Scale controversy shadows Pastrano training for title
Old timers recall El Rancho Vegas ownership tied to Willie Pastrano’s camp at the Thunderbird as the fighter shapes to challenge Harold Johnson. The health club’s famed scale becomes a flashpoint, with Major Laird fearing loss of proprietorship and the manipulative rumor that the scale was doctored to favor Big Joe Wells, threatening Pastrano’s light heavyweight bid.
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el Rancho Vegas
Joe
Willie Pastrano
Thunderbird
Harold Johnson
Tommy Laird
Big Joe Wells
Yorkville melee spurred by veterans rally ends in arrests
The dispute escalated as the speaker's platform was torn down, detectives joined the scuffle, and mounted patrols restrained the crowd. Six others were arrested alongside Mostaccio who slugged detective John Keeney. John T. Tully of the Yorkville Chamber of Commerce led a counter demonstration and vowed another Americanism rally.
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Mostaccio
John Keeney
John T. Tully
Yorkville
TV Emmy winners and nominees announced with presenters
A broadcast listing highlights nominees for best programs and performances in various TV categories. Names include Bradford Dillman, Diahann Carroll, Eleanor Parker, Kim Stanley, Walter Matthau, Joseph Schildkraut, and more. Presenters span senators Averill Harriman and Warren Magnuson to TV stars like Carol Burnett and Danny Thomas.
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Bradford Dillman
Charlie Pont
Don Gordon
Madman
Trevor Howard
Mr. Desraeli
Walter Mattan
Laredo
Joseph Schildkraut
Diahann Carroll
Diana Hyland
Eleanor Parker
Sylvia Sidney
Kim Stanley
Danny Kaye
Lucille Ball
Beverly Hillbillies
McHale's Navy
Alcoa
the Defenders
Dick Powell Theater
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Averill Harriman
James Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Richard Boone
Jack Benny
Lorne Green
Hugh Downs
Frank Fontayne
Buddy Ebsen
Irene Ryan
Carol Burnett
Fred MacMurray
E. G. Marshall
Art Carney
Chet Huntley
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
Peter Falk
Richard Chamberlain
Raymond Massey
Meredith Wilson
Peter Ustinov
Sid Caesar
Vince Edwards
Harry Belafonte
Danny Thomas
Pastor Nyjordet Murder In Albert Lea Details Emerge
Testimony from Arlo Hagen a friend of the slain pastor describes seeing Rev. Nyjordet driving downtown at 1 30 a m headed east. Coroner Dr Menefee said the minister bled to death from eight deep and two superficial chest wounds and two gunshots. Blood at the scene matched the victim. a four mile distance from his abandoned 1957 Chevrolet and a likely murder site near Highway 16 were noted.
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Northwood
Iowa
Nyjordet l
Albert Lea
Nyjordet
E. C. Menefee
Minnesota Crime Bureau
Albert
Lea
Highway 16
Menefee
Freeborn County
Everett Stevern
Menfee
Stevern
Frostbitten climbers' wives await helicopter rescue from Everest
In Katmandu wives Jolene Unsoeld and Lila Bishop anxiously await a rescue heliport to Namche Bazar after Norman Dyhrenfurth reports two climbers frostbitten at 28,000 feet. AID-chartered Bell helicopter to evacuate them from Thyanboche or Namche Bazar as weather permits.
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Unsoeld
Jolene
Katmandu
Bishop
Lila
David Dingman
Dyhrenfurth
Pherich
Namche Bazar
Nepal
Thyanboche
U.S. Agency For International Development (Aid
Norman G. Dyhrenfurth
Santa Monica
Calif
Mt. Everest
Luther G. Jerstad
Eugene
Ore
Bombing at LSU campus and nearby sites shocks city
A May 4 blast opened a foot deep hole on campus while hours earlier four sticks of dynamite were found behind a bush near the municipal building. Witnesses saw a white man flee in a car after the LSU explosion. Police suspect a prankster with no intended harm.
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LSU
University
Capitol
Jim Dumigan
Dumigan
Cardinal to Speak on Hungarian Church Settlement
Cardinal will discuss a tentative settlement with Hungary covering consent for Vatican appointment of bishops, church rights in religious education, and naming Mindszenty’s successor. The discussion signals cautious progress toward resolving church-state issues in Hungary.
