France Hints at Postponing 78 Million Dollar Debt Payment
Washington sources say Premier Charles de Gaulle may defer France's 78 million dollar loan repayment to the United States this year to bolster its troubled economy. The postponement would free funds for domestic needs while Eisenhower signals swift relations. Sen. Humphrey urges a Washington visit for talks on American French policy.
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Washington
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
US to Begin Production of Jupiter and Thor IRBMs
The Defense Department fast tracks full scale production of Jupiter and Thor missiles for 1,500 mile range. By year end, Air Force squadrons in Britain and Europe will be armed with 15 Jupiter units and first Thor squadron becomes operational in England.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Jupiter
Thor
Britain
United States
Air Force
Atlas
Soviet Union
England
Three Slightly Injured In Honest John Rocket Firing
At Fort Sill Oklahoma an Honest John rocket misfired injuring three pilots from Ft. Hood and Lt. Sill. Lt. Rorapaugh ordered evacuation after a fuse sparked. The magnesium warhead exploded and the rocket travelled about 400 yards before burning out. Rorapaugh credited with averting major injuries.
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FT. Sill
Okla
UPI
William J. Driscoll
Elber Lee Butler Jr
Ft. Hood, Tex
Isaac French
Sill
Frederick A. Rorapaugh
Nations debate Tunisian direct talks at UN meeting
The Security Council agreed to convene at 3 p.m. Thursday to discuss Lebanon’s complaint and press for direct negotiations between Tunisia and its government.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Nations Debste
Tunisia
United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Lebenen
De Gaulle In Uniform Arrives In Algeria To Assert Authority
Premier Charles de Gaulle arrived in Algiers in full general’s uniform to press his authority over Algeria’s generals colonels and right wing civilians who backed the May 13 coup. He faces revolutionary committees of public safety and seeks to reconcile settlers while pursuing the costly war against Muslim nationalists.
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Algeria
Algiers
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Pierre Pflimlin
Revolutionary “Committees of Public Safety
Paris
France
Advises Against Eating Fish In City Park Lake
City Health Officer Dr. J. H. Jernigan warns against consuming fish from Fair Park lake. He cites probable water impurity and stagnation, noting waste material may enter the lake, a concern after observing children fishing there.
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City Park
Fair Park
J. H. Jernigan
Republicans Jarred By California Primary
The California primary shook the Republican Party as Senate GOP Leader William F. Knowland polled about 40 percent of governor votes. The result threatens GOP control of a key state and home base of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, signaling the first major political weather vane of 1958.
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Washington
UPI
California
Maine
Senate
GOP
William F. Knowland
Richard M. Nixon
Winds Disturb Calm Weather Across Nation
Weather forecast shows easing winds and generally fair conditions across the West to the central Plains and southern plateau. A funnel cloud near North Platte Nebraska was reported but did not reach ground as temperatures varied widely from near 80 in the south to the 40s and 50s in the north. A Mason City Iowa wind storm caused over 35000 dollars in damage including a hangar and three planes.
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United Press International
Pacific Coast
Plateau
Plains
North Platte
Neb
Nebraska
Rockies
North Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Mason City
Iowa
County Agent Warns About Grasshoppers
County Agent Bill Moore warns of millions of young grasshoppers thriving in bar ditches and along fence rows endangering crops. He urges farmers to spray early using Dieldrine Aldrin and Texaphone, providing per acre amounts and offering his office for further guidance.
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Bill Moore
Moore
Russia seeks to buy many American goods in trade bid
An eight page letter from Soviet Premier Khrushchev to the State Department outlines a shopping list of items the Soviet Union would like to buy from the United States. Officials say Russia is not offering to purchase Soviet goods in return and machinery is among the possible items.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
United States
Mikhail A. Menshikov
Soviet Union
Commander elected at Cox-Furr Post meeting
Jack Collins was elected Commander of the American Legion Cox Furr Post No. 65 at the regular meeting in the Veterans Building. Other officers include Leo Brummett as first vice commander and Guy Burton as second vice. An installation is set for June 17.
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American Legion
Furr
Veterans Building
Leo Brummett
Guy Burton
James Langingham
Pete Hester
Roy Allmond
Claude Dudley
Bob Ray
House
E. J. Huddleston
Willie Simmons
Boys State Committee
Harry Buster
Lynn Lankford
Amarillo
Austin
Texas University
Plane Crash Victims Robbed on Mountain Scene
Mountain villagers stripped rings watches wallets and other valuables from the bodies of 45 killed in a Mexican air liner crash on San Austin Mountain. Red Cross workers found little jewelry and noted luggage had been slashed and pockets turned inside out.
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Gaudelejara
Mex
UPI
Red Cross
San Austin
Ditch Repair Planned Along Avenue I Citywide
City Manager Louis Sally announced repairs to a ditch on the north side of Avenue I between Main and Commerce streets. Water drainage has been poor, creating a mosquito breeding area, and work aims to redirect flow toward the park lake.
