Peronists raid cathedral refuge in Buenos Aires violence
Federal police raided the Episcopal Palace and arrested 430 men who had taken refuge there after clashes between Peronist supporters and Catholics outside Buenos Aires. Priest protection remained. Cardinal Capello was absent. Police and firemen used tear gas to restore order amid rioting near the Metropolitan Cathedral.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Argntina
Juan D. Peron
Metropolitan Cathedral
Plaza de Mayo
Episcopal Palace
Santiago Luis Cardinal Capello
Noil
San Isidro
Carlos A. Gentile
Gentile
Mass Rites For Victims Of Car Race Tragedy At Le Mans
A mass funeral will be held in Le Mans Cathedral for 79 dead after Pierre Levegh's Mercedes crashed into spectators at the 24 hour race. Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb won the event with a record average speed despite the disaster.
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LE Mans
France
Pierre Levegh
Roy Hunton
U.S
Orleans
Levegh
Mike Hawthorn
Ivor Bueb
Britain
Britain faces critical talks to end 16 day rail strike
Labor Minister Sir Walter Monckton said discussions to resolve Britain's 16 day railway strike are at a critical stage and urged the House of Commons to refrain from debate. Opposition leader Clement Attlee called for focus on emergency regulations to keep essential supplies moving while resisting public discussion of the strike issues. Monckton reported to Prime Minister Eden after talks with strike leaders and British Transport Commission officials. Heads of the nonstriking National Union of Railwaymen were invited to tonight's conference.
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London
Walter Monckton
Britain
Monckton
House of Commons
Clement R. Attlee
Commons
Attlee
Eden
British Transport Commission
National Union of Railwaymen
Plans Wrecked by Freak Storm at Sky Harbor
A severe thunderstorm swept Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix destroying 30 light planes and causing about 150000 dollars in damage. The hangar area bore the brunt as roof sections were ripped off. No injuries were reported.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sky Harbor
Model Plane Flier Electrocuted During Reunion Flight
Gary Higbie, 23, was electrocuted in Holt Michigan when a 60 foot metal control cable attached to a gas powered model airplane touched a high tension wire in front of his home. Forty relatives were present for a family reunion.
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Holt, Mich
Gary Higbie
Gallipolis Charged by State For Pollution Violations
Atty. Gen. C. William O'Neill filed suit against Gallipolis alleging release of sewage and industrial waste into the Ohio River and Chickamauga Creek without a state permit. The action follows a May 10 cease and desist order and pending appeals in Gallia and Franklin counties. Daily fines could reach $500 for continued offenses after conviction.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Gallipolis
O'Neill
Gallia County
State Water Pollution Control Board
State Pollution Board
Common Pleas Court
Franklin County
Adenauer Leaves for Talks in Washington With Eisenhower
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Washington for talks with President Eisenhower and other officials. He spoke of a close loyal partnership with free nations to support reunification, and was greeted by Undersecretary Herbert Hoover Jr. and German ambassadors Krekeler and Blankenhorn. He will dine with Eisenhower and receive an honorary Harvard degree later this week.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Eisenhower
Adenauer
Herbert Hoover Jr
Heinz Krekeler
Herbert Blankenhorn
Germany
NATO
Harvard Univer
United States
Lufthansa
Chrysler Eyed For Sure Pay
President Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers says a guaranteed annual wage plan will be the union's top demand in talks with Chrysler. He avoids commenting on whether the demand will extend to American Motors Studebaker-Packard and Kaiser, noting discussions will occur later. The UAW-Chrysler contract expires August 31 with bargaining starting 60 days prior.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Reuther
UAW
American Motors
Studebaker- Packard
Kaiser
Brakeman Rescues Tot on Rail Tracks at Reading
Brakeman Aloysious A. Russell, 26, spotted 2 year old Billy Mattson on the Reading Railroad tracks. He leaped from the locomotive cab, grabbed the child from the catwalk, and both were knocked aside as a 40 car freight roared past. The boy and brakeman escaped with only minor injuries.
