Nehru presses hard line on Formosa cease fire
Nehru told the State Department that Red China would demand the end of the Western economic blockade as the price for any cease-fire. Chou Enlai’s latest talks with Krishna Menon exposed Beijing’s insistence on resuming all international trade as a condition for truce.
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Help Just A Little Campaign Needs Morgan County Support
A Morgan County push for Alabama Mental Health funds seeks donations to reach a $1000 shortfall before the June 11 deadline. Marc Ray Clement oversees statewide efforts to raise $150,000 and says contributions will continue until every county hits its target.
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Morgan County
Marc Ray Clement
Slow Down And Live campaign urged for safer roads
The Decatur Alabama Traffic Safety Committee and the Alabama Highway Patrol promoted the Slow Down And Live plan during Memorial Day to Labor Day as a nationwide safety effort. Officials say education will reduce crashes and save lives while urging every home to adopt safer driving habits.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Highway Patrol
Alabama
TVA financing fight fuels dispute over power prices
The Commercial Appeal argues the Budget Bureau blocks TVA plans to prove it can self finance new steam generation and keep electricity affordable. It says the bureau insists TVA retire debt and pay full interest, a shift from private methods, threatening higher prices and tighter TVA management.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis
TVA
Federal Treasury
Budget Bureau
Congress
Secre of the Treasury
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Radio TV leaders discuss Kilgore lunch plan
Howard Chernoff waits to see Senator Kilgore of West Virginia as NBC chief Pat Weaver, RCA chair David Sarnoff, CBS head William Paley, and CBS president Stanton weigh a lunch with the radio TV industry. Sarnoff hints he would join if Paley attends.
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Radio-Tv
Adisor
Kilgore
West Virginia
Pat Weaver
National Broadcasting Company
New York
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
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Sarnoff
Weaver
Chernoff
Paley
Radio Corporation
William S. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Stanton
CBS
Senators Roast and Rib Each Other on Capitol Hill
Illinois Democrat Paul Douglas jokes about going forward while looking back as the Senate trolley rides on. Indiana's Homer Capehart, the juke box king, is praised for his stance on installment thinking. Virginia's Willis Robertson struggles to explain an amendment and Thurmond gets teased over his lengthy biography. Kentucky's Alben Barkley suggests invoking cloture.
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Paul Douglas
Senate
Indiana
Homer Capehart
Langer
Virginia
Willis Robertson
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Mastered by What Counted Waters of Life
Arlie B. O. Davidson urges readers to examine what masters their time and energy. The piece challenges reliance on stimulants, gambling, social climbing, or mere self-satisfaction, asking readers to consider if noble aims or service to others truly guide their lives.
Adenauer seeks inclusion in Western Big Three ministers meet
West Germany Chancellor Adenauer pressed to join a Western Big Three foreign ministers conference in New York on June 16 to shape strategy for the upcoming Big Four talks with Soviet Premier Bulganin in July. He is likely to attend the New York meeting but not the July summit.
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Adenauer
New York
West Germany
Bulgania
Germany
Siamese political twins visit United States leader
Prime Minister Luang Pibul Songgram of Thailand, famed for Siamese twins, travels the United States on a busy schedule. He dines with Governor Averell Harriman in Albany after Niagara Falls, pausing to joke about the bumping of the airplane and noting the new bond between Thailand and the United States.
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Unite States
Niagara Falls
Averell Harriman
Albany
New York
Luang Pibul Songgram
United States
Soviets to Reveal Top Secret Atomic Peace Experiments
Russian diplomats say they will stun the world in months by sharing what they know about peaceful atomic uses. They will attend the Geneva conference in August on Eisenhower's atoms for peace plan and publish over 100 top secret Soviet experiments in farming medicine and industry.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Humphrey urges clear standards for security cases
Minnesota senator Hubert Humphrey criticizes Ike era security handling. He notes State Department decisions far exceed Atomic Energy Commission judgments and argues for standardized criteria. He compares Stassen’s Foreign Operations to the US Information Agency and calls for reforms based on reliable standards.
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Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Ike
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
Humphrey
U.S. Information Agency
Take It Easy on Vacation Says Health Expert
Health education director W. W. Bauer urges restraint during vacation. He warns against overdoing activities, stacking travel, and exhausting money worries. Start with rest, pace big outings, and travel calmly to preserve vitality and enjoyment.
UN Proxy Speaks To Auburn Grads
In Auburn on June 4 Dr. C C Carmichael president of the University of Alabama told 541 graduates that America’s great advances come from faith in education. He noted U S college attendance rose 200 fold from 1850 to 1950 while world population grew six fold.
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UN Proxy
Auburn Grads
Auburn
America
C. C. Carmichael
University of Alabama
Carmichael
Te Asam Polytechnic Institute
United States
U.S
Judgment of Agency Heads and Loyalty Board Authority
The passage notes final decisions by the top loyalty board during Truman's era, led by former Senator Hiram Boy from Connecticut, indicating centralized oversight over agency heads. It emphasizes the role of the loyalty board in finalizing agency leadership judgments.
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Truman
Hiram Pol Boy
Connecticut
Defense Dept faces union clash over moving missile plants inland
In a high stakes dispute, the Defense Department fights with the International Association of Machinists over relocating guided missile production from California. The union demands full expense coverage for workers who move, losses, and severance pay, as it seeks to curb inland shifts amid West Coast safety concerns. The piece also notes broader labor struggles including wage fights, waterfront organizing by the Teamsters, and a push to unionize office workers amid looming strikes in electronics.
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Defense Dept
Air Force Intelligence Division
Air Force
California
West Coast
AFL Union
International Assn. of
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Navy
Machinists
U. S
Canada
Wichita
Kan
Congress
Department
Austria
Cessieu
Lyons
Grenoble
France
Britain
Belgium
Italy
Switzerland
Surplus Wheat Sold to Yugoslavia at Loss
U.S. surplus wheat was sold to Yugoslavia for 1.80 per bushel, below the government invoice price of 3.20 per bushel, signaling a substantial discrepancy between cost and sale. The deal reflects policy and market conditions affecting grain programs during the period.
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U.S
Yugoslavia
Soviet leaders return to Moscow after talks with bloc allies
Moscow officials, led by Foreign Minister Molotov and Deputy Premier Mikoyan, arrived from Belgrade with promises from Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Romania to join the USSR in improving relations with Yugoslavia. They stopped in Sofia and Bucharest en route and reported approval of the Belgrade Yugoslavia agreement on active coexistence.
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Kremlin
Yugoslavia
V. M. Molotov
I. Mikoyan
Belgrade
Sofia
Bulgaria
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Romania
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