Innocent man defends self in Clark slaying case
Floyd Hargrove testified he did not kill Charles R. Clark and denied throwing a .22 rifle found at the stream site. Prosecutor pressed the affair with Lois Clark while defense argued the gun may have been planted. Hargrove admitted past love for Lois but denied involvement in the Christmas Eve shooting.
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Floyd Hargrove
Charles R. Clark
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Clark
Mentor
Louis A. Turi Jr
Asst
John F. Clair Jr
Lois
Clair
Mrs. Clark
Lois Clark
Chardon
Chicago
Japs Demonstrate at Tokyo Embassy Over Ike Visit
In Tokyo, more than 15 000 left activists including students workers and Socialists march before the U S embassy shouting Ike don t come They target Prime Minister Kishi and the U S Japan security treaty ahead of Eisenhower s June visit The nationwide strike by Sohyo halts transport and postal services affecting about two million passengers and plans follow up protests on June 17 18
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Tokyo
Japan
U.S
Eisenhower
White Stone
Nobusuke Kissy
U.s.-Japan
Sohyo
Labor Federation
Kishi
Sokyo
Osaka
Father of U2 pilot to seek visa to visit Soviet Union
Oliver Powers of Pound Virginia awaits a Soviet visa for a trip to see Premier Khrushchev about his son Francis Powers, the U2 pilot downed inside the USSR May 1. An embassy spokesman said the visa will be issued after a formal application and he will have no trouble obtaining entry. Powers’ father runs a Norton shoe repair shop and plans to travel with private sponsorship in five to six weeks, with Norton vice mayor Sol W. Cury as adviser.
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Oliver Powers
Francis G. Powers
Norton
Russia
Powers
Washington
Soviet Union
Pound
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Sol W. Cury
Cury
Man with multiple wives jailed after park chase
Frank FE Gratto, 37, a polygamy suspect living with Mercedes Yates in San Francisco, fled from police who fired three shots and cornered him in Golden Gate Park. Authorities say he may have seven to thirteen wives, with at least one child, while he laments failed relationships and seeks a stable family.
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San Francisco
Frank FE
Gratto
Golden Gates Park
Mercedes Yates
Portland
Ore
Rome Starts Unity Drive for Ecumenical Council
Pope John XXIII created 11 commissions to prepare for the Catholic Church's first ecumenical council in nearly a century. The decree names 10 subject commissions and a coordinating central panel based on input from more than 2,000 bishops and archbishops.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Donesco Cardinal Tardini
Vatican
John
Ecumenical Council
Harriman urges US to confront Soviet distortions in war of minds
Averell Harriman told 88 Colorado State University graduates that the United States has done little to challenge Soviet distortions in the ideological battle. He framed the struggle as democracy versus dictatorship, not capitalism versus communism, and warned of capitalism being linked to colonialism in newly independent nations.
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Fort Collins
Colo
United States
Soviet Union
Averell Harriman
Colorado State University
New York
Khrushchev
Harriman
Ike and Diefenbaker Agree on Peace Efforts
President Eisenhower and Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker reaffirmed their determination to work for peace with justice. They called for ending nuclear testing under international control and moving toward general disarmament.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John G. Diefenbaker
U.S
Khrushchev
Noted game hunter Reported Missing for Weeks
A famed hunter is missing for weeks and local authorities fear a predator he clashed with may have caused his disappearance. Family appeals for information as search efforts continue.
Khrushchev Under Pressure as Soviet Army Seen Dominant
AP report argues Khrushchev acts more as a figurehead while military leaders pull the strings in Moscow. It notes a Paris summit clash and a party shakeup, suggesting the armed forces may control policy and could unleash a nuclear war if needed.
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William L. Ryan
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Eisenhower
Girl Survives Crash and Six Days in Sequoia Timber
Janet Robertson a 25 year old San Francisco secretary in serious condition after surviving a plane crash near 8600 foot Hockett Meadow Sequoia National Park. She endured three days beside the wreck and ate snow to stay alive before reaching a ranger station with help from an Air Force helicopter. Her fiance Jack Steele 28 was aboard.
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Porterville
Calif
San Francisco
Sequoia National Park
Janet Robertson
Jack Steele
San Carlos
Las Vegas
Nev
Fresno
Ranger Station
Air Force
Flynt Denounces High-Living Expense Reports as Lies
Rep. John J. Flynt Jr. defended his record denying government charges for hotel meals in Honolulu in 1957. He showed a cancelled personal check and said he paid his own way at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, while colleagues urged apologies from The Washington Post and Life magazine for reports alleging altered expense bills.
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Washington
John J. Flynt Jr
D-Ga
Honolulu
Flynt
House
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Harris
Copyright Knight Newspapers
Washington Post
Life Magazine
Commerce Committee
Antarctica
Khrushchev Eyes Cuba Visit to Boost Castro
AP reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev may visit Cuba to promote Castro's democracy in Latin America. Officials doubt success and warn of Cuban resistance to heavy Communist influence. Catholic prelates in Cuba warn of growing anti-Communist concerns as the island shapes its stance. Miami Senator Smathers says Cuba building bases for high powered jets and likely recognizes Red China soon. Missile sites could begin within 18 months to two years unless Castro falls.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Miami
Fla
George Smathers
D-Fla
Soviet Union
Red China
Castro
Smathers
United States
Soviet Plan Appears to Offer Modest Steps in Disarmament
U S officials privately see two potentially forward points in Nikita Khrushchev's revised disarmament plan. The State Department promised study while urging Moscow to similarly review Western proposals of May 16. The plan focuses on eliminating delivery means for nukes and cites an international peace force as a likely feature.
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Khrushchev
Washington
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
Moscow
U. S
France
U. S. Nore
Eisenhower
United Nations
Khrushchev Eyes Latin America Tour Amid Cuba Visit
The article notes Khrushchev may extend his trip beyond Cuba into a Latin American tour if invited by governments in the region. It suggests Cuba’s hospitality to the Soviet leader could trigger renewed anti US sentiment and renewed denunciations of Castro.
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Khrushchev
Latin America
Cheryl Crane Runs Away From School Again
Los Angeles AP report says Cheryl Crane Lana Turner’s 16 year old daughter fled a girls institution Friday night marking the second disappearance in five weeks from E Retiro School for Girls in San Fernando.
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Los Angeles
Cheryl Crane
Lana Turner
E! Retiro School For
San Fernando
Johnson urges unity behind Eisenhower then Democratic nominee
In Newark, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson urged Americans to unite behind President Eisenhower through January and then behind a Democratic president. He said Khrushchev aims to divide America and allies, spoke to New Jersey delegates, and noted he has not entered the race but sees a duty as Senate Democratic leader. Hudson County Sheriff Flanagan commented NJ trip unlikely to sway the statewide delegation.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
New Jersey
Newark
Eisenhower
N.J
Dtex
Senate
Nikita Khrushchev
America
Johnson
Khrushchev
Saxi
United States
Hudson County
William Flanagan
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Midwest Skies Light Up With Aurora Across States
Skies sparked with aurora borealis and lightning stretched from New Mexico to the Midwest and East. Reports came from Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Ohio and Nebraska with Grand Rapids and Grantsburg noting vivid displays as Madison saw a backlight to a thunder storm. Light showers followed though overall rainfall remained light.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
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Ohio
Nebraska
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grantsburg
Wis
Madison
New Mexico
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