Kennedy Tightens Grip asDem Nomination Nears Convention
Kennedy moves as front-runner tightens his hold on Democratic delegates heading into Los Angeles. His team already calls on California Minnesota Illinois New Jersey and Pennsylvania to deliver about 293 of 761 votes. Truman to attend Missouri delegation convention. Symington advances with Blair urging nomination.
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Wea
California
Minnesota
Illiois
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Los Angeles
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Kansas
Iowa
Plans for Latin aid to bolster Cuba policy
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Herter work on a new south of the border aid program to win Latin American backing in the Cuba policy. A draft will be discussed in Washington and presented to economic ministers in Bogota in September. Hagerty said the plan aims to strengthen cooperative work to raise living standards and United States participation, with no direct link to the Cuban crisis.
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R.I
Eisenhower
United States
Cuba
White House
Fricay
Christian A. Herter
James C. Hagerty
Bogota
Colombia
Hagerty
Herter
Panama
Khrushchev
States
Fidel Has Formula for Peace
Fidel Castro declares on his Friday night TV address that the United States cannot have good relations with Cuba unless Washington publicly abandons the prospect of attacking Havana. He asserts Cuba’s aims and policies must be respected and demands the U.S. pledge not to harm Cuba or intervene in its economic matters.
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United States
Fidel Castro
Washington
Cuba
U. S
Castro
Difficult Task Ahead Democrats Prepare Platform Draft
Twenty men and women from a 109 member committee lock behind doors to craft the Democratic party platform for the national convention. Witnesses at hearings urge action on civil rights and federal aid while warning that peace and prosperity planks alone fail against foreign affairs challenges. Northern groups press a bold civil rights pledge, while Southern delegates seek restraint to avoid party splits. The party aims to unite on economic plans including labor, education, housing, and aged medical aid amid sharp differences.
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Los Angeles
Democratic Party
Baise
Eisenhower
Japan
Slim Lead Helps Nab Bus Driver
Charleston police captured unemployed driver Earl Hayes Mathews after a vault heist yielded 351,828 dollars. Mathews admitted the theft, broke down when arrested, and said he planned to steal far less than the actual haul, transporting six sacks in four trips to his car at a nearby lot.
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W.va
Lir
E. L. Roush
Roush
Earl Hayes Mathews
South Charleston
Mathews
Corrine Huff Earns Sixth in Miss USA Pageant
Corrine Huff of Youngstown Ohio the first Negro contestant in Miss USA finished sixth in the final balloting and was the last contestant eliminated before the five finalists were chosen in Miami Beach Florida.
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Beauty
Miami Beach
Fla
U.S.A
Corrine Huff
Youngstown
Ohio
Khrushchev warns U.S. over Cuba and missiles
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pledged full support to Cuba and warned Washington against intervention. He announced missiles test in the Pacific showed Soviet rockets could reach the U S heartland, claiming capable accuracy to 13 000 kilometers.
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Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Kremlin
Pacific
Soviet Union
Pentagon
Cuba
Khrushcchev
Herter, Dillon Confer Over Cuban Crisis Ahead of Policy Meet
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter returning from a weeklong vacation confers with Under Secretary Douglas Dillon on the Cuban crisis in readiness for a policy meeting Monday with President Eisenhower.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Douglas Dillon
Eisenhower
Soviet Leader Defends Cuba Support Amid Austria Visit
The Soviet premier asserted the socialist bloc is stronger than ever and vowed to support Cuba despite US opposition. He denied Austrian neutrality charges about his Austria speeches and claimed US interference in Cuba if it meddles in internal affairs.
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United States
Soviet Bloc
Cuba
Austria
West
Kennedys Sure Of Nomination
New York AP report says Senator John F Kennedy travels to Los Angeles for the Democratic national convention confident he will secure the presidential nomination He indicated the convention should not be lengthy after arriving from the Cape Cod summer home Friday night
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Cape Cod
There's No Sense In Rushing Things
Polly Flynn in Widnes England says she is considering Tom Purcell's proposal of marriage. Polly turns 100 next Tuesday while Tom is 72. She notes he has proposed several times but she doubted his seriousness until now and recalls turning him out of the house recently.
