Plane Bomb Hoax Triggers Major Drug Find in Atlanta
Atlanta narcotics officers arrest Richard Alston Jr 44 of Jamaica Long Island after a New York LaGuardia bomb threat leads to heroin discovery in a brown overnight bag on a Capital Airlines flight to New Orleans via Atlanta Federal agents and Atlanta detectives seize 51 packets of heroin found in the unclaimed bag. The arrest follows a security alert and luggage searches prompted by the threat.
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New York
Richard Alston Jr
Jamaica
Long Island
J. L. Tuggle
Atlanta
Alston
Capital Airlines
E Negro
Hatchett
New Orleans
W. Hatchet
LaGuardia
James E. Knott
UI Chicago Campus Site Is Picked
The University of Illinois trustees chose Riverside Golf Club west of Chicago as the Chicago area campus site in North Riverside. The campus will open by 1963 to serve 6,000 first and second year students, replacing Navy Pier housing, and expand by 1970 to offer 15,000 students four year programs.
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University of Illinois
Riverside Golf Club
Chicago
Chicago Area
University
North Riverside
Loop
Navy Pier
Iraq Regime Shifts Left Under Kassem Rule
Premier Abdul Karim Kassem shifts from Nasserite followers toward Iraq's Communists and a stricter police state, risking civil strife as unemployment rises and construction stalls. The regime seeks to rival Nasser in the Arab world while courting Soviet influence.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Associated Press
Baghdad
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
U.A.R
Nasser
Kassem
Nuri Said
Faisal
Naseer
Middle East
Sparrow Freezes While Eating Then Rescued
A sparrow pecking bread crumbs found its feet frozen in a puddle. Cass Kulsea chipped the bird free with a pocket knife and warmed its feet with running water before releasing it back to the crumbs.
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Cass Kulsea
Kulsea
Rulsea
Venus to be target for two Air Force satellites in June
The planet Venus is named as the June target for two Air Force satellite launches using Atlas and Thor missiles. Dates will occur mid June when Earth and Venus align for optimal launch conditions. Atlas-Able will serve as a two stage carrier for heavy reconnaissance satellites while Thor-Able has had seven prior launches with mixed success.
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Venus
Air Force
Atlas
Thor
Earth
Eisenhower Arrives in Acapulco for Talks with Lopez Mateos
President Eisenhower arrived in Acapulco, Mexico, for two days of discussions with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos. A large Mexican delegation welcomed him as U.S. officials accompanied by U.S. Ambassador Robert C. Hill and Mexico's Manuel Tello. The two leaders reviewed a military guard of honor before visiting the Pierre Marques Hotel.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Eisenhower
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Columbine
Texas
U. S
Robert C. Hill
Manuel Tello
Milton Eisenhower
White House
Roy H. Rubottom
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Pierre Marques Hotel
Floods Strain Lawrence County As Wabash Surges
Rural families evacuate as icy Wabash floodwater swallows 25 000 acres of land in Lawrence County Indiana and Illinois with 23 to 24 foot crests. Levee breaks near Russellville and Oaktown drive widespread damage and force evacuations. downstream relief comes as water drops and Highway 64 remains submerged.
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Wabash River
Lawrence County
Indiana
Illinois
Lawrenceville
Russellville
Oaktown
Ind
Mount Carmel
Princeton
House Votes Boost in Insurance Taxes
Washington reports the House approved a large tax increase on life insurance companies. If enacted, the measure would raise an estimated 226 million dollars in taxes on 1958 earnings.
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Washington
Debby Reynolds Wins Divorce From Eddie Fisher in Court
Actress Debbie Reynolds testifies that her marriage ended after Fisher showed interest in another woman, not named Elizabeth Taylor. Judge Alton Pfaff grants the divorce. Reynolds cites grievous mental suffering. She and Fisher shared two children Carrie Frances and Todd Emanuel. Fisher receives visitation rights and $135,000 in house assets.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Fisher
Debbie
Superior Court
Camille Williams
Burbank
New York
Catskills
Eddie
Miss Taylor
Mike Todd
Carrie Frances
Todd Emanuel
Union Sought Church Aid
The International Teamsters Union sought Catholic church help to organize Puerto Rico's 600000 workers. Bishop James P. Davis said workers must be protected from racketeering while favoring unions. Puerto Rico's government vowed to block any racketeering linked union activity.
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International Teamsters Union
Puerto Rico
Teamsters Union
James P. Davis
San Juan
Tucson
Ariz
Teamsters
Luis Munoz Marin
Fernando Sierra
Senate
Washington
Bishop Davis
Ame
Japan’s postwar shift under Communist influence and MacArthur reforms
Lin Yutang surveys Japan on a free Asia tour. He warns that Communist infiltration threatens press, unions, and education, with Moscow aligned Socialist elements. He notes MacArthur era reforms, police law revisions, and a fragile democracy tested by violence, urging responsible leadership to preserve Japan as a key ally.
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Japan
Free Asia
China
Socialist Party
Moscow
Bi Ss
Russia
Pasternak
Mainichi
Asahi
Yomiuri
Gen. MacArthur
Chiang Kai Shek
MacAthur
MacArthur
Barang
Cyprus Pact Ends Bloodshed With Cyprus Independence Agreement
London reports a four year Cyprus bloodshed end pact signed by Britain Turkey and Greece. Britain retains military base rights while Cyprus becomes independent with Greek and Turkish leadership. Makarios accepts terms after ultimatum. plans to return home in days.
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Cyprus
Fatin Zorlu
Makarios
Mediterranean
Britain
Zorlu
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Macmillan
Constantine Karamanlis
Greece
Karamanlis
Menderes
Zurich
London
Athens
Ankara
Nicosia
D. R. Fazil Kutchuk
Weather Outlook For Southern Illinois Sees Cold Frays
Frigid forecast for Southern Illinois with fair skies tonight and Friday. Low tonight around 10, high Friday near 30, low Friday night about 20. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged from 13 to 28 with 7 am to 6 pm values.
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Illinois
Government Cuts Crop Supports Decrease Producer Value
The Agriculture Secretary announced lower 1959 price supports for rye barley grain sorghums oats soybeans flaxseed dry beans and cottonseed, reducing potential producer value by over 500 million dollars. Corn will have a single rate of 1.12 dollars per bushel with no acreage allotments, replacing prior dual rates.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
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