Pontius Pilate name found carved on stone
An Italian archaeologist announced the carved name of Pontius Pilate was found on a coastal stone in Israel near Caesarea. Scholars say this is the first archaeological link to the Roman procurator who ordered the crucifixion of Christ. Prof. Antonio Frova presented the discovery from a University of Milan expedition south of Haifa Caesarea served as a Roman capital in Palestine for centuries.
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Pontius Pilate
Jerusalem
Mediterranean
Israel
Judea
Christ
Antonio Frova
Antiquities Department
Italy
University of Milan
Caesarea
Haifa
Palestine
Divers Retrieve Capsule From Pacific After Space Recovery
At Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii divers recovered a 2100 pound Discoverer XXV data capsule ejected from orbit after a 50 hour 3 minute space run. The team plucked the capsule 1000 feet underwater and will hand it to the destroyer Radford for transport to Pearl Harbor for Sunnyvale California analysis.
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Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Sunnyvale
Calif
Radford
Pacific Missile Range
Space
Three Princes Open Talks on Laos Coalition in Zurich
In Zurich the three rival Lao princes Boun Oum Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong began a three day summit to discuss a coalition government. They aim for general principles with details to be settled by later East West talks and Lao delegations in Ban Namone. Souphanouvong appears dominant backed by 12000 guerrillas as Vientiane struggles with the army despite U S aid and advisory missions.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Laos
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Geneva
Ban Namone
Prince Souphanouvong
Vientiane
Weather Hints of Showers Amid Mild Week
A high pressure system moving from Canada toward Ohio may cut short the recent stretch of mild weather in the Miami Valley. Scattered showers are possible tonight and tomorrow. Highs tomorrow in the mid 70s with an overnight low near 65. Week temperatures expected 4 to 8 degrees below normal with more rain later. Middletown official high yesterday was 79 at 4 45 p m and low this morning 55 at 6 00 a m.
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Canada
Ohio
Miami Valley
Weather Bureau
Middletown
Tyrolians Shot in South Tyrol Dispute
In Bolzano Italy soldiers guarding power plants and state properties killed two German speaking residents of the region early today amid ongoing South Tyrol tensions.
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Bolzano
Italy
South Tyrol
23 Dead In France Train Wreck Rescue Hampered
23 bodies recovered from the Strasbourg-Paris express wreck near Vitry le Francois with 100 to 115 injured and more missing in a submerged car. Rescue teams faced a second car atop the wreck and swamp water delaying access as officials ruled out sabotage and noted the train’s 80 mph speed as typical. Only three Americans aboard, with one lightly injured.
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Vitry-Le-Francois
France
Paris
U.S
Frech
Germany
Ttrain
Catherine McGuinness
Bayside
N.Y
Wiesbaden
Ecuador's President Opens Critic of U S on Mission
Adlai Stevenson began talks in Quito with President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra an outspoken critic of the United States and Ecuador’s border dispute with Peru. Velasco Ibarra questions the 1942 treaty and seeks support while Stevenson receives a warm reception in Guayaquil with anti communism chants.
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Quito
Ecuador
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
United States
U.S
Velasco Ibarra
Peru
Amazon
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Stevenson
Carlos Julio Arosmena
Soviet Union
Riot on Hudson: Harlem excursion boat backed by counterfeit tickets
About 3000 Harlemites gathered for a Father's Day river trip aboard the Hudson Belle. Counterfeit tickets and a 200 man National Maritime Union picket line sparked a riot at the 134th Street pier in New York. Dozens injured, 10 union members arrested, and police capped the voyage after arrests for ticket counterfeiting.
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New York
Hudson River
Bear Mountain
Harlem
134Th St
Wilson Line
Jersey City
N. J
National Maritime Union
Hudson Belle
Manhattan
George Barrey
Sea Strike Seen Prolonged Amid Bribery Charge
New York AP report says the maritime strike remains unresolved with delegates far apart after Jesse M. Calhoon accuses the American Merchant Marine Institute of bribery to drop the runaway-flag demand. The Institute denies the charge and invites congressional scrutiny. More than 100 ships are idle in ports as tensions rise.
