Barber's 69 Sparks early second round pace at Desert Inn
Barber of Los Angeles shoots 69 to reach four under par 140 after 36 holes leading the Tournament of Champions. Nicklaus and Palmer remain on course with strong openings, while Casper sits five under after 35 holes as excitement builds for the final rounds.
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Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Desert Inn Country Club
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Nicklaus
Palmer
Billy Casper
Apple Valley
Calif
Two Youths Die and Two Hurt in Mariposa Line Mishap
In Mariposa California a forestry line repair crew from Mt. Bullion was repositioning a telephone line from Coulterville to Pinon Blanco Lookout when the wire snapped and touched a high tension power line. Two CYA youths Vernon Cassell 37 and Peter Quijada 20 were killed and Arthur Garcia 17 was injured.
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CYA
Mariposa
CVA
Mt. Bullion Camp
Coulterville
Pinon Blanco Lookout
Vernon Cassell
Peter Quijada
Arthur Garcia
Garcia
Gar
California Gov Brown halts quadruple execution at San Quentin
Gov Brown commuted Charles Golson’s death sentence while Supreme Court Justice Douglas issued stays for Joseph Rosato John Viahojevich and Donald Franklin, averting three other gas chamber executions hours before scheduled. Warden Dickson urged a law change to prevent last minute reprieves.
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San Quentin
Calif
Brown
Charles J. Golson
Douglas
Cri
Fred R. Dickson
Dickson
Joseph Rosato
John F. Viahoiveh
Donald G. Franklin
Local golf bets clash with world politics as pro sports meet global tension
A gambler boasts four long shot wins and bets on Bill Collins and Billy Casper while denouncing taxes and United States policy. He links gambling profits to war talk about Egypt, Nasser, Nazis, and Arab arms, criticizing state department brains and UN funding amid a golf course anecdote and caddy complaints.
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Billy Casper
Egypt
Nasser
Israel
United States
Catholic Pupils Protest Bus Transport in Missouri
Catholic students from four schools with 622 pupils crowded public buses and public schools in central Missouri to protest a bill blocking their use of buses. Parents assisted as the demonstrators demanded enrollment and cheaper transport, arguing public schools are crowded and the Catholic pupils should be bused.
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Jefferson City
UPI
Missouri
Joseph Dailey
Pacific
Declare Martial Law in Haiti Caribbean Hotbed
UPI reports Haiti has invoked martial law and a curfew in Port au Prince from 8 p m to 5 a m US officials say the move is a formality to bolster President Francois Duvalier s militia and military hold on the restless population in the troubled republic
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Haiti
Caribbean
Fire hoses used in racial demonstration riot in Birmingham
Police redirected high pressure hoses at hundreds of Black demonstrators in a Birmingham park. Dogs were released on long leashes as children stood among the crowd during the unrest reported by UPI.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Mutiny by Congo Police as Mobutu Quells Uprising in Leopoldville
In Leopoldville two thousand Congolese policemen seized posts and held the city hall prompting Gen. Joseph Mobutu to lead paratroopers in a swift counteraction. Police capitulations followed, civilian hostages were negotiated for release, and the mutiny was suppressed with some beatings among followers. In the same event, a church gathering of students ended with police using hoses on crowds and forcing a dispersal as thousands of Negro demonstrators watched choked by water blasts.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Joseph Mobutu
Mobutu
Lufungula
Rock-Throwers Attack Negro Freedom March in Alabama
In Sulphur Springs Alabama ten marchers trailing civil rights activist William L Moore were met by rock throwing by a hostile crowd and detained by patrolmen at the state line. The group laid down and were hauled away spread-eagle to patrol cars amid jeers. The march continued toward Jackson Mississippi within about 50 miles of Moore’s ambush last Tuesday.
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Sulphur Springs
Ala
UPI
Alabama
William L. Moore
Jackson
Moore
Baltimore
Mississippi
Nicklaus Shares Golf Tips With SUN Readers
Jack Nicklaus writes daily Tip A Day articles for the Las Vegas SUN offering advice to improve strokes drives and putting. He recently fired a 64 at the Desert Inn course to take a first round lead in the Tournament of Champions.
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Las Vegas Sun
Jack Nicklaus
Jack
Desert Inn
Kangaroo Kort Sits as Helldorado Session Returns to Las Vegas
The Kangaroo Kort tribunal rehearses at 2 p.m. on Fremont Street with a second session planned for May 14. The event promises entertainment from boxing kangaroos to elephant races and performances by Strip and Casino Center acts, as Elks Kangaroo Kops host the show.
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Fremont St
Las Vegas
Sidney
Kanga
Churchill urges Britain to retain nuclear deterrent
In a surprise public comment to the Primrose League, Sir Winston Churchill calls for keeping Britain's nuclear arsenal, arguing these weapons are safer in the nation's hands. He warns against disarmament as Labour and Liberal parties renounce the bomb, signaling support for PM Harold Macmillan ahead of the general election.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
House of Commons
Primrose League
Iletter Wee Cor
Conservative Party
Oceoition Labor Party
Liberal Party
Harold Macmillan
Voters Target Clark County Delegation Over Civil Rights Bill
Nevada Voters League plans action against Clark County members who did not back stronger civil rights legislation. President Charles Kellar announced the league after a West Las Vegas meeting with 89 attendees, noting only four supported the bill.
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Clark County
Nevada Voters League
Charles Kellar
Kellar
League
Las Vegas
Clark
Sunny today with light high cloudiness and warm high
Southwest winds to 18 mph with gusts to 25. High temperature 88 and low 62. Yesterday's high reached 89 with a 62 low. Noontime humidity at 20 percent. Sunrise at 5:45 and sunset at 7:30.
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