Primaries Eyed For Trends In Five States
Five state primaries shape the presidential contest with Indiana and Ohio spotlighting Nixon and Kennedy. District of Columbia aims to boost Stevenson though his name isn’t on the ballot. Alabama Florida and DC include civil rights, governor, congress, and legislative races. Indiana voters exceed 709,000 as Kennedy and Nixon face minor opposition on presidential ballots. Republican gains would bind Indiana votes to Nixon and Democratic votes to Kennedy on first ballots. Kennedy could gain momentum if he leads Nixon in Indiana.
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Indiana
Ohio
District of Columbia
Alabama
Florida
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Nixon
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Idiana
Eisenhower
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Young
Stevenson
Michael V. DiSalle
Runaways Return To El Retiro After Weekend Escape
Sixteen year old Cheryl Crane Turner and two other girls fled El Retiro girls home in Sylmar. They subsisted on beans for three days before calling father Steve Crane who picked them up and handed them to juvenile authorities. Probation officers will decide whether they return to El Retiro or a more secure facility.
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Cheryl Crane
Lana Turner
el Retiro
Sylmar
Cheryl
Steve Crane
Beverly Hills
John Stompanato
Miss Turner
Los Angeles
Crane
Two Hats for Two Functions in Politics Joke
A playful remark notes that a politician would benefit from two special hats one to toss into the ring and the other to talk through implying dual roles.
Rockefeller In Line For Spot On Ticket
New York Herald Tribune reports Vice President Nixon favors Gov. Nelson Rockefeller as running mate. A Washington dispatch says Nixon will wait until the July Republican National Convention to see if Rockefeller accepts. Rockefeller has declined any VP consideration and may be replaced if he does not reconfirm.
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NEW York
New York Herald Tribune
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Washington
Nixon
Rockefeller
Herald Tribune
Chicago's Radio Cop Pilot Dies In Crash
Chicago AP report says Police flying officer Leonard Baldy 33 and his pilot Horace GiFerry 40 killed when their white helicopter crashed in flames into a concrete embankment near a West Side intersection. Baldy relayed traffic for WGN during peak rush hour.
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Chicago
West Side
Leonard Baldy
Horace G. Ferry
Baldy
WGN
Horace G iFerry
Robert Quinn
Ferry
Disaster wins University of Detroit Turtle Derby Day race
In Detroit Michigan AP reports Disaster a 10 year old turtle carried the University of Detroit Red Cross colors to win the International Turtle Derby Day race as 80 turtles from colleges worldwide competed in 10 events Nanook of the North University of Alaska edged Flying Fritz Heidelberg and Sir Velocitas Oxford for the International Cup in a tight finish
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Detroit
Mich
Disaster
University of Detroit
Red Cross Board
Nanook
University of Alaska
Fritz
Heidelberg
Sir Velocitas
Oxford
Mrs Emerald Arbogast named American Mother of 1960
AP reports Mrs Emerald Arbogast of Los Angeles a 72 year old mother of six including a retarded child was named American Mother of 1960. The item notes other AP briefs on Dick Clark payola questions and federal outlays rising in 1962 per Budget Director Maurice H Stans at the U S Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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New York
Emerald Arbogast
Los Angeles
Washington
American Broadcasting Co
Dick Clark
Congress
Maurice H. Stans
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Arms Race Leading To War Warns U S Senator
Kent Ohio AP U S Senator Stephen M Young warned that World War III is inevitable unless the arms race with the Soviet Union and Red China ends and large armies and nuclear weapons are dismantled. He spoke to Kent State professors and suggested Stevenson and Kennedy as a strong Democratic ticket.
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Young
Kent, Ohio
U.S
Stephen M. Young
Kent State University
Soviet Union
Red China
Thousands of Korean Students Demand Elections in Seoul and Cities
AP reports thousands of rebellious students defied martial law to demand new National Assembly elections in Seoul Pusan Taegu and Kimhae. Troops used tear gas in Seoul while about 20 000 marched in Pusan on a third day of protests. Events included 150 students squatting before the National Assembly and charges of fraud in the 1958 election linked to President Rhee and Assembly Speaker Lee Ki Poong. Former Home Minister Choi In kyu was arrested after being removed from the Assembly list, with alleged orders to secure high votes for Rhee and Lee Ki Poong at any cost.
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Gene
Seoul
South Kosa
National Assembly
Pusan
Taegu
Kimhae
Atu. Oon
Rhee
Lee Ki Poong
Assembly
Syngman Rhee
Japan
Choi Inkyu
Choi
Lee Ki-Poong
Korean Assembly urged to adopt premier government shift
Acting President Huh Chung's caretaker regime seeks constitutional amendments to scrap the American style presidency in favor of a premier cabinet system. The change would move power to a prime minister chosen by the Assembly as demonstrations in Seoul end after tear gas shells. The Assembly accepted Rhee's resignation six days prior, ending 12 years of autocratic rule as the government pledges democracy and anti communist policy.
