Fall From Pole Kills Aerialist in Shrine Circus
Yetta Grotofent 42, of the Wallendas circus family, died after a 50 foot fall during a Shrine Circus solo act in Omaha. She tumbled backward as the pole swung, watched by 4,666 spectators, the third troupe member to die from a fall in 16 months. Autopsy results awaited. investigators consider possible fainting or medical cause. The Wallendas plan to continue performances in Lewiston Maine as brother‑in‑law Karl Wallenda leads the troupe.
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Omaha Civic Auditorium
Omaha
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Yetta Grotofent
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Yetta
Dieter Schepp
Richard Faughnan
Detroit
Portland
Maine
Karl Wallenda
Karl
Herman
Gunther
Lewiston
George Sullivan
Kristensen
Equestrians
Circus fall seen as part of act shocks Omaha audience
Mrs Frank Scott reports Yetta, a Shrine Circus performer, losing footing on a swaying pole and tumbling after hitting a guy wire. She describes the quiet, stunned crowd as witnesses rushed to help while her family watched in disbelief and fear for the rest of the show.
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Associated Press
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Yetta
Shrine Circus
Tom
Goats Rampage At National Guard Armory
Puzzled New Pleasant Grove residents learned of a quirky incident at the National Guard armory where three goats rammed the front door last Monday and a similar trio struck again on Thursday.
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Dallas
UPI
National Guard
New Pleasant Grove
Voice Concern Over State Aids
Madison officials warn of a budget stalemate that could cut off state education and welfare aids by July 1. Angus Rothwell seeks a $37.4 million rise to fund 107000 new students. a tax deadlock threatens $45 million in welfare and school aid, with likely local tax impacts and chaotic consequences if action stalls.
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China Calls Nikita Hindrance to Unity
Hong Kong sources report Red China's leaders say there is no hope for unity in the Communist world while Khrushchev remains in power. The denunciation campaign began after Khrushchev rejected Mao’s March 31 invitation to visit Peking to discuss the Soviet Chinese ideological rift.
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Arrest Syrian Gunmen Threaten Armenian Archbishop
Damascus reports Interior Minister Amin El Hafez says police have arrested gunmen who tried to assassinate Archbishop Shawarsh Kouyoumjian, head of the Armenian Orthodox Church in Syria. The interception follows a dramatic attack on religious leadership and underscores ongoing security concerns in Damascus.
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Damascus
Syria
Amin el Hafez
Shawarsh Kouyoumjian
Kennedy Sees Budget Cut Harmful to Jobs and Economy
President Kennedy warned that a $5 billion cut in the federal budget would cost about a million jobs and erase gains from proposed tax reductions. He argued for carefully targeted spending and a balanced approach, opposing large cuts while stressing the tax plan fits a broader economic objective.
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Wisconsin Unemployment Claims Sink for Seventh Week
MADISON AP The State Industrial Commission said unemployment compensation claims filed in Wisconsin last week totaled 37 097, down from 41 607 the prior week. It marked the seventh straight week of declines in claims.
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Wisconsin
Sloppy Work Plagued Sub Nine Months During Overhaul
Navy inquiry resumes into the Thresher sinking as crew testify that nine months of overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard included very sloppy work and faulty valve labeling. Testimony cites backward check valves and mis-placed relays among other mechanical malfunctions. Navy sonar crews search the North Atlantic for the submarine hull east of Cape Cod while officers, including Lt McCoole on temporary leave, discuss prior high pressure air system troubles aboard Thresher. Retired official William D Ryan dies in Madison at 69 after a heart attack.
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Navy Court of Inquiry
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Cape Cod
Frank J de Stefano
Martlard
Conn
Threshers
Chamge
de Stefano
Atti Ect
Raymond Sb McCoole
Thresher
McCoole
Box labeled atom bomb turns out to be cookies
A box delivered to Lancaster California's sheriff's office contained a note claiming an atom bomb would go off at 4 p.m. Deputies moved it to the desert and evacuated as a bomb expert opened the container. Inside was another box with cookies.
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Lancaster. Calif
UPI
Sheriff's Office
Los Angeles
Storms Cause Damage Across Wisconsin With Hail And Wind
Showers and thunderstorms swept Wisconsin overnight causing damage in several areas. Rain totals reached up to 0.75 inches with hail reported in some sectors and a freight train like wind gust in the Green Bay area. A plane at Nicolet airport was wrecked and a barn roof torn away while trees poles and power lines fell in Ozaukee and Washington counties. A house in Union Town Eau Claire County was struck by lightning and a Hash incident damaged walls and an electric blanket. Damages estimated at 1000 dollars. Heaviest rainfall occurred near Beloit Rockford 0.76 inches. Cold night with lows around 32 in Superior Duluth. More light rainfall reported in Wausau Madison and Milwaukee regions. The day’s high and other readings noted.
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Texas
GOP Proposal All That's Left
Madison assembly debates over Reynolds tax bill as GOP push continues. The tax plan faces resistance from Democrats and some Republicans while a bare bones budget and compromise are discussed. Speaker Haase notes possible revenue talks and limits on spending.
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API
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Republican Steamroller
John Reynolds
Mira Charges Kennedy Gave Fidel Immunity
In a 6500 word resignation letter Mira Cardona accuses President Kennedy of granting Fidel Castro absolute immunity amid Khrushchev designs. The split Cuban Revolutionary Council saw Muire leave after a 4 hour session as nine members supported him, no successor chosen, while Manoel Antonio Verona Mire supports expanding exile ties.
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