Iranian Bandit Gang Leader Dead in Gun Battle
Pakistani police report Dadshah head of an Iranian gang that killed three Americans was slain in a gun fight. They also captured 18 gang members including Amhed Shah who confessed murdering Anita Carroll of Issaquah. Official reports remained conflicting.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Dadshah
Amhed Shah
Anita Carroll
Issaquah
Wash
U. S
Point Four
Hamil
Iran
Tehran
Mohammed
Ahmed
Suez Canal Clears After Abukir Removal Opens Channel
UN salvage crews finish lifting the sunken Egyptian frigate Abukir, clearing the Suez Canal for ships up to 20,000 tons with Egyptian approval. The 1,460-ton vessel had blocked the canal for over five months near Bitter Lakes, enabling resumed worldwide shipping.
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Cairo
Suez Canal
Bitter Lakes
Suez
Batista Cheered by Thousands Outside Havana Palace
President Fulgencio Batista, target of an assassination attempt on March 13, was cheered by thousands of Cubans Sunday outside his palace. He promised continued efforts to maintain peace and prosperity.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Weather Outlook for Kenosha Tops Weekend Chill
The calendar and forecast clash as Kenosha endures cold conditions. Cloudy today with clearing tonight then partly cloudy and cool Tuesday. Lows near 25 to 30, highs around 40 with mid day readings 32 to 35 at key sites. Yesterday’s high hit 43 in Kenosha and 39 in Superior.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Superior Duluth
Lone Rock
Deadly Brazil Mishaps Kill Sixty Seven In One Day
A Varig two engine airliner crashed after takeoff from Bagé killing all 40 aboard, while 20 died and 13 injured in a train collision near Magno Station Rio de Janeiro, and a landslide in Petropolis buried a house killing seven.
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Rio de Janeiro
Varig
Bage
Brazil
Livramento
Porto Alegre
Magno Station
Rio
Petropolis
Man Dies Carrying Gasoline After Car Collision
Otis Jones, 48, died after being struck by a car while carrying a can of gasoline across a busy boulevard. The incident occurred on Lake Shore Drive on Sunday. The driver, Fred Broitman, 22, was not charged.
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Chicago
Otis Jones
Lake Shore Drive
Jones
Fred Broitman
Broitman
Dulles Urges Foreign Aid Loan Fund for Development
Secretary of State Dulles proposed a special foreign aid fund to provide long term easy pay loans to needy nations to build their economies. He suggested loans could reach 750 million dollars a year over the future, and outlined continuation of ICA, a separate military aid budget, and targeted grants where loans fail.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Senate
State Department
Defense Department
Congress
America
Racine Teens Explore City Sewers In Escape
Three youths Thomas Rasmussen 13 Charles Odder 14 and James Wohlgquist 15 crawled into Racine Wisconsin storm sewers at the Lake Michigan outlet and traveled a mile west before surfacing through a manhole. Police feared gas or flood but crews recovered them safely. The boys said they were imitating Mark Twain characters.
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Racine
Wis
Thomas Rasmussen
Charles Odder
James Wohlgquist
Lake Michigan
Mare Twain
Three Kenoshans Win Speech Contests at Bradford
Mary D. Bradford high school hosted the southern Wisconsin NFL tournament with four first place winners Dan Travanti Carol Nohling and Mary Ann Smoler earning top honors and qualifying for the National Forensic League finals in Lexington Kentucky. Other results included Dan Bird Scott McCulloch Ouida White and Mary Stasciotti with higher placings. Schools from Milwaukee Racine Burlington Hartford Sheboygan and Campion participated.
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Evening News
Kenosha
Mary D. Bradford High School
Ouida White
John Davies
Mary Stasciotti
Dan Bird
Rodger Gabrielson
Scott McCulloch
Fred Plous
Dan Travanti
Carol Nohling
Mary Ann Smoler
Lexington
Wisconsin
Divine Savior
Marquette University
Milwaukee
St. Catherine’s
Racine
Campion
Prairie du Chien
St. Mary’s
Burlington
West Bend
Hartford
West Allis Central
Sheboygan North
Sheboygan South
Trailer Smashed Into School Bus In Michigan City
A trailer broke loose from a truck and struck a school bus carrying 48 pupils after California? No, Indiana. The crash near U S 421 killed bus driver Emil Michaels of Michigan City and injured 8 to 10 pupils. Truck driver Elmer W Pagels, 35, Rolling Prairie, reported the trailer came loose. A car driven by Lawrence J Hanna, 17, Michigan City, struck the trailer but he was uninjured.
