Miss Universe Brazil Triumphs Over 14 Competitors
Miss Vargas of Brazil wins Miss Universe after late celebrations at backstage party and luxury hotel reception. She sleeps three hours before breakfast with orange juice pastry and coffee at 9 30 a.m. Runners up include Miss Denmark Aina Korva Miss Ireland Marlen McKeown and Miss Philippines Lalaine Bennett.
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Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Miss Vargas
Denmark
Aina Korva
Ireland
Marlen McKeown
Philippines
Lalaine Bennett
Fight Cancer With A Check And A Check-Up
Cancer awareness campaign urges donations and medical screenings. Patients share stories as organizers partner with clinics and volunteers to fund treatments and free exams for underserved communities.
Please Conserve Water in the Desert Summer Appeal
A Las Vegas Valley Water District plea urges residents to conserve water during peak summer demand. The notice emphasizes avoiding sprinkler runoff and preserving a critical supply in the desert region.
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Las Vegas Valley Water District
Man Drowns After Pontoon Boat Incident Near Las Vegas
The Casellis were aboard a 31 foot pontoon house boat when the father went missing after releasing from mooring. His son searched and was returned to shore by a passing boat. Divers found the body in 75 feet of water after a 17 minute search. Mrs Caselli and a son were hospitalized for shock.
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Caselli
Jerry Robinson
San Gabriel
Calif
Silver Flippers Diving Club
Las Vegas
Sheriff's Underwater Recovery Force
Silver Flipper
Glenn Anderson
Webb
Hugh Mattern
North St
Margaret
John
Flamingo Hotel
Rail Talks Fail to Produce Agreement at Wirtz Meeting
J E Wolfe chief negotiator for the railroads said no agreement was reached after weekend efforts for voluntary settlement by Wirtz and aides. Cabinet officer held 45 minute talks with engineers and firemen union reps and a 2.5 hour session with management and Wirtz at the Labor department. No new proposals were presented on whether firemen should be used on diesels in freight or yard service.
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Kennedy
J. E. Wolfe
Wirtz
Engineers and Firemen’s Union
Wolfe
Labor Department
Ships diverted to scene after wreck in Atlantic area
Several merchant vessels were redirected to the site of a collision. The San Juan, a 327 foot converted tanker owned by Sealand Service Corp of Wilmington Delaware, was en route from New York to Puerto Rico with trucks and had a flooded forward compartment but remained seaworthy. The Cutter Cherokee was expected to arrive by midnight. The Coast Guard reported no immediate damage details on the Honnor, and the collision cause was unknown.
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San Juan
Sealand Service Corp
Wilmington
Del
New York
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
U S Ambassador Delivers Exhibit Profits to Cambodia
U. S. Ambassador Dodson Sprouse presented Gen Lon Nol Cambodian commissioner general for sports with 230,369 riels about 6500 dollars in profits from the recent U S agricultural and industrial exposition held in Phnom Penh.
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Pnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
U. S
Dodson Sprouse
Lon Nol
Rome Population Grows to 2.327 Million in 1959
Rome reports a population of 2,327,844 at the end of March, up from two million, with most growth from internal Italian migration. The City News Bulletin cited the figure.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Landlord shoots man in garage dispute
Police said landlord Devine confronted a man in a garage, pulled a .45 pistol, and shot him in the back as the man fled toward stairs to an upstairs apartment. The victim’s father tackled Devine and disarmed him, but the landlord fled.
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Devine
Aslaughi
Ghanaian Girl Dies After Heart Operation In Britain
Theresa Acquah a 22 year old Ghanaian flown 3000 miles to Britain for a hole in the heart operation died during the post operative period of anxiety physicians said. The operation was completed without blood transfusions at the request of her father Accra bank employee John Acquah.
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London
UPS
Theresa Acquah
Britain
Accra Bank
John Acquah
Patterson's ring focus sullied by offbeat business ties
A boxing column critiques Floyd Patterson for juggling ventures with Floyd November and a homebuilding plan. The piece questions whether Patterson can stay champion while managing contracts, casinos, and a Bahamas hotel project, arguing such distractions haste his focus.
Kennedy board and labor rulings spark congressional criticism
The Kennedy led NLRB with Francis McCulloch and Democrats Brown and Fanning often outvoting Republican Rodgers and Leedom. Reps Landrum and Griffin attacked the board’s Kennedy Board decisions as misaligned with congressional aims after authoring the 1959 Labor Reform act.
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Rodgers
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
NLRB
Francis McCulloch
Gerald A. Brown
John Fanning
Boyd Leedom
Phil M. Landrum
Dga
Robert P. Griffin
R. Mich
Kennedy
Nevada Governor Defends State Morality Amid Gambling Debate
Governor Sawyer rebutted claims that gambling harms Nevada, citing high worker productivity and low absenteeism. He argued FBI crime rates mislead by using permanent population, noting Nevada's population growth and 18 million tourists last year, about four visitors per resident.
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FBI
Nevada
Montgomery at Crestwood Center Phone Listing
Dr John M Montgomery listed at Crestwood Shopping Center 2100 E Cherieston Blvd Prone with contact number 384-4524.
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Crestwood Shopping Center
E. Cherieston Bivd
Prone
Chiropractic Health Boost for Peace Time Prosperity
Advertisement urges readers to undergo a complete Chiropractic Physical Examination to restore vitality and prevent surgery. Claims modern adjustments improve nerve conditions and health without drugs or knives. Mentions high blood pressure linked to overtime and strain and invites a no obligation consultation with Dr. John M. Montgomery at 384-4524.
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John M. Montgomery
Civil Rights Debate Sparks GOP Conference Upheaval
Rockefeller faces a backlash as Brown circulates a Civil Rights endorsement plan. governors, including Fannin, push for quick action while a Goldwater signal spreads. A rule-change fight opens the conference with Rosellini backing a return to unanimous consent to block civil rights resolutions.
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Rockefeller
Brown
Kennedy
Deauville
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Flood Hits India Resort in Kashmir
A sudden cloudburst swept Pahalgam Kashmir destroying two hotels and many houses and shops. Many tourists are feared dead as rescue teams search the town. Local reports say severe flooding followed the cloudburst and spread to surrounding areas.
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New Delhi
UPI
Pahalgam
Kashmir
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