OAS Tries to Cool Haiti Dominican Standoff
The Dominican Republic accuses Haiti of aggression for seizing its embassy in Port au Prince and plotting to assassinate the president, issuing a 24 hour ultimatum as Haiti breaks off relations. The OAS forms a five nation fact finding team including Colombia El Salvador Chile Ecuador and the United States to defuse tensions. Expect arrival by U S jet transport.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Port Au Prince
Caribbean
Hispaniola
Organization of American States
OAS
OAS Council
Colombia
el Salvador
Chile
Ecuador
United States
U. S
Francois Duvalier
Reds Launch New Cosmos Satellite
The Soviet Union launched a new unmanned Cosmos satellite, the sixteenth in the series since the program began 13 months ago. It carries instruments for space research ahead of future manned flights, with satellites 14 and 15 launched earlier in April. Tass says the craft are functioning normally, with signals detected at 19 995 megacycles and an orbit inclination noted.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Cosmos
Tass
United Press International
London
Railway Car Blast Erupts After Wreck in Pennsylvania
A derailment near Brandtsville south of Mechanicsburg unleashed a gas and fire disaster as three liquefied petroleum gas tank cars exploded hours after 23 cars derailed on the Western Maryland Railroad. Chlorine fumes prompted evacuation. 17 firemen and railroad workers were treated for burns inhalation and injuries. Crew unharmed.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Mechanicsburg
Preas
Echanicsburg
Brandtsville
Reading Railroad
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Central Texas fire endangers oil firms as twisters roll
A Sunday night blaze at a farm store in North Lynn Street threatened three nearby wholesale oil companies with large gasoline tanks. Firefighters battled flames amid heat, wind aided containment, and arrests of onlookers. No injuries reported. cause undetermined. keys firms include Western L-P Gas Gulf Oil Humble Oil. Scene was in an industrial area as losses ran heavy for fertilizer grain seed and other goods.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Kier Jant
Dawson County Farm
C. M. Ellyson
Oil Company
Western L-P Gas Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Humble Oil Co
Fred Flenniken
Gulf Consignee
Western L-P Gas
John Westbrook
Humble Consignee
Bob Woodrum
North Lynn Street
Baseball Sacrifice Cited As Life's True Appreciation
A quip notes how a sacrifice play in baseball mirrors sacrifices in life, highlighting the sport's appreciation for team effort. The comment appears in a humorous page header across the sports section of this edition.
Moscow Red Square Welcome Staged for Castro
Soviet leader Khrushchev hosted Fidel Castro in a grand Moscow reception on arrival. Castro pledged Cuba’s dependence on Soviet support as crowds cheered atop Lenin's tomb, though he appeared measured and subdued during the event.
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Associated
Pfoscow
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Russia
Cuba
United States
Lenin
Red Square
Castro
Murmansk
Havana
Wreck Kills Randall County Farmer in Canyon Crash
Bruce, 74, a Randall County farmer, died when his car hit two signs and a utility pole on U S Highway 87 near Canyon. A passenger, Johnny Wilcoxson, 3, was listed in critical condition after the crash, which police said may have involved fatigue. Funeral services for Bruce were pending.
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Avalanche Journal
Canyon
Jesse Harrison
Bruce
Randall County
Hart
Johnny Wilcoxson
Here
Roy Hancock
Hancock
Wilcoxson
Chamber of Commerce
Neblette Hospital
la Grane Funeral
Burl
Amarillo
Nine Alarm Blaze Destroys Coney Island Boardwalk
A nine alarm fire on Sunday night devastates a three block section of Coney Island boardwalk destroying a bath house and over 100 concession stands. One fireman injured non critically as flames reach the Steeplechase area and draw help from Brooklyn and Manhattan units. Fire under control by 8 pm with more than 400 firefighters and equipment deployed.
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United Press
New York
Coney Island
Manhattan
Atlantic Ocean
Benjamin Albin
Fort Worth Tornadoes Cut Wide Damage Across City
Severe weather blasted the Fort Worth area with winds up to 98 miles an hour and a small twister ripping across the north side. Damage may reach $2 million as roofs torn off and lines down, with seven injured and one confirmed death in Nebraska.
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Fort Worth
Kansas
Nebraska
Avetendhe-Journal N. Services
Worth B
Central
Southern Plains
Auburn
Watauga, Keller, Hurst
Grapevine
Farmers Branch
Dallas
Midland
Tyler Municipal Airport
Stanton
Martin County
Dan Saunders
Sherff
Lomax
Bob Johnson
Austrian Chief Wins Re Election For Six-Year Term
President Adolf Schaert, age 73, won a sweeping re election to a second six year term. He captured 2,473,694 votes or 55.41 percent, defeating Conservative ex Chancellor Julius Raab who received 1,813,787 votes or 40.63 percent, according to the Interior Ministry.
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Warns Vienna
Adolf Schaert
Schaert
Julius Raab
Interior Ministry
Daily Prayer Note From Seagraves Parish
Hupert Moore of Seagraves requests prayers for strength to do God’s will and to live a better Christian life daily. He asks fellow Christians to join in prayer in Christ’s name.
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Hupert Moore
Seagraves
Mystery of Lorenzo Bank Slaying Remains Unsolved
A decades old murder at the Lorenzo State Bank in a South Plains town remains open with no resolution. Bank cashier Iain Bownds was killed during a midday robbery on a seven minute window as witnesses and investigators traced clues from 12 50 pm to 12 57 pm. Texas Rangers Captain Raymond Waters says fresh rumors and clues surface but yield no breakthrough. The case continues to loom over the community.
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Avalsache Journal
Orenzo
Iain Bownds
Lorenzo State Bank
Aive
Bownds
Woodrow Watts
South Plains
Raymond Waters
Texas Rangers
Oscar Hughes
Thomas G. Hendricks
Watts
Vawr
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Arrest Irks Alabamans Over Murder Charge
Floyd J. Simpson, a rural storekeeper and father of six, was charged with first degree murder in the roadside shooting of Baltimore integration pilgrim William L. Moore near Collbran Alabama. Sheriff Dewey Colvard said formal charges would follow after a warrant signing. Moore, a postman, was killed Tuesday night as tensions ran high in the mill town. Local residents described Simpson as a hard working man despite the charged atmosphere. Simpson’s attorney criticized newspaper coverage as stirring North reactions and indicted media handling of the case.
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Adsden
Ala
Baltimore
William L. Moore
Dewey Colvard
Floyd J. Simpson
Simpsons
Russ Porter
Simpson
Simpsono
Porter
William Beck
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