300 Strikers Jailed in Buenos Aires Riot
In Buenos Aires police arrested about 300 strikers after clashes with workers and clerks turned downtown into a chaotic scene with gas and water hoses. A visiting Indonesian dignitary Sukarna was in an uncovered car when mob violence surged near the government house. the car was detached and Sukarna remained unharmed.
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Aires
Sukarna
Indonesia
Government House
Arturo Frondizi
Starkweather Gets Stay to Appeal Ruling in 1958 Killings
In a late hour ruling Judge Van Word granted Charles Starkweather a last minute stay as he pursues an appeal. The case ties to the 1958 Lincoln and Bennet killings by Starkweather and his 14 year old girlfriend Carol King, who was convicted for aiding and abetting. Carol’s appeal remains pending.
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Greenholtz
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Marymouth
Lincoln
Douglas
Wyo
Wyoming
Speelticiny
Bennet, Neb
Robert Jensen
Earl
Carol King
Carol
Jensen
State Supreme Court
Herter Presses West on Disarmament and Berlin Pledge
In a new round at the four power talks, Herter argued the West leads in the propaganda over German programs and urged Gromyko to support a Western plan for parallel steps toward unification and security. West Germany sought a permanent hands-off Berlin pledge from Russia before a summit, with Brentano saying Soviet confirmation of Western rights in Berlin is a prerequisite for any summit.
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U.S
Herter
United Staties
Germany
Herjer
Soviet Union
Gromyka
Europe
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Myko
West Germany
Berlin
Russia
Heinrich von Brentano
United States
Britain
France
East Germany
Youth Tells Beating at Police Hands
The account describes Jackson, Schmeling, and Woolhether testifying about a beating in a police car. Woolhether allegedly struck Sligar, who tried to escape as officers attempted to cuff him. Sligar's head reportedly struck the ground and the car side during the struggle.
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Woolhether
Sligar
Schmeling
Indian Lore on Apalachin Appleachin Explanation
A lighthearted recollection from Apalachin New York recounts a native joke about stomach pain misunderstood as “Appleachin.” Former Senator Irving M Yves is cited as a local source who claims familiarity with the tale and its origins.
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Apalachin
N. Y
U.S
Irving M
Yves
Three Children and Mother Poison Plot in Lennox
A 42 year old mother Ruth Porter was arrested in Los Angeles after she allegedly poured liquid poison into chocolate milk and gave it to her three children Donald 13 Janet 8 and Douglas 6 and herself. Deputies responding to a sick person call found the family ill in their Lennox area home and all were in fair condition. The children were taken to Centinela Hospital for observation and Mrs Porter was lodged at General Hospital. She was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.
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API
Ruth Porter
Donald
Janet
Douglas
Lennox
Centinela Hospital
Porter
General Hospital
Democrats Jolt Ike on Housing Vote
Democrats push housing legislation amid veto threats from President Eisenhower as Congress moves a billion dollar low interest loan program for towns to build sewers hospitals and health facilities. House passage shifts to conference with Senate where differences exist on subsidy levels and continuing government support. Senate previously favored a 2.69 billion program for 45 000 units and House proposed 140 000 units over four years.
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Hous Ling
Senate
Congress
Loweront
Eisenhower
Pole awarded $80 for saving child from polar bears
City officials in Wroclaw awarded Edward Witkowski eighty dollars for saving a child from two polar bears in the zoo enclosure. Witkowski, a laborer, rushed into the bear pen and fought the animals until help arrived, while Frankfort, Kentucky reports note a separate obituary for Blanton Bacon, 78, remembered as dean of distillers who died after a long battle with hardened arteries.
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Wroclaw
Poland
UPI
Edward Witkowski
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