Havana Plot To Kill Batista Foiled By Tanks
Tanks-backed troops stopped a bold student attempt to seize or kill President Batista in Havana. About 40 killed and 60 wounded, including tourist Peter Korenda of Clifton New Jersey. Echeverria and Mora among the rebel dead, with possible link to Castro ally. Curfew lifted as tanks remain near the palace and residence.
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Havana
Batista
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Peter Korenda
Clifton
N.J
Regis Hotel
Ed R. Butts
Garfield
Jose Antonio Echeverria
University of Havana Students’ Federation
Menelao Mora
Carlos Piio Soccarras
Sen
Pelayo Cuervo Navarro
Echeverria
Fidel Castro Luz
Castro
Berrendo School Comes Home To Roswell Area
Jess W. Corn president of the Chaves County Board recalls the new Berrendo School five miles northwest of downtown Roswell was accepted. The $214,650 brick steel building features an L shape with eight classrooms and a multi purpose room. Valley Building Co. built it and Vorhees Standhart were architects with plans for 165 pupils and a principal.
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Berrendo
Roswell Center
Jess W. Corn
C. H. Arrington
Chaves County
Carrol White
Rodney M. Cookson
Pine Lodge Road
U. S. Highway 285
Valley Building Co
Vorhees & Standhardt
Ernestine Stockton
Corn
County Board
Amelia Bonney
Frank Wortman
B. F. Crawford
T. E. Anderson
John Price
A. H. Arrington
Chester Sullins
Valley Building
Frank Standhart
H. D. Hughes
Sukarno Declares State of War Amid Indonesian Revolts
President Sukarno proclaimed a state of war and siege as rebels capture most of Indonesia beyond Java. Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo resigns. military commanders are invited to Jakarta for talks to resolve a crisis threatening central authority and unity of the 3,000 island republic.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sukarno
Java
Sastroamidjojo
Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Autho
Rity
Abdul Haris Nasution
Ahmad Hussein
Sumatra
Antara
East Indonesia
Celebes
Timor
Lesser Sundas
Flores
Bali
South Sumatra
Borneo
Farflung
Violent Aleutian Quake Tops Series Count
Washington reports another violent earthquake in the Aleutian Island chain, the seventh major quake since last Saturday. Seismograph readings note 7 57 a.m. MST start with waves potentially beginning 10 minutes earlier, and Palisades observatory in New York confirms a large tremor rivaling last week’s event.
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Aleutian Island
Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey Today
Elliott Roberts
Survey
Division of Geophysics
Columbia University
Geological Observatory
Palisades
N. Y
Pacific
O'Hara Ready for St Patrick's Parade
Japanese exchange student Hiromichi Ohara, 29, studying at Manhattan College, says his name makes him highly eligible for Saturday's St Patrick's Day parade. He displays a top hat and green ribbons and notes his accent may not be perfect but his pride is.
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New
Hiromichi Ohara
Ohara
Manhattan College
Newsmen
Dancing Gowers Ride Single Why It’s A Riddle
Hollywood drama reports Marge and Gower Champion in a car incident on the way to a studio. Gower sustained facial lacerations while the other driver avoided injury. The Champions had been traveling separately since Gregg’s birth last November so one could care for the baby if needed.
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Hollywood
Marge
Gower
Gregg
Youth hit by golf ball spurs $125,000 claim
Charles L. Allison Jr. files suit as next friend for Charles Robert Allison against Albert D. Raby alleging Raby drove a golf ball negligently on July 18, 1954 at the municipal links, seeking $100,000 for permanent partial disability and related losses and $25,000 for medical bills.
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Charles L. Allison Jr
Charles Robert Allison
Albert D. Raby
Young Allison
Raby
Charles L. Jr
Charles Robert
Senate Probers Hear DA Langley Testimony Amid Record Scrutiny
Senate Rackets Committee hears Multnomah County DA William Langley amid links to an alleged Portland crime plot. Testimony covers Teamsters Oregon records from 1954–56, a $5,000 retainer, and payments tied to Langley’s attorney K C Tanner.
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Washington
Senate
Dist
William M. Langley
Portland
Ore
Langley
Multnomah County
Joint Council of the Teamsters Union
Oregon
Reginald
Reg) Mikesell
Council No. 37
Sen
Tres
RNY
Mikesell
International Conference of Teamsters
Council
Atty. K.C. Tanner
Tanner
Seattle
Tom Maloney
New Mexico Youth First Victim Immune to Salk
A New Mexico boy, Tommy Mohr of Albuquerque, becomes the first U S child reported to die of polio after receiving three Salk shots. The foundation says he died last January four months after the third vaccination ruling out vaccine infection. Four post vaccination polio deaths are under review.