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NEW York
Jesse M. Calhoon
National Committee For Maritime Bargaining
Calhoon
American Merchant Marine Institute
Ralph E. Casey
The
Merchant Marine Institute
Rickover Urges Abolishing Service Academies If Reforms Fail
Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover, Annapolis graduate, tells Congress to consider abolishing the service academies unless drastic reforms are enacted immediately. In secret testimony he criticizes Annapolis and its graduates, questions the Navy’s current leadership, and mocks West Point for cadet drops. He warns only a well funded, competent force could survive mismanagement.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Congress
Rickover
Annapolis
House Appropriations Committee
Navy leader urges officer cuts and nuclear funding shift
Admiral Hyman Rickover proposes trimming about a third of naval officers and says he does not need more funds for nuclear reactors. He notes he might return some previously available money. Rickover, head of the Nautilus project, also leads the AEC naval reactors branch.
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Navy
Rickover
Bureau of Ships For
Atomic Energy Commission
Naval Reactors
Bombing Bail Set for Ex Builder and Mining Engineer
Investigators say Bernard Jerome Brous and Dale Chris Jensen admitted an $850000 bombing of three Utah Nevada facilities to publicize the American Republican Army. They were arrested in Ensenada aboard Brous yacht with arms and turned over to the FBI. Bail set at $100000 each with arraignment Tuesday.
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San Diego
Calif
Utah-Nevada
Ensenada
Mexico
Here
Bernard Jerome Brous
Handsome Dale Chris Jensen
U.S
Brous
Tijuana
FBI
San Diego U.S
Minnie
Robert Gerald Bortoli
Reno
Brittany Farmers Demonstrate Again in France Protests
In Paris AP reports more than a thousand Brittany farmers launched new mob actions against government farm policies and threatened further measures unless two jailed leaders are released. Demonstrations in their third week included road blocks tractor parades and sabotage spreading to towns previously untouched in northwestern France.
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Paris
Brittany
France
Frank Exchange Ikeda To Hold Talks With Kennedy
Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda left Tokyo for Washington for a frank exchange of opinions with President Kennedy on Far East issues. The trip follows last year’s protests over the Japan U.S. security treaty revision and involved heavy police presence along Ikeda’s route. Ikeda will meet Kennedy Tuesday through Thursday and return via Canada for talks with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
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Tokyo
Hayato Ikeda
Washington
Kennedy
Far East
Ikeda
Eisenhower
Japan
Canada
John Diefenbaker
Disarmament Talks Stalled as Washington Meets Moscow
U S and Soviet representatives meet in Washington to resume general disarmament talks. Khrushchev’s request to merge Geneva testing talks is opposed by the United States which accuses Moscow of stalling the negotiations. A July three meeting was tentatively agreed by Stevenson and Gromyko to restart discussions.
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Washington
U.S
John J. McCloy
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Khrushchev
Geneva
United States
Kremlin
Moscow
U. N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Andrei Gromyko
Japan seeks trust from United States on Asia policy stance
Foreign Minister Kosaka said the trip could succeed if Washington trusts Japan’s positive outlook on Asia. He hinted at suggesting alternative approaches rather than criticizing US spending results. Key topics likely include China relations, Okinawa rights, aid to Southeast Asia, the security treaty, and Laos and South Vietnam threats. Ikeda favors more trade with Red China without formal recognition.
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Zentaro Kosaka
Ikeda
United States
Japan
Kosaka
China
Okinawa
Laos
South Viet Nam
Washington
Red China
Hungarian Catholics Given Prison Terms in Hungary
Twelve Roman Catholics were sentenced to prison for plotting to overthrow the Communist regime in Hungary. The heaviest term, 12 years, was given to Rev. Istvan Ta body who faced charges of high treason and anti state activities.
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Budapest
Hungary
Istvan Tabody
Sabotage claimed by two men in Mexican telecom attack
Mexican authorities report Brous and Jensen admitted blowing up two microwave towers and a relay station on Sunday May 28. AT T estimated damage at about 850000 dollars. They allegedly said the sabotage was for the American Republican Army to oppose official corruption including FBI and big business.
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Brous
Jensen
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
U.S
Ensenada
San Diego
FBI
Big Business
Three Airmen Die In Lincoln Jet Crash
A Stratojet bomber on a local training flight exploded and burned Sunday night near Lincoln killing Capt. Albert Marinich Capt. Allan Matson and Capt. Russell Holst. Lt. Thomas T. Wesner survived with non serious injuries.
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Lincoln
Neb
Albert Marinich
Ludwick Marinich
Uniontown
Allan Matson
Harold J. Matson
Portland
Ore
Russell Holst
Margaret Holst
Red Wing
Minn
Thomas T. Wesner
What Foods These Morsels Be
A Cleveland Ohio delicatessen salutes whimsy with a Chuckle Sign reading What Foods These Morsels Be inviting passersby to smile at playful wordplay in a busy urban storefront.
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Cleveland, Ohio
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