Eclipse Report by Harvard Team Marks Rare Viewing
Harvard researchers report fair viewing during a solar eclipse, photographing the sun’s infrared spectrum. Across the 20th century only four total eclipses surpassed seven minutes, with today’s being unusually long. The next U S total eclipse occurs October 2, 1959, while noted experiments by Pa FRA and Trans World Airlines faced forced abandonment.
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United States
H. von Kluber
Jek Betta Curlone
Tome
Alfred Einstein
Planetari
Trans World Airlines
Rhonda Flemings Nude Scene Sparks Italian Film Row
Rhonda Fleming claims five months of Italian filming included a nude swimming scene prompting denials from director Carlo Bragaglia and the Italian Information Service. A Hollywood inquiry was launched to clarify her accusations about cameras hidden behind trees and extensive nude footage amid global market pressures.
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Italian Film Information Service
Austrian Prisoners Freed From Russia Describe American Detainees
Austrian returnees say eight Americans are among Westerners in Soviet labor camps with slim chances of release. They recount postwar arrests in Vienna and Austria’s Soviet zone, long terms for hunger riot participation, and mention an American named Charley Brown or Charley Brown Clifford who died at Camp Verde Uralsk in 1952.
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Siberian
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Britain
France
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Italy
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Charley Brown-Clifford
Camp Verde Uralsk
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Romania
Vinson Introduces Diluted Reserve Bill in House
Rep. Vinson introduces a diluted reserve bill replacing an admin plan. It drops a six month teenage training corps, loosens presidential call up limits, and removes a National Guard section. Eisenhower endorses a larger reserve but offers no immediate comment.
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Rep
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D-Ny
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GOP
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Massachusetts
Senate approves large military outlay after Marine Corps clash
The Senate approved a 31.0 billion defense bill by 80 to 0 after overriding Eisenhower’s plan to cut Marine manpower to 193 000 and adding 4 million to keep the Marine Corps at 215 000. The measure funds Army and Navy manpower while boosting Air Force dollars. the House must act.
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Parked Jet Rockets Through Portland Base Fire Damage
A parked Air Force jet at Portland base erupted with rockets causing fires and two million dollars in damage. Twelve practice rockets flew over the area destroying two jets and damaging two others, while a rocket struck a C46 transport with minor damage and a house nearby sustained hits.
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Reciprocal Trade Act Extension Planned by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower will sign the bill extending the Reciprocal Trade Act for three years with tariff reductions during the period. He is in San Francisco for United Nations tenth anniversary ceremonies and will return to Washington to sign the measure at 12 15 p m EDT after arriving at the White House.
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Eisenhower
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White House
Buenos Aires Converts to Normalcy After Revolt
Buenos Aires shows an outward air of normalcy under military control as President Peron resumes official duties. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces sits at the army barracks in Palermo while plans to form a three man junta and to judge revolt leaders proceed. About 1000 wounded in the bombardment. 300 remain hospitalized.
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Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Palermo
Anibal Olivieri
Navy
Benjamin Gargiulo
Gargiulo
Government House
Mine Brakeman Dies In Raleigh Mine Accident
Beckley bulletin reports Samuel Wiley of Beckley was killed in a Tams No. 2 Mine accident in Raleigh County. Officials say a half-open electric switch caused a car trip and wreck, pinning the brake man beneath them.
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Samuel Wiley
Tams No. 2
Tams
Raleigh County
Wiley
Accident Fatal to Aged Radford Man
An 81-year-old Radford man died in a hospital today from injuries after being struck by a car on June 12. The victim was William Pop Simpkins, who was crossing a Radford street when the accident occurred.
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Pop) Simpkins
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Thayer furniture plant talk to highlight Bluefield dinner
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce dinner at the West Virginian Hotel will feature a first hand report on negotiations to bring the Thayer furniture plant to Bluefield. Ernest Otey heads the Bluefield Area Development Corp and will share details with M. Coons of Mansure, head of the General Services Administration.
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Ernest Otey
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Rom Mansure
Mansure
Eeper
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Pocahontas Fuel Pany
J. P. Gills
Dodd Mortensen
Wingo
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Goat Situation Cable Cost 300 Dollars Revealed
Washington reports show the State Department spent about 300 to send by cable a report on the goat situation in the Middle East. Hamilton W Wright, head of a department survey, said the report noted black and white female goats had more offspring than solid color goats. Wright said the report could not have been mailed due to its minute by minute change. He ran the 10 month study for Robert Heller and Associates, a private firm.
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State Department
Middle East
Hamilton W. Wright
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Hardy
D-Va
Robert Heller and Associates
House Okays 7 Per Cent Pay Hike For US Workers
The House approved a seven percent pay rise for over a million federal workers and others, retroactive to March 1, in a 370 to 3 vote. The bill now goes to a Senate House conference to resolve differences with a White House favored eight to ten percent range.
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Steel offers pay increase to workers
U S Steel Corp promised the CIO United Steelworkers a wage increase after talks to be scheduled this week. The union seeks a substantial hike for about 600,000 workers in 96 companies, with a deadline of June 30 for a settlement. Most expect a rise of 12 to 15 cents per hour, while firms hint at price increases to cover costs.
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Eens & Shoat & Tube Co
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US. Steel
Ss International
Haidle Foley
Galler
Sen
Ford backs industry wide bargaining with UAW
Detroit June 2 Henry Ford I said he favored industry wide bargaining among auto makers and the CIO United Auto Workers. He noted GM could oppose while Chrysler might back it but added he spoke for himself and saw no reason why national talks could not occur. He urged keeping local plant issues in separate negotiations.
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W and M Probe Proposal Draws Little Comment
Richmond Va June 0 M The request by former undergraduate leaders for the Commonwealth to make a full scale investigation of the Administration at the College of William and Mary brought few comments today from many communities. The comments that were made usually prefaced by remarks that what was said was based on published reports of the state balance.
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Commonwealth
College of William and Mary
Ike Vows Peace Aim At Big Four Meet
President Eisenhower opened the United Nations 10th anniversary ceremonies in San Francisco vowing to pursue lasting peace at the upcoming Big Four conference. He urged UN members to strive for a glorious life free of atomic threats and said the atom can be turned from slayer to servant.
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Pilots Confess Under Pressure in Chinese POW Ordeal
A group of American pilots, including Parks and Pisch er Jr., recounted brutal mental coercion and forced confessions after being held by Chinese authorities during the Korean War. The four fliers, freed May 31, described hunger, sleep deprivation, and relentless questioning, with no disciplinary action planned.
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Ministers Form Summit Plans in San Francisco
In a Nob Hill brownstone, U S Secretary of State Dulles and Molotov lead the arrival of the Big Four ministers for talks ahead of the Geneva summit next month. Macmillan and Antoine Jo also join, flanked by Secret Service as cameras swarm outside the Pacific Union Club.
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Grochett Banking Family
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Soldier Charged With Helping Chinese State in Korea Case
Ft. Bragg announced the arrest of Sgt. John Lester Tyler of Moundsville West Virginia for aiding the Chinese in Korea. While prisoner from February 13 1951 to August 18 1953 he allegedly told camp officials that two fellow prisoners were Ku Klux Klan members and helped organize a Klan group in the camp.
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