Atom-Powered Vessel Savannah Launched In Camden
The first atom powered merchant ship Savannah slid into the water in Camden New Jersey in a ceremony led by Acting Secretary of Commerce Frederick H Mueller. President Eisenhower inspired the project which Congress helped fund. Mamie Eisenhower christened the vessel with champagne after the speeches, marking a milestone in nuclear maritime development.
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Kennedy Involves In Beauty Contest Fight In Long Beach
In Long Beach California Senator John Kennedy a Democrat from Massachusetts becomes involved after Miss Sue Simone Ingersoll withdraws from a beauty pageant. She explains she left not due to Catholic censure but because she would not receive messages. She remarks on tensions between religious groups and Catholic influence in politics. She says Catholics are not dictated to and admits she did not read her press release.
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Jumbo the elephant climbs Alps to trace Hannibal route
In LA ROCHETTE France Jumbo the elephant covered 12.2 miles on day one of a trek over the Alps to test if Hannibal used the high road to invade Italy in 219 B C A brass band hay bale and the mayor welcomed Jumbo Monday night at Clapier Pass Theories favor high route but most historians argue Hannibal took lower passes near the Mediterranean Coast In NICE Maria Callas arrived from Milan to join Sir Winston and Lady Churchill on a three week cruise aboard Aristotle Onassis yacht
Assassination of French Prosecutor in Bone Algeria
Gunmen killed the chief French prosecutor of the Mediterranean port city of Bone as he rode in a car on Monday night. No group claimed responsibility yet, and authorities launched an investigation into the attack.
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Iraqi army restores order in Kirkuk after clashes
Cairo reports Abdel Karim Kassem's forces have restored order in Kirkuk after fighting between Communist groups and Turcoman tribesmen. The Iraqi government acknowledged disturbances erupted last Wednesday during celebrations of Kassem's 1958 revolution, with informants in Baghdad saying the army remains loyal to Kassem amid potential clashes with Communist elements.
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Beer Sheba cafe brawl sparks street riot
A cafe brawl in Beer Sheba escalated into a street riot Monday night. Police said outside agitators inflamed the crowd. the mob was scattered after about 30 minutes, though the protest's object remained unclear.
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Reporter Dates Miss Turkey On Yacht Dinner
Reporter Patrick McNulty recounts a date with Miss Turkey during the Miss Universe contest. Aboard a private yacht with candidates and chaperones, the group tours Alamitos Bay and dines at a waterfront cafe as Miss Turkey, 19 year old Ezel Oleay, speaks English and shares a moment of Turkish phrases.
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Whites and Negroes Register as Little Rock High Schools Open
Whites and Negro seniors register at Little Rock public high schools while police are alerted for disturbances. A segregationist leader denounces city authorities warning of arrests for protest. The School Board plans minimum desegregation under a state pupil placement law. Police vow patrols and possible arrests if trouble arises.
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Joe Louis launches Triangle Records with Carter and Graham
Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis announces partnership in Triangle Records with songwriter Cecil Count Carter and Los Angeles businessman Bill Graham. The move signals Louis expanding into the music industry from boxing fame.
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State Patrolman narrowly avoids crash in Lewiston area accident
FALMOUTH. State Trooper Wolcott S. Gaines arrived within seconds of an out of control car skidding toward him. He swerved onto a side road to avoid collision as Roger Beaudoin of Lewiston lost control, hit a pole and ditch, and was treated in Portland for a injured left hand.
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Steelworkers Eye Aluminum Pact
AP describes Steelworkers Union President David J. McDonald stepping into aluminum wage talks to spur a settlement that could shorten the steel strike. Aluminum firms Alcoa Reynolds Kaiser face July 31 expirations, with wages ranging from 2.76 to 2.91 an hour while steel wages sought were 15 cents more. President Eisenhower met privately in Washington to discuss the strike and economy advisory matters.
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Eisenhower Sees Berlin Crisis Threaten Summit Hope
President Eisenhower envisions no quick relief for Berlin as he weighs a possible summit with Khrushchev amid stronger Soviet hard line on Berlin. He may attend only if Geneva progresses toward Western rights recognition, while fearing Kremlin miscalculation could spark conflict and worsen Western unity.
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Clauson departs for Rangeley fishing trip
Governor Clauson leaves Augusta for a Rangeley Region fishing trip with a return planned for Thursday. Mayors push for a special legislative session to address funding for public school pupil transportation, while the governor has not decided. The Maine Supreme Court ruled permissive legislation could be constitutional but no law authorizes use of public funds for transporting private school children. Sylvia J. Gilbert, Augusta's chief executive, spearheads the latest session request.
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Nautilus In Drydock at Portsmouth Naval Yard
The Nautilus, the world’s first atomic submarine, is in drydock at Portsmouth Naval shipyard for overhaul. The Navy says the nuclear core has been removed and sent to the Atomic Energy Commission for evaluation.
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US Ends Fiscal Year With A Record Deficit
Washington AP reports the government ended the 1959 fiscal year on June 30 with a peacetime deficit of 12.54 billion dollars, the fourth and largest under Eisenhower, though 330 million below his six month forecast. Receipts were 68.16 billion and outlays 80.70 billion, with the debt at 287.71 billion.
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Old time bicyclists and Maine road rules in 1895
A four part series notes the League of American Wheelmen officials N D Colcord and George W Larrabee guiding cyclists in Maine 1895 and references A Road Book For Cycling and Carriage Driving in Maine 1895 edition compiled by Bates Torrey and published by Stevens and Jones. The 1895 edition details routes maps and accommodations from Portsmouth NH to Calais ME, highlighting Biddeford Saco and Portland as key centers and noting routes 1 and 2 with distances of 36 and 35 miles. The piece recalls Biddeford as a hub and references meeting places in the Youland building Main Street and warns cyclists to be hospitable. Continued on Page Eight.
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