Emergency Declared as Troopers Move Into Lexington Riot
Mayor C V Sink declared a state of emergency in Lexington North Carolina as state troopers joined local police to quell racial rioting. One man was killed and a newspaper photographer wounded during clashes between about 500 whites and 50 Negroes with rocks bottles and firecrackers. Seven Negroes and two whites jailed amid first major violence in a month as officials urged people to stay off streets and avoid downtown gatherings.
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Feeling Spry Winston Churchill Plans Monte Carlo Vacation
Sir Winston Churchill is set to travel to Monte Carlo next Wednesday for a vacation, his household said. Health has been good, prompting an earlier return than expected after a two week Riviera visit ending April 25. Churchill, 88, previously broke his left thigh in Monte Carlo a year ago.
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Radiation exposure at Nevada test tunnel described as not serious
Twelve workers at the Nevada Test Site were exposed to radiation when gases from a Wednesday detonation escaped in their tunnel. The AEC said the dose was not serious, likening it to a diagnostic iodine dose for thyroid treatment. Nine REECo workers and three from Lawrence Radiation Laboratory were affected. names include Jackson Dobbs and Ben A. Gonzales among others, with Smith, Batzel and Olsen reported to have received very light exposure.
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R. F. Smith
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R. L. Peterson
LRL
Ben A. Gonzales
San Pablo
Calif
Roger Batzel
James Olsen
Livermore
Obituary Honors Orvil Dryfoos Heart and Humanity
The New York Times publisher Orvil Dryfoos died at 50. A funeral drew over 2,000 mourners from government, journalism, business, philanthropy and education. J Res ton of the Times eulogized a warm, uncorrupted heart guiding understanding and loyalty, noting his care for wife, children, colleagues, and reporters.
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Weather Summary Clears With Mild Winds
Mostly clear today with gentle winds. High 85 and low 55. Yesterday’s high 86 and low 56. Noontime humidity 23 percent. Sunrise at 5 23, sunset at 7 56.
Vegas Woman Defies State Over Leopard
Marie Dokolas faced state and county officials after being ordered to leave Nevada with her leopard. She refused to surrender the animal, stating she would fight the action to the Supreme Court. The eviction from a local bar followed the animal dispute and sparked legal tension.
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Senator Sees Speed Up In Valley Water System
Senator Howard Cannon announced that a Supreme Court decision on Colorado River water allocations may accelerate Southern Nevada water development. He noted Nevada's entitlement and said Congress would not fund the project without the ruling. A study authorized in 1961 is due to be completed June 30, potentially enabling further construction.
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Troops Pitch Tents at Alabama U In 1963 Integration
In Tuscaloosa a task force of state troopers moved onto the University of Alabama campus for the entry of the first Negro students since Autherine Lucy’s 1956 riot. Troopers rested under shade trees near Tutweiler Hall as trucks with radios helmets and gas masks waited. National Guard headquarters were set up a mile from campus for potential federal troop deployment during the second integration attempt in the universitys 132 year history. Kennedy ordered 3 000 riot trained soldiers into Alabama to enforce the measures.
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Kennedy plans London meeting with Macmillan in June
President Kennedy announced a June 29-30 meeting with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to discuss Western alliance issues. He then toured U.S. Navy bases and attended a Beverly Hills fund raising dinner priced at $1,000 per couple.
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Rescue Worker From Cave-In After 18 Hours
In Parkerburg West Virginia a Baltimore and Ohio tunnel roof collapse trapped four workers. Arthur Boggs 28 Glenville escaped after 18 hours with two others injured. Harry Nichols 51 Bartlet Ohio was believed dead. Rayburn 33 Letart West Virginia and Airhart 19 Parkersburg were treated and released.
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Arthur Boggs
Glenville
Baltimore & Ohio
Harry Nichols
Bartlett
Ohio
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Letart
Robert Airhart
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Government claims quelling land reform and female rights revolt
Tehran authorities said they halted violence over land reform and women’s suffrage as religious opponents circulated leaflets calling for a holy war against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Army withdrawal of some troops followed unrest in the streets.
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Iran
UPI
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahievi
Zasu Pitts Dies at 63 After Cancer Battle
Hollywood veteran Zasu Pitts, famed comedienne with blinking eyes and quavering voice, died of cancer at Good Samaritan Hospital at 63. Her career spanned silent films and over 500 movies plus a four year run on Oh Suzannah. She and husband John F. Woodall lived in Pasadena California since their Nevada marriage in 1933.
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Vets Duped by Tax Revision Says Posin
Clark County Assemblyman Bernard Posin charged the legislature and voters were duped into approving a tax amendment shifting veterans vehicle taxes from property assessment to an excise measure. He urged an Atty. Gen. ruling on legality and noted the change voided veteran exemptions, with veterans groups decrying new surprise fees.
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Clark County
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