Spring storms sweep across region causing damage
A day of severe weather across Arkansas Oklahoma Illinois and Missouri included a tornado and wind storms injuring several and leveling homes schools and barns. Hindsville and Ponca Arkansas suffered extensive damage with two barns and a house destroyed. Gusts reached 58 mph and widespread rain and hail affected multiple states.
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United Press International
Little Rock
Ark
U.S
Weaver
Anniston
Ala
Plains
New England
Florida
Iowa
Illinois
Quincy
Ill
Springfield
Indianapolis
Ind
St. Louis
Vandalia
Belleville
Southwest City
Bentonville
Eureka
Rex Harrison Weds Rachel Roberts in Genoa Civil Ceremony
In Genoa Italy Rex Harrison 54 and Rachel Roberts 34 married in a brief civil ceremony at the town hall. About 70 reporters and photographers attended the event.
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Genoa
Italy
Rex Harrison
Rachel Roberts
Genoa Town Hall
Harrison
Miss Roberts
Wives and a New Car Joke From Hospital Note
A hospital note contains a joke about a wife who buys a car. The dealer asks for an oil change at 1 000 miles and for an inspection. Years later the speedometer hits 1 000 and towing costs the dealer 23 dollars.
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Memorial Hospital
Liz Taylor
Liz
Tts
North Key
Scientists Create Life Like Substances In Lab
Dr Sidney W Fox of Florida State University reports creating test tube substances called proteinoids that resemble proteins and act like enzymes. These artificial enzymes split paranitrophenyl acetate and may illuminate how life began on primitive Earth.
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Washington
UPI
Sidney W. Fox
Florida State University
Earth
Fox
American Chemical Society
New Record Expected In Oyster Crop
In Florida the Conservation Department predicts the 1961 62 oyster season will be the highest on record. Research Director Robert Ingle cited 112 active leases totaling 4172 acres and noted steady marketing conditions with strong shipments to out of state destinations.
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Tallahassee
UPI
Conservation Department
Robert Ingle
Ingle
Florida
Trash and Dogs Clash Over New Orleans Cleanup
In New Orleans eastern Gentilly Road, a debris removal sparked a standoff as dog protests and a citizen named John Gould clashed with police. Gould fought officers, was jailed on multiple charges, while Officer Koenig was hospitalized and the SPCA took the dogs to the shelter as crews finished trash removal.
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New Orleans
Gentilly Road
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
SPCA
John Gould
Gould
Merrill Koenig
Alex Vega
Koenig
War in Viet Nam Likely to Last Long, McNamara Says
Secretary of Defense McNamara said the Viet Nam war will likely be lengthy and declined to confirm a combat troop commitment if the situation worsens. He noted the U S will continue sending military advisors and aid as needed while focusing on a strategy conference at Pearl Harbor with Pentagon and regional leaders. He planned to meet President Kennedy in San Francisco after the talks.
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Honolulu
McNamara
Viet Nam
U.S
United States
South Viet Nam
Defense Secretary
Pentagon
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Harry Felt
Pacific
Felt
San Francisco
Kennedy
California
University of California At Berkeley
Striking Crews Sail Texas for Pacific Nuclear Cargo
The Texas freighter sails from San Francisco to Honolulu with a crew of striking sailors. Three unions agreed to man the ship and two refrigeration ships with provisions for Pacific military bases after a two hour federal session. Judge Harris approved a 48 hour cease interference order and ships reaching port would not have wages withheld. Over 40 West Coast and Honolulu vessels idled. Unions seek a 17.5 percent wage and benefit increase over three years, rejecting 11.5 percent.
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San Francisco
Texas
Pacific
Honolulu
Union of the Pacific
Marine Firemen
Marine Cooks and Stewards
George B. Harris
Harris
West Coast
Castro Tightens Rationing Laws
The Cuban Council of Ministers decreed five years imprisonment for unauthorized persons who butcher cattle. Those who sell or transport illegal meat face three years, while buyers receive one year. The announcement was broadcast by Havana Radio on Tuesday night.
