Joseph Barbara Dies After Gangland Convention Saga
Joseph Barbara a longtime Endicott area figure died at 53 after collapsing May 29. He hosted the 1957 Apalachin gangland summit drawing national attention to organized crime. Barbara faced tax evasion charges in Syracuse and had a police record dating to 1931 with a 1946 sugar theft conviction.
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Apalachin
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Prince Albert Tours Mothers Day Event in Monaco
Prince Albert of Monaco wears a Tyrolean cap during a mothers day party in the Tiny Riviera principality. The year old son of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace is seen observing the scene with interest.
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Prince Albert
Monaco
Prince Rainier
Princess Grace
Riviera
Graduation day substitutes for absent superintendent
In Cumberland Rhode Island 84 kindergarten graduates heard diplomas presented by Principal Miss Lillian I Hannan as Superintendent Vincent Nevins attended elsewhere. The event marked the first 83 students receiving diplomas in line after the substitute led the ceremony.
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Cumberland. R.I
Nevins
Vincent Nevins
Lillian I. Hannan
Mr. Nevins
Compromise Wheat Control Bill Rejected in House Vote
The House rejected by 215 to 201 a compromise wheat surplus control bill and sent it back to a House Senate conference, urging insistence on the stricter House measure. Eastern Democrats joined Republicans in defeat. the stopgap plan would have cut 20 percent of wheat allotments for 1960 61 and raised price supports to 80 percent of parity.
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Washington
House
Senate House
Senate
Project Might Trim A Sub Crews to 12
Groton Connecticut AP reports a project aims to reduce nuclear submarine crew sizes from 100 men to 12. If successful, the plan would overhaul staffing on subs and affect operations and training.
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Groton, Conn
O'Donnell Wins 12-1 Senate Approval for Four-Star Rank
Air Force Gen. Emmett O'Donnell Jr. won a 12-1 vote of approval from the Senate Armed Services Committee for a four star promotion and Pacific Air Forces command. Chairman Russell noted the secretary and general denied charges by Sen. Margaret Chase Smith that he smeared her. Mrs. Smith opposed confirmation but did not vote.
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Air Force
Emmett
Rosie) O’donnell Jr
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pacific Air Forces
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
O'Donnell
James H. Douglas
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Navy selects team to manage submarine control system
The Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics announced a plan to form an industry naval team named the Submarine Integrated Control System. The project aims to reduce crew size to about 12 men while balancing manpower with automated systems under Navy oversight.
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General Dynamics Crop
Navy
Carver Acquitted in DUI. law student loses appeal
Frederick County Circuit Court jurors acquitted Carver of driving under the influence after his appeal of a Frederick County Court conviction. In a separate case, Gerald E. Smallwood of Winchester, a Washington and Lee University law student, was found guilty of speeding and fined 20 dollars plus costs. Smallwood also pleaded guilty to improper passing. Jury foremen and members are named.
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Frederick County
Carver
Hen
Gerald E. Smallwood
Winchester
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Smallwood
H. K. Malbon, Jr
Stephens City
Adam P. Shirley
Ray R. McDonald
Frank Allanson
Carroll B. Hawkins
Thelma R. Burgarski
Henry Carbaugh
Mr. Smallwood
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Harry F. Hottle
Frank J. Lineburg
Eldridge Lemley
Pontiff Receives Monaco Rulers in Vatican Audience
Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco met Pope John XXIII in Vatican City for the first time. The Pontiff hosted the monarchs with full state honors in a formal audience.
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Rainier III
Grace of
Monaco
John XXIII
Riviera
Mental Tests Sought for 2 Accused Rapists
Prosecuting Attorney Lawson Glover said he will seek mental evaluations for two white men charged with raping 21 year old Verna May Taylor near Benton Arkansas. Ben Sanders 26 Ferndale and Bobby Burnett 21 Little Rock are named in the charges. Sanders is described as a former mental patient at a state hospital. The suspects allegedly attacked the Little Rock resident after luring her with a babysitting pretense.
Communists Fail To Organize 24 Hour General Strike
In Madrid and across Spain, Communist organizers failed to spark a 24 hour general strike against Generalissimo Franco. Labor centers reported fewer absentees than usual, signaling limited protest momentum.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Chiang's Wife Returns to Taipei
Madame Chiang Kai-shek returned to Taipei after medical treatment in the United States. President Chiang and Chinese Nationalist leaders plus US officials greeted her at the airport.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Chiang
United States Sends $3 Million Check to UN Leader
In New York the U S delegate Henry Cabot Lodge delivered a three million dollar check to Secretary General for the United Nations. The move comes amid urgent funding needs and ongoing diplomatic discussions.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dag Hammarskjold Sells Check For U.N. Aid Program
Dag Hammarskjold sold a three million dollar check on Wednesday to fund the United Nations technical assistance program. The payment brings U S total to nine million dollars toward its 40 percent pledge for the 1950 technical aid program.
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Dag Hammarsk
U.N
United States
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