Cement Walkout Nears End in National Strike
Construction engineers moved to restart major projects as a two and a half month cement strike neared end. Ratified agreements with Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers allowed Universal Atlas Cement Co workers to report back. industry officials predicted cement supplies by Monday and a return to normal activity within weeks.
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Allentown
U Cement
Northampton
Universal Atlas Cement Co
Robert W. Donahoe
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Heee Eee
Donahoo
New York State
New York
Pennsylvania
Baby Rescued From 40 Foot Well Shaft in South Carolina
A crowd cheered as a man pulled 17 month old Yvonne Beasley from a 40 foot old well in Anderson South Carolina after four hours of fear. Doctors treated the baby and a parallel shaft was drilled to free her. The family sobbed and her brother Richard cried for his sister throughout the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne Beasley
Anderson
S.C
J. B. Beasley
Richard
Tier
Anderson High School
Atomic Ship Contract To Be Let
Washington plans to let the contract for an atomic powered merchant ship early this fall with a sea trial in 1969. Keel laying is scheduled for spring 1958 and launching about a year later. The ship aims to showcase peaceful atomic energy under Eisenhower's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Maritime Administration
Commerce Department
Maritime Industry
Lewis L. Strauss
AEC
Eisenhower
Douglas C. MacMillan
George G. Sharp, Inc
Dulles and experts map open skies disarmament plan
John Foster Dulles and U S disarmament experts work in the American Embassy with Harold Stassen to draft a limited open skies accord with Russia. They aim to present an aerial inspection plan across the Iron Curtain to deter surprise attacks and foster Western unity ahead of talks with Britain France and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Russia
Mle Fa Antioa
Ihey
Harold Stassen
Stassen
U. N
Harold Macmillan
Selwyn L Boyd
F Muscat
Oman
U.S
West
Dulles
Cretary
Iron Curtain
Wisconsin Nominees Selected For Tepid Primary
Seven Republican and two Democratic candidates faced a lackluster primary as voters stayed away. Governor Vernon Thomson set the date less than a month ago, with turnout expected under 500000, about 20 to 30 percent of eligible voters. The Democratic contest narrows to Clement Zablocki and William Proxmire, the latter favored after his high profile campaigns. The winners meet August 27 to finish the term ending January 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthy
Clermont Zablocki
Milwaukee
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Madison
U S Moves To Limit Oil Imports
President Eisenhower proposes a voluntary 10 percent cut in oil imports east of the Rockies to bolster domestic supplies for defense. Senators from New England criticize the plan as favoritism, while Interior Secretary Seaton notes the aim is to avoid price effects as the policy awaits cabinet review.
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Washington
New England
White House
Fisenhower
Rockies
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Sen. Payne
Maine
Senate
Lyndon B. John
Seaton
Office of Defense Mobilization
Am Eisenhower
Beav er County burglary nets three former convicts arrested
Police identified Douglas Moore 29 of Roanoke Rapids NC as one of three ex convicts arrested for a Beaver County Pennsylvania grocery burglary. All had served time at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary for auto larceny. Three cars reported stolen, meat butter cigarettes and a small amount of money taken.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Douglas Moore
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Beaver County
Lewisburg
Stone Dwellings and the Home Idyll
The article compares stone houses to wood frame homes, noting durability and low upkeep. It argues that architecture alone does not create a home, as love, care, and the presence of God are needed to give a family reality, motivation, and permanence.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
God
Leopold Seeks Parole After Decades in Joliet Prison
Nathan Leopold, imprisoned since 1924 for the Loeb murder, learns today if Gov. Stratton will grant another sentence reduction. The 52 year old, a model inmate, helped run a prison correspondence school and library, and worked as an X ray lab operator while pursuing education.
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Springfield
Nathan Leopold
Leopold
William G. Stratton
Richard Loeb
Joliet
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Pri
Wedler Signs Confession To Murder
Donald J. Wedler signed a statement confessing to the murder of Marilyn Sheppard, in the presence of deputies. Dr. Samuel Sheppard’s attorney and authorities dispute the claim, while Cleveland police question Wedler’s knowledge of the case. The defendent’s Ohio case aims for immediate action to seek closure.
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Wedler
Cleveland
Samuel Gerber
Guyahoga County
Obie
James McArthur
Gerber
McArthur
Corrigan
Dr. Sheppard
Donald Joseph Wedler
Ohio
Leading Churchmen Gather for Global Council Meeting
Leading churchmen from around the world gather in New Haven to chart new tactics for faith in a nuclear age. Delegates from 165 denominations across 50 nations study interdenominational policy at the nine day council meeting addressing atomic and hydrogen bomb threats.
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New Haven
Conn
Iron Curtain
Nt Council of
See
Senate to Debate Defense Fund Bill Amid Civil Rights Clash
Southern Democrats back a two day armistice to allow passage of defense and agricultural appropriation bills while civil rights debate pauses. Senate leaders say they may stay all winter if needed to push the measure, with Knowland warning against obstruction while Johnson seeks unanimous consent for action.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Keowland
Dixie Democrae
Knowland’s
Democrats
Border Leaf Sales Open With Strong Prices Across Markets
The Associated Press reports an estimated average of 50 to 52 dollars per hundred pounds for the first hour in several South Carolina and Border North Carolina belt markets. Prices ranged from 40 to 66 dollars, with an 8 to 80 dollar extreme. Quality was better than last year’s opener, offerings varied from low to good primings and lugs, and volume was heavy though some warehouses were not full.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
North Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
Tobacco Stabilization Corp
Fred S. Royster
Henderson
Bright Belt Warehouse Assn
Royster
W. P. Hedrick
North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture
Walter F. George improves after critical heart setback
Former Senator Walter F. George, 70, in Vienna Georgia, shows signs of improvement after a coronary occlusion. Dr. J. L. Malloy reports he had a better night and is not sedated, drinking fluids, with doctors hopeful of continued progress. George, Eisenhower's NATO ambassador, had been in grave condition with a heart artery blockage described by Dr. J. Willis Hurst.
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Vienna
Walter F. George
J. L. Malloy
George
Eisenhower
NATO
J. Willis Hurst
Department of Medicine
Atlanta
Emory University
Hurst
Georgia
Emory University Hospital
Malloy
Senate
Mother Kills Self, Husband in Rockwell NC Tragedy
In Rockwell North Carolina police report Mary Rose Miller Goodman 43 killed her husband Hubert R. Goodman 43 with a 32 caliber revolver. The bodies were found on their bedroom floor about 630 am. Dr J A Oliver said Mrs Goodman confided last year that something urged her to kill her husband and she spent a month in a mental institution. Sheriff Arthur J Shuping noted Goodman was a textile mill employee and a devoted husband.
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Rockwell
Rowan County
Arthur J. Shuping
Hubert R. Goodman
Mary Rose Miller Goodman
J. A. Oliver
Shuping
Mamie Glad To Be Home From Denver Stop
First Lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower returns to Denver with Columbine III landing at Lowry Air Force Base. She waves to well wishers and travels by limo to the Brown Palace Hotel before dedicating Mamie Doud Eisenhower Park. She plans to return to Washington Saturday for her son John Eisenhower's 35th birthday observance.
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Denver
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
Lowry Air Force Base
Columbine III
Lowry
Momma
Elivera Doud
Brown Palace
Mamie Doud Fisenhower
Washington
Maj
John Eisenhower
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