GM Agrees To Wage Plan At General Motors
The CIO United Auto Workers reached a three year contract with General Motors granting a full union shop and wage, pension, vacation, and holiday increases matching Ford’s recent deal. The pact covers 375,000 UAW workers and 35,000 CIO IUE members, costing about 600 million dollars over three years amid widespread plant walkouts and a return to work with minimal production loss. Walter Reuther hailed the agreement as significant and far reaching, securing labor peace for GM’s auto empire.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford
Walter Reuther
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Reuther
Harlow H.‘Curtice
Quick Action Saves Life of Little Boy
In Reading Pennsylvania a two year old boy Billy Mattson was nearly killed on railroad tracks when a 40 car freight train approached. Brakeman Aloysius A Russell rushed from the locomotive and yanked the child clear of the path. The boy and Russell were unhurt beyond minor injuries to the boy.
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Reading
Braksman
Billy Mattson
Billy
Reading Railroad
Aloysious A. Russell
Russell
Local Pilot in Skylady Derby
Mrs. Anne Waddell of Garden City led eight women pilots in the Skylady Derby starting from Little Rock at about 8 a.m. The 860 mile arc heads to Raton with Springfield and Clinton, Arkansas stops noted as weather caused a plane to down. Other Kansas entrants include Lucille Dienst and Margaret Ann Yourdon. The route then continues to Topeka, Dodge City, and finally Raton.
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Anne Waddell
Garden City
Little Rock
Ark
Raton
N.M
Waddell
Springfield
Clinton
Kansas
Lucille Dienst
Lakin
Margaret Ann Yourdon
Wichita
Topeka
Ark City Girl Crowned Miss Kansas in Pratt Contest
Gail White, 18, 5-foot-6 brunette from Arkansas City, wins Miss Kansas at Pratt. She earns Allentown trip, three gowns for nationals, trophy, $50 pocket money, and a $100 scholarship. Runners-up Fran Miller of Cherryvale, Kay Woodward of Junction City, and Susan Robb of Winfield each receive scholarships and Miss Talent award details.
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Cherryvale
Kay Woodward
Junction City
Susan Robb
Winfield
Burned Light Plane Puzzle for Officers
A farmer found the burned wreckage of a light plane along an isolated creek bank near Ripley Tennessee. Officers reported no sign of a crash and noted fresh tire tracks. Sheriff Oscar Griggs suspected the plane was dumped and burned by someone but could not explain the motive.
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Ripley, Tenn
Oscar Griggs
Singapore strike spreads after five arrests
In Singapore, a Communist-backed strike called for 70,400 union members across 36 unions. About 17,330 workers did not report to duty as 2,000 buses were halted while 4,500 police stood by to prevent possible riots tied to last month's violence that left four dead.
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Singapore
Britain
United Press
Gene D. Symonds
Topeka Woman Fatally Injured in Accident
SANSAS CITY Kas Mrs Gus Roglitz 85 Topeka was injured fatally in a two car accident south of here yesterday Six others were injured none dangerous
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Sansas City
Kas
Gus Roglitz
Topeka
Here
Our Drive Tn Opens Tuesday at 801 Last Fulton
Our Drive Tn at 801 Last Fulton will be open Tuesday June 4. Vat factors are not specified.
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Fulton
Soviet Agrees To Sessions In Geneva July 18
Moscow announced that the Soviet government accepted the Western powers plan to open the Big Four top level talks in Geneva on July 18. A Tass note urged focus on armament reduction and a collective security system, criticizing Dulles for preconditions and linking international capitalism to the conference debate.
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Moscow
Geneva
Foreign Ministry
U. S
State Dulles
Dulles
Europe
Asia
China
United Nations
U.S
Charles E. Bohren
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles N
Square Dance Parties Begin in Lin nup Park
The first of a weekly series starts Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m. with Jim Stephenson calling under floodlights on Lin nup park tennis courts. City recreation commission sponsors this free event aiming for 12 squares. turnout will decide if the seven week run continues. Dancers from Deerfield Sublette Satanta Shallow Water Friend Holcomb Pierceville Scott City and Jakin expected. Orlin Crone of Satanta may bring a group. Music will be recorded. a jamboree July 13 with Bill Castner of Alameda California as caller.
