Dulles Faces Senate Inquiries Over U2 Spy Flight
Allen W. Dulles appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to recount details of the U2 incident and general spying. He asserts sole control over whether his testimony or transcripts will be released, while lawmakers seek why the U2 flight was authorized near the summit date.
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Washington
Allen W. Dulles
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Christian A. Herter
Douglas Dillon
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Fulbright
Ussr
Rain Forces Cancelling of Memorial Day Parade
Rain led to the cancellation of Logan’s Memorial Day parade and Oak Grove Cemetery services. Officials called off the event shortly before 9 a.m. after a heavy downpour. Weekend rainfall totaled 0.70 inches in Logan and 0.28 inches in Nelsonville, with broader impact on holiday activities. The National Guard unit still conducted a weekly drill with 87 men present.
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Logan
Oak Grove Cemetery
Nelsonville
Lake Logan
Division of Parks Concession Stand
Rachelmacher Park
Lake Hope
Hocking
National Guard
Armory
Dayton Walk For Peace Draws 200 Participants
About 200 marchers mainly children and college students walked 12 miles from Fairborn to Dayton in a Memorial Day peace demonstration. Led by Rev. Maurice McCrackin the group urged abandoning nuclear weapons and warned against guided missiles and bases tied to the Strategic Air Command.
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Dayton
Ohio
Fairborn
Janet Clark
Kettering
Maurice McCrackin
Cincinnati
McCrackin
Internal Revenue Service
Wright. Patterson Air Force Base
Air Force Bases
Strategic Air Command
Ohio Weather Outlook Says Clear Skies Across State
Official Weather Bureau summary notes clearing skies after a cold front. Northern and eastern counties retain cloudiness this morning with sunshine expected statewide this afternoon. Temperatures in the 50s at sunrise, Chesapeake 54, Columbus 58, Toledo 55. High pressure brings dry weather into Thursday.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Chesapeake
Columbus
Bellaire
Toledo
Soviet threat tied to hiding missile bases warns airfield access
Washington analysts see Marshal Malinovsky speech as part of a campaign to conceal relocated missile bases. He warned rocket strikes on bases that host intruder planes, raising fear of accidental nuclear war. State Department declined comment as senators questioned the implications.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Rodion Malinovsky
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Malinovsky
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
State Department
U.S
U. S
Pasternak Interviewer Reveals Nobel Prize Turmoil
The article recounts Gustav Svenson interviewing Boris Pasternak in 1958 amid Nobel Prize controversy. Pasternak died Monday night after suffering heart attack, lung cancer, and stomach bleeding since May 1, and the piece notes the interview could not be printed while he was alive.
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Gustav Svensson
Moscow
Associated Press
Boris Pasternak
Pasternak
Pasternak credits Nobel prize with saving his life
In a Geneva interview Boris Pasternak said the Nobel Prize supported him amid the Doctor Zhivago storm and denied renouncing the award. He refused to travel to receive it, noting he could not ask the Swedish ambassador to collect funds. He praised international protests and spoke of isolation in the Soviet Union.
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Geneva
Boris Pasternak
Zhivago
Gustaf VI
Sweden
Stockholm
Pasternak
Swedish Academy
Nobel Committee
Academy
Communist Party
Pravda
Doctor Zhivago
Boris Paster
Nak
West Indies Hit by Severe Quake, Georgetown Reports
Washington AP reports George town University records a severe earthquake in the West Indies. Seismographs show tremors lasting about an hour with magnitude higher than a Chile quake two days earlier near Concepcion that destroyed many houses.
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Washington
Georgetown University
West Indies
Georgetown Seismograph
Concepcion
Chile
French Expedition Aims At Untouched Jannu Peak
Peak in Nepal seeks first ascent of 25 000 foot Jannu as French team plans spring 1962 attempt. The summit has resisted two prior French expeditions.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Holiday traffic toll nears record in Ohio event
Ohio led the nation in traffic deaths over the Memorial Day weekend while Hocking County posted a remarkable safety record with no serious accidents. A Columbus man, John E. Sanner, 52, sustained a dislocated shoulder and abrasions when his car rolled and struck a gas station after he grabbed the wheel. Other incidents included a hit and run on E Front Street and drunken driving cases in Logan. The state patrol logged one county accident 2.7 miles north of Murray City with minor damage.
