Republicans Open Parley in Milwaukee Convention
Wisconsin Republicans opened their annual convention backed by the national committee to endorse a U S Senate candidate and state constitutional officers, and draft a platform for victory in the fall. Meade Alcorn said the national party would provide full support. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was described as vulnerable by GOP leaders. Three candidates seek the endorsement, including Roland J. Steinle of Milwaukee.
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Senate
Meade Alcorn
Washington, D. C
Republican National Committee
GOP
National Organization
Wisconsin
Proxmire
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kans
William Proxmire
Roland J. Steinle
Milwaukee
Argentine navy attacks unidentified submarine off Patagonian coast
President Frondizi announced that on May 21 an Argentine squadron attacked an unidentified submarine northeast of Puerto Cracker in the Golfo Nuevo. After four depth charge blows and failed recognition attempts, ships searched the area and believed the submarine was sunk or damaged.
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Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Patagonian
Frondizi
Puerto Cracker
Golfo Nuevo Gulf
Fire Kills Two Children at Anaham Indian Hospital in Canada
A blaze at the Anaham Indian reserve hospital in British Columbia killed twelve children and injured many others after two explosions. Sister Mary of the Cross suffered severe burns attempting rescues as volunteers and locals fought the fire with limited equipment. One child was saved. many victims were flown to Williams Lake for care.
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Williams Lake
B. C
Anaham Indian Reserve
British Columbia
Cariboo
Sister Mary of the Cross
Missionary Sisters of Christ the King
Anaham Reserve
Canada
Vancouver
Mary of the Cross
Joseph W. McKenzie
Framingham
Mass
Pfc
Joseph Abcott
Grindstone
Gunfire Kills Eight in Day of Panama Rioting
Eight people died in Panama City during a day of rioting as students clashed with National Guard troops. Sixty-one others were wounded. Police said three teenage students were among the dead.
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Panama
National Guard
Panama City
Ernesto de la Guardia Jr
National University
See the Invisible Fish at Parasiliti Shoe Repair
Barnum style Toledo shop Parasiliti displays an aquarium with a sign See the Invisible Fish. Owner Sam Parasiliti claims the tank holds only water yet it attracts few visitors and spark curiosity in passersby.
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Toledo
Ohio
Court to Decide Future of Peron
Argentinian courts will decide if exiled dictator Juan Peron may return under a general amnesty bill signed by President Arturo Frondizi. The law grants broad amnesty for political and labor crimes and is linked to Frondizi’s election victory aided by Peronist followers.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Congress
Peron
Two Die As Hancock Refinery Explosions Burn Unchecked
In Long Beach California a series of blasts at the Hancock Oil Co refinery caused rivers of burning oil and gasoline. Two men, James W. Edwards and Woodward Langford, died as flames raged through the 10 acre plant while four hundred patients were evacuated from Long Beach General Hospital and nearby Air Force Base. The blaze continued through the night with officials predicting it would burn until the oil was gone.
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Long Beach
Calif
Hancock Oil Co
Long Beach General Hospital
Long Beach Air Force Base
James W. Edwards
Woodward Langford
Lebanon asks United Nations Security Council to act
Lebanon asks an urgent Security Council meeting to consider its complaint that the United Arab Republic interference worsens Lebanon's civil strife. Beirut cites UAR infiltration, arms supplies, and broadcasts, noting over 200 killed as pro Western President Camille Chamoun's government stays in power.
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N.Y
Lebanon
U.N. Security Council
Wasser
United Arab Republic
Council
Charles S. A. Ritchie
Canada
Cairo
Arab League
U.A.R
Beirut
U.S
Robert MacClintock
United States
Soviet Union
Iraq
Camille Chamoun
U.N
Karim Askoul
Damascus
Algerian Junta Sets Up Regime in Algeria
A civilian military junta in Algiers established a 40-member Committee of Public Safety to govern Algeria and demand Gen. Charles de Gaulle return to power in Paris. Massu and Cherif Sidcara co chair the body, which vows to stay in office until De Gaulle takes command. Paris reports say Pflimlin seeks constitutional reforms amid Tunisian unrest and defiant Algerian forces.
