Four Key Witnesses Are Missing
Senate rackets probes say four key witnesses in the Dave Beck inquiry have disappeared. The missing include Fred Verschueren Sr., a Teamsters auditor, Beck Jr., and two Beck relatives, all with Seattle addresses. The panel plans to resume hearings on alleged union violence in Scranton and seeks answers on payoffs to union agents.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Beck
McClellan
D-Ark
Teamsters Union
Fred Verschueren Sr
Dave Beck Jr
Joseph McAvoy
Norman Gessert
Seattle
Gessert
Verschueren
Scranton
Earl P. Bettendorf
Texarkana
Tex
Bettendorf
Navy Announces Revolutionary TV Screen Development
Washington reports the Navy unveiled a revolutionary television screen claiming sharper day time black and white contrasts and a simpler path to color TV with potential three dimensional views. The Naval Research Laboratory developed the phosphor face process during windscreen research for aircraft.
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Washington
The
Navy
Naval Research Laboratory
Fireman's Parade Float Catches Fire In Chicago Crash
A Chicago cleanup parade float caught fire Saturday. The fireman’s float carried a replica house where 13 people died in a blaze. Fire officials say a smudge pot overheated and ignited the display, producing smoke warnings to spectators.
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Chicago
Fresh Rains Drive Texas Floods as Rivers Rise
Flood warnings spread through central and south Texas after up to eight inches of rain in one night. Thousands evacuated from Abilene San Angelo Dallas Fort Worth and Houston area towns as 60 highways closed, rail washouts disrupted service on the Texas Eagle, and additional snow fell in Colorado and Wyoming.
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Texas
Springfield
Ill
Pontiac
Mich
Roanoke
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
New England
the &S
New York State
South
Abilene
San Mar
Brownwood
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Killeen
Cameron
Garland
Laredo
Houston
Missouri Pacific
Texas Eagle
Colorado
Wyoming
Saving Time Shift Across Northeast Ohio
Northeast Ohioans join millions nationwide as clocks move forward to Daylight Saving Time. Most cities switch at 2 a.m. EST, becoming 3 a.m. EDT. Columbus leaders plan a May vote to extend daylight time to central Ohio communities including Marion, Delaware, Circleville, and Newark, with Wooster and Orrville among nearby areas weighing changes. The trend leans toward extended daylight through October in some years. The daylight region stretches northeast of Vermilion through several counties to Powhatan Point.
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Ohio
Marion
Delaware
Circleville
Newark
Columbus
Wayne County
Wooster
Border
Orrville
Vermilion
Erie County
Oberlin
Wellington
Massillon
Strasburg
New Philadelphia
Tuscarawas County
Powhatan Point
Belmont County
Look For Man In Baggy Pants
Cleveland police seek a thief who slashed a patrolman's convertible car canvas top and stole two pairs of his freshly cleaned uniform trousers. The suspect faces a large officer in the department, Francis Viancourt, who is six foot four and 290 pounds, with 50 inch waist trousers.
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Cleveland
Francis
Tiny) Viancourt
Viancourt
Everglades Pulls 300 Sailors To 6th Fleet
NICE France The destroyer Everglades hurried to join the U S 6th Fleet taking 300 sailors left on leave in the south of France where orders sent ships toward the Middle East. Other men stranded in Paris and north Italy had already sailed from Naples to rejoin their ships. Fifty sailors were still missing despite efforts by shore patrol military police and the American consulate. The consulate said the men probably did not get the word. Leaves would expire April 30.
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France
Everglades
U. S. 6Th Fleet
Middle East
Paris
Italy
Naples
French Riviera
Panama Canal Security Tied To Lock Change Cost
Panama Governor William E. Potter says securing the canal could cost about 3% billion dollars by rebuilding the existing three locks into a sea level waterway. He notes defense aims include quick repair after damage, with current locks vulnerable to long outages, and discusses potential sea level options and tidal gate needs.
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C. Z
Panama Canal
William E. Potter
Potter
Nicaragua
Canal
National Defense
Gatun
J Gatun
Atlantic
Pacific
Gatun Lake
Air Force
Navy
Caribbean
Four Americans Missing After Navy Plane Is Reported Down
A twin-engined navy plane with four Americans aboard was listed missing near 500 miles south of Tokyo. The U S Navy announced the loss and launched searches off Base Peninsula with Japanese coast guard ships and U S Navy planes scouring the Pacific. No identities or wreckage found seven hours after fuel was said exhausted.
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Tokyo
U. S. Navy
Coast Guard
Pacific
U S Deeply Involved In Middle East Power Politics
U S policy shifts push American prestige into the Jordan crisis backing King Hussein against extremists. Britain and France cede influence as Saudi Arabia Iraq and Egypt realign. Nasser’s bid for Moslem leadership gains a setback with Jordan unsettled and Hussein showing early strength.
