Congressmen Watch Auto Makers Promote Safety Features
In Detroit a House subcommittee examines vehicle safety as General Motors Ford and Chrysler stage demonstrations to counter the notion the horsepower race equates to speed. Executives claim higher power shows in better control and braking while stressing need for safer highways and stricter laws. A dramatic test shows a Chrysler tire failure on track, ending safely.
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Detroit
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Kenneth A. Roberts
D-Ala
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
L. L. Colbert
Campaigns Ahead Set the Nation’s Course in Elections
The article notes forthcoming political campaigns across local and national levels with candidates from diverse backgrounds. It urges voters to study leaders’ platforms, weigh logic and emotion, and pray for wisdom and balance as they prepare to cast ballots and accept the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
North Carolina to get $28 Million under new Congress plan
Senator Scott says North Carolina will receive 27,971,000 in the year starting July 1 and could gain 164,300,000 over three years under a highway bill. He notes flood insurance acts will reduce hurricane and disaster losses. Scott is in Panama. figures from his office newsletter.
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Washington
North Carolina
Congress
Scott
Panama
New Book Peyton Place Roils Gilmanton Town
In Gilmanton New Hampshire a controversy swirls around the upcoming novel Peyton Place by Grace Metalious 32. Readers describe it as spicy earthy and shocking. George Metalious a 32 year old principal quit his job fearing dismissal while Grace Metalious moves to Stow Massachusetts to teach.
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Gilmanton
N.H
New Hampshire
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
George Metalious
NATO to review Suez crisis in Paris meeting
London says the North Atlantic Council will convene in Paris next week to discuss the Suez dispute with Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd representing Britain. French troops reportedly move to Cyprus as Cairo accuses a spy ring. Eden takes a short holiday amid mounting tensions.
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North Atlantic Council
London
British Foreign Office
Paris
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
NATO
Fice
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Brink's Jury Tours Crime Scene Locations in Boston
A 14 man jury hearing eight defendants in the 1950 Brink's Inc. robbery left Suffolk County Courthouse to inspect sites tied to testimony. They visited the counting room at 165 Prince Street, a nearby playground, a garage, a Commonwealth Pier gas station, and a package store in Egleston Square as part of the probe.
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Boston
Brink's Inc
Suffolk County
Brink's
Prince St
John F. McAuliffe
Brink’s
Commonwealth Pier
Egleston Square
Roseph F. McGinnis
Deer Homes of Defendants
A ‘Pino
Adolph Maifie
ANPA Opposes Western Union Press Rate Increase
The American Newspaper Publishers Assn asks the FCC to block Western Union Telegraph Co from raising press telegram rates by 8.22 percent, arguing higher costs will reduce press business as papers seek cheaper options. The filing notes four prior increases since 1950 and a 45 percent rise over six years. The FCC had just approved a 9.6 percent public-rate hike.
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Washington
American Newspaper Publishers Assn
ANPA
Western Union Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Western Union
Dividend declared by Charlotte Celanese Corp
Charlotte Celanese Corp of America today declared a dividend of 12 percent per share on common stock payable September 25 to holders of record September 7. Directors also voted regular dividends of 1.12 percent on Series A preferred stock and 1.75 on the 7 percent second preferred stock.
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Charlotte
Celanese Corp. of America
Calf Embryo Skin Grafted Onto Humans Shows Promise
Navy and New York University scientists graft calf embryo skin onto human subjects to treat burns ulcers and skin injuries. Seven cases show rapid pain relief and quick integration with human skin growth observed within days. The approach aims to provide grafts for large disaster areas and major skin damage.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Storrs
Conn
Navy
New York University
Orr Reynolds
Office of Naval Research
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Reynolds
A. N. Silvetti
Naval Medical Research Center
Bethesda
Johner
Man
Labor Moves to Expose Racketeers in Unions
AFL-CIO Executive Council orders unions to curb chartering locals to extort from employers and avoid black eyes to labor. The move follows FBI arrest of John DioGuardi for racketeering tied to the Riesel case, and comes as a purge against welfare fund frauds and underworld influence in unions.
