Crowds Hear Billy Graham In Melbourne Crusade
Large crowds jammed Melbourne traffic as about 110000 attended Billy Graham’s open air crusade at the Music Bowl in the first week. He spoke about 35 minutes nightly. doctors advised rest after eye surgery. The week’s collections reached 38000 pounds with total crusade costs estimated at 36000 pounds. The Australian pound was valued at 2.25 dollars.
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Melbourne
Australia
Billy Graham
Graham
Million Dollars Asked For Loss Of Two Parents
An eight year old survivor of the February East River crash sues American Airlines for one million dollars. The lawsuit seeks 500000 for the death of each parent and names 65 total fatalities in the incident.
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Chicago
American Airlines
New York City
Robert Sullivan
East River
Joseph
Lorraine Sullivan
Joan
Patricia
American, National Bank and Trust Co
Edward Murphy
Robert
Ex-Marshal Jailed For Bank Theft
INDIANAPOLIS AP A former town marshal Henry R. Persinger 37 was sentenced to three years in prison for a bank holdup. He will be eligible for parole in a year. Persinger, once marshal at Jamestown near Indianapolis, admitted robbing Ladoga State Bank at Ladoga Dec 29. A popular local figure, he faced leniency from 15 friends and a judge William Steckler who called it the lightest bank robbery sentence in the district. He became financially strained after a leg injury and has three children.
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Indianapolis
Henry R. Persinger
U. S. Dist
William E. Steckler
Persinger
Jamestown
Ladoga
Flood Relief Fund Readied for Cleveland Area
U S Army Corps of Engineers representatives said a 100000 fund is available for flood relief in the lower Cuyahoga River Valley. They are prepared to start immediately after plan approval with actions including cleaning dredging and straightening a 2 1/2 mile stretch where floods caused about five million dollars in damage.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Brazil Miss Luce Suggested as New U S Envoy to Brazil
A Brazilian official said Washington has asked Brazil to approve Mrs Clare Booth Luce as ambassador to Brazil. Formerly ambassador to Italy she would succeed Ellis Briggs and is connected to President Juscelino Kubitschek's circle. White House comment pending.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U. S
Clare Booth Luce
Italy
Augusto Frederico Schmidt
Juscelino Kubitschek
Washington
Luce
Foreign Office
Schmidt
Kubitschek
White House
United States
State Department
Connecticut
Baby Defects Linked to Prebirth Conditions
New York reports Dr Benjamin Pasamanica of Ohio State University warns that infant brain disorders may trace to maternal diet and pregnancy problems. He cites five linked conditions cerebral palsy epilepsy mental deficiency behavior disorders and reading disability based on Baltimore population studies presented to the American Psychological Society meeting.
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New York
Benjamin Pasanianick
Ohio State University
Baltimore
Pasamanica
American Psychopathological Society
Disability benefits overturned for heart attack survivor
Daniel Saraceni 52 stopped work after a heart attack and was denied Social Security disability. After reconsideration and a hearing, benefits were granted retroactively. A $2042 retroactive check arrived Friday, but Saraceni had died overnight.
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San Francisco
Daniel Saraceni
Saraceni
Helen
Social Security Administration
Saracens
Couple Keeps Record Clean on 75th Anniversary
SAN ANTONIO AP Mr and Mrs W E Crafton celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary as they recall a rare moment of conflict. Crafton 93 is a retired railroad man and Mrs Crafton 89, when asked if they ever argued, answered no. He admits they both are the boss.
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San Antonio
Tex
W. E. Crafton
Crafton
Plastic tanker to be built in Leningrad
London AP reports Moscow radio says an experimental 100 ton oil tanker made of plastic sections iglued together will be constructed soon in Leningrad.
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London
Moscow Radio
Leningrad
McClellan Backs Jukebox Boycott as Potentially Legal
In Washington Senator John L. McClellan says phonograph record manufacturers could justify refusing to sell to firms supplying gangster dominated jukebox operations. He suggests such action would be legitimate if termed a boycott as hearings probe gang influence in the industry. Witnesses testified jukebox operators pay large sums to avoid disruptions and that Lormar Distribution of Chicago sold counterfeit records at cut rates, pressuring operators to buy at five cents above rivals.
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McClellan
Lormar Distributing Co
Chicago
Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Wobsters
Charles (Chu) English
Lormar Co
Kennedy
Jukepix
Coin Machine Division
Louse 134
International
France Population Tops 44.8 Million in Jan First
Paris AP report shows France population reached 44.8 million on January 1 and is projected to exceed 45 million by midsummer. The figure reflects continued growth as demographers note rising birth rates and longer life expectancy in the country.
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Paris
France
Headed By Nixon Congress Faces Attack On Antidiscrimination Panel
Congress' opposition grows to Eisenhower era antidiscrimination unit led by Vice President Nixon the Committee on Government Contracts. Dirksen notes possible denial of funding by Judiciary Committee hearings on civil rights bills set for March 18. The panel operates on about 200000 dollars yearly funded by Defense Labor and Interior to persuade contractors to include nondiscrimination clauses.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Judiciary Committee
Dirksen
Nixon Committee
Judiciary Group
Defense
Labor
Interior
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