Jury Considers Bomb Plot Case
Eight union men charged with plotting to dynamite key mill installations go to a Vance County Superior Court jury after a lengthy charge by Judge Raymond Mallard. The defendants include Boyd Payton and Lawrence Gore, with possible 45-year max on three conspiracy counts. More on page ten-A.
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Henderson
N.C
Vance County Superior Court
Raymond Mallard
Mallard
Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills
Boyd Payton
Carolinas
TWUA
Lawrence Gore
Greensboro
Payton
Charles Auslander
Reidsville
Johnny Martin
Robert Edward Abbott
Warren Walker
Malcolm Jarrell
Calvin Ray Pegram
State Bureau of Investigation
Aaron
James Ledford
First Steel Peace Talks Arranged
Federal mediators set the first joint talks next Monday to end a steel strike that has idled over half a million workers. Aluminum giants Alcoa Reynolds and Kaiser rejected union wage demands and pressed a one year freeze and no cost of living escalator. The Steelworkers seek a 15 cent annual raise while aluminum wages average 2.91 per hour. prestrike wages averaged 3.10. Secretary Mitchell acts as fact finder for President Eisenhower, with possible Taft Hartley escalation authority. The strike began July 14 and has idled about 45,500 workers.
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NEW York
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
Alcoa
Reynolds
Kaiser
United Steelworkers
Finnegan
James P. Mitchell
Washington
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Ministers Under New Pressure As Berlin Standoff Deepens
Khrushchev and Polish leaders warned at Warsaw that Western action on Berlin could worsen Europe’s peace prospects. They said if the occupation remains the same they will support East Germany in measures it deems appropriate potentially triggering a new Berlin blockade. No time limit was set for achieving demands as Geneva talks continue.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
Warsaw
Europe
Berlin
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Khrushchev
East
Nixon Arrives in Moscow Amid Frigid Reception
U S Vice President Richard Nixon lands in Moscow to offer friendship as Soviet Premier Khrushchev denounces U S policy during a chilly welcome. Nixon greets crowds at the airport, promises later face to face talks and a U S exhibit opening.
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Moscow
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
Khrushchev
Poland
Housing Bill Hearings Slated in Senate Sessions
Washington AP reports Sen John Sparkman chief sponsor of the vetoed bill and chair of the housing subcommittee has scheduled seven days of public sessions to press for housing legislation. Reporters were told the outcomes could be a veto or passage of a new measure. The aim is to counter President's attack on the vetoed bill and build pressure for broader housing reform.
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Washington
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
Former Hostess Loses Suit Against British Ex Lover
London AP report says Martha Maria Brusset, a 50 year old Belgian divorcee and former Washington hostess, failed to prove a business contract with Edward Lumley of Lloyds of London. The High Court dismissed her $372,400 claim and ordered her to pay costs.
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London
Washington
Martha Maria Brusset
U.S
Buth
Mme. Brusset
Edward Lumley
Lloyds of London
Lumley
Ah. Ft
First Leaf Marketed In Georgia
The season's first flue-cured tobacco in the Georgia Florida Belt sold in Valdosta and nearby markets. Prices ran well above 1958 with Big Moultrie averaging 54.93 dollars per hundred for 19,122 pounds, and northern Statesboro around 60 dollars per hundred. Demand surged for primings. belt acreage rose due to soil bank changes. Government price support and supply figures noted.
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Valdosta
Georgia
Florida Belt
Big Moultrie
Statesboro
Pelham
Rtaug
Se Oeee
Gumiopuaine
Carolinas
Virginia
Stink Bomb Disrupts Women’s Garment Plant Firely Scare
A corrosive odor from a bottle thrown through a window sickened 26 women at a northside ladies garment plant. The incident prompted evacuations, ambulances, and hospital care as doctors treated those affected. The event followed union recognition contests dating to October 1958.
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State Laboratories
Memorial Mission Hospital
el Ladies Garment Workers Union
Study Report Recommends Continuing Foreign Aid
A presidential study committee urged continuation of U S economic aid abroad to counter the Communist threat. It backed the full appropriations bill of 3 5562 000 for the coming year, spanning military and economic support, while noting some waste and mismanagement criticisms and signaling possible future cuts.
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Washington
U.S
Eisenhower
Congress
House Appropriations
Waser
Eisenhower Study Committee
William H. Draper
NATO
Labor Bill Advances Amid Party Split In House Committee
The House Labor Committee approved a compromise labor control bill by 16 votes to 14 with Democrats 10-10. Six Republicans backed the measure, aiming to bring a floor vote, while Republicans pledged to push for a stronger version with stricter enforcement when the bill reaches the House.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Senate
House
Age
P. Hoffa
Rainfall Eases as High Pressure Shifts Weather
A high pressure system over the Carolinas reduced rainfall and kept temperatures mild across the region. Readings rose slightly with morning lows around 20s to mid 30s in North and South Carolina, while places like New Bern and Fort Bragg reported around 93 degrees and Florence 91 as the day warmed.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
N.C
Moe
Ville
Columbia
S.C
Fireworks Expected When Nixon Meets Khrushchev
Khrushchev grows snappish as Nixon prepared to meet him in Moscow. Analysts cite ailments and nerves under strain from economic plans and one man rule, with political pressures and a tense leadership at 66.
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Nixon
Khrushchev
William L. Ryan
Nikita Khrushchev
Pixon
Moscow
Stalin
Poland
Pravda
U.S
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