Central High School baccalaureate amid guards and riots
At Central High School a heavily guarded baccalaureate for 600 seniors proceeded amid a tense atmosphere. Police reported seven Negroes arrested near the stadium for disturbing the peace and two for carrying weapons. a white youth spat at a Negro visitor and was detained. Ernest Green, 16, the first Black graduate at Central, faced nerves but was not troubled by officials.
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Central High School
Ernest Green
Central High
Green
Arkansas Democrat
Virgil Blossom
Blossom
Wesley Pruden
Capital Citizens Council
Supt
Techoo
Camp Robinson
Beable Appointment Appealed To Circuit Court
The Frederick County School Board’s decision to reappoint Paul D. Beable as James Wood High School principal is appealed to Circuit Court. Walter C. Miller led an 18 point petition seeking nullification and the appeal follows May 19 certification by Superintendent Robert E. Ayler.
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Frederick County
Paul D. Beable
James Wood High School
Circuit Court
Walter C. Miller
Mr. Beagle
Robert E. Ayler
Beagle
Code of Virginia
Ayler
Circuit
Miller
Gainesboro
Henry M. Brumback
Shawnee
Ralph Bauserman
Opequon
Charles A. Lake
Back Creek
Robert Russell
Stonewall
Beable
Mr. Beable
Tragic Beach Drowning Fatalities In Rockport Texas
In Rockport Texas a deep hole on a public beach drew 10 rescuers as seven people died trying to save a drowning girl Janice Bailey nine. Victims included Air Force Chaplain Leonard Berry 40 and Mrs Mary Bailey 26 plus four other children. Rescue efforts failed and the bodies were recovered within ninety minutes.
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Rockport
Tex
Air Force
Janice Bailey
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Leonard Berry
Syracuse
N. Y
Janice
Mary Bailey
Wayne Bailey
Foster Air Force Base
Victoria
Dick Fox
Aransas County
Jack Baughman
Nameless Dead Head For Ocean Rendezvous
Three nameless American war dead from World War I II and Korea are en route to rendezvous with the USS Canberra off Cape Henry Virginia Their remains include two World War II deaths bound for Arlington National Cemetery and a World War II casualty to be buried at sea The Canberra Boston and Blandy prepared for the ceremony aboard the missile cruiser amid potential weather delays
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Canberra
America
Atlantic
Korea
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Cape Henry
Boston
Blandy
Virginia Capes
Guantanamo
Cuba
Pacific
Hawaii
United States Naval Base
Six A Test Foes Start Washington Peace Walk
Six pacifists set out on the first leg of a hike from Berryville to Washington to press for world peace and an end to nuclear weapons tests. The group aims to reach the White House June 1 to join other demonstrations, with stops in Purcellville Leesburg Danesville McLean and Georgetown.
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Berryville
Washington
White House
Wilmington
Del
Walk For Peace Committee
New York
Danesville
McLean
Georgetown
Atomic Energy Commission
John Ingersoll
Winchester-to- Washington
Mr. Ingersoll
Mr. Childs
Stella Jacobi
Long Island
N. Y
Ingersol
Purcellville
Bluemont
Two Die in Fire At Toronto Nursing Home
A Toronto nursing home was devastated by a blaze killing two elderly residents. Dozens more were evacuated as smoke choked the building and 12 residents were reported in critical condition. The ages of those affected ranged from 75 to 85.
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Toronto
French Mediterranean fleet defection threatens Pflimlin government
Premier Pflimlin faces a crisis as the French Mediterranean fleet under Adm Philippe Aboyneau appears to side with Algerian insurgents. Navy says ships act under Paris orders after NATO maneuvers and will visit Algerian ports before returning to Toulen. The potential defection risks destabilizing the Paris cabinet amid overseas tensions.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Mediterranean
Defense Ministry
Navy
Algeria
Rene
Phillipeville
Bougie
Toulin
France
Adm
Philippe Aboyneau
Algiers
Pflimlin
Aboyneau
NATO
Malta
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Norstad
Showdown Week In Auto Talks
Detroit reports showdown week as United Auto Workers and the Big Three near contract expirations for Ford Chrysler and GM affecting hundreds of thousands of workers. Ford executives across the nation meet to plan steps for potential outcomes, with the Ford UAW agreement due next Sunday.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
John §. Bugas
French Premier warns civil war threat, urges defense of liberties
Paris AP reports Premier Pierre Pflimlin warned Parliament that a civil war threat looms and urged all Frenchmen to defend their basic liberties in a tense emergency session.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Bishop praises parish workers on budget drive success
Bishop Hodges praised nearly 90 campaign workers at Sacred Heart church for their efforts in the Parish Budget Program. The drive aimed to increase weekly offerings via envelopes and engage all parishioners in Richmond Diocese. F. Grove White led the effort with Father Hickman thanking participants.
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Bishop Lauds
Joseph H Hodges
Richmond
Sacred Heart
F. Grove White
Father Hickman
Sacred Heart Parish
Julius J. Cilinski
PF. Grove White
Joseph H. Hodges
French Crisis Deepens as Strikes and Fronts Rock Paris
Premier Pflimlin warns Parliament of a civil war threat and urges defense of liberties while the Communist run Confederation of Labor orders a Tuesday strike. In the Mediterranean a government crisis over allegiances grows as Corsica aids, and Tunisia sees renewed demonstrations for withdrawal of French forces.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Corsica
de Gaulle
French Equatorial
West Africa
New Caledonia
Tahiti
Pacific
Tunisian
Security Council
Bizerte
Confederation of Labor
Paris
Pflimlin
New York Herald Tribune
Adm
Philippe Auboyneau
Mediterranean
Depuy
Pascal Arrighi
Desiand
Island
Associated Press
Knifing, Holdup, and Crashes Strain Local Police
Police in the Capon Bridge area tackled a knifing and a holdup on Rt 656 off Rt 7 near Capon Bridge. A 18 year old gunman reportedly fled with about 15 dollars after aiming a pistol at a theatre ticket booth operator. Two others were hospitalized from a wreck near Capon Bridge, including John Kerns and Richard Chapman.
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Memorial Hospital
Capon Bridge
John Kerns
Brucetown
Ray K. Cameron
Stephenson
Rt. 7
L. M. Bauserman
Pitts
Front Royal
Warren County
Merchant
George G. Mullins
Arena
Riverton
Strasburg
Belvin Price
Richard Chapman
High Spire
West Virginia
Neil Mills
Patuxent River
Industrial Development Group Formed in Winchester Meeting
An industrial development corporation was formed at a morning meeting at the George Washington Hotel with nearly 100 attendees from banks utilities business labor and real estate. Speakers noted the aim to place the community in a competitive position to attract industry and to provide land and funding for development over time.
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George Washington Hotel
George Lucas
Winchester
Frederick County
Whiteman
Industrial Development Corporation
Virginia
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Denny's Commission Auction
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