Army Tells Plan For Economy Drive Cuts
The Army announced a broad economy drive cutting 15 000 civilian jobs and shuttering 18 industrial plants to meet a fiscal 1959 spending ceiling. Eighty-one facilities will close or deactiate, including Sunflower Ordnance Works in Lawrence Kansas and the Seattle Army Terminal, with job offers for 520 Seattle workers. Three major troop reductions include deactivation of 18 anti aircraft battalions and reorganization of the Second Infantry Division in Alaska. No Nike missile changes. Depot closures reduce civilian employment by 3400 with dates like Camp Stanley Texas storage activities slated for Nov 30 1958.
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Europe
Korea
Camp Stanley
Tex
Great Dip In Stock Prices Drives Markets
Stocks suffered their steepest weekly drop since January with a 12.46 point fall in the industrial average to 475.74 as volumes stayed meager around 1.9 million shares daily. Utilities and rails hit new lows, while the overall market shed about 5.8 billion in value, with heavy selling pressure and limited trading activity.
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Elmer C. Walzerup
New York
Standard & Poor's
Teal
Eee
Dow Jones and market figures slip on mixed day
The report shows Dow Jones averages across sectors with gains and losses, noting a 2.95 point drop in one index and mixed trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Detail includes total shares traded, sale value, and bonds activity with numbers for American Stock Exchange paws.
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New York
Wok Rochange
American Stock Exchange
INS
New York Stock Exchange
Auto Prices Cut Proposed by UAW Blocked by Auto Makers
DETROIT Chrysler and General Motors rejected Walter Reuther's plan to cut 1958 model prices by at least 109 dollars per car. Reuther said the union might revisit its contract demands next spring. Chrysler and GM labeled the proposal as publicity and said inflation measures require productivity gains.
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General Motors
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ford
Reuther
L. L. Colbert
Harlow H. Curtice
Fort Carson Army instructors face court martial over recruit mistreatment
At Fort Carson Colorado an unspecified number of basic training instructors in Company I of the 139th Infantry Regiment are to be court martialed on charges of physically abusing recruits. A Fort Carson spokesman said enough evidence exists to apply charges, with at least six instructors likely to face action, following complaints of recruit beatings and transfers of involved personnel. The spokesman noted recruits were subjected to discipline but ordered not to strike them.
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Fort Carson
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139Th Infantry Regiment
Britain Posts Record Exports in First Four Months of 1957
Britain exported a record 41 billion dollars worth of products in the first four months of 1957, compared with 2.4 billion dollars in the same period of 1956.
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London
Britain
Air Travel By Missiles On Horizon
SAN FRANCISCO Maj Gen E A Schriever of the Air Force Ballistic Missile Div predicted passenger space travel could occur within decades. He cited missiles surpassing 15 500 mph and three stage solid rockets reaching 15.8 miles per hour as proof improvements reduce supply and materials issues. He noted upcoming staffing needs to man new missile squadrons.
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San Francisco
Air Force
E. A. Schriever
Air Force Ballistic Missile Div
Los Angeles
Schriever
Patrick Air Force Base
Calif
Meningitis Hits Milwaukee Area Outbreak Reported
The Public Health Service reported a widespread aseptic meningitis outbreak in Milwaukee and suburbs affecting about 10,000 people. No deaths or paralysis seen. caused by echo-nine virus. Dr. E R Krumbiegel notes first metropolitan spread. Dr. A B Sabin aided investigation. Rash may resemble measles. cases traced to Florida returnees and Europe reports.
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Sw5
U.S. Public Health Service
Milwaukee
E. R. Krumbiegel
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Florida
Europe
Fire Hits Leandro Lumber Firm at Cherry and Third
In San Leandro a fire at Hudson Lumber Co on Cherry Street near Third Avenue at 3 am yesterday caused about 1000 dollars in damage. The blaze started in a storage kiln and was fought by 20 San Leandro firefighters for twenty minutes before being controlled.
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Hudson Lumber Co
Cherry St
Third Ave
Path Opened for OK on Civil Rights Bill
A bipartisan compromise civil rights bill cleared a path for quick passage as Congress nears adjournment. Leaders from both parties predicted House and Senate approval with President Eisenhower likely to sign. The plan guarantees jury trials in major criminal contempt cases linked to protecting civil rights, with minor cases at a judge's discretion.
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Senate
Lyndon Johnson
GOP
William F. Knowland
Sam Rayburn
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Knowland
Martin
Eisenhower
House Rules Committee
Johnson
Police Free SF Mother Over Death of 9-Year-Old
In San Francisco yesterday prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges against Joyce Whiteside after police found insufficient evidence that her neglect caused the boy Paul’s death from a brain abscess. The five siblings were abandoned Tuesday. Sharon, 6, was suspected of whooping cough, William, 2 months, recovered from virus pneumonia, and the father, a city officer, had died last February in a traffic incident.
