Sukarno Backs Premier Amid Indonesian Rebel Crisis
AP reports Padang radio claims two Indonesian air force planes dropped hazardous devices near a mosque in Arau Sumatra while Premier Djuanda supports action to crush rebels. A bridge at Saledo was also reportedly hit. Rebels press for government shakeup and greater export profits amid emergency sessions and tension in Jakarta.
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Sumatra
Sukarno
Djuanda
Saledo
Jakarta
Indonesia
Moon Man Returns to Warm New York Welcome
Spaceman Donald Farrell 23 returns from a week on a simulated moon trip to Niagara Falls New York his girlfriend Joann Burden awaiting him in a crowd filmed by NBC Today cameras. The homecoming blends applause and a televised kiss as he lands in New York.
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Niagara Falls
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Illinois trooper applications open through March 10
Illinois state police merit board announced today that applications for trooper positions are being accepted until March 10 in Springfield. The notice outlines the eligibility process and testing requirements for prospective applicants.
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Ilinois State Police
State Police Merit Board
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois turns warmer this weekend
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and warmer temperatures in Southern Illinois. Tonight will be in the upper 30s with a high near 50 Saturday. Overnight lows around 30s and daytime highs near 50 are expected. Sun rises at 6 47 a m and sets at 5 41 p m.
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Illinois
60 Foot Whale Delays Italian Luxury Liner
Naples Italy Feb 21 The Christopher Columbus 29600 ton Atlantic liner arrived an hour late after striking a 60 foot whale off Naples en route from Genoa. Officers said the ship shuddered from the blow and reversed engines to free itself. The whale lay severely injured in the water as crew inspected the damage.
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Naples
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Genoa
Teenagers charged in unprovoked Springfield beating death
Basil Carr, 62, died from injuries after an unprovoked beating by two teens in Springfield Missouri. Jackie Lee Jones 17 and James Leroy Bishop 18 were identified as suspects. five adults were attacked. Police say the assaults shocked the city. other victims faced hospital treatment.
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Springfield
Basil Carr
Carr
Jackie Lee Jones
James Leroy Bishop
Warren Norman
Bobby Haddock
Kenneth Mullings
Emmett A. Bedell
Alvie Johnson
Beloit petition seeks mayor alderman form return
A petition with 2,587 signatures was filed Thursday requesting Beloit revive the mayor aldermanic form of government in the city.
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Beloit
Wis
City of
Leopold Paroled Seeks Life Of Service In Rural Hospital
Nathan Leopold, parole granted, plans shift from Stateville engineering to hospital work with a Church of the Brethren unit in Cataper Puerto Rico. His attorney says Leopold, after 33 years in prison, wants a quiet life and labor, aided by a $50 000 family trust. Parole board also frees Roger Touhy, longtime Prohibition era gang leader, on a long term for kidnapping and jail escape.
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Cataper
Puerto Rico
Leopold
Elmer Gertz
Gertz
Roger Touhy
Tunisian peace mission under Dulles instructions
Deputy Under Secretary of State Robert Murphy began a flying mission to London Paris and Tunis to seek an early solution to the French Tunisian crisis, following orders from Secretary of State Dulles.
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Paris
Tunis
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Tunisia Expels Five French Consuls Amid North Africa Tensions
Protests escalate as Tunisia orders five French consuls from posts and hastens their return to Tunis. Bourguiba's government cites retaliation for the overnight detention of the Tunisian official and two National Guardsmen after a Remada mine explosion that wounded two French soldiers.
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Habib Bourguiba
Remada
Court Asked To Halt Integration In Little Rock
The Little Rock City School Board asked a federal court to suspend racial integration at Central High School. The petition seeks to pause the order admitting nine Negro students last fall, arguing that integration has disrupted normal school conditions and urging a clear definition of desegregation speed and safe procedures.
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Ark
Central High School
U.S. District Court
Central High
U.S. Supreme Court
Dwight Green Illinois governor dies of lung cancer at 61
Dwight H. Green Republican governor of Illinois for two WWII terms died in Presbyterian Hospital after a year long cancer battle. He rose from U. S. attorney in Chicago to governor in 1940 and 1944 before losing to Adlai Stevenson. Survivors include widow Mabel and daughters Gloria and Nancy.
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Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Presbyterian Hospital
Green
U. S
Chicago
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Edward J. Kelly
Harry Hershey
Thomas J. Courtney
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
State House
Philadelphia
Ligonier
Ind
Wabash College
Stanford University
Botulism Strikes Family Prompt Serum Airlift to Illinois
Three members of the Stone family near Chandlerville were hospitalized with botulism after eating home canned beans. A rush serum shipment from Pearl River, New York, reached Mason District Hospital in Havana via helicopter and multiple flights, then by state police cars.
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Illinois
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Jease Stone
Doris Majewski
Frank
Sarah Stone
J. W. McHarry
Stones
Chandlerville
Havana
McHarry
Lederle Laboratories
American Cyanamid Co
Newark
N.J
Chicago
Peoria
Cold Snap Melts as Southern Illinois Sees Warmer Weekend
The Chicago weather bureau forecasts highs in the low fifties for Southern Illinois Saturday with subfreezing lows tonight. Five day temps in Carbondale may run about two degrees below normal, with possible snow or rain Tuesday. Ohio River ice remains light but blocking shipping near Cairo. Mississippi levels unchanged.
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Chicago
Cairo Weather Bureau
Carbondale
Ohio
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Cairo
Mississippi
Beck Sentenced to Prison for Union Fund Theft
Beck, 63, was sentenced to up to 15 years for grand larceny in misappropriating 1900 from the Teamsters Union. His son Dave Jr. received earlier terms for 4650 taken from two union car sales. Judges suggested a 3 year minimum, potentially 2 with credit for good behavior.
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Teamsters Union
Beck
King County
George H. Revelle
Dave Jr
Revelle
May
Charles O. Carroll
State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles
Georgia House kills blood labeling bill in Georgia
The Georgia House rejected a bill requiring that whole blood for transfusions be labeled by race after the Senate had approved it 35 to 0. Critics said medical authorities opposed the measure and applauded the withdrawal.
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Georgia House
Senate
House
Midwest Republicans demand Benson resignation
Midwestern Republicans challenge current policy. Secretary Benson faces calls to resign as Rep Jensen of Iowa and others threaten to carry demands to President Eisenhower. The clash centers on handling of agricultural policy and Benson's leadership.
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Benson
Eisenhower
Rep
Jensen
R-lowa
Benson rejects resignation amid GOP farm policy concerns
Secretary of Agriculture Benson vows to stay on and pursue Eisenhower era farm policies after two Republican congressmen said changes are needed to avoid defeats in upcoming elections. The meeting, attended by about 30 GOP members and leaders, highlighted party worry over corn belt reaction to current policies.
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America
Miller
Nebraska
Judd
Minnesota
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Meade Alcorn
Alcorn
Kefauver Pressure Probe Taps Florida Power Official
Florida Power & Light official Ben H. Fuqua testified that he spoke with FCC Commissioner Richard A. Mack at the request of Sen. Kefauver on behalf of an applicant in the Miami channel 10 dispute. Fuqua said the effort aimed to secure fair consideration for A Frank Katlentine’s application, while noting Mack’s noncommittal stance. The House subcommittee heard the testimony as it investigates alleged pressures in the Miami television battle.
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Florida Power & Light Co
FCC
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D-Tenn
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Mack
A. Frank Karrentine
Fuqua
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Katzentine
Coral Gables
Fla
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Smith
Neuaver
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D-Ark
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