Civil Rights Debate Wages On In 108 Hour Senate Session
The Senate faced a heated civil rights clash with Southern opposition as advocates argued gains and losses during a marathon 108 hour session. Senators Bartlett Allott Byrd Johnson Johnston and Dirksen weighed prospects for ending the filibuster and advancing administration bills on voting rights desegregation and employment equality.
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Senate
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
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R-Cole
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Campaign Continues as Jails Fill Bus Boycott Movement
Authorities jailed 154 demonstrators in a push for equal treatment at Southern lunch counters. The campaign spread to Miami and Houston with sitins by Texas Southern University students. In Montgomery, Alabama, nearly a thousand students backed expelled leaders and welcomed scholarship promises. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pledged SCLC support and scholarships.
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Fla
Houston
Tex
Texas Southern University
Alabama State College
Montgomery
Bernard Lee
Norfolk
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Arson Charged in Fez Club Fire in Warren
State investigator Michael Melilie of Youngstown ruled arson evident in the $15 000 Fez Club fire last Monday in Warren Ohio. Owner Paul Capito said the building was insured for only $4 500. The club had been closed for a month when the blaze occurred.
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Warren
Ohio
Michael Melilie
Youngstown
Paul Capito
Army Lets Presley Go From Fort Dix Post
Elvis Presley leaves Fort Dix after completing a two year Army hitch and drawing his final pay. He heads to Memphis for a few weeks then back to show business with guaranteed totals surpassing 850000 for the year and potential higher from royalties and appearances. Presley may also appear with Frank Sinatra on a May 12 TV show for about 125000.
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FT. Dix
Elvis Presley
Lfe
Memphis, Tenn
Presley
Germany
Parker
Frank Sinatra
Akron woman killed in tractor trailer crash
Alice Fowler, 29, of Megadore, was killed Friday when her car was struck broadside by a tractor trailer at an intersection in Eastern Summit County Ohio.
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Akron
Ohio
Alice Fowler
Megadore
Summit County
Fulbright warns on defense policy stifling ideas in Washington
Senator Fulbright blasted President Eisenhower for driving idea men from Washington and for contempt toward critics of defense policy. He warned the free world could falter if there is no room for debate and warned that the nation cannot risk security within a budget strait jacket.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Senate
Fulbright
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Arkansas
FCC Chief Doerfer Acknowledges Yacht Stay And Florida Trip
FCC Chairman John C. Doerfer said he spent six nights aboard the yacht of a radio and TV chain owner and took a private plane to Florida for a vacation. He defended his actions before a House subcommittee, insisting his conscience is clear.
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FCC
John C. Doerfer
Florida
George B. Storer
Doerfer
House
Doerfer Defends Storer Ties in FCC Hearing
Rep. Moss pressed Doerfer on gifts and airline tickets linking him to Edwin Storer amid FCC scrutiny. Doerfer said tickets were refunded and meant for charity, denied payola implications, and described yacht time as brief and unrelated to high seas travel. He noted a February fishing trip with friends unrelated to broadcasting.
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John E. Moss
D-Calif
Washington
Peter F. Mack Jr
D-Ill
Moss
New York Times
Washington Evening Star
API
UPI
Cuba Faces Sabotage Claims After Ship Explodes
In Havana the government blamed sabotage for the La Coubre disaster unloading Belgian munitions. Cadaver counts range from 41 to 100 dead with about 188 to 200 injured as crews worked amid fires and debris.
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Fidel Castro
Osvaldo Corticos
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Castro
Poice
la Coubre
Northeast Struggles After March Storm Lashes New England
The great March snowstorm moved offshore as residents from Maine to the South worked to dig out. Gusts battered Boston and other cities, with power failures in Washington and record snowfalls pushing emergency measures. The storm left roughly 150 weather fatalities nationwide and disrupted transport with lingering cold and ice.
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Dixie
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Massachusetts
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Conn
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Future Unsettled for LSU Dean Mickey
Louisiana State University faces a suspended future for Dean George H. Mickey amid a murder charge. LSU keeps him unpaid and away from duties while a grand jury delays a decision. interim postings were made as the case proceeds.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
George H. Mickey
University
Agadir In Ruins After Twin Quakes And Fire
Agadir Morocco lies deserted with thousands feared dead after Monday’s twin earthquakes, tidal wave and blaze. Rescue teams abandon the city as Crown Prince Moulay Hassan addresses the catastrophe.
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Agadir
Morocco
Moulay Hassan
U S allocates half million for Agadir quake aid
The State Department said the United States will provide 500000 dollars from the mutual security contingency fund to Agadir Morocco where two earthquakes killed up to 12000. The money will mainly move supplies from U S military stocks.
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Washington
America
Agadir
Morocco
State Department
Mutual Security Contingency Fund
U.S
Estimate of disaster toll from citywide catastrophe
The speaker stated 4,000 known dead and at least 6,000 presumed dead. He warned the total could reach 12,000, more than one fourth of the city’s 40,000 people.
Agadir Earthquake Tragedy Spares Few Lives
The prince directed rescue withdrawal to avoid pestilence. Only one person was saved Friday as officials lost hope for more survivors. At dawn 190 U S Army engineers cleared rubble with bulldozers while tremors toppled walls. The quake and tidal wave destroyed about 7 percent of the old quarter and 7 percent of the modern quarter. King Mohammed V promised a new Agadir but it will take years and foreign aid. Moroccan troops sealed the city and a five week quarantine was imposed.
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U.S. Army
Agadir
Mohammed V
Morocco
Spring Hope Delayed by Cold Snap Prompts Frosty Morning
The Associated Press notes near freezing temperatures across Obieans as residents wake to a chill that hints at a longer winter hold. Forecasters expect subfreezing conditions to persist for about five days, delaying spring's arrival by weeks.
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Associated Press
Vere
Weather Tangles Across Plains and Coasts Amid Snow
Bitter cold grips the northern plains and Midwest with sub zero readings. Snow and flurries spread from central California to the Canadian border and east over the plains and Great Lakes. Temperatures linger in the 30s in most areas with Florida and parts of the Southeast under clearer skies.
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Florida
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Ohio Valley
Chuckle prompts rulers from inching people
A humorous saying notes that granting even a small power can make some individuals feel like rulers. The quip plays on human vanity and power dynamics in everyday interactions.
Dali Unveils Surreal 15 Foot Chocolate Pig Canvas
Salvador Dali created a bizarre 15 foot canvas in his Manhattan studio using pigs, popcorn, fish, and chocolate syrup. He directed stagehands as workers covered the scene with gooey materials while a brunette watched, describing the piece as a message for a communications conference next month.
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Salvador Dali
Drunette
Ata
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