General Income Tax Cut Defeated in Senate Fight
In Washington the bid for a general income tax cut failed as both GOP and Democratic proposals were defeated in a crossfire of maneuvering. The battle centered on a $2.4 billion plan and a Republican substitute offering a $200 per taxpayer reduction, both blocked 49-46 with party-line votes. The outcome secures a major Eisenhower administration victory as the tax bill advances toward conference with the House.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
House
George
D-Ga
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
Sen
Morse
Ind-ore
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Byrd
Holland
Fla
Edwin C. Johnson
Cole
Robertson
Langer and Young
Red Atom Power Plant Seen As Cold War Move
Washington reports Russia may lead in atomic power and use it to sway the cold war. U S experts discuss exporting nuclear plants to power-poor regions and speeding up American development. Rep. W Sterling Cole says Atomic Energy Act needs revision to aid power projects and foreign collaboration.
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Red
Atom Power Plant
Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow Radio
W. Sterling Cole
Senate
House Committee On Atomic Energy
Cole
Eisenhower
Guatemalan Peace Talks Continue Amid Haggling
In El Salvador peace talks between Col. Carlos Castillo Armas and Col. Elfego Monzon stretched to dawn as they sought a settlement to end Guatemala's civil conflict. A cease-fire was extended to allow more discussions while Osorio voiced cautious optimism about reaching an accord.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Elfego Monzon
Castillo Armas
Chiquimula
Oscar Osorio
Monzon
Escuintla
Pinula
Concepcion
Guatemala City
Osorio
Loma Linda
Rafael Meza Ayan
U S Pushes for Asian Allied Pact Step Toward Southeast Asia Defense
The United States urges early creation of an anti communist pact in Southeast Asia while praising Guatemala as a non Communist ally. Secretary of State Dulles cites communism as a global threat and joins Australia and New Zealand in calling for immediate collective defense action, forming the ANZUS council with Cairns discussions and further talks with Britain and others.
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United States
Southeast Asia
Guatemala
Dulles
United Sates
Australia
New Zealand
Richard G. Casey
Leslie Knox Munro
Eisenhower
Churchill
Local Diver Drowns at Eckels Lake
Perrysburg resident 23 year old Kern dies after extended underwater air helmet stint at Eckels Lake. Coroner says he apparently bled into his lungs leading to death. Kern was a Capital University student and ministerial trainee.
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Delaware
Ohio
Harold Kern
Perrysburg
Wood County
Tennyson Williams
Kern
Capital University
Columbus
Eckels Lake
Williams
Traffic Fatality Probe Slated As Driver Held
Hillsboro Ohio reporters note continued probe into a tractor truck crash that killed Russell Spurgeon 56 near Fayetteville. His wagon was struck by a tractor trailer driven by Ralph H. Robinson 40 of Marion Virginia. Robinson was ordered held for investigation.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Russell Spurgeon
Fayetteville
Spurgeon
Ralph H. Robinson
Marion
Here
Robinson
MecBee Royal Merger Wins Approval to Form Royal McBee
The McBee Co and The Royal Typewriter Co stockholders approved a merger creating Royal McBee Corp. McBee common stockholders backed the merger by over 89 percent, and Royal preferred by 85 percent. Allan A. Ryan is set to chair, with Philip M. Zenner as president. directors to ratify on July 22 in New York City.
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Royal Typewriter Co
McBee
Royal
New York
Royal McBee Corp
McBee Common
Preferred
Allan A. Ryan
Royal McBee
Philip M. Zenner
New York City
Flood Toll Tops Fifty Five in Rio Grande Disaster
At least 55 dead as Rio Grande floods devastate Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras. Piedras Negras reports 38 dead with hundreds feared. Ozona Pecos Del Rio and others see fatalities and mass homelessness. Officials warn the final toll could reach hundreds as rescue and shelter efforts proceed.
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Tex
Rio Grande
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Ozona
Coahuila
H. G. Walker
U. 8 Public Health Service
Dayton Man Confesses Slaying Dayton Woman
Howard Linden Fox, 38, signed a confession admitting he beat 37 year old Jessie Mae Putnam in their Dayton apartment on Saturday night. He kept the body, drove near Xenia, and dumped it by a road Sunday night. identification came from a crude tattoo reading Billie on her right hip.
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Xenta
Ohio
Dayton
James Ramsey
Howard Linden Fox
Jessie Mae Putnam
Billie
Robert
Fly Girls Use Flying to Track Down Men
Kenneth oe, directing an aviation program at Stephens College in Columbia Missouri, advised at an art institute that college women who learn to fly can meet more men. He noted students fly home on weekends and travel to meet potential suitors, speeding up the search.
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Omaha
Kenneth Oe
Stephens College
Columbia
Art Institute
Reds Infiltrate Border Across Vienna Report
The Arbeiter Zeitung says dozens of suspected international communist agents are being smuggled back and forth across the Iron Curtain through Austria, crossing from Hungary to Czechoslovakia.
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Arbeiter Zeitung
Iron Curtain
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Representatives Debate Farm Plan Cutting Parity Price Supports
The House faced a crucial test over the farm bill as President Eisenhower and many Republicans clash over price supports. The debate centers on parity levels and a possible compromise to keep the administration’s flexible plan, with northern city votes seen as pivotal.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Republican House
Big City
New York
High Price
New York City
Agriculture Committee
French Evacuate Troops Leaving Delta For Reds
In the Red River Delta large parts of northern Vietnam fall to Vietminh forces as French Union troops withdraw toward Haiphong and the Hanoi–Haiphong corridor. Paris reviews concessions and draws back to a shrinking line with tens of thousands at risk of isolation.
