Kennedy orders riot control troops to Alabama near Birmingham
President Kennedy directed federal riot control troops to be ready for deployment to bases near Birmingham while urging calm among White and Negro citizens. He ordered McNamara to alert units trained in riot control and to take preliminary steps toward federalizing the Alabama National Guard if needed.
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Two Vegas Youths Die On Highway
Jerry Raffert 20 and Coleen Jr. about 17 died when their speeding car left the road two miles east of Baker. Gary L. Dickinson 21 escaped with minor injuries. he owned the 1963 car. A second California crash injured six. at Southern Nevada Hospital one died and others were treated or discharged. Hospital reports listed Robert Wilson about 70 dead and Russell Orwig Harrieta Pither Sharon Delahousie in various conditions.
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Sharon Delahousie
Israel Eyes Iraq Syria Shakeups in Cabinet Review
In Jerusalem Premier Ben-Gurion presided over a cabinet session reviewing Middle East security after shakeups in Syria and Iraq. The spokesman said the meeting covered regional developments and Kennedy's statements, with defense and political questions addressed by Ben-Gurion and Army Chief Zvi Tsur. Diplomatic sources note reactions among Baathists in Baghdad but clarify the trend remains uncertain.
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US Woman Flies Solo From California to Australia
Betty Miller, 36, of Santa Monica, became the first woman to fly solo from Oakland to Brisbane in a twin engine plane covering about 7000 miles. She landed at Brisbane Airport at 10 20 p m local time after an unscheduled stop in Noumea and reported engine trouble that cleared. A crowd of around 3000 greeted her as she wore a pink check dress and carried items including a lucky doll named Dammit.
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Cholera Fear Spreads From English Tourist to US
A British tourist with cholera arrived in Tokyo and may have infected fellow passengers who later traveled to the United States. The London Botanical Gardens employee, W. T. O. Willams, tested positive after arriving May 7 from Bombay on Air India Flight 112. health officials noted the test was conclusive but type unknown. He then left for the Hakone Hot Spring.
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Hakone
Syria Riots Over Nasser Aims Shake Damascus
Troops fired over students to end pro-Nasser protests in Dera after Premier Bitar resigned and Sami Al Jundi failed to form a cabinet. Clashes caused arrests and injuries while Aleppo quieted and a curfew was lifted. Damascus tense as Jundi presses for a cohesive government amid student boycotts. The Jordan border reopened after being closed. Bitar blamed for rioting and cabinet turmoil.
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Fuelling Begins on Cooper Space Vehicle for Tuesday Blast
Engineers started fueling the 195 foot Atlas rocket at Cape Canaveral ahead of Maj. Gordon Cooper's flight. Officials said about 73,000 pounds of rocket kerosene will be pumped in while liquid oxygen is added on launch day. Sources noted fueling was timed to clear the schedule.
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Big Daddy Lipscomb Pal Held on Narco Charges
Baltimore man Timothy Black, 25, is held on $10,000 bail on narcotics paraphernalia charges tied to the death of pro football star Gene Lipscomb. Black claimed Lipscomb took heroin hours before dying. Lipscomb died after being found unconscious at Black’s Brice Street apartment. Over 1,000 mourners attended the Laws Funeral Home viewing in the two hours after tribute events began.
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Weather Summary for Today
Weather clear with gentle winds and a high of 50 and a low of 50. Yesterday's high was 75 and low 45. Noon relative humidity is 16 percent. Sunrise is 5 37 and sunset 7 38.
Berle warns of African infiltration aiding Haiti takeover
A. A. Berle, ex assistant secretary of state, says thousands of Africans from Guinea are entering Haiti via Cuba to back a possible Communist seizure. He notes their movement toward Les Cayes and Santo Domingo area as Haiti’s crisis deepens, calling it potentially more dangerous than Cuba’s situation.
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Berle
Kennedy
Reporter Magazine
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Santiago
Les Cayes
Berele
Duvalier
Moscow
Clark County Detective Powell Recovers After Vegas Crash
Lt. Hyram Powell of the Clark County Sheriff's Department was listed as resting fairly well at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after neck injuries from a Saturday taxi cab crash. The taxi, driven by Frank Miller, collided with How ard Kirk who was cited for failing to yield at the Tonopah Highway and Vegas Drive intersection. Powell was the sole injury in the incident.
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Teenagers Raid San Diego Market In Logan Heights
About 70 youths aged 12 to 15 stormed a Logan Heights market in San Diego and demanded items. Four employees watched as the crowd seized roughly $460 in cash and assorted goods including candy wine soft drinks chips and ice cream.
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APS
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Kennedy Rushes Back From Camp David to Address Birmingham Riots
President Kennedy cut short a weekend at Camp David and returned to Washington to monitor the Birmingham race riot crisis. Attorney General RFK met with aides to decide federal action, aiming to avoid inflaming tensions while preserving a bi racial agreement on integrated lunch counters and rights. Officials welcomed Birmingham civic leaders' calls for calm.
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North Las Vegas SUN Opens Classified Office
The North Las Vegas branch of the SUN newspaper opens at 2622 Lake Mead Blvd. It will service classified ads subscriptions and news items from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Margaret King oversees the SUN classified department in charge of the new office.
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