Negro Students Face Walkout in Baton Rouge Fight for Equal Rights
Student leaders at Southern University Baton Rouge plead with about 4000 students not to walk out in protest after 18 peers were expelled or suspended. Marvin E. Robinson, exiled student body president, urged restraint as campus mourned biology head Dr J W Lee’s death amid sit-ins and a Capitol march. Across the South, campaigns targeted white lunch counters and segregation in stores, with police actions in Marshall Texas and Greensboro North Carolina shaping the demonstrations.
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Marvin E. Robinson
Gary
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Robinson
J. W.lee
State Capitol
South
Marshall
Tex
Senate vote blocks anti-discrimination commission in rights bill
A key Senate tally killed a proposal for a 15 member commission to root out job discrimination by federal contractors. Dirksen and Johnson led the move to table the amendment, with 48 voting to kill and 38 opposing. party split showed significant crossovers in defense of a narrower civil rights measure.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Eisenhower
Dirksen
Atty
William P. Rogers
Joseph S. Clark
Powell Had No Chance To Explain Powell Had No Chance To Explain
A IRS agent testified in federal court that Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr was not invited to explain questioned tax returns. The case concerns alleged tax evasions of more than $3,000 on Powell and his wife Hazel Scott’s 1951 and 1952 returns.
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New York
Internal Revenue
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
D-Ny
Morris J. Emanuel
Emanuel
Edward Bennett Williams
Harlem
Hazel Scott
Miss Scott
Doris Day to wear two piece gown at Oscars
Doris Day, nominated for best actress for Pillow Talk, will wear a two piece gown Monday night at the Academy Awards ceremony. AP Wirephoto shows the actress as she prepares for the event.
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Motion Picture Academy
Miss Day
Elephant left behind as circus arrives in Safford
In Safford Arizona George Morris found a full grown elephant eating lilies in his yard. He called the sheriff who traced the animal to a circus that had moved on to Globe. A van was sent back to retrieve Dumbo the elephant.
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George Morris
Dumbo
Morris
Sheriff's Office
Globe
Scientists Link Beryllium Air Pollution to Lung Cancer
Researchers at Wayne State University report that inhaled beryllium compounds migrate into rat lung cell nuclei and disrupt essential chemical processes and enzyme activity. The study suggests a mechanism by which the metal could contribute to lung cancer in humans, though clinical evidence remains unestablished.
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Arthur J. Vorwald
Andrew L. Reeves
Detroit
Wayne State University College For Medicine
Vorwald
Amer San Cancer Society
Wisconsin Primaries Tighten As Humphrey And Kennedy Campaign
in Milwaukee the Wisconsin presidential primary narrows with Sen. Hubert Humphrey and Sen. John F. Kennedy pursuing large margins in key areas. Humphrey targets farmers in the western state while Kennedy concentrates effort in industrial Milwaukee ahead of Tuesday's pivotal delegate vote to the National Democratic Convention.
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Wisconsin
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Humphrey
Kennedy
Storms Bring Floods and Cold Across Midwest and South
A massive spring storm battered the central United States with heavy snow, freezing rain, and torrential rains reaching into western Florida. Fifty mph winds snapped power lines and flooded farmland as rivers rose and levees failed. About 15,000 people were homeless, with 14,000 in eight states and 1,000 more seeking refuge in several eastern states. Des Moines, Bartlett, and Boonville areas faced significant flooding while rail lines and highways suffered with levees and floodgates failing in places.
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Germans Accept Offers For Military Bases Across Europe
West Germany received base offers from eight European nations after NATO members pressed Bonn amid widespread criticism of its earlier approach. The talks aim to station Allied military facilities on German soil as part of broader postwar security arrangements.
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No More Jealous Husbands Schultz Finds Married Life
In Glendale California a bachelor swan named Schultz flees jealous husband Gus for two years. A widow swan Maggie from Lake Malibu attracts Schultz and after an early morning capture and vet warning they pair, build a nest, and Maggie welcomes Schultz as Gus searches the pond.
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Schulta
Muddy Ohio River Shows Modest Flood Turnaround
The Ohio River edge receded slightly Saturday from East Liverpool to Wheeling while remaining steady toward Moundsville and further downstream. Riverside residents brace for higher ground as drivers detour around submerged roads amid mild surge readings.
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East Liverpool
Wheeling
W. Va
Moundsville
Willoughby Hills Families Form Dredging Group
Forty four families in Horseshoe Glen Willoughby Hills formed Glen Area Flood Control Inc to dredge a 9 foot cross channel on the Chagrin River. They contributed 150 to 500 dollars each and have raised 13 100 dollars. Land donated for the flood relief channel is in process by local residents.
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Ohio
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Willoughby Hills
Chagrin River
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Glen Area Food Control, Inc
River flood spreads through Ohio roads block travel
Towns along the Muskingum and Ohio rivers report rising water levels with downstream then rising flow near Belpre and Portsmouth. Roads flooded include Ohio 17, Ohio 124, and Ohio 338 in Meigs County, plus lower U.S. 52 at Portsmouth. Detours are in place as evacuations occur and mud covers land roads after thaw.
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Marietta
Portsmouth
Ohio
Flooding Hits Hardened Roads and Local Water Works
Edward Pilarczyk, a Huntsville Geauga County trustee, en route to an emergency meeting saw his car stuck in muddy roads while crews plan repairs on 400 miles of unpaved routes. In East Liverpool, hundreds returned home after the crest passed. the city’s sewage treatment plant shut down due to high water.
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Edward Pilarczyk
Huntsville
Geauga County
East Liverpool
April Fools Sub Photo in Bedford Gazette
A Bedford Gazette photo shows an atomic submarine in the Raystown River but readers are warned it is an April Fools prank. The river there is only about three feet deep, and the photographer superimposed the sub onto the river image.
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Bedford Gazette
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Gazette
First US satellite Tiros I sends clear weather images
The Thrilling launch from Cape Canaveral placed Tiros I 450 miles up in a near ideal orbit. President Eisenhower hailed the data as marvelous as scientists reported images showing vast cloud cover and a potential world wide weather network. NASA officials celebrated a very successful day with a repeat high altitude balloon flight over Wallops Island aiding space age communications.
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Eisenhower
Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Pla
Tiros
Equator
White House
T. Keith Glenan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
NASA
Wallops Island
Hugh Dryden
Canvassers Delays From Floods Hit 1960 Census
Flooded Iowa and Nebraska areas delayed census canvassing as 170000 Americans in the 1960 census faced postponed house to house work. Preliminary figures will be issued by month end with final totals next fall. some post offices ran short of advance forms and many households discarded questionnaires.
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Census Bureau
Iowa
Nebraska
Hog-Wild Gift Delivers 40-Pound Pig on Birthday
Oklahoma City man Bill Taylor received an off-brand gift on his April Fool's Day birthday. A 40-pound pig in pink ribbons lay in a large box on his porch. He joked about barbecuing the porker, claiming he won the exchange.
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Oklahoma City
Oklah
Bill Taylor
Chuckle Criticism Seen as Blessing to Give
A lighthearted note suggests that chuckle criticism is valued more as a gift than as a response for many people. The cheeky idea plays on the notion of humor as a social tool and reflects a playful take on giving feedback.
Toledo Man Killed in Crash on Alexis Road
TOLEDO Ohio AP George J Hart age 34 of Toledo died Friday night when his car rammed the rear of a truck on Alexis Road authorities said.
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George J. Hart
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