Fear 510 Holiday Motorists To Die During Long Weekend
The National Safety Council warned up to 510 people could die in traffic accidents over the 78 hour Memorial Day weekend from Friday evening to Sunday midnight. Officials mobilized patrols nationwide, with Wisconsin Indiana Iowa National Guardsmen and a Kansas plan to focus traffic enforcement during peak hours. Chicago projected over 1,100,000 out of the metro area would travel by car as safety campaigns intensified.
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Indiana
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
Kansas Highway Patrol
Life Guard
Chicago Motor Club
Chicago
C. W. Wilson
Queen Ends Friendship Tour of Bonn
Queen Elizabeth of Britain wrapped up an 11 day West German visit in Hamburg after farewell dinner with President Heinrich Tuebke aboard Britannia. She voiced hope that the dark years are over forever and received strong crowd acclaim across the cities.
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Germany
UPI
Elizabeth
Britain
West Germany
Britannia
Heinrich Tuebke
Old Masters Sell For 3.9 Million at Spencer-Churchill Sale
Auctioneers at Christie’s sold 65 paintings in 110 minutes for 1.572 million while the five day dispersal of the late Capt. George Spencer-Churchill collection approached 3.9 million dollars. The sale follows years of Northwick family acquisitions through the 19th century.
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UPI
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Winston
Christie's Auction House
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Northwick
England
Maritime Labor Crisis Looms as June Contracts Expire
Labor Secretary Wirtz warned a crisis is likely when major Maritime Union contracts end on June 15. He urged better government-industry relations at the Seafarers International Union convention as unions warn of potential striking affecting both coasts.
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UPS
W. Willard Wirtz
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Martime
Seafarers International Union
Seafarers
Paul Hall
Maritime Advisory Committee
U.S. Seeks Stronger OAS Role in Dominican Crisis
Washington moves to expand the OAS mandate in the Dominican Republic and reduce direct U.S. participation. Jose Mora is designated paymaster for U.S. funds to Dominican workers, with $3.5 million earmarked for two weeks. Rusk meets OAS delegates and proposes a standby peacekeeping force to address future crises.
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UPI
Johnson
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
United States
Jose Mora
Santo Domingo
King Hussein protests Israeli raids on Jordanian towns
Jordanian leader King Hussein met with US British and French ambassadors to denounce Thursday night border raids that he says threaten regional security. A Jordanian spokesman said four people were killed and four wounded in the strikes on Shuneh Kalkilya and Jenin as Israel warned Arab saboteurs to stop attacks. Jordan vowed retaliation if raids continue, while Egypt and other Arab premiers discussed the crisis.
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Shuneh
Kalkilya
Jenin
Peace plan pivots from mediation to normalcy in Dominican crisis
SANTO DOMINGO says foreign diplomats led by OAS secretary general Jose Mora and U S envoy Cyrus Vance chose to suspend active mediation. They will restore normal government duties, define responsibilities, and keep a political cease fire while OAS takes control of the Dominican Central Bank and pays state employees. Two more cease fire violations reported with one American possibly wounded.
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OAS
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W Tapley Bennett Jr
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
Santo Domingo
Dominican Central Bank
X15 Reaches 210000 Feet At 3682 MPH In Test Flight
The X15 rocket plane climbed 210000 feet and reached 3682 mph in a 10 minute flight. Data from a horizon scanner aided satellite and spacecraft navigation design and the test supported work on earth orbiting instruments. Air Force Captain Joe Engle piloted the No 3 model in the 134th flight of the Air Force NASA program. A microphone was installed on the upper vertical tail to measure airflow.
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375 Miners Trapped By Explosion in India
An underground blast at the Bhori coal mine in Hazaribagh district near Calcutta trapped about 375 miners as workers were changing shifts. The explosion shattered windows, killed supervisory staff, and prompted fears of the worst Indian mine disaster in a decade.
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Hazaribagh
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Pakistan
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