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Algiers
Algeria
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Gen. de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Jacques Massu
Pfilimsin
Cherif Sidcara
Felix Gaillard
Salan
Jacques Soustele
Jleacer
Soustelle
Henri Lorillot
Pierre Pflimlin
Lorillot
Pierre’ Pflimlin
National Assembly
Pilimlin
Fime
Tunisia
Jean-Pierre Benard
Tunis
Pflimlin
Committee of Public Safety
Lpt
Wide Area Hit By Fire and Blast At Shell Plant
A suburban shotgun shell plant in Carlsbad, California, caught fire and exploded before dawn. Two blasts shook a wide area, hurled a sheriff's deputy about 40 feet, and shattered windows in surrounding buildings. Deputy Lefty Willis was bruised but unharmed. damage was estimated at 20,000 to 40,000 dollars.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lefty Willis
Carlsbad Ammunition Co
Eight Ajax missiles explode at New Jersey Nike base
Investigators probe a Nike base near Middletown after eight Ajax missiles detonated in a chain reaction blast killing 10 people and scattering warheads across the countryside. The incident injured three and left many bodies unidentifiable while officials note all eight missiles left their launch area.
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Middletown
N.J
N. J
Nike
Military Aid in Six Months Nearly Billion
President Eisenhower reported that nearly a billion dollars in weapons and military equipment were shipped to overseas allies in the last six months of 1957. The deliveries lifted total military aid since 1950 to 17 billion, with 45 percent going to the Far East, 30 percent to Europe, and the rest elsewhere. Weapons included tanks artillery armored vehicles ammunition ships and jet aircraft. He warned that weapons alone cannot ensure security and emphasized broader development in economy education and social institutions. He submitted a Sipaze report highlighting economic aid projects such as power dams in South Korea Formosa and Turkey highway work in Viet Nam a railroad plan in India and other surveys and studies for regional development.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Far East
Lery
Sut Eisenhower
Free World
United States
South Korea
Formosa
Turkey
Vietnam
India
Blue Nile River
Ethiopia
Afghanistan
Sudan
Nepal
Improvement Shown By Cardinal Stritch
Rome reports Cardinal Stritch continues to show slight improvement after another restful night. Doctors’ morning bulletin states his condition tending toward slight improvement following a stroke that partially paralyzed him. He is recovering from the amputation of his right arm caused by a blood clot.
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Rome
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Bullettin
Chicago
Ike’s New Air Proposals Get Quick Support
Senator A S Monroney of Oklahoma and United Airlines safety director Carl Christensen backed President Eisenhower’s five point air safety proposals. Monroney urged round the clock performance to eliminate dangers in current airways while Christensen echoed that no single solution exists as jet traffic rises and airspace congestion grows. The high speed jet era will see more planes than today, with projections doubling by 1965.
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Washington
Christensen
Airways Modernization Board
Permitted to Hold Crowley in Tokyo Citadel Case
In Tokyo a district court allowed the procurator’s office to detain former Yale football star Joseph Crowley for 10 days without charges over the death of his brother in law T A D Jones. Crowley, 48, may be kept incommunicado, with no access to attorneys. Jones, 45, was the son of Yale football coach Tad Jones. The investigation could extend another 10 days if needed. Crowley and Frederick Kissinger arrived May 5 to review an oil tanker purchase. Jones’ body was found three days later. autopsy attributed death to a cerebral hemorrhage from an outside force.
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Tokyo
Yale
Joseph Crowley
T. A. D. Jones
Crowley
Jones
Tad Jones
Kenjiro Furkawa
Maryland
Frederick Kissinger
Parole Sought By Girl's Slayer In Wisconsin
Michael McCormick, 19, who received 14 to 25 years in 1956 for the slaying of Theresa Van Der Horst, applied for parole Thursday. The Kaukauna case involved striking her with a shell casing and hiding her body in a basement cubby hole at his grandmother's home. a parole-board hearing is set for June 2.
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Waupax
Wis
Michael McCormick
Kaukauna
Vorth
Theresa van der Horst
State
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