Compromise Nuclear Test Proposal Offered
Eisenhower and Macmillan propose a limited ban on small underground tests as a first step toward a total prohibition. They plan to present the idea to the Soviet Union at Geneva and seek a 90 day path to a broader treaty if there is goodwill, with a three power conference and ongoing talks for a Paris summit.
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Harold Macmillan
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Paris
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Eisenhower Says He Will Not Take Sides If Nixon Faces Challenge
President Eisenhower stated he would not publicly back any candidate if a major Republican challenged Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the 1960 GOP nomination. The remark frames potential intra party dynamics ahead of the race.
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UPI
Eisenhower
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President endorses Nixon at Gridiron Club dinner
The President said he would not favor Nixon over other Republicans and would not express a choice if there were two candidates. He endorsed Nixon in an off the record talk at a Gridiron Club dinner, with further details on Page 2.
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Navy Claims Polaris Sub Test Success
The Navy announced a near operational Polaris submarine missile test was largely successful with a moving launch from a ship observed. Early indications were positive though some observers noted anomalies in telemetry and a second stage appeared abnormal, while officials denied an explosion.
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Cape Canaveral
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United States
Soviet Union
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Mass Rally Demands Release of Arrested Leaders at Cape Town Station
In Cape Town a crowd of more than 30,000 Negroes massed at Caledon Square police station under armored cars. They booed a local constable and refused dispersal calls as Col Terblanche ordered businesses closed and police held the line. The march showcased tensions as demonstrators shouted Our country and America while demanding the release of recently arrested leaders.
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Liberal Party
Alex Lagume
South African Colored Peoples Congress
Albert Lathuli
African National Congress
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Verwoerd
Worcester
State Tax Group Sets April 3 Meeting In Madison
A state Citizens Tax Revision Committee meeting, the first since February, is scheduled for April 3 in Madison. Chairman Muller Upton of Beloit leads the group, which backs up to 150 million dollars in property tax relief and has stated that a surtax will not be part of any plan to overhaul Wisconsin tax structure.
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U N Council Opens Talks On Africa Situation
The United Nations Security Council moved to start an immediate debate on South Africa amid renewed racial tension. South Africa’s envoy withdrew from the council table after warning discussion could inflame racial strife at home as a 30,000 strong march reached a Cape Town police station.
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Two Miners Die In Mine Rock Slab Collapse
Jefferson City Tenn UPI report says two miners Luther V. Wagner 57 and Billy Tom Edmonds 21 were killed when a five ton rock slab fell from the ceiling 500 feet underground at the American Zinc Co mine. They were drilling with a pneumatic tool when the slab loosened.
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Jefferson City
Tenn
Castro Aid Denies Part In Air Flight
An aid to Fidel Castro denies involvement in an American flight to Cuba aimed at discrediting the U.S. government. The probe shows Schergales worked with Castro officials, while Rundquist was enlisted unknowingly.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
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William Schergales
Florida
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Schergales
Yhim
Orta
West Hollywood
Fla
Howard L. Rundquist
Miami
Matanzas
Damasio Montesino
Fulgencio Batista
Washington
Rundquist
U.S. Air Force
Military Investigation Department
Revamped Civil Rights Measure Returns to Senate
The Senate revisits civil rights legislation after the Judiciary Committee rewrites a House bill. Majority Leader Johnson plans to move to call it up while the panel sends back a revised measure amid a tense deadline and potential House delays.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Local Fort Worth Drug Store Promotes “Accuracy Counts”
A Fort Worth drug store displays a pharmacy department sign on the Fort Worth Stackboro Highway reading “Accuracy counts.” The upbeat banner emphasizes careful dispensation amid everyday retail operations.
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Flood Crisis Engulfs Nine State Midwest Region
Floodwaters from swollen rivers stretch across Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas. Hundreds of families are homeless and communities isolated as Army helicopters and National Guard rescue trapped residents.
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Pioneer V reports ring current 20,000 miles from Earth
NASA disclosed Pioneer V radioed back findings about a ring of electrical current far beyond Earth, supporting the solar wind theory. The 95 pound satellite, now over 214 million miles away, detected the ring near the sunward side, confirming prior probes and raising questions about radiation hazards for future manned flights.
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U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Darlington Floods and Wisconsin High Water Sweep State
Record rainfall and rapid snowmelt burst streams and highways across Wisconsin. Pecatonica River at Darlington crested at 16.3 feet early today, prompting basements to be emptied and streets blocked. Highways 59 24 and 83 faced closures as floodwaters rose and subsided with rain.
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Mercury
Darlington
Milwaukee
Waukesha County
Sheboygan
Two Picked For College Regent Board
Gov. Nelson appoints two 54 year old attorneys to the Board of State College Regents. William Bundy of Menomonie and Milton Mehlhouse of Lancaster will serve five year terms, replacing Robert Pierce and Harold Geyer. Bundy, UW 1959 graduate, chairs a youth recreation center. Mehlhouse, UW alumnus, taught in New London and Clintonville before joining the board hopeful.
Khrushchev Tours Lille After Banner Protest Outside Prefecture
Khrushchev faced a 10 foot banner depicting bloodied hammer and sickle as anti communist demonstrators gathered outside Lille prefecture. He waved to cheering crowds before departing for a woolen mill visit, with two planned stops cut from his day itinerary.
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France
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Budapest
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Khrushchev
Ex-Convicts Found Guilty In Four Slayings
An all male jury in Garden City Kansas found ex convicts Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith guilty of murdering the Clutter family. They were sentenced to death by hanging. The killers admitted planning to wipe out witnesses after breaking into the Clutter home in Holcomb last November 13. The motive cited was robbery yielding $30 in cash a portable radio and binoculars.
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Perry Edward Smith
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Herbert Clutter
Eisenhower
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Holcolomb
Soviet Supreme Soviet to Convene May 5
Moscow report says the Presidium of the USSR announces that the Supreme Soviet will convene on May 5. No agenda details were released. The brief notice provides minimal information on the session.
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