Storms Pound Texas and Midwest in Wide Winter Remnants
Three storms across the nation brought destructive winds, snow and rain as spring began. Tornadoes and 75 mph winds hit Texas ports, injuring 12 and wrecking a country club in Baytown while Nederland saw five hospitalizations. Blizzard conditions swept eastern Colorado to the Dakotas, and rain and floods affected Louisiana and the Carolinas. In Washington, the Army seeks a portable anti tank weapon to replace heavy World War II era tanks.
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Texas
Baytown
Nederland
Kansas
Norther Plains
Mississippi Valley
Colorado
Minnesota
Dakotas
Arkansas
Missouri
Tinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Carolinas
Washington
Paul D. Adams
Five Years For Embezzler
Dolly Gee a 64 year old manager at Bank of America Chinatown branch received a five year prison term for embezzlement. U S District Judge Albert C Wollenberg denied parole despite noting her role in growing branch assets from 2 million to 12 million. The total embezzled amount is put at 340000.
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San Francisco
Dolly Gee
Bank of America
Chinatown
U.S
Albert C. Wollenberg
Miss Gee
Doctor Sent To See Flier Held In East Germany
United States Air Force surgeon Col. John A. Hennessen Jr. visited 1st Lt. Harold Welch and two fellow airmen held captive by the Soviets at a Magdeburg hospital. Welch, 24, of Detroit, was wounded after their RB-66 jet strayed into East German airspace during a training flight 11 days earlier.
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Berlin
UPS
United States
East Germany
U.S. Army
Air Force
John A. Hennessen Jr
Red Army
Magdeburg
Harold Welch
Detroit
U.S
Welch
New Ruby Lawyer Foreman Confident of New Trial
Jack Ruby gains Percy Foreman as chief counsel after three siblings fire Melvin Belli. Foreman, a leading Texas capital defense attorney, vows to seek a new trial for Ruby who was sentenced to death by a Dallas jury for killing Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Houston
Tex
Jack Ruby
Texas
Percy Foreman
National Association of Defense Attorneys
Melvin M. Belli
Ruby
Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Foreman
Belli
California
Burglars Drop In On Sardinia Dormitory Night Raid
Three burglars attempting a shop break in Sardinia ended up at a girls college dormitory after choosing the wrong door. They fled when confronted by 15 startled students in their nighties.
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Cagliari
Sardinia
Girls’ College
Season of Splendors Time of Rebirth Here
New York reports welcome spring as nationwide signs of renewal appear. Birds migrate back to California missions as robins arrive in Spring Valley Illinois and other towns greet warmer days. Nunnery tulip tree buds in New York City signal progress. 70 000 daffodils brighten Seattle storefronts. Continued on Page 12 Col. 4.
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New York
United States
Atlantic Coast
Great Plains
Sierras
Pacific
America
California
Mission San Juan Capistrano
St Joseph's Day
Spring Valley
Bill Savitch
Nashville
Tenn
Seattle
Wash
New York City
Small College Plan Approved By Presidents
Wisconsin college leaders approved a plan to establish small colleges in communities lacking higher education facilities. The nine state college presidents and some State Board members met in La Crosse, endorsing Angus Rothwell’s proposal to broaden institutions beyond existing colleges and the UW system.
Salinger May Enter California Senate Race
AP reports former White House press secretary Pierre Salinger flew home to California amid rumors he will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Clair Engle. He plans a news conference to announce whether he will seek the June primary and qualify under eligibility rules. Engle seeks re election despite brain surgery. Democratic leaders voiced surprise at Salinger’s potential candidacy and weighed the impact on a race already split between Engle and Alan Cranston.
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San Francisco
Pierre Salinger
Johnson
U.S. Senate
Salinger
Senate
California
Clair Engle
Engle
U.S
Ins
John F. Kennedy
Edmund G. Brown
Alan Cranston
Brown
Cranston
Winnebago County challenges CAB ruling on regional airport
Winnebago County petitions the Civil Aeronautics Board claiming examiner Edward Stodola ignored key evidence about Oshkosh and Lake Winnebago area air service. Attorney Robert C. Lester argues the findings do not address county convenience and traffic forecasts, contending the decision is erroneous. Continued on Page 12, Col. 2.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Edward T. Stodola
Winnebago County
Ths
Peti
Tion
CAB
Washington
Robert C. Lester
Oshkosh-Appleton
Lester
Stodola
Oshkosh
Lake Winnebago
Appleton
Gas Attendant Survives Rooftop Ride After Unpaid Bill
Gas station attendant Robert Huart, 37, grabbed a car roof at 60 mph in igoville France to stop a motorist who didn’t pay. He lost his grip and fell, injuring his ankle as the car sped away.
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Igoville
France
UPI
Robert Huart
Huart
Prince Charles Yanks in Attack on Cambodian Village
Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk alleges U.S. unitary advisers aided a South Vietnamese assault on Chantreau, killing 16 villagers. Reports note South Vietnamese fighters and armor, with three white men allegedly questioning prisoners. A Vietnamese air force L19 plane was claimed shot down. U.S. officials say it fell 40 miles west of Saigon, downed by gunfire.
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Phxom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S
Chantreau
Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Guerrilas
Parking Space Sign Says Unauthorized Use Is Contempt
Circuit Judge William J. Kirby posts a sign at the courthouse declaring unauthorized parking a contempt of court. He says he will not actually enforce the warning, despite the sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Atk
William J. Kirby
Kirby
North Central Appeals From Stodola Ruling
North Central Airlines appeals a CAB ruling by Edward T. Stodola that Appleton should continue landings without a new joint airport. The airline argues the decision wastes 3.8 million dollars and hampers a regional Oshkosh Appleton complex. Restates opposition to Greenville site serving Appleton traffic.
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North Central Airlines
CAB
Edward T. Stodola
Appleton
Stodoia
Oshkosh-Appleton
Outagamie
Greenville
Oshkosh
80 Cities Lose Out In Airline Bids
The Civil Aeronautics Board says eighty cities failed to qualify for local scheduled air service under its use it or lose it policy. Airports must average at least five passengers daily. Ashland Clintonville and Marshfield Wis are among those losing service.
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Washington
Cies
Wisconsin
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Alan S. Boyd
Boyd
Ashland
Clintonville
Marshfield
Wis
North Central Airlines
Khrushchev to visit Aswan for Nile diversion project
Cairo reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev will attend the May diversion of the Nile into a new channel for the Aswan Dam. The Mir is to be diverted May 15. project includes giant generators and rock fill work spans the river. Also, the Army assigns 400 mile range Pershing missiles to the U.S. 7th Army in West Germany for nuclear support.
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Cairo
Khrushchev
Nile
Aswan
Mir
Iself
Washington
Army
U.S. 7Th Army
West Germany
7Th Army
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Andrei Gromyko
Stockholm
Sweden
Gromyko
Texan New Ruby Lawyer
Percy
J.P. Evans
Baby Boy
Portland
Ore
Denver
AP Lakewood
George Reedy
White House
Tun
Reedy
Lincoln
England
Sally Vince
Sally
Andrew T. Hatcher
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