Mayflower II Faces Doubtful Atlantic Crossing
London reports gloom over the replica Mayflower II en route to Plymouth. Despite a skilled captain and improvements, old sailors warn of a jinx, recalling delays, cost overruns, and sponsor withdrawals as the ship nears Cape Cod in June.
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Tom A. Cullen
NER
London
NEA
Plymouth
Mass
mid-Atlantic
England
Cape Cod
Armch
Atlantic
Alan Villiers
Cape Horn
American Seaboard
Mayflower Project Ltd
Devon
Dartmouth
Felix Fenton
Bosun
Villiers
Pentagon announces new rifle and eight inch atomic shells
The Pentagon disclosed two major weapons updates. The Army formally adopts the T44 rifle to replace four older shoulder weapons and use 7.62mm NATO ammunition. It also confirms eight inch atomic artillery, with guns and howitzers capable of firing nuclear shells, including a lighter eight inch system vs the 280mm cannon, the latter weighing 85 tons versus 35 tons.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
U. S
Army Ordnance
NATO
Defense Department
Department
Dream turn to nightmare then bright ending in Ireland
Mrs James F P Joyce planned a March dream tour of Ireland with her husband when a road crash left her with severe injuries. A nurse from Dublin Elisabeth Mayer cared for her at a hotel, then agreed to come to America. Now Elisabeth awaits visa renewals while Jimmy in Japan has married her.
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Holyoke
Mass
James FP. Joyce
Ireland
Joyce
St. Vincent Hospital
Dublin
Jimmy
Private Care Milwaukee Cold Siege Reaches Family
A Milwaukee family endures a siege of colds and flu. Donnie, age 4, prays for his sister and mother as the mother visits the doctor for care. The tone suggests a domestic health struggle with a hopeful note on treatment.
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Milwaukee
Donald Laine
Donnie
Presbyterians Admit Gift To NAACP In Out of Court Settlement
The Presbyterian Church confirms a Ku Klux Klan claim that it donated 10000 dollars to the NAACP to fund an out of court settlement in a libel suit by Sumter attorney Nash. Nash offered to return the money to donors if the NAACP released donor lists and avoided a school integration suit in Sumter County within 10 years. The NAACP denies communist links and Nash may donate to charity if conditions fail. The Klan cites a Presbyterian Life article. the church says it acted with Assembly authority in social welfare matters.
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Columbia
S. C
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Ku Klux Klan
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
South Carolina
NAACP
Atty
Shepherd K. Nash
Sumter
Eugene Carson Blake
Chicago
Assembly
Robert E. Hodges
Kligrapp
Columbia Klavern
National Assny For the Advancement of
Klan
Presbyterian Life Magazine
Presbyterian
Philadelphia
Church
Division For Social Welfare
Nash
Shriner's Hospital For
Greenville
Sumter First Presbyterian Church
Southern Branch
Southern Presbyterians
97Th General Assembly
Birmingham
Ala
Steinbeck Criticized in Oklahoma Over Dust Bowl Tale
Years after The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck faced Oklahoma criticism for his westward trek account by dust bowl victims. He replied to lawmakers clarifying no derogatory intent and praising Oklahomans for their heroism. Governor Gary added Steinbeck to his staff of Oklahoma Roosters.
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Oklahoma City
John Steinbeck
Oklahoma
Steelworker Admits To Two Sex Killings
Gary Indiana steelworker George Robert Brown signed a statement admitting the killings of Mildred Grigonis and Lana Brock in rape attempts. Police planned to question him about a third slaying of Mary Cheever, a Gary schoolteacher, eight years earlier. Authorities also sought Brown's cooperation on the Grimes sisters case. Red Skelton hospitalized with virus fatigue. expected to return to work next week.
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Gary
Ind
Sandor Singer
George Robert Brown
Mildred Grigonis
East Gary
Mary Cheever
Chicago
Brown
Grimes Sisters
Patricia
Barbara
Sabine
Longview
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Tubetype Blackwall
Armaloy
OLD Battery
N. Potomac Street
RED IN Hospital
Santa Monica
Califo
Red Skelton
St. John’s Hospital
David Bradley Handyman
David Bradley
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Sears Farm
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