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Joyce Whiteside
Paul
al Nelder
Sharon Whiteside
San Francisco Hospital
Whiteside
William
Dope Possession Charges Faced in San Leandro
Ernest Lopez, 19, of 1951 Orville Ave, unemployed truck driver, faces illegal possession of narcotics in Hayward Municipal Court before Judge Gerald P. Connitt. López and Robert E. Brown, 23, and two teenagers were arrested in an Alameda County sheriff’s narcotics raid on August 17. Brown also has a Monday appearance on charges of possessing and using narcotics.
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Ernest Lopez
Orvile Ave
Will Face
Gerald P. Connitt
Hayward
Lopez
Robert E. Brown
Park Way
Castro Valley
Alameda County
Brown
Connitt
Air Guardsmen To Get New Unit Transfer Planned for 144th group
Col John H Breeden says Hayward area 144th Air National Guard Fighter Interceptor group personnel will move to a new unit on September 1. About 50 displaced airmen are to be absorbed by the receiving unit, with first drills scheduled September 14-15 at Hayward Airport.
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Hayward Area
144Th Air National Guard
John H. Breeden
129Th Area
144Th
Hayward
Breeden
Asiatic Flu Toll Mounts Across U S
Public Health Service cites 25 000 to 34 001 Asiatic flu cases since June. Surgeon General Burney warns of a possible U S epidemic this fall or winter with August and September as scattered outbreaks. Outbreaks reported in Michigan Mexican labor camps and New York state identified as Asiatic strain. Adm Jerauld Wright says special precautions for Navy and Marine personnel in Operation Strikeback in September.
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UNS
ATS
Public Health Service
Leroy F. Burney
U.S
Len Fly
Michigan
New York State
New York
Adm
Jerauld Wright
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
U. & Navy
Marine Corps
Graham NY finale site shifted to Broadway and 42d St
The Graham New York Crusade announces its September 1 finale will move from Times Square to Broadway and 42nd Street after Felice Department withdrawal. Roger Hall says police limits may cap listeners at 50,000 to 100,000, ending an 18 week revival that drew 1,667,500 attendees.
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Billy Graham
Times Square
Evange Nat
Broadway
Roger Hall
Graham New York Crusade Executive Committee
Felice Department
Plana
Hull
Police Department
Geahem
Lions Speaker Castro Valley Talk Set at Eden Hospital
Dr Frank Dutra chief of pathology at Eden Hospital will address the Lions Club at Top.m. Tuesday at Castro Gardens 416 Castro Valley Blvd Program chairman is Harry A Blythe.
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Castro Valley
Frank Dutra
Department of Pathology
Eden Hospital
Lion's Club
Top.m
Castro Gardens
Castro Valley Blvd
Harry A. Blythe
Newsmen Line Up For Red China Entry
In Hong Kong reporters await Peiping visas to enter Communist China as delays grow longer. Marvin Stone, Far Eastern director of International News Service, notes more Americans seek entry while Hong Kong waits.
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U.S
China
Hong Kong
Peiping
Marvin Stone
Far Eastern
International News
Peiping delays US reporters visas for Hong Kong stay
Travel service in Tokyo handles visa details for American correspondents in Peiping. No word on visa dates. Peiping reportedly reluctant to admit many reporters at once, with guesses ranging from days to a month for Hong Kong based journalists to wait.
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Tokyo
Red China Travel Service
Peiping
Hong Kong
More Stars Added to Film Scandal List
Hollywood report details Confidential magazine criminal libel trial testimony. Witness Fred Meade described paying up to 1000 dollars for tips about Joan Crawford and other stars including Ava Gardner Lana Turner and Dan Dailey. Names of informants span ex-prostitutes bartenders writers and a maitre d with a Palm Springs tie.
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Hollywood
Ins
Joan Crawford
Confidential Magazine
Donald Bledsoe
Palm Springs
Ava Gardner
Lana Turner
Alan Nixon
Marie Wilson
Spellman Gets Honor in Rome Jubilee Mass
In Rome Cardinal Spellman celebrated his 26th anniversary as a bishop with a jubilee mass at St Peter's altar. High cardinals, Vatican officials, two papal nephews, monsignors, and U S diplomats attended along with many Americans. Bishop O Connor of the North American College and returning students were also present.
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New York
Francis Cardinal
Spellman
Sf St Peter's
Vatican
U.S
Martin’ J. O'Connor
North American College
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