Dulles Proposes Polar Inspection Deal at NATO Meeting
Secretary of State Dulles heads to Copenhagen for a NATO conference to push Soviet acceptance of international military inspection of polar frontiers. He links the pact to possible curbs on northward bomber flights and urges a public stance that could affect the summit talks.
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Dulles
NATO
Copenhagen
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
Alaska
Siberia
North Atlantic
U.S.S.R
Want Power in Congress Committeemen Support Pate
Three House Armed Services Committee members backed Gen. Randolph M. Pate in urging Congress to retain control over service jobs. Pate warned Eisenhower’s defense plan could let the Defense Secretary reallocate core duties, risking the Marines losing functions or receiving a rapid shift in roles. Congress now defines basic service roles.
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House Armed Services Committee
Randolph M. Pate
Congress
Pate
Marine Corps
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Division of Defense
Secretary of
Defense McElroy
Army
Navy
Air Force
Efforts to Sail Into Test Site Land in Jail
The Golden Rule four man crew led by Albert Bigelow is jailed in Honolulu after attempting to sail to the Eniwetok test zone against court orders. They faced criminal contempt charges for protesting nuclear tests and refused bail at arraignment. The group includes William Huntington, James from New York, George Willoughby of New Jersey, and Orion Sherwood from Poughkeepsie.
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Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Navy
Albert Smith Bigelow
Cos Cob, Conn
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Bigelow
William Huntington
James
N. Y
George Willoughby
Blackwood Terr
N. J
Central Committee of Conscientious Objectors
Orion Sherwood
Poughkeepsie
Driver Loses Control Baiting Hook in SLO Crash
Louis Silva, 49, attempted to bait a fish hook while driving in San Luis Obispo California. He lost control and struck a tree, sustaining minor injuries. He did not succeed in baiting the hook.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Louis Silva
FHA Sees Recession as Failure in Housing Market
Jacksonville report notes FHA commissioner Norman P. Mason says nationwide data show steady buyer interest in homes. He cites Detroit where weekly FHA loan applications rose 50 percent over the same week in 1957.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Federal Housing Administration
Norman P. Mason
FHA
Detroit
Mason
Police Lie Test For Man Tied To Jenkins Death
A 39 year old resident of the area where Mrs. Elleanor Jenkins’ burned body was found was taken to London Prison Farm for a lie detector test. No name released pending possible links to the death. Sheriff’s office faces public pressure while considering homicide or accidental death.
California rivals back tree houses for children fight
In Atherton California Republican Senator William F Knowland and Democratic Attorney General Edmund Brown both support children's right to build tree houses. The Atherton City Council ordered permits for two Templeton children ages nine and eight, calling the structure a blemish on the town. San Francisco attorney J Francis Shirley, hired by Brown, said he would press the issue to the Supreme Court, arguing the structure is not a fort and falls under military law.
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Atherton
Calif
California
William F. Knowland
Edmund Brown
San Francisco
Kenneth Templeton
John
J. Francis Shirley
Brown
U.S. Supreme Court
Kenneth S. Templeton
Shirley
State Schools Face Budget Cut Projections in Ohio
Ohio's six state universities and state departments brace for possible budget cuts as Finance Director John Skipton seeks impact reports for 10 15 and 25 percent reductions. Officials warn of job losses and slowed services while universities plan equipment cuts to absorb enrollment growth.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Skipton
Skipton
Herbert Eagon
E. E. Holt
Department of Education
March Shows Mixed US Retail Gains Amid Tax Refund Push
FederalReserve and CommerceDepartment data indicate March retail and wholesale sales rose from February yet lagged March 1957. Durable and nondurable goods led gains, while auto demand stayed weak. Installment debt fell by 180 million dollars as tax refunds flowed to households.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Soviet veto doubt shadows Arctic inspection plan
At the United Nations the Soviet Union denounced the U S aerial Arctic inspection proposal as a gimmick and clung to opposition. Many delegates foresaw a Soviet veto if the U S resolution reached a vote while others expected Arkady Sobolev to maneuver to avoid a veto though no clear plan emerged.
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N. Y
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Arctic
U. S
Dag Hammarskjold
Council
Missing 6-Year-Old Kathy Hampton St. Louis
Police search for 6 year old Kathryn Hampton who vanished from her home in a slum district. The disappearance follows a nearby case two weeks earlier involving a 2 year old girl who was raped. Kathy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hampton and is described as blonde.
