Congo's Peace Hopes Brighten in Tumultuous Congo
In Leopoldville a fragile optimism grows as Congo struggles toward unity under President Kasavubu. Foreign Minister Justin Bomboko, 33, allies with Mobutu to shape policy and press for cooperation with the United Nations while detaining Moise Tshombe for treason and possible Lumumba murder.
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Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
United Nations
Justin Bomboko
Bomboko
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Kasavubu
Mobutu
Kantanga
Moise Tshombe
Coquilhatville
Tshombe
Lumumba
Katanga
Belgium
Brussels
Liberal Party
Patient Slays Two In Houston Hospital
A mentally ill patient stabbed a nurse and an orderly in a locked ward Wednesday night in Houston's Methodist Hospital. Police captured the assailant, Charles E. White, 36, as he sang hymns and quoted scripture. Victims include Gladys Foreman and James Newton. injured are Anne Porter Ruth Gordon Edna Fuller and Otto Voigt with Gordon in critical condition.
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Houston
Tex
Ted Bowen
Methodist Hospital
Charles E. White
Gladys Lucille Foreman
James Newton
Anne Porter
Ruth Gordon
Edna Fuller
Otto Voigt
Amazing Bargains In The Times Classified Daily
Daily The Times classified section highlights bargain listings across categories. Readers find discounted items, services, and local offerings with brief descriptions and prices where shown.
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Times
Shepard Space Flag To Fly At U S Shrine
Cocoa Beach Elementary School owns the first American flag carried into space. It rode aloft in Alan B. Shepard Jr.'s capsule on May 5 and was placed inside the Mercury craft by Project Mercury officials. Principal Robert B. Fritz said Citizens Freedom Week Committee of Philadelphia arranged its use for July 4 at Independence Hall. The flag will be returned after the ceremonies.
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Cocoa Beach, Fla
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Cocoa Beach
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Robert B. Fritz
Citizens Freedom Week Committee of
Kenosha Cooler Case Heads for High Court
Kenosha County Board votes to send dispute over Judge Harold Bode’s air conditioner to the State Supreme Court. The condenser has caused ongoing issues since last fall, with prior jailings and contempt proceedings highlighted by Judge Bode against county officials over payment. Sheboygan County Judge Joseph Wilkus presided in March.
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Kenosha
Harold Bode
State Supreme Court
Bode
Supreme Court
Richard Lindgren
Lindgren
Sheboygan
Joseph Wilkus
County Board to Seek Supreme Court Review
The court ruled for Bode and ordered the board to pay. The county board committee recommended review by the Supreme Court and the full board agreed.
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Bode
County Board
Supreme Court
Redstone Test Flight Succeeds at Cape Canaveral
At Cape Canaveral Florida the Army launched a Redstone missile on a 200 mile Atlantic Range flight meeting all objectives. The weapon, in service with NATO forces in Europe for three years, is fired periodically to check reliability and refinements. The modified Redstone carried Alan B Shepard Jr on his pioneer flight May 5.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
NATO
Europe
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Philadelphia’s First City Charter in 1701
The source notes Philadelphia obtained its first city charter in 1701 marking a formal municipal status. This milestone highlights early colonial governance and the city’s development under appointed leaders.
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Philadelphia
Miss Connelly Succumbs at 73 in Darlington
Margaret Connelly 73, retired Racine schoolteacher, died yesterday in Darlington hospital after a brief illness. Born in Darlington to the Francis Connellys, she summersed here during her teaching career. Survived by brothers Frank of Darlington and James of Santa Fe New Mexico. Services set for 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Visitation after 2 p.m. tomorrow at Steil funeral home with rosary at 8 that night.
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Darlington
Margaret Connelly
Racine
Darlington Hospital
Francis Connellys
Frank
James
Sante Fe
N.M
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Steil Funeral Home
Weanling Pig Sales Raise $1466.50 in Wisconsin Events
Weanlings donated by Wisconsin breeders fetched $1,466.50 at sales in Juneau and Barron. Top Hampshire gilt at Juneau sold for $52.50 to Reeseville buyer Robert Kohn. Barrow topts at $70 to Ralph Wagner of Barron. Proceeds support state swine breed organizations and Wisconsin Swine Breeders Association for prizes and promotions.
