Indictment Ties Ex Klansmen in Florida Gatherings
Twenty five alleged former Ku Klux Klansmen including Fair Bluff police chief Jack Ashley were indicted by a Columbus County grand jury on 44 counts of kidnapping conspiracy assault and conspiracy to assault. Indictments arise from four flogging incidents with victims including Esther Floyd Dorsey Robinson Woodrow Johnson and Greer Wright. Seven of the group also face federal charges.
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Whitesville
Lihe
Early L. Brooks
Frank Lewis
Clifton L. Moore
Moore
Coun
Pittman Foy Strickland
Fair Bluff
Mack Norris
Chadbourn
Ernest Ward
George White
Columbus County
Harvey Barfield
Mullins
D. C
North Carolina
Esther Lee Floyd
Nation hosts Queen Juliana arrival in Washington
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands arrives with a large entourage including Prince Bernhard and officials. She will be greeted at the airport with full military honors, receive keys to the city, and stay three days at the White House before a three week U.S. tour ending in Canada. An overnight state dinner is planned at the Carlton Hotel. Also noted is a stray cat with five newborn kittens near downtown and two kittens spoken for.
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Washington
Juliana
Netherlands
Atlantic
Prince Bernhard
D. A. Stikker
van Boetzelaer van Costerhout
Gander
Newfoundland
Truman
Acheson
National
Royarty
District of Columbia
Prince
White House
Canada
Carlton Hotel
Mount Vernon
Congress
Charles Thomas
Fourth St
Pet Protective League
April atomic test puzzles newsmen in Las Vegas report
In Las Vegas the April atomic series opener produced a thrilling blast that spooked film, caused glare 45 miles away, and triggered a mystery behind dark streaks later explained by the Atomic Energy Commission. No serious radiation noted. civilian defense effects would be secondary.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC Radiological Safety Division
Nevada
AEC
Department of Defense
Nevada Proving Grounds
U. S
Queen Elizabeth Distributes Medals at Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth II distributed medals in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. July 2. She awarded 360 officers and men from the army and others who took part in ceremonies at the funeral of her father King George VI. She greeted each with a handshake and murmur of thanks in the state dining room.
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London
Elizabeth II
George VI
Buckingham Palace
AEC Seeks Higher Priority Than Military for Materials
In an exclusive AP interview, AEC Chairman Gordon Dean says delays at Savannah River push for top priority on scarce construction items. He cites shortages of structural steel, stainless tubing, nickel and copper and notes the plant aims to supply materials for A-bombs, the H-bomb, or peacetime power. He says the U.S. leads Russia in bomb production and atomic program progress, while public information on detonations remains contested amid military opposition.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Gordon Dean
Savannah River
Dean
Associated Press
South Carolina
Savannah
Eniwetok
Japan
United States
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Saxony
AFL Acts to Better Port Labor Status
New York April 2 The AFL has formed a Maritime Trades Department to unite about 200 000 marine and waterfront workers across the nation and Canada. The department aims to curb Bridges influence on the west coast and stabilize New York Harbor after a 23 day strike. Ryan was elected president of the department amid intra union disputes and West Coast clashes with the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union.
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New York
AFL
Maritime Trades Department
Canada
A Department
ASL
AFL International ‘ Longshoremen’ S Association
ILA
Joseph P. Ryan
Department
Ryan
Bridges
CIO
France Approves Coal and Steel Pool Pact
France gave final approval to the Schuman plan a 50 year pact pooling coal and steel resources of six western European nations. France and West Germany lead the effort with other signatories starting ratification. The pact seeks to remove quotas and tariffs on coal and steel production and marketing among the six nations.
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Paris
France
Schuman
West Germany
Eet
Netherlands
Italy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Council of the Republic
National Assembly
Germany
Saar
Robert Schuman
Six Nations
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Federal Home Loan Bank System
Faststal Scvingy & Loan Insurence Corporation
Colombia
Milans
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