Soviet Expels Three American Aides From Moscow
Russia expelled three American Army officers attached to the U S Embassy in Moscow accusing them of improper activities The officers include Lt Col John B Benson and Capt Walter Mule both redeployed from Moscow The State Department declined comment while officials said the men were declared persona non grata signaling a diplomatic spat with Washington and a history of espionage accusations.
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Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
John 8. Benson
Walter Mule
State Department
East Coast Dock Strike Dissolves Under Wage Pact
The 28,000 NMU seamen reach a contract with East and Gulf coast liner and freighter operators, ending a potential disruption to transatlantic passenger service. A guaranteed wage plan includes 25 cents daily contribution from shippers and unemployment funds, with part paid from state benefits. Masters Mates and Pilots, about 5,000 members, also align with the peace terms.
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Texas
Maine
CIO National Maritime Union
NMU
Grey Haired Explorer Fulfills Greatest Wish
BODOE Norway June 17 A grey haired American woman explorer Miss Louise A Boyd 68 of San Rafael California fulfilled her greatest wish today by sighting the North Pole after a 14 hour round trip aboard a chartered vessel in northern Norway She has spent years in the Arctic on seven expeditions since 1926 saying this has been the most wonderful experience of her life Previously she had not been closer than 500 miles to the Pole and hoped to complete her polar knowledge with a first hand view of the Pole.
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Norway
North Pole
Louise A. Boyd
San Rafael
Calif
Arctic
Arctic Expeditions Miss Boyd Never Got Closer To the North Pole
Pole
Molotov Tours Wyoming Sights With Cowgirl Hat Gift
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov toured Cheyenne with Soviet Ambassador Zarubin and accepted a 10 gallon hat from Denver Post reporter Robert Byers. The group travels toward the United Nations meeting in San Francisco, and Molotov noted the Wyoming cloudburst damage while the City of San Francisco train crawled eastward.
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Wyo
Vu. M. Molotov
West
Molotov
Georgi N. Zarubin
United States
United Nations
San Francisco
Robert N. Byers
Denver Post
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Egbert
Burns
Ike Ends Alert In Prayer Pleas
President Eisenhower closed Operation Alert 1955 with calls for peace prayers and faster congressional approval of a military reserve program. He spoke from a secret post stressing Civil Defense lessons and urged that no extraneous matter block the reserve bills. The House stalled over race integration in reserves and the Senate committee kept action pending House results.
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Washington
United
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National Guard
Senate Armed Services Committee
Adenauer Sits In On Big 3 Final Meeting
In New York on June 17 the Western Big Three ended two days of talks with hopes for progress toward peace. A communique from the American British and French foreign ministers backed Adenauer and outlined plans for a Geneva summit with Russia set for July 18. They said officials would meet Molotov in San Francisco to finalize procedural matters for the Geneva conference.
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Russia
Geneva
Adenauer
John Foster Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Paris
Germany
V. M. Molotov
San Francisco
Molotov
Raleigh Miner Faces Third Trial In Slaying
Beckley WV June 17 Joe Woicehovich a 32 year old coal miner will go on trial for the third time in the fatal slaying of his brother in law Andrew Garcia Miramontez of Lubbock Texas on Oct 4 last year Two prior trials ended in hung juries The killing followed Miramontez marrying Woicehovichs sister Nina the day before
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Joe Woicehovich
Woicehovich
Andrew Garcia Miramontez
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Tex
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Voicehovich
Nina
Final Curtain Rung Down On Fabulous Producer's Career
New York June 17 John Golden famed producer and songwriter died in his sleep at 80 He rose from theater hopeful at age eight to Broadway titan donating large sums to the arts by 1944 He owned a Long Island estate with a playcenter for children and left only a widow Marga.
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Long Island
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Senate Probes Security Program as Commission Planned
A Senate committee unanimously approved creating a special commission to study the Eisenhower administration employee security program. Humphrey called it a major development, while Lyell described hearings as exposing rottenness and unfairness by SBA officials. The measure must pass both houses before taking effect. Four appointees by Eisenhower, Nixon, and House Speaker Rayburn would form the commission.
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Humphrey
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Civil Service
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House
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Rayburn
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Ee McCellan
D-Ark
Reae
Triggerman Sentenced in AFL Seafarers Plot
James E. Cobb was sentenced to 11 to 16 years for acting as the triggerman in an abortive plan to kill a top AFL seafarers union leader. Judge Arthur J. O'Dea noted the value of life and Cobb’s cooperation. Cobb carried a loaded shotgun when arrested near a Montrose home. he confessed to being paid $15,000. Three others were arrested. ten indictments were returned. One suspect remains at large.
