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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1958
Page
2
A boy named Pancho born aboard a steamboat en route to Guayaquil grows up as a ball boy at an exclusive tennis club. At age 10 he overcomes two hernias to swing with both hands, creating the famed two-handed drive and claiming both American and South American singles titles.
President Trujillo declares the Dominican Republic will continue to fulfill its responsibilities for Western Hemisphere defense even as it repudiates U S aid. He orders a committee to study congressional demands and notes Dominicans studying abroad are being recalled for technical reasons.
President's aides press John Foster Dulles and Sinclair Weeks to persuade the Senate Finance Committee as the House approves a five year extension. Tariff Commission recommended no increase. Mexico Canada and Bolivia rely on U.S. buys. Debate splits GOP with Knowland favoring three year limit and Flanders proposing a three year cap for economists review. Holmes reports car theft in Virginia.
Soviet moves signal hardening stance as Khrushchev hints at a return to Stalinism and Moscow clashes with Yugoslavia over Tito. China pressures Tito while Peiping warns Hungary fate awaits satellites. Reports claim purges planned, Japan warned on nuclear reach, and possible Soviet volunteers to Lebanon amid East West tensions.
Washington dispatch reports Negro leaders will meet with President Eisenhower at the White House to discuss political violence and the situation in the Soviet bloc. The agenda includes agricultural policy and the election of new party leaders amid tension with the United States.
In Paris the National Assembly, angered by De Gaulle and cabinet orders, debated summoning a special session to question the premier about policies. Despite a six month vacation granted after extraordinary powers, factions push for parliamentary control as committees meet and ministers cancel appearances.
Flood threats from the Wabash River moved into Illinois as the river shifted from Indiana. Levee workers in Vincennes exhausted after days of reinforcement reported confidence the river would not break through, but heavy rains in the north could change the situation. Officials expected crest around 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 feet. at Russellville volunteers and police kept up a preventive watch on weak spots, with officials saying they remained in good shape.
Navy technicians worked through the night to start the Vanguard rocket but postponed the attempt due to technical difficulties after countdowns neared zero. The delay leaves no rescheduled date, with officials stating only that a "technical difficulties" halted the launch. Rod Erickson, 19, of Utah, was captured in the case along with another fugitive linked to robberies in Asheville, Dover, and a Ulan prison escape inquiry.
In Berlin the U S Army Europe commander Gen Henry T Hodes demanded Russia take action to secure the release of four American captives held after a helicopter wandered into East Germany. He warned Moscow that four power accords require the Russians to trade for their return and urged Suvorov to compel the regime to cooperate.
In western North Carolina the search continues for five armed escapees from an eight-man road gang. They overpowered a guard, stole a car, and fled after binding him. Guard Carl Dill was dismissed for custodial negligence. Authorities pursue the group across the mountains with state prison officials coordinating the manhunt.
Col. James B Hartgeving, director of the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Chemistry at the Army’s new hospital in Washington, told doctors from seven states that human radioactivity has increased roughly 100 percent in the past two years but is not believed to be harmful. He spoke at the Mountaintop Medical Assembly.
TRAVERSE CITY Mich UPI Buffalo are grazing with cattle at the Gerald Oleson farm marking a first in northern Michigan in nearly 150 years. Three bison have been placed with Oleson s herd as part of an experiment aimed at potential uses and benefits.
Rep Adam Clayton Powell said plans for a civil rights conference were revealed on Thursday White House Press Secretary Hagerty confirmed it Four Negro leaders were invited Powell who faces income tax evasion charges was not among them The meeting was reportedly prompted by Martin Luther King Jr Powell indicated the idea originated with him A source close to civil rights affairs said leaders may press for faster action from government on civil rights investigations and prosecutions of vote rights cases
Indonesia will create a body for the coordination of information to check news reports entering or leaving the country. The independent news agency Antara reported the plan, stating the unit could supervise postal centers, cable centers, telephone or radio-telephone talks if necessary.
The town of Arab in northeast Alabama earned its name by a miscommunication. Postmaster Thompson, naming his son Arad, sent the proposed name to the government, which mistook a letter and produced the town name Arab. The incident occurred about 95 years ago amid early mail service growth.
Washington upi report says Bernard Goldfine registered last month under an assumed name at a Washington hotel near the White House. Subcommittee probes focus on his hotel bills for Adams and possible income tax write offs. Calls rise for full investigation of Goldfine’s contacts with the federal government over the past decade and any government contracts.
New York reports a five day strike by Marine Engineers Beneficial Association threats to cancel the Inner America voyage to Europe with 1000 passengers. Officials expect departure at 4 pm EDT but a shipyard picket line and dockworker walkouts jeopardize sailings of three other ships Santa Paula Santa Sofia and Santa Maria carrying 285 Caribbean and South America tourists. The strike involves about 3000 engineers idle multiple vessels across coasts. MERA and American Merchant Marine Institute negotiations stalled. In San Francisco a new contract settles 2000 engineers across 18 West Coast companies.
The Qhia Turnpike Commission has created dog exercise areas at 16 Ohio Turnpike plazas. Each area is about 150 feet long and 15 feet wide, fenced with four foot snow fences and lined with four inches of gravel. Assistant maintenance engineer Wesley Hotterstein said the enclosures keep dogs from making messes and improve conditions for all.
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