Israel Moves Troops Toward Egypt Frontier
Cairo reports indicate Israeli forces are shifting south from Beersheba toward the Sinai to counter Egyptian concentrations near the front. Al Ahram notes attempts to occupy Tawafi village and warns of possible two front action if fighting resumes on Syria or Egypt frontiers. Maj. Gen. Faisal says the Syrian based army remains on alert.
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Cairo
Negev
Beersheba
Sinai Peninsula
Israel
Suez Canal
Sea of Galilee
Tawafi
al Ahram
Gamal Faisal
Syria
Egypt
United Arab Republic
United Nations
U. N
Demilitarized Zone
Pressure grows for resumption of atomic tests
Washington reports mounting pressure to resume underground nuclear tests later this year if disarmament talks with Russia falter. Officials say a voluntary testing ban could hold through late summer or fall, but a wider gamble looms beyond that window. Negotiations in Geneva and Paris aim to establish an international inspection system. Meanwhile scientists prepare preliminary steps, such as tunnels at Nevada, in case orders come.
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Washington
Russia
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Britain
Geneva
Paris
Nevada
Eisenhower
Navy Crewmen Missing After Destroyer Sinks Off Virginia
Five sailors remain missing after the Daly and two other destroyers on a sea trial voyage off Cape Henry were involved in a sudden capsize. One crewman died and five were rescued as search efforts continued 200 miles offshore.
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Navy
Norfolk
Atlantic
Virginia
Daly
Cape Henry
Newport Naval Base
Nicholas A. Cataluca
Beacon
N. Y
Robert A Carlson
Holcomb St
West Haven
Nine Nazi youths back in school in Kansas City
Nine high school boys in Kansas City were reinstated after suspension for Nazi gang membership at Southeast and East High schools. Three remained under suspension. The Nazi clubs were exposed following a January 28 synagogue bombing that caused ten thousand dollars in damage. The students denied involvement and will attend lectures on human rights and American citizenship while pledging not to join Nazi groups again.
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Kansas City
Mo. Upi
Southeast
East
Kehilath Israel
Woman Ends British Walk Looks To America
Dr Barbara Moore finished a 1200 mile coast-to-coast march across Britain departing John O Groats and welcomed by about 10000. She plans a solo coast to coast trek in the United States, aims to leave soon on her own funds and visa.
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Land’s End
England
Barbara Moore
Britain
United States
John O'Groats
Scotland
Dr Moore
Albany orders 80 hour training for new local police
Gov Rockefeller mandated a minimum of 80 hours of training for local police officers appointed after July 1. The 17 subject program covers law, court procedure, juveniles, public relations, firearms, and defensive tactics. Local departments must pass final exams to qualify for permanent positions under the Municipal Police Training Council.
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Albany
Rockefeller
Municipal Police Training Council
State Council
Charles C. McCloskey
Chautauqua County
New York City
Tansit Authority
Two Hits One Miss In U S Missile Test Shots
U S missile teams on both coasts reported a double success at Cape Canaveral with a Jupiter and a Polaris finishing in good form, while at Vandenberg the Discoverer IX failed to reach orbital velocity. Navy and Sandia probes also conducted launches along the California coast.
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U. S
Associated Press
Cape Canaveral
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg
Air Force
California
Florida Cape
Atlantic
Army
Navy
Sandia Corp
Point Arguewvo
Senate OKs School Aid Bill Amid House Clash Looms
The Senate approved a $1834,000,000 school aid bill funding classroom construction and teacher salaries by a 51 to 34 vote. House opponents plan to pare funds to construction only and President Eisenhower would veto the bill if passed in its current form. The measure bases grants on school-age population with no first-year match, and a later year cost-sharing formula.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Salares
National Education Association
Everett Inf Dirksen
R-N
Co-ops Seek Farmer Testimony in Milk Hearing
Three major milk cooperatives called for testimony from six farmers at a federal hearing in Elmira to show local support for bulk milk pricing proposals. The session resumes in Utica Tuesday as farmers from the area cannot travel. The groups favor farm based prices under Federal Marketing Order 27 while one coop backs plant based pricing. Preliminary testimony closed after a 26 page report was admitted over handlers objections with Hyde weighing the report for the Agriculture Department.
