Congress Delays Recess Over Sugar Quota Dispute
Washington AP reports the House abandoned preconvention adjournment and planned sessions for July 4 due to a snag in sugar quota legislation. Senate leaders sought a compromise whilePresident Eisenhower signaled possible recall to pressure a sugar bill, with witnesses noting U.S. beet interests shaping the Cuban quota dispute and with House and Senate leaders awaiting a resolution.
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Washington
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Congress
Senate
Sam Rayburn
White House
Harold D. Cooley
D-Ng
House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
U.S
Ohio Girl Becomes First Negro in Miss USA Pageant
Corrine Huff, 19, an olive-skinned long distance operator from Youngstown Ohio, arrived in Miami Beach as the first Black contestant in Miss USA. She described mixed emotions and said sponsorship aimed to integrate by including a Black entrant. Huff, who stands 5 foot 6, weighs 123 pounds, and has a 36 24 36 figure, will share a hotel room with Lebanese contestant Gladys Tavet.
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Miamt Beach
Fla
Corrine Huff
U.S.A
Youngstown
Ohio
Kathy Justice
Miss Hoff
Kathy
Corrine
Florida
Gladys Tavet
Truman Fires Blast Delegates Pressured Fliers Still Missing
Wiesbaden Germany AP reports a large search for six American airmen missing north of the Soviet Union after an RB-47 reconnaissance plane disappeared. Rescue efforts involve 20 25 planes from the Azores to Norway, with bases in Bodo and Prestwick coordinating.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Soviet Union
Jin
Norway
Azores
Barents Sea
Kola Peninsula
Novaya’ Zemlya Island
U. S. Air Force
United States
iSoviet
Washington
U. S. Air Force European
Arctic Circle
Bodo
U.S. Rescue Control Center
Prestwick
Scotland
U. S. Strategic Air Command
Railroader Inherits Vast English Estate
BRAYTON England AP Hundreds of acres of Devon hills a dozen farms cottages three manor houses half a village and a baronetcy could belong to a young Canadian railroad man if he claims his inheritance Robert Ernst Williams 35 of Kamsack Saskatchewan is Sir William Law Williams widow says he is the heir He must prove it to the executors while he shows little interest planning his future and aging pension with four young children Lady Williams notes the birth certificate might suffice but he will likely pursue the estate and title Younger Williams plans to stay in Canada and not return to England for the claim
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Brayton
England
Devon Hills
William Law Williams
Heanton-Punchardon
Robert Ernst Williams
Kamsack, Sask
Sir William
Kamsack
Lady Williams
Woman Sought For Bad Checks In Rock Hill
Rock Hill police seek a dark haired, attractive woman who passed 10 bad checks Friday totaling about 200 dollars. Checks ranged 15 to 35 dollars, merchandise bought to cover part, then she vanished using the name Mrs. H. H. Bryant. A similarly described woman is wanted in Albemarle Salisbury and Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Rock Hill
S.C
Rock’ ‘Hill
H. H. Bryant
Albemarle
Salisbury
Charlotte
N.C
Fighting erupts in Leopoldville after Congo independence
Unrest rages in Leopoldville with Ba kongo and Bayaka tribes clashing amid independence celebrations. Force Publique moves in, 40 hospitalizations and 27 arrests reported. curfew lifted for ceremonies, later reimposed. Violence, mob brutality, and tribal jealousy underscore early Congo crisis.
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Leopoldville
Republic of Congo
Force Publique
Republic
Ngiri Ngiri
Dendale
Forca Publique
Ngiri Ngiti
Ibrest
Bayaka
Joseph Kasavuou
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
New Republic
Traffic Toll Soars As Independence Day Weekend Proves Deadly
The Associated Press reports 26 hours into the Fourth of July holiday period the traffic death toll has surpassed 1958 and Memorial Day totals. Beloit man and five children die in a crash near Spring Green, Wis. Weather favors speed with dry conditions across most areas. Safety officials warn drivers to slow down as officials project about 370 traffic deaths for the weekend and widespread vehicle usage.
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Beloit
Wis
Spring Green
National Safety
Council
Associated Press
Seven Die In Early Fourth Of July Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports seven people died in North Carolina as July 4th weekend began. A pre dawn crash near Mount Airy killed three, including Emmett Gwynn Jr. and Junior Childress. In Vance County two men, Cornelius Perry and Frank Burwell, died when their car hit a utility pole after rear ending another vehicle. Larry Wayne Nixon died in Randolph County when a speeding car overturned. State Highway Patrol deployed a broad safety campaign with speed detection equipment. The holiday period runs Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Mount ‘Airy
Hazel Lee Kirby
Winston-Salem
Emmett
Junior Gwynn
Fancy Gap
Junior Lee Childress
Mount Airy
Josh Howell
Gwynn
Childress
Vance County
Cornelius Perry
New Jersey
Frank Burwell
Bobbitt
Larry Wayne Nixon
Rt. 1
Franklinville
Randolph County
Truman quits convention citing fixed delegate system
President Harry S. Truman said he withdrew as a Democratic National Convention delegate because he dislikes a fixed convention. He attacked overzealous Kennedy backers and said many delegates were pressured into preconvention commitments. He still backs Stuart Symington and urged an open convention.
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Associated Press
Harry S. Truman
Truman
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Independence
Stuart Lymmington
Missouri
Los Angeles
Symington
Kennedy
Cuban oil supply nearly exhausted as refineries idle
Havana AP reports the Cuban Petroleum Institute says crude stock covers about 17 days at current use. Esso refinery shut for annual cleanup, while Texaco and Shell operate normally after state takeover. Officials seek Soviet oil and eight tanker rental offer to keep Cuba supplied.
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Havana
Cuban Petroleum Institute
ICPI
Esso
Cuba
ICP
Texaco
Shell
Fidel Castro
Oil Institute
Soviet Union
Castro
U.S
Institute
Casilda
Las Villas
Polio Victim Gives Birth in Rhode Island
In Providence a polio victim from Pawtucket gave birth to a boy who doctors say is in fine condition. The mother, not having Salk vaccine shots, was admitted Friday as polio cases in the state rose to 23 all in June.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
Editor Sees Power Shift in Southern Politics
Raleigh editor Jonathan Daniels argues in The South Atlantic Quarterly that Black voters, not Southern politicians, hold greater political power in the U S. He warns the South is losing influence as non Southern states gain electoral strength and warns Democrats can win without the Solid South if they court Black voters.
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Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
America
South Atlantic Quarterly
Duke University Press
South
Daniels
Jesse Parris Benfield
Canton
U.S
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Raleigh News
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Hawaii
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