Three Sclons Defend Move On Expenses
Washington AP three House members challenged published charges that they billed government funds for liquor and hotel costs in 1997. Rep Flynt refused the accusations as false and malicious, defending his expense vouchers as proper and vowing apologies from Washington Post and Life magazine. He spoke on the House floor for about 30 minutes, receiving applause and a standing ovation.
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Washington
Honolulu
John J. Flynt Jr
D-Ga
Flynt
Washington Post
Life Magazine
Don Oberdorfer
Walter Pincus
The
Knight Newspapers, Inc
Moscow Welcomes Van Cliburn At Riots Crowded Return
Van Cliburn returned to Moscow to a riotous reception after winning the Tschaikovsky competition. About 2 500 people thronged the Moscow Conservatory area, militia and students controlled the crowd, and loudspeakers urged movement though the throng persisted into the concert’s end.
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Moscow
van Cliburn
Moscow Conservatory
Conservatory
Turk Works Long Hours At New Job
ANKARA Turkey AP Gen Cemal Gursel after overthrowing Premier Adnan Menderes on May 27 has not left his post. He is head of state government and committee working 18 to 20 hours daily in a three fold role. He sleeps in a small suite and will move to the presidential mansion later. He keeps a spartan room with three mattresses for comfort. Associates call him genial with varied interests and a warm, approachable manner.
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Ankara
Turkey
Cemal Gursel
Committee of National Unity
Adnan Menderes
Gursel
Area Writer Found Dead Near Clayton Louisiana
FERRIDAY LA AP Roman Miller MacDougald 52 year old mystery writer was found dead in his home five miles north of here near Clayton. He had been ill recently and returned from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Alexandria. Coroner Dr Herman Gibson said the body in pajamas and a dressing gown was found by a Negro maid and an autopsy ordered but death appeared due to natural causes. A native of Vidalia he wrote mystery novels for 20 years and was working on two drafts The Giant Shadows and Lament of Doves. He was Tulane University graduate and World War I veteran with no immediate survivors. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Roman Miller MacDougald
Clayton
Here
Veterans Administration Hospital
Alexandria
Herman Gibson
Concordia Parish
Vidalia
Tulane University
Memorial Day Observance in Monroe Lacked Enthusiasm
JES rambling notes recount Memorial Day and Confederate Day week in Monroe. The post office and City Hall raised the new national flag with Alaska and Hawaii stars, but genuine enthusiasm was scarce. The author hopes for a nationwide surge of flag displays and renewed zeal next year.
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Monroe
Alaska
Hawaii
United States
Ouachita Red Cross elects new officers in June session
The incoming board of directors of the Ouachita Chapter of the American Red Cross, at their June session, elected W. Durwood Cann as chairman E. L. Carter as first vice chairman and Bert Root as second vice chairman. Continued on page two-A.
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The
American Red Cross
Davis Revisits Vote Qualifications Bill In Louisiana
Governor Jimmie H. Davis said he will take another look at the administration’s voter qualifications measure that the House opposes. He noted the goal is good but warned against overreach, as the bill would bar anyone with bad character from voting if two residents in a precinct sign affidavits. Davis suggested reporters could be targets too but pledged to study the bill further before floor consideration.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
House
Davis
Tidelands
Food Drug Decisions To Be Eyed By Special Panel
A special committee of nongovernment scientists will review all FDA technical decisions based on recommendations from Dr Henry Welch who was ousted for profitable outside activities. Secretary Flemming told a Senate subcomm ittee Welch had earned 287134 dollars from medical publication investments since 1953. The review board will be appointed by Detlev Bronk of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Henry Welch
Arthur
Flemming
Senate
Welch
FDA
Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker Meets Eisenhower
Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker said after a 2 1 2 hour White House talk with President Eisenhower that Khrushchev’s attack on the President was no harsher than past onslaughts. He floated a future East West summit as a possibility, noting discussion of the Paris conference with no firm decision.
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Washington
Canada
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
John G. Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
White House
Mystery Disease Sarcoidosis Stumps Scientists Worldwide
Fifty medical researchers from nine nations gathered in Washington to discuss sarcoidosis a mystery disease with a 90 year history yet no known cause or cure. The condition can affect any organ, presenting as skin rashes kidney stones or heart failure, and has been misidentified with tuberculosis or industrial diseases. A leading theory links it to pine pollen allergy. The report notes public attention is low and that the disease may cure itself in many cases.
