Soviet invitation to Adenauer to visit Moscow shocks Western diplomats
The Soviet government urged Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to visit Moscow to pursue normalization of relations and European peace. Bonn cautioned to study the bid with Western allies as it aims to weaken Bonn's Western ties. Adenauer planned trips to the United States and Britain with Dulles and Eden on the schedule. The note warned that war would devastate both nations.
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Konrad Adenauer
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German Federal Republic
Adenauer
Germany
Russia
Bonn
Franz Bluecher
Free World
London
United States
Bisertthower
Dulles
Eden
Senate approves omnibus housing bill with 135000 units four years
Senate Democrats back a four year authorization for 135000 housing units and retain a broad federal program. The measure adds 100000 dwellings for married servicemen and a college housing program, moving to the House where a public housing dispute resumes.
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Washington
Democrats
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Lehman
D-Ny
Douglas
DTI
Public Housing Administration
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Tennessee
Gore
Kefauver
West Virginia
Kilgore
Neely
Maryland
Beall
Butler
Virginia
Byrd
Itson
Mediators See Progress in Atlantic Greyhound Talks
Federal mediators report some progress in contract negotiations between Atlantic Greyhound Corp and the AFL Motor Coach Employees union. A 725 bus driver strike across 10 states and Washington, D C has halted operations since April 6. Talks resume tomorrow with wage and arbitration provisions among the issues.
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Charleston
W. Va
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
AFL Motor Coach Employee Union
Atlantic Greyhound
District of Columbia
Joseph C. Wright
Greyhound Lines
May Call Special Meet on Israeli Egyptian Border Tensions
Ambassador Henry Lode Jr president of the U Security Council today alerted members for a possible meeting in New York amid Israeli Egyptian border troubles.
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N. Y
Cabot
Henry Lode Jr
U. Security Council
Severe hailstorm hits Martinsville causing damage and injuries
A severe hailstorm accompanied by lightning and heavy rain struck Martinsville, Virginia, around noon. Hail stones up to hen egg size damaged roofs, windows, and cars, with several convertibles hit and paint chipped. At least one person, George Meeks, was injured when lightning struck a TV antenna and traveled through the store.
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Martinsville
George Meeks
WHIS-TV Antenna Placed On Tower
Workmen placed the WHIS-TV antenna on the East River Mountain tower after five hours. The Tesco Co of Columbus installed the 187 foot high antenna base 15 feet below the top. The 10,000 pound antenna was hoisted to the peak and lowered into the base. WHIS plans to begin transmitting July 31 after coaxial line work. testing will follow with transmitter equipment by John Byers and Kenneth Dick. Studio installations in the Municipal Building are about a month from completion
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Tesco Co
Columbus
Ohio
East River Mountain
Whistv
John Byers
Kenneth Dick
WHIS
Dulles Sees Possible Easing of Soviet Control in Europe
Secretary of State Dulles, at a news conference, said Moscow may be prepared to loosen its grip on Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary as tension eases in Europe. He noted Russia’s attitude toward Yugoslavia may signal broader shifts and stressed the issue would shape the forthcoming Big Four talks. He also cited possible relaxation in the Far East and described the Taiwan Strait situation as less hazardous than three months ago.
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John Ma Ee
Washington
Dulles
Moscow
Russia
Eastern Europe
Yugoslavia
Europe
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Eisenhower
Sovie
Nee
Yalta
Con- Dulles
Far East
Will
Jormosa
Steel Union Seeks Pay Increase in Labor Talks
In Pittsburgh on June 7 the CIO United Steelworkers opened wage negotiations with U S Steel Corp. outlining demand for a substantial raise. About 100 negotiators met behind closed doors as talks began with unions pressing for roughly 25 cents more per hour, while industry offers hover around 10 to 14 cents.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
Cpecinns
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Virginians Vote Funds To Pay White Teachers
In Farmville Virginia a mass meeting of white citizens of Prince Edward County voted to raise 212830 dollars to guarantee white teachers salaries whether schools operate in 1955 56 or not. The plan aims to ensure a teaching staff remains if schools are run on a segregated basis. The motion by Mayor W C Fitzpatrick authorized chartering the Prince Edward Educational Corp to handle the funds.