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Ohio
Hocking County
Columbus
John E. Sanner
Hocking Valley Hospital
Zanesville Ave
Hunter St
Sanner
Howard Blum
Blum
Front St
Robert W. Conrad
Logan Rt. 3
Logan
Wesley Snyder
Francis Myers
E. Main St
Robert L. Hopkins
Motherwell Ave
Myers
Hopkins
State Highway Patrol
Murray City
Rt. 216
William W. Keynes
SEATO Support Pledged by U S Secretary of State
Secretary of State Christian A Herter pledged full U S backing for SEATO in its drive for peace and stability in the Far East. His remarks prepared for the SEATO Council of Ministers opening said the eight nation alliance has boosted security in the area southwest of Communist China.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
U.S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Far East
Seato Council of Ministers
China
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Tops 361. Deaths Rise
The Associated Press reports the Memorial Day weekend fatalities reached 361 from traffic crashes, with figures still incomplete as of Monday night. Four women died in a Greyhound truck collision near Evanston Wyoming and at least 20 others were injured. The tally compares to records from 1958 and 1947 for overall and traffic fatalities, as authorities urged extreme care on homeward drives.
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Greyhound
Evanston
Wyo
Associated Press
Ohio Holiday Traffic Toll Tops Nation Despite Turnpike Safety
Memorial Day weekend in Ohio produced at least 27 traffic deaths plus two drownings and seven other accident fatalities. A Cambridge crash killed six airmen in a head on collision with a tractor trailer, the worst single incident. A parked car crash in Ashland County killed a father and his 10 year old daughter.
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Associated Press
Ohio
James W. Shocknessy
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Cambridge
Ashland
Ex Newspaper Group Executive Dies At 74
Ed D. Martin former executive director of the Ohio Newspaper Association from 1933 to 1956 died in Columbus at age 74. He served 20 years in government posts including secretary to congressmen and as journal and rally clerk in the U S House. He edited rural weeklies before moving to Washington in 1913. He graduated from Marietta College.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ed D. Martin
Ohio Newspaper Association
Columbus
U.S. House
Washington
Marietta College
Firefighters Battle Forest Blaze Near Gagon Que
Aided by dying winds and light rain, hundreds of firefighters raced to build defenses against a Quebec forest fire near Gagon. The blaze prompted evacuations by air of about 300 evacuees including women children and hospital patients from the mining town.
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Gagon
Quebec
Seoul students demand resignation of acting president
Nearly 1 000 college students demonstrated in downtown Seoul today demanding that Acting President Huh Chung resign for his role in allowing ousted President Syngman Rhee to leave the country.
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Seoul
South Korea
Huh Chung
Syngman Rhee
Ohio Bell, CWA set to sign new pact for 17000 Ohio workers
Officials of Ohio Bell Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America are expected today to sign a new contract covering 17 000 Bell employees in Ohio.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
The
Communications Workers of America
Bell
Ohio
Polish Book Fair Imposes 200 Likely Banned Book Display Ban
Officials at the Polish International Book Fair urged western exhibitors to pull about 200 titles from display. The move comes amid heightened concern over controversial or politically sensitive material at the event in Warsaw.
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Warsaw
Poland
Gephardt Named Editor of Cincinnati Enquirer Editorial Page
Thomas Gephardt, formerly editor of the Anderson Indiana Herald for eight years, becomes editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer editorial page.
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Cincinnati
Thomas
Gephardt
Anderson, Ind
Herald
Cincinnati Enquirer
Turkish revolutionary government conducts arrests to curb activity
Ankara reports scattered arrests as the revolutionary government moves to stamp out political activity in Turkey. The crackdown targets opposition actions and public dissent across multiple cities.
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Ankara
Turkey
Break-In Reported at Neil Graf Apartment on Hunter Street
City police investigated a break in at 1015 W. Hunter St. Monday. Officers said the apartment was disturbed but nothing appeared to be stolen. Pry marks were found on the door according to police.
