Prisoners Seize Guards in Boston Mass Jail Standoff
Four convicts in Massachusetts State Prison threaten to kill guards and demand release of hostages. Warden O'Brien and Attorney General Fingold vow no compromise while state police, National Guard and a tank stand by. Food offers are accepted for guards only as negotiations continue.
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John J. O'Brien
George Fingold
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National Guard
Ft.Devens
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Public Safety
Otis M. Whitney
Perley S. Vance
Edward F. Hartigan
Samuel Merlin
John H. O’brien
Vamee
Chaplain Hartigan
Sam Sheppard Bail Denied as Father Dies Amid Court ruling
An appellate court refused bail for Dr Samuel H Sheppard sentenced to life for second degree murder. His father died the previous night as Sheppard remained in custody after his appeal bid. The report notes family reactions and ongoing jail observations.
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Cleveland
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Sheppard
Joy Seth Hurd
Julius M. Kovachy
Lee E. Skee
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Marilyn
Richard Sheppard
Stoot
Richard N
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California Storm Easing After Severe Winter Onslaught
Los Angeles and southern California endured a historic storm bringing rain snow hail and winds with reports of two junior tornadoes. Up to 35 inches of snow fell in the mountains and a man died shoveling snow. Rain totals reached 1.10 inches in the city and 6.59 for the season. Clearing weather was forecast tonight.
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Los Angeles
California
Weather Bureau
Southern Presbyterians Reject Church Merger
Southern Presbyteries vote against uniting the three branches into the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Results 141 no to 7 yes, with 2 pending, killing the plan though voting continues into April. Merger would have united 757000 Southerns with 346 million Northern and 229000 Midwestern members.
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United States
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United Presbyterian Church
General Assemblies
Presbyterian Outlook
Richmond
Ike Holds First Televised White House News Conference
President Eisenhower conducted the first White House news conference filmed for television and newsreels. For the first time photographers could operate during the briefing while the public could later view the event. Hagerty said media access would expand while live TV coverage remains not planned.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Army Signal Corps
Land Reform Plan Launched in South Viet Nam
Saigon announces a new land reform program to curb Vietminh influence. Premier Ngo Dinh Diem sets rents between 15 and 25 percent of the principal crop, far below prior levels. Written contracts replace verbal deals, with five year terms renewable for another five.
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Indochina
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Man dies attempting to save dog in Chicago basement blaze
In Chicago an 80 year old man Patrick Gahagan perished trying to rescue his dog from a burning basement flat. His body and the pet were found among the ruins. Neighbors report he was seen outside during the fire before vanishing.
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Patrick Gahagan
Gahagan
U S Curtails Pledges in Defense of Formosa Policy Change
The Eisenhower administration limits defense pledges for Formosa under the new mutual defense pact with Nationalist China. Dulles signaled the 7th Fleet would not defend the Tachens and emphasized a broader plan to stabilize the Formosa area while maintaining control over future island fate.
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Hwepuvirteury
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Chiang
Pescadore Islands
Formosa Strait
Republican Party
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Costa Rica War Clash Flares Near Santa Rosa Front
Reports from SAN JOSE show government and rebel forces clashing north of Santa Rosa as Inter-American observers move toward the Nicaraguan frontier. Rebel radio claims reinforcements. neutral estimates place hundreds of rebels in the area while observers prepare to monitor the Nicaraguan-C Costa Rican border.
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Nicaragua
Jose Figueres
la Cruz
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Time Change Bill Aims to Unify Ohio Time
Rep. Ray T. Miller Jr. introduced a plan to set the state on daylight saving time from last Sunday in April to last Sunday in September. Northeastern Ohio already uses daylight saving time while the rest of the state remains on standard time causing conflicts in offices railroads and business. Rural residents have generally opposed daylight saving time.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ray T. Miller Jr
Communists Hit Tachens as Yikiangshan Falls to Reds
More than 200 Communist warplanes unleash the heaviest air assault of the civil war against the Nationalists on the Tachens while Yikiangshan is said to be nearly captured. Peiping radio proclaims a two hour conquest and U.S. sources confirm Yikiangshan fell. Officials discuss a possible cease-fire and U S. stance toward intervention remains cautious.
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People’s Daily
Taiwan
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Joint Chiefs of
House Democrats Weigh Broad Income Tax Cut Move
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee discuss a possible early general income tax cut to relieve taxpayers. Proposals include an exemption boost for individuals and dependents and a flat $20 cut per person, with effects projected after July 1. Opposition from Senate Democrats and President Eisenhower’s deficit concerns loom large.
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Ways and Means
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Byrd
Virginia
Sen. George
Georgia
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Mich
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Ways and Means Committee
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Rayburn
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Bing Crosby Under Knife for Kidney Stone
Bing Crosby undergoes surgery in Santa Monica for kidney stone removal. No complications are expected. He will be hospitalized for about a week to 10 days.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Bing Crosby
United States bars Russians from targeting strategic sites
The United States prohibits Soviet citizens from sketching or photographing military objects, railway stations, radio installations, or other sites of possible strategic importance. The ban mirrors a Soviet restriction on Americans in Russia, now formalized by Secretary of State Dulles in a note to Ambassador Zaroubin. The rule also bars Russians from buying aerial photographs, large scale maps, navigational charts, or detailed development plans of industrial cities.
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United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Dulles
Georgi Zaroubin
United Nations
Eisenhower Demands UN Cease Fire Effort in China
President Eisenhower urged the United Nations to seek a cease fire between Chinese Nationalists and Red China, saying the UN good offices might help, while Dulles announced the United States would not object to such a move. The move faces stiff resistance from Nationalists in Taipei.
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Ladejinsky
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