Kennedy Wins West Virginia Boosts Path to Nomination
The Associated Press reports Sen John F Kennedy D Mass claims his landslide victory over Hubert H Humphrey in West Virginia strengthens his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy targets the upcoming Maryland primary as party leaders weigh the impact of his win in West Virginia and Nebraska.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
West Virginia
Los Angeles
New York
Michael H. Pendergast
Carmine G. DeSapio
Tammany Hall
Edmund G. Brown
California
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
Associated Press
Nebraska
Utah
North Dakota
Humphrey
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nevada
Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Cuba Downs American Plane Near Havana
A light plane was shot down on the highway west of Havana with the pilot killed. Officials identify the pilot as Matthews Edward Duke, linked to air rental restrictions aimed at preventing flights over Cuba. Cuban authorities allege the craft carried fugitives and U S registry N4368. The incident widens tensions as U S officials probe reports and Cuba denounces incursions.
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Havana
Cuba
US Border Patrol
Miami
Fila
Matthews Edward Duke
Duke
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mariel
Naval
Academy
U.S
Havana Radio
Washington
Fidel Castro
Florida
Cuban students rally at University of Havana over U.S. attack plan
Cuban student leaders called a mass meeting at the University of Havana as part of a new anti U S campaign sparked by reports the United States plans to attack Cuba.
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Havana
University of Havana
U.S
United States
Cuba
Rains Delay Farm Work in Hocking County
Rains slowed area farmers this week with little complaint as rainfall remained below normal. Oats wheat and hay look good and first hay cutting is due late May. No frost reports and forecasts predict clearing skies and warmer temperatures with 55 to 65 by Friday.
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Hocking County
Don Young
Young
Logan
Toy
Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Columbus
Dayton
Mansfield
Cincinnati
Desegregation Efforts Grow Amid City Protests
In Durham North Carolina a three step plan for lunch counter integration at three stores was approved by a mayoral human relations committee as 57 students including four whites were arrested for trespass during a protest. The plan allows a waiting period before controlled service and full integration upon public acceptance. In Mississippi a white store owner was charged with assault after firing toward a Black man in Vicksburg. A Shelby man was hospitalized with a bullet wound. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. said sit ins will be used to press for voting rights this November. In New Orleans a federal judge gave the school board until Monday to present a desegregation plan or the judge will draft one. Negro boys will attend an Episcopal Church summer camp in North Carolina where clergy supported racial integration over lay objections.
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Durham
Vicksburg
Miss
Jewell Pace
Thad Brooks
Lonnie Chaney
Tallulah
Shelby
Pace
Brooks
Martin Luther King
Atlanta
New York
King
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
J. Skelly Wright
Episcopal Church
North Carolina
Wilbert Harsh obituary details life and survivors
Wilbert Samuel Harsh 89 died at his Lake Logan home after an extended illness. He lived in Logan and Hocking County most of his life, worked at Boys Industrial School, was a retired farmer, and a Laurel Primitive Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Cora son Rosco eight grandchildren eight great grandchildren a brother three sisters. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Heinlein Funeral Home with Elder G F Hanover and Elder Walter Morrow officiating. Burial Scotts Creek Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today.
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Wilbert
Wil
Samuel Harsh
Lake Logan Rd
Falls Two
Hocking County
Samuel W
Mary Jane Funk Harsh
Logan
Boys Industrial School
Fairfield County
Laurel Primitive Baptist Church
South Perry
Cora
Rosco Harsh
Logan Rt. 1
Albert Harsh
Lancaster
Kitty Hansel
Lucy Baugh
Columbus
Blanche Mamek
Canal Winchester
Heinlein
G. F. Hanover
Ashville
Walter Morrow
Arlington
Scotts Creek
Balloon Satellite Launch Delayed at Cape Canaveral
The United States postponed the launch of a 100 foot balloon satellite from Cape Canaveral due to technical problems in the first stage command guidance system. No new date was set though a Friday retry remained possible if the issue is minor.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Eisenhower Yet Plans Soviet Trip Despite Khrushchev Invitation Doubt
President Eisenhower reiterated intentions to visit the Soviet Union June 10 19 despite Khrushchev hinting at an unwelcome reception over the U2 incident. Rep Arch Moore quoted Eisenhower saying withdrawal of the invitation would be acceptable and that Paris discussions may settle the visit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Arch Moore
West Virginia
House
Khrushchev
Moore
Kremlin
Paris
United States
Moscow
County must rescind new Laurel and Good Hope districts
Hocking County officials created Laurel and Good Hope Two districts to let townships vote on transfers, but the State Department of Education ruled the action violates law by creating districts with fewer than 12 grades. Frey said the board will rescind at its June 4 meeting.
