Photo clues in Thresher search amid court hearing at sea
The court reviewed Navy testimony from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard where the Thresher was built and overhauled. Hearing resumed at sea about 220 miles off Massachusetts as sonar gear and underwater cameras scanned the ocean floor. Navy postponed scuttling of the obsolete submarine Toro near the presumed Thresher grave for at least ten days.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Maschusetts
Thresher
Navy
Toro
Nevada Frog Trials Highlight Governors’ Battle in Captioned Page
The piece reports on a frog jumping contest with political figures entering frogs. Paiute Pete wins with 6 feet 6 inches in a long jump, while other entries from North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, and North Dakota fare poorly or are disqualified. Officials debate returning Pete home but opt to keep him near the state capitol.
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Pete
Ag Hamman
Ruthe Deskin
Joe McClain
Colin McKinley
Nevada
Ash Meadows
Slattery
Brown
Orval Fabus
Arkansas
Tennessee
Frank Clement
Otto Kerner
Inois
William L. Guy
North Dakota
ta KRAUS Originals Leisure Footwear Ad
The finest in leisure footwear by ta KRAUS originals for indoor outdoor wear with capris stretch pants play clothes and TV travel. The soft glove leather elasticized top ensures perfect fit hand lasted and each pair includes genuine foam insoles.
Bombing at Montreal Army Building Sparks FLQ Claim
An explosion at an army building in Montreal demolished four cars and shattered fifty windows, with an army spokesman blaming the FLQ. Jacques Francoeur of the public safety commission expressed amazement at the lack of precautions on the day amid the FLQ campaign for a French-speaking Quebec nation.
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East End
FLQ
Jacques Francoeur
Montreal
Public Safety Commission
Army
Francoeur
Quebec
Supreme Court reverses several sit-in convictions over segregation laws
The court voided convictions in Greenville and several other cases, holding that enforcing segregated facilities cannot stand when local ordinances or practices support discrimination. Chief Justice Warren led a majority that reversed ten Birmingham demonstrators and other cases, with dissent by Justice Harlan.
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Greenville
John M. Harlan
Earl Warren
Birmingham
F. L. Shuttleworth
Charles Billup
Durham
Birmingham riots redraw civil rights fight after bombings
The article reports May 12 violence in Birmingham with bombs on a Negro home and clashes between White officers and Black residents. It notes MLK Jr and A D King figures, ongoing police presence, and potential responses from integrationists. It also mentions Selma voter registration and Kenneth Adams charged in Anniston for shooting at Black homes.
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Integration
Rev
A. D. King
King’s
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Birmingham
Selma
Ala
Dallas County
Justice Departeent
Ku Klux Klan
Kenneth Adams
Anniston
Anti Cheat Sets $3 Million Summer Operation
The commission outlines a new $3 million anti cheat initiative ahead of the summer tourist season. It also recommends approvals for multiple casino investments and license transfers across Nevada and stateline venues, including Sands Hotel stake, Frontier Coin Machine operator, and Barney's Club stock transfer.
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Michael Wichinsky
Las Vegas
Frontier Coin Machine Co
Leo Krenz
Stateline
Mt. Rose Road
Reno
William Byrne
Fallen Nevada Club
Norval Embry
Harlem
Richard Chartrand
Fresno
Barney's
William Shenton
Dorothy Harrison
Harold and
Kathleen Barnard
Spaceman Cooper Returns Home After Historic Mercury Flight
John Glenn spoke by phone from Tokyo as Cooper’s Mercury mission concluded with a dramatic Faith-7 landing. Cooper planned a White House welcome and a national parade before addressing Congress.
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Ne York
Cooper
City Hall
America
Frank Merriwell
John Gienn
Tokyo
Community notes tease charity bus drive at Rancho Drive
The column mentions a Saturday sun setting push for a charity bus project by about thirty young volunteers at the church corner of Rancho Drive and Mesquite Avenue. Observations discuss traffic accidents from rude conduct and speed. Residents oppose a zoning variance to turn Gus Corey home into a special school for children.
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Rancho Drive
Mesquite Avenue
Gus Corey
Internal Revenue
McClellan
Las Vegas
Nat. Ruthed
Train Car Crash Kills Five Italians
Five people died when a train crashed into a car during a rainstorm at an unguarded Italian rail crossing near Arezzo. Investigation to determine exact sequence of events underway.
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Arezzo
Italy
UPI
Four Children Die in Sardinia Wall Collapse
Four children aged two to four were killed when a wall collapsed in an open space they used as a playground in Ilbono Sardinia. Authorities investigated the accident and the site was cordoned off.
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Ilbono
Sardinia
UPI
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