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O'Dea
Montrese
John Does
Commie Groups Banned in Upstate NY Drives Debate
In Buppalo New York on June 17 tensions rise as authorities ban communist affiliated groups. The APL Switchmen's Union of Northern locals faced scrutiny amid broader anti communist actions following recent hearings and public safety concerns.
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Buppalo, N. Y
APL Switchmen's Union
Errol Flynn Sues Confidential for One Million Dollars
New York June 17 Movie star Errol Flynn files a libel suit against Confidential seeking one million dollars. The action arises from an article in the magazine referring to Flynn as part of a sensational claim about a "two way mirror" and the phrase the greatest show on earth.
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Confidential
State Supreme Court
Ryan
Civilian Dickenson appeals over POW informant charges
Three civilian judges on the Army Court of Military Appeals hear Corporal Edward Dickenson from Cracker's Neck Virginia appeal his May 1954 Army court martial conviction for informing on fellow prisoners while held by Chinese forces during the Korean War. The case centers on evidence and the validity of a confession obtained in Tokyo. Dickenson remains imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth while the court deliberates.
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Guy Emery
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Emery
Kenneth Pye
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Serviceman
Supreme Court
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Korea
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Cracker’s Neck
Emory
Tokyo
Red
Above Normal Weekend Weather Forecast at Huntington
The Weather Bureau predicts temperatures will be 46 degrees above normal over the weekend with little rainfall expected through Wednesday. Northern West Virginia typically averages 72 degrees and the south 73 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Wes
Virginia
Ex-Boy Friend Freed in Maryland Teen Slayings
Norman William Hager, 18, released after habeas corpus challenge deemed illegally held without access to counsel or parents in the slaying of Nancy Shomelie 16 and Michael Ann Ryan 14 at a Maryland picnic area. Police and detectives pursued the murder weapon amid searches of stores and a nearby lake as the case remained unsolved.
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Maryland
Norman William Hager
University of Maryland
George McLeish
Hager
District of Columbia
Prince Georges Hospital
Richard Rosenberg
Virginia
Ex-Virginia Bank Chief Sentenced for False Entries
Roanoke Va June 17 A 62 year old former president of the National Bank of Blacksburg received a three year federal prison term after pleading guilty to making false entries to conceal a bank shortage totaling about 25500 He was ordered to serve the sentence in Atlanta Federal Prison Kessler expressed remorse and proposed probation to allow restitution to Blacksburg while his attorney urged probation noting the defendant's community roles and long acquaintance with the judge
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Radford
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Barksdale
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Dalton
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Phenix
Ala
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Patterson
Alabama
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Pane
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Atty
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Soe
Mene Tene Floes
Garrett
Galveston
Tex
Peron Blames Reds For Church Razing In Buenos Aires
Argentine President Juan Peron blamed Communists for Thursday’s church arson and looting in Buenos Aires as mobs tried to topple his government. He vowed harsh but just action while urging calm and saying the revolt is crushed.
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Uruguay
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Buenos Aires
la Nacion
Bere
Vatican
Pope Receives Firsthand Argentina Church Incident Report
Vatican says Pope Pius XII blessed a hierarchy after two prelates expelled by President Peron brought news of unrest in Argentina. Vatican radio described the expulsion as brutal amid clashes in Buenos Aires and noted Cardinal Siri joined Mass for Catholics in Genoa.
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Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Buenos Aires
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Friends of Liberty and Human Dignity
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Manuel Auxiliary Romano
Talian Catholic Action
Cardinal Siri
Genoa
State Soldier Praised By General For Action In Saving Sailor
Gen Farrel honors Sgt Taylor for saving a sailor from a May 15 car wreck in Durham. The rescued man, Edward Gore, is recovering at a Naval Hospital in Charleston. A Bragg sergeant acted without identification and is noted for saving Gore’s life.
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F. W. Farrell
Ham J. Taylor
Sgt. Taylor
Farrell
Edward Gore
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Charleston
Ry Va
Phenix City’s Year of Clean-Outs Reshape City’s Image
A year after A L Patterson’s murder, Phenix City shifts from open vice to quiet reform. Indictments totaled hundreds, a National Guard occupation followed, and officials seek to sustain crackdowns as son John Patterson pledges to keep the city clean.
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Garrett
Alabama
John
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Patterson
Ft. Benning
National Guard
Vice One
Nautilus Ends 6 Week Shakedown Voyage
The world’s only atomic powered submarine Nautilus completed a six week shakedown from New London Connecticut. It logged more than 1 400 miles during a Caribbean voyage in May reaching San Juan Puerto Rico. The Navy reported the submarine’s log shows over 6000 miles traveled and 180 dives since January. Local training to resume with brief port calls and no port visits scheduled.
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Conn
Caribbean
San Juan
Puerto Rico
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