U S Steel Strike Looms At Midnight Facing Standoff
A midnight steel strike looms as union and industry negotiators fail to break a bargaining stalemate. David J. McDonald and R. Conrad Cooper press for a wage package while insisting inflation risks outweigh gains, amid Eisenhower urging moderation.
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New York
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Eisenhower
Express Steel Corp
Gromyko Tactics Attacked in Berlin Talks
Western ministers accused Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko of obstructionist tactics by demanding German representatives join secret Big Four talks. They said his bid slows Berlin negotiations. a private session was blocked as Germany sat in formal meetings. A secret session was not scheduled.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Andrew H. Berding
Gromyko
Rerding
Herter
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
North Carolina Eyes Western Europe Industrial Trip
The State Board of Conservation and Development may authorize a goodwill industrial development mission to Western Europe in November. The joint plan by the C&D board and the State Ports Authority would visit England France Belgium Germany and Italy with expenses shared. The move accompanies a stand against offshore radioactive waste and a new fishing regulation compromise to ease commercial and sport fishing conflicts on the coast.
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Morehead City
N.C
State Board of Conservation and Development
North Carolina
Western Europe
Commerce and Industry
C&d
State Ports Authority
C&d Board
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Wait Gilmore
Southern Pines
Europe
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Board
Commercial Fisheries Committee
Albemarle Sound Highway
Norfolk Southern
Chowan River
Currituck Sound
North River
Hoffa Seeks Pact With Bridges Over West Coast Longshoremen
Teamsters president James R. Hoffa said he is dickering for a pact with the West Coast Longshoremen’s Union, expelled in 1950 for alleged communism ties. He defended Bridges and Goldblatt, warned Kennedy he would sue if linked to communism, and denied steering a move to seize control of a court monitors board.
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Hoffa
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
Senate
Washington
James R. Hoffa
CLO
James R. ‘Hoffa
Longshoremen’s Union
CIO
Harry Bridges
Louis Goldblatt
Senate Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Goldblatt
Kennedy
Justice Department
Federal
Diaz Hearing Interrupted By Threat
Senate Internal Security subcommittee halted questioning of Maj Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz after threats of a telephone intrusion. Four U S soldiers then entered with cases possibly for bomb detection before the hearing was resumed. Diaz resigned June 30 accusing Castro regime.
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U.S
Capitol Police
Eastland
Army
Imen
Diaz
Humphrey Enters Democratic Presidential Race
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota formally joined the Democratic nomination race a year before the Los Angeles convention. Senator Eugene J. McCarthy and Governor Orville Freeman announced the bid, with Kennedy reacting but keeping plans.
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Humphrey
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Orville Freeman
Fall previews showcase flattering American fashions by New York designers
A wave of fall previews features lounge suits with fur collars, white satin blouses, and jewel-embellished gowns. Designers like Mollie Parris and Hannah Troy present simple lines and casual elegance, with Miss America 1959 Mary Ann Mobley in Ceil Chapman knit evening wear. Each piece honors a U S state, with Alaska and Hawaii specially spotlighted.
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Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
NEW York
Ginner Gresses
Hannah Troy
Mollie Parris
Dwight Mink
D. Eisenhower
Alamac
Mary Ann Mobley
Ceil Chapman
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Maurice Rentner
Bill Blass
Upturn in North Carolina Polio Cases Cited
A state health official reports no polio epidemic in North Carolina despite a recent surge. Through Monday 28 cases have been tallied this year, up from 13 last year, with 22 of the 28 being paralytic. Vaccination is urged starting at two months of age.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Fred Foard
Division of Epidemiology
State Board of Health
Airmen Wives Barred From Shopping In Sandals
Wives of American airmen were barred from a Tokyo commissary for wearing Japanese zori sandals with a toe strap. Some shopped barefoot. an Air Force spokesman called the incident a mistake and said a clothing policy exists banning shorts and certain sandals, though misinterpretation may have occurred.
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Tokyo
U.S
Air Force
Henderson Jury Selected In Textile Workers Conspiracy Case
A special 109 member Franklin County jury in Henderson North Carolina to hear eight Textile Workers Union of America members accused of dynamite conspiracy against Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills. Judge Mallard denied suspending the case and ordered a mass trial despite defense fears of bias from Vance County jurors.
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Henderson, N.C
Franklin County
Textile Workers Union of America
Raymond Mallard
Vance County
Twua Carolinas
Boyd Payton
Harriet-Henderson
TWUA
National Guardsmen
Mallard
Jack Hooks
Payton
Lawrence Gore
Charles Auslander
Calvin Ray Pegram
Robert Edward Abbott
Warren Walker
Malcolm Jarrell
Johnny Martin
Gore
Auslander
Henderson
Khrushchev Begins Warsaw Visit to Solidify Communist Ties
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Warsaw for a state visit aimed at showing unity with Poland amid rising world tension. He was greeted warmly by Polish Communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka after a stormy 1956 meeting, and both governments emphasize closer cooperation. Khrushchev credited Gomulka's trip to the Soviet Union for strengthening ties and said the Warsaw visit should yield similar understanding.
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Warsaw
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Poland
Khrushchev
Gomulka
Soviet Union
June Jobs Rise Highlights Recovery Gains
Employment reached a June record of 67.342 million with a 1.326 million rise driven by factory hiring and seasonal farming and construction gains. Unemployment rose 593 thousand as 2 million students and new graduates entered the market, leaving the rate at 4.9 percent. Factory jobs climbed 244 thousand, lifting total factory employment to 16.4 million. Auto jobs held steady as metals and machinery rehiring surged amid a potential steel strike. Among youth, jobless increases centered on ages 14 to 24.
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Washington
Labor Department
James P. Mitchell
People Going Places In June Breaks State Traffic Record
RALEIGH AP More people traveled North Carolina highways in June than any previous month. The State Highway Department reported a daily average of 125 378 vehicles from 20 permanent counters, up 11.75 percent from June 1958 and higher than July and August counts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Highway Department
Rebellious Convicts Seize Mine In Tennessee Standoff
In PETROL Tenn AP rebels at Brushy Mountain State Prison took over the coal mine and held three foremen hostage. They released one hostage, Shirley Bunch 63, claiming to have dynamite and demanding higher pay while refusing to surrender. Governor Ellington ordered no concessions as officials hoped the revolt would end soon.
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Tenn
Brushy Mountain State Prison
State Assistant Corrections Commisssioner
Pat Patterson
Shirley Bunch
Bunch
Patterson
Buford Ellington
Ithey
Knoxville
Lesson
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