Dag Hammarskjold Opens Talks on Middle East Summit
General Dag Hammarskjold called in Soviet and Western diplomats for separate talks to speed arrangements for a U N summit on the Middle East. Britain asks a heads of appointments with U S Soviet Britain and France. Macmillan may attend. Eisenhower hopes Khrushchev will back a summit, potentially outside New York, but not in Moscow.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Midle East
Britain
U. N. Security Council
United States
Soviet Union
France
Harold Beeley
U. N
Guillaume Georges-Picot
Council
Beeley
Hammarskjold
Macmillan
United Nations Council
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Europe
Security Council
New York City
Moscow
Republic Steel hikes prices across bars and pipe
PITTSBURGH AP Republic Steel Corp raised prices about three percent in Cleveland on bars red pipe and wire following selective earlier increases by the industry. Earlier this week major producers had moved on flat rolled products only.
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Pittsburgh
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
Cleveland
Trainee Dies After Shot At Fort Jackson
Hobart L Brinsmade of Bronxville N Y says his son Hobart Jr 21 died after typhoid booster shots and three hours of sun drills at Fort Jackson The father met with Brig Gen Christian Clarke who promised inquiry and action as temperatures neared 100 degrees Brinsmade Sr says the Army must end booster shots before strenuous drill or the practice will stop his son's death thus far authorities ordered less strenuous drills during hot weather
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FT. Jackson
S.C
Hobart L. Brinsmade
Bronxville
N.Y
Hobart Jr
Young Brinsmade
Princeton
Christian Clarke
Brinsmade
Clarke
Experts See Recovery Ahead Despite Ongoing Recession
Washington economists say the downturn may be ending with a stronger than expected upturn. White House advisers forecast national output returning to prerecession levels by year end and productivity rising as employment nears full by mid 1959 or third quarter. The uptick follows a calmer Middle East period and surprises many who anticipated a July test.
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Washington
White House
Middle East
Kasper Plans Return to Fight for Segregation
Atlanta AP Kasper freed from federal prison says he will return to push segregation. He faces possible trip to Tallahassee or Knoxville, with trial in Nashville over school integration disorders. He carries few belongings and plans to contact friends about his next move.
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Atlanta, Ga
John Kasper
Atlanta
Ers
Tallahassee
Fla
Canal Federal Court
Clinton
Knoxville
Tenn
Nashville
Kasper
E. R. Goodwin
Hodges Opposes State Food Tax and Talks Taxes
Governor Hodges voiced opposition to a food tax as a revenue measure and said all tax types will be considered by the 1959 General Assembly. He clarified a previous misstatement about food taxes being a last resort and discussed Census results, party politics, and shifts in local endorsements. He noted the State Government Reorganization Commission will release reports soon and other commissions will issue findings.
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Raleigh
Hodges
General Assembly
Charlotte
Charles R. Jonas
Clark
Jones
New Democratic
Woodrow Jones
Herman Moore
Commission On
Study Commission
Lebanon braces for continued Western ties under Shehab
President Chamoun and cabinet discussed the future as Gen. Fuad Shehab, elected president, kept silent on his plans. Rebels pressed for U.S. troop withdrawal while American forces continued arrive. Saeb Salam said rebels would keep fighting until demands are met. Chamoun refused to resign before his term ends.
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Beirut
Camille Chamoun
Lebanon
Fuad Shehab
Shehab
Chamoun
Sami Solh
U.S
Saeb Salam
Associated Press
J Army
Prvser
Divorcee Held In Fatal Shooting In Indianapolis
Detectives await consciousness of Connie Nicholas a 40 year old divorcee to question her about the death of Forrest Teel 54 vice president of Eli Lilly. A .25 caliber pistol was found and four bullets struck Teel two in his Cadillac. Letters in her apartment hint at a love triangle.
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Indianapolis
Forrest Teel
Connie Nicholas
Nicholas
Teel
Eli Lilly & Co
Indiana
Phil Sanders
General Hospital
Ericacon
Sanders
Tell
Small Counties Back Hall Nominee In 12th District Fight
Democrats from the 12th Congressional District chose David M. Hall of Sylva as nominee on the sixth ballot at a closed District Democratic Executive Committee session in Bryson City. Rollman hinted a possible write-in bid, health issues forced Rep. George Shuford to withdraw, and tensions surfaced over the selection ahead of January Washington agenda.
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Bryson City
Big Buncombe County
David M. ‘Hall
Sylva
Hall
Jackson County
Democratic Executive Committee
Rollman
George Shuford
Asheville
Shuford
Waynesville
Washington
Aews
Rollman Ha
Atomic test shot lights Pacific skies over Johnston Island
A missile with an atomic warhead was launched from Johnston Island, dazzling Hawaii as thousands witnessed the explosion from Honolulu and nearby airliners. Observers described a towering mushroom cloud and a red-tinged glow, with civil defense guidance prompting water-filled bathtubs amid alarms.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Johnston Island
Hawaii
Monica McKechnie
Waikiki
Daly City
Calif
Waikiki Beach
Jack Urner
Eugene Wolf
Urner
Dapallier Add
Randolph Diamond
Power rate adjustment ordered by state utilities board
The State Utilities Commission ordered Carolina Power and Light to cut industrial power rates by about one third, citing a controversial fuel clause. The decision raises annual gross savings of about $900,000 for industrial customers and shifts coal cost impact to consumers, with 1957 figures showing CP&L net income rising from $4.12 million to $11.49 million.
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State Utilities Commission
Guent Carolina Power & Lgiht Co
Sam Worthington
Cp&l
Federall Y
Vale
Deserter Wayne Powers jailed for wartime desertion in France
An Army court martial sentenced Wayne Powers to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to wartime desertion. The Chillicothe Missouri native lived with French wife Yvette Belouse near Mont d’Origny for 14 years while hiding from authorities.
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Verdun
France
Wayne Powers
Powers
Chillicothe
Mont d'Origny
Yvette Belouse
James Singleton
Detroit
Leon Avakian
Newton
Mass
Roy Kauffman
Memphis
Tenn
Yvette
Dorothy
Tilly
Douglas
Harry
Freddy
Bell Plan For Base Rate Change Requires More Study
The North Carolina State Utilities Commission told Bell Telephone Co. to retain its plan to regroup exchanges into new rate groups for further study. Hearings showed potential annual loss of about 967 thousand dollars from extending base rate areas, offset by about 1.45 million in extra revenue from regrouping. The commission weighed whether net effects would alter Bell’s rate of return, which the company argued would be only material.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Re de Telephone Co
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