Gunfire Around Nicaraguan Palace During Rebel Skirmish
In Managua gunfire erupted around the presidential palace as national guardsmen said they faced a small rebel incursion. Gen Anastasio Somoza claimed a rebel group, described as disillusioned, was breaking up with few local supporters and no casualties reported.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
National Guard
Luis A. Somoza
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Santo Tomas
Olama
Cuban Refugee Camp Enlarged
Florida's Cuban refugee colony grows by six new arrivals, five ex soldiers and a sailor, who contributed 700 to buy a 16 foot motor boat for the Havana to Key West journey. Miguel Victoreto y Garcia, 29, fled Castro's navy after political trouble and hid for four days before boarding. The others served in Batista's Cuban army. All sought political asylum.
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Key West
Fla
Florida
Havana
Miguel Victoreto Y Garcia
Fidel Castro
Falfencio Batista
Television Schedule Fragments for Local Stations
TV listings show a dense Monday to Tuesday lineup across KOSA KUSA KVHKM KCBD and KUBD with theatrical programs, game shows, soaps, and news. Notable entries include Captain Kangaroo Love Lucy Truth or Consequences The Price Is Right and Peter Gunn across channels with times ranging from early morning to late evening.
Civil War Vet Receives Five Star General Honor
Walter Williams, 116, longtime Confederate Army last survivor, was awarded an honorary five star general rank by the Confederate High Command in a bedside ceremony. Donald A. Ramsey, executive commissioner, presented the honor as Williams rested, slightly chilled, after a whisky nip.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Confederate High Command
Donald A. Ramsey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Williams
Army program cuts stockade admissions
Army doctor reports a 76 percent drop in stockade admissions due to a program to weed out misfits and rehabilitate prisoners. The approach assesses cause before confinement, focusing on potential military material and substituting stockade for punishment where appropriate.
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FT. Sam Houston
Tex
Army
Stockades
Edwin T. Cooke
Army Medical Service School
Brooke Medical Center
Armed Forces Medical Journal
Cooke
United States
Liberty Island Power Outage Hits Small New York Enclave
Liberty Island in New York harbor suffered a lengthy blackout after a submarine cable from New Jersey was cut. Twelve residents who maintain the Statue of Liberty for the National Park Service faced candle use as repairs began amid sabotage suspicions.
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New York
Freedom
Liberty Island
New York Harbor
New Jersey
National Park Service
Noel Foster
Service Electric & Gas Co
Minister McNeill Dismissed By Georgia Presbytery
In Columbus Georgia the Rev Robert B McNeill pastor of the First Presbyterian church was dismissed by an eight member Southwest Georgia Presbytery judicial commission for unrest and disharmony among about 1200 members The action read by Rev Frank C King followed Look magazine publication of McNeills 1957 article on racial harmony The decision allows appeal to higher church bodies McNeill 44 says he is surprised and undecided about appeal He has led the church since 1952 and is married with two children
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Columbus, Ga
National Magazine
Robert B. McNeill
First Presbyterian Church
Southwest Georgia
Georgia
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S
Garrett Shackelford
McNeill
Presbytery
Robert B. McNeil
Birmingham
Ala
House Group to Probe Retired Generals Jobs with Military Suppliers
A House Armed Services subcommittee led by Rep. Hebert will open hearings around July 1 into whether retired generals or admirals hired by firms selling to the armed forces are chosen for their expertise or as lobbyists. The probe will also explore how equipment makers compete and influence defense decisions, amid broader concerns over post-retirement employment and possible political influence.
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Washington
Congress
House
Armed Services
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Pentagon
Hebert
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
Eisenhower
Airman Killed Enroute Home From Discharge
Richard Gerald Losthe 22, an airman first class discharged from Walker AFB New Mexico, was killed near Pampa when his car drifted asleep at the wheel and struck a parked telephone truck at 7:15 a.m. His body required cutting torches to be removed from the mangled car as he reportedly drove all night toward his home in Southport Indiana.
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Pampa
API
Indiana
Walker Air Force Base
New Mexico
Richard Gerald Losthe
Air Force
Highway
Dave Crossland
Southport
Ind
Losthe
Texans Believe People Honest After Lost Wallet Return
Kilgore Texas Mr and Mrs Clyde Morgan returned from a vacation to find Mrs Esther Hamilton of Fairmont West Virginia had found a purse containing 447 dollars at a Greensburg Pennsylvania service station. Mrs Morgan asked to keep 47 dollars and mail 400 dollars back, showing trust in strangers.
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Kilgore
Tex
Clyde Morgan
Ride In Race Car Ends in Tragic Death
Gwen ith Stetina, 25, received a ride in a midget race car on a dirt track when she fainted after exiting. She fell to the ground and was pronounced dead at a doctor's office. The incident occurred Sunday in Hamilton.
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Hamilton, Mac
Gwenith Stetina
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