Democrats urge Eisenhower to test program with the public
Democratic leaders press President Eisenhower to go before the people via television radio and speeches to defend the legislative record of the Democratic Congress Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and Sen. Mike Mansfield say a public push could sharpen the political battle with Republicans who claim a do nothing Congress while GOP leaders endorse Eisenhower as a strong salesman for foreign aid labor rule and other bills.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Mansfield
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
GOP
Dirksen
Democratic Congress
July 1 Deadline For Applications For New Farm Wheat Allotments
ERIE The deadline for filing applications for new farm wheat allotments for the 1960 crop year is July 1. J. L. Norris, chairman of the Neosho County ASC Committee, said producers seeding wheat for 1960 on farms with no prior wheat harvest in 1957 and with no 1958 or 1959 allotment are affected. Application forms are available at the ASC county office.
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Erie
J. L. Norris
Neosho County
Lawyer says Lee sensitive in Liberace libel suit
In London a British lawyer for Liberace tells the jury that the entertainer appears to have a bee in his bonnet about accusations of homosexuality. Gerald Gardiner sums up for Liberace in the libel action against the Daily Mirror and columnist William N Connor.
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London
Jury Today
Liberace
Gerald Gardiner
The
Daily Mirror
William N. Connor
Connor
Gardiner Defends Liberace Libel Suit Ruling
Gardiner argued the plaintiff uses words claiming Liberace inspired sex appeal and a bisexual audience, not alleging homosexuality. He spoke as the trial neared its end on day six before a 12 jurors, noting British libel rules fix damages by the jury if proved.
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Gardiner
Connor
Liberace
Steel Industry Talks Resume After Brief Break
In New York AP reports stalemated talks in the basic steel industry to resume after a five day recess despite a dispute over conduct. United Steelworkers leader David J McDonald says wage hikes of about six cents an hour are on the table with union gaining measures at stake. The union seeks higher pay a shorter 40 hour week and other benefits while companies push for a one year wage freeze to curb inflation.
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New York
David J. McDonald
Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Philadelphia
McDonald
United Steelworkers
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
Killed in Wreck Near Stanley Kansas
Lester Marion Welsh aged 65 of Johnson County was killed when his car struck a truck on U. S. 69 near Stanley. The truck driver Charles L. Roberts 36 of Kansas City was seriously injured in the collision.
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Kansas City
Kan
Lester Marion Welsh
Johnson County
Charles L. Roberts
U. S. 69
Stanley
Speeding arrest and theft report in Chanute briefs
Neil F. Gray posted a five dollar bond at Chanute police for speeding 45 mph in city limits. Trial set for June 18. Charles Ostrander reported four full chrome hub caps with three point stars and gold centers stolen from his 1957 Chevrolet while parked on the circus grounds.
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Neil F. Gray
Chanute
Charles Ostrander
Humboldt
Lawyer Milligan Dies After Fall
Maurice M. Milligan former U S district attorney who helped topple the Pendergast machine died at Research Hospital after a June 8 admission for rib fractures from a fall at his daughter’s home. He served as district attorney 1934 to 1945 and led prosecutions for vote fraud and the Tom Pendergast income tax case.
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Kansas City
Maurice M. Milligan
U. S
Pendergast
Research Hospital
Milligan
John C. Crowley
Tom Pendergast
Missouri
Superman Reeves Found Dead in Benedict Canyon Home
Hollywood reports actor George Reeves aged 44 died from a gunshot wound in his Benedict Canyon home. Police say Reeves apparently took his own life after complaining he was typecast and lacked other roles. The actor starred in numerous Superman films and the TV series reruns continue.
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Hollywood (Ap
George Reeves
Reeves
Benedict Canyon
Beverly Hills
Hollywood
Dannemora Fights Rat Invasion Described as Big as Cats
Dannemora New York battles a rat invasion with some individuals described as cat sized. Mayor William Donahue said the town faces a growing rodent problem and has mobilized response efforts.
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Dannemora
New York
N.Y
William Donahue
Rats Erupt From Prison Dump Scare Town
The mayor described a rat surge from a Clinton State Prison dumping ground, noting the mound seemed to move with millions of rats. Officials said hunger followed reduced raw garbage, with the state exterminator aiding operations Monday.
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Clinton State Prison
Manhunt for 18YearOld Youth Across Nine Missouri Counties
Peace officers from nine counties conducted a nightlong manhunt for an 18 year old believed to be AWOL from Fort Leonard Wood. Ed win Kergaldis, linked to a Mount Vernon service station break in, fled after stealing Republic city marshal Leo Gwens’s car and was pursued by a state trooper. The search included Barry Lawrence Greene Jasper McDonald Newton Taney Stone counties, Monett National Guard, highway patrol and volunteers.
