GM Chief Declines In GM UAW Bargaining Near Deadline
Detroit June 11 The CIO United Auto Workers said GM talks near a Sunday midnight strike deadline have reached a critical stage. UAW invited GM President Harlow Curtice to join negotiations but he declined, with unresolved issues including economic matters and working conditions. Ford reached a three year contract with a modified guaranteed wage the week prior.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
United Auto Workers
Harlow Curtice
Curtice
UAW
Walter Reuther
John W. Livingston
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Harry W. Andersonn
L. G. Seaton
General Motors
Livingston
Reuther
Finland Entry Gets Title Of Miss Europe
Inga Britt Soederberg of Finland won the Miss Europe crown before 8 000 spectators in Helsinki. Luna Soley of Turkey finished second and Monique Lambert of Paris third as the entrants paraded in gowns and swimsuits, with applause greeting Soederberg’s victory.
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Finland
Helsinki
Inga Britt Soederberg
Europe
Luna Soley
Turkey
Monique Lambert
Paris
Miss Soederberg
Ku Klux Klan Holds First Open Meeting in South Carolina
In Sumter South Carolina on June 11 E L Edwards of Atlanta addressed about 500 attendees in a field six miles south of the town urging a rebirth of the Klan and segregation. About 100 men signed applications to join as a burning cross was set alight.
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Sumter
S. C
Ku Klux Klan
Order
South Carolina
Here
E. L. Edwards
Atlanta
Edwards
Adenauer Flying To Washington To Reassure Alliance
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will fly to Washington to reaffirm West Germany loyalty to the Atlantic Alliance amid Soviet outreach. He will meet President Eisenhower and three foreign ministers to discuss plans for establishing diplomatic relations and potential talks with the Soviet Union.
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Bon
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Washington
West Germany
Eisenhower
Pew Wees
Mos
N&W Caboose Derails Delaying Trains Near Salem
A Norfolk and Western freight caboose derailed when backing into a passenger train west of Salem. Three other passenger trains were delayed. tracks cleared by 2:15 p.m. No injuries reported. East and west bound Tennesseean and Powhatan Arrow trains were held up.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Salem
Montgomery County
H. C.yatt
N&w
Ike Urges Free World Peaceful Atom Programs
President Eisenhower asked Congress to fund two new peaceful atomic energy programs for free nations. He proposed half the cost and fuel from the U.S. for research reactors and training in peaceful nuclear tech. The aims include regional cooperation and a broader international pool for peaceful atomic progress.
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University Park
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Pennsylvania State University
Russia
Kremlin
Milton S. Eisenhower
Penn State
Free Nations
George Calls For Trade With Japan
Senator George urges greatly expanded trade between Japan and Red China to ensure a prosperous Japan and avoid cutthroat U S competition. He supports Japan reopening markets in China and easing barriers while noting Nationalist blockades limit access to ports. Textiles come under fire from U S manufacturers and critics call concessions a sellout of the American textile industry.
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Washington
Sen. George
D-Ga
Japan
China
United States
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Red China
Formosa Strait
Chiang Kai-Shek
U. S
American Cotton Manufacturers Institute
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
Six Year Old Learns Difference at Jefferson Home Visit
Washington June 11 Rep Young told of taking his six year old son Mark to Monticello the Jefferson home. Afterward he asked if Mark noticed anything unusual and the boy replied No.
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Washington
Young
Mark
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Salk Commends Scheele's Stand in Polio Vaccine Row
Dr. Jonas Salk commends Surgeon General Leonard Scheele and urges patience as the Public Health Service reorganizes after releasing a white paper on polio vaccine problems. A Pittsburgh University spokesman provided the statements, aiming to calm perceived rifts over vaccine handling.
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Washington
Jonas Salk
Leonard Scheele
Public Health Service
Storms Hold Up Women's Air Race in Florida
Thirty two entrants in the Washington Havana women’s air race faced rain squalls delaying approach to Key West. Only three planes reached Key West from Washington on Friday, with noon tomorrow set as the hard deadline for the 99ers to arrive. Others were scattered along the Florida coast awaiting better weather while Ada R Mitchell and Virginia Thompson forced down in South Carolina are listed as out though not officially withdrawn.
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Key West
Pla
Florida
Washington
Meacham Field
Ada R. Mitchell
Falls Church
Virginia Thompson
Alexandria
South Carolina
Johnsonville
99Ers
Helen Meunitte
Miami
Jacksonville
Edna Gardner Whyte
Flushing
Mich
Lucille Wright
Jamestown
N.Y
Lydia Hawkins
Cincinnati
Virginia Ashelford
Springfield
Ohio
Bernice Trimbel
Flint
Joan Hrubec
Cleveland
Murder House Of Sheppards Goes On Sale
The Dutch colonial home on Lake Erie linked to Marilyn Sheppard’s murder will be offered for 31 500 next week. Dr Samuel H Sheppard, already jailed awaiting appeal, reportedly dislikes the sale as family renovates the property.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Shepnard
Lake Erie
Samuel H Sheppard
Sheppard
Sam
Richard N. Sheppard
Senators Close Probe On Graft In US
Senate investigations end five day hearing into alleged graft in military uniform purchases. Har ry Lev denies bribery charges while facing questions on $213 924 in cash withdrawals and $50 000 bribe claims tied to Air Force Capt Raymond Wool.
