Britain Ends 17 Day Rail Walkout Seamen Vote To Quit
Britain announces a 17 day railway strike has ended after talks between the Ministry of Labor and leaders of 67 000 locomotive engineers and firemen and the nonstriking NUR. Separately 150 crewmen of the liner Queen Mary vote to quit amid a wildcat seamen’s strike disrupting sailings. Queen Mary may depart Southampton for New York Thursday. Cunard cites uncertainty if strike vote halts voyage. Queen Mary crew totals 1 267. Queen Elizabeth sails as scheduled last week.
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London
Britain
Big Jim Campbell
National Union of Railwaymen
UHR
Ministry of Labor
NUR
Mt Aaa
Southampton
New York
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Jim Campbell
Hoyer Wins Fourth Term as Minneapolis Mayor
Mayor Eric G. Hoyer secured a fourth two year term in a light turnout municipal election. He received 70 523 votes to Bruce D Pomeroy 41 594 with labor support for Hoyer and Republican activity for Pomeroy. The liberal faction held an 8 5 edge on the 13 member city council. Total votes around 112 000, the lowest since 1943.
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Minneapolis
Eric G. Hoyer
Hoyer
Bruce D. Pomeroy
Labor
Pomeroy
No True Bill Found in Limon Death Case
Freeborn County grand jury found no cause of action in the Hollandale field worker case. Cicilio Amadio 32 Ta hoka Tex and Carlos Limon 32 Poteet Tex were released after the verdict that Raynaldo Limon died from a blow in self defense. Witnesses testified as the panel deliberated until the late evening.
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Bill
Limon
Albert Lea
Freeborn County
Hollandale
Cicilio Amadio
Tahoka
Tex
Raynaldo Limon
Poteet
Amadro
Carlos
Charlie) Limon
Carl] Lindahl
Simon
Warren Plunkett
Eisenhower invites IOC to 1960 Winter Games at Squaw Valley
President Eisenhower signs a congressional resolution inviting the International Olympic Committee to hold the 1960 Winter Games at Squaw Valley California. The invitation signals federal backing for the event venue and timing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
International Olympic Committee
Equaw Valley
Calif
National strike backs Peron amid clashes with Catholic Church
In Buenos Aires a nine hour nationwide strike supported by six million CGT members under Juan and Eva Peron aimed to show loyalty amid a three day clash with the church. Fresh fighting flared near the Metropolitans Cathedral as Peronists shouted anti cleric chants. 29 injured and about 470 arrested weekend.
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Buenos Ares
Argentina
Juan Peron
Peron
Plaza de Mayo
Buenos Aires
Episcopal Palace
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Peronista Movement
Eva
Menon Sees Hope for Captive Airmen
Indian diplomat V. K. Krishna Menon told President Eisenhower after a White House meeting that the release of four airmen by Red China may open the door to freeing others. He met Dulles and planned further talks, aiming to ease tensions between Peiping and Washington.
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White House
Krishna Menon
Nehru
National Airport
Washington
Eisenhower
V. K. Krishna Menon
Red China
James Hagerty
Dulles
Peiping
India
Sependeteep Ordh
U. S
United States
Chou En Lai
New York
Formosa
U.S
Krishna Menga
China
Menon
Konrad Adenauer
State Department
Adenauer
Charles E. Bohlen
Moscow
Russia
Theft of 700 Bushels of Iron Probed in Glenville Area
Free born County authorities investigate the theft of 700 bushels of iron from 82 steel and 40 wooden government bins in the Glenville area of Minnesota. Deputies pursue leads and inspect storage sites for recoveries and suspects.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Freeborn
Glenville
Moorhead Youth Confesses False Kidnapping Tale
A 17 year old from rural Moorhead admitted to Clay County authorities that his reported abduction by a gunman was a fabrication. He signed a statement saying he hoped to leave home for work and avoid leaving his father, and he described a red beard as part of a false suspect. The case was referred to juvenile court officers after his confession and prior roadblock alerts.
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Moorhead
Minn
Parker Erickson
Clay County
Henry Qualley
Wayzata
Erickson
Mankato
Qualley
Dunvilla
Clay
Minneapolis
Flags Fly in Austin for Victory and Flag Day
The Austin Packers snapped a nine game skid with a 2 to 1 win over Mankato Monday night. Flags waved in Austin not only for the win but primarily to celebrate Flag Day. Details of the game appear on the Sport Page.
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Austin Packers
Mankato
Austin
Packers
Suribachi
Long Beach
Calif
Iwo Jima
Lakewood Plaza
Mike McChargue
Larry Hosher
George Kanyuck
Mike Jones
Dick Sandstrom
Casv Vose
Detroit Auto Labor Pact Buoys UAW Power and Benefits
The CIO United Auto Workers led by Walter Reuther secures a three year 0.75 billion dollar deal with Ford and General Motors. Gains include compulsory union membership at GM Christmas and New Year holidays pension rights and extra pay on holidays. Auto makers avoided a cross strike plan and aim to apply terms to other firms including American Motors Corp.
