Three Georgians Die In Accidents
Three Georgians died in accidents involving a truck a gun and a river. Keith McCullough three died after being struck by a truck in Eastman while 99 year old Eddie James drowned in the Ocmulgee River in a bid to reach a sand bar. Raymond Morgan Davis 50 died in Athens four hours after a shotgun blast to the head in his home. Sheriff Tommy Huff said the shooting appeared accidental.
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Keith McCullough
Macon
Eastman
B. J. McCullough
Eddie James
Ocmulgee River
Athens
Raymond Morgan Davis
Tommy Huff
Polish UN envoy aide defects seeks asylum in US
A cook for Bogdan Lewandowski the Polish permanent representative to the United Nations defected and asked for political asylum in the United States. Miss Aniela Wojtowics 87 identified by Msgr Felix F Burant said she made her decision May 28 after being told she must return to Poland on a freighter leaving that day.
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New York
Bogdan Lewandowski
Poland
United Nations
United States
Felix F. Burant
Wife of trooper shoots children then dies in New Jersey
Elsse Livingstone, 27, wife of Trooper Alfred Livingstone Jr., admitted to shooting her year-old daughter Nancy Lou and wounding her son Alfred III with her husband’s revolver. Nancy Lou was killed. Both victims were in serious condition at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains.
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West Milford
N.J
Elsse Livingstone
Alfred Livingstone Jr
John Fitzsimmons
Kennedy Heads to Palm Beach for Short Rest
President Kennedy leaves Washington for a three day relaxation in Palm Beach Florida after a trip to Paris Vienna and London. He conferred with Charles De Gaulle Nikita Khrushchev and Harold Macmillan during the European tour and will return refreshed.
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Washington
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
White House
Paris
Vienna
London
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Conferees Agree On $12.56 Billion Military Weapons Bill
Senate and House conferees reached a compromise to authorize 12.56 billion dollars for major military weapons for the year starting July 1. The bill includes 525 million dollars more than President Kennedy requested for manned bombers, pending final House and Senate action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Kennedy
Cuban escapees arrive in 23 foot boat at Port Lauderdale
Fourteen people identifying as anti-Castro underground members landed in Port Lauderdale aboard a 23 foot vessel after a three day voyage. Eleven men two women and a young girl traveled with fear of reprisals against relatives in Cuba and asked not to be named.
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Port Lauderdale
Fin
Cuba
Jackie On Yacht Heads to Epidaurus
Jacqueline Kennedy boarded the yacht North Wind today for a trip to Epidaurus where she will visit an ancient open air theater. The president's wife lunched aboard before the sail as the vessel departed toward Veloponnésus on the Greek coast.
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Avhiens
Greece
API
Jacqueline Kennedy
Epidaurus
U.S
Veloponnésus
Astronaut Health Chain Readies for Space Flight
Washington reports a plan where doctors will monitor the astronaut’s pulse heart and other reactions by radio during the first U.S. orbital flight. If signs of trouble appear the flight could be terminated.
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Washington
U.S
Kennedy vows to press Laos talks stay in Geneva
President Kennedy announced the United States will continue bargaining with the Soviet Union for a neutral independent Laos under a cease fire and press for a nuclear test ban. He said the U S will remain at Geneva and not blame itself if a test ban cannot be reached, stressing press responsibility and American resilience.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Laos
Geneva
United Press International
United States
Cravey
Vandiver
RTICE
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
U.S
International Truce Commission
Augusto Arango
OAS
Panama
Colombia
Uruguay
Rege Eae
Tractor Group Replies To Cuban Chief In Prisoner Trade Terms
Detroit reports the Tractor Group for Freedom Committee plans a reply to Fidel Castro's terms offering 1 200 prisoners for 500 tractors. Walter Reuther says a delegation to Havana is unlikely and notes congressional cautions about negotiating with Castro. The row focuses on whether a committee delegation should travel to discuss the deal.
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Detroit
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Fidel Castro
Castro
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Cuba
Havana
Senate
Everet M. Dirksen
Illinois
Washington
Castro Nad
Cuou
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Vandiver Approves Immediate Milledgeville Hospital Safeguards
Governor Vandiver endorses rapid fire safety measures at Milledgeville State Hospital per Fire Safety Commissioner Cravey. Plans include hiring a fire marshal, hourly patrols with time clocks, and a second fire station on the 12,000 bed campus, with Dr Irvine Mackinnon and staff to select the marshal.
