Couple Told They're Too Fat To Adopt Baby Girl
A Los Angeles couple Frank Sherman 320 pounds 6 ft 4 in and Bernice 5 ft 5 in were told they may not adopt Janet the baby they have fostered nine months. The hearing in Superior Court was continued to July 22 as county opposition cites health risks.
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Los Angeles
Frank Sherman
Bernice
Ion
Janet
Court Bureau of Adoptoms
Doco
Shermans
Debby
Kennedy Faces Tougher Fight in West Virginia Primary
West Virginia Washington report notes Sen. John F Kennedy trails in favorability vs Humphrey though possible front runner status remains. The nonbinding May 10 primary will test religion impact with Catholics about 5 percent of WV population and Wheeling area at 30 percent Catholic.
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Charleston
W. Va
John F. Kenedy
West Virginia
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Wis
Kenedy
Humphrey
Wheeling
Panhandle
Glamour Debs Golf Shoe for Women
A new golf shoe designed for women features a black or tan upper with white trim and stitching. It includes a cute detachable kitten accent and removable spikes for adjustable wear.
Teacher 39 Arrested In Morals Case In St Louis
A St Louis high school math teacher George H Outlaw aged 39 is charged with mistreating two 16 year old girls by photographing them unclothed and showing adult material. He arranged photo sessions at Soldan High School and promised money for more pictures. He is married and was suspended by the city board after a report from another teacher.
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ST. Louis
George Herbert Outlaw
Outlaw
Soldan High School
City Board Ofeducation
Harvester Foundation Gifts 100000 to Wittenberg Science Building
The International Harvester Foundation donates 100000 to Wittenberg University for its science building. This is the foundation’s largest grant to a college outside Chicago and funds part of the 20 million campus development plan. The gift targets the one million needed for the new science building.
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Springfield
Ohio
International Harvester Foundation
Wittenberg University
International Harvester Co
Chicago
A. D. Bishop
THC Springfield Works
Wittenberg
Clarence C. Stoughton
International Harvester
Pickets Demonstrate Outside Cleveland Chain Stores
In Cleveland NAACP members led a Saturday protest against South racial segregation at chain department stores. Over 100 involved, many whites, with planned further picketing and a Tuesday meeting to decide on continued actions. Four downtown entrances faced pickets from Woolworth Grant and Kresge stores.
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Cleveland
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Anch Counters
South
Clarence H. Holmes
NAACP
Holmes
F. W. Woolworth
W.T. Grant Co
S. S. Kresge Co
Asians Spend Too Much On Festivals
In Kuala Lumpur Malaya AP reports civil service union leader C. Lee told a conference of Christian workers that Asians spend large sums on marriages funerals and religious festivals. He cites illiteracy and lack of trade and technical training as factors and warns celebrations push people to borrow from unscrupulous money lenders.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Asia
C. Lee
Civil Service
Ramsgate Car Bite Sues Town Council Over Damaged Vehicle
MacMillan Pratt sues Ramsgate town council claiming its drag horse Prince bit his car rear, causing costly bodywork. He alleges the animal caused extensive damage and seeks compensation from local authorities.
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Ramsgate
England
MacMillan Pratt
Prince
Students Picket Columbus Stores Over Racial Equality
About 9 Ohio State University students representing Ohio for racial equality picketed Woolworth and Kresge in downtown Columbus in 30 degree weather. Signs read Integrate or Disintegrate and Picket for Peace. The group plans weekend demonstrations as long as they feel it helps, led by Phillip Luce, vice-chairman.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Students of Ohio For Racial Equality
Woolworth
Kresge
Phillip Luce
Flight Time Between New York and Lisbon
The record notes the jet plane flight time from New York to Lisbon is six hours and twenty minutes. This concise duration reflects typical long haul travel endurance for transatlantic routes.
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New York
Lisbon
Philippines Leader Proposes U S Atomic Weapons Base
President Garcia urged the United States to store atomic weapons in the Philippines for rapid use in case of attack, saying bases could hold weapons without Philippine control if Congress approves. Brig. Gen. Molina backed the plan amid regional alarms over Red forces near the South China Sea.
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Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
Philippines
U.S
Garcia
Air Force
Pedro Q. Molina
Red Crna
South China Sea
United States
Associated Press
Bataan
Japan
Philippine Congress
Koreans Catch Reds Infiltrators Amid Peace After War
Panmunjom reports the United Nations Command has captured more than 1609 Communist agents sent into South Korea since the Korean War ended in 1953. The arrests underscore ongoing covert activity during the postwar period.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U. N. Command
South Korea
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