Hoffa urges broader international union scope
James Hoffa told the House Merchant Marine Committee he seeks union reach beyond the U S to include European unions in a pact not to ship goods that would hinder a Teamsters strike. A union official later said no such deals are active at present. He defended strikes as a pressure tool but opposed compulsory arbitration and argued the government cannot run trucks or railroads in an emergency.
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New Orleans
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Two Americans Reach Summit of Mt Everest
Two members of an American expedition reached the summit of Mt Everest at 7 20 am Greenwich Time 2 20 am EST, joining Britain and Switzerland as successful summiters. The base camp reported a breakthrough after earlier weather delays, with four climbers pursuing the peak from Camps Six Five and Four amid challenging conditions.
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Everest
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City Rural Interests Clash On Annexation
Urban and rural groups clashed over a Wisconsin annexation bill in Madison before the Senate committee. The measure would let cities or villages expand by resolution without a public referendum, with court and state planning oversight and a governor’s commission appeal option. Proponents include the League of Wisconsin Municipalities amid farm and rural opposition.
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Senate
Governmental and Veterans’ Affairs Committee
League of Wisconsin
Farm Bureau
William Kasakailas
Joseph Holman
Green Bay
Howard
DePere
Scott
Suamico
Donald Soquet
Hollander backs GOP sales tax plan in Wisconsin Senate
Wisconsin Senate Finance Committee chair Walter Hollander argues a 3 percent sales tax would ease pain of higher government costs and fund school and welfare aid. Democrats push 16 amendments to exempt certain goods. After debate, the chamber approved a motor fuels exemption, reducing revenue by about 23 million, while discussion continued on Risser’s alternative.
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Senate
Lynn Stalbaum
D-Racine
Hollander
Stalbaum
Reynolds
Bane Wennah Wort
Canes’ Meppier
Sneboygan
Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee
Fred Risser
Madison
Miss Earhart
Risser
Fred Noonan
Miller Flight Delayed By Radio Repairs
Aviatrix Betty Miller rests in Honolulu as she plans the next leg of her solo California to Australia flight. Weather and radio repairs may delay departure, with 7,100 miles to Brisbane remaining and a buyer awaiting delivery of the Piper Apache.
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Hawaii
Amelia Earhart
Honolulu
Betty Miller
Australia
Santa Monica
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Brisbane
No conversion to communism message in Lacrosse Tribune display
The Lacrosse Tribune explains it printed its page one logotype in red for a Kenora Ontario tourist lobby display. The paper says the red ink was to help the edition stand out among newspapers on display and denies endorsing May Day celebrations or communism.
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Kenora
Ont
Canada
the Tribune
Ting the Com
Repression Fears Rise As Duvalier Targets Foes in Haiti
Amid a sunny Caribbean crisis, Haitians fear new violence after the departure of an Inter-American commission. Duvalier warns opponents to join him as 64 dismissed officers are blamed for a revolt plot. Beaux Arts fear grows with explosions and arrests in Port au Prince while the Dominican Republic presses for asylum seekers.
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Morris W. Rosenberg
Port AU Prince
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
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Hispaniola
Beau Boeuf
Clement Barbot
Barbot
United States
Santo Domingo
Dominican Foreign Ministry
Nixon to Join New York Law Firm and Move Residence
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon announces he will join the New York firm Mudge, Stern, Baldwin & Todd as counsel and move his residence from California to New York City on June 1. He spoke from the Waldorf Astoria without meeting reporters. He gave no political plans.
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Freedom Marchers Begin Second Leg Through Deep South
A group of Freedom Marchers starts the second leg of a protest march against segregation from Chattanooga toward Georgia and Alabama. They face possible arrest in Alabama as eight planned protesters from Attalla were jailed for breach of the peace.
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Deep South
Baltimore
William Moore
Attalla
Ala
Alabama
Couple Sentenced for Double Murder in San Francisco
Deputy Sheriffs assist as Iva Kroeger and her husband Ralph Kroeger are sentenced for the murders of Mildred Arneson and her ex-husband Jay in Santa Rosa. The judge commuted Ralph’s death to life imprisonment while upholding Iva Kroeger’s gas chamber sentence.
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Peggy Holden
Iva Kroeger
Ralph
San Francisco
Mildred Arneson
Jay
Santa Rosa
Ralph Kroeger
Iva
UPI
Churchill to quit politics over health at 88
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill, Britain’s long serving parliamentarian, will resign from politics due to health. The 88 year old statesman will remain in the Commons until dissolution before the next general election by October 1964. Churchill cites reduced mobility after a fall and says he must step down though he will keep his seat. His career spans 60 years with key wartime leadership and famous oratory that shaped Britain and the allies.
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House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Britain
Commons
Ling
Churchill
Woodford
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Yorkshire Post
United States
Chinese freighter Yue Jin Ho torpedoing disputed in Tokyo talks
Japanese and shipping officials doubt Chinese sailors' claim that the 11 482 ton Yue Jin Ho was torpedoed in the East China Sea. They suspect a submerged reef or mines from the Korean War era. A Japanese navy spokesman said no Japanese or American submarines were in the area. The ship carried 14 000 tons of corn and other cargo on its inaugural voyage to Japan. The Chinese crew said a submarine trailed them four hours and fired three torpedoes. the captain and 58 crew members were rescued by a Japanese fishing boat and then by the patrol ship Koshiki headed to Shanghai. None were injured. The captain declined to discuss the torpedo claim.
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China
East China Sea
South Korea
Cheju
Red China
Koshiki
Shanghai
Susumu Shinkawa
Takeo Iguchi
Maritime Agency
Rescue Division
Hollander Foresees Widening Wisconsin Tax Stalemate
Sen. Walter G. Hollander, a Republican leader, warned at the Racine Taxpayers Association that Wisconsin faces a worsening tax stalemate. He argued government pressure on industry for higher taxes could drive firms to relocate, hindering expansions and job creation.
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Wisconsin
Walter G. Hollander
R.rosendale
Legislative Joint Finance Committee
Racine Taxpayers Association
Double Amputee Dies in Duluth Apartment Fire
Raymond Blatnik, 39, a double amputee, perished in a Duluth apartment fire at about 2 30 this morning. Firemen said a smoldering cigarette started the blaze. Damage was confined to one room and six other residents were uninjured.
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Duluth, Minn
Raymond Blatnik
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