Two Detectives Slain in Brooklyn Store Robbery
In Brooklyn, detectives Luke Fallon and John Finnegan were killed during a hold up at a candy and tobacco store on 48th Street. The gunmen escaped with about $3,000 to $4,000 as police hunted two men described as about 35, one 5 feet 6 inches and 140 pounds in a blue-grey suit and sunglasses, the other 200 pounds in a blue polo shirt.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn
Luke J. Fallon
John P. Finnegan
Seveay
Fallon
Finnegan
48Th St
Borough Park
David Goldberg
Comedian Danny Kaye Stricken With Pneumonia in Reno
Comedian Danny Kaye, 49, is in good condition and resting at St. Marys Hospital Reno after contracting virus pneumonia Thursday night following the first of two shows at a Lake Tahoe casino.
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Reno, Nev
Danny Kaye
Reno
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lake Tahoe
Fielding Divorce Filed By Wife in Los Angeles
The wife of orchestra leader Jerry Fielding has filed for divorce on grounds of cruelty.
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Fielding
Gate
LOS Eles
Jerry Fielding
Weekend Chuckle in a Hot Detroit Courtroom
Joseph Writ, 53, of Leipsic Ohio, wore a flannel shirt and heavy coat in a baking hot courtroom. Judge John P. O'Hara sentenced him to a suspended term on a drunkenness charge after noting the heat and the man’s remark about the chill.
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Detroit
Joseph Writas
Leipsic
Ohio
John P. O’hara
Mercury
Mother Hurls Two Children To Death At Boston Hotel
In Boston, a 27 year old Worcester mother Ann Peters hurled her two children, 3 year old Margaret and 7 year old Norman, from the ninth floor of the Statler Hilton. The mother was placed in a state hospital for observation as authorities consider murder charges if she is found sane.
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Boston
UPI
Statler Hilton
Ann Peters
Worcester
Mass
Margaret
Norman
Roy Lamb
Violent Storms Strike Wide Areas Of Country
Thunderstorms with high winds and hail lashed broad regions from western Oklahoma to the Great Lakes, easing a May heat wave. Tornadoes touched down near Council Bluffs Iowa and northwest of Wichita Kansas, while McCook Nebraska lost power for hours. Temperatures reached 90s in several cities with Allentown, Chicago and Washington, D.C. posting new seasonal highs.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Great Lakes
Wichita
Kan
Council Bluffs
Iowa
McCook
Nebraska
Kansas
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Wyoming
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Atlantic Seaboard
New Jersey
Mercury
Allentown
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Terrorists Hit French Police Force At Summer Palace
AP dispatch reports Secret Army Organization militants attacked mobile gendarmes at the Summer Palace in Algiers with mortar fire. Gendarmes encircled the district and exchanged fire with the assailants. the commandos fled into wooded heights. No casualties were reported.
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Algiers
Summer Palace
France
Algeria
Everglades Fire Covers 200000 Acres in Collier County
Fresh crews joined the effort as a wildfire burned over 200000 acres of dried Everglades saw grass and brush in Collier County. District Forester R C Hill said rain is the only real hope to stop the blaze, after five months with only two minor rain events. Firemen have fought the blaze since May 9.
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Naples
API
Everglades
Collier County
R. C. Hill
U S Closes Borders To Financier
A grand jury will probe the death of an Agriculture Department agent tied to Billie Sol Estes cotton allotments. Bryan District Attorney orders the inquiry to clear any connection. Sen Ralph Yarborough said a draft Estes for Texas governor suggestion was made five months ago, which he discouraged. An Immigration official said airlines and shippers will be penalized for Estes travel without identification, with orders sent nationwide.
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Bryan
Tex
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Dist. Atty
Bryan Russ
Franklin
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Washington
Estes
Texas
Yarborough
Houston
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Arraigning of Hoffa Set June 7
Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa will be arraigned in Nashville June 7 on a federal indictment charging him with accepting illegal payments from Commercial Carriers Inc. The 1947 to present conspiracy charge and the $1,008,057 in payments between 1949 and 1958 are included. Hoffa faces related Florida mail fraud charges and a separate Washington beating case.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Michigan
Hoffa
Commercial Carriers Inc
U. S
Kenneth Harwell
FBI
Grand Jury
Owen Brennan
Teamsters
Nationwide
Brennan
Test Fleet, Inc
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Kennedy
Florida
Washington, D. C
British Consular Official Views Sarasota Bayfront Plan
A British consular official Frank Smitherman toured Sarasota with local architect Jack West to review the Bayfront Center project from Five Points to the bay. He compared it to Coventry's postwar reconstruction and noted Britain’s rebuilding urgency while touring Emmet Addy, president of the Sarasota Bayfront Center Corp., and discussing program details.
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Frank Smitherman
Miami
Sarasota Bayfront Center
Jack West
Sarasota
John Henry Macdonell
Bayfront Center
Jack West Friday
O.B.E
John Henry Macdonnell
Britain
Coventry
Main Street
Five Points
Smitherman
Emmet Addy
Sarasota Bayfront Center Corp
Man Who Came To Dinner Plays It Real
Douglas Holt of Little Rock Catholic High School played the wheelchair bound character in The Man Who Came to Dinner. He broke his left leg while helping load props as a truck rolled over it, spent a day in the hospital, then performed with a plaster cast from ankle to hip.
