De Gaulle Weighs Clemency for Ex General Jouhaud
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle hinting at possible clemency for ex General Edmond Jouhaud amid ongoing Algerian crisis. A cabinet briefing stated Jouhaud urged Salan to halt violence and accept Algerian independence as authorities assess national interests.
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France
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Rome Ghetto Clashes Amid Election Tensions
Extra police patrol Rome's Jewish quarter after two nights of fighting between Jews and Fascists during the municipal election campaign. Tear gas drove back youths as Italian Social Movement rally cars sparked street clashes near the old ghetto and synagogues.
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Food Shortages in East Germany Reported by Party
Berlin reports that Neues Deutschland admits serious food shortages across East Germany amid a summit on economic woes. The paper cites milk targets unmet in Karl Marx Stadt and notes shortfalls in Erfurt Halle Magdeburg and other centers with long lines at stores.
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Neubrandenburg
Air France sued for gross negligence over fatal crash
Atlanta dentists Drs Hope Harvey Payne Jr and Robert Payne file a $250,000 damages suit in U S District Court alleging willful misconduct and gross negligence in the Sun day crash that killed 130 in France. They claim the Boeing 707 was overloaded and not airworthy.
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Air France
France
U. S. District Court
Hope Harvey Payne Jr
Robert Payne
Annette Sneson Payne
Eight eliminated in first session of national spelling bee
Washington reports eight of the 70 contestants were eliminated in the tense open of the 35th annual national spelling bee. After six rounds and 382 words, the event paused for lunch in a downtown hotel ballroom as young spellers from across the country faced early rounds that were described as comparatively easy. The first to go was Janet Silverbla tt, 13, from Coral Gables Florida, misspelling loneliest in Round One.
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Spelling Bee
Janet Silverblatt
Coral Gables
Fla
Soviet Bloc Leaders Meet to Discuss Economic Problems
Soviet bloc premiers and party chiefs meet in Moscow to map responses to farm, industry, and trade issues amid rising Common Market influence. Albania is omitted. observers note agricultural lag and prices rising to fund farming and machinery.
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East Germany
Czechoslovakia
American Horse Wins At Epsom Derby
American horse trained by Raymond Guest of New York wins the 183rd Epsom Derby at Ascot England beating 25 rivals in the 1 1 2 mile Classic. Arcor takes second with Le Cantilien third as Guest’s horse from 22 to 1 triumphs over a five nation field delivering a purse near 97404 dollars.
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Raymond Guest
New York
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le Cantilien
Noted Naturalist Beebe Dies In Trinidad
Dr. William Beebe 84, famed naturalist and explorer, died Monday night at the tropical research station he founded in Port of Spain in 1945. He was known for bathysphere ocean descents in the 1930s, including a Bermuda dive to 3 028 feet, a record for nearly four years. He authored 22 books and had about 100 species named after him.
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New York Zoological Society
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Bermuda
Neary
Probed Cheating Halts Diploma Distribution at LIU
Long Island University chief announces an investigation into rumored final exam cheating. Diplomas will be withheld until the matter is resolved as commencement approaches. The probe started after reports that exams were stolen and circulated before testing.
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Long Island University
John C. Baiardi
Romania Ships Tractors to Cuba for Sugar Cane Harvest
Havana radio reports Romania has shipped the first of 1500 specially built tractors for Cuba. The units are climate adapted and prepared for automatic sugar cane cutters. Cuba expects more tractors before next year's harvest. Romania supplied 2000 tractors last year.
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Nixon Wins California GOP Primary By Wide Margin
Nixon swept conservative Joseph C Shell by about 70 percent in California's GOP primary and prepared to face incumbent Democratic Gov. Edmund G Brown in a hard fought general election. Brown leads the Democrats with strong statewide support as Kennedy and Eisenhower sources weigh in, while Goldwater's role is downplayed. Shell pledged to back principles, signaling a conservative split within the party. Nixon pledged four years as governor and sought party unity ahead of the November vote.
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Hell
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John H. Rousselot
Baldwin Park
Edgar Hiestand
Burbank
H.L. Richardson
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Los Angeles County
Bus Riders Trapped By Downed Wires In Syracuse
Twenty eight passengers on a Greyhound bus were trapped for about an hour after the vehicle knocked down power lines and met 4000 volts of electricity in Syracuse. One passenger was slightly injured when the bus hit a pole and two high tension cables. Walter Wojcik of Springfield Mass was hospitalized for back examination while others were moved to a different bus.
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Joseph Palla
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Rail Workers Win 10.25 Cent Wage Rise in End to Dispute
About 450000 non-operating railroad workers nationwide will receive a one year wage increase totaling 10.25 cents per hour. The retroactive portions cover 4 cents from February 1 and 6.28 cents from May 1. Union leaders say they achieved a negotiated settlement after a presidential fact finding board.
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Carrers
George E. Leights
Carrel
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James Ek. Wolfe
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Ure Railroads
Kennedy
Idustry
Welle
Catholic bishop denounces Titov for space God remark
The Albany bishop denounces Gherman Titov for saying God does not exist because he did not see God in outer space. The charge was voiced in a Mt St Mary’s College speech prepared for his audience. The remark insulted religious sensibilities and intelligence.
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Mt. St. Mary's College
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