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Delta
Singapore
Red River
Hanoi
Haiphong
12 Foot Alligator Fights Back Near Miami
A 12-foot alligator crossed U S 1 north of Miami and halted traffic for about an hour. Deputies Richard Wright and Robert Laichak were burned by rope as humane Society workers arrived to rope the reptile which thrashed and bit during capture.
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Miami
Fla
Everglades
U. 8
Richard Wright
Robert Laichak
Wright
Humane Society
Few Farm Commodities Decline Four Percent
Prices farmers received for their products fell four percent from mid May to mid June. The drop mainly affected hogs and meat animals, with hog prices down about seventeen percent and overall meat animal prices down ten percent. These animals are not covered by government price supports.
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Washington
NTS Member Kidnapped by Russian Agents in Soviet Zone
Frankfurt dispatch reports a member of the anti Communist NTS organization kidnapped by Russian agents in the Soviet zone of Austria. The report cites NTS as confirming the abduction and calls for international attention to the incident.
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Frankfurt
Germany
NTS
Austria
Ohio Shows Drop In Traffic Deaths
Ohio is among 30 states reporting lower traffic fatalities for the first five months of the year. The National Highway Council notes Ohio deaths are down seven percent from the previous year’s figure.
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Ohio
Chicago
Nationality Council
Truman Making Rapid Recovery After Operation
Kansas City report states President Truman is improving steadily following his operation and aftercare. Doctors note he is progressing well and his temperature has returned to a normal 98.4 degrees as he endures a longer hospital stay with visible impatience at the delay.
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Kansas City
Harry
Truman
Bazooka Shell Found on Porch Misidentified by Residents
In Rochester suburb Greece Christopher Brenner reported a strange object on his side porch. Plumber’s advice led him to wait, but police removed the item later identified by City Chemist John Temmerman as a bazooka shell.
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Rochester
N. Y
Christopher Brenner
Greece
Brenner
John Temmerman
New Trial Sought In Logan Murder Case
Attorneys for Benjamin Meyer seek a new trial alleging juror impropriety after a juror discussed the case with outsiders. Meyer was found guilty of fatally shooting his wife Velvia on February 15 and faces the death penalty if the verdict stands.
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Carl Harden
Inboden
Oth
Har! Meyer
Meyer
CIO Phone Workers Strike Across Nation
Seven thousand CSO workers who install and maintain telephone equipment were called on strike nationwide. Picketing delays in New York and Baltimore reduced immediate disruption as equipment could still operate. The walkout spans 44 states and DC, with Maine Vermont New Hampshire and Wyoming not involved.
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CSO
Baltimore
Western Electric
Joseph Dunne
CWA District 10
District of Columbia
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Wyoming
Eleanor Halts Departure For Russia
Mrs Roosevelt cancels a Russia trip minutes before departure after Soviet officials withhold a visa for a Look Magazine newsman. She cites possible mistrust or inefficiency and notes William Attwood’s visa request was ignored.
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Russia
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Look Magazine
Soviet Union
Ransacked Residence Tells of Ex President Arche Arbens
Police report the home of Guatemalan ex President Jacobo Arbens Gua man was looted after his resignation. Looters took furniture rugs and wall pictures while a pile of Communist literature remained in the front lobby. Arbens disappeared after resigning and is believed to seek asylum in the Mexican Embassy.
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Guatemala
Jacobo Arbens
Guaman
Arbenz
Nellie D Newsom Dies at 75 in Columbus Indiana
Mrs. Nellie D Newsom aged 75 mother of Herschel Newsom master of the oe Grange died Wednesday in Columbus Indiana. Her son Herschel Newsom is noted as master of the oe Grange. Funeral arrangements pending per local notice.
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Columbus
Ind
Nellie D. Newsom
Herschel Newsom
Oe Grange
Gun Duel Ends in Death of Detained Mental Patient
In Indianapolis a 54yearold man on convalescent leave from Central State Hospital opened fire on West Side officers, wounding eight before he was killed by 26 bullets. His wife was injured, a patrolman is in critical condition, and several others are hospitalized. Foster children escaped unharmed as the incident unfolded amid police and welfare involvement.
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Indianapolis
West Side
Howard Ellis
Ellis
Janie
Paul White
Marlin Lyon
Paul Pearcey
Leas
Welfare Department
Central State Hospital
Elli
Jurisdictional dispute stalls Kyger Creek plant work
A Washington jurisdictional dispute at Kyger Creek power plant ha s-idled about half of the 1300 workers on site. The clash pits hoisting engineers of Local 18 AF of L Cincinnati against Hilcan tte Collier Construction Company over unloading duties. Resident Engineer Fred Carman says the matter has been referred to a joint board for settlement.
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Gallipolis
Kyger Creek
Hilcantte Collier Construction Company
Fred Carman
Joint Board For
Washington
AF of L
Cincinnati
U S House Approves One Way Ticket Plan to Buena
The House approved using government funds to buy one way tickets for any U S resident wishing to live in Buena. Re entry to this county would be barred.
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Washington
The
United States
Buena
Public Hearing Planned Over Navy Airplane Collision
A Civil Aeronautics Board official announced a public hearing in Columbus on the Sunday crash involving a Navy plane and an American Airlines passenger plane. The hearing aims to present all available facts to the public.
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Navy
American Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board Kessman, BR
P. Parshall
City
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