Hawaiians vote on statehood and primary elections
Voters from Hilo to Honolulu turn out in sunny Hawaiʻi to decide statehood and party nominees for July 28. The referendum shows strong support for becoming the 50th state while Republicans field unopposed for several offices and Democrats contest multiple posts.
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Honolulu
Hilo
Congress
GOP
U.S. Senators
House of Representatives
Hawaii
mid-Pacific Islands
Territorial
William F. Quinn
John Burns
Quinn
Edward J. Hitchcock
Burns
Democratic Organization
Harry Bridges International Longshoremen’s Union
Hiram L. Fong
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama
U.S
Senate
Charles H. Silva
Fong
Territorial House
Tsukiyama
Silva
Atlas Missile Delayed Two Months Says McElroy
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy said there will be at least a two month delay in the Atlas first American intercontinental ballistic missile. He added the Soviet Union will not have ocean spanning rockets ready sooner. Testing is suspended by the Air Force likely for the next month due to firing troubles.
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Quantico
Neil H. McElroy
Soviet Union
McElroy
Air Force
Royal Luck Returns For Ceremonies
The article notes five recent Atlas test firings on Feb 20 Mar 18 Apr 14 May 19 and Jun 6 with 10 missiles in 25 tests since the program began. McElroy warns Soviets may have several long range missiles by year end but hundreds could threaten the U S. many would fail to launch or miss targets. The piece then covers Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visiting Massena New York for the St. Lawrence power project opening with Eisenhower. plus a fog delay and a question about interceptor effectiveness.
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McElroy
United States
Massena
N.Y
Elizabeth
Canada
St. Lawrence
Prince Philip
Cornwall
Ont
Nixon Arrives in New York for Two Day Visit
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and his family landed in New York on a Saturday night for a two day visit he described as not political.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Long hints more officials to be ousted as anger fuels purge
Gov. Earl K. Long remains furious over his hospital treatment and signals more Louisiana officials may fall. In 24 hours of freedom he has dismissed three office holders and, after leaving Mandeville hospital, fired State Police Supt. John Nick Brown. He plans a Winnfield visit then Covington as psychiatrists supervise his care. The governor’s moves target longtime adviser Theo Cangelosi and hospital leaders as he seeks political control and improved health.
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Covington
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Long
James McLean
Associated Press
Winnfield
Blanche
Theo Cangelosi
Cangelosi
At State Mental Hospital
Mandeville
John Nick Brown
Brown
State Hospital Board
State
Jesse Bankston
Charles Belcher
Mandeville Hospital
New Orleans
St. Tammany Parish
Baton Rouge
Fred Leblanc
Paul Pratt
Soviet Attache in Burma Promises Spy Exposé
Kaznacheev, 27, former formation officer at the Soviet Embassy in Rangoon, sought asylum at the U S Embassy and vowed to expose the Soviet spy network in Burma. He described embassy staff as primarily spies and linked the Stryguine case to internal party criticism after a hospital incident.
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Rangoon
Burma
Alexander Urevitch Kaznacheev
U. S
Kaznacheev
U.S.S.R
Mikhail I. Stryguine
Stryguine
Alexi Shiborin
Major Baker Dies Bluefield Salvation Army Leader at 58
Major Barton Baker 58 longtime commanding officer of Bluefield Salvation Army Corps died in his sleep from a heart condition at the corps headquarters 604 Raleigh Street. He served 30 years in Salvation Army work, 20 in Bluefield, with wife Major Columbia Baker at his side. Surviving are two sons Roy and William, daughter Mrs. Richard Pickering, five grandchildren, two sisters and a surviving mother Mrs. Bessie Baker. Funeral arrangements set for Mercer Funeral Home, transfer to Salvation Army Chapel for service Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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Barton Baker
Bluefield
Salvation Army Corps
Raleigh Street
Baker
Salvation Army
Columbia Baker
Wellsburg
Logan
Pulaski
Camp Joy
Shannondale
St. Charles
Harry C. Baker
Bessie Baker
Roy Baker
Los Angeles
Calif
William Baker
Princeton
Richard Pickering
Cleveland
Ohio
George Fofflygen
Washington
Lyda Clemons
Jeannette
Henry Beyer
Mercer Funeral Home
Salvation Army Chapel
Commerce Street
Ike's Intervention Delays Threatened Steel Strike
The United Steelworkers accepted a two week extension to July 14 after President Eisenhower urged continued production negotiations. McDonald agreed to resume talks with U S Steel head Cooper, avoiding a broad walkout while both sides seek gains on wages and benefits.
