Rescue Near For Miners
Rescue teams in gas masks fought through a grimy fume filled mine to reach 18 trapped men after a 200 foot slate fall left only four feet clearance to the tunnel roof. Fire and heat hampered efforts as officials hoped for escape routes and survival guidance from mine safety director William K Donaldson.
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Robert M. Johnson
Island Creek
West Virginia
Johnson
William K. Donaldson
Willis Carter
Kyle Blair
Carter
James
Jet fires on palace in Jakarta skirmish
A jet fighter sprayed President Sukarno's Merdeka Palace with machine gun fire in central Jakarta. The plane dived low and fired for several seconds before escaping. Initial reports listed no casualties.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Merdeka
Freedom
Indonesia faces air attack amid political shakeup and budget row
Japan Broadcasting Corp in Tokyo cites Radio Jakarta saying an Indonesian air force MIG17 led the attack while Soviet union MIGs and British jets also serve in Indonesia. Sukarno reportedly escaped injury as Parliament was dissolved four days earlier and Khrushchev left the island nation nine days earlier. Speculation links the move to internal dissension and rebellions amid a 10 year independence arc and a budget that exceeds forecast by about 40 million dollars.
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Japan Broadcasting Corp
Tokyo
Radio
Jakarta
Soviet Union
Indonesia
Sukarno
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower Receives Khrushchev Message at White House
President Eisenhower has received a new personal note from Soviet Premier Khrushchev. The message was delivered at the White House by Ambassador Menshikov who refused to discuss its contents publicly and the White House provided no details on the note’s nature.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
White House
Mikhail Menshikov
Oregon Senator Neuberger Dies Triggers Senate Truce
Washington reports the death of Sen. Richard L. Neuberger prompts a one day Senate recess and eulogies. In Cleveland former Senator Thomas A. Burke charges the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections with disregarding the law to suit its convenience and plans to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court over Thomas P. Burke remaining on the Democratic ballot for the DNC delegate.
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Washington
Richard L. Neuberger
D-Ore
Senate
Oregon
Neuberger
Cleveland
U.S
Thomas A. Burke
Cuyahoga
Eisenhower rejects high level flights to Berlin
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter disclosed that President Eisenhower has decided not to order U S planes to fly at high levels to Berlin despite Soviet objections.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Berlin
Soviet Union
Christian A. Herter
It's Pretty Rotten Stealing From Blind Woman
An unemployed clerical worker Carl Edward Hammond 37 admitted stealing from Nell Scales blind woman's courthouse concession stand in Austin. He said he took about six sandwiches and short changed the honor system stand while admitting hardship and being unable to find work. Hammond was held without bail and gave his New York address.
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Austin
Tex
Carl Edward Hammond
T. O. Lang
Nell Scales
Hammond
Gramercy Place
New York
Lang
DiSalle Declares Death Penalty Morally Wrong
Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle told a Legislative Study Committee that capital punishment is morally wrong and urged exhaustive study. He called for rehabilitation over execution and criticized court-appointed attorneys' effectiveness in death penalty cases.
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Ohio
Beryle Sacks
Debate Over California Death Penalty Opens In Legislature
In Sacramento the debate on Gov. Edmund Brown’s plea to abolish the death penalty opens as pickets march before the capitol and a condemned prisoner’s case centers discussion. A hunger striker appears and a rodeo performer rides in from San Francisco bearing repeal petitions.
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Sacramento
Calif
San Quentin
California
Edmund Brown
San Francisco
Senate panel flags bill tied to Chessman case
Senate Judiciary Committee shows weak support for the legislation tied to the Caryl Chessman case. Only three of fifteen members back the measure at its first hearing. Previous repeal efforts failed as fifty witnesses, including clergymen professors and a former prosecutor, testified for the bill.
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Caryl Chessman
Senate Judiciary Committee
Abolitionists Clash With Law Supporters Over Death Penalty
District attorneys and police chiefs form the other side as abolitionists back Brown’s view that the death penalty is morally wrong and ineffective while defenders of the law argue society must have protection against murder.
