First Atomic Merchant Ship Hailed
The Savannah, the first atom powered merchant ship, was launched in Camden New Jersey with President Eisenhower and Mrs Eisenhower present. Senator Clifford Case hailed the vessel as the start of nuclear ship development as Congress discusses a second nuclear powered carrier. Mamie Eisenhower christened the ship with champagne citing a 140 year gap from Savannahs first launch.
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Camden
N.J
Savannah
Mueller
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress of the
United States
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Congress
Navy
Mamie
N.S. Savannah
Chris
Mamie Eisenhower
the Dent
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Police officer killed after armed hospital siege in Pinehurst
An off duty Pinehurst officer shot and killed an armed man who stormed a roadside grill and then took refuge in a hospital. The gunman dragged a woman, fired at visitors, and threatened to fire on officers before being killed. Police described the suspect as mentally unstable and said he carried 40 to 50 rounds of ammunition.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Here
Southern Pines
iMedlin
Dorothy Clippard
Medlin
Apex
Navy
Raleigh
Newton
Patton Named New President of High Point College
Dr. Wendell M. Patton of Hickory was chosen unanimously to lead High Point College, succeeding Dr. Dennis H. Cooke who will retire Sept. 1. Patton, 37, brings broad college administration experience after studies at Wofford, Georgia, Purdue, and Purdue doctoral work in psychology. He will assume duties as the college expands, while Cooke heads a new department of teacher education.
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High Point College
Wendell M. Patton
Hickory
Dennis H. Cooke
Cooke
Patton
Logan Porter
Board of Trustees
Dr. Cooke
Dr. Patton
Spartanburg
S. C
Wofford College
University of Georgia
Purdue University
Lander College
Greenwood
Purdue
Ae and Associates
New York
No Hope Seen For Tax Cut
President Eisenhower has no real hope for a tax cut in his remaining 18 months. He plans no tax increase and may invoke Taft-Hartley law to end the steel strike only if defense production is threatened. He will avoid influencing the Republican nomination unless it aligns with his middle-of-the-road philosophy.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Hodges Sees Shifting Attitudes on Race Relations
North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges said the national mood on race relations and school segregation is changing. He noted growing concern about individual rights and responsibility while returning from a three week Russia trip. He spoke at a Town Hall luncheon in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Calif
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Hodges
Russia
Town ‘Hall
West Warns Talks May Be Broken Off
In Geneva the Western Allies warned Russia they will quit the Big Four conference unless East and West Germany are not allowed direct reunification talks for a Berlin truce. Gromyko gave a preliminary rejection to a Western plan and signaled no direct talks between the two German states unless the Big Four deem it necessary. Western ministers warned of an imminent break if Gromyko does not soften his stance.
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Geneva
Russia
West Germany
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Nikkita Khrushchev
Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower Sees Dim Summit Prospects in Berlin Crisis
President Eisenhower remains pessimistic about a summit with Soviet leaders. He fears Kremlin aim to split the Western alliance, and opposes Red China recognition while predicting Berlin blockade risks and toughened Soviet pressure on Berlin and Western defense. Nixon visit to follow.
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Red China
Eisenhower
Geneva
West Berlin
Kremlin
United States
Britain
Germany
China
Berlin
Richard M. Nixon
Telephoto Lens Used in Dynamite Plot Trial Evidence
State presents telephoto lens photo linking eight TWUA members to a Roanoke Rapids motel conference. Photographer Whitman identifies Gore Walker and Aaron in the image as meeting at Brookwood Motel on June 5 with Gore giving $20. SBI plans to offer tape transcripts. defense objects.
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Boyd Payton
Carolinas
TWUA
Gore
Walker
Brookwood
Roanoke Rapids
SBI
J. N. Minter
Reidsville
Aaron
Mueller Nominated By Ike
President Eisenhower nominated Frederick Henry Mueller of Grand Rapids Michigan for promotion to secretary of commerce. Mueller has led the department since December 3 1958 and had been acting secretary after Lewis L Strauss left following Senate rejection.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Frederick Henry Mueller
Grand Rapids
Mich
Commerce
Mueller
Lewis L. Strauss
Senate
Strauss
Congress
Sandburg Heads to Moscow for Exhibition Lecture
Carl Sandburg, 81, flew to Moscow to lecture at a United States exhibition opening Saturday. He plans to discuss Lincoln and humanity while a painting by Steichen, related to the mask, will be shown. Steichen studied the Chicago piece made in 1859 before creating his own image.
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New York
Carl Sandrapher
Moscow
United States
Satury Sandburg
Lincoln
Man
Steichen
Chicago
Sandburg
Steelworkers Chief Takes Hand In Aluminum Talks
Steelworkers Union President David J. McDonald will personally pursue wage talks with the Big Three aluminum firms Alcoa Reynolds and Kaiser as a potential path to resolving the nationwide steel strike. Aluminum contracts expire July 31. Aluminum wages range from 2.76 to 2.91 an hour while steel wages were 3.10 at the start of the strike. President Eisenhower held two private Washington meetings on the dispute and the Commerce Department prepared to consider emergency action to prioritize steel for defense projects.
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NEW York
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Alcoa
Reynolds
Kaiser
Steel Lunion
Eisenhower
Washington
James I P. Mitchell
Labor
Commerce Department
Department
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Jackson
Walter
Communist Party
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Elliott S. Wood
Arthur R. Ankers
Wolverhampton
England
West
State
Ike
Joseph P. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Raymond J. Saulnier
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