Broadway Theatre Strike Ends In Impasse
Broadway wage talks collapse as actors demand a higher weekly minimum and pension sharing fails. Equity seeks 345 plus cost of living in year three while league offers 110. Producers warn higher costs threaten current and future productions as two shows join blackout list.
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League of New York Theaters
Actors Equity
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David Merrick
Frank Maxwell
Harold A. Felix
Andersonville
Due of Angels
Rommel's Chauffeur Passes Test
Eric Selshorst, formerly Rommel's chauffeur, failed his first driving test at Belmont State Police Barracks due to English difficulty. He improved after study with relatives and later passed the test, living at 120 LaGrange Ave in Essington while working as a mechanic for a Chester auto agency.
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Eric Solshorst
Erwin Rommel
Belmont State Police
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Amd
Fugene Arnold
LaGrange Ave
Rommel
Chester
Costs of Living Hits Record Peak in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania living costs rose to 325.9 of the 1947-49 base during Jan 1 to Apr 15, 1960, a 0.9 percent jump, driven mainly by higher food and apparel prices, according to Labor and Industry Secretary William L. Ball Jr.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Labor and Industry Department
William L. Ball Jr
Politicians Cautious on Predictions
Washington AP reports Democratic and Republican campaigners clash over Senate gains. Goldwater concedes GOP unlikely to regain control but could narrow the margin by two to four seats, while Smathers says Democrats may gain one or two seats. Midwest contests and North Dakota race highlighted. Kennedy factor debated.
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Minnesota
James E. Murray
Lee Metcalf
Leroy Anderson
Rhee Undergoes Tests After Resigning Korea Presidency
In Honolulu Tripler Army Hospital a 55 year old Syngman Rhee is in good health though tired and needing rest. He entered for comprehensive laboratory and clinical tests after resigning the Korean presidency amid student riots. A spokesman cited diminished mental alertness linked to age and stress. In Lancaster John H Rudy resigns from a $10,000 yearly job to become Mennonite pastor near Gettysburg taking a $1,300 annual stipend. He says spiritual needs outweigh finances.
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Army Hospital
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Rhee
Lancaster
John H. Rudy, M
Rothsville
Radio Corporation of the L
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Ilysburg
Rudy
Truman Calls Espionage Dirty in Talks With Newsmen
Chicago AP report notes former President Truman and Secretary Acheson rejected a State Department plan for spying over Soviet territory. Truman admitted some espionage info reached his desk, decried Khrushchev’s attacks, warned against divisive rhetoric, and endorsed Sen. Stuart Symington. He promoted his book Mr. Citizen due June 10.
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Harry S. Truman
White House
Dean Acheson
United States
Newsmen
Acheson
State Department
Truman
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Ife
Ople
Kremlin
Sen
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D-Mo
U S Bonds Swap Offer Marks Ahead of Schedule Refund
The Treasury offered holders of 244 percent bonds maturing Nov 15 1961 a swap for new notes maturing 1964 at 3 3 4 or 2 1/2 percent bonds maturing 1968. Interested holders must decide by June 13. If yields rise past 4 percent the offer may be withdrawn. The plan aims to reduce debt and extend maturities as market conditions allow.
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Washington
Treasury
Probe Turns Spotlight on Legislator
Rep Robert Chiperfield and an aide used 1458.23 from U S embassies during a 1957 study mission to Venezuela San Salvador and Mexico. Travel expenses raised the total taxpayers paid to at least 2446 02. The Knight Newspapers report notes the unusual use of foreign currencies and counterpart funds from foreign aid programs.
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Robert Chiperfield
R-Ill
U. S
Venezuela
San Salvador
Mexico
Knight
Don Oberdorfer
Walter Pincus
Ike Mamie Named For Buffalo Baby At Park
In Ottawa AP report a baby buffalo born at Buffalo Rock State Park will be named Ike or Mamie. Park custodian I J Stoudt has not yet decided which name fits the animal best.
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Buffalo Rock State Park
Ike
Mamie
I. J
Stoudt
Deide
Weather Outlook and Tidal Details for Chester Area
Temperatures for the next 24 hours range from a high of 80 today to a low of 59 with an average of 72. Expected highs reach 75 and a low of 35 tonight with a 73 high on Wednesday. Sun rises at 3:33 a.m. and sets at 8:27 p.m. Moon rises at 6:18 p.m. and sets at 4:10 a.m. Tides at Chester tidewater terminal pier show a high at 51 a.m. hourly window.
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Chester Tidewater Terminal Pier
Vote Booth Frauds Set Off Battle
Harrisburg Republicans move to direct a legislative investigation of vote fraud in Philadelphia. Democrats expect no House action while Rep. John Stewart pushes impeachment of Victor H. Blane. Senate acts include appointments and debates on education chief Boehm. Weiner leads counter amendment to widen inquiry to Democratic strongholds. No action yet. adjournment planned.
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Senate
Philadelphia
House
John Stewart
R-Phila
Atty
Victor H. Blane
Lawrence
Lewis E. Evans
Mines
Robert DB. Fleming
Allegheny
Charles
H. Boehm
Anne K. Alpern
Senate Democrats
Charles R. Weiner
Phila
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Cumberland
Bradford
Delaware
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Constable Sues Over Gun Purchase in Boothwyn
Navio Rapposelli, a Boothwyn constable, sues gun dealer Thomas Coombs over a .38 revolver he says is not what he ordered and seeks a refund. Coombs claims the gun is damaged and asks for resolution via Justice Ralph E. Harris who paused to allow an amicable settlement.
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Boothwyn
Eisenhower Bids Farewell On West Point Alumni Visit
President Eisenhower capped a sentimental West Point reunion with the class of 1915, touring Thayer Hall and Barracks, greeting alumni and Marty Maher in a wheelchair, and planting a maple sapling during June Week events. He hinted retirement plans and planned a 1965 reunion.
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N.Y
Dwight Eisenhower
Military Academy
Point
Eisenhower
Washington
Academy
Thayer Hall
East Barracks
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Marty Maher
Marty
Eichmann Agreed to Stand Trial in Israel
The Israeli government confirmed Eichmann agreed to travel to Israel to stand trial for his role in the Holocaust. A note described a group of Jewish volunteers who captured him in Argentina and handed him to Israeli authorities, sparking questions about Argentina's sovereignty and the method of transfer. The document includes Eichmann's declared willingness to face justice and his claim of doing so of his own free will.
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Adolf Eichmann
Argentina
Israel
Eichmann
Hitler
Arturo Frondizi
Arie Levavi
Europe
Middle East
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Ben-Gurion
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Ricardo Klement
Eichmannn
Spain
Aerialists Stand Accused In High Finance Scheme
A troupe of four circus aerialists led by a midget stands accused in New York of defrauding the state of about $10,000. The group, long based in Cairo Greene County, allegedly filed false unemployment claims after arranging dummy jobs and insurance payments. The indictment followed a Greene County grand jury probe.
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Hungary
Africa
Louis Sitkin
State Labor Department
Division of
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Pander Hungo Hahnl
Non
Ninon Marie
Alexander Fritz
Janos i Kantor
Greene County
N.Y
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Nasser Arrives in Greece for State Visit
President Gamal Abdel Nasser of the United Arab Republic arrived in a yacht in Athens for a state visit to Greece. He was greeted by Greek officials and scheduled talks on regional matters and bilateral cooperation during his visit.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
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