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Detroit
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Ford
Reuther
GM Ford
UAW
American Motors Corp
Braniff Crash Victim in Iowa Gets $162,500
Mason City Iowa attorney says settlement of 162500 to Braniff victim Lyle D Lyons 24 of La Crosse Wis covers spinal injuries from the Swaledale Iowa crash. Lyons paralyzed from the waist down rest of life. he was an airman first class returning from Bergstrom AFB. Twelve killed seven injured in the incident during a severe thunderstorm.
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Mason City
Iowa
Braniff Airways
Swaledale
Don W. Burington
Braniff
Lyle D. Lyons
Lyons
la Crosse
Wis
Mother Finds Son Near Death in Refrigerator
In Hattiesburg Mississippi a mother pulled her four year old from a closed old refrigerator. Jimmy Odom suffered severe sweating and bites on his arm but is expected to recover after rest. His brother Lloyd Jr. remains healthy.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Lloyd Odom Jr
Jimmy
Unwelcome Welcome as Man Dashes to Reunion
Church ill Roberts drove 600 miles from Memphis to Gastonia for a high school class reunion. He was arrested on arrival and fined 16.50 for speeding.
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Gastonia
N. C
Churchill Roberts
Memphis
Tenn
Two Juveniles Break Candy Machine at Kinsmans
Police report two youths entered the rear of Kinsmans Greenhouse at 510 E Water, smashing a candy machine glass enclosure with a coping saw and stealing chocolate coated candy. Witnesses fishing at the dam early morning saw two boys breaking bulbs nearby and note bulbs were taken.
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Kinsmans Greenhouse
Trade Bill Clears House With Tariff Powers Extension
The House approved a three year extension of the reciprocal trade act and granted the President new authority to cut tariffs. Passed 347 to 54, the compromise bill heads to the Senate after a heated debate and many Senate amendments.
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Washington
House
Senate
Beef Division Back at Work Talks Continue
Geo. A. Hormel & Co beef division workers returned to the job on normal schedule. Negotiations resumed between Local 9 C10 United Packinghouse Workers and management over production schedules after a Friday work stoppage that followed weekend meetings at the Austin Labor Center. The union executive board met Monday afternoon prior to the return.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
United Packinghouse Workers
Beef
Austin Labor Center
Al Papas Dies at 44 in Minneapolis After Illness
Al Papas a partner in Allied Advertising Artists in Minneapolis died Monday after a long illness. The obituary notes his 44 years and his role in the local advertising industry.
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Minneapolis
al Papas
Allied Advertising Artists
Lanzas Leave Messy House Damages Court Order
Santa Monica California. Mario Lanza must pay 40 361 66 to Norman and Mrs Kaiser owners of a Beverly Hills home he leased for 28 months. Superior Court ruled after finding the house found in debris dirt filth and desecration endangering the property and family. Kaiser recalled Lanza as the silent film actor Norman Kerry.
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Santa Monca
Calif
Mario Lanza
Beverly Hills
Superior Court
Norman Kaiser
Union Drive Promised for Office Workers
CIO President Walter Reuther told the AFL Office Employees International Union convention that white collar workers are the forgotten group and deserve an intensive organizing drive. He pledged action as soon as the AFL CIO merger is complete and urged immediate union organization to serve workers’ interests.
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New York
CIO
Walter Reuther
AFL
GM Strike Resumes Yet Local Grievances Spark Walkouts
Picket lines and walkouts closed over 30 GM plants as UAW members resume work where local disputes persist. Despite back-to-work orders, many locals stayed idle, with Detroit Cadillac plant and Pontiac divisions showing mixed reopening progress and ongoing wage and shift concerns.
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Associated Press
General Motors Corp
UAW International
Flint
Mich
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Pontiac Motor Division
Detroit
Willow Run
735
International
They Gain 21 Steers in Nighttime Roundup
WINFIELD Iowa Mr and Mrs Richard Underwood tracked cattle after a night storm and found 21 extra steers in their pasture doubling the herd from 24 to 45 with the missing cattle belonging to a neighbour three miles away. The animals had stampeded during the storm.
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Winfield
Iowa
Richard Underwood
Senate withholds final UK of draft bill action
Senate Armed Services Committee gave tentative approval to a four year regular draft and two year doctor draft plan while delaying final action to allow administration arguments. The House has yet to act amid a segregation dispute blocking the reserve expansion urged by Eisenhower. House impasse centers on anti segregation amendments and the need to pair reserve and draft bills.
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Washngton
Pentagon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Services Group
House
Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Senate
National Guard
United States
U.S
Albert Lea districts vote to pool bonded school debt
Proportionate assumption of debts by merging Albert Lea districts approved. District 38 transfers its share of 80,000 bonds from 107 Hammer and 37 east of Albert Lea, with 148 yes and 22 no in the city and unanimous rural votes. County board to decide June 20, merger to start next school year.
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Albert Lea
Dist. 38
Hollandale
Hammer School
Board of County Commis
Sioners
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