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Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Chicago
Harry Lev
Air Force
Lev
Pinsk
Poland
Leon M. Levy
Brooklyn
Raymond Wool
New York
Wage hikes could raise consumer costs, Weeks says
Secretary Weeks warned a new round of wage increases in government and industry may push prices higher. He noted the Ford CIO UAW contract expands unemployment benefits and keeps layoffs cushioned, not a guaranteed high wage. Weeks stressed inflation depends on overall economic resilience and costs passed to prices. He also voiced cautious optimism about the current economic boom and Eisenhower's potential candidacy.
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Weeks
Ford
Coadi
CBS Capitol Cloakroom
CIO
United Auto
Eisenhower
Republican Party
President Bistre
Walter Hampden Dies In Hollywood at 75
Hollywood memorial notes Walter Hampden 75 famed actor of stage screen and television died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after a stroke suffered en route to MGM. Born Walter Hampden Dougherty in Brooklyn he would have been 76 June 30. Survived by widow Mabel Moore and son Paul.
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Hollywood
Walter Hampden
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
New York
MGM Studios
Hampden
Gerald Blankfort
Walter Hampden Dougherty
Brooklyn
Great Britain
United States
Players Club
Edmond Rostand
Ridgefield, Conn
Mabel Moore
Paul
Sparkman Predicts Democratic Victory For 1956 Election
U S Senator John J Sparkman told Cabell County Young Democrats that the Democratic party will win the 1956 general election if they start campaigning now He said the party has millions of supporters and that many disillusioned Democrats and independents will return to the fold He warned that Democrats must clearly explain what Republicanism has done and what Democrats will do to win.
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Huntington
U. S
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Sparkman
Cabell County
Alabama
Death claims husband of Diana Barrymore on train
Robert Wilcox 44 a actor and husband of Diana Barrymore died on a train in Rochester New York. A coroner's physician said the death appeared to be a heart attack. A porter found the body in a Pullman berth as the train neared Rochester station.
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Rochester
N. Y
Robert Wilcox
Diana Barrymore
Wilcox
Series On Africa Starts Monday In The Daily Telegraph
Spotlite series adapts Oskar Koenig’s Port Tupu in five chapters. Koenig questions big ram hunters and portrays guardianship by guides. He depicts brutal quarrying and lions’ taming stories with photographers, noting Koenig’s stance with beasts over hunters.
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Africa
Daily Telegraph
Oskar Koenig
Koenig
The
New York Times
Herr Koenig
East Africa
Col
Jim Corbett
Col. Corbett
Mom Kills Self As Daughter Watches Act
Hollywood police report a 41 year old woman, Marjorie Frodsham, shot herself in front of a hotel while her 24 year old daughter Merilyn Krissman watched. The daughter’s account describes a family argument ending with the suicide as they walked to the hotel.
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Hollywood
Marjorie Frodsham
Merilyn Jean Krissman
Aime
Miss Krissman
Soviets ratify Austrian independence treaty
Moscow radio announced the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet approved the Austrian independence treaty. The ratification gives Russia the final stamp of approval for a now independent Austria. The Presidium acts when the Soviet Parliament is not in session.
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London
Moscow Radio
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Austria
Southern States Firmly Pursue Segregation in Schools
Six Southern states show resolve to bypass the Supreme Court orders ending school segregation. Georgia and South Carolina move to private schooling routes while Virginia favors continued funding cutoff. NAACP pressure seeks immediate integration, with ripple effects across Mississippi Louisiana Alabama and others.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
NAACP
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
South Carolina
Clarendon County
S.C
Virginia
Prince Edward County
Virginia Commis
Le Mans 24-Hour Crash Kills Dozens at Race
A Mercedes driven by Pierre Levegh crashed into another car and vaulted into the crowd at Le Mans. At least 70 people died and about 75 were seriously injured as flames and debris swept the grandstand area near the finish. Police and rescuers labored for hours as spectators and officials tallied the toll and transported the injured to hospitals.
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France
Mercedes
Pierre Levegh
M. Huet
Huet
Une
John Fitch
Stamford
Conn
Levegh
Igh Raer
Bodien
Sarthe Department
Pierre Prouille
Associated Press
Austin-Healey
Lance Macklin
Macklin
Turncoat Gs In Love With Communist Girl
Oklahoma City mother says Samuel David Hawkins a 21 year old former soldier captured in Korea remains with the Communists and has fallen in love with a Russian girl in China. The woman, an employee at the Russian Embassy in Peiping, may be his future wife. He attends Peking University and has told his mother he could return home if he chose.
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Samuel David Hawkins
Korea
China
Carlos Jones
Peiping
Reds
Peking University
Hawkins
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