Negotiations Break Down Across Ship Firms
Negotiations between the CIO National Maritime Union and 62 tanker, dry cargo and passenger shipping companies broke down early today, tying up more than 600 ships. Also reported are wreckage removal from the Challenger, a prison sentence for Alfred Sailer, a fatal farm accident, polio case updates, a gas price war, and a church reception for Rev. Chester Steyer with over 100 attendees.
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CIO National Maritime Union
Fort Morgan
Colo
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Andrews Methodist Church
Chester Steyer
Steyer
Styerwood
West Virginia
Drive 'em sway Used' Car Bargains headline
Local dealers offer a selection of used cars with low down payments and easy terms. Featured models include a 1953 DeSoto Firedome four door sedan and a 1950 Oldsmobile eight two door. More details and a larger selection are in the classified ads on page five.
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Drive ’Em Sway
Bliss
DeSoto Firedome
Dory ‘Wow
Cold Night Ends As Sun Moves In
A foggy start cleared as sun rose and temperatures climbed from 48 to 70 by noon. Yesterday's high reached 73, the warmest in over a week, with today forecast near 80 then 54 tonight. Tomorrow should be fair and warmer. Police exam postponed to June 24 due to a Kunst family death, announced by Frank Kunst and City Clerk Dorothy Beavers.
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Tomorow
Frank Kunst
Police
Civil Service Board
Dorothy Beavers
Kunst
Peron Excommunicated by Vatican Decree Amid Buenos Aires Uprising
The Vatican formalized excommunication of Argentine President Juan D Peron and aides connected with the arrest and deportation of two archdiocesan dignitaries. In Buenos Aires a renewed revolt saw military aircraft bomb the government palace as Osservatore Romano announced the decree and noted the bishops Manuel Tato and Ramon Novo en route to Rome.
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Vatican
Juan D. Peron
Buenos Aires
Plaza de Mayo
Adeodato Giovani Cardinal Piazza
Sacred Consistorial Congregation
Osservatore Romano
Manuel Tato
Ramon Pablo No ¥Oa
Rome
Rio de Janeiro
Natal
Lisbon
Brazilian Plane Crash Near Asuncion Kills 14
A Pan American Brasil Constellation en route from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires crashed near Asuncion while preparing to land. At least 14 people aboard, including passengers and crew, were killed.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Panafrio Brasil Constellation
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
M and W V Railroad seeks bus routes authority
The Public Service Commission set a hearing for next Wednesday on the Maryland and West Virginia Railroad Co. application for permanent authority to operate bus runs abandoned by West Virginia Transportation Co. The Maryland and West Virginia unit, part of the Baltimore and Ohio system, had temporary authority granted May 20 to assume the routes.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Maryland and West Virginia Railroad Co
West Virginia Transportation Co
Maryland and West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Prowler Found To Be Watchman At Industrial Site
Police in Edmonton arrested an unidentified man after he refused to provide his name or purpose. He was found prowling the industrial area and turned out to be the site watchman.
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Edmonton
Lanza Faces Second Damage Suit in West Los Angeles
Hollywood report says Mario Lanza and family are accused of causing 17000 in damages to a West Los Angeles home in a second suit in a week. Three days earlier a Los Angeles judge ordered Lanza to pay 40416 to Norman Kaiser for damages to another home rented by the singer.
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Mario Lanza
Hollywood
Fa West
Los Angeles
Singer
Lanza
Norman Kaiser
Sidon Submarine Disaster Kills 13 at Portland Harbor
The British submarine Sidon exploded in Portland Harbor sending a mushroom plume of yellow smoke and sinking. Thirteen sailors died and seven were hospitalized, with an Admiralty spokesman saying there is no hope of saving any crew members. The blast occurred in the torpedo compartment as the ship was alongside a supply vessel preparing to sail.
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Portland
England
Sidon
Admiralty
House of Commons
Torpdoes
Bears May Need Birth Certificates in Hunters’ Sights
Blacks bears in the Catskill and Adirondack mountains of New York state may have birth certificates placed on their chests for hunters to view before shooting or running. The idea aims to aid identification and reduce accidental killings among wary bears.
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Schroon Lake
Catskill and
Adirondack Mountains
New York State
Hollywood Blonde Roberta Sutton wins divorce from John Sutton
Roberta Sutton, famed blonde actress, secures a divorce from British actor John Sutton after accusing him of striking her during a drunken incident. The court case ended with the separation and ongoing settlement discussions.
