Resignation of Longshoremen Leader Amid Revolt Rumor
Longshoremen union regional director Pete Moore resigns amid reports of a rank and file revolt against Harry Bridges. Moore, a 20 year ILWU member and former port local president, denies involvement in a revolt while noting differences with union policies. Cargo handling for 32 ships in Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors was halted from 6 am to 6 pm.
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Pete Moore
Harry Bridges
Wilmington
Bridges
Moore
Tedmsters Union
Jamos R.hoffa
Businss
International Longshoremen’s and “Warehousemen's Union
Negro Girl Is Beauty Test Victor in Sacramento
Pat Williams an 18 year old Negro beauty was hailed as Miss Sacramento after a talent and looks showcase. She sang Lover Come Back to Me and said she might pursue singing or become a secretary. Born in Shreveport La she has lived in Sacramento 13 years. She will compete for Miss California next month against 42 contestants in Santa Cruz.
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Sacramento
UPI
Pat Williams
California
Miss Williams
Shreveport
Pat
Santa Cruz
Second Rebel Arms Cache Found on Panama Beach
Panama officials report a second cache of arms found along the coast near Santa Clara, including 24 Argentine pistols and 1,000 rounds. Dame Margot Fonteyn, wife of fugitive Roberto Arias, said she fears for his safety and has flown to London after being questioned by authorities. Authorities believe rebels are well armed and may be hiding in the hills. a prior cache was found nearby.
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Panama
Roberto Arias
Arias
Margot Fonteyn
Santa Clara
Margot
Ernesto de ‘la Guardia
New York
London
Miss Fonteyn
Panamanian
Tam
Castro
State Department
Exchange
Senate Beats Picket Ban in Organizing
Washington report on the Senate defeating Sen. John L. Mc Clellan amendment to curb organizational picketing in the Kennedy labor regulation bill. Kennedy and GOP leaders clash as the measure advances amid broader labor dispute coverage. No mans land rule also approved by 78 to 15.
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Senate
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
GOP
Afl-Cio
Sen
Kennedy
John F. Stennis
Dmiss
Seeo
McClelllan
John S. Cooper
National Labor Relations
Nehru invited Panchen Lama to visit India amid Tibet-China rift
Prime Minister Nehru seeks reconciliation between the Dalai Lama and China by inviting the Red puppet Panchen Lama to meet in India. The note appears among a newspaper’s inside index listing pages for features such as Beach Combing Page 8-1, Hal Boyle Page B-11, and various sections from sports to vital statistics.
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Nehru
Dalai Lama
Tibet
India
Hal Boyle
Wilson
Twelve Solons Named to Water Resources Committee
United States Senate selects a new 12 member Water Resources Committee to conduct a comprehensive review. Democrats Chavez Kerr Case Schoenbeck Ellender Hart Young Anderson Jackson Kuchel and Republicans join, with chair to be chosen at Monday organizational meeting in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Bennis Chavez
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Francis Case
Warren G
Magni
Engié
D-C
Schoenpe
Ellender Hart
D- -Mich
Young
Suue Anderson
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Thomas H.kuchel
Calif
Weather outlook cloudy with showers likely
The forecast calls for cloudy skies through Saturday with a 75 percent chance of showers tonight and Saturday. Cooler conditions expected as the system moves through.
Castro Opens Sugar Exchange Visit as Nasser Talks Friction
Fidel Castro visited the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange to urge higher U.S. sugar imports, opening trading in Fatigues, with about 200 outside the Statler Hotel watching. Khrushchev reportedly suggested reconciliation with Egypt’s Nasser, while tight security surrounded Castro amid a rumored assassination plot.
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New York
Fidel Castro
United States
Financial
Exchange
Cuba
Statler
Out of this world noise in L A vault hiss
William Thomas of James B Lansing Sound explains the HISS high intensity sound simulator designed to test electronic components for missiles. He says the device emits extremely high frequency waves capable of rattling air with greater intensity than an earthquake, though it cannot be used as a death ray due to atmospheric dissipation.
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Los. Angeles
Los Angeles
William Thomas
James B. Lansing Sound Inc
Thomas
Hinm
Outer Space
Lansing Sound
Etronics
Cross Filing Repeal Moves to Governor in California
California lawmakers approve repeal of cross filing clearing the way for a single party primary system. Senate 22 to 15 sends the bill to Governor Edmund G Brown Jr for signature. Democrats highlight end of double nominations and a long held reform goal as Republicans fear shifts in ballot access.
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Sacramento
Girl 4 Rescues Brothers From Tennessee House Fire
Four year old Barbara Strong saved her six month old brother and led a second brother outside as fire destroyed their four room home in Fayetteville Tennessee on a Thursday. Randy age two remained inside and died in the blaze. Parents Mr and Mrs Strong witnessed the fire from a nearby field and Barbara received burns on hands arms and head before the father smothered the flames in her hair.
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Fayetteville
Tenn
Barbara Strong
Randy
Mlt
Strong
Sta
Gary Lee
Ray
Barbara
California road deaths rise in March toll hits high
Sacramento dispatch from the Highway Patrol reports 186 Californians died in automobile crashes during March, a rise of 48 over March 1958 and the highest monthly toll since October. The downward trend was disrupted by the surge in fatalities across the state.
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Sacramento
UPS
Car Crash Collapses Tunnel on Highway 101
Four Reed College students from Portland were injured in a tunnel collapse on U S Highway 101 near Cannon Beach Oregon. A large section of the tunnel wall gave way as a car went into support structure, with state police responding to the incident.
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Cannon Beach
Ore
Reed College
Portland
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Thomas ‘Neilson
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Cairo
Khrushchev
Isuch
Nuasser
United Arab Republic
Sam Khrushchev
U.A.R
E. D. Kiselev
L. A
Brown
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Blaze
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