Bridge Collapse Strikes Golf Event At Hillcrest
At least 25 hurt when a 200 foot wood plank footbridge collapsed over the Clinton River at Hillcrest Country Club during the Women's Wolverine Open. Jo Anne Prentice, Ruth Jessen, and Marlene Hagge were among those on the structure. Tournament play was suspended after the incident.
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Mount Clemens, Mich
Jo Anne Prentice
Clinton River
Hillcrest Country Club
Miss Prentice
Birmingham
Ala
Ruth Jessen
Marlene Hagge
Golf Club
Cleveland Fire Kills 3 Children
A West Side Cleveland fire killed three young children and left one other child and the mother, Ann Flury, 26, hospitalized. Julie 3 percent, Jimmie 1M, Candy Flury 5 months perished as neighbors heard smoke and the mother scream for help. Fire captain Tredway said the blaze appeared to start in an unoccupied bedroom and cause was undetermined.
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Cleveland
West Side
Julie
Jimmie
Candy Flury
Ann Flury
Tredway
General Amin Hafez Named Syria's Army Chief Leader
Maj. Gen. Amin Hafez emerged as the undisputed strongman of Syria after being named army commander in chief and chairman of the National Revolutionary Council. He replaced Louai Attassi who resigned from both posts after a coup March 8. Hafez, 52, will govern with Premier Salah Bitar and the Baath party.
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Damascus
Syria
Amin Hafez
Army Commader
Nationalrevolutionary Council
Louai Attassi
Attassi
Ba'ath Socialist Party
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Hafez
Salah Bitar
Ba’ath
Unusual bike for two fills blind boy’s wish
In Ramsey New Jersey a man builds a tandem bike for a blind 8 year old and his mother to ride together. Kenny Jones asks for two 24 inch bikes welded into one to share riding time.
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Ramsey
Mommy
Kenneth Jones
High St
Paul Jones
Kenney
Englewood
Wall
Kenny
Simpson Boy
Talk Growing On Freeman Shift
Washington reports increasing talk of moving Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman to diplomacy. Allies press for Mexico ambassadorship to energize Latin American Alliance for Progress while others say he will remain at Agriculture for Kennedy farm policy efforts.
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Freeman
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
Mexico
Alliance For Progress
Latin
South America
Agriculture Department
Divorced Young Woman Found Strangled Near Newbury
Norma J. Burns, 20, a Baltimore transplant and babysitter for the Clarke family, was found dead in a grassy field in Newbury Township. Coroner says cause was strangulation from last Monday between 1 and midnight. purse stolen, no sexual assault reported. investigators consider possibly sexual motive.
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Chardon
Ohio
Newbury Township
Geauga County
Norma J. Burns
Baltimore
Helen Dumire
Oakland
Samuel R. Gerber
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Monay
Clarkes
Vincent F. Pishnery
Freeman’s farm price plan faces Congress defeat over wheat
Freeman launched a broad program to stabilize prices and supplies but met limited success. Congress, controlled by Democrats, balked at stricter controls except for wheat, which farmers rejected in a national referendum. Move to a new post could ease Kennedy farm policy changes.
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Freeman
Congress
Kennedy
SAC Crewmen Launch Missile From Vandenberg
A Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile was launched successfully Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base by a Strategic Air Command crew from Montana. It marked the 13th Minuteman fired from the base, with two previous tests failing to achieve planned results.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Strategic Air Command
Montana
Air Force
Vandenberg
Scientists Halt Syncom 2 Drift With Onboard Jets
Engineers correct the Syncom 2 satellite’s eastward drift by firing hydrogen peroxide gas jets via ground radio commands. The project aims for a fixed position above the equator, awaiting a synchronized orbit over Brazil as the craft orbits Earth.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
East Africa
Space Agency
Equator
Brazil
Motorist Derailed After Wrong Turn On Philadelphia Tracks
Anthony Cianfrini told police and railroad workers he did not know how he ended up on the track after missing a right turn. A switch intervened and he jammed a rim in the switch, causing the car to stall. A towerman’s chain dragged the auto back to a street.
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Philadelphia
Anthony Cianfrini
Cianfrini
Bystander Uses Pipe to Save Girl From Circus Bear
In Santa Susana California a bystander bludgeoned a black bear with a pipe to release four year old Lynn Seely from a circus cage after the child pressed her hand through bars. The bear and mother fought as police and investigators reviewed the incident. The girl sustained a double arm fracture and the loss of a finger.
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Santa Susana
Calif
Lynn Seely
Margaret Seely
Car Strikes 5 Year Old Near Mount Vernon Wedding Site
A minister driving to officiate a wedding in Mount Vernon, Ohio struck and killed 5-year-old William Wayne Bricker, son of Perry H. Bricker, after the boy ran into the street. The vehicle was driven by Rev. Harry H. Thomas Jr. of Homer.
