New Iraqi Regime Faces Early Tests After Revolt
Rock Hill editor Talbot Patrick reports from Baghdad on the July uprising that toppled the monarchy. He notes anti Western and anti Communist slogans, army leaders joining the new government, censorship, and the shift away from British influence as Iraq moves toward new governance.
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S.C
Evening Herald
Baghdad
Associated Press
Iraq
Brill
Poes Co Tore
Free Herald
Rome
Patrick
AP Wirephovo
Costs Up 105 Percent in 20 Years Between 1938 and 1958
Washington AP reports living costs rose 105 percent from 1938 to 1958, with a 0.1 percent rise from May to June. Gas and electricity up about 11 percent, coal and fuel oil 129 percent, baby shoes 171 percent, new cars 125 percent, rent 60 percent, food 151 percent, and hospital costs nearly 300 percent. Doctor fees up 84 percent and gasoline 69 percent.
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Eisenhower
White House
Should Papers Print Names Of Delinquents
Editors debate publishing minors names in crime stories and the impact on youth. Family Weekly article from Enterprise Sunday examines whether juvenile offenders deserve public scrutiny and society’s judgment. Also features “How Much Has the Recession Hurt Us” by an economy expert.
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Family Weekly
Enterprise Sunday
Defense Bill Sent To Senate
The House passed a compromise defense reorganization bill sending it to the Senate. It clarifies command under the secretary of defense over joint force task units while maintaining service roles. Congress guards Marines Navy Air Force and National Guard from major changes without approval.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
America
Secretary of Defense
Fed
Congress
Defense Secretary
Navy
National Guard
Iraq Eyes Union With United Arab Republic Under Nasser
Iraq officials announce plans to negotiate a union with the United Arab Republic led by President Nasser. Deputy Premier Abdel Salam Aref says committees will align military political economic and educational systems. Ministers stress unity as key to independence amid regional Pact dynamics.
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Egypt
Iraq
Nasser
United Arab Republic
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Sabah Elkheir
Nagy Taleb
al Ahram
Lso
Pakistan
Turkey
Iran
Britain
Mouse in Thor rocket nose cone searched after launch
Cape Canaveral reports initial attempts to locate the Thor ABLE rocket nose cone and its mouse rider have failed but searches continue. Telemetry ships and planes sweep the Ascension Island area as the 600 mile ascent and 6,000 mile flight are reviewed for heat shielding in a potential hydrogen bomb pod.
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White Mouse
Outer Space
At Canaveral
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ascension Island
Vickie
Air Force
De Gaulle Refuses To Attend Parley
Senators urged the Eisenhower administration to press for full discussion of Middle East issues with Khrushchev in any UN summit. Republicans and Democrats agreed a summit is likely but differed on timing and format, with calls for a Monroe Doctrine style stance and firm U S support for Arab independence.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Nikita Khrushchev
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
United States
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GOP
Senate
Cessu Vezzi
John Sherman Cooper
R Ky
Khrushchev
Miss Louisiana Crowned Miss United States 1958
Earlyne Howell, 18, from Bossier City Louisiana, wins Miss United States 1958 in Long Beach. Florida runner up Marcia Validus, Alabama’s Juith Lucille Carlson, Illinois’s June Pickney, and Georgia’s Diane Gail Austin follow.
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Calif
Louisiana
Earlyne
Florida
Marcia Validus
Miami Beach
Alabama
Juith
Pension Bill Moves Social Security Boost in Congress
The House Ways and Means Committee nears final agreement on a flat seven percent increase in old age and disability benefits. The plan includes a tax rise of a quarter percent and higher taxable wage base from 4200 to 4800, with potential alignment toward ten percent in Senate debates. Chairman Wilbur Mills aims to finalize the bill by Monday.
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D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
House
Senate
Leslie Arends
R-Ill
Senate House
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Washington
Congress
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
Mother Kills Husband Over Son's Drowning
In Gastonia North Carolina a 38 year old woman Beaula Goode shot and killed her 38 year old husband Giles after a heated dispute tied to the drowning of their 15 year old son Maurice. The shooting occurred as the family awaited Maurice’s funeral. A separate drowning for two other boys was reported in the county.
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Gastonia
N.C
Beaula Goode
Giles
Maurice
Goode
Shady Rest
Robinson Lake
Oliver Brooks
Gaston County
Moonshine Series No. 4 Exposes Winston-Salem Bootleg Scene
In Winston-Salem Forsyth County moonshine flows despite local dry rules. Milton Byrd Jr. reports 1800 gallons weekly entering the city from Wilkes County with up to 20 customers at 100 drink houses. His six man ABC squad seized 941 gallons and 13 cars in March as bootleggers employ tack traps and plate schemes. More on page six.
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Edward J. Mowery
Winston-Salem
N. C
Forsyth County
North Carolina
Winston - Salem
Wilkes County
Wilkes
Winston- Salem
Piedmont
Milton S. Byrd Jr
Byrd
ABC
Byid
De Gaulle Declines UN Middle East Summit
France informs the United States that Premier De Gaulle will not attend a United Nations conference in New York on the Middle East crisis. Ambassador Alphand told Secretary Dulles the Security Council is not a suitable venue for real results.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Vance
United Nations
U.S
Khrushchev
U.N. Security Council
New York
Senate
William F. Knowland
California
Free Nations
U.N
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France
United States
de Gaulle
Middle East
Herve Alphand
Dulles
State Department
Alphand
Security Council
Oxford street worker Newton gets 10 year term
Hardin Newton, 38, was sentenced to ten years in prison after a jury convicted him of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The Oxford street worker allegedly beat and choked Mrs. Myrtie Setzer and threw her into an abandoned well in an attempt to silence her about an unsolved slaying.
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N.C
Hardin Newton
Myrtie Setzer
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