Word: junes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...started last June in an abandoned bingo parlor near the beach. Backed...
...late, however, moderates in both major parties have worried that the doctrinaire Verwoerd might be going too far in his economically unfeasible plan to herd Africans into eight little "Bantustans" (TIME, June 1) ringing a paternalistic, all-white South Africa. But right-wingers in the opposition United Party, out of power since 1948, decided to out-apartheid the Nationalists in the next elections. They rammed through the party's convention at Bloemfontein fortnight ago a resolution against the Bantustan program-on the ground that it would reduce the size of white South Africa. Outraged, eleven liberal members of Parliament...
...fight that has split the northern and southern sections of the village into warring groups. Puro Pinget's new village boss, elected fortnight ago by unanimous vote, is 37-year-old David Torda, currently out on bail on a charge of killing a 72-year-old neighbor in June...
Most remarkable record in this season's book belongs to little (5 ft. 8 in., 155 Ibs.) Elroy Face, relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (TIME, June 22). Last week Face beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6, to make his record a startling 17-0, and to extend his winning streak over two seasons to 22 games. Face has not lost since May 30, 1958, has often been helped by the happy knack of the Pirates of winning extra-inning games (18 out of 20 this year). Baseball's leaders, with four weeks to play...
Searching for passengers on the June 10 New York-to-Liverpool voyage, the Daily Express placed three transatlantic calls to Mrs. Mona Kucker, a Norwalk, Conn, dog breeder who had sat at the captain's table. Mrs. Kucker gave the first real rundown on the charges. "I have a letter from Captain Armstrong," said she, "saying that he has been accused of chasing young girls around the ship and sitting in the main lounge with Mrs. Silverstone on his knee, zipping and unzipping her dress." Added Mrs. Kucker: "Nothing like that even loosely transpired...