Killer of Negro Shot Dead in Columbus
A white Columbus storekeeper, Luke Flowers, founder of the NAACP chapter leader, was found shot in the head near his store in downtown Columbus. Detective Whitley reported a 32 caliber pistol on the sidewalk and multiple shots fired. no robbery motive listed. Flower’s body was taken to a hospital where he died before noon.
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London
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Soviet Decree Restores Left Exile Groups in Caucasus
The Soviet patriation committee announced the return of five exiled groups Kalmyks Chechen Ingush Karachai Kabardians and Balkars along with two other nationalities Crimean Tatars and Volga Germans to their homeland. The Supreme Soviet passed the decree to rehabilitate these nations and establish autonomous regions within the Russian Republic. The move follows decades of forced displacement from 1942 to 1958 amid wartime measures.
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Soviet Union
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Cat Perches atop Utility Pole Nine Days
In Scranton Pennsylvania a gray sand white cat has perched atop a 60 foot utility pole for the ninth day. A Power and Light spokesman said a 23 000 volt line sits just below the perch and the current cannot be shut off without severing electric service to Fairview State Hospital and nearby communities. No rescue efforts are planned. Food lies on a crossbar below the line, but the cat has not descended.
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Pennsylvania Power and Light Co
Fairview State Hospital
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Draft on Israel and sanctions stresses UN role
United Nations Secretary General Hammarskjold warns that Israel's failure to outline intentions complicates implementing General Assembly resolutions. He notes sanctions fall under Security Council but vetoes blocked action, suggesting Assembly recommendations could stress charter principles while avoiding hindering peace efforts.
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General Assembly
Hammarskjod
Security Council
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Hammarskjold
Assembly
Rumors Of Royal Rift Dismissed By Palace Spokesman
UK newspapers break a three day silence on alleged rift between Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Buckingham Palace denies the rumors as baseless. The duke travels from Gibraltar toward Lisbon while the queen and royal party prepare for a Portugal visit.
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Richard Colville
Middle East
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Gibraltar
Lisbon
Portugal
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Laborite Daily Herald
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Rome
Philip
Rain Breaks Hot Spell at the Retreat
A soaking rain ended a stretch of heat as President Eisenhower and Treasury Secretary Humphrey paused plans for an early start at quail hunting. The storm disrupted dock talks and Israel's pressure at the UN for safeguards against Egyptian raids while rain cooled the New York area and improved conditions for hunting in Thomsville.
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Federal Mediation Service
Thomasville
Eisenhower
Israel
U.N
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Dockworkers Brace for Walkout as Contract Expires
Joseph F. Finnegan called the employer group to a noon meeting with a midafternoon conference expected for both sides. Earlier pessimism suggested nothing would stop Maine to Virginia dockworkers from walking out when the contract expires.
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Joseph F. Finnegan
Maine
Virginia
Storm toll as six natives drown near Newclare
In a violent thunderstorm Sunday in Newclare native township six people drowned when a police threat escalated. The group from Johannesburg was swept away and died amid chaotic conditions as authorities moved to contain the incident.
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