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Key West
Council of Ministers
Havana Radio
Florida party machinery heats up with candidate filings
In Florida, a surge of candidates for Democrat and Republican county posts signals active race for party organizations. Gov. Bryant and Secretary Adams deny pushing slates, while Milligan and Alexander face challenges. Duval and Pinellas counties show strong turnout as factions vie for control.
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Associated Press
Florida
Democrat
Republican
Farris Bryant
Tom Adams
Bryant
Adams
James Milligan
J. Edwin Larson
Milligan
Orange County
Henry B. van Dyke
Orlando
Ben Griffin
West Orange
G. Harold Alexander
Charles Holley
St. Petersburg
Holley
Edward A. Turville
Pinellas County
Duval County
Richard D. Barker
W. P. McCoy Jr
Glenns mail soars as space hero receives gifts and fan letters
More than 30 000 fan letters and packages pour in for John H Glenn Jr at Langley Field and Cape Canaveral. Offers include naming an orchid or bridges, free cruises, and gifts from cakes to a computer. Cash gifts go to charity.
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Langley Field
John H. Glenn Jr
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Washington
Langley
John
Glenn
Steam
Hawaii
Muster Out Start Eyed By Pentagon
Defense officials weigh August 25 as a tentative start to demobilize more than 155000 National Guardsmen and reservists on cold war active duty. Most would be mustered out in the following month as Berlin crisis concerns persist and Army units prepare to reach combat readiness. General Decker ordered commanders to press reservists to stay on active duty, saying the country is in a real sense at war with the Communists.
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Washington
Defense Department
Kennedy
Berlin
George H. Decker
Army
Khrushchev backs joint space effort with U.S. but ties to disarmament
Soviet Premier Khrushchev agreed to cooperate with the United States on space exploration including planetary vehicles and weather forecasting, but said cooperation depends on disarmament progress. He outlined a six point program and urged U.N. Space Committee talks, stressing limits without a broader disarmament agreement.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
United States
U.N. Space Committee
Moscow Radio
Mars
Venus
Moon
Frondizi Reaches Coalition With Argentina Army Chiefs
President Arturo Frondizi ends standoff by agreeing to form a national unity cabinet half civilian and half military and bans renewed Peronist activity. Eight civilian ministers resign to clear the way, while talks with Gen Poggi Adm Penas and Brig Gen Alsina lead to a new government plan.
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Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Argentina
Frondizi
Raul Alejandro Poggi
Adm
Agustin R. Penas
Cayo Antonio Alsina
First casualty hits Sebring Car Classic practice
Frank Mabry Jr. of New York lost control driving an Austin Healey Sprite en route to the Sebring race course. The crash near an orange grove left him with a possible broken shoulder, head cut, and bruises. Mabry, a Black driver known on the European circuit, faces wanton reckless driving charges.
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Sebring
UPI
Frank Mabry Jr
New York
The
Highway Patrol
Mabry
Florida Naacp
John McCarthy
Motive Missing In Due Slaying
Polk City AP report details a family tragedy on Myra Zeigler's birthday. Roger Zeigler, 22, killed his brother Stanley Zeigler, 30, and Judy Kirkland, 29, abducted two women, then shot himself. Police seek motive as relatives describe a sudden, violent outburst.
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Polk City
Myra Zeigler
Stanley Zeigler
Judy Kirkland
Lakeland
Roger Zeigler
Claude Tin
Ing
Roger
Kirkland
J. B. Maulden
Scottish Prelate To Meet Pope In Historic Audience
The Rt. Rev. Dr. A. C. Craig, head of the Church of Scotland, arrived in Rome for an unprecedented meeting with Pope John XXIII. No date is set for the audience, which will be the fourth time in two years that Protestant leaders have met the Pontiff.
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Rome
A. C. Craig
Church of Scotland
John XXIII
Maine man conducts dream big band on birthday
John B Gooch of Westbrook Maine works in a paper company lab and leads the company band. On his 62nd birthday he directed a 110 piece band in a surprise concert at the Warren Memorial Library with musicians from southern Maine filling the auditorium. He called the experience unforgettable.
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Westbrook
Maine
John B. Gooch
Gooch
S. D. Warren Paper, Co
Warren Memorial Library
John Gooch
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