Democrats Press New Social Security Plan in House Hearing
In Washington on June 21 Democrats pushed a new social security package with benefits for women and dependents, shorter eligibility ages, and disability cover, while Republicans pressed for open hearings. The Ways and Means Committee, split along party lines, voted 15 to 10 against a GOP bid to force public hearings and began three days of private sessions led by Chairman Cooper.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eedee Shmete
Eisenhower
Hobby
Cooper Bya
Cooper
White House
Manhunt Spreads In Bank Robbery Case Across Europe
A vast manhunt spread across Western Europe for four men and a woman linked to a record bank cash heist. FBI activity was limited to Interpol coordination as authorities hunt four U S suspects including John di Tacco and John O Connell and suspect MacGuire while a fifth, Kirdam, is listed with Montreal ties. The loot exceeds 305000 dollars and the Queens district attorney notes the suspects were under surveillance.
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Rome
Europe
U. S
FBI
Washington
Interpol
Giuseppe Michael di Tacco
John di Tacco
New Yorker
John Timothy O'Connell
New York
Daniel William MacGuire
New Yok
Peter Jerome Kirdam
Manchester
Janette Forest
Montreal
Kers
Queens
Italy
United States
No Junta Yes In Argentina After Revolt
Buenos Aires reports state the government remains unchanged after last week's uprising. President Peron headlines official briefings while Army Minister General Franklin Lucero asserts normalization and control of security forces amid circulating rumors of a junta and navy retreat to Montevideo.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Army
Franklin Lucero
Lucero
Peron
Montevideo
Uruguay
New diluted Reserve Bill faces delay in House
In a bipartisan revolt against Chairman Vinson, the House Armed Services Committee balked at swift action on a new diluted reserve bill. The panel voted 16 14 to send the measure to Rep. Brooks subcommittee for five days of study amid objections to a floor introduced antisegregation provision and dropped provisions on teen volunteers and presidential call up without Congress consent.
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Washington
Vinson
Dga
House Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Rep
Brooks
D-La
Rep. van Zandt
R-Pa
House
National Guard
White House
Pentagon
Committee House
van Zandt
Molotov Reportedly Accepts Six Nations for UN Admission
San Francisco diplomats report Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov agreed to admit six nations to the United Nations including Austria Italy Finland and three Eastern bloc states Hungary Romania and Bulgaria. The deal hinges on peace treaties with major powers and mentions Outer Mongolia but not Albania at this time.
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V. M. MoKtonight
Tree
U. N
Molotov
Austria
Italy
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Outer Mongolia
Albania
Davy Crockett's Mate Divorces Him in Uncontested Decree
Detroit on June 21 reports Mrs Gertrude Crockett a 39 won an uncontested divorce from David Crockett after testifying he deserted her twenty years ago and beat her during their brief marriage The judge asked if he was king of the wild frontier and Mrs Crockett replied he was surely wild.
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Detroit
Davy Crockett
Gertrude Crockett
David
Marland Plans Coast to Coast Selling Tour For West Virginia
Gov. Marland announces a year and a half tour to pitch West Virginia as a location for expanding industries. He will use data from Arthur D. Little Inc. and focus on four key industries as he meets with industrialists and forms a new 32-member Industrial Development Committee chaired by Warren Berge.
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Herb Little
Marland
West Yioe
West Virginia
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Cambridge, Mass
West V
Board of Public Works
Warren S. Berge
Andrew V. Buckman
The
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Fred Otto
DuPont Company
Belle
Otto
R. H. Magee
National Mine Service Co
Beckley
Unemployment Quandary Over Five Horses In Congress
Washington reports Congress debates ex presidents serving as nonvoting senators at large. Rep. Frank Chelf touts Hoover and Truman as potential members, praising their experience and humor while questions of constitutional validity arise and Eisenhower is noted as a possible candidate.
