Peach Queen Derails In Blue Ridge Tragedy
Dozens trapped for nearly an hour after the Peach Queen passenger train derailed in the Blue Ridge mountains. The conductor was killed. At least 12 admitted to Seneca Memorial Hospital with others injured or shaken. The 10 car Atlanta to Washington train, diesel powered, ripped up cross ties and hurled nine cars off the track.
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Eneca
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Southern Railway
Blue Ridge Mountain
Seneca Memorial Hospital
Atlanta
South Carolina
Washington, D.C
East Texas Storms Trigger Alerts Across Major Cities
Severe thunderstorm and tornado alerts were issued for Houston Day Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio as heavy rains stalled travel and caused crop concerns in Texas. Civil Defense coordinated warnings after radar detected tornado funnels near Brady and Eldorado though no ground tornadoes were reported.
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Avalanche-Journal
Midwest
Texas
Iowaland
Pennsylvania
Florida
Miami
Houston
Dayllas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
North Central
South Central
Joe Ogden
McCullough County
Civil Defense Coordinator
Civil Defense
Brady
San Angelo
Weather Bureau
Eldorado
Fort Worth-Dallas
Rhee Offers to Quit as Seoul Breached by Rioters
Rioters press Seoul as President Syngman Rhee offers to resign after attacks on a police station. More than 100000 demonstrators flood streets. two killed and 56 wounded. Police fire on crowds as soldiers issue blank rounds to halt the march.
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Charles R. Smith Eoul
UPI
Republic of Korea
Syngman Rhee
Pongdaemun
Seoul East Gate
Samuel Kim
Rhee
U. S
Train wreck near Seneca leaves conductor dead
Six were strung out along a twisted rail line four miles west of Seneca after a derailment. Conductor K Adams of Greenville South Carolina died on arrival. Rescuers from multiple towns helped drag victims from the ravine as 500 feet of track was damaged and express cars tumbled down the embankment.
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K. Adams
Greenville
S.C
Seneca
Polaris Fires Missile Test Breaks Range Record
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP Navy successfully fired a Polaris submarine missile more than 1150 miles Monday night setting a new range record. Officials said the test aimed to remove second stage technical bugs and the launch was reported fully successful about half an hour later.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Dentist in Bomb Hoax Arrest Drives Crackdown
The FBI announced the eighth bomb scare arrest in three weeks, charging Dr Joseph F E Toomey a 36 year old Lompoc California dentist with making a false bomb report at Los Angeles airport last Friday He sought change for flight insurance before boarding Continental Airlines to Kansas City and allegedly said he had a bomb in his luggage The plane departed without incident He was arraigned in Santa Barbara and faces possible fines up to 1000 dollars or up to one year in prison under the new policy toward pranksters.
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United Press International
Ashington
FBI
Joseph FE. Toomey
Lompoc
Calif
Los Angeles
Toomey
Continental Airlines
Kansas City
U. S
J. Vincent Wood
Santa Barbara
Atty
William P. Rogers
Khrushchev Presses Peace Pact Link to Berlin Access
Khrushchev warned Western powers they must sign a peace treaty with East Germany or lose all land water and air access to West Berlin. He voiced a tough Moscow position at the Paris summit, endorsing force if needed and urging end to nuclear tests while insisting on peaceful coexistence between capitalist and socialist states. The statement echoed a 1958 ultimatum and followed Eisenhower De Gaulle talks, with officials noting a serious warning on Berlin rights.
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Britain
Harold Macmillan
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Christian A. Herter
Couve de Murville
Disarmament Tops Ike De Gaulle Summit Agenda
President Eisenhower and Charles de Gaulle marked disarmament as the key issue for the Paris summit with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. They signaled joint Western positions on arms control, German reunification, and Berlin while eyeing a May 16 start in Paris.
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Washington
France
Cuban gunboat captures two American pirates near Las Villas
A Cuban navy gunboat boarded the fishing yacht Muriel III to seize two men, Billy Ray Lees and Alvin Table Jr., accused of stealing the vessel and killing its captain Angus Boatwright. The pair, found armed, were captured after the boat grounded between Rancho Veloz and Playa Panchita.
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Vana
Bahamas Isle
Armed Forces Ministry
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Playa Panchita
Las Villas
Angus Boatwright
Islamorado
Fla
U.S
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Alvin Table Jr
FBI
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Elbow Cay
Muriel III
Barbara Table
Cuba
Nassau
Soviet Trade Union Delegation Heads to Cuba for May Day
A Soviet trade union delegation left Moscow for Cuba to attend May Day celebrations, according to Moscow radio reports. The trip marks a show of solidarity as the two countries prepare for the holiday events.
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Cuba
London
Moscow
Pentagon Setup Hit Editorial Sparks Debate
Editorial column raises questions about a pentagon setup amid national security concerns. Writers argue policy choices impact defense budgeting, oversight, and sovereignty, while critics warn of hidden agendas and potential risks to civilian oversight.
Tax Agent Hike Okayed In Bill
The Senate approved a 4.88 billion appropriation to fund the Treasury and Post Office departments and the U.S. Tax Court for the next fiscal year starting July 1. It restores 15 million dollars to hire 2,957 internal revenue agents and crack down on income tax cheats. The measure passed 75 to 0 after House cuts were rejected.
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Appropriations Committee
House
Alan Freed Quizzed In Probe Of Payola
Washington AP House payola investigators privately questioned three witnesses Monday including former disc jockey Alan Freed. Freed was fired from WABC after refusing to sign an affidavit denying payola. Open hearings start Tuesday with possible testimony from Dick Clark on Friday.
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Washington
Alan Freed
Freed
New York
WABC
House
Legislative Oversight Committee
Dick Clark
Philadelphia
Quake Devastates Lar Iran Killing Hundreds
Rescue workers rush to Lar and Gerash after two major quakes. Iran Red Cross cites 700 to 1500 dead and thousands injured as debris traps victims. Snakes hinder rescues while foreign aid arrives including U S flour and medical supplies.
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Associated Press
Iran
Lar
Red Cross
Gerash
Tehran
Hussein Khatibi
Shiraz
Red Lion
Sun
United States
U.S
Weather map page reports 24 hour temps across cities
The Weather Map on page 8-D lists high and low temperatures for the 24 hours ending last midnight in Abilene and nearby cities. Entries show Albuquerque 61 41, Amarillo 66 40, Dallas 80 62, Denver 83, El Paso, Houston, Oklahoma City, Roswell, and Roswell Falls with varying readings.
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Okla
Roswell
W. Falls
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