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Farmville
Prince Edward County
W. C. Fitzpatrick
Prince Edward Educational Corp
Six Foreign Languages All Say No Comment
Detroit June 7 Lou Seaton GM labor relations director declined to comment on a developing dispute. A brief statement from Seaton offered no details and directed questions to company spokesmen.
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Detroit
Lou Seaton
U S Economy Reaches New May Peak in Production and Jobs
Secretary Weeks with Labor Department reports record May employment and output. Unemployment falls from a year ago while the work week rises to 40.7 hours. Manufacturing adds 60 000 jobs, total manufacturing employment at 16.3 million. Final 1954 55 prospects depend on industrial peace.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Labor Department
Labor-Commerce Statement
House Hits Blow At Dixon Yates
In Washington on June 7 members of a House Appropriations subcommittee moved to kill 6 million dollars for a power line linking the Dixon Yates project with TVA. The funds were redirected to a proposed TVA steam plant at Fulton Tennessee, with full committee review pending Friday.
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Dixon- Yates
Congress
House
Dixon-Yates
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fulton
Enn
Appropriations Committee
Middle South Utilities
Edigar H. Dixon
Southern Co
Eugene A. Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
TVA
State of Tennessee
Securities and Exchange Commission
Pilots Celebrate Homecoming After Two Years as POWs
Three Air Force jet pilots released from Red Chinese prison camps return to Omaha with families. Capt Harold E Fischer Jr of Swea City Iowa and Lyle Cameron of Lincoln express joy at home, though concern remains for other captives. The trio were downed in the Korean War and held for over two years before reunion in Honolulu.
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Air Force
Toy
Harold E Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Honolulu
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Reds
Safe Salk vaccine in preparation says experts
Two NIH officials report a safe Salk polio vaccine is being produced after reviewing bad and good batch records. They say some live-virus traces appeared in Cutter batches, but manufacturing and testing improvements reduce risk. Use of the vaccine this season should prevent many paralytic polio cases.
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Alton Blakeslee
Science
Atlantic City
NIH
Scheele
Mi Assn
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Utah
Jonas E. Salk
Eisenhower returns in summer fashion note
President Eisenhower arrives from West Point in a dark blue suit a blue shirt and a straw homburg hat with a ribbon. The arrival features a crisp summer fashion impression as he steps from the plane.
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Washington
Eisenhower
West Point
N. Y
Not Enough Vaccine For All Children This Summer
Scheele told a national TV and radio audience that the Public Health Service prioritizes safety over speed as the polio vaccine supply remains tight. He noted the aim covers ages 1 to 19 with hopes for full coverage by fall but acknowledged vaccination progress is limited this spring. The spread of paralytic polio remains low compared with last year and the five year average.
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Eisenhower
Welfare
Hobby
Kate Lower Scheele
Bob Hope Signs Five Year NBC TV Contract
Comedian Bob Hope has signed a new five year contract with NBC for exclusive television services. He will star in six and possibly eight hour long variety shows on Tuesday nights in the coming fall and winter season. The contract amount was not disclosed.
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New York
Bob Hope
National Broadcasting Co
Hope
Settlement Prospects Improve as GM Talks Continue
Detroit June 7 The threat of a General Motors strike ended as the CIO United Auto Workers extended contracts with GM and Frigidaire operations to Sunday midnight The union and GM negotiators signalled a peaceful settlement is possible and Ford's wage deal looms as a benchmark Unofficial walkouts hit St Louis and Dearborn with 14000 idle at Ford's Dearborn plant.
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General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
UAW
John W. Livingston
Ford
Walter Reuther
Lavingston
National
General Motors Council
St. Louis
Cleveland
Livingston
Fisher Body
Dearborn
N and W Employes Challenge Health Plan In Court
Eleven Norfolk and Western Railway workers charged the railroad's compulsory health and welfare plan infringes individual rights at a Roanoke law and chancery court hearing. They supported a petition seeking an injunction to halt the $3.40 per month deduction for the program.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Law and Chancery
Norfolk and Western
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