Panama Army closes in on rebels after Caribbean coast landing
Government forces reported capturing three of the invading force after a Friday night landing at Playa Colorado near Panama City. The attackers, including a Panamanian and two Cubans, were said to be 82 Cubans and four Panamanians led by Enrique Morales Bird. Fidel Castro denied involvement as the raid was blamed on an unsanctioned invasion plan.
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Panama
Playa Colorado
Red Beach
Panama City
Roberto Arias
Margot Fonteyn
Arias
Britain
Pacific
Batabano
Ernesto de la Guardia
Corregidor
Cpl
Ariano Molinar
Havana
Truman Praises Politician Role in Columbia Address
Former president Harry S. Truman told 1,200 students and faculty at Columbia University that he is proud to be a politician and that a politician must understand people and the country. He joked his home state has many notorious characters including Mark Twain, Jesse James, and himself. He opened the Radner lectures on public law and government with applause.
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NEW York
Harry S. Truman
Columbia University
William Radner
Truman
Missouri
Mark Twain
Jesse James
Atty Gen Anderson Says Aide Will Handle ABC Legal Work
John Anderson said an aide from his office will handle necessary legal work for the State Alcoholic Beverage Control office until an assistant is formally appointed to represent the agency. Hardware Week Sale continuing. Zimmerman Hardware, 1832 Mass.
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PEKA
John Anderson
State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Office
West Unity May Give Khrushchev Trouble
AP News Analyst William L. Ryan argues a united Western front at the Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference could hinder Khrushchev. The piece notes Khrushchev’s Berlin timing, summit gambles, and Soviet aims to expand influence while facing setbacks from Arab, Yugoslav, and satellite tensions.
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Khrushchev
Geneva
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Berlin
Germany
Middle East
Kremlin
Tito
Yugoslavia
China
Liu Shao-Chi Elected to Red China Presidency
Peiping radio named Liu Shao-Chi president as Mao Tze-tung relinquished the post. Chou En-Lai became premier and Mao remained party chairman. Sun Yat-sen widow and Tung Pi-wu named vice chairmen as Chu Teh moved to the Standing Committee chair.
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Tokyo
Liu Shao-chi
Communist Party
Red China
Peiping Radio
Mao Tze-tung
Chou En-Lai
Mao
Chinese Communist Party
Liu
Party
Mme
Sun Yat-sen
Republican China
Tung Pi-wu
Chu Teh
Chu
Yunnan
Marshal
National People’s Congress
Red Chinese
Communist Central Committee
People’s Congress
Brucker Warns of Trouble Around Berlin by May 27
Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker warned in Washington that the free world may face trouble around Berlin by May 27, the deadline Khrushchev once set for ending the postwar control of the city. He cautioned that anyone who ignores Eisenhower's pledge not to yield to force or threats will face a terrific shock after returning from Europe.
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Washington
Wilber M. Brucker
Free World
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Brucker
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Burglar Escapes With Loot in Choir Purses
In Miami Oklahoma a burglar rifled purses of choir members during a Sunday service at First Methodist Church. Deacon Clyde Barkett tackled the thief, they wrestled down two flights of stairs, but the man escaped with about $350 despite pursuit by Rev. J. C. Harris and Sheriff Ben Standley present at the scene.
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Miami
Okla
J. C. Harris
Harris
Ottawa County
Ben Standley
Clyde Barkett
Arthur Godfrey To Undergo Chest Tumor Operation
Television star Arthur Godfrey prepared to enter Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York for an operation on a chest tumor. Doctors had yet to determine if the tumor is cancerous. The 55 year old, who flew in from his Virginia farm, expressed fear of becoming an invalid and losing his ability to swim or pilot again.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Godfrey
Virginia
Teterboro
N.J
Hate and Hell Gates Open In Mississippi Trial Delay
A Circuit Court judge sparred with defense over Parker's trial after he was abducted from Pearl River County Jail amid a brutal attack on a pregnant white woman. FBI, highway patrol and sheriff’s deputies mounted a widespread manhunt across Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Hell
Mississippi
Poplarville
Miss
Sebe Dale
Mack Charles Parker
Pearl River County
William Stewart
Parker
FBI
Dale
Theo Bilbo
Bilbo
Louisiana
Mississippi Highway Patrol
William Hood
Jackson
Hood
R. Jess Brown
Vicksburg
Vernon Broome
Reyer
J. Edgar Hoover
Farmer
John Reyer
Here
Local Lawyers Observe Law Day Across U.S.
Friday May 1 marks Law Day celebrations with Douglas County shoutout at the courthouse featuring John Coward. The program honors judges in a luncheon after the talk while lawyers emphasize rule of law over dictatorship and reflect on the ABA led commemoration.
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U.S.A
U. S
Douglas County
John Coward
Conard
Greensburg
Haviland
Kiowa County
Ku, Re
Polio Shots Schedule Set At Two Schools
Superintendent W D Wolfe announced polio vaccinations for Law rence High School Tuesday and Central Junior High Wednesday. Vaccinations run 8 to 8 40 a m during activity periods with a 50 cent donation per shot to cover serum costs as state and county supplies are depleted.