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Little K, Ark
Douglas Holt
Little Rock Catholic High School
Doug
Weather forecast upbeat for Carpenter Mercury flight
A Project Mercury weather expert said prospects are good for favorable weather for astronaut Scott Carpenter's orbital flight, now slated for Tuesday. Technicians worked overtime to fix a parachute system issue in the Aurora-7 capsule that delayed the launch from Saturday to Tuesday.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
Project Mercury
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Ambassador Galbraith to seek medical treatment in Boston
U S Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith flew to Boston for abdominal ailment treatment at Peter Bent Brigham Clinic. The report notes Macao’s 320 million record trade last year, up 61 percent from 1960, while accounting for 3.2 percent of Japan's total trade. A cut ankle from an accident is also mentioned.
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New Delhi
India
U.S
John Kenneth Galbraith
Peter Bent Brigham Clinic
Boston
Foreign Ministry
Japan
Military Leader Ho Van To Dies in Saigon
Brig. Gen. Ho Van To head of Thu Duc Reserve Officers Military School died Saturday in Saigon from a heart attack.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ho van To
Thu Duc
Macao Sees 36684 Chinese Refugees Since New Year
The Macao government said 36 684 Chinese refugees had sought asylum since Jan 1 with 33 849 of them holding exit permits from Peiping and the remainder with other status.
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Jam
Macao
China
Peiping
Journalists Set Free After Jailing in East Pakistan Riots
Six of nine Pakistani journalists jailed as security prisoners in February after student riots have been released, officials said Saturday. The move follows escalating unrest in Dacca as authorities step up detentions and press restrictions.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Budapest Fair Opens With Record 550 Exhibits
Budapest International Industry Fair opened Friday with a record 550 exhibits from five foreign countries, highlighting growing industrial ties and new technology showcases.
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Budapest
Red Trade Up O Coke with Communist Bloc Reached
The report notes Japan's coal and coke trade with Communist bloc nations advanced, signaling a shift in postwar economic relations. It highlights heightened exchanges and potential impacts on regional industries and diplomatic alignments.
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Red Trade Up O
Japan
Coke
Bruce Dern daughter Diana Dern drowns at home pool
Diana Elizabeth Dern the only child of actor Bruce Dern and actress Diane Ladd drowned Friday night after falling into the family swimming pool at their North Hollywood residence.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Diana Elizabeth Dern
Bruce Dern
Diane Ladd
Red haired actress Jewell Lain settles damage suit
Los Angeles AP reports red haired actress Jewell Lain accepted 4500 dollars in settlement of a damage suit filed against a beauty parlor.
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Los Angeles
Jewell Lain
Prince Juan Carlos and Sophie Sail Honeymoon Yacht
Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sophie boarded a honeymoon yacht on Saturday headed for Majorca. The voyage marks a private step in their royal plans as the vessel departs from Corfu Island.
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Corfu Island
Greece
Juan Carlos
Sophie
Majorca
Marines Join Thai Army Units In Maneuvers Near Border
U S Marines rehearsed near Thailand's border with Laos as monsoon floods hit northeast paddies. Gen Harkins led a flight to Laos to assess danger while Thai and Laos talks pivot to neutral government efforts led by Prince Souvanna Phouma.
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Thailand
Bangkok
U.S
Laos
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Souvanna Phouma
Europe
Soviet Union
Paris Officer Catches Bomb Before Blast
A terrorist threw a plastic bomb at a Paris police station but an alert officer kicked it away before it exploded causing minor damage. A second bomb exploded near a station doorstep with no injuries. The incidents are linked to the Secret Army Organization seeking Algeria independence. French Algerian repatriation figures rise as families migrate to France with returning heads of families claiming aid.
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Paris
Secret
Algeria
State Secretariat
France
Secretariat
Plaza Restaurant Serving Sarasota 32 Years
The Plaza Restaurant in Sarasota celebrates 32 years in operation with longstanding local support. Management credits consistent service and community ties for continued patronage and steady business through recent economic changes.
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Plaza
Sarasota
Kennedy Invites Labor Leader For Ride in New York
President Kennedy waved to David Dubinsky as his motorcade passed 61st Street and York Avenue. He offered a ride to the ILGWU chief, who declined. In the Carlyle Hotel lobby Kennedy shook hands with Rep. William R. Green Jr. and others.
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61St Street
York Avenue
Kennedy
David Dubinsky
Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Carlyle Hotel
Billy
Rep
William R. Green Jr
D-Pa
Philadelphia
Democratic Committee
Loser of the Week at The Losers nightclub
UPI reports Hollywood marquee outside The Losers nightclub proclaims Loser of the Week as Billie Sol Estes. The playful jab targets Estes amid ongoing public attention.
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Hollywood
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Freeman on Estes case mystery at grand jury probe
Dist Atty Russ says Freeman offered no comment and that the Estes case remains clouded as details died with Henry Marshall who was shot on June 3 1961 on a Franklin farm. Marshall led the state agricultural office and authorities link the case to federal charges in a widening probe.
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Franklin, Dist
Russ
Freeman
Henry Marshall
Franklin
Marshall
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Estes
Love Finally Wins Battle After Two Family Hassle
In Queens a Jewish teen 18 and his Roman Catholic girlfriend 17 prevail as charges are dismissed after a series of accusations between families. Ian Glicker and Patricia Kremer exit hand in hand with the blessing of Ian’s father as Justice John J. O’Brien admonishes them to live peacefully.
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New York
UPI
Ian Glicker
Patricia Kremer
Queens
N.Y
Ion
Herman
River
N.J
Kremer
Rose
Glicker
John J. O’brien
Patricia
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