Israelis And Arabs Argue Again At United Nations
United Nations debate opens as Shukairy and Golda Meir exchange points over the Palestine question. Shukairy rebuts Meir on Arab policy and the UAE R’s refusal to allow Israeli ships through the Suez Canal, while Meir warns Egypt uses canal control to coerce trade. 330 ships from 21 nations are blacklisted.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Israel
General Assembly
U.N
Shukairy
United Arab Republic
Golda Meir
U.A.R
Suez Canal
Meir
Farid Zeineddine
Zeineddine
Egypt
Asia
Africa
United Nations
Ireland Seeks U N Action on Tibet Rights Abuse
Ireland pressed the United Nations to condemn China as a violator of Tibetan human rights, seeking two thirds support amid bloc opposition. Dalai Lama exiled circle and Tibetan rebels cited mass killings, while Gyalo Thondup planned to report to the U.N. and Dublin prepared a formal resolution led by Foreign Minister Frank Aiken.
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United Nations. NY
Ireland
U.N
General Assembly
China
Tibet
Treland
Gyalo Thondup
Dalai Lama
New Delhi
Thondup
Prising
Lhasa
Thendup
New York
India
Assembly
Frank Aiken
Five Day Forecast Improvised Temperature Outlook
Five day outlook shows temperatures about two to one degree above normal for the period ahead. Warmer conditions expected late in the period, with showers returning midweek and again on Wednesday.
Westinghouse bids to beat GE with new transformers
Westinghouse launched a challenge to General Electric by advertising claimed firsts in power transformer design and predicting major customer savings over ten years. GE countered with a plan to cut prices by five percent, arguing many claimed advances were not new. Utilities showed interest in GE’s forthcoming product, while both firms prepared for further public statements.
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Westinghouse
Wall Street Journal
Muncie
Ind
J. M. McGarry
Schenectady
Emef
J. W. Seaman
Pittsfield
GE Power Transformer
Seaman
De Gaulle Heads Through Closed Window During Greeting
French President Charles de Gaulle stuck his head through a closed window while greeting cheering children. He escaped injury as the pane shattered but no injuries were reported, according to members of his party.
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Llns
France
Charles de Gaulle
Cuba Tightens Austerity as Dollar Shortage Bites
In Havana Prime Minister Fidel Castro unveils an austerity program to curb a dollar shortage. Measures include strict foreign exchange controls and steep import duties. New tariffs of 30 to 100 percent will apply on value at the port of embarkation and take effect three days after gazette publication.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Man Arrested For Drunkenness After Spider Treatment
In Elko Nevada a man from Owyhee named E Harney told the court he used alcohol to treat a spider bite after a friend advised him to drink to cope with the pain He admitted he took too much and was released with a recommendation to seek hospital care for proper treatment.
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Elko, Nev
E Harney
Owyhee
Nev
Harney
GE Chemical Outlook Seen Positive by Schubert
General Electric chemical materials chief Dr A E Schubert reports 1959 conditions ahead of budget with good current activity and expectations to continue into 1960 despite a steel strike risk. He cites strong accident records and honors for suggestion system work as the department plans moves to Mount Vernon Indiana early 1960 and confirms no impact on phenolic production at Pittsfield.
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General Electric
A. E. Schubert
Schubert
Fhe Chemical Materials Department
Mount Vernon
Ind
J J
Pittsfield
Thais Offer Aid Against Laos Reds
Thailand pledged to rush 10000 to 20000 jungle fighters to Laos to defend the kingdom from Communist aggression and would play a major SEATO role similar to the US in Korea. Officials said Bangkok would not begin military action without prior warning after SEATO military advisers’ meeting.
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Bangkok
ICPL
Thailand
Laos
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Iseato
United States
Korea
SEATO
Kingdom of
Steel Strike Threatens U.S. Budget
WASHINGTON AP President Eisenhower weighs possible intervention as a ten week steel strike could derail the federal budget. Budget Director Maurice Stans cites a revised 1960 outlay of 78.9 billion dollars and a strengthened surplus if the strike ends soon. He warns prolonged stoppage may wipe out the surplus and hurt revenues, while corporate profits soar and tax receipts rise to a record 487 billion. Negotiations in New York show little progress with early October eyed for intervention consideration.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Maurice Stans
Stans
Taft- Harley
New York
Uncle Sam
Capital on Communism profits in Coon Rapids
Two 10 year old capitalists sold souvenir corn during Soviet Premier Khrushchev's visit in Coon Rapids. Vida and Vicki Peterson charged 50 cents per ear and sold more than 200 ears, turning a tidy profit from corn worth about two dollars at market value.
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Coon Rapids
Town
Vida
Vicki Peterson
Nikita Khrushchev
Dwyer Urges Cramer to Recall Legislature Over Tramway Law
Former state senator candidate John J. Dwyer called Sen. Robert P. Cramer to urge Gov. Futeolo to reconvene the Legislature to defeat the tramway amendment pledging state credit. He faulted the bill’s passage at night and questioned motivations, warning of financial chaos and urging daylight discussion. He hinted at renewed Berkshire Senatorial District ambitions, though plans remain unclear.