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Lawrence High School
Central
W. D. Wolfe
Wolfe
Tragic Puget Sound capsizing claims seven aboard
A 43 foot pleasure cruiser carrying 12 from Tacoma to Seattle capsized off Alki Point amid 30 knot winds. Seven occupants died, four survived including Janet Wicks 16 and Walter Johnson’s family. Bodies recovered include Gwen Tayet and Lois Ann Johnson. Martin Tayet remains missing. Coast Guard and local residents aided in the rescue.
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Seattle
Janet Wicks
Puget Sound
Janet
Alki Point
Tacoma
Terriby Bucky
Lois Ann Ap
Coast Guard
Sandpoint Naval Air Station
Tayet
Gwen
Lois Ann Johnson
Johnson
Reuben Torgerson
Mabel
Martin Tayet
Talk On Street Job Widens Louisiana Street Plans
The Tuesday City Commission will hear further discussion on who should pay for widening and resurfacing Louisiana Street from Twenty Third to existing paving. Final approval is sought for three special assessments for Belle Haven South No 2 sidewalks and paving and a 900 block Vermont parking lot. New Library Civil Defense and Traffic Commission members will be named, minutes reviewed, and annexation of Fairview Addition and Hillcrest School sidewalk petitions acted on.
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Louisiana Street
Belle’ Haven South No. 2
Vermont
Library and Civil Defense Boards
Traffic Commission
Traffic Commissions
Fairview Addition
Hillcrest
Mercury Reaches 85 Degrees By 2 P.M. In Weekend Warm Spell
A warm spell peaked at 85 degrees by 2 p.m. with last week’s 87 the year's high so far. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast tonight into Tuesday, followed by cooler, cloudy conditions with highs in the upper 60s. Weekend featured 70 Saturday and 67 Sunday.
St. Luke A.M.E. Hosts Regional Institute This Week
About 250 persons are expected for a six conference institute of the Fifth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lawrence. The event at St. Luke A.M.E. Church features Rt. Rev. R. R. Wright Jr. and Dr. G Wayman Blakely with host Rev. H G McMillan. Delegates arrive from Missouri Nebraska Kansas and Colorado.
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Fifth Episcopal District
African Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Luke A.M.E
N. Y. St
Vinton R. Anderson
R. R. Wright Jr
G. Wayman Blakely
St. Paul A.M.E. Church of
Hall
Rev. Anderson
J. Russell Brown
Don C. Stephenson
H. Bretson
H. H. Brookins
L. Sylvester Odom
T. E. Dobbs
Palmer Ross
Lawrence
John T. Weatherwax
R. Edwin Browne
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Lawrence Council of Churches
Harold Hamilton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Institute
E.L. Branch
R. Woods
C. W. Howard
G. Wayman ,Blakely
Carl F. Flipper
S. H. Lewis
M. L. Simmons
McCoy Ransom
H. C. McMillan
A. L. Simpson
T. J. Burwell
H. F. McClure
Fred E. Stephens
J. Silas Daniels
E. Woody Hall
Harvey Vaughn
James Oxley
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Refreshed Pioneers Set For Travel After Rest
The 22 members of the Oregon wagon train resume travel after a day and a half of rest. Their next camp is Louisville, 17 miles ahead, as the group retraces the Oregon Trail to observe Oregon's centennial.
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ST. Marys, Kas
Oregon
Louisville
Oregon Trail
Stock Market Closes Higher With New High For 60-Stock Index
New York closing average of 60 stocks rises 0.5 points to 228.4 as the market posts a new high. Investors show renewed buying interest amid thin trading and steady advances across sectors.
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New York
Assessors Wrap Up Work in Douglas County
This week marks the end of Douglas County assessors work as County Clerk Delbert Mathia urges residents to contact the clerk’s office for appointments if not yet contacted. New personal property tax bills will reflect current assessments though the mill levy will wait for county budgets. The 1960 law changes assessment start date to January 2 and taxes on property as of January 1 will be assessed, signaling possible shifts in fall buying patterns and earlier purchasing of large appliances and cars.
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Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
Lawrence
Kansas University
Captain Dropped From KU Nine
Centerfielder Bob Marshall, senior team captain, has been dismissed from the Kansas University baseball squad by coach Floyd Temple. The action came before KU’s double loss to Iowa State at Ames. Marshall said he and the coach had a point of mutual disagreement, and he lettered three years in football and co captained last fall.
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Bob Marshall
Kansas University
Cqsgh
Floyd Temple
Iowa State
Ames
Temple
Marshall
Homer Floyd
Weather Summary Scattered Showers Northeast Kansas
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected to begin tonight and end by early Tuesday in extreme eastern sections. Tuesday brings partly cloudy and cooler conditions with a low in the mid 50s and a high near 70. Record high 93 in 1956, record low 48 in 1953.
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Kansas
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Zimmerman Hardware
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Garys
Journal-World Photo
U.S
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ABA
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Rolf
Rodney Tayet
Fritz Tayet
Rodney
Gene Doane
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