Auto Union Sets Ford Deadline
CIO United Auto Workers rejected Henry Ford II's voting proposal for a Ford contract package and set a strike deadline for next Thursday. Walter Reuther warned of imminent action unless a satisfactory settlement emerges, urging Ford and Breech to negotiate personally. General Motors talks run separately with 325,000 GM workers unlikely to strike during a Ford dispute.
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Reds Clash With Police In West Berlin
Thousands of Communists clashed with police in West Berlin injuring 17 officers and four civilians. About 44 arrests followed a demonstration near a beer hall in the British sector against former members of the German army division. Police used batons and water cannons as crowds shouted anti fascist and anti Paris treaties.
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Neues Deutschland
Panzerbaeren Division
Pigsty Declared Public Place In Newmarket
Thomas King, an 84 year old farmer, was convicted of bootlegging and warned against serving alcohol in his house. In response he declared his pigsty a public place. The magistrate replied I declare your pigsty a public place and fined him $200 plus costs or 30 days in jail.
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Ont
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Wyman Dies at 60 Publisher of Red Book and Bluebook
Phil lips Wyman 60 publisher of Red Book and Bluebook magazines died unexpectedly at his home in Redding Conn He had worked at his office Friday and had led the magazines since 1949 He was a vice president and director of McCall Corp connected with the firm since 1923 in executive posts
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Phillips Wyman
Wyman
McCall Corp
West Germany seeks 150000 volunteers for armed forces
In Bonn the West German parliament opened discussion on a bill to enlist 150000 volunteers aiming to form a 500000 strong force. Government officials say Chancellor Adenauer wants swift passage before the July 18 recess to begin training long term officers and noncommissioned officers.
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Konrad Adenauer
Menon Chou talks yield no immediate help for U S airmen
New Delhi reports say talks between Indian ambassador Menon and Chou En-lai were sent to Britain, the United States and Canada. Officials voice restrained optimism on China Formosa tensions but see no near release for American airmen held in Communist China. An Indonesian group cites time bomb as cause of Air India crash. Chinese praise Hong Kong authorities over an April 1 crash. An unnamed Chinese man is said to have planted the device and fled to Formosa.
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Air Force seeks 300 million for B52 bomber expansion
The Air Force plans to request over 300 million dollars from Congress to accelerate B52 hydrogen jet bomber production amid rising Soviet air power. Strategic Air Command may increase heavy bomber wings by adding more aircraft, as B36 superbombers are replaced with new B52s next month. Air Secretary Harold E. Talbott said production would rise 35 percent after a Senate session.
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Dying Motorist Perils Traffic
Los Angeles. Garda man Jack Fradkin 34 chased an out of control car down West Adams boulevard and found a dying motorist behind the wheel. Hubert L Weiss 72 of Los Angeles collapsed as his foot jammed the accelerator. Fradkin steered away from traffic and turned off the ignition. Police reported Weiss suffered a heart attack.
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In memory of many donors at Camp Good Health
A list of memorial donations is presented for Camp Good Health with various individuals and groups remembered. Entries include Frank V angeling, Paul Diamond, Richard, Mrs. E. W. LaPlant, Dr. R. L. Mantz, Marie Novak, Charles Edward Earhart, Robert Cook, Ralph Hunting, and others. Donations honor diverse community members and organizations, including United Gas Workers Union Local 23532 and Rebekah Lodge No 5.
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Marie Novak
Rebekah
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Charles Edward Earhart
Robert 8. Cook
Conservative Trend Hinted By Sen Goldwater In 1956 Opinion
Senator Goldwater says he senses a nationwide conservative trend similar to Tory gains in England. Senator Ervin disputes a direct link, noting no affinity between Republicans and Tories and recalling past Democratic critiques of New Deal measures. A separate dispatch notes Soviet diplomat Malik will attend London talks with Japan to advance a peace treaty.
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British Rail Strike Halts 70,000 Enginemen Walkout
London reports a nationwide strike by about 70,000 railway engineers and firemen across Britain on the Whitsun weekend. The action disrupts four of five trains, crippling transport as Eden’s government races to avert a crisis with emergency measures and talks continuing past 11 p.m. Meanwhile dockers also strike in five ports, raising fears of broader economic impact.
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U S cautious on Tito Khrushchev stand amid Belgrade talks
U S officials hold judgment on Khrushchev and Tito as Belgrade negotiations unfold. They view Tito as a symbol of independence from Kremlin control and see potential Western leverage if Yugoslavia remains open to Western aid. Dulles signals rollback of Soviet influence toward Russia and West German integration.
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Red's Effort To Ridicule Backfires At Belgrade Gala
In Belgrade at a Tito hosted reception, U S ambassador James Riddleberger sparred with Nikita Khrushchev over McCarthy and Beria. Khrushchev teased U S policy while Riddleberger recalled Berlin blockade remarks and asserted U S positions of strength.
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Adenauer to Lunch with Eisenhower on June 14
The White House announced West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will lunch with President Eisenhower on June 14. Assistant Press Secretary Murray Snyder said he will confer with the President and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles the same day during his U.S. visit for Harvard commencement exercises.
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Murray Snyder
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Tense Session in Chicago Averted Rail Strike
A threatened rail strike near Chicago was averted after late night negotiators from the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen and the railroads reached a pact. The agreement plans a graduated pay base for road conductors and brakemen, addressing a long standing disparity as diesel locomotives changed crew roles. The talks followed years of bargaining and the potential impact on pay structures for a generation.
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ORCB
H Bomb Harnessed To Industry And Peace In Moscow
Radio Moscow broadcast a Soviet scientist's talk claiming hydrogen bomb power could aid industry and peaceful aims. It suggested taming the atom might enable space travel and ships, with possible uses in energy, dam blasting, canals, and mining, though progress details were not provided.
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Moscow
M. Pokrovsky
Egyptians Israeli Exchange Fire Across Gaza Demarcation Line
Egyptian and Israeli forces exchanged heavy mortar fire for about 20 minutes across the Gaza demarcation line with no casualties. The Egyptian spokesman said Israel fired first and Egypt protested to the U N Truce Commission. An Israeli army spokesman said artillery silenced an Egyptian position after it opened fire on an Israeli patrol along the line.
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Dental Technician Shaffer Granted Continuance in License Case
Lima Ohio. Oscar Shaffer a dental technician charged with practicing dentistry without a license asked for and received a continuance from his municipal court appearance scheduled Friday saying he had a dental appointment.
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Oscar Shaffer
Diplomat Riddleberger’s Career in U S Foreign Service Traced
Riddleberger, 50, noted in Who’s Who in America, is a 26 year veteran of the U S diplomatic service. A Washington D C native and Randolph Macon and Georgetown alumnus, he rose from assistant professor to ambassador to Yugoslavia in 1953.
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