Soviet says Berlin deal may lower price at talks
In Geneva Andrei Gromyko signaled Moscow could ease terms on a Berlin stopgap as Western states warned crises in West Berlin threaten world peace. He proposed flexible paths to German reunification while US Britain France and West Germany sought a Big Four backed solution and a possible summit.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
West Berlin
U. S
East
West Germany
Herter
Big Four
Gromyko
Miss Universe Beauties Gather in Long Beach
A crowd of several hundred greeted the Miss Universe contestants as a plane landed. About 60 entrants aboard included Scandinavian blondes and Latin brunettes. Three contestants from Italy Belgium and Turkey were detained by a doctor but expected to join soon for the contest running from next Tuesday night to Friday night July 24. A mystery surrounds the entrant from the United Arab Republic with only the name Naval Arramle known.
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Long Beach
Calif
California
Municipal
Ocar Meinhardt
Benedum Turns Ninety In Quiet Birthday Observance
West Virginia born oilman M L Benedum marked his 90th birthday with a private luncheon at his Bridgeport home. He still runs more than 15 corporations and remains active in the industry though homebound. Eisenhower and Nixon sent congratulations amid a parade and concert in his honor.
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Mike) Benedum
West Virginia
Bridgeport
W.va
Benedum
Eisenhower
Nixon
Unexplained Explosion Shakes Giles Area
A loud explosion rattled Pearisburg Virginia area drawing sheriff inquiry. Sheriff Hopkins suspected no plane sonic boom despite nearby jet. calls came from Princeton West Virginia 28 miles away. His wife injured, several Narrows windows shattered. tas mins kilns and quarries denied blasts.
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Perarisburg
Virginia
Giles County
John Hopkins
Pearlsburg
Hopkins
Princeton
W. Va
Narrows
Pearisburg
Robber steals $41000 from bank teller in Niles Ohio
A neatly dressed robber abducted Patrolman Marsico after forcing him to drive to Stevens Park. He tied the guard and teller Judy Whitney, gagged them with tape, and fled with $41000 from McKinley Federal Savings and Loan. Police found the cruiser keys later. Marsico reported the gun taken.
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Niles, Ohio
Anthony Marsico
FBI
Niles Bank
Judy Whitney
Miss Whitney
McKinley Federal Savings and Loan Co
Marsico
Stevens Park
Marsho
Marsha
Stewart Promotion in Reserve Okayed by Senate Panel
The nomination of movie star James Stewart to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve was approved Thursday by the Senate Armed Services Committee. His promotion from reserve colonel had been blocked since 1957 largely due to Sen. Margaret Chase Smith’s objections.
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Washington
James Stewart
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stewart
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Bride and brother shot by rifle near Princeton home
A Princeton woman Barbara Keffer White and her brother Donald Keffer were wounded by a .22 rifle on Fifth Street as Bobby E. Parker, 23, allegedly seeking reconciliation, fired then fought police. Parker was charged with unlawful wounding and jailed awaiting preliminary hearing.
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Princeton
Fifth Street
Barbara Keffer White
Mamie Keffer
Donald Keffer
Bobby E. Parker
Ingleside Road
Mamie Kelfer
Donald Kelfer
Parker
Joe Thorn
Jack Crotty
Harry Hayden
Keffer
Ted White Jr
Glen Lyn
Barbara
Baltimore
White- Kelfer
Memorial Hospital
Khrushchev Promises No War Amid Polish Rally
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pledged that the USSR would never start a war and urged coexistence. He boasted Soviet missile might, claimed U.S. arms lag, and predicted world victory for communism without conflict while addressing miners and international delegates in Sosnowiec, Poland.