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Hocking County
New Laurel and Good Hope
State Department of Education
James Frey
Gibisonville
Rockbridge
Laurel
Good Hope
West Hocking
Good Hope Two
Berne Union
Laurel Two
Laurelville
Frey
New Good Hope
Lowell Karshner
Fiza Ringhiser
Laurel Twp
McKinley Hansen
Harley Glenn
Eliza McGrady
Laurel Township
Logan
Spy Pilot Powers Charged by Soviet Union
AP reports pilot Francis Powers charged with espionage by the Soviet Union. Khrushchev vows severe punishment. Tass cites a 10 year to execution range. Powers, 20, from Pound Virginia, says he flew over Soviet territory and points along the route. He was captured near Sverdnovsk and brought to Moscow. U.S. embassy interview request denied.
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Francis G. Powers
Nikita Khrushchev
Tass
Soviet Union
Moscow
Khrushchev
Powers
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Herter
America
Pound
Interrogators
United States
Sverdnovsk
Urals
U. S
Sunday Deadline for Retrieving Unlicensed Boats
County game protector Marvin Nungester warns owners to retrieve 35 beached boats at Lake Logan by Sunday or face impoundment. Unnumbered vessels will incur fines and storage fees. unclaimed boats may be sold or destroyed. Applies to all state controlled rivers and streams. Rockbridge Basin in the Hocking noted. Farm pond boats are exempt from licensing.
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Lake Logan
Marvin Nungester
County Game Protector
Nungester
Rockbridge Basin
Hocking
Ship Blast Kills Trip
Three sailors are reported missing after a huge explosion rocked the 16,000 ton Liberian tanker Bulkoil off the northwest tip of France near Brest. It is unclear how many crew were aboard or the cause of the blast.
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Brest
France
John D Rockefeller Jr Dies At 86
John D Rockefeller Jr, famed philanthropist and head of the Rockefeller fortune, died in Tucson at 86 from pneumonia and heart strain. His body was cremated. ashes to be flown to New York for burial at Sleepy Hollow. A public memorial service will be held in Riverside Church, NYC. He left gifts totaling more than 350 million and supported the Rockefeller Foundation and other endowments.
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Tucson
Ariz
John D. Rockefeller Jr
New York
Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Laurence
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
N.Y
Pocantico Hills
Riverside Memorial Church
New York City
Rocke
Feller
Standard Oil Co
Rockefellers
Rockefeller Foundation
General Education Board
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Brown University
Abby Greene Aldrich
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Abby
John D. III
Nelson
Laurance
Winthrop
David
Martha Baird Alleh
Providence
Senate approves tax rebate bill
The Senate voted to create a five year program of payments to state and local governments in lieu of taxes on federal property. The bill passed by voice vote despite White House opposition and goes to the House. Costs are disputed with estimates suggesting up to a half billion dollars per year, while supporters dispute that figure. The measure would establish a new government agency to manage the payments.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House
Koreans Lynch Ex-Town Chief For Revenge
A former Shin won Myon village chief Park Yung-bo aged 44 was burned to death by about 70 relatives seeking vengeance for the Kochang Incident massacre of February 1951. Police and soldiers were overwhelmed. order was restored after further troops arrived.
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Seoul
Korea
Donghwa
Park Yung-bo
Shin
Won Myon
Syngman Rhee
Park
Soviets Release Supposed U2 Crash Photo Debunked
Lockheed designer C L Johnson says the Soviet image of wreckage differs from the first release and resembles a lightweight U2, while U S law experts state high altitude space overflight is legal after TIROS I satellite launches.
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Burbank
Calif
C. L. Johnson
Lockheed Aircraft
Johnson
Washington
U. S
Morton says spy plane incident strengthens Eisenhower at summit
St Cloud Minnesota AP: Republican National Chairman Thruston B Morton states the American spy plane incident in the Soviet Union will bolster President Eisenhowers position at the upcoming summit meeting.
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ST. Cloud
Senate Arms Guard Armories Get Increased Outlay
Senate Armed Services Committee approves authorization of 182000 for Army Reserve participation in building National Guard armories at Logan and Lancaster. The bill adds 17000 to the Logan Lancaster project versus the House version. An additional bill seeking 150000 for the Logan armory awaits action in the Senate.
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Army Reserve
National Guard
Logan
Lancaster
Logan-Lancaster
House
Army
Logan Armory
Senate
Ohio
Air Force
Clinton County
Heath
Ashtabula
Geneva
Cleveland
Toledo
Troy
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