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Jim Stephenson
Linnup Park
Herman Beringer
City Recreation Commission
Beringer
Deerfield
Sublette
Satanta
Shallow Water
Friend
Holcomb
Pierceville
Scott City
Jakin
Orlin
Crone
Bill Castner
Alameda
Calif
Calier
Father's Day Chuckle About Aging and Women Gaffe
A white-haired old man jokes with a doctor about going nuts over women and asks if there is a way to speed it up. The quip appears in a Father’s Day feature credited to Palmer with page reference 180-11.
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Palmer
Salk Disagrees With Vaccine Report On Polio Shots
Dr Jonas Salk challenges the Public Health Service stance on polio vaccine standards. He argues that new manufacturing rules will prevent deviations from intended procedures, noting earlier issues with some commercial lots due to wording of minimum requirements. He sent a telegram to Surgeon General Scheele, signaling partial agreement and partial dissent without detailing specifics.
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Washington
Jonas BE. Salk
U.S. Public Health Service
Salk
Leonard A. Scheele
Pittsburgh
The
Health Service
Race Tragedy at Le Mans Raises Death Toll to 79
The deadly Le Mans disaster claims 79 lives as a Mercedes-Benz sports car crashes into a barrier crowd. Premier Edgar Faure vows measures to prevent a recurrence while funerals set for Le Mans Cathedral. The 24 hour race concludes with Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb winning in a Jaguar at a record pace.
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LE Mans
France
Edgar Faure
Pierre Levegh
Mike Hawthorn
Codriver Ivor Bueb
Briain
Jaguar
Local Delegates To Girls State Event
Two local girls Florence Lile and Elvira Valenzuela left Saturday night to attend Sunflower Girls State at the University of Kansas this week. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, the program trains seniors in city county and state government. Florence is sponsored by the local legion auxiliary and Elvira by the Soroptimists and Business and Professional Women’s club. The week will feature talks by state officials and a trip to Topeka for a visit to the capital and tea at the governor’s mansion.
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Curtis Studio
Florence Lile
Elvira Valenzuela
Lawrence
Sunflower
University of Kansas
American Legion Auxiliary
Florence
Thurman Lile
Route 1
Legion Auxiliary
Elvira
Ignacia Valenzuela
North Fifth
Caine Mutiny Scene Planned by Garden City Arts
Garden City Fine Arts association plans The Caine Mutiny court martial scene as fall production with a 1 woman 14 men cast. Tryouts late August, show in early October at the new high school and college auditorium under Fran Kiene guidance. Interested players urged to contact Mrs. Morris.
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Herman Woulk
Garden City Fine Arts Association
Jack Morris
Fran Kiene
Local Rain and Hail Storm Strikes Area
A late night thunderstorm from the northwest brought rain and hail to Garden City and surroundings, dropping .32 inch in the city and up to .70 inch at Ivanhoe Valley Angus ranch. Reports noted varying hail depths and mixed rain across Scott City, Kalvesta, and nearby farms, with more showers forecast and warmer temperatures ahead.
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Garden City
A. B. Erhart
CAA
Here
Ivanhoe Valley
Angus Ranch
Pete Smith
Smith Farm
Pierceville
Scott City
Tunnis
Ray Jones
Ralph Greathouse
Kalvesta
Girl Gives Up Leg To Win Boy
Dawn McFarland 17 from Portsmouth sought love by amputating her leg after polio left her left leg shorter. She persuaded doctors to amputate below the knee and received an artificial leg. Gerald Manley, a 20 year old with the British army, sent an engagement ring and promised marriage when he returns home from Malaya.
