B47 Bomber Crashes Near Hurley Wisconsin Two Survive
An Air Force B47 from Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka crashed in northern Wisconsin near Giles Flowage. Captains Frank Meade III and John Hill parachuted to safety. a partial body remains and a search for the fourth crew member continues.
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Hurley
Wis
Wisconsin
North Woods
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kan
Ironwood
Mich
Frank Meade III
Orange
Calif
John Hill
Mich Meade
Hill
Iron County
Niilo Maenpa
Kennedy aid plan wins favor in education subcommittee
The Education subcommittee approved Kennedy’s federal aid to public schools 8-1 with only Senator Barry Goldwater voting against it. The package totals 2.298 billion dollars to support grade and high schools.
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Washington
Senate Education Subcommittee
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Udall Denies Request to Solicit Oil Group for Dinner Tickets
Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall denied categorically that he asked a friend to urge oil and gas industry leaders to buy $100-a-plate tickets for a Kennedy fund raising dinner. The claim arose in a Washington report referencing Udall and the Democratic event.
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Washington
Stewart L. Udall
Kennedy
Never Quarrel With Someone Mentally Ill PSA
Public service message advises calm conduct in disputes with mentally ill individuals. Appears as a cooperative Ad Council item urging respectful handling and mental health awareness.
Youth Still Being Hunted in Slayings Near Holland
The search for 16 year old James Scott Stephens widens to Illinois and Indiana as authorities pursue a hunch that he may be in the Macatawa Dunes area along Lake Michigan. Two girls, Margaret Chambers and Carol Gee, were found shot near the shore, with Stephens claiming an accidental shooting in a note to his mother.
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Holland, Mich
James Scott Stephens
Illinois
Indiana
Stephens
Macatawa Dunes
Lake Michigan
Carol Gee
Margaret Chambers
Margaret
Carol
Gov Nelson and wife welcome baby boy in Madison
Gov. Gaylord Nelson and Mrs Nelson became parents to a baby boy weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. The child has a brother Gaylord Jr aged 8 and a sister Cynthia aged 5. a name had not yet been chosen.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Gaylord Jr
Cynthia
Weather outlook cool with slight warming near Lake Michigan
The area remains fair and cool tonight and Wednesday with a modest warmup tomorrow away from Lake Michigan. Lows tonight 26 to 33 degrees, high tomorrow in the 50s. city noon readings were 47 at Southport 48 Downtown and 50 at American Motors Corp. Overnight low 34. Monday reached 51/32 with sunrise 5 46 and sunset 7 50.
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Lake Michigan
Southport
American Motors Corp
Machinists Strike Grounds National Airlines Flight Operations
A National Airlines walkout grounded all planes across its routes from Houston to Miami to Boston and prompted layoff notices. The 1,100 member International Association of Machinists began the strike over stock clerk classification promotions while Miami normally handles 65 flights daily.
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Miami
Fla
Uwi
National Airlines
Houston
Tex
Boston
Mass
National
International Association of Machinists
Cease Fire Declared On One Front In Laos Civil War
The pro Western Laotian royal army and Communist rebels halted firing along the Luang Prabang road in the Vang Vieng area at 5 30 p m. Officials said officers from both sides would meet to broaden the truce and set a date for a national political conference.
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Vientiane
Laos
Chao Sopsaisana
Luang Prabang
Vang Vieng
Family Flames Burn $15,000 Blaze in Lancaster
A Monday night fire in Lancaster Wisconsin caused about $15,000 damage and forced a family of 13 to flee their apartment above the former Schuneman Super market building. James Schuneman his wife and their 11 children escaped after smelling smoke and seeing flames in a ventilator shaft.
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Lancaster
Wis
Schuneman
James Schuneman
Castro declares Cuba a Socialist state amid May Day rally
Fidel Castro proclaimed Cuba a socialist state and ruled out elections as Cuban masses of about three million gathered in Havana. He nationalizes church schools, expels foreign clergy, and denounces U S imperialism while defending Cuba’s right to its own system 90 miles from the United States.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana
Castro
United States
U.S
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Weather delays America's first man in space launch
Unfavorable weather halted the morning attempt to launch Alan B. Shepard Jr. aboard a Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral. Shepard, 37, Navy commander, remains the prime astronaut with a 48 hour postponement. Backup John H. Glenn Jr., 30, would take his place if unable to proceed.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Hictary Hawke
Vaar Ackeewage
Shepard
Navy
Redstone
John H. Glenn Jr
Missile Test Center
Glenn
Cape
Pilot Forced To Havana By Gunman
A gunman forced a National Airlines Convair with 11 passengers to fly to Havana from Miami. The assailant, calling himself Cofresi, claimed effort to warn Fidel Castro about a plot tied to Rafael Trujillo. Captain Riley and crew were questioned. plane returned to Miami.
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Havana
Miami
Fidel Castro
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
National Airlines
Convair
Key West
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Castro
Riley
Sheridan Rd project stalls as council rejects bonds
A stormy public hearing ended with Kenosha City Council voting against borrowing 170000 for Sheridan Road widening and resurfacing. The plan to ban parking when the street reopens this fall remains in force, with reconsideration slated for the next meeting.
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Sheridan R
Threequarters
Sheridan Rd
Eugene R. Hammond
Sheridan Rd. Advancement Association
Madison
Gil Petzke
George Fitchett
Peter Nedweski
Joseph Safage
Emil Modory
Mario Capponi
State Highway Commission
Hammond
The
Advancement Association
Joseph Bisciglia
Warren Knowles
Harvey Grasse
Bisciglia
Dance Hall Fire Kills 19 Persons
A four story social club in Bolton England burned Monday night. Fire trapped dancers and spectators forcing several teens and young adults to leap from windows. Police reported at least 19 dead including eight girls and four seriously injured. Several firefighters were hurt.
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Bolton
England
No Property Tax For Blue Cross
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held Associated Hospital Service Inc. is exempt from real and personal property taxes on its Milwaukee headquarters. The ruling reversed a Milwaukee County Circuit Court decision that denied recovery of more than $121,000 in taxes paid in 1956 to 1958.
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Madison —P
State Supreme Court
Associated Hospital Service Inc
Blue Cross Insurance
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
George R. Currie
Elmer W. Roller
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Shepard’s Parents Proud of Selection as Spaceman
Derry New Hampshire residents react with calm pride as Alan B. Shepard Jr. is named the nation’s first spaceman. His father an insurance man and mother show measured emotion while townspeople credit scientists and preflight training for safety. The Pinkerton Academy community recalls Shepard’s student days and athletic interests.
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Shepard
Derry
N. H
UPD
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Alan B. Shepard Sr
United Press International
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