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Elmira 4
Utica
L. 3 Department of Agriculture
New York-New Jersey
Upstate
Cooperatne
G. Osmond Hyde
Washington
Hyde
Agricnlture Department
Campbell Scores $50,000 Hole in One at Palm Springs
Joe Campbell, a New York City pro, holed out on the 205-yard fifth at Tamarisk to win a $50,000 prize in the Palms Springs desert class. The ace came from a three-iron shot that split the cup, witnessed by only a few spectators in the tournament early round.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Joe Campbell
New York City
Palmi Springs
Campbell
Tamarisk
German Showdown Sought By Communist Alliance
A Bolivian airliner crash near Cochabamba killed 59 aboard including 43 adults and 10 children. Pilot Joaquin Lobos led the Lloyd Aereo Boliviano DC4 as it went down soon after takeoff en route to La Paz. cause undetermined. The other item notes Khrushchev and Warsaw Pact leaders backing a German problem showdown at the East-West Summit on May 1 and hints at possible secret decisions.
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Daly
Newport
Young
Cotton
Hampton Roads
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Alabama
Coast Guard
Little Creek
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Navy
LA Paz
Bolivia
Lloyd Aereo Boliviano
Cochabamba
Joaquin Lobos
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
East German Democratic Republic
West Berlin
Khburshchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Ewope
Asia
West
Orward
Paris
Escaped Convict Surrenders To State Police
Carl Conklin 22 of Valois walked into a State Police sub station near Corning and gave himself up. He had escaped from a Florida prison farm January 30 with another man and said he had 36 days left of a one year forgery sentence. He claimed breakup was due to harsh road gang work and said he and the other fugitive fled to Harrisburg after evading Florida police.
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Batavia UW
Florida
Carl Conklin
Valois
Schuyler County
Corning
Tie
Orange County
Orlando
Fia
Frank Wagner
Conklin
Wagner
Harrisburg
Hunts Point Expenditure Under Fire For Cleanup Day Refreshments
State examiner criticized Hunts Point Washington for spending 2905 on refreshments for a cleanup day. The item covered four cases of beer and several cases of soft drinks, drawing scrutiny of municipal expenditures.
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Olympia
Wash
Hunts Point
Prendergast Wins Delegate Battle Over Insurgents
The New York Democratic leadership rejected insurgent plans for selecting national convention delegates. State Chairman Michael H. Prendergast backed a two tier method giving 54 delegates with half votes chosen by the state committee and 86 with full votes via district primaries, shifting momentum away from Carmine G. DeSapio and the Lenman Finletter Roosevelt faction. New York will have 114 votes at the convention.
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New York
Vpi
Michael H. Prendergast
Prendergast
Carmine G. DeSapio
Tammany Hall
Manhattan
Herbert H. Lehman
U. S
Thomas K. Finletter
Air Force
Frankin D. Roosevelt
Finletter
Democratic State Committee
State Committee
Leach
DeSapio
Rep
Edna Kelly
New York State
Accident Toll Higher in 1959
The National Safety Council reports 1959 fatalities at 91,500 Americans, with 9,300,000 injured and economic loss totaling 12.6 billion. Deaths rose 1 percent from 1958, led by traffic with 37,800 deaths, followed by home, work, and public accidents.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Gunfire Near Soviet Cuban Exposition Prompts Arrests
In Havana near the Fine Arts Palace gunfire erupted as Anastas Mikoyan and Fidel Castro prepared to open the Soviet trade exposition. Two men were arrested on sabotage charges while police pursued suspects amid shouting and martial music. The opening was delayed slightly as crowds watched and officials signaled a new era in trade talks.
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Havana
Pi—I
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Osvaldo Dorticos
Wihoyan
Dordeos
Mit
Hacara Pace Radio Quncing
Aleo- Yan
Fidel Castro
Cuba
National Bank
Ernesto Guevara
Air Force
Chier
Juan Almeida
Mikoyan
Russia
Moscow
Choyans
U.S
Washington
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Clarkson to Build New Engineering Building
Clarkson University in Potsdam announces a $434 million engineering and science laboratory building. Construction is slated to start in May.
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Clarkson
Potsdamum
Clarkson College of Technology
Call Off Test of Rocket Ship at Edwards AFB
The Air Force canceled the UP-Powered flight No. 5 of the X15 rocket ship at Edwards Air Force Base California just one minute before drop time. Technical difficulties were cited though the exact cause was not explained.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
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