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Brown
Law panel weighs capital punishment facts in Delaware case
DiSalle questioned why the state should keep a punishment that bars correcting false convictions. He cited a 1922 Wilmington policeman slayer case where a second trial led to acquittal. Sen. Baker said no recommendations would be made, aim is to gather facts for the next Legislature. The committee operates as part of the Legislative Service Commission.
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Crawford L. Wiilson
Wilson
N. T. Camicia
Coal Company
William Baker
Montgomery
DiSalle
Wilmington
Sen. Baker
Legislative Service Commission
Oregon Senator Richard Neuberger Dies After Hemorrhage
Senator Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon died at 1 30 a m after cerebral hemorrhage at his home. The 47 year old Democrat had recently fought cancer and filed for re election before his death. Governor Hatfield will appoint a successor for the May 20 primary and party leaders must act quickly.
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Portland
Ore
Richard L. Neuberger
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Fiings
Maurine
I. Neuberger
James
Jane) Goodsell
Neuberger
Russians Recuperate from Trial
In Honolulu AP reports Soviet soldiers rescued after 49 days at sea aboard a small landing craft. Spotted about 1,000 miles from Midway Island, the four emaciated men were aided by U S forces and fed soup by a naval corpsman.
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Midway Island
Politician Sees Cancer Cure Then Battles Recurrent Illness
In summer 1958 the figure fell ill and August brought cancer surgery. Five months later he claimed to be cured at a news conference while noting national health as a key issue. His health later weakened with repeated infections and a shingles attack.
Oregon elects first Democratic senator in 40 years
The January returnee, recovering at home, filed for re election after strong local support in Oregon. Republicans had groomed no rival of stature, unlike 1954 when he faced Sen Guy Gordan. Result known more than 24 hours after polls closed, marking a historic Democratic win in Oregon.
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Oregon
Guy Cordon
Senate
Fall Victim Dies In Cincinnati Divorcee
Mrs Lu cille Williams a 39 year old divorcee died at General Hospital two days after being found at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Cause of death not determined immediately.
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Cincinnati
Lucille Williams
General Hospital
Jet tanker crashes near Carswell AFB in fog
A KC135 air force tanker from the 7th Air Refueling Squadron struck a power pole and a small building in thick fog at Carswell Air Force Base, injuring none as seven crew escaped danger. The crash occurred 500 feet off the south end of the runway during in-flight refueling duties for the Strategic Air Command.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air Force
Carswell Air Force Base
7Th Air Refueling Squadron
Strategic Air Command
U.S. Global
Ship Crash Leaves Four Injured In Zero Visibility
Two men burned and two men with broken ankles after a vessel struck a state highway depot warehouse at 11 23 p m. Base hospital staff released three others after checkups. Texas Electric Service Co troubleshooters timed the crash from a panel flash indicating cable breaks.
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State Highway Department
Texas Electric Service Co
Tanker Landing Injures Fort Worth Crew at Carswell
A tanker returning from a training flight made a radar approach landing at Carswell Air Force Base near River Oaks. Service was restored quickly. Injured: Maj. William A. Krouse Capt. Charles A. Forbes Maj. Raymond A. Yahr Sgt. Robert C. Newman. Also aboard: Capt. Everett Caudell Lt. James B. Lewis Lt. Col. Kenneth N. Morese.
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River Oaks
Carswell
Fort Worth
William A. Krouse
Charles A. Forbes
Burns
Raymond A. Yahr
Robert C. Newman
Everett Caudell
James B. Lewis
Kenneth N. Morese
Train Strikes Two Black Youths in Cleveland
In Cleveland two young Black people were fatally struck by a New York Central engine. The victims were unidentified and sent to the county morgue. NYC officials said an overpass existed at the site and the youths appeared to have climbed onto the tracks as the locomotive, moving slowly, approached.
