Pro-West Greece wins tight national election
Constantine Karamanlis and his National Radical Union secure 151 seats in the 300 member parliament, edging the Democratic Union with 149 seats. The result hinges on proportional representation and last minute regional returns from Evros and Pieria. Observers note potential parliamentary chaos and possible new elections.
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Athens
Constantine Karamanlis
Greece
National Radical Union Party
Karamanlis
The
Democratic Union
Evros
Pieria
Karamanitis
Double Probe of Marine Tragedy Held
Investigators seek cause of a four engine Marine transport crash southeast of Oakland that killed 40 Marines. A erroneous casualty list caused many to learn of deaths before a corrected final roster was issued by Camp Pendleton. A board of inquiry was ordered to determine if the error was systemic or human. The crash occurred near Alameda County during a misty landing approach to Alameda Naval Air Station. The corrected roster includes three Texans among the victims.
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Oakland
Calif
el Toro Marine Air Station
Santa Ana
California
Alameda Naval Air Station
Department of Defense
Washington
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Clayton C. Jerome
el Toro
Treasure Island
Alameda County
West Coast Faces Flood Threats from Strong Storms
Heavy rains and strong winds lash northern California with three inches in 11 hours and flash floods near San Rafael. Snow piles up to 20 inches at Mt Baker Lodge Washington and 17 inches in northern California. Ohio River floods loom below Cincinnati as a weekend storm drops eight inches of snow on Boston and six in Concord.
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United Press
California
San Francisco
San Rafael
Kentfield
Mt. Baker Lodge
Wash
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Boston
Mass
Concord
N.H
Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau At The Air Terminal
Partly cloudy and mild today with a cooler night. Tuesday a little change in temperatures. Highs around 70, lows near 30 tonight, yesterday’s high 70, overnight low 82. Temperatures listed for cities include Abilene Alpine Amarillo Chicago Denver El Paso Fort Worth Galveston Oklahoma City San Antonio St Louis. Sunset 6 29 p m, sunrise 7 26 a m Tuesday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
City
Abilene Wee
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Bt. Louis
One Official Urged to Control Missiles Program
Former Air Force research chief Trevor Gardner urged Congress to grant one official full control of missiles development and funds. He said the move is needed to combat the Soviet threat and argued for increased budgets for missiles and for bomber and fighter programs. Gardner also favorably called for tripling B52 production to at least 45 a month and warned missiles will not replace manned aircraft soon.
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Washington
Trevor Gardner
Congress
Air Force
Nbc-Tv
Secretary of
Defense Wilson
Wilson
Army
Navy
Gardner
Suspect Sought In Timm Case
A San Antonio man is sought in the disappearance of Illinois airman Roger C. Timm of Evanston. Timm's abandoned car with blood-stained clothing was found on a San Antonio street. a lead slug was in a door and a bullet hole in a window. A 22-year-old San Antonio man Prentice Frank Day is wanted after driving Timm’s car to a filling station.
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San Antonio
San
Prentice Frank Day
Day
Timm
Air Force T33 Crew Survive Crash Landing
Lt. R. C. Whitaker and Lt. A. M. iCall of Laredo Air Force Base escaped unharmed after a T33 trainer crash landed in Oklahoma City while en route to O'Hare Field. Whitaker reported landing gear collapsed on touchdown.
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Oklahoma City
Laredo Air Force Base
R. C. Whitaker
A. M. iCall
O’hare Field
Chicago
Whitaker
Controversial Tank Shipment Sets Sail for Saudi Arabia
The freighter James Monroe departed New York with 18 tanks bound for Saudi Arabia amid protests and tensions. Crew demanded war risk insurance, granted after a pause, while Zionist youth groups demonstrated at Brooklyn Pier chanting against Western aid to the Reds.
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New York
James Monroe
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower
Israel
Congress
U.S. Air Force Base
U.S
Texas coast sees fog drizzle as front lingers
A weak cool front along the Texas coast brings clouds and drizzle from Brownsville to East Texas. Brownsville reports light drizzle with fog reducing visibility at Corpus Christi to a quarter mile. Rain totals over 24 hours include 1.17 inches at Lufkin and smaller amounts in Houston, College Station, Fort Worth, and Dallas.
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Associated Press
Texas
Brownsville
East Texas
CorpusChristi
Lufkin
Houston
College Station
Fort Worth
Dallas
Touchy Queries On Tanks Face Washington Debates
President Eisenhower moves 18 tanks to Saudi Arabia while the State Department weighs how to answer Israel and Congress. Ambassador Abba Eban pressing for Israel’s $50 million arms request and Dulles facing urgency as a joint US UK French panel seeks a unified Middle East plan amid fears of a broader arms race. Israel warns of looming disaster in a regional arms race as Nasser signals spring risk.
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Israel
Abba Eban
Washington
U. S
Saudi Arabia
United Press
Eisenhower
State Department
Department
U.S
Dulles
Bahamas
Congress
George
D-Ga
Ate Foreign Relations Committee
Arabia
United States
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Nas
See
Eban
CBS
Middle East
Russia
Britain
U U. S
Violence Takes 14 Texas Lives Weekend
Weekend violence in Texas killed 14 persons with 9 by traffic. A five month old boy died in a Dallas area crash. Guadalupe Capistrano, 12, drowned in the Rio Grande. Other fatalities include Guy Williams, (San Antonio) in New Braunfels. Charlie Martin, 67, in Slayton. Robert Sparks, 28, in Waxahachie. Orvil Cox and his wife shot at a Fort Stockton nightclub. Joe Bartlett, 31, shot near his San Antonio home after an argument.