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Michigan City
Ind
Emil Michaels
Cool Spring Township
Elmer W. Pagels
Rolling Prairie
Here
U. S. 421
Pagels
Lawrence J
Hanna
Thomson Expects Action on Tax Bill
Recount of the municipal government referendum completed with no change in the final result. Mayor-Aldermanic form retains a 1,975 vote edge after adjustments in several wards. The recount affirmed 8,796 votes for Mayor-Aldermanine and 8,386 for Council-Manager, with results due to take effect in April next year.
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9Th Ward
11Th Ward
Citizens For Council Manager Government
Council
Prince Aly Khan At Father’s Bedside in Nice
The Aga Khan, aged 80 and spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, lies ill in Nice. Prince Aly Khan has rushed to his bedside amid reports granddaughter Princess Yasmin may travel from the United States as his condition worsens.
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Nice
France
Aga Khan
Aly Khan
Aga
Yasmin
United States
Reuther Calls for Clean House in Labor movement
UAW leader Walter P. Reuther urged a cleanup of American labor at the United Auto Workers convention in Atlantic City. He warned that reactionaries would force change with an ax, not a broom, and called to root out crooks and racketeers while pledging his re election and proposing dues rise and bargaining changes.
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N. J
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
United Auto Workers Convention
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Afl-Cio
Robert Kennedy
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Teamsters
Joe McCarthy
Dave Beck
America
Herbert Kohler
Wisconsin
Kohler
Wis
Wisconsin Governor Thomson Pledges Tax Bill By June
Wisconsin Governor Thomson voiced confidence that a proposed 343 million dollar income tax increase for the coming biennium will pass by May or June. He cited legislative pressure to move the bill quickly and dismissed the need to delay until fall. The interview also touched on sales tax, convention impact, and highway safety, with remarks on party prospects in 1958.
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Madison
Thomson
Wisconsin
Summerfield and Cannon Clash Over Post Office Budget
Postmaster General Summerfield and Rep. Cannon clash over a demand for 47 million dollars to sustain full mail service through June 30. Cannon says spending is too fast while Summerfield vows not to bluff, ordering post offices to prepare weekend shutdowns and reduced services amid legal threats from Third Class Mail Users.
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Washington
Summerfield
Rep
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Japan to Protest British H-Bomb Test
Tokyo reports that directors of the Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs will send two protest ships to the South Pacific to skirt the area where Britain plans to explode an H-bomb.
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Tokyo
Japan
Council Against
South Pacific
Britain
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Arrive in Paris
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip receive a grand French welcome marking their April visit to Paris. The couple toured from the airport to the Elysee Palace amid the Union Jack displays and champagne samples, with France’s Communist factions mostly silent aside from a wall message.
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Queen Elizabeth
Philip
France
Paris
Elizabeth
Marie Antoinette
Prince Philip
London
Britain
Eiffel Tower
Elysee Palace
Rene Coty
Danes to Train in Missiles in United States
About 100 Danish military technicians will receive training in the use of guided missiles in the United States, defense officials said today.
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Copenhagen
United States
World Health Body Reports Big Drop in Europe TB Deaths
The World Health Organization today reported a truly remarkable decrease in tuberculosis deaths across Europe since 1950. The statement highlights major progress in public health and disease control.
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Geneva
World Health Organization Today
Europe
Chessman Wins Another Supreme Court Review
Convict Daryl Chessman, who has avoided execution for nine years, secured a fresh Supreme Court review of his case from his prison death cell amid ongoing legal maneuvers.
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Washington
Daryl Chessman
Supreme Court
Eisenhower Civil Rights Program Stalled in House Rules
The House Rules Committee voted six to four to refuse a date for hearings on President Eisenhower's civil rights program, delaying action in Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House Rules Committee
United States, Saudi Arabia extend Dhahran Air Field use
The United States and Saudi Arabia announced formal agreements allowing U S forces to operate from Dhahran Air Field for five additional years. The pact solidifies a key regional base arrangement amid ongoing security cooperation between the two nations.
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Washington—i
United States
Saudi Arabia
U. S
Dhahran
Air France DC-3 Crashes On Takeoff In Algeria
A regularly scheduled Air France twin engine DC-3 crashed on takeoff at Biskra Algeria. All 32 aboard were killed according to Air France officials.
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Paris
Air France
Biskra
Algeria
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