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Avenue I
Main
Commerce Streets
Louis Sally
Park Lake
Fears of More School Trouble as Faubus Seeks Third Term
In Little Rock the school board president warns that integration at Central High may trigger chaos as long as Governor Faubus is in office. The board asks a federal judge to delay integration to mid term 1961, amid testimony from NAACP lawyer Branton and board witnesses about past riots and attempts to maintain order with troops.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Integrated Central High School
Orval E. Faubus
U.S. Dist
Henry Lemley
Central
Wylie Branton
NAACP
Wayne Upton
Lemley
Upton
Branton
Faubus
J. O. Powell
Central High
Bayonet Point
Virgil T. Blossom
German Head Arrives For State Visit
German President Theodor Heuss arrives in Washington for a three day state visit as guest of President Eisenhower. Heuss is accompanied by Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano to discuss international issues amid NATO and French crisis talks.
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Washington
UPI
Theodor Heuss
Eisenhower
Heinrich von Brentano
Heuss
United States
Germany
Brentano
John Foster Dulles
Harold Macmillan
U. S
Charles de Caulle
Otawa
Columbia
Canada
Heat Wave Strikes Texas with 109 Degree Peak
Clear skies dominated as Texas baked in heat with Presidio posting 109 degrees the nation’s hottest. Wink 103 Midland 99. Overnight lows 64 to 81. Henderson saw an inch of rain in 35 minutes Tuesday, while the weather bureau warned of scattered thundershowers today and Thursday.
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Wink
Midland
Amarillo
Dalhart
Junction
Corpus Christi
Henderson
Weather Bureau
Texas
Trooper Fan Robbed While Watching TV Show
Fort Worth hardware store owner Melvin Evans was tied up by masked robbers in Ridglea Hills after they burst in during a State Trooper broadcast. The gunmen demanded valuables, bound Evans, his wife, and their 19 year old daughter, and escaped with about $300 in cash.
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Fort Worth
Melvin Evans
Evans
Swank Ridglea Hills
Plainview Democratic Dinner Tickets Announced
Tickets for a Plainview Democratic Dinner on June 16 go on sale from Sam Privitt at 2.50 per plate. The event honors Democratic Party officials of District 30 and features Governor Price Daniel as speaker at the new armory at the airport site off the Lubbock highway.
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Plainview
District 30
Sam Privitt
Price Daniel
Lubbock Highway
Public Bill Advances in House Banking Committee
The Banking Committee voted 16 to 6 for a two billion dollar public works program as Democrats push anti-recession measures. The plan would have the federal treasury lend two billion at about 2 percent to fund public works, but faces Rules Committee hurdles, a hard House floor battle, and a likely veto if sent to the White House.
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United Press International
House Banking Committee
Federal Treasury
House Rules Committee
House
White House
Congress Clears Moderat Labor Reform Bill Amid Ethics Probes
Senate Labor subcommittee approves a moderate labor reform bill by 6 to 1 as full committee set to begin work Thursday. Senate Rackets probes espionage against union cleanup leaders. Meany aid targeted. House Interior moves Hawaiʻi statehood bill next week. FCC expansion opposed by network regulator Adams. defense bill faces floor clash over Army funding.
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Labor
Senate Labor
Senate
Backets Committee
Full
Labor Committee
Craig Speaks To Rotarians At Luncheon
Three new members were welcomed at the Rotary luncheon as W. R. Craig spoke on He Profits Most Who Serves Best. New members are Fred Ashley Z J Harmon and Harry K Caughey with guests Sid Reed and Herman Smith and Edgar Graham Jr and Floyd Koen visiting from nearby towns.
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Rotary
W. R. Craig
Fred Ashley
Z. J. Harmon
Harry K. Caughey
Sid Reed
Hollis
Okla
Herman Smith
Quanah
Edgar Graham, Jr
Floyd Koen
Lubbock
Eisenhower Okays Jobless Aid Bill and FHA Mortgage Resumption
President Eisenhower signed a bill permitting federal loans to states to extend unemployment benefits after exhaustion and requested a supplemental appropriation of 665.7 million dollars for loan payments and administration. He also signed a measure allowing FHA to resume insuring mortgages, raising the limit from 27.5 billion to 31.5 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Poisoning Outbreak Hits Eugene Cross Elementary
In Marion North Carolina UPI reports a massive food poisoning outbreak at Eugene Cross Elementary with 202 students and three teachers affected. Baked ham on the lunch menu is suspected as the source though none are seriously ill and 25 students escaped.
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Marion
N.C
UPI
Eugene Cross Elementary School
Man Gets Cash For Driving Own Kids To School
Norman Gandt of Oconto Falls Wisconsin won a Supreme Court ruling allowing him to charge $165 in fares to the local school board for driving his three children to school himself. The dispute began when the board said he did not live far enough from the school to qualify for bus service, with his homestead exactly 11 feet short of the two mile limit. Gandt then drove his children himself and challenged the rule, calling the result wonderful.
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Madison
Wis
UPI
Norman Gandt
State Supreme Court
Oconto Falls
Gandt
Gand
All-Out Effort Against Cuban Rebels in Oriente Province
Reports from Santiago say at least 40 people killed as government forces unmatched by rebels push to wipe out Fidel Castro's rebel stronghold in eastern Cuba's Oriente Province. The 8,000 to 11,000 strong force includes the First Battalion of the First Tank Regiment, a combat engineers battalion and the 7th Artillery Regiment.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Oriente
Santiago
Unemployment Dips Below Five Million in May
Government officials say May unemployment fell below five million for the first time since January. Data due Friday from the Labor and Commerce departments is expected to show a seasonal drop in the jobless total from April to May.
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Washington
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