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Texas
Dallas
Charles Wilson
Arlington
Guadalupe Capistrano
Rio Grande
New Braunfels
Guy Williams
San Antonio
Charlie Martin
Ralls
Slayton
Robert Sparks
Waxahachie
Orvil Cox
Fort Stockton
Sheriff's Office
Cox
Joe Bartlett
Exposure Fatal To Couple After Boat Turns Over
A Sunday Lake J. B. Thomas fishing trip near Snyder ended in the deaths of Houston Harry Hughs and his wife Marjorie Louise Hughs from exposure after their boat capsized. Surviving with them were Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Thompson. Thompson swam to summon help. The couple lived in Odessa and Terminal, with Hughs owning a local liquor store and formerly a grocery. Funeral arrangements were pending, with services Tentatively set for Wednesday.
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Lake
J. B. Thomas
Snyder
Houston
Harry Hughs
Odessa
Marjorie Louise Hughs
Bell Funeral Home
A. L. Thompson
Midland
Thompson Ap
Thompsons
Lake Shore
Big Spring
Hughs
Harry’s
Terminal
Eddie Mae Waggoner
Grand Junction
Colo
Eddie M. Godard
Ida Mae Godard
Denver
Col
Jerry Sue Godard
Harold Godard
Oregon
Buck
Roby
Bruce
Trent
Dave
G. D. Dickie
Woodson
49 Are Dead In Another Plane Crash
In Cairo a French DC6B airliner crashed during landing, killing 49 of 161 aboard. Survivors, including pilot Capt. Charles Billet, were hospitalized or flown to Paris. the accident followed two other major crashes in three days.
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Cairo
Saigon
Paris
Charles Billet
International
Billet
Karachi
World Aviation
Air Pore
NAACP Plans School Suits in Eight Southern States
NAACP leaders announce plans to file school desegregation suits in Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia before June 1. Thurgood Marshall and Roy Wilkins outlined the effort at a news conference with Southern state leaders.
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Atlanta
Asia
For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Supreme Court
Survey Makes Tokyo Radio Reports on Viet Nam Reserves
East German experts survey and will develop vast phosphate reserves of Communist North Vietnam, radio said today.
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Tokyo
P—Peiping Radio
Viet Nam
Closed Sessions Open in Three Group Probe of Influence
Two Senate committees and a federal grand jury renewed investigations over a $2,500 contribution aimed at Sen. Francis Case. The probe centers on whether donors influenced Case’s vote on a natural gas bill as Eisenhower condemns questionable activities.
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Washington
Senate
George
D-Ga
Francis Case
R-Sd
Case
John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
Superior Oil Co
California
Legis
Senate Elections
Gore
D-Tenn
Justice Department
Nebraska Republican Committee
Eisenhower
U. S. Offers Farm Surplus For Hungry Europe
President Eisenhower announced the United States stands ready to provide surplus farm commodities to Western Europe suffering from a historic cold wave. The offer, to be fulfilled under existing authorities, depends on European needs and may involve gifts or sales. France has reportedly lost about a third of its wheat crop.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Europe
Western Europe
Scandinavia
Mediterranean
France
United States
Congress
Oscar favorites emerge in tight early race
Hollywood stars Dean Martin and James Dean lead early Oscar bets along with Ernest Borgnine and Susan Hayward in top nominations. Anna Magnani and Jo Van Fleet also receive strong notes as the Academy announces contenders amid rival titles like Marty Picnic and East of Eden.
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Hollywood
Ernest Borgnine
James Dean
Susan Hayward
Lillian Roth
Anna Magnani
Marty
Arthur O'Connell
Jo van Fleet
Dean
East of Eden
NBC
Merchant Held In Negro Death
In Columbus Georgia a white merchant was held for questioning in the slaying of prominent Negro physician Dr Thomas H Brewer 61. Solicitor General John H Land said Brewer threatened to get Luke Flowers 54 before a pistol burst ended the doctors life Saturday night. Police Capt J D Armstrong said Flowers was nervous and worried fearing what Brewer might do. Brewer was shot seven times with a .25 caliber pistol as he stood in Flowers office at the F and B Department Store in the downtown Negro business area.
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Columbus
John H. Land
Thomas H. Brewer
Luke Flowers
Land
Flowers
Brewer
J. D. Armstrong
Jailer Held For Escape Aid In Webb County Case
One Webb County jailer, Roberto Hernandez, 38, was jailed on charges of smuggling hacksaw blades to seven prisoners who escaped. He admitted role in the jailbreak after lie detector tests in Austin and faces a grand jury after bond set at 10000 dollars. Three inmates remain at large with Mexico aid suspected. two had fled there before. The others were recaptured.
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Mexico
Michael
Spiro Karabelas
Milwaukee Brothers
California
Air Force
James Belton
Laredo
Boy Killed as Sand Tunnel Collapses on River Bank
Wichita Falls Texas authorities report a 14 year old boy died of suffocation after a sand tunnel 15 to 20 feet deep collapsed on the Wichita Riverbank. An 11 year old companion was rescued by Henry Stevens who dug him out with help.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Wichita
Jerry Robertson
Robert Mills
Henry Stevens
Stevens
Mills
Roberts
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