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Portsmouth
England
Dawn McFarland
Dawn
Gerald Manley
Gerald
Malaya
Popular Escapee Captured Near Eureka Kansas
Lester Omer Smith, 26, escaped Canton Texas inmate, was arrested after a 110 mph pursuit in Greenwood County. Captor Charles Williams said Smith admits escaping jail while awaiting a five year burglary sentence and faces requests from Wichita Parsons and Newton for extradition on forgery and burglary charges. Federal hold on interstate car theft and a stolen car tied to the Canton escape are noted, with FBI and KBI involvement and Kansas Attorney General advised on prosecution decisions.
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Eureka
Kas
Ray Lindamood
Texas
Kansas
Greenwood County
Lester Omer Smith
Kansas Highway
Charles Williams
Smith
Canton
Tex
Bernessa MccAllister
Etta McAllister
Maize
Lindamood
Williams
Wichita
Parsons
Newton
California
Myrtle Springs
Lindawood
FBI
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Highway Patrol
Topeka
Kansas Atty
Harold Fatzer
ASC Powers Are Lost Says Senator in Hearing
Senator Humphrey charged that county agricultural stabilization and conservation committees lose authority and become advisory. A Department official said county office managers handle paperwork while committees guide policy. An official noted a directive on committee terms was revoked and proposed three year terms with staggered elections.
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ASC
Washington
Agriculture Department
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
H. Laurence Manwaring
Commodity Stabilization Service
Manwaring
Earl M. Hughes
Hughes
Four Boys Held After Wild Chase
Four youths bumming west on a freight train sparked a wide pursuit by local police highway patrol and sheriff offices. Jerry D. Reid and James K. Tasker of Kansas City Missouri and Maurice Crowley and Frank Abbott of St. Louis were captured at the city fairgrounds and held for investigation into entering a freight car at Dodge City.
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Fairgrounds
Jerry D. Reid
James K. Tasker
Kansas City
Maurice Crowley
Frank Abbott
St. Louis
The
Santa Fe
Dodge City
Adult Swim Class Planned For Beginners This Summer
A Red Cross Water Safety program offers an adult swimming class for beginners this summer. First lesson is next Monday, June 20 at 5 10 p.m to suit working people. Instructor is Mrs Lowell Waddell. Registrations available at the Red Cross office in the Court House. Senior life saving course still accepting pupils.
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Red Cross
Mildred Hope
Lowell Waddell
Rec Cross
Court House
Arrests in savage Argentine church-state clash
Federal police raided the Episcopal Palace of Argentina and arrested 430 men who had taken refuge there amid rioting between Catholics and Peron supporters outside Buenos Aires. Clergy remained as officers cleared streets, with Judge Gentile organizing prisoner IDs while eight were reported injured by stones in clashes at Plaza de Mayo.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Metropolitan Cathedral
Plaza de Mayo
Episcopal Palace
Santiago Luis Car
Dinal Capello
San Isidoro
Carlos A. Gentile
Gentile
Manuel Tato
Archdiocesan
Juan Peron
Peron
Pope
Christ the King
After 33 Years He Sees Wes leyan Degree Granted
The Rev. Wilfred S. Stevenson of Council Grove Kansas received a bachelor of arts degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut, 33 years after leaving the school. He had been denied in 1922 for missing two years of modern languages and later was denied a divinity degree by Hartford Theological Seminary. He was ordained and served as a pastor and wrote a book during the interim. The Wesleyan faculty approved the AB degree yesterday and he plans to pursue the divinity degree at the seminary.
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Middletown
Conn
Wilfred S. Stevenson
Council Grove
Kas
Wesleyan University
Hartford Theological Seminary
Wesleyan
Stevenson
Westinghouse Electric Workers Strike Kansas City
More than 2,000 Westinghouse Electric Corp. workers in Kansas City walked out in support of a 20 cent an hour wage increase. Francis Tucker, president of Local 324, United Auto Workers, said a union meeting of about 1,000 members approved the strike call. The action affects office and production workers at the jet engine plant’s experimental unit as first shift was due to report.
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Kansas City
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Francis Tucker
Loreal 324
United Auto Workers
C10
Wayout
Pickels
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