Millions Parade Across World on May Day Observances
May Day rallies drew large crowds as workers from Warsaw to Moscow, and Paris to Budapest, demonstrated. Gomulka condemned Western militarism while Adenauer faced Western tensions. In Moscow the 15 minute parade drew about a million, with East Berlin showcasing heavy armor and T34 tanks. Chou Enlai led a vast Chinese display, while Prague and Prague officials attacked Western imperialists.
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East Germany
Red Party
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East Berlin
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Czechoslovakia
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Germany
Phiping Radio
Chou Enlai
North Korea
Pyongyang
Yugoslavia
Floods Hit Arkansas and Texas
Flooding in east Texas and Dallas area forced evacuations as the Trinity River rose to 33.7 feet. Civil defense and Red Cross opened shelters for Dallas evacuees while several east Texas towns declared disaster areas and many homes lost power. A small tornado hit Henderson with minor damage.
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Trinity
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Civil Defense
Red Cross
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Tex
East Texas
Henderson
Texas
Pittsburg
Richland Hills
Fort Worth
Fossil Creek
Gladewater
Missing Crash Victim Slays Self onTrain
Norman H. Gross, 40, who vanished after colliding with a freeway guard rail, was found dead aboard a Santa Fe train at Los Angeles Union Depot. A .22 revolver lay on the bed. police classify the death as self-inflicted. Gross left a note for a porter and had been missing since April 17. He resided in Beverly Hills and left behind wife Lillian and three children.
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Norman H. Gross
Santa Fe Super Chief
Los Angeles Union Depot
Gross
Lillian
Chicago
Santa FE
Albuquerque
Acci
Academy Chief Held in Hit Run Northridge News
Major Mike O Blankenship 35 owner of Northridge Military Academy was arrested on hit and run charges after a crash on Reseda Blvd that injured 83 year old John Kingston. Kingston described a white Cadillac stopped abruptly before being struck and the driver wearing a military uniform. Police later found Blankenship with his brother and estranged wife nearby and he admitted picking up his brother minutes before the arrest.
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Northridge Military Academy
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Anita St
Culver City
Kingston
Reseda Blvd
Ater
Pai
Lindo Giacopuzzi
West Valley Division
Gresnam St
Blankenship
Pat
Amistory St
Granada Hills
Gloria Jeaz
Oakdale Ave
Woodland Hills
Military Academy
Parthenia
Girl’s arrest linked to narcotics amid family inquiry
Police arrested the boy Merrill after parents invited officers to verify a drug tale. Search found marijuana seeds, debris, and marijuana use suggested by occupants in a Huntington Beach incident. In custody were Merrill, 3 girls, and two companions, with three teens sent to juvenile headquarters.
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Huntington Beach
William Raymond Silva
Anaheim St
Irving Roland Buffalo
Merrill
Retreat Leader John J. Sullivan Dies at 80
Philadelphia brief reports the death of John J. Sullivan, 80, lawyer, banker, businessman and author of four law books. A prominent Roman Catholic layman, he founded and led the Layman's Week-End Retreat League as president.
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John J. Sullivan
World Ship Caronia Sails After Patchwork Repairs
The British liner Caronia resumes its voyage to the United States from Yokohama after a wind damaged entry. A gust struck the ship, toppled a lighthouse into the sea, and sent it to drydock with a bow gash. U N aid resigns. Day Labouisse announces the Palestine program change. Stops planned at Honolulu Acapulco.
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Caronia
United States
Yokohama
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Calif
New York
Henry
Slide Periled Trailer Park to Be Emptied
Santa Monica dispatch reports a luxury Palisades trailer park near the Pacific Coast Highway ordered evacuated as massive slides threaten 154 mobile homes valued from 9 000 to 18 000 dollars each. A 200 foot cliff has already unleashed 600 000 tons of earth, with another 80 000 tons following, burying the slope in the Palisades Trailer Bowl.
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Santa Monica
Mayors and Negroes to Meet in Florida Bomb Aftermath
In Jacksonville Florida a conference of southern mayors and a mass meeting of Jacksonville Negroes are planned for this weekend after bombings earlier in the week at a Negro school and a Jewish community center. Mayor Haydon Burns said mayors from Birmingham Nashville and Miami will attend along with their police chiefs.
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Fla
UPI
Conference of Southern Mayors
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Birmingham
Nashville
Miami
Burns
Minute Maid unit buys Standards tractors for large order
Caterpillar Maid Corp announces purchase of Standard Brands tractors in a peacetime military order. The extra order lifts total contract value to about 12.7 million dollars, with April delivery and a 5 percent increase noted amid the expansive procurement.
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Minute Peoria
Caterpillar Maid Corp
Plated Inc
Standards
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