Half Million Afghans Cheer Ike in Kabul
In Kabul crowds estimated at about 500000 greeted President Eisenhower as his convoy moved through the streets. Afghan and foreign officials welcomed him after his jetliner arrived with Afghan Mig-17 escorts overhead. Eisenhower and King Mohammed Zahir then met at the mountainside palace before a royal open car procession through Kabul.
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Afghanistan
UPI
Eisenhower
Secret Service
Pasadena
Mohammed Zahir
Bagram
Pakistan
New Delhi
Boston Symphony to Tour Far East in May
Boston's Symphony Orchestra will begin a six to eight weeks tour of the Far East next May. The program includes appearances at the Osaka festival in Japan and other Japanese cities, plus stops in the Philippines Formosa and Korea.
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Symphony
Far East
Osaka
Japan
Philippines
Formosa
Korea
New Delhi Beggar Resents Ike Visit Disruptions
Report describes Ram Singh and other beggars driven from public squares as police clear streets for President Eisenhower. The piece contrasts palatial Raisina Hill views with Old Delhi slums and sacred cows roaming near fruit stalls, noting sleep disruption for the homeless during the visit.
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New Delhi
UPI
Ram Singh
Eisenhower
Old Delhi
Cuban anti Castro band leader gets 30 years in Cuba
In Pinar del Rio Frank Austin Young 38 of Miami received 30 years for leading an anti Castro band. He said he would rather be shot than serve the sentence and predicted the regime would last about 30 more weeks. Peter Lambeton 24 Nas sau native got 25 years for band activities. Rafael del Pino 33 Miami Cuban-born American was sentenced to 30 years for flying anti-government Cubans out of the country.
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Frank Austen Young
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Fla
Cuba
Young
Peter John Lambeton
Nassau
Havana
Rafael del Pino
De Gaulle Heads to Senegal for French Community Meeting
Charles de Gaulle to fly to Senegal to preside over the executive council of the French community with talks set on economic and said matters at the two day meeting. Malta could gain status as an Allied base as Cyprus nears independence with Colonial Secretary Iain MacLeod in discussions.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Senegal
West Africa
London
Malta
Italy
Africa
Cyprus
Iain MacLeod
Toll Soars to 108 in Atlantic Gales
A five day North Sea storm battered Europe as 108 sailors were dead or missing. The 1,719 ton Elfrida overturned off Norway with 20 crew, two life boats found, six bodies recovered, and rescue planes still searching. Royal RAF helicopters saved seven crew from North Carr lightship. eight lifeboat crewmen drowned trying to reach a drifting lightship.
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Europe
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Norway
Oslo
Buffalo
Oslofjord
Norwegian Air-Sea Rescue Service
North Carr
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Merkur
Vasaholm
Honolulu Newsman Sets Sleepless Record Then Collapses
Tom Rounds, 23, news director at KPOT Honolulu, claimed a new sleepless-hours record of 203 hours 44 minutes 40 seconds before collapsing. After a phone talk with NYC DJ Peter Tripp, who held 201 hours 37 minutes, Tripp congratulated him and offered tips that failed to prevent the collapse shortly after.
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Honolulu
UPI
Tom Rounds
KPOT
Tripp
Americans Escape Cuba Death Trials End in 30 Year Sentences
In Havana the first two trials since Fidel Castro reinstated military justice ended with two Americans spared death and each sentenced to 30 years in prison after prosecutors failed to secure the death penalty.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev Visits Lvov on Ukraine Tour
Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Lvov during a Ukraine tour after returning from the Budapest Hungarian Communist party congress. Tass reported the Soviet leader's itinerary, highlighting his travels in the region.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Lvov
Tass
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Budapest
Ukraine
Water roof of the nation near Baum Minnesota
Three miles northwest of Baum water flows in three directions toward the Arctic Ocean Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. UPI reports the feature known as the water roof of the nation.
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Baum Minn
UPI
Here
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Finn Skipper Abandons Stricken Ship
Capt Jukka Vuorio abandoned the stormbound freighter Anna after 24 hours at sea leaving 17 crew to shore. The 62 year old veteran, home 25 years on the vessel, signaled surrender just after noon and was rescued by Coast Guardsmen using a breeches buoy.
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ST. Combs
Scotland
UPI
Jukka Vuorio
Anna
Vuorio
Vitorio
Coast Guard
Finland
Ike Coverage in Soviet Press Remains Brief and Cautious
Moscow dispatch notes that Soviet newspapers and radio give minimal factual reports on Eisenhower's trip with brief Tass Agency summaries on back pages and little critical commentary. The Western front pages show more expansive treatment with strong headlines and photos.
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Moscow
UPI
Tass Agency
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