Texas Hit By Storms
The Associated Press reports a severe storm system swept the Southwest ending winter with near blizzard conditions and multiple tornadoes in Texas. Two people died in Colorado, while Texas towns near Dallas and Marshall faced damaged homes and barns. Dust winds, snow drifts, and road closures disrupted the Panhandle and Amarillo area, with widespread travel hazards and power outages noted.
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Tribesmen Fight Reds For Lhasa
NEW DELHI India AP reports fighting rages in Lhasa capital of Communist held Tibet. A midnight radio update from the Indian representative said fighting near the consulate, situation tense and rising, with radio links possibly cut. Dalai Lama’s whereabouts were unknown amidst the uprising sparked by a Red command order to report at once without bodyguards.
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turmoil in tibet sparks western concern amid tibetan revolt
reports say the captive ruler may have been kidnapped by communists or fled from a grand palace under protection of allies. New Delhi sought help from the red chinese embassy to safeguard the indian consulate in la. Nehru downplays unrest while Khampa tribesmen wage guerrilla actions near lhasa, pressuring the dalai lama.
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Refugee Claims Rise Up Against Red Chinese Support
Some refugees allege the Kham pas wield broad support and lead a popular uprising against the Red Chinese. Others say the tribesmen, who say they fight for the Dalai Lama, speak only for themselves and their own region.
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Modesto students set phone booth sardine record
In Modesto California thirty two small students crowded into a horizontal 32 by 34 inch phone booth on the Modesto Junior College campus for a new silly season record. Radio KFIV reported the stunt as students, averaging five feet eight and around 140 pounds, wedged inside the booth for two hours.
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St. Mary's College
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Rod Underwood
KFIV
England
Cambridge University
ICBM Flight Tests Reveal Recovery Effort For Warhead
Cape Canaveral AP reports the Air Force launched a Thor-Able ICBM with a warhead trial over the Atlantic and aimed to recover the cone intact. The 80 foot two stage rocket performed well in sighting, while search ships and planes waited off Ascension Island to retrieve the elusive warhead component after splashdown. Previous flights failed to recover similar warheads, with several experiments using mice aboard.
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Economist Slichter Sparks Senate Testimony on Growth Costs
Harvard economist Sumner Slichter told the Senate House Economic Committee that unemployment is a bigger problem than inflation and urged a three billion dollar deficit for next year to create jobs. He argued inflation may be a lesser evil for growth, backed looser trade via abolition of tariffs and import quotas over ten years, a plan opposed by the panel.
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Man Charged in Columbus Knife Fight Death
Police charge James R. Johnson, 4, with first degree manslaughter after a Thursday knife fight that killed Joseph G. Faulkner, 1. Detectives say the clash started from an argument.
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Eisenhower and Macmillan Seek Berlin Summit Compromise
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan explore a compromise route to a summer summit with Soviet Premier Khrushchev as Berlin tensions persist. Quarles McCone Killian Herter Lloyd and other officials join talks at Camp David to address Berlin crisis, nuclear test ban plans, and aims for a big four ministers meeting in Geneva with a July or August heads of state session possible.
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London
Foreign Office
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Alling
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Selwyn Lloyd
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Platform Has Plank Missing In Dallas Campaign
Dallas candidate Jack Johnson frantically phoned newspapers after a typographical error in his platform left him saying he favored excessive and unnecessary spending. He assured reporters he meant the opposite.
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New medical discovery frozen bandaids for cold cuts
Medical science reports a novel approach using frozen bandaids to treat cold cuts. Researchers note potential benefits in reducing swelling and speeding recovery, though further trials are planned to verify efficacy and safety.
Young would-be thief talked out of holdup in Brooklyn
William Berg, an assistant manager at Household Finance Co in Brooklyn, persuaded a 19 year old would be robber to abandon a planned $300 hold up. The youth, armed with a small automatic, seemed desperate. Berg advised him to leave, avoided triggering alarms, and notified police after the man walked away.
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Not Soft On Crime DiSalle Defends Parole Policy
Gov Michael V DiSalle denies being soft on crime citing stricter parole supervision and case reviews for convicts while acknowledging debate over parole length and staff. He met with Pardon and Parole Commission and Correction officials and discussed local government cost concerns raised by city leaders including Mayor Celebrezze.
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Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
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Division of Correction
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Parole Commission
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Correction
Maury Koblentz
Koblentz
Fire destroys two Crestline downtown stores
In Crestline Ohio two downtown stores the Ben Franklin Fire and Dime Store and the Bevier Dry Goods Store were burned Friday night. No injuries were reported. Firefighters confined the blaze within hours with help from Mansfield Galion Shelby and Bucyrus teams. About 35 firefighters and seven trucks fought the fire as damage estimates were prepared.
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Ohio
Crawford County
Ben Franklin Fire and Dime
Bevier Dry Goods
Mansfield
Galion
Shelby
Bucyrus
Lone Wolf Rickover Seeks Shield From Pentagon Panels
Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover urged Congress to end involvement by Defense Department committees he says hamper morale and delay atomic program work. He described his unit overseeing the first atomic submarine and civilian power plant as a mixed team where civilians and officers are not simply paired and where the best performer gets the job.
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Hyman G. Rickover
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House
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Defense Department
Irresponsible action budget knifed by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower blasted the House Appropriations Committee for cutting a proposed 225 million dollars in supplementary funds for the foreign aid loan program. He warned the action would weaken U S security as the House trimmed about 60 million from Treasury and Post Office budgets and sent a bill to the Senate with smaller authorizations.
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Washington
Prospect Today
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House Appropriations Committee
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Treasury
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Senate
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Pos
Ta Court
Runaway Youth Sentenced to Five Life Terms in Five Murders
Carl Alfred Eder, 16, was sentenced in San Diego for murdering Mrs Lois Pendergast and her four children, with the victim's husband calling out Rest in peace as he was escorted from court. Eder, from Flint dequoit New York, received five life terms plus seven years before parole eligibility. prosecutors noted consecutive life terms but the seven-year minimum remains. Eder pleaded guilty and said he shot and stabbed the family in El Cajon on December 12 after the youngest cried, claiming he "flipped."
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