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United States
Eisenhower
State Dulles
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Jordan
Britain
France
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Syria
Saud
Feisel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
State Department
Divorce Threat Sparks Domestic Tiff Sidelined by Joke
A humor column fragment shows a wife declaring she will divorce after a heated argument. The husband retorts that her threat is just for his sake, closing with a playful misquote and domestic tension tone typical of a chuckle page.
Inside Tax Bills Mailings And Other Money News
A glance at the money topic dominates today’s Journal with Ed Edmiston on page 35 examining higher tax bills mailed to households. Other money items include city drives for mental health and cancer, plus a civic association building push. Crime rates show sharp jumps per city officials’ analysis on page 12.
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Ed Edmiston
Speakers’ Bureau
Civic Association
John Fleming
Sssdasseen
Middletown Sisters Lead Miami University Class Reps
Stephany Moore and Sharon Moore, Middletown sisters, were chosen as soph and senior class representatives in Miami University student government elections. Stephany, active in Zeta Tau Alpha and student affairs, also serves on the Student Senate and holds Greek leadership roles. Sharon, Hepburn Hall president, ascends as sophomore class representative with additional Zeta Tau Alpha duties and yearbook management.
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Miami University
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Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
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Sharon Moore
Raymond A. Moore
Central Ave
Tom Roudebush
Sharon
Kel
Sey Stewart
Grosse Pointe Park
Mich
Senate
Zeta Tau Alpha
Miami Speakers Bureau
Pi Omega Pi Business Education
Hepburn Hall
Zeta Tau Alpha Rush
Miami
Close Race With Death At Hamilton Raceway
A seven horse field in the Hamilton Raceway second race was halted after a missing starting gate left on the track. An alert substitute outrider signaled the riders to stop before a potential crash, and jockeys directed their mounts aside to avoid a serious pileup.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Hamilton Raceway
West Germany Rejects Soviet Atomic Warning
Bonn denounces Soviet warning of calamity if West Germany arms with atomic weapons as interference in internal affairs. Adenauer had assured Smirnov that West Germany has neither possession nor desire for nuclear arms amid a bitter election issue.
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Germany
West Germany
Moscow
Konrad Adenauer
Andrei Smirnov
West Gemany
Truman Stevenson Fund Dinner Speakers
Former President Truman and Adlai E Stevenson will headline a Democratic fund raising dinner in Washington on May 4 with tickets at 100 dollars. The announcement came from the Democratic National Committee.
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Washington
Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Democratic Party
Miamisburg Girl Killed By Truck
Three year old Betty Begley of Miamisburg died after a truck struck her in front of her home. Police held driver William Boyer, 22, for investigation.
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Dayton
Ohio
Betty Begley
Miamisburg
Carl Begley
William Boyer
NATO Ministers to Debate Atomic Weapons Use in Europe
Foreign ministers from the NATO alliance meet in Bonn for three days starting Thursday to discuss the role of tactical atomic weapons replacing conventional forces. Key topics include Britain’s troop cuts and atomic retal iatory strength, U.S. training and arming NATO partners with nuclear arms, possible European storage of atomic and hydrogen bombs, Cyprus tensions involving Greece and Turkey, Spain’s potential NATO inclusion, and Soviet warnings against basing U.S. atoms on allied soil.
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United States
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Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
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Norway
Franco
Spain
Soviet Union
Bull Jumps Ship Saved From Sharks Off Atlantic Voyage
The Dutch vessel Alkaid reports a dramatic rescue after a bull jumped overboard about days from the Azores. The animal swam around the ship for 90 minutes among a school of sharks before crew members corralled it with a cargo net and returned it to the hold.
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Alkaid
Atlantic
Azores
Iside
Military Courts Are Established in Jordan Crisis
Jordan forms military courts to handle cases arising from the political crisis. Premier Hashem’s cabinet, in a two hour meeting, ordered the new courts though targets remain unspecified. Reports say hundreds of Communists and leftists may be arrested as martial law and curfew remain in effect in Amman and other key areas.
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Jordan
Ibrahim Hashem
Dispptch
Suleiman Nabulsi
Hussein
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Syria
U. S
Poli
Ibrid
Jordan River
Jerusalem
Nabuls
Ramallah
West Bank
Suleiman Toukan
Nablus
Arab Legion
Reds
Nabulsi
Jet Fighter Flames But Pilot Safe
A jet fighter at Travis Field failed after takeoff in Savannah Georgia. Maj L P McIntosh of the 87th Fighter Interceptor Squadron based at Lockbourne Ohio rode the plane down and escaped injury. He remained for investigation while 20 other planes returned to Columbus. The pilot’s coolness was praised by Lt Robert Dempsey, the squadron’s public information officer.
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Travis Field
L. P. McIntosh
Lockbourne Air Base
Columbus
Ohio
McIntosh
58Th Air Division
Travis
Robert Dempsey
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By George Boultwood
Democratic National Committee
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U.S. 6Th Fleet
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