Beauties Parade Opens 1960 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City
A 54 member field paraded on convertibles and floats along the Atlantic City boardwalk watched by about 150,000 fans and a national TV audience. Miss Hawaii Gordean Leilehua Lee's car broke down but was pushed by state police as the Marines and Miss America Mary Ann Mobley looked on. The organizers stressed poise and talent over bathing beauty ideals.
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Nevada
Dawn Elberta Wells
Reno
Atlantic City
N.J
Union Canada
New York
Chicago
Washington
Mary Ann Mobley
Brandon
Miss. Marines
Arquette
Charlie Weaver
Gordean Leilehua Lee
Honolulu
Hawaii
Lenora A. Slaughter
Miss Slaughter
L’osservatore Romano
Vatican City
Wild horses gain protection under new presidential law
The West’s dwindling wild horse herds may be saved by a Tuesday law signed by President Eisenhower. The measure bans mechanized roundups that exhausted horses and left many to become dog food. Velma Johnson of Nevada and Rep. Walter Baring championed the ban, noting the shift in public sentiment toward American tradition. Nevada's horse count has dropped from 70,000 to about 500, with roughly 20,000 remaining in the West.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Velma Johnson
Wadsworth
Nev
Washington
Nevada
Walter S. Baring
D-New
Baring
Mountains
High Plains
Eisenhower Plea Tops Steel Strike Wrangle
President Eisenhower urged a strong push to end the 57 day steel strike. He pressed for intensive uninterrupted good faith bargaining while steel firms and the United Steelworkers clashed over negotiations. Mitchell criticized the slow pace as talks continued in New York.
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Joe F. Kane
Washington
Eisenhower
David McDonald
Steelworkers Union
New York
McDonald
James P. Mitchell
Cold front to cool Miami Valley after heatwave
A slow moving cold front will push into the Miami Valley causing cooler air after a day of heat. Forecast calls for 95 high 71 low with possible showers today and tonight. Thursday should be partly cloudy and hot then cooler late afternoon with a few showers. Middletown yesterday reached hot in the afternoon with a 83 humid discomfort index today.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Capsule in Atlantic recovered after flight test
A Mercury program style space capsule blasted across the Atlantic was recovered intact near the coast. In Washington the House sent a bill to President Eisenhower raising the federal gasoline tax by one cent a gallon to four cents until July 1 1961 to finance interstate highways. In Moscow Nicholas Petrulli a New York metal worker who sought Soviet citizenship says he wants to return to the United States and reclaim his U.S. citizenship.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Mercury
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Moscow
New York
United States
Nicholas Petrulli
Valley Stream
N.Y
U.S
Fire Circles Deadwood as Winds Spur Shift
A forest fire around Deadwood South Dakota circled the historic town and burned a few homes and businesses before moving into unpopulated timber to the southeast. Ass’t State Forester Tom Borden reports no confirmed serious injuries. Winds lofted flames into treetops, creating scattered fires while the flank was halted about three quarters of a mile from Lead and the Homestake mine.
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Deadwood
S.D
Asst
Tom Borden
Lead
Homestake
Borden
Nemo
Deadwood Town and Fire Threat in Black Hills
Deadwood in the Black Hills of South Dakota, famed for Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, faced a deadly forest fire near its doorstep. The town, once booming at 25 000 during the gold rush, now a quieter 3 500, narrowly escaped destruction after a blaze backed by limited water supply.
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Deadwood
S.D
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wild Bill Hickok
Calamity Jane Higgins
Mount Moriah
Here
Ridge
National Guard
Forest Service
Calamity Jane
Liner Constitution Blamed For Collision Near New York
The Coast Guard ruled the liner Constitution at fault in the March 1 collision with the tanker Jalanta just outside New York Harbor. It cited failure to go at a moderate speed in fog and to stow engines and navigate with caution after hearing a fog signal whose position was unclear.
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New York
Coast Guard
New York Harbor
Chuckle: Youth Ahoy Turns Sour With Time
A pithy quip notes that by the time you learn how to guide youth, you no longer possess it yourself. The saying reflects on aging and the challenge of imparting wisdom to the next generation.
Atlas Could Orbit A Man
An unmanned test of the Atlas booster for Project Mercury failed to shed its booster stage as planned, truncating the flight short of the 100 mile target. The capsule survived reentry and telemetry signals were received, marking a major step for Mercury ahead of a manned flight in 1961.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Lensila
Ihe
Smith
Atlas
Robert Gilruth
Project Mercury
Atlantic Missile Range
Gilruth
Navy
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
East Derry
N.H
Deadwood Evacuations Amid Wildfire Near Nemo and Rapid City
The Deadwood area evacuated about 3,500 residents with some returning as winds eased. Lead City evacuated 6,400 people while crews fought two fires consuming about 16,000 acres. Firefighters, including National Guard and Forest Service personnel, battled shifting flames as a smoky, hot day persisted near Deadwood and Nemo.
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Deadwood
Lead
Rapid City Journal
Ken Jumper
Jumper
Navy
Florida
Teachers Strike Across Israel Demands 20 Percent Raise
More than 100 secondary schools in Israel saw teachers walk out for a two day stoppage seeking a twenty percent salary increase. The strike began this morning, signaling escalating labor tensions in the education sector.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Deadwood Fire Rages as Residents Flee in Panic
A fierce forest fire near Deadwood South Dakota forces an orderly evacu ation on Tuesday as residents flee in cars with women driving and children aboard. Smoke cloaks the town, flames reach toward hills, and debris fills the air while firefighters and townsfolk scramble to save belongings.
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Deadwood
S.D
Franklin Hotel
Evacuees Headed to Black Hills After Sudden Crisis
About 3,500 people were evacuated from Rapid City after a sudden crisis. Families split across the Black Hills, hotels offered free rooms, and the Jaycees with the Salvation Army set up a clearinghouse to connect evacuees with spare beds. A wary elderly observer watched the procession with detached disbelief.
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Black Hills
Jaycees
Salvation Army
Rapid City
Rapid Citians
Atlas Launch Sparks Spaceflight Speculation
The 85 foot Atlas blasted from its pad in a smooth launch, arcing into the night sky. Observers noted the test amid rising speculation that the Soviet Union could soon attempt manned spaceflight.
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Soviet Union
Democrats Draft DiSalle for Ohio Favorite Son Bid
Ohio Democratic Chairman William L. Coleman launched a move to draft Governor Michael V. DiSalle as Ohio’s favorite son for the 1960 Democratic National Convention. Coleman seeks 30,000 petition signatures from 88 county chairs in six weeks to present to DiSalle, aiming to secure a solid delegation for the party. Kennedy visits Ohio soon to gauge delegate support.
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Columbus
Ohio
William L. Coleman
iGov
Michael V. DiSale
Coleman
DiSalle
DiSaile
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Buckeye
State chairman outlines national politics stance in petitions
The chairman did not name Kennedy but said the statement aims to inform Democrats across the state of national politics to avoid commitments to other candidates. Petitions would show the governor broad support for his candidacy. Coleman praised Gov. DiSalle as eminently qualified for national offices and noted his faithful service at local, state, and national levels.
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Kennedy
Coleman
DiSalle
Los Angeles
Baltimore scrubs blue sidewalk plan for IRS building
Baltimore city officials halted a sidewalk painting plan for a new downtown six story IRS district office. They argued the blue color set a precedent for others to demand sidewalk dyeing or linoleum installations, washing out the idea.
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Baltimore
Internal Revenue Service District Office
Wiliam L. Chilcote
Public Works
Chilcote
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