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Cleveland
New York Central Railroad
NYC
Chuckle Advice on Getting Even With Helpers
A light editorial quip urges readers to redirect any urge to settle scores toward those who aided them. The tone blends humor with a practical reminder about fairness and gratitude.
Carrier Kearsarge Reaches San Francisco After Far East Mission
The carrier Kearsarge, after six months in the Far East, diverted Sunday toward San Francisco and initiated rescue helicopter operations. Captain Robert L. Townsend of Harlingen Texas relayed the Soviet account to Pacific Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor. A Soviet crew member group reportedly lacked English speakers, while aviation machinist Philip Kaznetzoff of Detroit could converse in some Russian.
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San Francisco
Far East
Robert L. Townsend
Harlingen
Tex
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Philip Kaznetzoff
Detroit
Four soldiers drift seven weeks after storm near Kuriles
A heavy storm pushed a 50-foot landing craft with four soldiers from Etorofuto Island north of Hokkaido into the North Pacific. The crew drifted about 1,000 miles over seven weeks with vodka, jerky, and bread as their sustenance. The captain named Sgt. Victor Zygonskhi and Privates Anthony Krushkowski Philip Ponlawski and Fredor Ivan.
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Etorofuto
Kuriles
Japan
Hokkaido Island
Pacific
Victor Zygonskhi
Anthony Krushkowski
Philip Ponlawski
Fredor Ivan
Described Hunger Ordeal Faces Prisoners
Townsend recounts the prisoners who endured starvation and dehydration while in custody. They spoke of losing 35 to 40 pounds each and surviving on scant rainfall and shoe leather after long, harsh conditions.
Princess Margaret to Wed May 6 at Westminster Abbey
London AP report says Princess Margaret will marry at Westminster Abbey on May 6 with the Archbishop of Canterbury officiating. Prince Philip will give the bride away, Buckingham Palace announced.
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London
Margaret
Westminster Abbey
Archbishop of Canterbury
Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip
Eliabeth II
Clarence House announces Margaret wedding time and likely title for fiancé
Clarence House states a morning wedding at 11 30 for Margaret and Antony Armstrong Jones. The palace note suggests he will receive a peerage, probably as a marquess, before the ceremony. Bridesmaids and best man are not named.
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Palace
Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Clarence House
London
Elizabeth
Royal Abbey ceremony linked to Margaret’s wedding plans
The text notes Margaret's sister the Queen and Prince Philip wed at the Abbey on November 20, 1947 with Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher presiding. It mentions the 1947 royal marriage was broadcast and BBC plans to televise Margaret's wedding with potential involvement from Britain's commercial network.
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Margaret
Prince Philip
Abbey
Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
Church of England
Elizabeth
British Broadcasting Corp
Britain
Princess Elizabeth’s Wedding Watch Points to Crowded London
The marriage will occur two and a half months before Margaret’s 30th birthday on Aug 21. Armstrong-Jones turned 3 on Monday. The Daily Mail predicted the date, noting Princess Alexandra and Princess Anne as bridesmaids and Prince Charles as potential page. London crowds are expected to be the largest since Elizabeth’s 1952 coronation.
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Margaret
Armstrong-Jones
The
Daily Mail
Alexandra
Princess Anne
Prince Charles
London
Elizabeth
Snow Storm Targets Miami Valley With Heavy Snow
The storm from the Texas Panhandle brings heavy snow to the Miami Valley and could dump seven inches before ending early morning. Forecasts call for highs near 30 and lows around 20 with winds light. Thursday remains cloudy and cold with a chance of more snow as Middletown records a high of 32 and a low of 18.
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Texas Panhandle
Miami Valley
Middletown
Kennedy Smashes NH Primary Vote While Nixon Nears Eisenhower tally
In Manchester New Hampshire Kennedy posts a record primary tally surpassing Kefauver Stevenson totals from eight years ago and drawing several hundred GOP write ins while Nixon running unopposed nears Eisenhower 1956 marks. Rockefeller garners 2512 write ins for president. 1700 for vice president.
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Manchester
N.H
Sen
John, F. Kennedy
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
Ais
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
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