Nashville firebombing sitdown blamed on TV network
Tennessee Governor Ford Elington accused a television network of triggering Friday protests in Nashville as CORE planned a large non violent sit in. CBS Public Affairs denied involvement while CBS noted a film crew documented training methods used by protesters. Local CBS officials expressed shock at the governor s charge.
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Khrushchev Welcomed Amid Protests In Bordeaux France
Anti-Communists jeered as Khrushchev arrived in Bordeaux with nails strewn on roads and a shouted pest slogan. A fist fight between factions broke up in Comedie Square while 30,000 soldiers and 16,000 police guarded his Sunday tour of provincial France.
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Weather winds raise drifts close three Cleveland area schools
Northeast Ohio sees heavy winds from Lake Erie creating road drifts and school closures in the Cleveland Wooster region. Record March cold grips Michigan and Cedar Rapids while Great Plains thaw brings renewed water flow on four Nebraska highways.
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Growth fuels change as Eaton Township eyes new services
Growing Ely area towns push toward village or city status. Eaton Township sees debate over public services as residents organize a civic league to improve welfare. C-T sportswriter Bob Daniels previews day one of the state basketball tournament on page 24.
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Chips from the Woodpile and Mr President Feature Notes
Ted Wood reviews current events with a tongue in cheek in Chips from the Woodpile on page 23. A second installment of the Mr President feature series appears on page 14 with a Saturday run.
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Johnson dies noted Elyrian benefactor in New London
Homer H. Johnson law partner of a famed Elyrian benefactor dies. The obituary notes his role in public service and his ties to New London.
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Record Cold Wave and Snow Sweep North
The seventh day of spring brought heavy snow and record cold to the frost-bitten north as a new storm from the Dakotas hits Chicago and suburbs with up to two inches of snow. Forecasters warned it would churn across the Great Lakes into New England today.
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Steamed Up Pastor Breaks Gas Law To Help Tenants
New York Reverend John R. Purnell used hack tools to free 40 families from a dark unheated building in 20 degree weather turning on gas and then planning another break-in. Police later issued no warrants, while the pastor defended his actions citing higher moral laws.
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Reds Halt U S Train After Swastika Is Sketched
Russian border guards halted a US unitary train bound for West Berlin after a crude swastika was traced on a freight car. The train was held for four hours at the Manenborn checkpoint on the East German border before being returned to West Germany. The incident followed a previous attempt by East German authorities to constrain Western movement and travel documents.
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Airline Seeks Aid Amid Weather Disruptions and Accidents
A Washington dispatch notes airline officials appeal for government assistance after a period of rough weather, mechanical issues, and a spate of minor accidents. Reports reference a fatality and multiple crew and passenger concerns, with emphasis on safety measures and regulatory responses.
Oil Tanker Explodes in Venezuelan Port
In La Cruz near Caracas a 17,598 ton Panamanian tanker Mobil Astral exploded after loading fuel. INAC reported 60 dead or missing and injured. 14 Germans and 52 Indians aboard. Cause under investigation. second maritime disaster in Lara state in recent weeks.
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Attacker Guilty in Cleveland Case After Trial
Local reports confirm a guilty verdict in a Cleveland case involving armed theft and related charges tied to a weapons and car theft network. Prosecutors allege the group operated a drone assisted scheme with multiple suspects and a key defendant facing severe penalties.
Teen Nazi Gun Attack Leaves Two Wounded in Gadsden
Police arrest 16 year old Hubert Sherrell Jackson Jr. after a Molotov bottle and rifle attack on Temple Beth Israel injures two men, Alan Cohen and Alvin Lowi. Jackson faces two counts of assault with intent to murder with possible murder charges if Cohen dies.
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Burr Loretta Young Win Top TV Awards
Hollywood report says Raymond Burr and Loretta Young won TV Guide awards for 1959 60. Burr's Perry Mason named favorite series for one hour or longer. Young's The Loretta Young Show named favorite female personality. Fred Astaire and Father Knows Best won other top categories. Ingrid Bergman noted in best single dramatic show.
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$600 Million Cut To Boost Spy In Sky Program
The Air Force plans to shift nearly 600 million dollars from defense against Soviet missiles to fund the spy in the sky program. Money will finance more Midas reconnaissance satellites to cover polar regions by the mid 1960s and expand the Atlas ICBM force with three additional missiles at Allas bases.
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Local crash claims lives near Greenfield on Friday
A vehicle collision five miles from Greenfield on a Friday left several people dead. Emergency crews reported the scene as a fatal crash with casualties and police beginning investigations into the incident.
South Africa Protests U.N. Meeting on Violence
South Africa filed a strong protest in Washington against a U.N. Security Council meeting being called to address racial violence. The protest was delivered by South African ambassador W. C. du Pleyds.
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Tragic hospital error kills three infants at Truesdale
Investigators report a hospital error involving contaminated or incorrect solution led to the deaths of three newborns at Truesdale Hospital. Infant victims include seven day old Joseph Rutkowski and Judith Anne Lambert, with another infant Pat Mello who died at home. One transferred infant remains hospitalized and two others not identified. The death toll prompted no immediate criminal action per state officials.
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