Reds Fight Air Propaganda In May Day Events
A police clash with snakedancers in Tokyo and a loudspeaker war around Berlin's wall marked May Day revelries. In Moscow and Peiping crowds rallied as Fidel Castro led a Havana parade. West Berlin heard Gen. Clay and officials as 42 Communist loudspeakers tried to drown them out.
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Wall
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Red Square
Peiping
Heavenly Peace Square
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
Meiji Park
International Socialist Congress
United States
Canada
Enlisted Men Captured By Reds Rescued
Two U S Army enlisted men Quinn and Groom captured April 8 by Viet Cong were recovered near Da Nang by South Vietnamese forces. They were flown to a U S Army camp. the rescue follows a Viet Cong attack that killed two other soldiers, March and Gabriel.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
J. C. Francis Quinn
Niagara Falls
N.Y
George E. Groom
St. Joseph
da Nang
Quinn
Marchand
Gabriel
Groom
Freedom Riders Head East and West
A batch of Negroes funded by the Citizens Council of New Orleans set out on “Freedom Buses” and trains for destinations east and west. With 4 to 12 aboard the New York bus and 20 on a California-bound train, the action spawns varied reactions, including plans to buy tickets and return. Roy Hamilton, a former CORE member, urged defiance and humor toward segregation backers. Harry Golden proposed buying return tickets with donations to fuel further travel. The Justice Department requested a RIDERS page 2A follow-up in New Orleans.
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New York
Freedom
California
Peola Denham
Baton Rouge
Roy Hamilton
Congress of Racial Equality
Hamilton
Citizens Councils
Harry Golden
Durham
N.C
The
Carolina Israelite
Justice Department
Smuggling Ring Investigated By Coast Authorities
SAN FRANCISCO AP U S customs agents and British authorities investigated an international smuggling ring tied to narcotics seized aboard the British cruiser HMS Belfast The seizure valued between 2 million and 6 million included 15 1 2 pounds of heroin and 26 pounds of opium. Two crewmen Ah Lee Wong 35 and Kan Ping Kwok 27 were arrested in Hong Kong in possession of narcotics. Jade and diamonds worth about 70 000 were found in sugar canisters. The Belfast officers reported the case on docking and British admiralty or Plymouth court could later discipline crew members.
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San Francisco
U.S
Belfast
Frank Long
Long
United States
High Seas
Morgan Giles
Customs and
Randle Reid-Adam
Admiralty
Plymouth
England
Youth To Get Chair For Murder
In Butler Pennsylvania AP report Charles Ganss Jr aged 17 was sentenced to death by electric chair for first degree murder in the arson death of Pauline Ritter 67 of Cabot. A seven of twelve member jury deliberated three hours to convict him of the January 19 robbery and arson that injured the couple Mr. and Mrs Raymond Ritter. Donald H Montgomery 19 Brackenridge faces trial on the same charge later.
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Charles Ganss Jr
Pauline Ritter
Cabot
Donald H. Montgomery
Brackenridge
Raymond Ritter
Ritter
Young men offered military duty with five months of music training
MSgt. Quillie N. Underwood, local Army recruiter at 130 Jackson Street Monroe, says an all-out effort is underway to fill vacancies in the Fourth U.S. Army. The program offers five months of outstanding musical training alongside military obligations.
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Monroe
Disneyland Tech Hosts World First Intercollegiate Elephant Race
Fullerton California AP report notes Disneyland Tech or Mickey Mouse College plans a May 11 event hosting what it calls the world’s first intercollegiate elephant race. The elephant racing club claims 150 members from Orange County State College and has challenged 18 universities. the Coast Guard Academy has accepted with a 19 year old female elephant traveling to the race.
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Orange Groves
Orange County State College
Disneyland
Disneyland Tech
Mickey Mouse College
Ben Wade
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Reunited With Son Of Nazi Era Forced Abandonment
A German woman in Shelton Washington says she was reunited by trans Atlantic telephone with a son she was forced to abandon 22 years ago when she, a Dachau survivor, was separated from her children during the Nazi era. Her youngest Hans now 22 called Rotterdam Sunday to say he and siblings Adi 22 Piet 26 and Wim 24 are alive and awaiting reunion as their mother seeks to join them. Mrs Frank Cooper 47 wed James Mak in Voorburg in 1933 and worked as a nurse after her husband went underground during the occupation.
