changes In Warsaw In2 Years
AP reports Warsaw shows major modernization after two years away. New buildings with lighter Scandinavian styling rise amid still scarce goods and lingering fear of conflict over Berlin. Cars, trucks, markets improve daily life while political leaders fade from the scene.
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Warsaw
Berlin
Europe
Butler Trial In Recess In Butler Pa
The embezzlement trial of Mrs Mae Wheeler is in recess until Monday after the first day of testimony The state called five employees of the Workingmews Building and Loan Association as witnesses Friday All women they explained the procedure in handling invested accounts Mrs Wheeler is on trial for costs in an alleged 4600 shortage at the institution She was an official there for 23 years Edgar Guest the poet born in Birmingham England came to the United States when ten years old.
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Butler
Mae Wheeler
Workingmews Building and Loan Association
Wheeler
New York State
Ronald Gubikowsky
New York City
Monroe
Pitts
Pennsylvania
Torch Song Led To TV Cancellation
Rosemary Clooney withdrew from a Bell Telephone TV program citing her plan to sing a torch song. A sponsor spokesman noted marital tensions as Clooney indicated she would divorce actor director Jose Ferrer, with five children.
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New York
Rosemary Clooney
Bell Telephone
Ine
Miss Clooney
Tuey
Jose Ferrer
James M. Cook
Telegreps
Wiloens
Beders Communications
Usrang
Ies Clooney
Myerstown Man Killed At Home
Charles Miller of Myerstown R D 2 was shot to death in his home. Police linked the shooting to a Reading incident. a 15 year old, Barbara Lininger, was shot in the leg and hospitalized. Miller’s wife and daughter reportedly abducted, details unclear. Two daughters fled to a neighbor after the shooting.
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Myerstown
Charles Miller
R. D
Reading
Barbara Lininger
Schaefferstown
Reading Community General Hospital
Miller
Earl Hurst
Associated Press
Brenda
Linda
Rule No 1 For Tourists Don’t Kiss Customs Men In Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia AP dispatch describes a traveler Basil Belgrade who kissed a customs officer and paid heavy duties. The incident in Jesenice involved gold buckles necklaces and other items valued at about 4.6 million dinars after travel from Germany.
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Yugoslavia
Nessman
Teraael
Basil
Basil Belgrade
Politika Only
Politika
Germany
Cus
Jesenice
Pittsburgh hotel union contracts expire tonight
AP reports labor contracts covering 1,837 employees at five Pittsburgh hotels will expire at midnight. Local 237 Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union, Local 188 Bartenders Union, and the unions represent groups including 1,837 workers, with no public demands yet made by the Bartenders Union.
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Pgh. Hotel Union
Bitysburgn (Ap
Pittsburgh
Unies
Aunions
Alliante
O H and Union Set Strike Session
Negotiators were to meet again in Pittsburgh to resolve a four day strike at Oswald and Hess Co a Northside meatpacking firm Local 424 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and federal mediators would join as creditors owed about 1.5 million dollars About 240 workers walked out on Tuesday seeking a new contract after working without one.
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Pittsburgh
Oswald & Hess Co
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Three Pa. escapees nabbed in New York
Three Pennsylvania hospital escapees from Farview, Ronald Brown 22, Arthur Pitts 33, and David Diefenderfer 18, were spotted resting in a stolen car in Monroe New York. Police recovered rifles, ammunition, and loot after a routine check.
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Monroe
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Stanley Miller
Charles McFarland
New York
Farview State Hospital
Ronald Brown
Pittsburgh
Arthur Pitts
Philadelphia
David Diefenderfer
Allentown
Loa
Publishers urge reader focus for better papers
An educator from Pennsylvania State University urged publishers to win reader confidence and respond to audience needs. He said surveys show readers form impressions before reading, urging editors to align news with changing life in the United States.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Robert Pockrass
School of Journalism
Pennsylvania State University
Joseph Shell
Los Angeles
Pennsylva
Nia
Asso
United States
Donald R. McVay
The
Publishers Association of New York City
John Morgan Davis
Clarence M. Ditlow JD
Harrisburg Patriot- News
PNPA
Ted Wilson
Beaver Falls News-Tribune
Ditlow
United States Savings
Wilson
Theodore Goldberg
Greensburg Tribune-Review
Larry R. Etzweiler
Centre Daily Times
State College
Robert Knauss
Bethlehem Globe-Times
Leroy K. Montag
Butler Eagle
William Horvath
Erie Times and News
William C. Hain
Froutown Mercury
George N. Clark
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc
Neil R. Leister
Gettysburg Times
Nixon Denies Secret Deal With Knight
Nixon and Knight clash over alleged backroom pact tied to 1958 California GOP power moves. Knight accuses Nixon of engineering forced resignations and manipulated races. Nixon denies any secret agreement amid a fraught, partisan feud.