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Atlanta
Ernest Vandiver
Milledgeville State Hospital
Zack D. Cravey
Cravey
Irvine MacKinnon
Vandiver
Robinson
Bolivia Under State of Siege Amid Leftist Arrests
Reported nationwide emergency in Bolivia with arrests of Communist leaders and strikes at nationalized tin mines. Passengers from La Paz describe a controlled capital and advise that unrest centers on austerity measures tied to IMF loans. President Paz Estenssoro's government appears in control as Stevenson plans June 15 visit.
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Lima
Peru
Bolivia
la Paz
Victor Paz
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Buenos Aires
Stevenson
el Diario
Paz Estenssoro
International Monetary Fund
Laos Meet Postponed Amid Cease-Fire Violations
Britain announced an indefinite postponement of the Laos conference cochaired with the Soviet Union due to apparent cease-fire violations. The United States boycotted until Khrushchev honors the pledge for an effective cease-fire.
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Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
Laos
United States
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Malcolm MacDonald
Georghi Pushkin
MacDonald
OAS probes Trujillo heirs in Dominican Republic
An Organization of American States mission begins inquiry into whether Generalisimo Rafael L. Trujillo’s heirs have ended oppression. Balaguer’s government faces potential sanctions while officials release prisoners under a political amnesty plan.
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E. L. Almen
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Rafael L. Trujillo
Joaquin Balaguer
Anh -Sbiel
Nar Lal Rasemberg
OAS
Rosemberg
Six Additional Freedom Riders Jailed in Miss
Six more Freedom Riders, three Black and three white, were jailed in Jackson Mississippi after attempting to integrate waiting rooms at a cross country bus terminal. They left Nashville earlier today and joined a tally reaching 78 jailed in over two weeks of integration actions, all charged with breach of peace.
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Associated Press
Freedom Riders
Jackson
Miss
Nashville
Tenn
Strangulation deaths of two Georgia women near Jacksonville
Authorities investigate the slaying of Althea Ottavio and Patricia Hewett, who drove from Valdosta to Jacksonville for a dog race bet. Their bodies were found in a palmetto area, with signs of a struggle and items missing from Ottavio. Police pursue clues as relatives describe the pair as kind and devoted.
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Florida
Valdosta
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia
Althea Ottavio
Patricia Ann Hewett
Palmetto
Pine Woods
Kennedy Suffers New Back Injury on Canadian Trip
President Kennedy sustained a lumbo sacral strain while planting a tree at Government House in Ottawa on May 16. Dr. Janet Travell reported no serious concern, noting no ruptured disc or infection, and prescribed Novocain with a brace for support. Salinger said Kennedy would appear on crutches briefly but may avoid them, with improvement noted despite a heavy schedule.
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White House
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Ottawa
Government House
Canada
Balinger
Salinger
Hyannis Port
Mass
Paris
Vienna
London
Travell
Governor Vandiver Plans Western Vacation Trip
Governor Ernest Vandiver and his family will drive to San Francisco then fly to Honolulu for the National Governors Conference. The Vandivers, with three children, have never been west of the Mississippi and are excited about the trip beginning in late June.
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Atlanta
Ernest Vandiver
Honolulu
Vandivers
San Francisco
Mississippi River
Missing Girl Found in South Carolina
An 18 year old abducted near Anderson was found in shock and hospitalized. Charles Gambrell, 20, reported two to three Black men abducted the girl from their car. he was injured, treated, and released. The incident occurred on a dirt road five to six miles north of Anderson city limits.
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Anderson
8.C
Here
Anderson County
Charles Gambrell
Gambrell
Jim Williams
Ihe
Tie Ray
Anderson County Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Anderson City
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U. S. Naval Academy At
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Tractor Group
State Department of Health
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S. Cc. Rutland
State Health Department
Argentina
Trujillo
John Abbes Garcia
Garcia
Jose Bosch Hermano
Juan Bosch
Duval County Sheriffs Office
Hewetts
Janet Travell
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