Glenn withdraws from Ohio Senate bid after air injury
Former astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. pulls out of the Ohio Democratic Senate race due to ear injury. He returns to his Houston area home as doctors warn campaign participation would hinder recovery and contemplates future service opportunities.
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John H. Glenn Jr
Ohio
US. Senate
Congress
Glenn
Air Force Hospital
Maeme Corps
National Aeronautics Space Administration
Houston
Oho
Democratic State Committee
Best Of Human Nature Comes Out In Anchorage Earthquake
After the Friday quake in Anchorage doors collapsed and fires cut water, but neighbors share meals and courage. People queue for typhoid shots and water from trucks as families huddle by fires, while others recount the terrifying minutes and the city’s scarred landscape.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ted
Alaska Earthquake Toll and Fallout Shock Nation
Alaska endures after a major quake with about 70 deaths and an estimated 350 million dollars in damages. Governor and federal officials push for swift relief as Seward and Valdez suffer heavy destruction. Anchorage faces aftershocks and power outages while fisheries and rail lines sustain severe losses.
Americans Die In Crash At Vesuvius
Naples morgue holds 45 victims of Easter Eve airliner crash on Mt. Vesuvius as three investigations seek the cause. Among the dead are 8 Americans, 20 French, 7 Italians, 4 Swiss and a British woman. five crew members are Italian. Passengers include Maj. Lawrence Mancini and family, Lt. Robert Adkinson, and others.
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Italy
Mt. Vesuvius
Army
Lawrence H. Mancini
Defense Medical Supply Center
Brooklyn
Jill
Steven
Navy
Robert J. Adkinson
Pensacola
Fla
JH. McFadden
N.Y
Thomas Vendor
Norfolk
Mr. Hamilton
U.S
Milan
Woman predicted to become president prompts wit about comments
A joke notes a woman rising to the presidency and jokes she could not say no comment. The quip plays on perceived political scrutiny and eloquence.
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Dent
MacArthur Condition Doctor Reports Grave Kidney Issue
General Douglas MacArthur remained in critical condition at Walter Reed Hospital after developing a grave kidney ailment overnight. Doctors said he also suffered a recurring esophageal bleeding, complicating his third major operation in 24 days and requiring life support.
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Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Hospital
MacArthur
Widen Hunt For Ditched Airplane Off California
Coast Guard widened a search for a nine man transport plane missing off the California coast. Long range planes Navy ships and cutters scoured about 18 000 square miles as another 6 400 square miles were added. The effort centered 800 miles west of Monterey after Captain Harry Baker 59 of Fallon Nevada radioed his last message.
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California
Navy
Monterey
Harry Baker
Fallon, Nev
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Los Angeles
Wake Island
Honolulu
Reischauer Dispatched After Gastrointestinal Bleed
U S Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer was reported doing fine after an attack of intestinal bleeding and diarrhea. Doctors said his condition was satisfactory and he was recovering from a stab wound to the right thigh inflicted by a mentally deranged Japanese assailant a week earlier.
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Tokyo
U.S
Edwin O. Reischauer
All-Out Rights Battle Opening
Sen Hubert H Humphrey opens a campaign to push the civil rights bill through the Senate amid weeks of expected debate. He clashes with opponents led by Sen Richard Russell as the measure faces a long fight over titles provisions and voting rights.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Humphrey
Richard P. Russell
D-Ga
Tidal Waves Hit Crescent City Dooms Town’s Easter Aftermath
Crescent City recounts Easter Sunday disaster from an Alaska quake surge. Dozens worked amid rubble as 11 dead 15 missing 17 injured. 300 buildings four blocks deep wrecked. losses estimated at 50 million dollars. Wave timings and 15 foot surge described.
U S Steel Coal Mines Idle Amid Local Labor Dispute
At Robena coal mines in Carmichaels near Masontown Pennsylvania workers loyal to United Mine Workers refused to work over a contract dispute. A local spokesman said members were unhappy with the recently signed international agreement in Washington and halted operations.
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Masontown
US. Steel Corp
Robena
Carmiche's
United Mine Workers Lees
Theew International Soft
Washington
Solo Flights Resume by Two Women Fliers
Two American women pilots resumed solo round the world attempts. Mrs. Geraldine L. Mack, 38, of Columbus Ohio, started from Casablanca in a Cessna toward Bone Algeria, pausing for wheel brake repairs. Mrs. Joan Merriam Smith, 27, of Long Beach California, launched from Surinam toward Natal Brazil, after fuel tank repairs, aiming to cross to Dakar.
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Morocco
Geraldine L. Mack
Columbus
Ohio
Bone
Algeria
Tunis
Mediterranean
Joan Merriam Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Surinam
Dutch Guiana
Natal
Brazil
Atlantic
Dakar
Senegal
Quake Felt in Santiago Causes Alarm, No Damage Reported
A strong but brief tremor shook Santiago Chile today causing alarm among residents. No damage or casualties were reported, authorities said.
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Santiago
Chile
Tidal waves from Alaska quake kill two in Ohio men
Two Ohio men are reported dead after tidal waves from the Alaska earthquake swept them off their locations. Donald McClure, 33, an Air Force sergeant from Akron, was fishing when a wave hit the Kla math River at Klamath California. Frank Reed of Olmstead Township, a Coast Guard member, was carried out to sea by a wave near Kayak Island, 150 miles southeast of Anchorage.
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Valdez
Valdeez
Kars
Siewer
J.C. Penney
Cwil
Seward
Johnsons
McDermott
Kodiak
Alaska
Columbus
Ohio
Donald McClure
Air Force
Akron
Klamath River
Klamath
Calif
McClure
Coast Guard
Cleeland
Frank Reed
Olmstead Township
Reed
Snow Squalls Sweep Ohio Ahead Of Easter Holiday
Snow squalls coated much of Ohio in white with chilly temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Northern Ohio from Toledo to Cleveland reported two inches with higher amounts expected in the northeast. Central and southern Ohio saw brief squalls with icy roads, and Columbus and Dayton recorded about an inch.
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Toledo
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
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