Governor Escorts Soviet Farm Leaders at Illinois State Fair
Governor William Stratton led Vladimir Matskevich and four other Soviet farm delegates through the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. The group, totaling five Russians, toured exhibits for three hours and visited Lincoln's tomb on the return trip to the airport.
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Tom Whitney
Springfield
Mtil
William Stratton
Illinois
Vladimir Matskevich
Lincoln
Matskevich
Strother Jones
Buffalo
Russia
Iowa
Chicago
End To Strike Likely As Wage Proposal Sparks Row
Management proposes a five cent an hour across the board raise for all hosiery workers except union reps. The union says raises cannot be granted to nonmembers and governance hinges on union approval. Over 3,100 workers, including 362 boarders, have been idle four weeks, with losses surpassing $300,000. A non union meeting is scheduled at the union hall this afternoon after the boarders meet.
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Kent
Death Toll Climbs After Schooner Capsize and Storm
The death toll reached 41 with 27 aboard a capsized schooner as heavy rain and winds from the hurricane battered New York and neighboring states. New York suffered record rainfall over 32 hours with outages affecting 100000 homes, Idlewild flights halted, and power lines cutting train service. New Jersey reported widespread outages and property damage while Pennsylvania saw heavy rain easing drought in rural areas. Farmers expect relief for pastures and crops from the soaking.
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New York
Cs. la Guardia Ai
Idlewild
Grand Station
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connie Now Almost Out Of Breath
Hurricane Connie weakened slightly as it battered the east with heavy rain and strong winds. Buffalo New York gusts reached 54 mph while Rochester New York reported 40 mph plus. rainfall totals neared 12 inches at LaGuardia in 54 hours with widespread northeast showers.
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Associated Press
Connie
Buffalo
N. Y
Rochester
la Guardia Field
Elmira
Poughkeepsie
Pittsburgh
Gulf Coast
Montana
Pacis
el Centro
Cal
Atomic Power Talks Highlight Brookhaven Plant and Dutch Design
The Brookhaven plant is claimed to yield 210000 kilowatts of electricity from 500000 kilowatts of heat, about 42 percent efficiency, praised by Kurl Wirtz. Soviet and Dutch researchers discussed new reactor designs and materials to withstand radiation while Oak Ridge scientists warned about X rays harming fetal development in pregnancies.
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Williams
Brookhaven
Kurl Wirtz
Germany
D. V. Bokhintsev
Russia
J. J. Went
Oak Ridge, Tenn
William L
Liane Russell
France Aims Broad Moroccan Govt Plan Amid Turmoil
Paris reports a plan for a new broad gauge Moroccan government to curb terrorism and move toward self rule. Premier Faure and leaders Pinay and Coty outlined fast reform. Sultan Ben Moulay Arafa must decide by Aug 18, with Grandval flying to Paris to report.
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Vy Preston Grover
Paris
France
Morocco
North African
Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Rene Coty
Vizille
Sultan Mohamed Ben Moulay Arafa
Gilbert Grandval
Grandval
Coty
Faure
Casablanca
Madagascar
Auto walkout unlikely at Chrysler and AMC before next month
Detroit reports strike threats linger at American Motors and Chrysler but a general walkout is not expected before September. The UAW extended AMC contract to Sept 1, extends talks to Aug 30, with two bargaining days left before expiry. Authorities note AMC workers plan vacations during next two weeks.
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Chrysler
American Motors
Detroit
American Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
AMC
UAW
Edward L. Cushman
Leonard
Woodcock
General Motors
Ford
Eisenhower okays October start for youth reserve training
President Eisenhower approved an executive order to begin six months active training for youths aged 17 to 18 years, with a further seven years in active reserve. Quotas set for Army 90,000 and Marines 5,500 through next June 30, with gradual monthly increases. Navy and Air Force quotas not fixed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Marine Corps
Special Training Corps
Iar
Navy
Air Force
Leaf markets report higher average prices and shorter sales
Average prices rose on South Carolina and Border North Carolina flue cured markets last week with gross sales totaling 32,284,319 pounds at 55.57 per hundred. The season’s government loan share fell to about 36 percent as sales time shortened to three hours on the Border markets and some sites halted due to Hurricane Connie.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
North Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
Tobacco Stabilization Corp
Corporation
Weather forecast for Sunday across Gulf coast and eastern U.S.
Weather bureau forecast calls for widely scattered thunderstorms Sunday in Gulf coast area and rain in eastern New York. Elsewhere fair with warmer mid Atlantic and southern New England, cooler in northern Plains, little overall change দেশে.
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Gulf Coast Area
Fair Weather
U.S
New York
Plains States
Rockies
mid-Atlantic
New England
Plains
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