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Reading
Billy Mattson
Billy
Reading Railroad
Aloysious A. Russell
Russell
Actress sprains ankle during bathtub scene
Jane Russell nursed a sprained right ankle after slipping and falling on set during a bathtub scene filming Saturday.
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Jane Russell
Salk Praises Tougher Polio Vaccine Standards
Dr. Jones E. Salk in a Pittsburgh telegram endorses the stricter Public Health Service manufacturing standards for the polio vaccine. He says the amendments will preclude deviation from the originally intended procedures and notes some disagreements with parts of the health service white paper. He refrains from detailed critique of specific sections.
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Washington
Jones E. Salk
U.S. Public Health Service
Salk
Health Service
Ike Prepares Nationwide Operation Alert for Nuclear War Test
The 1955 drill will mobilize 15 000 top officials to simulate government operations from secret relocation sites as 48 mainland cities and six more in Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone face targeted nuclear blasts. Washington 600 tents 227000 workers evacuate on token basis during three day test with core staff coordinating from remote locations.
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Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Eisenhower
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Mili
Wilson
Congress
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New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Auto Workers Win New G M Contract Puts 20 Cents An Hour Rise
The United Auto Workers report a new contract with General Motors mirrors a recent Ford deal. It lists gains including guaranteed wage plan and pension increases, holiday pay, hospitalization, and a 2 percent weekly vacation step. The total package exceeds 20 cents an hour due to factor adjustments and locality inequities.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors Corp
UAW
Pentagon weighs cutback on M-48 tank production
The Pentagon studies a possible reduction in M-48 medium tank output but officials say it would not be a large cut. Sources indicate the decrease could be less than 20 percent and would affect monthly production only modestly.
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Washington
Pentagon
Dutch Ship Brings Beer and Ham to Cleveland on Maiden Voyage
A new Dutch vessel arrived in Cleveland yesterday on its maiden voyage with 104 tons of beer and 23 tons of canned ham aboard.
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Cleveland
Farm auction notice for McDonald retirement sale
Old McDonald retires and sells his farm and equipment in an auction advertised in the want ads. For details call phone 31242 or check the newspaper GER listings for daily farm notices and selling opportunities.
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McDonald
GER
Methodists Announce Pastoral Appointments for Year
LAKESIDE Ohio Bishop Hazen G Werner of the Ohio Area of the Methodist Church lists upcoming pastoral changes for the year in the Chillacothe District. New assignments include Dr W Carl Hickey as district superintendent Albany Richard Jarvis from Omega Carbondale Mrs Lillian Wright from Buchtel Carbon Hill H H Harris from Logan circuit Carroll Dumontville William H Covert from Albany Chester Hill Samuel J Williams from Sabbatical leave CocWille Aaron Cunningham from Carbondale Glouster Paul Graf from Thornville from Ohio University Millersport R B S Lawrence from Glouster Sugar Grove Carl Wetherell from Jacksonville.
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Lakeside
Ohio
Hazen G. Werner
The
Methodist Church
Chillacothe
W. Carl Hickey
Albany
Richard Jarvis
Omega
Carbondale
Lillian Wright
Buchtel
Carbon Hill
H. H. Harris
Logan
Carroll Dumontville
William H. Covert
Chester Hill
Samuel J. Williams
CocWille
Aaron Cunningham
Glouster
Paul Graf
Thornville
Ohio University
Millersport
S. Lawrence
Sugar Grove
Carl Wetherell
Jacksonville
Ohio highway deaths surge over weekend toll reaches thirteen
Weekend accidents across Ohio claimed two lives in Columbus and near Granville on Saturday and near Toledo and Steubenville yesterday. A Muskingum River boating tragedy drowned two Crooksville men on a fishing trip. Additional drownings, a shooting and two child choking deaths increased the toll.