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Widnes
England
Polly Flynn
Tom Purcell
Polly
Tom
Plane lands on Los Angeles freeway during rush hour
Ken Baird, 46, of Burbank, forced down by a broken piston, landed his light plane on outbound lanes of the Golden State Freeway at 60 mph to blend with traffic. He taxied 500 feet to a shoulder. A passing motorist towed the plane two miles to an offramp.
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Los Angeles
Ken Baird
Golden State
Baird
Burbank
Chinese Education and Attitudes Highlight Visitor's China Visit
An AP report outlines a visitor's month in Peiping Tientsin Shanghai and Canton who says Chinese officials show ignorance about history while praising their education system. He notes cradle to kindergarten indoctrination and a confident view of beating the United States if war resumes, with ordinary Chinese remaining friendly yet curious about the outside world.
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America
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United States
Korea
Mao Tze-tung
Red China
Europe
Berlin
U.S
Manchuria
Mexico Faces Cuba Oil Aid Amid Crisis Clash
Mexico City sources report a top ally of President Lopez Mateos says Mexico must supply Cuba with oil to avert a social and human catastrophe. Senate Leader Moreno Sanchez calls Cuba in crisis and urges aid, despite criticism of pro Cuba remarks by deputy Imillo Piedras.
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Jack Rutledge
Mexico City
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Cuba
Senate
Manuel Moreno Sanchez
Imillo Sanchez Piedras
United States
Sanchez Piedras
Congress
Nagle Wins British Open in Dramatic Finish
Bulletin reports Kel Nagle an ex-lumberjack from Australia captured the British Open title. Arnold Palmer of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, mounted a final rush in the last half but finished one stroke behind.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Kel Nagle
Australia
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Priests in France Reach One Per Thousand People
Paris reports 41,704 priests serving 45,355,000 residents. The AP note cites the magazine Vocations Sacerdotales et Religieuses detailing church staffing ratios across France.
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Paris
France
Vocations Sacerdotales Et Refligieuses
Belgium Sends Troops to Congo as Mutiny Struggles Rise
Belgian combat units rushed to the Congo to aid authorities in stabilizing a fragile truce with mutinous native soldiers. White settlers fled in panic after reports of rape and rioting, and Leopoldville imposed a nighttime curfew. About 2,000 Americans in the Congo, with 200 in Leopoldville, sought refuge at the U.S. Embassy as Belgian forces and airlifted units arrived to evacuate civilians. The unrest followed Congo independence from Belgium ten days earlier.
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Congo
Belgium
New Republic
Leopoldville
Congo River
New
Congo Republic
Brazza‘ville
France
Luanida
Angola
U.S
Brussels
Joseph Kasavubu
A girl can always tell when the right man comes along
A lighthearted Chuckle notes that a woman recognizes the right man by his attention and the way he notices her, contrasting ordinary interactions with a special, perceptive moment. The joke hinges on subtle social signals and romantic intuition.
Suspicion Falls On Salesmen In Fatal Shooting Case
Delaware AP report says Harry Jordan 22 and James Horn 21 were with magazine salesmen when a shotgun shooting killed Joseph Schmelzer 66 at his Newark area home. Jordan jailed on assault with intent to rob inquiry. Schmelzer allegedly ordered Horn off property before shots.
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Jordan
Danville
Ill
James Horn
Detroit
Mich
Kansas City
Horn
Joseph Schmelzer
Newark
Licking County
Schmelzer
Autopsy Finds Brain Tumor Said to Cause Schmelzer Death
Pathologist Dr James Quinn of Newark City Hospital reports brain tumor and arterial clot found at autopsy, deeming Schmelzer's death natural. Hoy alleges Jordan and a second man, likely Horn, came to his home Wednesday evening. They asked for water, then attacked Hoy, searched the house, and fled when no money was found.
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James Quinn
Newark City Hospital
Hoy
Jordan
Horn
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