Navy Denies Searching For Foreign Submarine Near Key West
The Navy said no foreign submarine was found and the object near Key West likely a sunken freighter. Capt. Loomis confirmed it is not a submarine as divers and sonar teams investigate the 430 foot depth site southeast of the base.
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Key West, Fla
Navy
Sam Loomis
Key West Naval Base
Key West
American Shoals
Lloyd Mustin
Lake City
Mustin
Loomis
Miami
Miami Associated Press
WCKR
Marine
Kennedy backed by Iowa Democrats ahead of convention
Des Moines AP reports Sen. John Kennedy of Massachusetts appears to have strong support among Iowa Democrats at the convention, with his Iowa manager Lymund Wilcox optimistic about winning at least 18 of the 26 national convention votes.
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Des Moines
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Iowa
Lymund Wilcox
Jefferson
Kennedy
Iown
King Freed On Tax Charges In Alabama Trial
An all white jury acquitted Rev. Martin Luther King Jr on a perjury charge tied to 1956 income tax returns after a four day trial in State Circuit Court. Prosecutors contended King reported 9150 instead of 16162 while his lawyers argued the discrepancy stemmed from redeposits and tax exempt gifts. King faces a separate perjury indictment linked to 1958 income.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
State Circuit Court
James J. Carter
Fleetwood Rice
Montgomery
King
Steamer Strikes Milwaukee Harbor Breakwater in Fog
The Lake Michigan excursion steamer Milwaukee Clipper hit the Milwaukee Harbor breakwater in thick fog. Fourteen were injured, none seriously, as the 361 foot vessel carried 375 passengers and 9 crew. Damage is estimated at $7,000. repairs take two days. Captain Priefer described zero visibility and cautious maneuvering to avoid deeper danger. All hospitalized passengers were released after treatment.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Musekegon
Mich
Milwaukee Harbor
Milwaukee Clipper
Frank Knoblauch
Wisconsin & Michigan Steamship Co
Robert Priefer
Muskegon, Mich
The
Clipper
Jobless Claims Fall in Week Ended May 21 in Ohio
In Columbus the AP reports new unemployment claims declined from 15 284 to 12 852 for the week ended May 21 while ongoing claims dropped from 94 265 to 92 345. Bureau records show May last year’s average weekly claims were 44 859.
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Columbus, Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Records
Ohio Democrats outvote Republicans by over 78 thousand
Official May 3 primary returns show 737,623 Democratic ballots to 659,268 Republican ballots, a 78 thousand margin led by Cuyahoga County. Rhodes tops Republicans in uncontested race. Bricker and Taft hit half million. Bell leads Democrats but Taft’s rival outpolled him. Returns set certificates of nomination and November delegate totals.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Cuyahoga County
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
John W. Bricker
Richard M. Nixon
Robert Taft Jr
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
James F. Bell
Earl R. Hoover
Taft
Joseph H. Felison
Mansfield
Nixon
U.S
George H. Bender
Robin Hood Star Richard Greene to Wed Beatriz Sum mers
London AP reports TV's Robin Hood actor Richard Greene plans to marry Beatriz Sum mers a Colombian divorcee and mother of two. Greene 35 has starred in the series for five years and was previously married to Patricia Medina for ten years, divorcing in 1951.
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London
Robin Ood
Richard Greene
Beatriz Robledo Summers
Greene
Patricia Medina
Gore seeks purpose of U 2 flight amid summit questions
Sen. Al Gore said he is still seeking what information might justify the U2 flight risk two weeks before a summit. He would follow security rules if the information is classified. Gore sits on the Foreign Relations Committee as it reviews Secretary Herter’s handling of the spy plane failure.
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Washington
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Christian A. Herter
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Joan Plowright to Star in U.S. Production
Actress Joan Plowright aged 29 is set to go to America to star in the British play A Taste of Honey. The announcement appeared in the Scunthorpe and Frodingham Star, weekly edited by Miss Plowright's father.
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London
Joan Plowright
Sir Laurence Olivier
America
Scunthorpe and Frodinghan Star
Newark Coed Fined for Speeding Despite Mercy
Sally Anee Tyler, a Denison University senior from Columbus, paid $15 in Newark Municipal Court after admitting speeds over 90 mph. Judge Harvey Alexander, noting she was late for final exams, forgave harsh consequences saying the fine would not be spent in vain as he learned she has visible support from her father.
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Newark
Ohio
Sally Anee Tyler
Denison University
Columbus
Trans Canada DC8 flies fastest Ottawa London run
A Trans Canada Airlines DC8 carried 76 Canadian war correspondents to a reunion on the Ottawa London leg in 5 hours 53 minutes, a record for the route and 55 minutes faster than previous times. Officials hailed the achievement as the quickest nonstop crossing between the two cities.
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London
Trans Canada Airlines
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