State Patrolmen Shot and 2 Captured on Turnpike
On the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Ephrata Wisconsin trio stopped for radar speed check shot two troopers Edward Herbst and Fred Bendl and briefly cuffed others to a tree. The three suspects Gerald Larson Howard Langnes and James Szulczewski were captured hours later and charged with assault with intent to kill pointing a deadly weapon and aggravated assault and battery.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Milwaukee
Wis
EF Wilson Purdy
Gerald L. Lar
Robert Malarky
Stanley Sypeck
Turnpike
Howard Langnes
Gerald Larson
James Szulczewski
Khrushchev Begins Scandinavian Tour
Soviet Premier Khrushchev starts an 18 day tour with wife Nina and officials leaving Moscow by train and boarding a ship to reach Copenhagen Tuesday. He aims to press for a nuclear weapons ban in Denmark Norway Sweden and central Europe and to urge NATO members to curb arms in the Baltic region.
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Khrushchev
Copenhagen
Europe
Nina
Kaliningrad
Hungary
United Arab Republic
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Scandinavian
Baltic
Scandinavia
West Germany
NATO
Communist Fast
Canadian flag debate opens as Pearson seeks unity
The Canadian House of Commons debates Lester B Pearson's plan to adopt a national flag the Pearson pennant amid a slim majority forecast. The move aims to unite English and French Canadians, with tensions over symbols and Quebec's potential secession fears influencing opinion.
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Fred Coleman
Ottawa
Canadian House of Commions
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Pearson
Commonwealth
Britain
Quebec
Walker's Trial Resumes Today
The libel suit of former Major General Edwin A Walker against The Associated Press continues in Fort Worth before District Judge Charles Murray. The plaintiff's case nears completion after a weekend recess, with defense motions for dismissal possible and AP testimony to follow for a jury of four women and eight men chosen June 8.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Edwin A. Walker
Associated Press
Dist
Charles Murray
Walker
Weather: Cold Front Brings Less Humid Air Next Day
A cold front moves in early tomorrow bringing less humid conditions. Yesterday’s high reached 89 and the low today was 73, with tomorrow’s low forecast in the 60s.
De Gaulle Returns to Paris After Stumping Tour
President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Paris after a four day campaign swing through northern France. He appeared fit and vigorous as he resumed official duties following extensive political appearances.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Lodge Denies Report He Plans To Resign
Goldwater nears a Texas delegate tally that could push him over the nomination threshold. Scranton campaigns to win uncommitted delegates, claiming only a quarter of Goldwater’s votes are legally bound, with mixed delegate sentiment conflicting early in the roll call.
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Goldwater
Associated Press
Texas
Montana
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Margaret Chase Smith
Richard M. Nixon
Pennsylvania
Craig C Truax
Goldwaters
Rights Bill May Pass Wednesday
Senate Democratic leaders push for swift passage of the civil rights bill with a Wednesday or Thursday target. Goldwater opposes the measure unless key provisions are revised, Denison Kitchel said, as House measures await Senate action after the bill’s fate.
McCulloch Forecasts House Action on Civil Rights Bill
Rep. William M. McCulloch of Ohio said the House is likely to pass the civil rights bill as it clears the Senate unless major changes are approved. He called the measure essential for Congress and the country to resolve the issue.
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Washington
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
House
Senate
McCulloch
Congress
Civil rights, pay raise bills and antipoverty debate
Kitchel notes Goldwater backed civil rights but opposes federal overreach. Senate debates a $533 million federal pay raise bill approved by the House last week as Johnson seeks quick passage. Humphrey says hearings may begin on the president’s $962 million antipoverty plan.
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House
Senate Pot Office
Civil Service Committee
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Chuckle Conscience Voices Minority Report
A small voice of dissent prompts a minority report style note from a moral watchdog. The piece hints at quiet critique within a broader civic discussion.
Segregation Marches Halt in St Augustine
White segregationists halted street marches in St Augustine Florida after three nights of demonstrations. The SCLC led by former baseball star Jackie Robinson planned to join the campaign with supporters from Albany Georgia and other cities as Negro communities awaited possible marches later.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jackie Robinson
Albany
SCLC
Afghan Coal Mine Disaster Claims 74 in North
An explosion at a northern Afghanistan coal mine killed 74 workers who were members of a repair crew. Six others were rescued injured but alive, authorities said.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Scranton Opens Six State Delegate Quest in 1960 GOP Race
Gov. William W Scranton begins a six state tour to win delegates for the Republican presidential nomination. He plans stops in Iowa Missouri Minnesota Massachusetts and more while seeking support to challenge Barry Goldwater. Scranton aims for a strong second ballot showing at the San Francisco convention with Lodge organization backing.
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Scranton
William W. Scranton
Sax
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Paul D. Grindle
Lodge
David B Greenberg
Henry Cabot Lodge
Prince Edward County School Plan Due Today
Prince Edward County supervisors must file to US District Court a plan detailing steps to reopen public schools closed to avoid desegregation. The reply follows a May 25 Supreme Court order and a Wednesday decree expected from Judge Oren R. Lewis. Budget implications and possible tax powers are noted.
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Prince Edward County
Richmond
District Court
Oren
R. Lewis
US Supreme Court
Lewis
Supreme Court
More Of Body Is Located In Ohio Canal
Officials in Tipp City Ohio report another body fragment found a right leg severed and bagged in the Erie Canal. Earlier discoveries include an arm in a gravel pit a second arm a torso and ongoing search for the head and remaining leg.
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Tipp City
Ohio
de Erie Canal
Lodge denies resignation report as health cited
In Saigon U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge rejected Washington rumors he would resign within 30 days as totally untrue. The Times had said he asked to be relieved for health reasons and return home before the GOP convention. Lodge, 61, holds 46 delegates from New Hampshire and has not declared intention to stay in service. His son reported Lodge supported Gov. Scranton in the race.
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U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Lodge
New York Times
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ABC
Charles P. Arnot
United States
New Hampshire
San Francisco
George Cabot Lodge
Draft Lodge
William W Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Gov. Scranton
The
Times Dispatch
Mas Frankel
Foreign Service
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rebels Seize Key Congo Town Under Katanga Tension
A sizeable rebel force has occupied Bendera the northern Katanga power center about 70 miles north of Albertville Belgian Vice Consul reports white women and children have taken refuge on a lake steamer as radio contact with Elisabethville continues
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Elisabethville, the Congo
Bendera
Katanga
Albertville
Robert Guililet
Elisabethville
Radishes Respond to Beatle Music in Quiet School Experiment
A suburban high school biology project shows radish trays exposed to Beatles grow taller with bigger foliage and roots, while Lily Pons and Dvorak music yield lesser gains. Student Lynn Boshkov and Columbia professor father note striking differences in plant growth and leaf count.
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Lynn Boshkov
Columbia University
White Plains High School
Stefan Boshkov
Lynn
Charles D. Heath
Koshkov
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