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Washington
Congress
Frank Chelf
D-Ky
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Chelf
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Truman
Hoover
Sen
Eisenhower
James M. Quigley
D-Pa
Harley Kilgore
D-Wva
Obstacle In CIO Steel Talks Narrows To Definition
In Pittsburgh on June 21 the main hurdle in wage negotiations between the CIO United Steelworkers and the basic steel industry is agreeing on what counts as substantial. U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel have promised wage offers this week as talks resume. The union seeks a 12 to 15 cent hourly rise for about 600,000 workers across 96 firms, with the deadline nine days away if no agreement is reached.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Joseph M. Larkin
Bethlehem
David J. McDonald
Expec
Mg —Racing Govery
Lands Tariff Bill For Unity Signed By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower signed a three year extension of the Trade Agreements Act empowering tariff cuts up to five percent annually on reciprocating nations. He touted unity at home and strengthened mutual security as a result and ordered a global conference of about 30 nations to begin talks. He accepted safeguards while preserving final presidential authority on use.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Free World
State Department
White House
United States
Organization For Trade Co- Operation
Ieacte Te Taalewa Gan
Strong Union Opponent Hands Over Steel Job
T. M. Girdler stepped aside as chief executive of Republic Steel Corp and handed daily leadership to president C. M. White while remaining board chairman. Girdler, a known foe of unions during the CIO drive and the 1937 little steel strike, is quoted on his anti union stance.
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Cleveland
T.M. Girdler
Republic Steel Corp
C.M. White
Girdler
White
Republic
CIO
Sec “Little Steel
Japan and U S sign pact for peaceful atom work
Washington June 21 Japan and the United States signed a cooperation agreement for peaceful atomic development. Ambassador Sadao Iguchi promoted the pact and said Japan hopes to construct an experimental reactor using enriched uranium provided by the United States.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Ambassaor
Sadao Iguchi
Big Four Ministers Plan Geneva Peace Talks Confirmed
Premier Bulganin announced the Soviet Union will join the Big Four conference set to open in Geneva on July 18 aiming to reduce tension and boost confidence. Nehru urged inclusion of China and noted talks in Moscow as he awaits a possible India visit next winter.
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Stanley Johnson
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Dynamo Stadium
India
Nehru
Russia
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Eden
Edgar Faure
Kremlin
Bulgarin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Taiwan
Formosa
Two Young Airmen Escape North Korea for Refuge in Seoul
Two young airmen slipped from North Korea in a Russian fighter and landed at Seoul airport where they surrendered to South Korean officers. Capt. Lee Un Yong, 24, trained in Moscow, and Lt. Lee Eun- Song, navigator trained in China, both from Pyongyang, were taken for interrogation.
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North Korea
Republic of Korea Air Force
South Korea
Air Force
ROK
Lee UN Yong
Kiev
Lee Eun- Song
Red China
Pyongyang
The Body Remarries Lux Shoe Magnate Harry Karl
Hollywood gossip notes Marie McDonald known as The Body has wed shoe magnate Harry Karl in Yuma Arizona. The pair had divorced earlier amid claims of mental cruelty and legal delays delayed remarriage after Paris plans.
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Hollywood
Marie
Paris
Harry
Senator Involved in Hobby Polio Vaccine Controversy
In Washington Sen Neuberger accuses Mrs Hobby of disloyalty over Salk vaccine handling. Sen Purtell defends Hobby and blasts Neuberger for attacking cabinet members amid vaccine policy debate. Hobby says Public Health Service ensures safety and secretary bans vaccine on surgeon general recommendation.
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Washington
Sen
Neuberger
D-Ore
Oveta Culp Hobby
Purtell
R-Conn
Senate
Hobby
Scheele
Public Health Service
Government survey estimates large quit rate for U S smokers
The Health Service announced 12 million Americans who smoked have quit within 18 months and that 38 million remain regular cigarette smokers. It noted 600,000 quit in the prior year and that past trends are uncertain regarding the link between smoking and lung cancer.
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Washington
The
Health Service
Aea
Eee
Big Four Ministers Set Parley Path for Geneva Talks
In San Francisco the foreign ministers of Britain France the Soviet Union and the United States agreed to set up a high level parley in Geneva next month to ease world tension. They planned a four to six day session with Eisenhower presiding and outlined aims to spark further diplomatic talks through continued ministerial meetings.
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Eisenhower
San Francisco U.N
Macmillan
John Foster Dulles
United States
Antoine Pinay
France
V. M. Molotov
Soviet Union
Wesere
U. N
Geneva
Senoratoonnais
Penette
Missing mountain woman found after three-day disappearance
Hinton reports Mary Bennett, a year old from Brooks Mountain, found leaning against a tree about 1.5 miles from her home after a three day absence. She asked for a chew of tobacco and appeared uninjured though tired. Sheriff Earl Hellems brought her home by jeep.
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Bragg
Braggs
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