Hope for Summit Optimism in Berlin Talks
U S Secretary of State Christian A Herter says the Soviet aim in the Big Four talks is to strip West Berlin of Western protection and pave the way for its annexation by East Germany. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko reportedly hinted in secret talks he might concede Allied rights to keep troops in West Berlin, yet Herter and other diplomats remain hopeful for an East West agreement and a possible summit.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
West Berlin
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Berlin
Gromyko
West
Quie Doubts Wheat Bill Will Clear House Next Week
Rep Albert Quie says the House Agriculture Committee wheat bill in its present form will not pass the House and should be amended to tighten production limits. The Rules Committee cleared the bill for debate with unlimited amendments and no guaranteed passage.
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Washington
Albert Quie
R-Minn
House Agricultur Committee
House
Quie
House Rules Committee
Senate
Adenauer Reverses Step Down To Remain Chancellor
Adenauer, 83, stunned Bonn by reversing plans to resign and stay as chancellor. He favored Finance Minister Franz Etzel while party peers lean toward Ludwig Erhard. An emergency parliamentary meeting was called as a stormy session loomed.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Franz Etzel
Ludwig Erhard
Adenauer
Christian Democrat Party
Erhard
United States
Washington
Missing State Men Search Halted in Ontario Flight
The Royal Canadian Air Force suspended the air search for two Americans missing since May 24 after a 50 mile flight from Sioux Narrows to Vermilion Bay. Maurice J. Merickel and Sylvester Niesses, both Minnesotans, were aboard a light float-equipped plane.
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Winnipeg
Man
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ontario
Maurice J. Merickel
Wadena
Minn
Sylvester Niesses
Walker, Minn
Sioux Narrows
Vermillion Bay
New Measles Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial
In Boston a Children's Hospital team led by Dr John F Enders and Dr Sarmwel Katz reports a new measles vaccine effective in 20 children. The shot induced fever rash and antibodies without making participants ill.
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Boston
John F. Enders
Sarmwel Katz
Austin High School names two valedictorians and two salutatorians
The 1959 Austin High School graduating class includes two valedictorians Charles Grose and Sharon Madson and two salutatorians Dean Barnum and Victor Zeller. Twelve other graduates earned honors with a 3.6 average. Grose will study pre medical at Beloit College on a National Merit Sears Foundation scholarship. Madson will attend Luther College to study education.
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Austin High School
Charles Grose
Sharon Madson
Dean Barnum
Victor Zeller
Mary Attlesey
Marlene Cooper
Ruth Ann Haakenson
Kenneth Hayden
Stephen Howell
Catherine M. Johnson
Sherrill Nelson
Ruth Ann Nielsen
Darlene Mensing
Phyllis Roush
Kay Schleuder
Darlene Slindee
Frederick Grose
Park
Beloit College
Wis
Sears Foundation
Howard Madson
N. St. Paul
Luther College
Girls Athletic Assn
Minnesota Student Council Assn
Charles Barnum
Austin Junior College
Wilton Zeller
W. Grove
Brown University
Providence
R. L
St. Olaf College
Judge Rules Atlanta Schools Cannot Be Segregated
Federal Judge Frank A Hooper ruled that Atlanta schools cannot remain racially segregated but refused immediate integration. He suggested municipal authorities may have time to work out a gradual pattern, warning that under current law any integration could force school closings.
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Frank A. Hooper
Atlanta
Hooper
Tax trade rumored to deal withholding with excise boosts
Rumors in the Minnesota Capitol say DFL leaders may offer approving excise taxes on hotels, motels and meals plus personal property tax relief in exchange for Senate acceptance of withholding. Gov Freeman labels the strike as blackmail while critics push for personal property tax relief and a voters referendum.
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ST. Paul
Capitol
DFL
Senate
Minneapolis
Ed Viehman
Tax Conference Committee
Minnesota
Two Babies Die From Plastic Sheeting Accidents
AP report from New York says two infants in the Bronx and Staten Island died Thursday after suffocation by plastic sheeting. Victims were Nancy Lynn Walton two months and Migdalia Perez four months. Plastic industry warns to keep bags away from children.
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New York
Bronx
Staten Island
Nancy Lynn Walton
Migdalia Perez
Frankie Carbo Remanded Amid Extradition Battle in Camden
Frankie Carbo described as a corrosive influence on boxing is remanded to Camden County Prison as extradition proceedings file by New York proceed. Judge Dzick canceled bail after governor signed extradition warrant and Carbo has 10 days to file a writ of habeas corpus.
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Camden
N.J
Frankie Carbo
Camden County
New York
Benjamin Dzick
Carbo
New Jersey
Dzick
Underworld
Father Offers to Help Killer of Daughter
A grief stricken father, Anatol Holt, 31, mathematics instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, writes an open letter to Philadelphia offering to help the 15 year old honor student who confessed slaying his 3 year old daughter Becky Holt. The boy Edward Cooney Jr. confessed after guided by a priest and led authorities to the toy closet where Becky was hidden. Holt seeks collective understanding and urges against vengeance.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphila
Anatol Holt
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Bulletin
Holt
Becky Holt
Edward Cooney Jr
Record-Setting Conrad Skips Mint Tea After Africa to California Flight
Los Angeles AP reports Max Conrad, the flying grandfather, completed a 6 hour 36 minute 7 638 mile non stop hop from Casablanca to Los Angeles in a single engine Piper Comanche. He said mint tea made him ill after sipping aboard, then landed safely via Corpus Christi El Paso and Phoenix. Conrad promoted the flight for the plane maker and noted the risky moment was takeoff with 500 gallons of fuel aboard leaving about 1 000 feet of runway remaining. He called his daughter Molly to share the news and described feeling thirsty but not tired after arrival.
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Max Conrad
Los Angeles
Casablanca
AP Photofax
Africa
California
Conrad
Morocco
Corpus Christi
el Paso
Tex
Phoenix
Ariz
L.A
Molly
San Francisco
Two Iowa Pilots Die in Plane Crash
Hartley Iowa AP report says two pilots died when a single engine plane nosed into trees. The deceased are Glenn Schipper 32 of Sheldon and Lambert Fechter 39 of Hartley an flying instructor teaching instruments to Schipper at the time.
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Hartley
Iowa
Glenn Schipper
Sheldon
Lambert Fechter
O'Brien
Jim Vanderploeg
Fechter
Schipper
Governor seeks return of his pay raise in Nebraska
Governor Ralph Brooks urges the Legislature to rescind a $3000 pay raise, saying he opposes any raise for himself until a uniform state pay scale is adopted. The dispute follows a veto over a broader salary bill and a later approved increase for judges and officials.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ralph Brooks
Nebraska
Brooks
Supreme Court
Senate Debates Strauss Nomination For Commerce Secretary
The Senate prepared to begin debate on Lewis L. Strauss for commerce secretary. A 9-8 Commerce Committee split forecast a close vote with a 49 or 50 needed to confirm, while Vice President Nixon could break a 49-49 tie. Senator Langer announced he would oppose Strauss.
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Senate
Strauss
Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
William Langer
R-Nd
Langer
Weather Report From The Herald Station Roof
Reading at 8 30 a m shows clear conditions with a high in the past 24 hours at 81 and a low of 51 degrees. The Herald Building reports similar conditions as the day begins with general clear weather.
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Herald
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