U.S. Begins Survey On Weapon Needs
U S military researchers start field surveys in Southeast Asia and the Middle East to identify arms and gear for guerrilla warfare and irregular forces. The effort, led under Kennedy policy, may expand to Africa and aims to tailor aid to nontraditional fighting groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Africa
United States
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
Pentagon
Hill Finishes Le Mans Endurance Win In Record Pace
Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien won the Le Mans 24 hour race in a Ferrari covering 2,782.19 miles at an average 115.92 mph, the highest distance yet. Hill said rain tires were unnecessary and cited a minor eye irritation. Gendebien noted the 25th hour worried him most as fans admired the car. Two other Ferraris finished second and third, followed by Noble and Guichet in France, with two Americans Thomspon and Pabst fourth in a Maserati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemans
France
Phil Hill
Santa Monica
Calif
Olivier Gendbien
Hill
Olivier
Gendebien
Willy Mairesse
Belgium
Mike Parks
Britain
Pierre Noble
Jean Guichet
Dick Thompson
Washington, D.C
August Pabst
Milwaukee
Bonus Baby Joins Shreveport Sports Pitcher Brad Norman
Kansas City Athletics signed 18 year old left hander Brad Norman of Miami Florida over the weekend and said the young pitcher would be assigned to the Shreveport Sports in the Southern Association. Norman is described as a fast throwing bonus baby joining the team today.
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Kansas City
UPI
Shreveport Sports
Southern Association
Kansas City Athletics
Brad Norman
Miami
Fla
Shreveport
Dupas Fights In Orleans Tonight
Welterweight contenders Ralph Dupas of New Orleans and Guy Sumlin of Pritchard Alabama meet in a 12 round bout at Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans. Dupas ranked fourth by the NBA is the early favorite over Sumlin who is seventh rated after Sumlin beat Joey Giardello in his last bout.
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New Orleans
UPI
Ralph Dupas
Guy Sumlin
Pritchard
Ala
Municipal Auditorium
Dupas
NBA
Sumlin
Joey Giardello
Government seeks antitrust decree on price practices
The Justice Department negotiates a prototype consent decree targeting sales at unreasonably low prices. GE accepts a counterproposal to limit plans aimed at substantially suppressing competition or creating a monopoly, while Westinghouse Allis-Chalmers Federal Pacific Electric and LT.E. Circuit Breaker are asked to sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department Antitrust Division
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Corp
Federal Pacific Electric Co
Lt.e. Circuit Breaker Co
Gomulka Inspects U S Pavilion at Poznan Trade Fair
Polish Communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka toured the Poznan Trade Fair inspection of the U S pavilion. He evaluated technology exhibits and gave them good marks during his Sunday visit in Warsaw Poland.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wladyslaw Gomulka
U.S
Army warns over press bias claims in Overseas Weekly
The Army denies as untrue the Overseas Weekly report accusing Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Dean Acheson of pink views. The paper also alleged 60 percent of the U.S. press radio TV industry are Communists and named Murrow, Lippmann, and Sevafeld. Kennedy orders inquiry and Walker faced demotion to staff in Heidelberg.
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PTA
Augsburg
Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Dean Acheson
American Press
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Walter Lippmann
Eric Sevafeld
Walker
Kennedy
Army
24Th
Army Headquarters
Heidelberg
Khrushchev Pushes Immediate German Peace Conference
Khrushchev urged an immediate global peace conference to fix Germany borders and make West Berlin a demilitarized free city under East German control. He warned that if the West refuses a conference, East and West Germany should settle the matter themselves in six months. Adenauer and Brandt called the plan unacceptable without reunification.
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Khrushchev
Kennedy
Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
East Germany
Hitler
Konrad Adenauer
Willy Brandt
Hogan predicts Open score at 284 or 285
Ben Hogan, four time Open winner, says the magic score in the U S Open could be 284 or 285. He won the 1951 Open at Oakland Hills with 287 and notes weather and pin placements will decide. Hogan praises Oakland Hills improvements since his 1931 victory.
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Birmingham
Mich
Ben Hogan
Oakland Hills
Hogan
Stevenson Plays Down Cuban Fence with Brazil Leader
Adlai E. Stevenson wrapped up a Brazilian visit noting cordial talks with President Joao Quadros. The two-hour discussion in Sao Paulo signaled closer U.S. Brazil cooperation, even as Quadros pursues an independent line on Cuba and regional policy. Stevenson heads to Paraguay to seek Stroessner's backing for U.S. Cuba policy and economic plans.
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Rio. DE Janeiro
Brazil
Adlai E. Stevenson
Janio Quadros
Quadros
Stevenson
Kennedy
Sao Paulo
United States
Span
Fidel Casro
Recife
Adio
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
U.S
Cuba
AWOL Case Chronicle of Slayings and Robberies Unfolds
A sequence of robberies and killings linked to two suspects arrested near Salt Lake City is detailed. Victims include Edward Guidroz and multiple others across Louisiana Florida South Carolina Illinois Tennessee Colorado. Police depict a pattern of robbery gone deadly with a red car as a key clue.
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Terrill
Edward J. Guidroz
Baton Reuse la
Associated Press
York
Althea Ottavio
Patricia Anne Hewitt
Guidroz
Albert E. Reed
Litchfield
Ill
Edwardsville
Martin Drenovac
Granlite City
Otto Ziegler
Rachel Marian Moyer
Craig
Colo
Flight disaster details and ongoing investigations
The report describes a KLM crash with a plane splitting in two and passengers recounting their escape. Investigators from the Netherlands are expected to probe the wreckage, with no serious injuries reported among survivors.
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Sedan
KLM
Netherlands
Lisbon
Hartford
Conn
Europe
Electric Boat Co
Connecticut
Prestwick
Scotland
Cairo
Basra
Karachi
Rangoon
Bangkok
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Burma
Thailand
Freedom Riders arrested amid tensions at lunch counter
In Minneapolis the lunch counter incident led to arrests including Eugene Uphoff 19 who admitted being with the freedom riders and carried a guitar into the jail waiting room. Others named were Marvin Dadidow 29 Robert Baun 19 David Morton 21 Zev Alcony 23 plus Uphoff. AFL CIO president James Carey condemned race bias and urged unions to press business and industry to oppose governors Patterson and Barnett backing the riders.
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Eugene John Uphoff
Minneapolis
Freedom Riders
Marvin Allen Dadidow
Robert M. Baun
Excelsior
Minn
David Kerr Morton
Jackson
Wyo
Zev Alcony
Uphoff
Electrical Workers Union
James B. Carey
Washington
Business
Carey
Afl-Cio Industrial Union Department
Alabama
John Patterson
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Child Hero Volunteer Fire Company Support
A mother describes her special needs son as a wonderful boy who loves animals and plans to help the Fire Company Volunteers with fundraising efforts. She notes his eagerness to participate and his desire to tear up the floor and help where possible.
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Zoo Otl
Sperive
Johnnie
Elisabeth Pty
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Tex
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Adlai
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Soviet Union
Angola
Ryan’s
Kentucky
America
Charter Distillery Company
Louisville
Twin Cities
West Monroe
Louisiana
W. Monroe
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