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Juneau
Barron
Hampshire
Walsh Brothers
Beloit
Robert Kohn
Reeseville
Barrow
Jobless Claims Drop in Madison Area
State unemployment claims fell to 41,191 last week continuing a two month downward trend. The notice also lists a phone contact for services to sell, rent, buy or hire.
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Madison
Wisconsin Legislature Debates Divorce Code Change
Wisconsin lawmakers debated altering the divorce rule to allow a divorce with mutual fault and no need for five years of separation. Senator Robert Moser urged amendments while opponents warned changes could erode respect for courts. A compromise 5.5 million pay raise for 16 000 civil service workers also moved to the Joint Finance Committee.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Robert Moser
Milwaukee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Moser
Family Code Review Committee
Donald Rush
Provincial Council of Catholic Bishops
Ralph Podell
Civil Service
Joint Finance Committee
Legislative Committee
State Employes Association
Department of Administration
Judge Bans Prisoner News Photos in Racine Court
Municipal Judge J. DuRocher ordered no posed prisoner photos without consent after a complaint from Dennis Kopp of Milwaukee who faces negligent homicide charges in Wind Lake crash that killed two children. A film showed Sheriff Spieker placing Kopp in a cell.
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Racine
J. DuRocher
Dennis Kopp
Milwaukee
Wind Lake
Pony Spieker
Kopp
Mrs Baumgartner Funeral Service Set in Belleville
Funeral services for Mrs Marie Baumgartner 67 of Belleville and former Monticello area resident will be held at 2 p m Friday at the First Evangelical and Reformed church in Belleville. She died Tuesday in a Madison hospital after a brief illness. Surviving are two daughters and four sons.
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Marie Baumgartner
Belleville
Monticello
Switzerland
First
Evangelical and Reformed
Becker Funeral
John Baumgartner
Willard Rhode
Madison
James Roberts
New Glarus
Willis
Wilbert
Notable Belville and surrounding kin listed in obituary fragment
The fragment lists Walter and Roy of Belleville, two sisters Mrs Walter Lester of Long Beach and Mrs Ida Johnson of South Carolina, four brothers John Mueller Abbotsford Walter Eau Claire Albert in Oregon and Gaza Los Angeles, ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Walter
Belleville
Roy
Orfordville
Walter Lester
Long Beach
Calif
Ida Johnson
South Carolina
John Mueller
Abbotsford
Eau Claire
Albert
Oregon
Gaza
Los Angeles
Sullivan Dies. Former American Can Co. Leader
Maurice J. Sullivan, 79, longtime president and board chairman of the American Can Co., died Wednesday. Born in Chicago, he joined the firm as a salesman at its founding in 1901.
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New York
Maurice J. Sullivan
The
American Can Co
Sullivan
Chicago
Dope Smuggling Ring Busted in Westchester
Federal agents arrested 12 men in New York in an international heroin conspiracy tied to smuggling $50 million of heroin into the United States over the past year. Four additional suspects remain imprisoned. The crackdown followed the October Westchester County arrest and involved misuse of Italian immigrant couriers.
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White Plains
N. Y
New York
Westchester
Robert Trainer
Trainer
United States
John E. Hoy
Westchester County
Kennedy asks club to drop racial ban
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged Washington’s Metropolitan Club to admit Negroes as members or guests. He told the club’s board he will drop his membership unless the policy changes. Kennedy spoke in Athens, Georgia, criticizing hypocrisy on equal rights.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Metropolitan Club of
Kennedy
Athens
Franco-era Spanish State Established in 1939
The article notes that the Spanish state under General Francisco Franco was established in 1939, marking the end of the Spanish Civil War and the start of Franco's long dictatorship.
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Gen. Franco
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