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Wash
Dachau
Frank Cooper
Cooper
Hans
Red Cross
Adi
Piet
Wim
Voorburg
Holland
James Mak
Voters in Two States Ballot in Primaries
Voters in Alabama and Oklahoma begin the long run to Election Day as they cast ballots for party nominations. Two former governors seek Democratic gubernatorial nominations, with runoffs possible later this month for those below a majority. Texas votes are set for Saturday, while Florida Indiana New Mexico and Ohio hold primaries next Tuesday.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Florida
Indiana
New Mexico
Ohio
James E. Folsom
Raymond D. Gary
John D. Patterson
J. Howard Edmondson
Gary
Folsom
Mexicans Cheer Van Cliburn in Mexico City Concerts
AP dispatch reports Van Cliburn received loud ovations in Mexico City during three concerts. The national symphony played the honored Diana after a Sunday performance as crowds cheered. Cliburn heads to Paris to begin a European tour, accompanied by his parents.
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Mexico City
van Cliburn
Paris
Cliburn
National Symphony Orchestra
Diana
Harvey L. Cliburn
Shreveport
Mexico
Storm Center In Bermuda Near Bermuda
A weak storm center moving northward at about 15 knots was 50 miles south of Bermuda. Forecaster Raymond Kraft said it would pass east of Bermuda without land threat, may increase slightly and turn northeastward. Winds 30 to 50 knots in squalls, with lighter winds elsewhere.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
U.S. Weather Bureau
Raymond Kraft
Caribbean
Kraft
Scientists to get four day notice before tests
The United States will give scientists about four days notice prior to firing three high altitude nuclear devices over the Johnston Island area. The Pentagon said advance word is for geophysicists to measure effects, including auroral displays and radio interference. One shot will be megaton yield, others under a million tons TNT. Shipping and air traffic were banned. Japan voiced protest over the Johnston ban, while the U.S. defended use of international air space and sea for exercises.
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Traana
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South Seas
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U.S
Moon Described As Gigantic X-Ray Machine
Washington reports that the moon emits secondary X-rays when bombarded by solar and cosmic radiation. Dr. Richard W. Porter presented American space achievements at the COSPAR symposium, noting balloons, rockets, satellites, and deep space probes.
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UPS
Richard W. Porter
New York
International Committee of Space Research
Cospar
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Porter
U. S
Gherman S. Tisov
Three Homes Destroyed In Lake Providence
Extensive damage was reported Tuesday after a sudden tornadic blitz hit Northeast Louisiana and South Arkansas Monday night. Morehouse, West Carroll and East Carroll parishes bore the brunt as homes were destroyed, power disrupted, and uprooted trees marked the aftermath of a system that dumped two and a half inches of rain.
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Morehouse
West Carroll
East Carroll
Griffin Pines
Gould Street
Lake Providence
Schneider Subdivision
U.S. Hwy. 65
News - Star
Mildred Rushing
West Carroll Parish
Kennedy deficits warned by Stans and Byrd at chamber event
Former Eisenhower budget chief Maurice H. Stans and Sen. Harry F. Byrd warned at the U S Chamber of Commerce meeting that Kennedy policies could yield four consecutive deficits and strain dollar stability. Byrd projected a 1963 budget deficit of 4 to 5 billion dollars, while Stans urged business support for fiscally prudent candidates to curb rising spending and debt amid international gold drainage.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
US Chamber of Commerce Today
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Kennedy
Chamber
Five Monarchs Attend Dutch Anniversary Fete
AMS ADAM the Netherlands AP five reigning monarchs and hosts gather in Amsterdam to honor Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard on their silver wedding anniversary. Guests include Queen Elizabeth II King Baudouin Empress Farah Shah of Iran Olav V Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix.
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Amsterdam
Ueen
Juliana of
Belgium
King Baudouin
Fabiola
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Philip
Prince Charles
Scotland
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Amstel
Europe
Juliana
Bernhard
Royal Palace
Propose Buying of Railroad Seeks C and O Takeover
Washington AP An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner advised that Chesapeake and Ohio Railway should gain direct control of the Baltimore and Ohio via a stock exchange. John L Bradford said approval would serve public interest and permit issuing up to 2,055,398 shares of common stock to acquire B O stock.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
John L. Bradford
C&o
B&o
ICC
You Think It's Junk Come In To Price It Sign
An antique shop displays a witty window sign inviting customers to enter and price their wares, suggesting items may be more valuable than they appear. The playful line reflects shop humor and a sales pitch for curios.
Edwards pilot hails X15 flight 48 miles up
Test pilot Walker described the 48 mile high X15 flight as the beginning toward orbit. He believed a winged vehicle could reach orbit and land like today, with Dynasoar space glider under construction to adapt lessons from X15 flights.
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Edwards Air FO Calif
Walker
Toddle House Chain Sold in Stock Exchange Deal
MEMPHIS AP Dobbs Houses Inc. of Memphis purchased the national Toddle House Corp. in a multi million stock swap. James K. Dobbs Jr. exchanged 870 400 shares for all Toddle House shares. At $21 a share, the deal runs about 18 278 000 dollars. Toddie House runs 252 restaurants in 30 states and the District of Columbia. Toddie House is also headquartered in Memphis.
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Toddie House
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