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Neil Graf
W. Hunter St
Supreme Court limits Gulf submerged lands rights to three miles
The Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama own oil in Gulf lands to three miles offshore while Texas and Florida extend to about 10.45 miles. The seven justice decision limits Louisiana’s claim and could free about 300 million in revenues held in escrow from Louisiana leases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Florida
Warren
Clark
California
Justice Department
Interior Department
Rt. 180 Crash Victim Still Critical
Vaughn W. Morehouse 18 of Lancaster remained in critical condition at University Hospital Columbus after a Friday night crash on Rt. 180. Ada Nihiser 17 of Logan and Ronald Harden 17 of Logan were treated. Harden’s skull fracture listed as good later. Three others from Logan were released after treatment.
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Vaughn W. Morehouse
Lancaster
University Hospital
Columbus
Morehouse
Ada Nihiser
Logan Rt. 2
Rt. 33
Ronald Harden
Logan
Nihiser
Hocking Valley Hospital
Charleen Kennard
William Downs
Miss Nihiser
Nationwide rail strike paralyzes France
In Paris and across France a 24 hour nationwide rail strike paralysed travel and caused massive traffic jams. The walkout was for higher wages and was called by the Communist led General Confederation of Labor.
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Paris
France
General Confederation of Labor
Ike's Son Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
President's son Maj John S D Eisenhower received a temporary promotion to lieutenant colonel. He has served on the White House staff and was among 35 majors on the Army promotion list.
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Washington
John S. D. Eisenhower
White House
Columbus Man Admits Three New Break-Ins
James M. Eyer 22 admitted involvement in three new break ins in the Columbus area. He implicated Franklin D. Booth 26 and both men are sought by authorities. Eyer and Booth have been bound over to the Hocking grand jury on breaking and entering charges. Booth also faces a count of shooting with intent to kill or wound after a confrontation at Scenic Lanes.
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Columbus
Scenic Lanes
James M. Eyer
A. J. Waldron
Eyer
Franklin D. Booth
Springfield
Reynoldsburg
Union County
Waldron
Loeb's Electric Co
Grandview
Elgee Electric Co
Whitehall
Columbus Gas Specialty Co
Booth
Hocking Grand Jury
Fire Destroys House In County
A two story frame house owned by the late Grover Harble burned to the ground Monday in Washington Two. Sheriff A J Waldron said the fire was of undetermined origin. He called in a State arson agent to investigate. The Harble home, about a half mile east of Rt 664 on Harble Ridge, has been unoccupied since the owner's death in January. The blaze also destroyed two small out buildings.
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Grover Harble
Washington
A. J. Waldron
Harble
Rt. 664
Harble Ridge
Six Wilmington airmen killed in crash near Cambridge Ohio
Six airmen from Clinton County Air Force Base died in a head on collision on U S 40 near Cambridge Ohio during Memorial Day weekend. The 1957 coupe carrying the six at about 100 mph on the wrong side of the highway collapsed into four feet, trapping victims. The dead include James Altenburg Howard Clark Hector Gloro Molina Lewis Conover James Chewkanes and Stanley Cheslock. Driver of the tractor trailer Clifford Townsend from Vandalia Ohio survived with injuries.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Clinton County
Air Force Base
Highway Patrol
James E. Altenburg
Clark
Clifford Townsend
Vandalia
Fairview
Chewkanes
Altenburg
Atlantic City
Eisenhower Plans June Far Eastern Tour
President Eisenhower will leave June 12 on a Far Eastern tour visiting Japan Korea the Philippines Formosa and Okinawa. The itinerary includes Alaska and Hawaii en route. He may transfer to the cruiser St Paul from Manila to Taipei with Mrs Eisenhower’s attendance still undecided.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Formosa
Okinawa
White House
Alaska
Hawaii
U.S
St. Paul
Manila
Taipei
James C. Hagerty
Manila Storm Kills 169 in Floods
A tropical storm threatening Manila veered into the Pacific while weekend floods hit the city and suburbs. The disaster left 169 dead 90 missing and about 5 000 homeless across the metropolitan area.
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Manila
Pacific
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