Submarines Set Endurance Record Undersea
In Groton Conn two atom submarines Skate and Seawolf logged 30 days and more under the sea during a training test. Skate stayed submerged 31 days 5% hours while Seawolf surfaced after 30 days surpassing the previous 16 day mark. Admiral Burke called the feat a major breakthrough with far reaching implications.
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Groton, Conn
Skate
Seawolf
Endur Adm
Arleigh Burke
Burke
Thames River
General Dynamic Corp
Electric Boat Division
New London
Burke highlights record underwater exposure by 160 sailors
Burke said the 160 men on two submarines endured the longest exposure to an artificial atmosphere under actual conditions. He called the achievement proof that space-like existence under real working conditions is a reality and praised the Navy submarine service for unrestrict ed operations with no adverse effects.
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Burke
Navy
Convicted Men Stand by Buddy on Death Row
Eddie Oxendine and James Spence, both 27 and 29, were led to death row in McAlester Oklahoma for the March 31 murder of Ruth Zimmerman, 19, during a robbery tied to a Lawton store. The pair, North Carolina men, testified they planned and carried out the crime together and chose a joint trial.
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Mcalester
Okla
Buddy
Eddie Oxendine
State Penitentiary
Oxendine
James Spence
Ruth Zimmerman
North Carolina
Reggie
Lawton
Zimmerman
Spence
Senators Brace Fight to Expand Unemployment Benefits
A bipartisan Senate group planned to broaden legislation to extend unemployment benefits while supporters of an emergency bill said they have the votes to pass it as is. The measure, already passed by the House, follows Eisenhower recommendations and faces a possible final vote amid debate.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
De Gaulle Moves Toward New French Government
PARIS AP Charles de Gaulle began forming a new French government. He sought help from President Rene Coty and Premier Pierre Pflimlin but faced Socialist opposition with 97 votes against him in a divided National Assembly. A resignation of the Pflimlin cabinet was anticipated while protests urged by Socialists surfaced. Bus service in Paris largely continued, with only 40 of 1700 buses striking.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Rene Coty
Pierre Pflimlin
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Elysee
Pflimlin
Pierre iPflimlin
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Coty
De Gaulle move sparks French political shift in Paris
Premier Pflimlin refused to resign as De Gaulle moved to form a government. De Gaulle spoke from his country home and ordered secrecy, signaling a republican government to unite and safeguard independence. Algerian military chiefs backed the move, while Coty did not confirm a formal request.
De Gaulle Meets Pflimlin To Form New French Government
De Gaulle and Premier Pflimlin met at Defense Minister de Chevigne’s estate near Paris to discuss a government led by De Gaulle with current ministers retained. The talks followed Algeria crisis and calls for De Gaulle to assume power as crowds and police confronted unrest in Toulon and Toulouse.
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de Gaulle-Pflimlin
Defense
Pierre de Chevigne
Paris
Record-breaking month under water for Skate and Seawolf
The Navy reports two submarines Skate and Seawolf endured a 40 day submerged patrol, longer than any before, with 31 days fully underwater. Sonarman 1-C Louis Kleinlein describes the eerie stillness, sparse outside news, and routine comforts like books and movies.
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Navy
U.S
Skate
Seawolf
Louis E. Kleinlein
Sonarman
U.S. Navy
U.S. S. Skate
Groton
Conn
Peyton Place
Start of Games Fades After Twenty Days of Restless Air
After twenty days the games began to wear off and we grew restless. The air remained country fresh and our source of energy seemed to wane as time passed.
Communists Call General Strike Halts Paris Rail and Mines
De Gaulle’s arch foes the Communists launched a general strike that idled coal fields and factories, and stopped Paris suburban train service.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Grenade Blast at Algiers Pep Rally Injures Crowd
A hand grenade exploded today in a throng of about 20,000 Muslims at a pep session at Algiers City Hall staged by the pro Gaullist junta. Several persons were injured and a French officer cited the blast as an accidental discharge from a military grenade carried by a French soldier. Other sources could not confirm.
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Tizi Ouzou
Algeria
Algiers
De Gaulle Ready to Lead on Own Terms in Crisis
In a tense sequence leaders from Communist and non Communist camps met to press for immediate joint contact with the government. De Gaulle, 67, had stepped back from politics in 1946, then reentered France’s stark crisis two weeks ago announcing willingness to seize control on his own terms. He now returns to his homeland amid ongoing upheaval.
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de Gaulle
France
Paris
UN to Seek U.N. Action Over French Troops in Tunisia
Tunisian Ambassador Mongi Slim planned to urge a Security Council meeting after President Bourguiba demanded U.N. action over alleged French troop and Algerian plane attacks on Tunisian forces. Washington officials urged restraint while Slim prepared a formal complaint to the 11-nation council.
