Birch Group Faces Probes Over Its Leaders
Washington concerns rise as the Justice Department notes inquiries about the John Birch Society. Senators Dodd and Kuchel denounce the group and call for investigations while FBI Director Hoover urges lawful action and warns against vigilante approaches.
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Washington
John Birch Society
Justice Department
Robert Welch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Hoover
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Dodd
Thomas Kuchel
R-Calif
Senate
Two Hurt In Highway Collision At Hy 31 And 158
A noon crash at the Hy 31 and Hy 158 intersection injured a car passenger and a truck driver. The couple was rushed to Kenosha Hospital while Norbert Meyer of Milwaukee remained unhurt and unidentified details persisted.
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Kenosha Hospital
Norbert Meyer
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Henry V. Wahl
Wahl
Train in Tunnel Blaze Kills Five in La Spezia
Five people died and 25 were hospitalized when the Turin Rome Express caught fire in a tunnel at La Spezia. Victims included former international water polo goalie Carlo Marcotulli and ex Italian Defense Minister Randolfo Pacciardi. A short circuit in the locomotive motor sparked the blaze, quickly spreading to the first five coaches.
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la Spezia
Italy
UPD
Rome
International Waterpolo
Carlo Marcotulli
Bel Tabak
New York
Pierre Leducq
Quebec
Randolfo Pacciardi
Peace talks off in Evian amid rebel cancellations
Algerian rebels declare peace talks with France set for Evian are cancelled. A Tunis-based rebel spokesman cites France’s preemptive move to talk with rival groups as the cause while mentioning the Bonn bombings and a mayoral assassination in Evian. Washington reports Secretary Rusk returns from Laos talks saying he is encouraged by recent crisis developments. In Florida the Milwaukee Braves trade Andre Rodgers and Daryl Robertson to the Cubs for Moe Drabowsky and Seth Moorhead to boost bullpen depth.
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Paris
France
Evian
Tunis
Camille Blanc
Switzerland
Washington
Dean Rusk
Laos
Bradenton
Fla
Milwaukee Braves
Andre Rodgers
Daryl Robertson
Chicago Cubs
Moe Drabowsky
Seth Moorhead
Sir Hillary Pays Fine For Climbing Mountain
Sir Edmund Hillary paid a $115 fine in Katmandu for climbing Mt Ama Dablam recently without advance authorization. Nepal bases climb charges on peak height, officials said.
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Sir Hillary
Katmandu
Nepal
Sir Edmund Hillary
Mt. Everest
Mt. Ama Dablam
U.S. firm over Laos cease fire urged for talks
Washington reports the United States demands a cease fire in Laos before any international conference. Secretary Rusk returns from New Delhi to brief President Kennedy on SEATO discussions while Moscow delays reply citing China and North Vietnam. Pathet Lao forces are sighted near Vientiane as airlift of Soviet arms continues.
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United States
Laos
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Bangkok
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Rusk
Kennedy
SEATO
Rangoon
Burma
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China
Viet Nam
Britain
International Control ,Commission
Poland
Canada
Moscow
Vientiane
Mekong River
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Europe
Kremlin
Happiest Ending In A Sad War Story In 1942
A wartime romance ends with a reunion as Nancy Lee Cuthbertson, born to Dorothy Nuechterlein after the Grunion’s loss, prepares to meet Lt. J. M. McMahon’s widow in Washington. Nancy will attend the Midshipmen Easter Ball with Mike McMahon, now at Annapolis, as her partner.
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Saginaw, Mich
New London
J. M. McMahon
Mike
James
Nancy
Willow Run
Washington, D.C
McMahon
Peel Guilty In 1955 Slaying Of Judge Chillingworth
Fort Pierce Florida jury convicts Joseph A Peel Jr of masterminding the sensational murder plot that killed Judge C E Chillingworth and his wife. The panel recommends mercy, life imprisonment, and Peel faces sentencing and potential retrial for the wife’s death. Witnesses testified Peel arranged the kidnapping and killings off Palm Beach in June 1955. Floyd Holzapfel and Bobby Lincoln testified they killed the couple at Peel’s request.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Joseph A. Peel Jr
Florida
Peel
C. E. Chillingworth
D. C. Smith
Chillingworth
Marjorie
Palm Beach
Atlantic Ocean
Floyd Holzapfel
Bobby Lincoln
West Palm Beach
Chillingworths
Holzapfel
Lincoln
West Germany Seen as Next Cold War Flashpoint
The Soviet led Warsaw Pact condemned the West for an arms race and labeled West Germany a major war danger. Khrushchev and Ulbricht led talks at the Kremlin urging quick settlement of the German question and a demilitarized, peaceful West Berlin. The communique referenced Laos and colonial wars to explain their stance while hinting at a cease fire plan for Indochina.