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New York
New Mexico
United States
National Foundation For
Tommy Mohr
Albuquerque
Pro America urges tax cut and budget reduction
The National Assn of Pro America urged an immediate tax cut and a sharp reduction in the federal budget. Delegates urged lower taxes to curb inflation amid the highest peacetime budget in history. Other resolutions opposed federal aid in education and supported civil rights measures.
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EL Paso
National Assn
Pro America
East Grand Plains PTA Meeting Postponed to March 29
The East Grand Plains Parent-Teacher Association meeting set for Friday March 15 has been postponed until Friday March 29.
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East Grand Plains Parent-Teacher Association
Cop Bitten After Chasing Red Light Violator
Philadelphia AP report says Patrolman Edward Hegarty chased a driver, Stanley Ford, after he ran a red light. Ford, a 37 year old railroad man, bit Hegarty’s gesturing left thumb during the arrest. Hegarty treated at a hospital for the bite.
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Philadelphia
Edward Hegarty
Hegarty
Stanley Ford
Ford
Egypt moves to take civil rule in Gaza without U.N. opposition
Egypt advances plans to assume civil administration of the Gaza Strip possibly this weekend. Cairo vows no troop entry and will govern on its own terms while diplomats seek to prevent renewed fighting. Dag Hammarskjold to visit Cairo as Bunche says U N force will cooperate with Egyptian administrators.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gaza Strip
U.N
Gaza
Strip
Israel
U.S
Washington
Tel Aviv
Dag Hammarskjold
United States
Ralph Bunche
U. N
Radio slip targets Wyoming Legislature per broadcaster
Cheyenne radio announcer Keith Ashton misspoke on air calling the 34th Wyoming legislature lawbreaking during a broadcast. He corrected himself after a pause saying it should be lawmaking.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Keith Ashton
Wyoming
Twenty Die as BEA Viscount Crashes in Manchester
A BEA Viscount airliner from Amsterdam overshot the runway and crashed into three houses on a council estate in Manchester. Twenty aboard died and a woman and child reported missing. eyewitnesses noted the plane dipped low before rolling and bursting into flames.
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Manchester
England
Pride of
Amsterdam
British European Airways
BEA
Fever Mosquitoes Found By Texas Health Department
The Texas Department of Health reports discovery of yellow fever transmitting mosquitoes in Cameron County near the Rio Grande mouth. Collected March 5 from tree holes in thorny scrub by Dr. R R Eads Neal Herron and Cameron County health staff with the U S Public Health Service. The department says yellow fever is not spreading in the state and notes jungle yellow fever recently moved through Panama to Central America.
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Austin
South
Central America
Texas
State Department of Health
Camron County
Rio Grande
R. R. Eads
Neal Herron
Cameron County Health Unit
U.S. Public Health Service
Brownsville
Panama
Honduras
Guatemala
Mexico
DeLuxe Cafe Sold By Browns to Dallas
Mr and Mrs Peter Brown owners of the DeLuxe Cafe at Fourth and Main announce the sale to Angelo Dallas of Carlsbad. The sale takes effect tomorrow morning as the Browns retire after 11 years in Roswell and 52 years in the restaurant business across Chicago Detroit Indiana and New Mexico. The Dallas family has three children including a University of New Mexico student.
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Peter Brown
Fourth and Main
Angelo Dallas
Carlsbad
Brown
Roswell
Albuquerque
Chicago
Detroit
Indiana
New Mexico
Dallas
University of New Mexico
Hoffa Faces Bribery Charges In Senate Inquiry
James R. Hoffa vice president of the Teamsters was arrested on bribery charges after allegedly hiring attorney John Cheasty to gain access to Senate committee files on labor racketeering. Two others were jailed in Florida and Detroit, while Hoffa’s secretary was held as a material witness.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Senate
Hoffa
FBI
John Cheasty
New York
Committee
Florida
Detroit
McClellan
D-Ark
Cheasty
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
James Splain
Splain
Hyman I. Fischbach
Miami
Fischbach
Coral Gables
Fla
U.S. Dr&j
Richmond B. Reech
Fred. Duprescu
Duprescu
Teamster
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Teamsters
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Tom Anderson
Fletcher Crawford
Arrington
Ellers
O’hara
St. Patrick’s Parade
Langely
James B. Elkins
Salk
N. M
John R. Maroney
Jack C. Crane
Lancashire
Texas Health Department
Teamsters VP
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