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Forest Park
Afl-Cio Executive Council
FBI
New York
John DioGuardi
Johnny Dio
Dio
Victor Riesel
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Riesel
Senate
Violence Flare at Clinton High Amid School Integration
In Clinton Tennessee violence erupted over integration at Clinton High School. About 100 involved in a melee in front of the school and a crowd later attacked a jail window after three men were arrested. Dewey Hopper, 21, was charged with resisting arrest and carrying a forbidden poster reading We don't want Clinton High School mixed.
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Clinton, Tenn
Clinton High School
Dewey Hopper
Clinton
John Carter
Bill Day
Jess Braden
Carter
D. J. Brittain
PTA
Clinton Police
Sheriff's Deputies
Woman Held In Riesel Case
In New York the wife of an alleged coconspirator in the acid attack on labor columnist Victor Riesel is held on 100000 bail as a material witness. Mrs Leni Miranti appeared before U S Commissioner Earle N Bishop amid claims she heard discussions about the assault. Her husband Gondolfo Miranti and co defendant Joseph Carlino share the same bail, while Abraham Telvi, identified as the actual thrower, was found slain last July. The government says the attack aimed to stop Riesel from testifying before a federal grand jury.
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New York
Victor Riesel
Leni Miranti
U.S
Earle N. Bishop
Thomas B. Gilchrist Jr
Riesel
Telvi
Stevenson Attacks Eisenhower Policies On Arms Race
Adlai E. Stevenson assailed President Eisenhower and associates for failing to halt the nuclear arms race and lagging in peaceful nuclear development. He spoke in Knoxville after a strategy conference with Tennessee Kefauver and other Southern leaders, criticizing labor and farm policies while touring Norris Dam and Oak Ridge.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Frank G. Clement
Chicago
John Sparkman
Alabama
America
Kefauver
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris Dam
Oak Ridge
Batton
Weenoxville
National Labor Relations Board
Wi ‘Hower
Truman to Campaign Full Blast Across Key States
Former President Harry Truman plans a robust campaign, with two to three speeches weekly as the Democratic National Committee prepares appearances likely starting in September. He will speak only when invited, fly to Ottumwa Iowa for a Loveless rally, and speak at a Milwaukee Labor Day event.
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Kansas City
Harry Truman
Chy Alien
Socratic National Committee
Truman
Ottumwa
Herschel Loveless
Iowa
Milwaukee
Five Negro Children Barred From Swain County High School
In Bryson City North Carolina five African American students were refused admission to Swain County High School and assigned to the neighboring Jackson County Negro high school. Principal Lacy Ballard and Superintendent Woodard explained that transfers must be filed within 10 days after the current school year ends. Students listed include Carolyn Powell, Julius McDowell Jr, Herman Thomas, Barbara Ann Powell, and Betty McDowell.
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Bryson City
N. C
Swain County High School
Lacy Ballard
Woodard
Jackson County
Carolyn Powell
Julius McDowell Jr
Herman Thomas
Barbera Ann Powell
Betty McDowell
Two More Britons Accused in Egypt Spy Ring
Cairo reports name two additional Britons tied to an alleged spy network that Egyptian authorities say plotted a coup against President Nasser. The list now includes seven Britons and several Egyptians, with James Swinburn named as leader and confessing links to Saint John and Cox.
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French
Foreign Office
Defense Department
Paris
Cyprus
Limassel
Britain
France
Egypt
Eden
London
Wiltshire
Suez Canal
Nasser
Cairo
James Swinburn
Renties
Pers
Swinburn
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Suez Committee
Mossadegh
anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Abdel Kader Hatem
P. Saint John
Mr. Cox
Hatem
Saint John and Cox
Nine Killed in Canadian Pacific DC6B Crash on Unimak Island
A Canadian Pacific Airlines DC6B crashed on Unimak Island Alaska killing at least nine of 22 aboard. Seven survivors were found, six listed missing. The flight from Vancouver to Tokyo was seven hours out of Vancouver when it went down at 9 58 p m after reporting a fire.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Unimak Island
Alaska Peninsula
Kodiak Naval Station
Tokyo
Vancouver
B.C
Cmdr
W. W. Clark
Naval Station
Clark
Cold Bay
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Egidia
Metalious
Stow
Mass
Edward J. Harriman
Durwood Frost
Roland Hawkins
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