Gunman Lets Captives Go In Stark County Siege
Charles R. Brown 25 invaded three Stark County homes, held five hostages aged from 6 months to 73 years, drank whisky, and fired guns for nearly four hours before surrendering. He released four hostages after sending two to call police. one hostage described threats to kill unless he avoided shooting the baby. Brown claimed past mental hospital confinement and a penitentiary discharge. Additional details: Brown searched homes for weapons, shot out windows, and police later engaged. all captives were freed before officers arrived.
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Ohio
Charles R. Brown
Stark County
Brown
Edward Moore
Moore
James Brown
Alliance Review
Arthur Widener
Widener
Minerva
Sheriff's Deputies
William Hawk
GOP Senators Propose State Tied Health Bill for Seniors
Seven Republican senators unveiled a bill to create a federal state aid system for health insurance for all persons over 65. The plan would use state agencies contracting with private insurers, with income based premiums up to 13 dollars monthly. Funding would be shared by federal and state governments, with administration not yet assured.
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Washington
Arthur S. Flemming
GOP
Eisenhower
Flemming
Senate
Senate rejects strike on voting rights in civil rights bill
AP reports the Senate refused to remove the key voting rights section from the civil rights bill. AP notes Powell Jr. faced a second income tax evasion charge this week, which was dismissed in U.S. District Court. De Gaulle announced France would halt nuclear testing and write off investments if global disarmament is agreed. Connie Nicholas began serving 2 to 21 years in Indiana Woman's Prison for killing her millionaire lover Forest Teel.
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Senate
New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
D-Ny
U.S
London
Charles de Gaulle
France
Indianapolis
Connie Nicholas
Indiana Women’s Prison
Forest Teel
Brakes Squeal as Car Hits Child in Detroit
DETROIT Arthur John son a high school driving instructor, and a student were in a dual-control auto when a child darted into the street. Both braked hard but struck five year old Keith Johnson. The boy was taken to Saratoga Hospital with only bruises.
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Detroit
Arthur Johnson
Johnson
Saratoga Hospital
Keith
Humphrey Bets on West Virginia Win Over Kennedy
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey predicts a strong showing in West Virginia's May 10 Democratic presidential primary. He notes Kennedy faces religious concerns as Kennedy runs against a largely Protestant state and says Wisconsin voting crossovers helped Kennedy, but West Virginia will be different with Democrats voting for Democrats.
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Treasury
Hubert Humphrey
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
John F. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Humphrey
West Virginia
Sen. Kennedy
Charleston
W. Va
Oregon
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Wayne L. Morse
Richard M. Nixon
Police and Soldiers Crush Nyanga Negro Township Riot
In Johannesburg police and soldiers launched a massive operation to purge Nyanga Negro Township of workers defying government race rules. Nyanga East and West faced clashes as raids used clubs guns and whips. Authorities patrol the settlement to protect workers returning to Cape Town jobs while seeking those inciting walkouts. PAC leader Sobukwe told a court nonwhite Africans must obey white government laws.
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South Africa
Nyanga Negro
Nyanga East
Nyanga West
Cape Town
Nyanga
Cape Toron
Pan Africanist Congress
Robert Mansaliso Sobukwe
Sobukwe
PAC
Business leaders urge Verwoerd to seek talks on racial crisis
The government faces growing pressure from Afrikaner businessmen to reach out to Negro leaders. Influential Dutch Afrikaner leaders reportedly weigh appealing to Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd to consult with nonwhite leaders for a compromise in the violent conflict. Verwoerd and the National party remain the voices of the Afrikaner community.
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Hendrik Verwoerd
Verwoerd
National Party
Texan Mixed Up On World’s Largest and Smallest Midgets
A humorous quip notes a Texan who is confused about whether Texas has the world’s largest or smallest midgets. The joke plays on mixed up adjectives and geographic pride.
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Texas
Flood fighters guard critical levees in Midwest flood belt
Hundreds of volunteers worked to strengthen weakened levees along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers in Illinois and Missouri. They laid sandbags at the earthen barriers as patrols watched for seepage and breaks, while river waters crested and then began to recede near Gregory Landing.
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Midwest
Mississippi
Missouri
Illinois
Missouri River
Gregory Landing
Clyde Campbell
Ward
Oscar Crist
West Quincy
Quincy
Ill
Meyer
Fox
Maybe Wives Need A Union
PITTSBURGH The housework your wives do is on the house. Judge Loran L. Lewis dismissed a $5,670 suit by Sheard B. Davis against her husband Benjamin. Mrs. Davis claimed an oral agreement for payment of one dollar an hour before and after marriage. The judge ruled the husband was entitled to expect housework from his wife without pay.
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Pittsburgh
Loran L. Lewis
Sheard B. Davis
Benjamin
President Nasser In Car Accident during India visit
President Gamal Abdel Nasser of the United Arab Republic was in a slight car accident in India during a state visit. He was riding in an open truck en route to the Bandipur game sanctuary when the vehicle veered into a ditch but no one was hurt.
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Bangalore
India
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Bandipur
Dietrich Arrives in Paris to Choose Gowns for Europe
MARLENE DIETRICH arrived from New York in Paris to select costumes for appearances in Austria and Germany. She brought 80 pieces of baggage with her.
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Paris
Marlene Dietrich
New York
Oday
Austria
Germany
Weather stays cool with falling temperatures in Miami Valley
A high pressure system from the Lakes region brings cooler air to the Miami Valley. The official forecast calls for fair and cooler weather today with a high near 56 and tonight a low around 36. Friday will be partly cloudy, windy and cool with a high about 59. Yesterday in Middletown the official high reached 63 at 3 p.m. and the early morning low was 3 at 6:30 a.m.
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Lakes Region
Miami Valley
Middletown
Volunteers Rally To Shore Up Mississippi River Levees
Hundreds of volunteers from farmers to college students worked along the levees near West Quincy Missouri and Canton Missouri to reinforce weakened walls. Residents faced evacuations as floodwaters rose across Illinois Missouri and surrounding states with millions in damage and 31000 people affected.
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Red Cross
Midwest
Mississippi
Missouri
Billy Graham Calls Africa Views on Segregation a Major Hurdle
Billy Graham said Africans are learning that American and British churches are segregated and that this hurts Christianity. He argued racial division is Africa's biggest stumbling block and urged churches to abandon color based leadership while noting Africans now lead most Anglican and Southern Baptist work. The evangelist praised African pastors and warned the problem will worsen as awareness grows.
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George W. Cornell
New York
Billy Graham
Africa
Graham
America
Rel
Afric
Gra ‘Am
Jesus
Kennedy Humphrey Rematch In Protestant West Virginia
West Virginia hosts a nonbinding May 10 primary for the Kennedy Humphrey contest as Wisconsin results shape the race. Kennedy and Humphrey plan southern campaigns, with Robert and Ted Kennedy aiding. religion and party leadership hold sway in a largely Protestant state.
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