Gary Cooper Dies At 60 After Cancer Battle
Hollywood star Gary Cooper, 60, died Saturday in California after a long cancer struggle. He endured pain with courage and was surrounded by wife Rocky and daughter Maria as he slept peacefully under sedation. The actor, famed for The Virginian and High Noon, left a lasting legacy in 35 years of films.
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Chuckle Prompt Recalls Witty Wife Quip About Husband
A humorous exchange features a wife teasing her husband as a blooming idiot and a perennial joke. The lighthearted line highlights affectionate sarcasm in a domestic moment.
Funeral Set For Tuesday for Actor Gary Cooper
Funeral services for actor Gary Cooper who died Saturday of cancer are scheduled for Tuesday. A solemn high mass will be held at Good Shepherd church Beverly Hills with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel Sullivan officiating. Pallbearers include Henry Hathaway William Goetz James Stewart Jack Benny Charles Feldman and Jerry Wald. Only family and close friends attend with a private graveside ceremony. Cemetery not disclosed.
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Two Plastic Bombs Injure In Paris Attacks
In Paris two plastic bombs exploded within 99 minutes, injuring at least six people including an American tourist and damaging office buildings. A further charge in a Left Bank apartment was neutralized. The attacks occurred on the third anniversary of the 1958 Algiers coup and reflect activist right wing opposition to Algerian independence.
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Cuba Yugoslavia sign trade pact in Havana radio report
Cuba and Yugoslavia have signed a trade agreement Havana radio said. Yugoslavia will exchange steel copper cable and wire for Cuban sugar coffee and fruit under the pact reported Saturday from Key West Florida.
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Kasavubu Challenges Gizenga in Congo Parliament Showdown
President Kasavubu challenged rebel leader Gizenga to a strength test in a new Congo Parliament session at Coquilhatville. He urged UN guarantees for security, signaling a tense path toward possible restoration of order or renewed tribal conflict in the war-torn nation.
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Flood waters recede after Midwest flood week
The Associated Press reports flood waters in six Midwest states are receding slowly. Damage from spring floods runs into millions as Southern Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Indiana and Kansas count farmland under water and hundreds of families remain displaced on higher ground.
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Rusk Blasts Red China as Laos Talks Stuck in Geneva
In Geneva the 14 nation Laos talks faltered over Laotian representation with Dean Rusk accusing China of lying about U S sabotage. Lord Home pressed for session when possible while Gromyko and Chen Yi traded blunt remarks as Pathet Lao status blocked progress.
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Hollywood Hills Fire Ravages Homes and Park in CA
Firefighters aided by planes controlled a Hollywood Hills blaze that destroyed or damaged about 80 homes and charred 1 200 acres in a 10 mile perimeter. Aldous Huxley’s home burned while Spring Byington’s house was saved as firefighters evacuated 500 people from Griffith Park.
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UN Tour Draws Record 7292 Visitors at Headquarters
The United Nations reports a May 12 guided tour turnout of 7,292 visitors, surpassing the prior one day record by 14, set on April 20, 1960, at the U.N. headquarters.
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U S Ready To Go Alone Johnson Says
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson pledged that America will not desert allies and will honor commitments to freedom as Reds test will across Asia. He told the Philippines Congress that friends can count on America and that the United States will act alone or with free world allies to preserve its position in Asia. President Garcia toasted Kennedy and praised Johnson’s Southeast Asia tour as a sign of resolve.
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Business Council forecasts faster recovery and 520 billion GNP
The Government's Business Advisory Council told Secretary Hodges recovery is accelerating with GNP near 520 billion by year end. Most sectors gain, inflation seen contained to about 1 percent in 18 months, council members include F R Kappel of ATandT.
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Co-Ops Provide Job Insurance For Middletown Seniors
Middletown High School seniors enrolled in the cooperative education program gain a form of job security after graduation. Paul Sullivan traces the program’s history from its 1920s origins and its progress to the present as reported in the Middletown Journal.
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