Jet pilot rescued after Atlantic crash aboard USS Saratoga
A jet pilot who plunged into the Atlantic Thursday night was rescued aboard the USS Saratoga, part of a mercy operation that curtailed Navy maneuvers with President Eisenhower aboard as spectator. A man on a life raft was sighted about 120 miles northeast of Jacksonville, Florida, area where the jets went down. The fate of the second pilot was not known.
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Mayport
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Wisconsin Sets Aug 27 Vote for McCarthy Senate Seat
Wisconsin voters will cast a special election on August 27 to fill the U S Senate vacancy created by the death of Joseph McCarthy. Governor Vernon Thomson set the date and announced a July 30 primary with filings due by July 12. The race features four Republicans and one Democrat Arthur McGurn, with possible candidacies from Clement Zablocki, Henry Reuss, and William Proxmire.
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U. S. Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Vernon Thomson
Thomson
McCarthy
Walter Kohler Jr
Warren B. Knowles
Glenn Davis
Alvin O’konski
Arthur McGurn
Kenosha
Clement Zablocki
Henry Reuss
Milwaukee
William Proxmire
Albert Lea Week of Celebrations Kicks Off
Albert Lea MN hosts a centennial celebration for Freeborn County and the state firemen convention. County Daily Days run through the weekend as a county dairy princess is chosen Monday and Gov. Freeman addresses the firemen Tuesday afternoon.
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Gov. Freeman
Group Asks Dismissal of State Labor Conciliator
Carlton County Farmers Union demands Minnesota state labor conciliator Charles Johnson be dismissed over dairy industry dispute. They urge certifying the two week old milk strike to a fact finding commission, criticize attorney Gerald Heaney, and note Johnson's rejection to certify to fact finding. Johnson and mediator LaValley push for settlement as chances remain dim.
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Charles LaValley
Theodore Maki
Kettle River
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Heaney
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Probers Dig Into Bakers Banquet Details
Senate probes into Bakers Union affairs focus on a June Waldorf Astoria dinner for New York Local No. 3 national vice president Max Kralstein that netted about 85 000 in receipts. Funding came largely from employer ticket purchases and souvenir ads with 61 000 allegedly directed to Kralstein for a home, while Frank Dutto invoked the Fifth Amendment amid questions about prior Communist ties.
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Dutto
Communist Party
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Joseph Tenczar
Robert Kennedy
Senate
la Verne Duffy
Weather Readings From Fire Station Roof
Official U S readings at 8 30 show 53 degrees with showers. Low in past 24 hours 50 and high 88 with .52 inches of precipitation.
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Reds to Free 2 U S Students in Hungary
Two University of South Carolina students, Mike A. Gilbert and Warren Hair, detained in Communist Hungary since May 26, were to be released today. They disappeared while hiking from Austria toward Hungary and were reportedly to be expelled across the border at Hegyeshalom. The Foreign Ministry’s report to the U S legation marked the first admission they were in Hungary.
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Waterboro
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Warren Hair
North Augusta
Austria
Foreign Ministry
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Stalin Died in Rage Over Deportation Plan, France-Soir Reports
France-Soir quoted that Stalin died during a rage over a Politburo opposition to deporting Jews from Russia. Beria reportedly danced over the body as others argued about the move’s public impact and potential Jewish plots.
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NATO Ready to Destroy Any Target Norstad Declares
General Lauris Norstad told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that NATO forces now have the capability to destroy any targets they must. He said alliance strength is three to four times greater than when Ike formed it six years earlier and voiced support for Eisenhower’s foreign aid program of 3.865 billion dollars while noting Western Europe progress relies on U.S. military assistance.
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Lauris Norstad
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Eisenhower
Europe
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Legion Convention Opens in Austin With 1200 Delegates
First District American Legion meeting kicks off in Austin welcoming 1200 delegates. Sessions run today through Sunday with executive committee, district commander Frank Koch of St. Charles, and a 127-unit parade on a 20-block route. Gaynor Brown of Iowa to address banquet at St Augustine Church.
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American Legion
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St. Charles
Signvale
Denzil Carty
the Legion and Auxiliary
Roy T. Anderson
United States Pledges Aid to Poland in New Plan
The United States signed a 48.9 million dollar aid agreement with Poland and promised 46.1 million more if Congress funds allow. The package aims to reassure Poland and other Soviet satellites of U S support against Moscow control, with a 30 million dollar Export-Import Bank loan and 18.9 million for cotton and fats and oils sales.
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Senator Attacks Defense Delays and Plush Helicopter Seats
Sen. Ellen Ellender said the Defense Department spent about $100,000 on plush VIP seats for nine helicopters without informing Congress. He argues billions could be cut from the defense bill without harming national security as hearings resume next week.
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House
White House
Man Dies After Truck Backing Incident in Gravel Pit
Moorhead Minnesota man Herman F. Wagner aged 68 of Barnesville died in a hospital after a truck backed over him in a gravel pit near Downer Minnesota. The accident occurred Thursday and authorities investigated the incident.
Truck Crash Toll Reaches 19 In Fatal Collision
The Fayetteville area report notes 19 deaths from a two-truck crash, tying a national record. Willie Gary of Syracuse New York died in hospital after the wreck, with 13 killed at the scene and five identified by first names among victims.
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National Safety Council
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Auto makers shift focus from speed to safety and comfort
The Automobile Manufacturers Association, led by presidents of General Motors Ford and Chrysler, bans racing or speed advertising. It urges dealers to avoid speed ratings or horsepower claims and promotes safe reliable and comfortable transportation as the industry standard. The move follows growing criticism of rising horsepower in postwar cars.
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Automobile Manufacturers Assn
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