Accident Deaths Are Low During Memorial Day Weekend
The National Safety Council reported 15 traffic deaths, 1 drowning, and 1 miscellaneous death during the Memorial Day period. Fatalities occurred in Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. The council estimated about 120 expected traffic deaths from 6 p.m. yesterday to 6 p.m. today, far above the normal 75 for a nonholiday Thursday.
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Indiana
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Ohio
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Oregon
Pennsylvania
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West Virginia
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Chicago
Son Of Italian Official Found After 44 Day Search
Vittorio Barattieri, 14, son of the Italian consul general in Chicago, was found in good condition after a 44 day nationwide search. FBI said a tip led to discovery on a New York City street. the boy spoke with his mother by telephone before her and his father rushed to New York. Details on his location or current guardians were not released.
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Vittorio Barattieri
Chicago
New York City
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Count Ludovico Barattieri
Loyola Academy
Count Barattieri
Rome
Family Ends Stamford School Tradition After 34 Years
The Musil family of Stamford ends a 34 year streak with Leon Musil set to graduate from the University of Texas while seven siblings completed Stamford High School. Joe, Frank and Emory left early due to World War II service. Ettie and Lillie earned degrees elsewhere. Five of the 19 grandchildren have started school.
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F. J
Joe
Frank
Emory
Gladys
Gilbert F. Rod. Ettie
Seymour
Lillie
J. W. Nichols
Arlington
Musils
Tavern Operator Shot To Death In Dallas
Dallas police report Jack Hunsaker a 45 year old downtown tavern operator was shot outside his bar last night. A gunman fled after luring him outside. Hunsaker died from chest wounds. Adjacent tavern owner Charlie McDowell pursued a fleeing man but did not catch him.
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Dallas
Jack Hunsaker
Hunsaker
Charlie McDowell
Graduation chaos as father assaults principal over corsage
In Peoria Arizona a 6 foot 205 pound dairy farmer N A Judson attacked elementary principal Richard Craig with three blows during a graduation procession after a ruling on uniform corsages for 85 graduates. Craig sustained a minor facial cut and said the incident undermines teaching peaceful dispute resolution.
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Ariz
Richard Craig
N. A. Judson
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Judson
Justice of the Peace
Charles P. Mendenhall
Duke medical student Sidney Le Bauer dies of heart attack
Sidney Le Bauer a 24 year old Duke University medical student who was to receive his M D degree Monday died of a heart attack yesterday. Three brothers are also medical students at Duke.
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Durham
N.C
Sidney le Bauer
Duke University
Duke
Lebanon rocked by pre election riots and army seizes capital
Beir ut as tanks and armored cars seal Beirut after bloody pre election clashes. At least six dead and 60 wounded as police suppression and blockades halt demonstrations led by opposition figures Saead Salam and Abdullah Yaffi. Shops close citywide.
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Lebanon
Saead Salam
Salam
Abdullah Yaffi
Bus Workers Strike Friday
About 500 Continental Bus System employees plan a 3 p.m. Friday walkout after a 48 hour strike notice by Local 1142 Amalgamated Bus Employees Union. The company operates 5 000 miles of routes in Texas Oklahoma and Colorado with most drivers based in Dallas. The union seeks one cent per mile for drivers and a 20 cent per hour increase for hourly workers.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Man Fined For Kissing While Driving In Oklahoma City
Bertie Edward Northcutt, 26, was fined $6 for kissing his wife while driving. He told Municipal Judge Mike Foster he was celebrating his fifth wedding anniversary, and the judge suspended the fine.
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Bertie Edward Northcutt
Mike Foster
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House Cuts Defense Budget By Billions Of Dollars
In Washington the House approved 33.56 billion dollars for Defense next year, cutting 2.57 billion from the President’s request and 1.2 billion below his urging to restore funds. The 394 to 1 vote sent the measure to the Senate, with Rep Canfield denying the cut. Eisenhower warned that the reduction would hamper aircraft procurement and guided missile programs.
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Eisenhower
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Defense Department
Senate
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Canfield
R-Nj
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Rains Threaten Memorial Day Observance Across Texas
Weather officials forecast thunderstorms across North Central and West Texas with showers in South Central Texas, mild temperatures, and fading flood threats. Rain fell in Victoria and Brownsville, while Dallas area floods eased. Lake Whitney hit a seven year high, and a levee break in Dallas County flooded 2000 acres of farmland though no homes were affected.
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Lake Texoma
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Abilene
Galveston
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Summer School Begins Here With Record Enrollment
About 90 high school students are enrolled as summer classes start Monday marking the largest intake in the program to date. Tuition is 20 per course or 10 per half semester. Classes run 7 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, for six weeks with four teachers offering core and elective courses.
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Clais D. Henry
Scientific Sniffer Aims Precise Coffee Roasting Times
Senior analytical chemist John Rhoades leads a Southwest Research Institute project for uniform coffee roasting. Sponsored by the Coffee Brewing Institute the work uses a sniffing machine and vapor phase fractometer to map aroma to peaks on paper tape. The goal is to convert consumer aroma preferences into roasting time to improve flavor.
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Southwest Research Institute
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Coffee Brewing Institute
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Early Day Cowboy Dies At Meridian
Charles H. Tompkins an early day cowboy and Wild West show man died yesterday in Meridian Texas at age 4. His body was being returned to El Reno Oklahoma for burial. He formerly served as mayor of El Reno and was active in Oklahoma politics before moving to San Antonio about five years ago. He was a past president of the Old Trail Drivers of Texas.
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Tex
Charles H. Tompkins
Meridian
el Reno
Okla
Tompkins
Oklahoma
Old Trail Drivers of Texas
This Is A Day For Remembrance
New York readers are urged to wear rosemary and honor Memorial Day by remembering the dead. The piece muses on memory, mortality, and how the living are shaped by those who have passed, urging a shared, uplifting remembrance rather than sorrow. The author cites poets and writers to illustrate how the dead influence our lives and culture.
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America
John Keats
Thomas Hardy
Tom Wolfe
Sara Teasdale
Emily Dickinson
Mother Eve
Weather update for Snyder Texas temperatures and forecasts
Weather report for Snyder shows highs around 88 and a 68 degree morning reading after 7 30 am low of 16 degrees. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and local thunderstorms through Friday with little temperature change.
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Snyder
West Texas
Body of Airman Recovered From Han River in Korea
Seoul reports that Korean fishermen recovered the body of Specialist 3 C Aubrey L Meeker 20 Tulsa Oklahoma from the Han River. Meeker was aboard a C124 Globemaster that crashed shortly after takeoff for Japan on February 22. Four U.S. service members remain missing.
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C. Aubrey L. Meeker
Tulsa
Okla
Han River
Meeker
Japan
U.S
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