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United Nations, N.Y
Tunisia
U.N
Mongi Slim
Washington
Security Council
Algeria
Habib Bourguiba
Doubts on Diplomacy Amid French Tunisian Crisis
U N diplomats privately doubted that debate would help amid a French internal crisis that hampered any French Tunisian talks. Some questioned whether Paris could withdraw 22,000 troops despite the 1956 treaty that allowed Tunisian independence. The French army in Algeria seeks a nearby deterrent as rebels gain arms via Tunisia.
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U. N
Tunisia
Algeria
Paris
Bourguiba presses for French pullout after attacks
Tunisian leader Bourguiba first demanded withdrawal of French forces following February bombings by Algerian planes on a Tunisian village. He renewed the demand after weekend clashes in southern Tunisia in which French planes from Algeria took part in the fighting.
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Bourguiba
Algeria
Tunisia
South Pole Calling Priest From Wilkes Station
The Rev. Henry F. Birkenhauer at Wilkes Station in Antarctica spoke by radio to John Carroll University’s Rev. Douglas A. Pearl. He described 100 mph winds, temperatures 20 to 30 below zero, and penguins guarding space as 27 men are snowed in awaiting seismic work on whether the continent is single or dual. The broadcast came via shortwave through an amateur radio operator in Ypsilanti.
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Cleveland
Douglas A. Pearl
John Carroll University
Father Birkenhauer
South Pole
Henry F. Birkenhauer
John Carroll
Wilkes Station
Vincennes Bay
Antarctica
U. S
Ypsilanti
Father Birkenhaver
Antarctic
Father Pearl
Father Pear
Five Months Late DiSalle Blasts Special Session
DiSalle accuses Gov. ONeill of delaying a call for a special session to extend unemployment benefits to 39 weeks. He argues the Legislature should have acted in January and questions timing tied to Congress. He supports, with conditions, the expansion if federal aid becomes available.
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Cleveland
William O'Neill
Toledo
DiSalle
O'Neill
Congress
Ohio
Miami Beach
Circleville Vote Probe Is Ordered
Circleville, Ohio AP reports the Pickaway County Board of Elections will probe possible vote buying after a Circleville Herald story May 7. James J. Smith III cited money changing hands between a man seated in a parked car and voters entering the fourth ward precinct D during the May 6 primary, with fourteen witnesses subpoenaed for a hearing at the county courthouse.
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Circleville, Ohio
Pickaway County Board of Elections
Ted W. Brown
Circleville Herald
James J. Smith Ili
the Herald
Circleville
Smith
Vote buying alleged in Pickaway County precincts hearing
In advance of the hearing, Smith quoted statements from voters who asked which ballot to use and claimed they were hustled to the precincts to register paid votes. He warned that vote purchasing is not new to Pickaway County and that some individuals with well paying jobs quit work to vote for a candidate, with payments possibly reaching $100.
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Smith
Pickaway County
Two boys charm dentist with gasless tooth request
In a playful scene a boy asks for a tooth to be removed without gas saying he is in a hurry. His silent friend Raymond is urged to show the dentist his tooth, drawing a lighthearted moment in a dental visit.
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Raymond
Both Sides Deny Blame for Death on Mt. Scopus
In Jerusalem, Israel and Jordan each blamed the other for the death of Lt. Col. George Flint, head of the Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission, killed by crossfire while attempting to arrange a truce. Four Israelis also died in the Jordan-surrounded enclave near Mt. Olives as Flint, a WWII and Korean War veteran, was shot while briefed to stop rifle fire and permit the removal of four wounded guards.
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Jordan
Hussein
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Flint
Mt. Scopus
Heavily Fired Clash Ends With Flint Death
A heavy crossfire left Flint dead before aid arrived. One Israeli officer and three soldiers were killed in the exchange, the gravest Israeli Jordan border incident in months with no Jordanian casualties reported.
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Flint
Jordan
Dayton Fireman Foils Murderous Wife Tragedy
Dayton fireman John F. McFadden returned to his home to find his wife Mary Margaret McFadden 37 in police custody after she confessed she had killed two of their children and warned of harm to the others. Darlene 18 months and Margaret Helen 11 were found stabbed to death in first floor bedrooms, while Beverly Ann 15 Frank 12 John Jr 9 and Michael Leroy 6 slept upstairs uninjured. Police said the two murdered girls had each been stabbed more than a dozen times. The husband reported his wife had been nervous and upset lately.
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Dayton
Ohio
John F. McFadden
Mary Margaret
Darlene
Margaret Helen
Beverly Ann
Frank
John Jr
Michael Leroy
Montgomery County
Corsoner
Tom Arnold
McFadden
Pleasant warmth continues amid scattered showers forecast
The Miami Valley is expected to see scattered showers late today and tonight after a partly cloudy warm day with a high near 84 degrees. Tonight's low around 60 degrees then cooler Wednesday with a peak near 78. Middletown yesterday reached 70 by 4 PM and the morning low was 44 at 5:30 AM.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
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