Eight Killed In Crossing Rails
Berlin Conn AP says a New Haven Rail Road passenger train struck a station wagon at an unprotected Norton Lane crossing killing Mrs Emily Whitaker and seven foster children aged 6 to 14 plus another adult. The wreck hurled the car into Silver Lake as divers hunted for bodies.
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Halleck to keynote Wisconsin GOP state meet
Rep. Charles Halleck was named the keynote speaker for Wisconsin's State Republican Convention in Milwaukee in May 2021. Claude Jasper, state GOP chairman, said Halleck was chosen by the party executive committee. Sam Hayes was named state convention chairman and a farmers action committee will be formed with county and district representatives.
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Nasser Attacks Jordan and Iraq in Damascus Speech
UAR President Gamal Abdel Nasser denounced Jordanian rulers and Iraq’s regime of Premier Abdel Karim Hussein in a rally near Damascus. He accused Anglo American forces of opposing Arab nationalism and warned that Arab nationalism would prevail in Iraq.
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America
Motley to Lead U S Chamber of Commerce
Arthur H. Motley president of Parade Publications Inc. New York was chosen as the next president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. He will take office May 4 at the annual meeting, succeeding Erwin D. Canham who becomes chairman of the board. Motley, 59, forecasts continued favorable business trends and an economy near 525 billion dollars in output by year end. He supports Eisenhower’s balanced budget and removal of the federal bond interest ceiling. Motley is a Minneapolis native and University of Minnesota graduate. He and his wife Helene Bishop reside in Larchmont New York.
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Parade Publications Inc
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Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
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Helene Bishop
New York City
Larchmont, N.Y
Atlantic Coast Line Train Runs Dry in Bluff City
An ACL passenger train ran out of fuel in Bluff City X, C. and the crew bought 300 gallons of diesel from a local firm to reach Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Johnson Offers Deal in Debate On Civil Rights
In Washington Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson urged ending round the clock Senate sessions if Southern lawmakers agree to civil rights votes. He clashed with Sen. Spessard Holland who mocked the move as sponge throwing. Holland warned nonstop sessions threaten senators health as Johnson pressed for votes on civil rights measures.
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Florida
United States Blasts Castro Over Provocative Cuba Charges
Washington accuses Fidel Castro of irresponsible charges linking the U S to a Havana harbor munitions explosion. Secretary Herter rebukes the Cuban diplomat as State Department expresses sympathy for survivors and offers aid, while Cuba denounces the U S in state media.
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New Hampshire Votes as Primary Campaign Opens
Voters in Concord cast ballots as Nixon and Kennedy vie for momentum in the nations first presidential primary. Herbert Klein noted voting hours from 8 pm with heavy snowfall affecting turnout and public meetings fueling debate ahead of the April 3 primary.
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East Cold Persists Across the Nation
Cold weather dominated the eastern half of the United States with some moderation in places east of the Mississippi. Temperatures remained well below normal in Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Illinois Indiana and Kentucky with frigid readings and snow flurries in the Northeast.
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Wisconsin Primaries Shift Spotlight in Presidential Race
Municipal primaries in Wisconsin drew attention away from the presidential nomination race but did not deter Sen. Hubert Humphrey from continuing his campaign. Prominent Democrats Rep. Henry Reuss and State Sen. Henry Maier dominated Milwaukee mayoral race coverage as the contest heated up.
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Milwaukee
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Stephen Krysiak
Krysiak
Chrysler
Negro man tied and beaten in racist attack in Houston
Felton Turner, 27, told police masked white youths dragged him from a car, gagged him, beat him with chains, and hung him from a tree by his heels in a racially motivated assault. He freed himself, sought help, and was treated for head wounds and multiple cuts.
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Felton Turner
Mnight
Jefferson Davis ‘Hospital
Turner
Police II
Breckenridge Porter
Texas Southern University
Milwaukee mayoral race grows with Bowmen entry
Three entrants, including former Republican County Chairman George Bowman, join Milwaukee's nonpartisan mayoral race. The field also features two lesser known candidates amid municipal contests and several judicial primaries in other cities.
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George Bowman
Millwaukee
FireKills Three in Japanese Mental Hospital Blaze
A hospital for the mentally ill in Toruyama, Japan, was destroyed by an early morning fire. Three patients died in the blaze and several others were reported missing as rescue units searched the rubble. Local officials launched an investigation into the cause of the fire and containment failures.
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Buried Ten From Downed B25 Flight in New Guinea
At Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St Louis, ten of 190 crew members from a B25 Mitchell crash in New Guinea May 2, 1933 were interred. The wreckage, found in 1938 after a native report, was identified by dog tags and baggage. Chaplains from Scott Air Force Base led a service attended by 12 of the 673rd Bomb Squadron and 24 relatives.
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Alfred J. Alley
Scott Air Force Base
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Eisenhower to Address Nation on South America Trip
President Eisenhower returns from a 15,500 mile swing through Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Networks plan a 15 minute radio TV report at 6 p.m. CST. He faces Senate civil rights filibusters and a stalled legislative agenda.
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South America
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Senate
Admiral Rickover to Receive Willkie Leadership Award
Washington reports Adm. Hyman G. Rickover chief developer of the atomic submarine has been chosen to receive the first annual Wendell L. Willkie leadership award for public service and leadership.
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