Arlene Hits Louisiana Winds Off Coast
Arlene the season’s first tropical storm moved into central Louisiana with 50 mph winds. The center was about 40 miles southeast of Lafayette as gale warnings were lowered and residents evacuated inland. Coast Guard reported fishing towns such as Holly Beach and Cameron abandoned.
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New Orleans
Arlene
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Lafayette
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Tex
Grand Isle
Pensacola
Fla
Eight Drownings Reported Across Northern Ohio Memorial Day
Eight people died in northern Ohio on Memorial Day. In Lorain a trio from Sheffield drowned when their boat depth near 27 feet gave way. In Aurora two youths perished during a clothesline effort to recover a body, with a 19 year old missing after a river search. Two more victims surfaced in Dean Creek and Vermilion River, while a Willowick man drowned when a small boat capsized one mile from shore.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Black River
Lorain
Adolphus
Berrvelt
Ronald
Turner
Sheffield
Lorain County
Aurora
Borden Douglas Bannerman
Flowers
Robert Tate
Mozelle Tate
Central Ave
Dean Creek
Rockefeller Park
John Provenza
Joseph Provenza
Vermilion River
Alvin J. King
Willowick
Lake Erie
Embezzlement admitted to pay medical bills in Norwalk
Mrs. Robert Tupps, 32, of Bellevue, head book keeper at Midwest Industries in Willard, admitted stealing 7431 dollars over five years to cover medical bills for her husband injured in a traffic accident. She is jailed on embezzlement charges.
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Norwalk
Ohio
Huron County
Robert Tupps
Bellevue
Midwest Industries, Inc
Willard
Tupps
Cyclist Killed as Motorcycle Hits Utility Pole
Cincinnati AP report says a motorcycle struck a utility pole in Lincoln Heights on Saturday. rider William R. Wilson, 36, died at the scene.
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Cincinnati
Lincoln Heights
William R. Wilson
Governor Earl Long Enters Galveston Psychiatric Clinic
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, 63, flew to Galveston and entered John Sealy Hospital's psychiatric clinic after an outburst at the Louisiana Capitol. Five escorts accompanied him. Sen. Russell B. Long said the governor left the state for medical treatment and promised fuller explanation at a Sunday joint session.
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Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
National Guard
Baton Rouge
Long
Capitol
John Sealy Hospital
Titus Harris
University of Texas Medical College
Russell B. Long
D-La
Martial Law Declared in Nicaragua Amid Unrest
In Managua AP reports President Luis Somoza declares martial law as nation faces growing domestic unrest and threats of foreign invasion while opposition calls for a general strike.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Labor Bill Aims for House Floor Says Optimism Grows
Washington AP reports both parties on the House Labor Committee express optimism about moving labor-management legislation to the floor. Chairman Graham Barden aims to bring a bill as soon as practical and hearings may wrap in a week to 10 days.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
House
Graham Barden
DNC
Roy W. Wier
D-Minn
D-Mir
Frank Thompson Jr
New Jersey
Thompson
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Ayres
Space Monkeys Able and Baker Survive 1500 Mile Rocket Flight
Ab les and Baker described as unscathed after a 1500 mile rocket flight from Cape Canaveral. Army doctors noted 38 g forces during reentry but physiological changes were minimal. Monkeys ate crackers and posed for photos in their large capsules as space officials spoke at the news conference.
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Washington
Able
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Star
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cataract Removed From King Paul’s Right Eye
In Zurich at University Hospital, King Paul of Greece had a cataract removed from his right eye by Prof. Marc Amsler. The operation was later called successful, and the King will stay in the hospital for about two more weeks.
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Zurich
Switzerland
King Paul of
Greece
Zurich University Hospital
Marc Amsler
Miners Hope To Be Reached Sunday By Coal Mole
Rescue crews abandoned vertical drilling and used a coal mole to reach three trapped miners in a sealed tunnel near Beaver Dam Kentucky. Don McClernon Jake Lewis and Earl Bennett are reportedly in good spirits, with air water and milk supplied. The distance between shafts is about 550 feet and the mine is 100 miles southwest of Louisville.
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Don McClernon
Pana
Jake Lewis
Harlan, Ky
Earl Bennett
Taylorville
Ralph Bailey
Louisville
Not really, Jack! Heiress joke lands on a birthday
A lighthearted quip features a man claiming to woo an heiress by giving 25 roses on her 33rd birthday. The joke hinges on a playful misdirection about romance and dates.