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Ohio
Columbus
Granville
Toledo
Steubenville
Muskingum River
Crooksville
Adlai Urges Bargaining Mindset Ahead of Summit Talks
Oberlin Ohio Adlai Stevenson urged a bargaining approach for the Geneva talks at Oberlin College commencement. He said the United States must consider every suggestion honestly and seek bases of agreement while avoiding demands for perfection. He cautioned against viewing negotiation as appeasement and stressed public backing for flexible diplomacy.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Adlai EF Stevenson
Oberlin College
United Land
Geneva
State Dulles
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Ku Klux Klan Leader Calls Rebirth in Carolinas
E. L. Edwards of Atlanta imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan urged a rebirth of the hooded order in the Carolinas during a Saturday night speech six miles south of Sumter South Carolina. He spoke to about 500 people promising a new nonviolent white Protestant body that seeks segregation and calls outsiders out.
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Sumter
8. C
E. L. Edwards
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Hooded Order
Carolinas
Here
South Carolina
Edwards
Two Escapees Return to Shawnee Honor Camp
Two men are scheduled to be returned to Shawnee Honor Camp near Portsmouth today after escaping and surrendering to authorities here.
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Ironton
Portsmouth
CIO Victorious On GAW Idea
The CIO United Auto Workers secured a three year contract with General Motors mirroring gains won at Ford. Walter Reuther hailed the deal as far reaching costing GM about 609 million dollars and covering 275,000 wage earners plus 6,000 Electrical Workers under the same terms. The agreement guarantees pay raises, pension improvements, and a union shop, while preserving a layoff pay guarantee and enhanced health coverage.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford
Walter Reuther
UAW
Gms
Ford Motor Co
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Curtice
Harry W. Anderson
Local GM plants idle as UAW strike expands nationwide
The Associated Press reports more than 50 000 GM workers idle as UAW strikes over local issues. Pickets at Flint Chicago Detroit and Kansas City plants idled thousands. two Delco plants in Indiana and a Fisher Body plant in West Mifflin Pa were affected. Local 2 5 CIO UAW leader Frank Wellemann says the strike continues until local demands are met.
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Generators Corp
CIO United Auto
UAW
Flint
Mich
Chicago
Kansas City
Fisher Body
West Miflin
Detroit
Chevrolet Gear & Axle
Detroit Forge
Zit
Cadillac
Detroit Transmiston
Indiana
Delco-Remy
Anderson
Delco Radio
Kokomo
Fabricast
Bedford
Chevrolet
Mun- Mjboet
Prson
General Motors
St. Louis
Frank Wellemann
CIO
United Auto Workers
Big Six Steel Firms Face Wage Demands From USW
The CIO United Steelworkers plans to press for a substantial wage increase for 90 basic steel and mining firms led by U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Jones & Laughlin and Youngstown Sheet. Talks in Pittsburgh feature USW President David J. McDonald direct handling as district reps manage most negotiations. Union members average $2.55 hourly and the focus this year is wage settlements.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S&s. Steel
Bethlehem Republic
Jones & Laughlin
Inn
Youngstown Sheet & U
USW
David J. McDonald
Analler
McDonald
Basic Steel
Truman to Speak at UN Anniversary Session
Former President Truman will address the United Nations tenth anniversary session in San Francisco. Hammarskjold announced the plan for June 24. He did not accept a prior bid from the State Department to appear at the June 2026 program.
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Uniter Nations
N.Y
Truman
United Nations
San Francisco
Hammarskjold
State Department
Glimmer of Hope on the Horizon for East Europe Freedom
AP analysis argues that freeing Eastern Europe from Soviet domination hinges on Western unity and bold diplomacy. It notes Moscow’s evolving stance from belligerent to cautious diplomatic offers and suggests specific preconditions tied to Poland Germany and territorial adjustments if talks proceed.
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Dulles
Moscow
Stalin
Stra
Soviet Union
West
Janet
Raniet Gotve
Europe
Poland
Romana
Germany
Bukhovina
Moldavia
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