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Vatican
Hungary
Cardinal Mindsrenty
Pope records Latin address for Polish pilgrimage
Pope John recorded a brief Latin address for a Polish workers pilgrimage in Katowice diocese to be broadcast today. He held mass in his private chapel and met Vatican Secretary Amleto Cicognani despite illness.
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Pichary
Katowicze
Poland
Vatican
Amleto Cardinal Cicognani
Pope John
Tower of
St. John
Vatican Palace
MacArthur Receives Silver Buffalo From Boy Scouts
Gen Douglas MacArthur was awarded the Boy Scouts of America highest service honor the Silver Buffalo at the 53rd annual meeting in New York. He joins seven other notable youth service honorees including Erwin D Canham L Osmond Crosby Harold C Hunt Walter H Judd John T Kimball Harold B Lee Jack C Vowell and Frederick M Warburg. Ellsworth H Augustus was re elected president of the National Council for a fifth one year term.
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UPI
Douglas MacArthur
Boy Scouts of America
MacArthur
Scouts
Americana Hotel
Ellsworth H. Augustus
Erwin D. Canham
Boston
The
Christian Science Monitor
L. Osmond Crosby
Picayune
Mass
Harold C. Hunt
Cambridge
Harvard University
Walter H. Judd
Washington
Minnesota
John T. Kimball
Harold B. Lee
Salt Lake City
Council of Twelve Apostles of
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Jack C. Vowell
el Paso
Tex
Frederick M. Warburg
Cleveland
Ohio
National Council of Boy Scouts
Thresher Search Continues At Sea Off Cape Cod
PORTSMOUTH N H. UPS Vessels explored a clear sea to locate the Thresher submarine 220 miles off Cape Cod. Gilliss and Atlantis II conducted sonar sweeps of the ocean floor after the nuclear sub sank in 8400 feet during a test dive killing 129. The Naval Court of Inquiry recessed for the weekend after convening April 12 two days after the tragedy.
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N. H
UPS
Thresher
Cape Cod
Gilliss
Atlantis II
Naval Court of Inquiry
PORMER KKK member charged with intimidating two women
A Pormer KKK figure faces charges for intimidating two Black women with a pistol. Anniston planned city handling was dropped as the acts occurred outside city jurisdiction. Across the South, racial tensions eased with Birmingham’s new government, Norfolk and Portsmouth theaters shifting barriers, and Jackson delaying large protests pending talks.
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Anniston
Birmingham
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Jackson
Miss
African Bonds Signal Eritrea Annex Victory at Conference
Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia celebrated a year of effort as Africa’s leaders secured bonds marking independence and decolonization. Chiefs of state ended a long meeting by signing the historic document at 5:38 p.m. Premier Ahmed Ben Bella opened the signing, followed by other heads of state in alphabetical groups.
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Haile Selassie I
Ethiopia
Africa
Ahmed Ben Bella
New Search For Treasure Off Corsica Rumors
Corsican fishermen report a renewed hunt for the Erwin Rommel treasure buried at sea off Corsica. The Sea Driver yacht was seen circling the area and lowering a boat with diving gear. A 1948 claimant said storms ripped the buoys marking the site, hindering recovery.
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Bastia
Corsica
UPI
Erwin Rommel
Sea Driver
Rommel
North
Africa
Europe
Barber Donald Craig Fined for Bets in Lynn Shop
In Lynn Massachusetts District Court Donald Craig barbershop proprietor admitted betting on horse races for customers as a courtesy. He received a 250 dollar fine and said his only profit was tips from winners.
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Lynn
Mass
UPI
Donald Craig
Craig
Alan Leader Convicted of Shootings in Alabama
In Anniston, Kenneth Adams, 42, former Ku Klux Klan leader, and William H. Boyd Jr., 23, were convicted of firing shotgun blasts into four churches and homes of two Black residents. Judge Edward Harwell sentenced both to 180 days in jail and $100 fines on three counts. Adams said they would appeal. Only four witnesses testified in the brief trial before a packed courtroom.
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Anniston
Ala
UPI
Kenneth Adams
City Recorder’s Court
Edward Harwell
Adams
William H. Boyd Jr
Lost 1940 white Thunderbird with Nevada plate W67173
Classified plea offering a $100 reward for information on the stolen 1940 four door Thunderbird from Riviera hotel parking. Vehicle details include black and white leather interior, serial ZOY?71Y102599, registered to Laurie Mason Reno. Contact 734-1989.
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Zoy
Riviera
Laurie Mason
Reno
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