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Hollywood
Roberta Sutton
Post Office Near Miss Compliment for Shinwell
In London a former defense minister Emmanuel Shinwell nearly publicly praised the post office for delivering a postcard addressed merely to Mr Shinwell England. He turned the card over and read the reverse message Shut your big mouth.
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London
Emmanuel Shinwell
Post Office
Mr. Shinwell
England
Thieves Target City Garage Roof In Copper Heist
Carl West aged 17 and Earl West aged 16 faced trial for attempting to steal the roof over a city garage watchman. Police were alerted after the night watchman heard them prying copper sheets from the roof and called authorities.
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Toronto
Carl West
Earl
Petition Calls for Public Hangings Over Liquor License
Virgil Pearson submitted a petition to the county commissioner to obtain a liquor license. Thirty citizens signed on Wednesday with fine print demanding public hangings by the neck until dead at 10 a.m. on June 19 in the courthouse square.
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Boulder
Colon
Virgil Pearson
Court House Square
President Eisenhower cites atomic raid disaster dangers
President Eisenhower met with the National Security Council in a secret Pentagon cavern to discuss a nationwide atomic disaster. He said Civil Defense and relocation aspects of Operation Alert 1955 posed greater problems than expected as 15,000 officials relocated to secret quarters.
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White House
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Possib
U. S
Security Council
Wheeling Mock A Bomb Attack Triggers Civil Defense Drill
Wheeling simulated a nuclear strike as part of a nationwide air alert drill. At 8 15 p m the A bomb reportedly exploded over Wheeling while enemy planes diverted to Pittsburgh earlier in the day. The exercise aimed to test civil defense readiness.
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Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Dolls Learn About Nursing at Dettmer Hospital
Troy O W The Dettmer Dolls high school girls act as nurses aides at Dettmer Hospital. They complete 16 hours of training and provide 50 hours of service. The Dolls, mostly upper class girls, volunteer after school hours or on weekends.
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O. W
Dettmer
Dettmer Hospital
Upperchass
Foreign Ministers Seek United Front For Molotov Meeting
Foreign ministers from the United States Britain and France planned a united front ahead of the Molotov talks in San Francisco. They met at Wave Hill New York to align strategy for the UN summit set to open July 1 in Geneva.
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John Foster Dulles
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Antoine Pinay
Wave Hill
Sir Pieréon Dixon
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Britain
France
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Kremlin
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Konrad Adenauer
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Chou En-lat
Peiping
Sales Tax Take Drops In State
Charleston report shows gross sales tax receipts fell 7 percent in the first 11 months of the fiscal year, totaling 36.14 million dollars versus 39.09 million a year earlier. May receipts rose to 6.50 million from 4.80 million a year prior, despite the overall decline.
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Charleston
State Tax Commission
Man Never Hit But He Jumped
Chicago police questioned Janton Zuber about a report by John and William Bill that he stopped them with a shotgun while they were driving. Zuber replied that he did stop them but did not hit anyone, and that the encounter made him jump.
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Chicago
Janton Zuber
John
William Bill
Zuber
Snead Favored To Win Monster National Open Title
San Francisco Olympic Club hosts the National Open dubbed The Monster as veteran Sam Snead and others vie for golf’s crown. Young challengers Gene Littler Dick May Bob Rosburg and Mike Souchak also favored while Hogan faces a grueling 72 holes over three days with hills testing old timers. Lawson Little notes Snead’s fit for the course as Snead bets on a 264 score, about four under par.
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San Francisco
Olympic Club
Cary Middleoff
Sam Shead
Ben Hogan
Gene Littler
Dick Mayor
Bob Rosburg
Mike Souchak
Hoganee
Lawson Little
Snead
Policeman Discovers Cat Complaint Mixup in Seattle
In Seattle an unidentified woman complains a neighbor rings for his cat every half hour. An offbeat misunderstanding reveals the neighbor does not own a cat, leaving the policeman puzzled by the unusual dispute.
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Seattle
Wash
Workmen Protest at Rum Jungle Uranium Field
Workers at Australia’s Rum Jungle uranium field protested harsh conditions today. City-born workers said they were not used to working with fifty crocodiles roaming the site.
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Ydney
Australia
Rum Jungle
Postal Official Loses Mail Delays Seat in Commons
London Conservative Walter Bromley Davenport, a postal official, could not take his seat in the new House of Commons as his certificate of re election was lost in the mail. The issue arose after the last Parliament, delaying his seating and official duties.
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London
Walter Bromley - Davenport
British Postal Services
House of Commons
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