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John J. Dwyer
Robert P. Cramer
Williamstown
Dwyer
Berkshire
Pittsfield
Cramer
Twyer
Paul A Dever
Tourge Senaint Clamerte
Seicht
Clas
Premier of Ceylon Shot By Men Dressed as Monks
Two men dressed in saffron robes shot and critically wounded Premier S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike in Colombo. Governor General Goonetileke proclaimed a state of emergency as police fought to control the unrest. A bystander who threw himself between the premier and attackers was also wounded, and one assailant fled after being shot by police. Bandaranaike had been en route to New York for UN duties and Washington talks.
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Ceylon
Colombo
Solomon W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Oliver Goonetileke
Jamesell
Bandaranaike
Goonenleke
Bastander
Banda Anuke
New York
UN General Assembly
Ito
Washington
Eisenhower
Politi Lcal
Tes
Munford Suffers Stroke in Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis Massachusetts Walter F. Munford 49 president of U S Steel Corp suffered a stroke Thursday at Cape Cod Hospital where he was recovering from an accidentally inflicted knife wound His condition was not critical though he has paralysis in his right arm The report notes he heads the strike bound steel firm and that more details appear on Page 8.
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Hyannis, Mass
UPI
Walter F. Munford
U.S. Steel Corp
Taday Cape Cod Hospital
Munford
Homemade Iron Lung Saves Maine Child
A wooden frame iron lung built by Houlton Junior Chamber of Commerce members saved 6-year-old Jean Michaud in Maine as doctors awaited a Boston breathing device. The improvised apparatus had never been used before this polio emergency.
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Jean Michaud
Boston
Houlton Juner Chamber of Commerce
Jean
Houlton, Maine
UPI
Navy Uses Gull Language To Drive Birds From Depot
Bayonne New Jersey AP reports a Navy anti gull effort at a supply depot where a taped gull call with the phrase feed was played over a public address system. The amplified “aawk” frightened the birds away as two amateur bird chasers hooked a tape recorder to the PA system.
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Bayonne NJ
Navy
Towns Single Cop Ponders How To Surround Khrushchev
In Thurmont Maryland a town of about 2000 relies on police chief James Dubbell as the sole officer. He worries about guarding Premier Khrushchev during a weekend visit with President Eisenhower at Camp David, though Secret Service and marine sentinels are expected to handle security.
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Thurmont
James Dubbell
Dubell
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Camp David
Secret Service
Marine Sentinels
Duvell
White House
James J. Rowley
FE. P. Aurand
Tanght
America
U.S
Rocket-Propelled Camera Captures Gracie Storm Flight
Cape Canaveral reports a Nike-Cajun rocket carried a camera into Hurricane Gracie on a 20 foot ascent to about a mile altitude. The cone splashdowns 10 miles offshore as navy ships monitored the storm center east of Gracie. Officials expect first full storm images after film processing in Washington next week.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantis
Gracie
Gravie
MMO
Leather Bureau
Washington
Gas Line Breaks Leave One Dead In Pennsylvania
A pipeline incident near Yardley Pa on a takeoff from a main line to U S Steel works caused one death and several injuries when a valve failed during work. The Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp line extends from Texas to New York City and promptly released thousands of cubic feet of natural gas into the air. Authorities closed valves and gas dissipated within an hour as residents reported a heavy boom and strong odor in the area.
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Nemtown
Yardley Pare
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp
Texas
New York City
R. S. Bruns Jr
U.S. Steel Corp
Fairless Hills
Bruns
Ecreumen
United Press International
James F Ahearn
Rollins
Magistrate Seaton Says Son David Runaway Again
London magistrate Reginald Seaton disclosed that his 15 year old son David has run away again. The statement came after Seaton had previously advised parents to spank runaway children, highlighting ongoing family concerns.
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London
UPI
Reginald Seaton
David
Lawmaker’s Rider Ties Greylock Bonds to Hunting Bill
In the 1959 Legislative session a sneaky rider to a bill opening Greylock to hunting and fishing guaranteed interest on Greylock Tramway Authority bonds. AALM senent WU Weskhy discusses the gimmick, with John C. Uitehenck in North Berkshire Weekly and Bernard R. Carman on Page 14 offering analysis.
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Greylock
AALM
WU Weskhy
John C. Uitehenck
North Berkshire Weekly
Khrushchev Sees U.S. Tour Easing Tensions Till Talks
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said his U.S. tour helped ease international tensions to a degree and that more would be learned after face to face talks with President Eisenhower at Camp David Md. He urged a broader trip to the Soviet Union and spoke at a White House news conference before travel to the presidential retreat.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Eysenhower
Camp Daiid, Md
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
U. N
Henry Cabot Lodge
Llewellyn Thompson
U. S
Moscow
Gordon Gray
White House
Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Ines
Khrushcer
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