41 Day Bus Strike Ends in Johnstown Pennsylvania
A 41 day transportation strike ended in Johnstown restoring service to 150000 people AFL drivers returned to work with a five cent hourly raise bringing pay to 1.35 dollars per hour The walkout halted public transit on Johnstowns streets for six weeks Other strikes included Oak Ridge atomic project workers resuming work and a United Press teletypers walkout amid rejected raises and wage talks
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Associated Press
Johnstown
AFL
Oak Ridge
Tenn
AFL Labor and Hadcarriers Union
Iocal
AFL Commercial Telegraphers
United Press
United Electrical Workers
General Electric Co
Schenectady
Fae UE
CIO
Memorial Day weekend traffic toll sets new record
The Associated Press reports 571 Americans died in Memorial Day holiday accidents over a 102 hour period 11 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday. Traffic deaths totaled 347 drownings 96 and 228 in miscellaneous accidents. State tallies list the worst along with Alabama Arizona California Texas New York Ohio Illinois and others. The National Safety Council notes deaths may be counted later beyond the immediate toll.
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Tibet Seeks Accord With China Amid Invasion Threat
The London Telegraph reports Tibet has abandoned resistance to the Chinese Communists and seeks a compromise with Peiping. A Tibetan mission waits at Kalimpong for passage to Communist China as authorities feel deserted by the West and search for a formula to safeguard autonomy.
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Peiping Tezime
Gangtok
India
Kalimpong
China
Actress Susan Hayward Rescued From Falls Near Amicalola
Actress Susan Hayward was saved from a near fatal fall at Amicalola Falls in north Georgia by William Gray a 20th Century Fox studio chauffeur. Hayward slipped while taking a snapshot lost her footing and both escaped with minor injuries after tumbling into the water.
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Hayward
Dawsonville
Susan Hayward
Georgia
Amicalola Falls
William Gray
20Th Century Fox Studio
Miss Hayward
Gray
Lie launches drive on cold war deadlock at Lake Success
U N Secretary General Trygve Lie begins a new bid to break the cold war stalemate in the United Nations. He meets with national leaders and considers the June or July talks on the Chinese issue while seeking backing from small nations. A United States stance remains cautious as Meng Yung Chien is named to attend the Trusteeship Council meeting.
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U_ MN
Tryeve Lie
Bis
Li Sik
Acheson
Meng
Communist China
Yung Chien
Two Air Reservists Die in B 25 Crash Near Buckley
A B 25 from Chanute Air Base based near Rantoul Illinois crashed five miles west of Buckley killing two Air Force reserve officers during a routine training flight. The wreckage covered a half mile square area as Herman Janssen Buckley fire chief said the bodies were recovered after the fire and a house was burned owned by Meyers. He was taken into custody after the crash but released later.
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Nevada
Buckley
Alva Phillips
Air Force Reserve
West Meyers
Wes Meyers
Meyers
Harold Lee
Chicago
Herman Janssen
Crommelin Retires From Navy To Enter Politics
Navy Captain John G. Crommelin, a vocal critic of Pentagon policies, retires at Pensacola Naval Air Station. His departure on half pay last April frees him to run for office in Alabama and oppose Senator Hill as an independent in November.
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Navy Air Force
Runsacola
Fla
John G. Crommelin
Pentagon
Pensacola Naval Air Station
K Gaines
Alabama
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
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