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Money
Bill Hemphill
Barry County
Edwin Kergaldis
Hemphill
Kergallis
Illinois
Ft. Leonard Wood
Mount Vernon
Republic
Leo “Gwens
Springfield
Owens
Barry
Lawrence
Greene
Jasper
McDonald
Newton
Taney
Stone
Monett National Guard Unit
Trujillo Affected as 1930 Caribbean hurricane strikes
Ciudad Trujillo in the Dominican Republic faced near total devastation when a 1930 hurricane struck. The storm damaged buildings and disrupted life in the capital city as authorities assessed the destruction.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Eight Indicted In Mill Strike In Henderson North Carolina
A Vance County grand jury indicted eight men on charges of plotting dynamite violence during the Harriet Henderson Mills and Spray area textile strike. Four union officials led the charges with seven others, two mills reopened and National Guardsmen stationed since May 12.
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Henderson
N.C
Vance County
Boyd Payton
Charlotte
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Lawrence Gore
Payton
Charles Auslander
TWUA
Spray
John Martin
Navy 17
Nixon to address Young Republicans convention in Denver
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and five Cabinet members will speak at the National Young Republicans convention in Denver. Nixon will address a dinner meeting Friday night and the Cabinet members will speak at Friday meetings as the five-day event opens.
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Denver
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Young Republicans
Nixon
Names of cabinet members listed in government officials
The passage names James P. Mitchell as labor, Fred A. Seaton as interior, Arthur Summerfield as postmaster general, Ezra T. Benson as agriculture, and Arthur S. Flemming as health education and welfare, identifying each official by department.
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James P. Mitchell
La‘bor
Fred A. Seaton
Arthur Summerfield
Ezra T. Benson
Arthur S. Flemming
Crosby kin hurt in Los Angeles car crash
Cathy Crosby, 19, daughter of Bob Crosby and Bing Crosby’s niece, was injured in a West Los Angeles collision. Her father said she did not appear seriously hurt and would go home after doctors finish X rays. She lives separately but will stay with family for now.
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Hollywood
Cathy Crosby
Bob Crosby
Bing
Los Angeles
Miss Crosby
Bob
Accidental Fire Death Near Marshall Inquest Finds No Suspect
Coroner C. L. Lawless ruled the death of 76 year old Frank M. Elgin accidental with the fire’s exact cause undetermined. Elgin’s body was found beside a car at a farmhouse six miles east of Marshall. James and Homer Cartner, asleep nearby, were questioned and released.
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Marshall
C. L. Lawless
Frank M. Elgin
Elgin
James Cartner
Homer Cartner
Nazi rocket base head chosen as Bell Aircraft VP
Dr. Walter R. Dornberger, former head of Nazi Germany's Peenemunde rocket base, has been elected vice president of Bell Aircraft Corp in Buffalo New York.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Walter R. Dornberger
Nazi Germany
Peenemunde
Bell Aircraft Corp
Governor to name third member of Kansas Unemployment Board
Topeka AP says Governor George Docking must appoint a third member to the Kansas Unemployment Compensation Board of Review after labor and industry representatives failed to agree on a public-impacted choice. Malcolm Lee of Wichita and L M Weltmer of Mankato were initially appointed by Docking from nominations by the Kansas Federation of Labor and the State Chamber of Commerce. The 1959 legislature created the board to hear appeals from unemployment decisions, a task previously handled by the labor commissioner or boards he appointed.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Labor and Industry
Docking
Kansas Federation of Labor
State Chamber of Commerce
Malcolm Lee
Wichita
Labor
L. M. Weltmer
Mankato
Denver to Polls In City Election
Denver voters go to polls to choose a new mayor. About 100000 people are expected to select between Richard Y. Batterton, 55, and an unnamed opponent in the city election.
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Denver
Colo
Richard Y. Batterton
New City Mayor to Take Office For Four Years
The public works manager and George A Cavender 48 president of the City Council will head the city administration as a new mayor begins a four year term in a 14000 dollar annual post. Will F Nichol son steps down after one term and six councilmen will be chosen.
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George A. Cavender
Will F. Nicholson
Kansan Finalist In Mrs America Home Decoration Finals
Mrs. Kansas Jean Lemons of Wichita advances as one of three finalists in the Mrs. America home decoration contest in Fort Lauderdale. She has also been named Mrs. U. S. Savings Bond and will compete Thursday against Mrs. Hawaii and Mrs. North Carolina.
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Fila
Kansas
Jean Lemons
Wichita
U. S
Saving Bond
Hawaii
North Carolina
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