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Huh Chung
Seoul
Huh
Assembly
Rhee
Weather forecast promises warmer midweek
The forecast calls for fair and warmer weather today and tonight with a high near 76 and low around 48 degrees. Wednesday should be fair and slightly warmer with a high about 78 by afternoon. Middletown yesterday reached a high of 7 and a low of 37 this morning, both recorded around 4:30 p.m.
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Middletown
Ike Visits Fort Benning in one day inspection tour
President Eisenhower arrived at Fort Benning Georgia for a one day inspection tour Asst Secretary of Defense Thomas S Gates accompanied him on the flight from Washington The visit serves as a homecoming since he was stationed at Fort Benning after World War I and again with the 24th Infantry starting in June 1926 for seven months
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FT. Benning
Eisenhower
St. Benning
Secretary of Defense
Thomas S. Gates
Washington
24Th Infantry
Caudle and Connelly to Surrender for Prison Terms
In a federal case, T. Lamarr Caudle and Matthew J. Connelly must surrender in their home towns on Wednesday to begin serving two year terms. Judge Harvey M. Johnson of the Eighth Circuit issued an order allowing Caudle to surrender in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Connelly to surrender in New York.
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T. Lamar Caudle
Matthew J. Connelly
Harvey M. Johnson
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Caudle
Charlotte
N. C
Connelly
New
Victims React as Chessman Is Executed in Gas Chamber
In Los Angeles AP reports a victim of Daryl Chessman, now 29, sits in a trance unable to grasp the gas chamber death. Mary Alice Meza, 29, endured four hours of brutal assault as a 17 year old on a first date. Ruth Shaw, her mother, mourns and says the tragedy should never have happened, yet is glad it is over.
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Los Angeles
Daryl Chessman
Mary Alice Meza
Ruth Shaw
Chessman
Eleanor Garner Black
San Quentin Prison
Black
Los Angeles Examiner
Good Humor Driver Charged With Beer Sales in Cooler
Akron police report a Good Humor Corp truck driver, Lyle Smith of Garfield Heights, charged with selling beer along with ice cream on his route in Cuyahoga Falls. Police found a small beer supply in the truck. a gas station attendant said he bought a beer from Smith. Company spokesmen say Smith will be fired for violations and he is held on $1,000 bond awaiting a municipal court hearing on the no license sale charge.
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Akron
Ohio
Good Humor Corp
Cuyahoga Falls
Lyle Smith
Garfield Heights
Smio
Cleveland
Good Humor
Smith
Noted Witnesses Break Down Over Chessman Case
Mrs Shaw doubted that Chessman execution would ease her daughter's burden, saying the wait is too long and she remains very ill. Another victim, Mrs Andrew H Brennan, cried and told reporters she wants to forget it all after surviving a polio attack and a brutal assault she endured despite pleading for mercy.
Pupils Evacuate In 800 School Blaze
Cincinnati AP reports eight hundred pupils evacuated North Fairmont Elementary in Fairmont after a blaze caused 800 dollars damage to rain coats and smoke damage aside the school.
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Cincinnati
Milkman reports huge snake on doorstep in Pinellas Park
Police respond to a sighting in Pinellas Park where a milkman found a large snake coiled on a house doorstep. Police Sgt. Steigler chose to strike with lumber and crushed the reptile to prevent house damage. A plastic toy snake was left behind as a curious note.
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Pinellas Park
Fla
Wilbur Steigler
Sweet Tooth Gets Mongrel in Trouble at Wedding
A mongrel dog wandered into a wedding reception in Munising Michigan and ate half the cake before being captured. The dog caused 12 in damage to the cake but a local bakery supplied a replacement so the celebration could continue. Police said the dog’s owner could claim him if willing to pay the bill.
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Ronald Stimack
Clara Burley
Death Stirs Hornet's Nest
AP reports on the chaotic end of Caryl Chessman after 12 years on death row. A federal judge attempted a delay, Gov Brown faced pickets on his mansion lawn, and protests rang across Europe as Chessman faced execution for kidnapping and sexual abuse. Chessman maintained innocence to the end while arranging his will and estate plans aimed at abolition of capital punishment. The execution proceeded in 10 minutes, with witnesses and reporters recounting the final moments before the cremation planned for Glendale.
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Louis E. Goodman
Edmund G. Brown
Chessman
Sacramento
Leif Erickson
San Quentin
Calif
Caryl Chessman
Califrnia
Europe
Rosalie Asher
Gas Chamber
Miss Asher
Glendale
George T. Davis
California Supreme Court
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