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Jack
Western powers weigh Berlin compromise amid Khrushchev stand
Western powers proposed a limited Berlin settlement to keep the city divided while removing key friction points. The plan would affirm Allied access rights, ease movement, and hint at East German authority, aiming to prevent a new East West war and revive a June 26 1949 blockade settlement as a framework.
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West Berlin
Wesern
Soviet Union
Berlin
Geneva
Nikita Khrushchev
Albania
Germany
Secret talks backing for Herter on Geneva progress
Secretary of State Christian Herter gained bipartisan support from nine Senate and House foreign affairs leaders amid talks on the Big Four and Geneva. He defended no policy split among Western powers and warned that East West talks will require patience as Gromyko shows no concessions.
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Andrei Gromyko
Palace of Nations
Geneva
Berlin
Jack Bell
Washington
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Senate
House
John Foster Dulles
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
United States
Mansfield
Hubert H. Humphrey
D. Minn
Humphrey
Makling
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Riowa
As.j. Carnahan
D-Mo
Clement J. Zablocki
D-Wis
Edna F. Kelly
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Train Collision Kills Two in Fernbank Crossing
A car struck by a New York Central train at Fernbank crossing near Cincinnati left two dead, William Lattimore 29, and Lavine Betz, both residents of Cincinnati. Both occupants were thrown from the vehicle by the impact.
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Cincinnati
Fernbank
William Lattimore
Lavine Betz
Cincinnati Youth Killed in Auto Crash Near Blue Ash
Arthur Martin, 21, of Cincinnati died after a Saturday automobile crash near Blue Ash. Jenny Richards, 16, riding in the car, was seriously injured when the vehicle struck a utility pole.
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Cincinnati
Arthur Martin
Blue Ash
Jenny Richards
Inside a Heart Operation A Dramatic Awake Tale
An Associated Press writer recounts his own heart surgery while awake, delivering one of the most dramatic medical narratives. The piece appears on Page 10, with vivid, scalpel close detail. The notice also highlights senior year events and other local features on Page 23.
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Associated Press
John Wallace
Ed Edmiston
Iona Asher
Caudill Brothers
Fritz Lalendorf
Traffic Deaths Nearly Doubled
The Associated Press reports a sharp rise in holiday traffic fatalities as deaths nearly doubled. Details indicate higher speed and risky driving during the holiday period, with fatalities reported across multiple states and regions.
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Associated Press
Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths alarm NSC reports
Traffic deaths rose rapidly through the nation on Memorial Day weekend. The National Safety Council called the pace alarming and noted the first 27 hours of the 54 hour period surpassed last year’s 38 hour total.
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National Safety Council
Council
Ohio sees six deaths on roads since Memorial Day weekend start
Ohio Highway Patrol reported six fatalities on state roads since Memorial Day weekend began Friday at 6 p.m. The count reflects the early period of the holiday driving period and underscores ongoing safety concerns for motorists.
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Ohio
Highway Patrol
Record 54 hour weekend traffic lets 40 million motorists hit highways
The 54 hour weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday saw about 40 million cars on the roads. A national AP survey counted 262 traffic deaths during May 15 17 nonholiday weekend. Illinois police kept traffic red alert with flashing warning lights throughout. Four accidents killed 16 people early in the holiday. A head on near Towner North Carolina killed four and injured six.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Towner
N. C
Knoxville
Executive Feared Dead Is Located in Port Clinton
Fred L. Alexander a 41 year old assistant manager at National Carbon Co drowned after his boat washed ashore near Port Clinton Friday He returned home Saturday by plane from Chicago his wife said He told her he fell overboard struck his head and memory failed until waking in a Chicago hotel the next morning
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Fostoria
Ohio
National Carbon Co
Port Clinton
Fred L. Alexander
National
Chicago
Alexander
Nation Honors War Dead Around the World on Memorial Day
The nation marked Memorial Day with ceremonies across the country and overseas honoring 1,128,392 American war dead. Veterans parade at Arlington and gravesites, Daughters of Union Veterans wreaths, and a ceremony on the sunken Arizona remembered Navy casualties.
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National Safety Council
Grand Army of the Republic
North
Cathedral of the i Pines
Rindge
N. H
Daughters of Union Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
Arlington National Cemetery
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Walter Williams
Houston
Tex
Paris
Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
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