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Washington
UPD
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Denmark
England
Scotland
Belgium
South Africa
Japan
Switzerland
Uruguay
The
United States
Khrushchev Accepts Cuba Tour Invitation After Sugar Pact
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev accepted Fidel Castro's invitation to visit Cuba as part of a broader package that included a $100 million credit and a five million ton sugar agreement over five years. The trip, not dated, may wait until late autumn, with other visits to Austria and Liberia planned. An external trade official, Anastas Mikoyan, led the pact talks and Cuban exposition in Havana.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Khrushchev
Austria
Liberia
Mikoyan
United States
Havana
Lightning strikes largest balloon near Darien
Lightning Friday downed the world's largest balloon, 30 stories high, from a stratosphere flight launched 75 minutes earlier. The balloon fell four miles northwest of Darien, Georgia, about 20 miles from Glynco Naval Air Station, Brunswick.
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Brunswick, Ga
Darien
Glynco
Rhee Visibly Uneasy as Doctors See Him in Hawaii
In Honolulu area, former Korean president Syngman Rhee and wife Francesca 56 stay at Kaneohe beach home. Doctors were summoned after a sleepless night though friends say he is not gravely ill. Rhee, 85, moved slowly, sings between sentences, and refuses interviews while lingering questions about his resignation and wartime misappropriation linger from April riots and ongoing Korean turmoil.
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Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Francesca
Wilbert Choi
Kaneohe
Seoul
Choi
Liberal Party
National Assembly
Khrushchev warns allies of Soviet nuclear strikes
In a Moscow address, Premier Khrushchev mocked U S assurances to defend allies and warned that Soviet rockets could strike foreign bases and bombers. He said allied bases sheltering American assets would be first hit, while he urged a ban on nuclear carriers and a new disarmament plan.
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Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
United States
Washington
Soviet Union
Marshall M. I. Nedelin
Khrushchev
France
Jast Fall
U.N. General Assembly
Heat Paramount In Town Today
Heat is the main topic as temperatures are expected to reach the 90s today. The forecaster predicts hot conditions with minimal chance of rain, and yesterday’s readings show a high near 90 and a low around 65.
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Heat Paramount
Khrushchev Attacks Eisenhower Widening Cold War Rhetoric
Khrushchev delivered a bitter broadside accusing Eisenhower of danger and lack of willpower calling him unfit to run a children's home and claiming the United States fears German reunification. He even ridiculed Adenauer as insane. The harsh blast may shift Moscow mood and strain U.S.-Soviet ties, with posters showing a rocket striking a plane and extra militia called out.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Woman Lost After Plane Crash Finds Help at Ranger Station
Janet Robertson, 25, wandered for six days after a light plane crash in the High Sierra near Hackett Meadow. Pilot Jack Steele, 28, was killed. Robertson, very weak with bruises and possible broken ribs, reached a Sequoia National Park ranger station six days after the crash near Fresno, having departed from San Carlos for Las Vegas.
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San Francisco
Sequoia National Park Ranger Station
High Sierra
Janet Robertson
Rangers
Hackett Meadow
Jack Steele
Steele
Miss Robertson
Harper
San Carlos
Las Vegas
Nev
Fresno
Ranger Station
McKeithen Draws Single Opponent for Commissioner Seat
Incumbent John Mee Keithen of Grayson faces one challenger for the third district public service commission post. L. S. Buck Hooper of Shreveport qualified to oppose Keithen, with Arthur Watson noting no other opponents emerged before the filing deadline.
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John MeeKeithen
Grayson
Arthur Watson
Natchitoches
Democratic Executive Committee
L. S
Buck) Hooper
Shreveport
McKeithen
Hooper
Kennon
State House
Monroe
Public Service Commission Post
Watson
Raymo Heard
State Board of Education
J. D. Waggoner Jr
Plain Dealing
Waggoner
Rainach
Heard
Ruston Wholesale
Integration Vote Today in Houston Schools
Houston voters decide today on whether to integrate the city’s school system, the nation’s largest segregated district. The referendum aligns with state law but functions mainly as a public opinion poll on integration.
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Houston, Tex
Houston
Louisiana Delegation to Stay Remote Near Convention Site
Louisiana delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be billeted 16 air miles from the sports arena, at the Santa Ynez Inn in Pacific Palisades. The_size and location were announced by the Democratic National Committee as of May 2, with Louisiana having paid 38.7 percent of its $97 000 assessment, ranking 43rd among states and territories.
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Democratic National Committee
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Santa Ynez Inn
Paul M. Butler
National Committee
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Brentwood
West Los Angeles
Palms
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