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NATO
West Germany
Laos
Congo
Germany
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Eisenhower
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Warsaw Nations
West Berlin
Derailment Halts Erie Lackawanna Freight East of Rochester
Authorities blamed a hot box malfunction for the derailment of 21 cars of an 89 car Erie Lackawanna freight five miles east of Rochester Indiana. No injuries were reported as cars derailed at a switch Thursday night scattering steel pipe pieces onto Indiana farmland.
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Rochester
Ind
Erie Lackawanna
Here
Indiana 14
Blossoms Draw Thousands to Washington for Spring Visitors
Washington enjoys a spring surge as about a million visitors are expected in the month and more than seven million for the year. Cherry blossoms surround the Jefferson Memorial while embassies line Massachusetts Avenue. Police say visitors repeatedly ask how to reach the Capitol and White House as high school groups from multiple states arrive for tours and fundraisers. Arlington Cemetery draws quiet attention from touring youths.
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Jefferson Memorial
White House
Lafayette Square
Massachusetts Avenue
Capitol
Pennsylvania Ave
Graham, N.C
Europe
International Farm Youth Exchange
Deer Park
Ohio
Lancaster
Landisville
Griffin
Ind
Arlington Cemetery
Eight Million Dollar B52G Bomber Disintegrates
An eight crew B52G from Dow AFB Maine disintegrated during an aerial refueling near Lexington North Carolina. Two crew members parachuted to safety Maj W F Minnich and 1st Lt G C Farnham. Four are dead and two more missing. No nuclear devices were aboard. The incident occurred at 30 000 feet during a rendezvous with a tanker plane. the tanker did not discharge fuel.
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Lexington
N.C
Here
W. F. Minnich
Des Plaines, Sr
G. C. Farnham
Loveland
Colo
Air Force
Dow Air Force Base
Maine
O. V. Jones
Strategic Air Command
Seymour Johnson Afb
Goldsboro
N. C
Minnich and Farnham
Linemen Help In Milwaukee Fire
Mrs. Russel T. Bahr rushed back into her burning Milwaukee home to find her missing child Russell, age three, while four Milwaukee Electric Co. linemen helped evacuate her and three of her six children. The fire caused about 7500 dollars in damage and Russell was found safe nearby as the helpers worked.
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Milwaukee
Britons Begin Easter Marches To Protest A Bombs
Thousands of Britons start Easter weekend marches in London to protest nuclear weapons. They face jeers from onlookers calling them cowards and weirdos while the demonstrations culminate in a large Trafalgar Square rally near the Nelson monument.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Lord Nelson
England
Nelson OKs double school superintendent law
Gov Nelson signs two bills expanding county education leadership. One act allows more than two counties to share a single superintendent, while another permits retirement district superintendents to provide contracted services to districts outside their supervision.
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Madison
UPI
Gaylord Nelson
Gray Easter Weather Shifts With Clouds And Rain Touches Kenosha
Citywide forecast calls for partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a light rain chance tonight. Southport records a high of 43 and low of 29, while Kenosha and Downtown readings show mid 40s to 50s. Saturday brings continued cloudiness and cooler temps with lows near 22 to 32 and highs around 33 to 40. Sunrise 5 36 a.m. Sunset 6 15 p.m.
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Kenoshans
Southport
Kenosha
American Motors
Crest Reaches Cedar Rapids in River Flood
The Cedar River crest peaked in Cedar Rapids Iowa as the river slowed its rise after reaching 19.54 feet about 62 feet above flood stage at 8:30 a.m. Vigilance remained as the crest held for up to 12 hours with levee pressure noted. The Red Cross reported about 4,800 people relocated from their homes.
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The
Red Cross
Pilgrims Walk Way of Sorrow to Calvary in Jerusalem
Pilgrims from around the world walked the Way of Sorrow in Jerusalem tracing Jesus Christ’s path to Calvary. Church bells were silenced as Good Friday rites at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre culminated in prayers and the Pontifical High Mass.
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Jerusalem
Christ
Jordan
Jesus Christ
Calvary
Christendom
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Msgr
Alberto Gori
Dynamite Tragedy Injures Baraboo Boy at 14
Baraboo Wisconsin 14 year old Terry Green was critically injured when dynamite caps exploded in a stove in a shack. He lost a hand and suffered severe injuries to his other hand and eyesight. Deputy Sheriff said 13 year old confessed to taking 1800 caps from a hardware shed and 1700 were recovered.
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Baraboo
Wis
Terry Green
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Madison
Sauk County
Mike Spencer
Spencer
Terrytown
Here
Nelson appoints Lester Arnow to State Investment Board
Gov. Gaylord Nelson named Lester Arnow of Milwaukee to the State Investment Board. Arnow, 47, is manager of the Milwaukee branch of Bache and Co. investment firm.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Lester Arnow
Milwaukee
Arnow
Bache and Co
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