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Nixon
Knight
Minow Calls for More Radio-TV News Directors
FCC chairman Newton Minow says there are too few radio and television news programs and urges full-scale prime-time coverage. He cites a near news blackout in prime hours and notes about 691 news directors among 5,000 stations, urging a bigger, bolder commitment to objective news. He also comments on station practice and free speech while highlighting agriculture secretary Freeman’s remarks on food production as a wartime deterrent.
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Ano Cal Aun
eMige
FCC
California
Ajat
Nix
Radio Television News Directors Association
Minow
Undia
National Association of Broadcasters
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
America
Flashing Amber Lights For Newsmen Obituaries
Harrisburg reports a new Pennsylvania law allows news media cars to flash amber lights when covering emergencies. The rule limits use to vehicles owned by media groups actively gathering and disseminating news, with state secretary of revenue approval required. Obituaries note several local figures including Alain Oliver and Steve Valyo Jr, with service details and surviving relatives.
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Alain Oliver
Clymer
R.D
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ament
Indes
France
Cay
Rence
Ephe
Elkin
W. Va
Harvey
New Brighton
Francis
Joffre
Murryville
Harry
Fuller
Marie) Stonebraker
Indiana
Anna Oliver
Saratoga
Springs
N. Y
Olive Bragg
Denver
Colo
Vincent
Francis Peron
Garden Grove
Calif
Bence
Nixon Denies Knight Charges in California Race
Robert Finch calls Knight report preposterous as Democrats cheer GOP intramural squabble in California. Governor Brown hints Nixon should quit if charges prove true. Roger Kent seeks state bar probe. Nixon demands retractions while defending no promises to Knight or others. George Christopher accuses Knight of fanatic obsession against Republicans.
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Robert Finch
Nixon
Koight
California
Edmund G. Brown
Knight
Roger Kent
George Christopher
San Francisco
GOP Feud Tempers Optimism in California Governor Race
California Republicans at a regional conference voiced support for Nixon in the governor race while worrying intraparty squabbles could dampen GOP gains in the West. Nixon planned a public appearance amid his California bid, with expectations of a 50-seat House gain cited by Rep. Bob Wilson. Goldwater urged support for Kuchel and campaigns in California, signaling intra-party faction dynamics ahead of 1962 elections.
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Sun Valley
Tdaho
California
GOP
West
Richard M. Nixon
Goodwin J. Knight
Nixon
Bob Wilson
Calif
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
House
Wilson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Hodges Debates Paper Towels Cost Cut Idea
Washington AP report covers Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges recounting a suggestion to reduce paper towel use. A Commerce Dept worker proposed shaking hands and saying splat to save towels, claiming costs could drop by half. Also notes California politics and Nixon campaign chatter with Hillings defending Nixon amid claims of a secret deal to withdraw.
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Washington (Ap
Luther H. ‘Hodges
Radio-Television News Directors Association
Hodges
Commerce Department
Bly to be inaugurated as Thiel College president
Greenville Pa AP reports Dr Chauncey G Bly to be inaugurated as the new president of Thiel College The principal will be Dr William G Pollard executive director of the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies Oak Ridge Tennessee
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Greenville
Chauncey G. Bly
Thiel College
Hall blaze blamed on faulty electrical equipment
Firemen assessed about 12, loop damage after a fire in the hall social room, blaming faulty electrical equipment for the blaze.
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William A. Munnell
Newton Minow
Federal Communications Commission
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Steve Valyo, JR
Kent
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Bitumen
Steve Valyo Sr
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Richard
Dennis
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Cecelia
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Patterson
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William
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Oscar Wings
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Grover Foltz, Jr
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St. Bernards Cemetery
Myrl Spence
Washington Twp
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Memorial Hospital
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Florida
Washington Township
Indiana County
Anna Calhoun Spence
Ft. Pierce
Annie Clowes Spence
Fla
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Dora Peptey
Creekside
Earl Wissinger
Smicksburg
Frank Race
Newport
R. I
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Charles D. Kunkle
T. Lincoln Street
Homer City
Indiana Hospital
Black Lick Township
Elgin
Gers ‘Trude Gibson Kunkle
Lucernemines
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Casper
Ollie) Tartalone
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