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Mount Vernon, Ohio
William Wayne Bricker
Perry H. Bricker
Mount Vernon
Harry H. Thomas Jr
Homer
Har riman sees Moscow test ban as first step in thaw
W Averell Harriman after Moscow talks says the atmospheric space and underwater nuclear test ban is an important first step in easing East West tensions. He delivered Khrushchev’s message to Kennedy after a 12 minute briefing at the White House and said the treaty does not block use of nuclear weapons in war. He noted no detailed talks on China France Berlin or Cuba and called Laos discussions useful but inconclusive.
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Hyannisport
Mass
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Harriman
Kennedy
Nikkita Khrushchev
U.S
Khrushchev
Rusk
Moslcow
United States
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Interest in Pact Grows to Ban Atmospheric Nuclear Tests
U S diplomats report growing interest worldwide in joining the Moscow initiated pact to outlaw atmospheric atomic tests. Australia Canada and Ireland publicly intend to sign with India signaling intent. France and Red China regarded as holdouts. Some nations may wait for U S Senate ratification before deciding.
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U.S
Moscow
France
Red China
Australia
Canada
Ireland
India
Kennedy
U S Denies Castro Charge On Prisoner Deal
The State Department called Fidel Castro's claim that the United States shorted Cuba $10 million in the prisoners ransom deal completely unfounded. It cited declarations from the American Red Cross and the Canadian bank underwriting the deal that it was completed. Castro had said Cuba received $43 million of drugs and food for the December release of about 1,200 Bay of Pigs prisoners, instead of $53 million.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Cuba
American Red Cross
Fidel Castro
Bride-To-Be Dies In Wreck In Cadiz Ohio
Laura M. Connor 22 of Cuyahoga Falls was killed when the car she rode in went off Ohio 9 near Cadiz. The driver Joseph Martin 21 of Cleveland was thrown clear. both were en route to or from a wedding when the crash occurred. Connor and Martin were to be married next month and were headed to a wedding in Fairport.
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Cadiz
Ohio
Laura M. Connor
Cuyahoga Falls
Here
Joseph Martin
Cleveland
St. Mary’s
Steubenville
Deepening Crisis debate echoes through America Today
A Columbus OH feature previews a multi page examination of national strife over integration as the nation faces a widening crisis. The piece questions if darker days lie ahead while noting the era's tense mood and policy battles. The report anchors the broader series on page 44.
Catholic Leaders Urge White Catholics to Join Washington March
At an emergency conference of 57 Roman Catholic interracial councils leaders call for thousands of white Christians to march in Washington August 28. Dr. Robert Spike of the National Council of Churches Commission on Religion and Race says the group will participate, urging white Catholics to form a large delegation for civil rights demonstration. Mathew Altmann, head of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, seeks organized Catholic backing and a substantial white Catholic presence in the march.
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Chicago
Washington
Robert Spike
Commission On Religion and
National Council of Churches
Spike
Bretheren
Mathew Altmann
National Catholic Conference For Interracial Justice
Brando Joins Civil Rights Picket at Southwood Riviera
In Torrance California actor Marlon Brando joined more than 120 civil rights demonstrators at an all white housing tract protest at Southwood Riviera. Brando wore black slacks and a checkered jacket and walked with the marchers answering reporters questions. Police warned they could arrest anyone breaking laws during the demonstration tied to the Congress of Racial Equality.
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Torrance
Calif
Marlon Brando
Brando
Don Wilson
Southwood Riviera Development
Congress of Racial Equality
What Does I Really Want Khrushchev West Reforms Prompt Peace Talks
AP report from London analyzes Khrushchev’s test ban pact with the United States and Britain as a potential turning point in East West relations. It notes mixed Western skepticism, possible fall summit, and how the agreement could complicate Kennedy’s NATO plans, Berlin issues, and Sino Soviet tensions.
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London
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Washington
Khrushchev
U.S
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Moscow
Kremlin
Kennedy
Macmillan
Brando Arrest Clash With CORE Pickets at Lawn Protest
About two dozen demonstrators were taken into custody after ignoring police orders to move. Brando faced verbal heckling as officers warned him repeatedly but he was not arrested. A homeowner complained of reporters trampling his yard while Brando quipped about civil rights. Police presence remained high, with youths in white robes carrying placards.
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Brando
Hollywood
CORE
Witty Quotation About Pearls and Diamonds
A humorous line notes that many can extract a pearl from an oyster but a clever person can turn an old crab into a diamond, implying sharp wit over circumstance. The quip reflects playful vintage humor typical of light gossip pages.
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