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Ike
New York
United Steelworkers of America
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
James P. Mitchell
Washington
Cooper
Lawyer Schmidt resigns as Teamsters monitors
Godfrey P. Schmidt resigned as one of three court appointed monitors of the Teamsters Union citing a court ruling that questioned his dual role as monitor and employers’ attorney. The June 10 appeals ruling ordered Hoffa and the union to follow reforms proposed by the monitors.
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NEW York
Godfrey P. Schmidt
Teamsters Union
Schmidt
Washington
James R. Hoffa
Court of Appeals
Dist
F. Dickinson Letts
Teamster Link With Smuggling Explored
Senate Labor Management Committee probes possible Teamsters ties to gun smuggling for Cuban opposition leader Batista. Robert F. Kennedy says a woman is central but unnamed. hearings set to include Hoffa and potential witnesses. No charge against Hoffa. border patrol earlier seized 13 people and a C47 bound for Batista.
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Washington
Senate Labor Management Committee
Teamsters
Fidel Castro
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Border Patrol
Batista Arms
Fulgencio Batista
Dominican Republic
Castro
Miami
Fla
Batista
Telegraph Series On Spy Struggle Begins Monday
West Germany tops as the number one spyland with 12 000 Soviet agents said to operate inside its borders. The Bonn government, allied forces, and counter spies probe the spy network as Joachim Joesten launches a Monday daily Telegraph series detailing cloak and dagger intrigues including the Red Casanova who exploited sub spies for Soviet pay.
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West Germany
Bonn
U. S
France
Joachim Joesten
Daily Telegraph
Military Suspends Planned Execution in Cuba Case
Alfred Louis a British subject was to be shot after conviction for providing information during Fidel Castro's revolution. Military headquarters suspended the execution on Saturday after clemency appeal by the British consul.
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Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Alfred Louis
Louis
Fidel Castro
Pope John Receives Charles de Gaulle in Vatican Audience
Pope John XXII warmly welcomed French President Charles de Gaulle in a 20 minute Vatican meeting. The confidential talk covered bilateral relations as France seeks cooperation with the Holy See.
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Pope John
France
Vatican City
John XXII
Charles de Gaulle
Lightning Blamed As 68 Die In Milan Plane Crash
A fierce thunderstorm was deemed almost certainly responsible for a Trans World Airlines Constellation crash near Milan. All 68 aboard died, including 28 Americans. Italians, Greeks, Egyptians, Britons, and others were among the victims. bodies were laid out near the wreckage before funeral arrangements.
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Milan
Italy
TWA
Dulio Fanali
New York
Trans World Airlines
R. M. Dunn
Idlewild
Rome
TWA Constellation
Athens
Chicago
Paris
Susan Hayward loses lingerie during private lake boat christening
Jonesboro Ga AP. Susan Hayward said a petticoat snap forces a step out of it. She and husband Eaton Chalkley christened a boat at a private lake opening in Jonesboro.
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Jonesboro, Ga
Susan Hayward
Miss Hayward
Eaton Chalkley
Carrollton
Nude Stripper Found Dead in St Louis Apartment
The nude body of 24 year old Gloria Pascual known as Lorrie Vincent was found in the apartment of Marvin Roth a pharmacist jailed on narcotics charges. An autopsy cited natural causes air bubbles in blood and pregnancy three months. Police hold Roth on a narcotics related bond issue. Coroner Harris said more tests and possible abortion inquiry follow.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Raymond J. Harris
St. Louis
Gloria Pascual
Harris
University City
Marvin Roth
Szat
Walter Gorman
Roth
Lorrie Vincent
FBI
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Diplomatic Corps
Winnfield Farm
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White House
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G. Milton Kelly
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