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Sosnowiec
Poland
Nikita Khrushchev
Miners Union
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
Federal Judge Fines Teamsters in Contempt Case
A federal judge in Asheville North Carolina fined the Teamsters Union Local 55 thirty thousand dollars and sentenced official Hugh L Rutledge to eighteen months in prison for criminal contempt of court The injunction barred four trucking firms from discriminating against Overnight Transportation Co and its employer seeking unionization Overnight operates in the Carolinas Virginia and Georgia
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Asheville
N.C
Teamsters Union
Wilsa Warlick
Teamsters Local 55
Hugh L. Rutlege
Warlick
Roanoke Times: Ike to Name Ted Dalton for Federal Judgeship
The Roanoke Times reports President Eisenhower will nominate State Sen. Ted Dalton of Radford for a federal judgeship to succeed John Paul of Harrisonburg. Dalton’s papers have gone to the White House. Virginia senators Byrd and Robertson have not stated positions and could block confirmation.
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Roanoke
Roanoke Times
Eisenhower
Ted Dalton
Radford
John Paul
Harrisonburg
Charlottesville
Front Royal
Dalton
White House
Department of Justice
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
A. Willis Robertson
Senate
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
Byrd
Senate Judiciary Committee
GOP
Soviets Claim New World Altitude Mark
The Soviet news agency Tass says Maj. V. S. Ilyushin piloted a 1431 single turbojet to a height of 28 760 meters 49 900 feet, setting a new world altitude record this week in Moscow.
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Moscow
Tass
Maj. V. S. Ilyushin
McDonald Aides Tour Steel Centers as Strike Persists
Juno Rocket Exploded Just After Launching McDonald Aides toured Bethlehem Trenton Philadelphia and other eastern steel points to tell rank and file of the union story. Federal mediation chief Finnegan met with industry and union leaders in New York and Washington as pressure for a fact finding board grew. About 25 000 workers across rail coal trucking inland shipping iron ore and processing industries faced idled operations with more layoffs expected.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
McDonald
Bethlehem
Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
Howard R. Hague
Midwest
Chicago
Calumet,l
I. W. Able
Finnegan
Washington
James P. Mitchell
New York
Stuart Symington D-Mo
New Satellite Try Is Foiled At Cape Canaveral
A Juno II rocket blew up 100 feet from its launch pad as it veered toward Florida’s mainland. No injuries were reported as the range safety officer disintegrated the 76 foot rocket. The crash occurred five yards from the blockhouse, with four stages exploding and the 912 pound satellite destroyed. Brig Gen John Barclay and Dr Kurt Debus were among observers inside the blockhouse. Debus blamed an inverter generator failure that cut power to the guidance brain. Photographers near the blast described a frightening scene as flames and smoke spread, with base workers seeking cover under vehicles.
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Cape Canavepral
Fla
Florida
John Barclay
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Kurt Debus
Soviet Union
Debus
Strike At A Glance
An estimated 500000 steel workers across rail coal truck inland water shipping and iron ore sectors face layoffs. Negotiations stall with no talks scheduled until Monday in New York as federal mediator Joseph Finnegan meets unions and industry. President McDonald and aides tour steel centers to rally support. industry negotiator Cooper leaves New York. White House pressure grows as production falls by about 300000 tons daily and wages lose about 70 million dollars weekly. The strike has halted nearly 90 percent of U S steelmaking capacity with unions seeking higher wages and fringe benefits while industry warns of inflation and cost pressures.
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New York
Joseph Finnegan
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
New York City
White House
Actor David Niven and wife separate in private
Hollywood AP report says actor David Niven and his wife Hjordis have separated after what he called a personal problem. They married in March 1948 in London. she is Swedish and this is her first marriage. Niven said no divorce is planned and they are handling the matter quietly.
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Hollywood
David Niven
Hjordis
Niven
London
Son of H G Wells in British parking ethic debate
The case centers on whether a person can legally reserve a parking space by placing himself at a meter. Prof George Philip Wells argues a man can occupy the space while awaiting his brother, while authorities say the meter area is not reservable and the act is unethical. The dispute involves the Automobile Association Westminster City Council and the Ministry of Transport.
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London
H.G. Wells
George Philip Wells
London University
Saville Club
Wells
Automobile Assa
Westminster
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