Elkins Testifies as Racket Busters Probe Bribe Claims
Washington AP reports Elkins testifies before a public inquiry into alleged bribes in Oregon rackets. He says he paid about 20000 in protection money over eight months and that two men kept most of it from Brewster and Langley. He cites Emissaries Maloney and McLaughlin seeking a wide open Portland racket.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Special Committee
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Portland
Kennedy
Brewster
Langley
Langley State
Highways Fund Ruling Shapes Ohio Parking Plans
Ohio Supreme Court rules the highway improvement fund may be used only for statutory highway purposes, blocking funds for underground parking studies. Commission chair Knepper says new money must be found or the Legislature may be petitioned. lower courts had allowed the studies before.
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Lihee Faason
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Lana Ae Oe
Len Grandie
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Grandle
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High Court
William Knepper
Supreme Court
Pope Pius Discusses Automation and Workers
Pope Pius speaks to the Italian Christian Union of Managers and Directors about automation. He frames it as a potential delay to natural progress and a cause of sudden change for workers and the Church.
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Italian Christian Union of Managers and Directors
Chuckle Note on Silence and Shared Struggles
A lighthearted reflection notes that most people prefer to suffer in silence unless others know they face hardship. It underlines a social tendency toward quiet endurance and mutual understanding in daily life.
Alcohol Shot Eases Cancer Pain Says Texas Doctors
Two Texas researchers at M. D. Anderson Hospital report an alcohol injection procedure to relieve cancer pain without narcotics or brain surgery. Targeting a spinal cord area, the method cured most cases for three to six months, with pain relief returning over time and repeat injections possible.
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Houston
Annmene
Texas
Richard C. Hay
William Derrick
M. D. Anderson
Intruder Invites Women to Slimming Salon Opening
Philadelphia report notes a slenderizing salon opening inviting women group members. A PTA vice president replied she could lose weight but would not attend. The exchange was signed by Mr James D Cameron Jr.
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Philadelphia
Abraham Lincoln High School
PTA
James D, Cameron Jr
Man Kills Baby at Mormon Church in Utah
Kathleen Thompson was found fatally beaten on a Mormon church lawn during a going away reception. Harris Brinan, 21, was charged with murder after confessing an urge to kill, described by deputies as a mental patient who had been in a state hospital earlier. Dr. Rudolph Teller, a psychiatrist, interviewed Brinan hours after the arrest.
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Stockton State Hospital
Harris George Brinan
Brinan
Sheriff's
Kathleen Thompson
Smith
Those Forty Bays Those Forty Bays A Christless Easter
Poem-like reflection questions the meaning of Easter without Jesus. A father explains to his son that without Christ there would be no heaven or hope, contrasting faith, love, and salvation with a world lacking Him.
Tanker Mission San Francisco sinks after river collision
A Navy tanker and the freighter Elna collided in the Delaware River near Pea Patch Jetty early today. The Mission San Francisco sank in shallow water. 10 crew are missing and feared dead. Survivors total 26 from the tanker. Elna crew of 23 all accounted for. Weather worsened rescue efforts as snow and fire hampered salvage.
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Military Sea Transportation Service
William C. Bausch
Miami
Fla
Channel Shoal
Philadelphia
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Eisenhower Seeks Price Control And Spending Slowdown
President Eisenhower said he is studying ways to reduce the rate of federal spending to curb rising living costs. He noted his cough has evolved into a head cold, cited difficulty hearing, and indicated staying in Washington due to officials abroad.
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Eisenhower
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Ariz
Nixon
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Saud
Saudi Arabia
Miracle baby survives after mother coma in ice preservation
Four month old Stephen Moore, son of Eileen Moore, born to a mother in a 169 day coma. Doctors kept her alive in ice and, against odds, both mother and child survived. The mother is recovering in a London hospital.
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Stephen Moore
Eileen Moore
Stephen
London
Blustery March Weather Moves Into Miami Valley
A high pressure system from the northwest brings cold and windy conditions to the Miami Valley. Forecasts call for cloudy skies with snow flurries and a daytime high near 35. Tonight and Friday will see colder temps with a low around 22 and a high near 30.
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Miami Valley
UN Takes Gaza Under Its Flag as Israeli Pullout Enters
UN forces assume Gaza administration as Israeli troops retreat by dawn. Oslo aligned Maj. Gen. Dayan welcomes UN commander Colonel Engholm in Gaza City square with guards and watchers reporting orderly turnover.
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UNEF
Gaza City
Moshe Dayan
U.N
Dayan
Carl Engholm
Engholm
U N Troops Enter Strip as Israeli Forces Advance
Advance elements of 2 600 U N troops moved into the strip at 7 as Israeli units pushed forward in the border area. The motion occurred hours before the 24 hour deadline, with U N officials aiming to complete the historicover swiftly.
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U. N
U.N
Strip
First Contacts Between Israelis and U.N. Units Proceed Cordially
Reports describe initial meetings between withdrawing Israeli forces and incoming U.N. units as cordial yet formal, outlining procedural exchanges and immediate expectations as the transition begins.
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U.N
Peace Plan Passes House to Back Middle East Stand
The House approved a Senate version declaring the United States ready to use armed force if needed to resist Communist aggression in the Middle East. The measure expands presidential leeway to spend 200 million dollars in military economic aid through July 1, with Ike to implement it.
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Eisenhower
United States
Middle East
Senate
Moe Cormack
Mass
McCormack
Conigriee
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