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ST. Louis
Kathryn
Kathy) Hampton
James Hampton
Urgency grows as GM to reply to speedup proposal
UAW vice president Leonard Woodcock urged daily meetings seven days a week as General Motors faces a May 29 contract termination. GM denied plans for a better offer while the union continues talks with Ford and Chrysler and announces sweeping economy measures including 10 percent salary cuts and layoffs for 97 staff.
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General Motors
United Auto Workers
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Louis G. Seaton
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Nehru Vacation Move Clears Path for Deputy Leader
India’s Congress party chose Govind Ballabh Pant, 70, as deputy leader in Parliament as Nehru plans a temporary government leave. Nehru cited desire to prepare for major tasks ahead amid fears of a world war and concern for India's political future.
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Govind Ballabh Pant
Britain
Nehru
India
Deporting Case Goes To Court
William Heikkila the 52 year old San Francisco draftsman under a deportation order is brought to court after being deported to Finland by immigration agents. Judge Edward Murphy will decide civil contempt claims against the agents and rule on a request to modify the April 3 deportability finding citing a Supreme Court ruling on meaningful association with the communist party. Heikkila admitted membership from 1929 to 1939 and has lived in the United States since age four months.
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San Francisco
William Heikkila
Finland
United States
U. S
Heikkila
Murphy
Lloyd McMurray
McMurray
U. S. Supreme Court
Communist Party
Earth Shakes as Professor Records Cleveland Quake
A mild quake was recorded in the Cleveland area on Thursday night with two unexplained blasts heard along Lake Erie’s shore. Dr. Edward J. Walter of John Carroll University placed the epicenter about 12.7 miles from the university and estimated the tremor occurred two to five miles below the surface. No damage was reported and police stations in Lakewood Rocky River and Bay Village received many calls.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Edward J. Walter
Seismological Laboratory
John Carroll University
Walter
Lakewood
Rocky River
Bay Village
Plan Dedication of Atomic Power Plant
President Eisenhower will participate remotely in the May 26 dedication of the first full scale atomic power plant at Shippingport Pennsylvania. The $110 million plant operated by Duquesne Light Co. went into operation last December and lies about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Eisenhower
Washington
Shippingport
Duquesne Light Co
Frisco Quake Shakes Western San Francisco
A slight earthquake shook the western part of San Francisco shortly after 6 a.m. today. No damage was reported.
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San Francisco
Union Doctor Ben Besher Dies After Surgery
Denver report says Dr. Ben B. Besher aged 75 who served as chief surgeon for the United Mine Workers during Colorado's 1913 mine wars died in a Denver hospital after surgery. Oslo reports Oscar Torp aged 64 former prime minister and labor party leader in Norway died Thursday from a brain hemorrhage.
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Denver
Ben B. Besher
United Mine Workers
Colorado
Norway
Oscar Torp
Oslo
Bosses Buzzing Dog Bosses Desk Mischief
Washington report recalls Secretary Gray telling how President Eisenhower’s Weimaraner Heidi dented the buzzer under the desk. Gray laughed as the president called the dog to depart, noting the moment when a dog answered a summons instead of a human.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Robert Keith Gray
Eisenhower
Gray
Heidi
Eisenhower jobless relief bill clears House amid Senate fight
The administration's emergency payback assistance bill passed the House 370 to 17 after a 222 to 164 vote on an earlier measure. It seeks 50 percent extra benefits and 13 extra weeks for workers exhausting state unemployment rights between July 1957 and April 1959. Republicans say the bill overreaches by aiding non eligible workers. Democrats aim to restore key provisions in the Senate.
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Washington
Feisenhower
House
Senate
Dole
Eisenhower
Beisenhower
Misquotes spark party rift in 10th District race
Gallia County Abele Weis contest looped in after Ray Bliss denied quotes on a Jenkins successor plan. Abele spoke at Gallia Gun Club rally as Jenkins withdraws April 25 over health, with Collins named as a potential appointee.
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Gallipolis
Ray Bliss
Joseph W. Clark
Gallia County
Abelefor Congress
Bliss
Rep
Thomas A. Jenkins
Homer E
Pete) Abele
McArthur
John Harvey Weis
Lancaster
Abele
Jenkins
Republican District Committee
Ohio
Oakley Collins
Ironton
Weather outlook for Saturday with variable clouds and mild temps
A weather summary notes mostly cloudy to partly sunny conditions across many areas with a high near 72 to 76 and little temperature change. The five day forecast calls for temperatures around normal in the north and near normal in the south with normal highs about 63 to 44 and a total precipitation of roughly one quarter inch in frequent showers.
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