PUC Seeks Study Of Maine Rail Passenger Service
The Public Utilities Commission requested 60000 to study Maine railroad passenger service amid likely petitions by Maine Central and Bangor & Aroostook to discontinue passenger trains. Allen outlined a broad review of service adequacy, schedules, equipment, safety, and worker relations, with hearings planned for September. If a private investigator is used the cost could reach 59000, otherwise 59000.
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Public Utilities Commission
Allen
Clauson
Council
PUC
Blic
Housewife Kills Own Child in Gas Tragedy
Dorothy Olsen Smith, 31, a model housewife, killed her two young daughters by gas in their suburban kitchen after leaving a note blaming her overbearing housework. She sat one child on her lap as she turned on the taps, dying herself. Vivien, 5, perished, while Marion, 2, survived. The husband Cyril found them upon returning from work.
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London
Dorothy Olsen
Smith
Cyril
Vivien
Marion
New Commander Named for Dow AFB Squadron
The 30th Air Defense Missile Squadron at Dow Air Force Base will have Lt. Col. William F. Joyner as commanding officer starting July 9. Joyner, a former Dow guard instructor from 1948 to 1951, is currently at Stewart AFB in Newburgh awaiting assignment.
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Bangor
William F. Joyner
30Th Air Defense Missile Squadron
Dow Air Force Base
Air Force
Joyner
National Guard
Dow
Presay
Stewart Afb
Newburgh
Today's Chuckle An Executive and a Redheaded Stenographer
A humorous line notes an executive who can hand a letter back to a redheaded stenographer for a fourth retyping. The quip plays on office hierarchy and persistence in drafting.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Amusement Price War Looms At Old Orchard
Luna Park in Old Orchard Beach plans lower ride prices and seeks license approval after a prior license denial. General Manager Thomas Collins says the park will operate despite licensing disputes, while officials review a second hearing and locals warn of nuisances and property devaluation.
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Old Orchard
Luna Park, Inc
East Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Manam Thomas Collins
Clal Ices
Collins
Harry Prince
Atty
Simon Spill
Selectmen
Spill
Joseph A. P. Flynn
Henry Rudy
Luna Park
Prince
Donald W Shorey
Board of Selectmen
O Oe Beach
Queen Elizabeth Visits Toronto for Queen's Plate 100th Run
Queen Elizabeth attends North America's oldest horse race at Woodbine in Toronto to present the winner with the purse of 50 gold sovereigns. The Queen, a noted racing enthusiast, arrives in sweltering heat and meets a crowd of about half a million along a day-long schedule.
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Toronto
Ont
Port of Kings
North America
Woodbine Track
England
Elizabeth
George V
City Hall
President Eisenhower Jostled at Soviet Exhibit in New York
President Eisenhower and Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov toured a Soviet science and culture exhibit in New York City. Crowds pushed and guards struggled to manage the press and spectators. Both leaders joked about being bumped, while some aides were separated from the main group.
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Eisenhower
Frol R. Kozlov
Kremlin
New York City
Kozlov
Soviet Union
Bie Exposition Hall
New York
Secret Service
Moscow
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Maj
John Eisenhower
Marine To Get Death Sentence For Rape Case
BEAUFORT, S C. A 19 year old white Marine faces the death penalty after a jury of white men convicted Pvt. Fred Davis of raping a 47 year old Negro woman last April 7. If executed, it would mark the first recorded execution of a white man in the United States for raping a Negro woman. Davis, from Atlanta, works as an electrician at the Marine air station in Beaufort.
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Beauforot
S. C
Pvt
Fred Davis
Davis
United States
Atlanta
Marine Air Station
Reeves Love Rival Shot Floor Before Death
Six weeks before actor George Reeves died by his own hand his fiancée wrestled the death pistol from him and fired two shots into his bedroom floor, police were told. A woman friend of Miss Leonore Lemmon, a New York cafe society figure who said she was engaged to Reeves, reported the episode. Reeves shot himself on June 16.
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Hollywood
George Reeves
Leonore Lemmon
New York
Reeves
Supreme Court ruling tests defense plant screening changes
The Supreme Court limited the authority of federal security screening for defense plant workers, prompting officials to consider changes to continue safeguarding secrets for about three million civilian workers in private plants. The decision, part of a busy term, restricts how clearances are used and does not affect government employees or workers not needing access to classified information. It follows broader rulings on libel suits, censorship, and a New York film ban.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Lady Chatterly
Greene
William L. Greene
Engineering and Research Corp
Riverdale
Navy
Warren
Violence in New York as hydrants sparked anger
In Manhattan and the Bronx violence erupted after firemen shut off hydrants used to cool youths during hot weather. A 72-year-old woman, Louise Blaskewicz, was hospitalized with burns while others were treated and released. Two firemen were attacked by about 25 youths in Manhattan, one struck with a garbage pail and another stabbed in the arm.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Louise Blaskewicz
Lions Hear First Hand About Strip Teasing Art
ROYAL OAK Michigan AP Libby Jones the burlesque performer spoke at a Royal Oak Lions Club luncheon about strip tease art. She described earnings and career goals while noting audience reactions from businessmen and housewives. Club president Sam Malarino awarded her a certificate of appreciation.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Libby Jones
Lions
Royal Oak Lions Club
Libby
Detroit
Sam Malarino
Soviet Working Girl Not Envy Of The Americans
Dorothy Rof notes at the Soviet Exhibition in New York. Soviet women display science and culture with a mix of utilitarian fashion and costly cosmetics. They admire American style while acknowledging envy of sleek hair, makeup, and clothes. Exhibition aims to showcase a new era and march of culture.
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Dorothy Rof
Associated Press
Soviet Union
New York
Paris
Khrushchev orders drive to speed Soviet industry
Premier Khrushchev unveils seven year plan push to modernize industry and raise output as Central Committee stresses automation and scientific research to reach production targets. Japan-Soviet Kurile dispute delays signing a World War II peace treaty cited amid northern waters issue.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Communist Party
Central Committee
Japan
Kurile Islands
Greece to Ring Athens with Nike Missile Bases
The Greek government plans Nike Missile bases to defend Athens against air attack. An Air Ministry spokesman said Greek officers and men are training in the United States on surface to air missiles. Base construction on mountains overlooking Athens should be finished by end of 1960.
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Athens
Air Ministry
United States
Japanese fishermen return from year in Soviet captivity
SAPPORO Japan thirty seven Japanese fishermen came home today after a year in Soviet captivity on charges of trespassing. Soviet Ambassador Nicolai T Fedorenko warned that Japanese fishing boats will not be safe in the Soviet Far East waters.
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Sapporo
Japan
Nicolai T. Fedorenko
Emperor Haile Selassie Visits Soviet Leaders
London reports Emperor Haile Selassie on an official visit to Soviet Russia calling on Premier Khrushchev and President Klement Vrotshilov. He arrived in Moscow Monday for a two week stay as Moscow radio noted.
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Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Soviet Russia
Khrushchev
Moscow
Klementi Vrotshilov
Tl Moscow
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