Symington Says $1 Billion Lost On Stockpiling
Washington AP report details the Senate investigation into stockpiling losses and conflicts of interest. It notes the Office of Emergency Planning firing a consultant, John D. Morgan Jr., and a probe into how Climax Molybdenum Co. contracts and nickel profits could have inflated costs, with referral to the Justice Department.
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Washington
Office of Emergency Planning
Justice Department
Senate
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
George M. Humphrey
John D. Morgan Jr
Office of Defense Mobilization
Eisenhower
Climax Molybdenum Co
Bear Killed In Downtown Wilmington
A black bear wandered into downtown Wilmington and was shot and killed by the city dog catcher after being spotted by a cab driver at 5:45 a.m. at Fifth and Market Streets. The bear climbed a pecan tree as hunters and an animal expert observed from a safe distance.
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Wilmington
N.C
Fifth
Market Streets
Seagrove Students Injured In Lab Explosion
Five Seagrove High School students were injured on the last day of class in a chemistry laboratory explosion. They were taken to Asheboro hospital with injuries described as not serious by their teacher Mrs. Reba Smith. The blast, caused by broken glass from equipment, occurred during an experiment mixing sulfur and antimony. no burners were lit and the chemicals had not been combined. The cause remains undetermined.
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Seagrove
Seagrove High School
Asheboro Hospital
Reba Smith
Benny Goodman Plays Jazz Jam Beneath Kremlin Walls
In Moscow Benny Goodman blew a clari net under Red Square walls near St Basil’s as crowds watched. He played Yankee Doodle and Pop Goes the Weasel while guards passed by Lenin’s tomb. He plans to join Soviet musicians in a July jam and may work with composer Aram Khachaturian.
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Moscow
Benny Goodman
Kremlin
Red Square
Goodman
St. Basils Cathedral
Lenin
Lenin Tomb
Pop
Soviet Union
Aram Khachaturyna
Goodman Orchestra
Benny
Humphrey urges cut in taxes to boost economy and stocks
Senator Hubert Humphrey urged 2 to 4 percent cuts in corporate levies and 2 percent in personal taxes to strengthen the economy and stock market. He warned that action is needed, not words, as Congress and the White House consider tax changes amid market volatility and a $750,000 inquiry demand.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
White House
Humphrey
Congress
Senate
New York
Stock Exchange
Wright Patman
House Economic Committee
House Banking ‘and Currency Committee
Texas Democrat
Swift Midnight Hanging Triggers Global Reactions
Reports from London indicate Israel carried out Adolf Eichmann's execution swiftly, prompting mixed global responses. In Europe, many viewed it as warranted, with few showing sympathy while some Paris residents expressed shock over the rapid act following clemency denial.
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London
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Europe
West
Berlin
Eichmann
Gestapo
Hitler
Paris
Lon
Swift
Soviets Raise Meat and Butter Prices in Food Drive
The Soviet Union hiked prices on meat and butter to fund farm programs amid shortages. Butter up 25 percent to 1.83 per lb and pork and beef up 30 percent to 88 cents per lb. Government says increases necessary as salaries remain low and output must be boosted despite U.S. pressure and global arms tensions. Cities bear most of the burden as living standards shift.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
U.S.S.R
Communist Party Central Committee
Astronaut Carpenter Reviews Mail After Orbiting Earth
At Langley Air Force Base Malcolm Scott Carpenter, who had orbited the earth three times a week earlier, begins a routine task of checking his mail after the spaceflight.
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Langley Air Force Base
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Earth
Eichmann Hanged as Israel Carries Out Nazi Crimes
Adolf Eichmann was executed at Ramleh Prison near Tel Aviv after a trail of appeals. He faced the gallows defiant and unrepentant claiming he obeyed war rules and his flag. His ashes were scattered at sea and Israel said it would record the history of the Nazi genocide.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Nazi Germany
Gestapo
Ramleh
Eichmann
Hitler
Mediterranean
Chronology of Eichmann Case Timeline Highlights
The chronology lists key events from Adolf Eichmann case coverage. Israeli agents capture Eichmann in Argentina on May 11. Ben-Gurion declares Eichmann in Israel May 23. UN scolds Israel June 23. Memoirs released November 29 with "I regret nothing." Indictment February 22 on 15 counts. Trial begins April 11 with Servatius defense and Hausner prosecutes. Adenauer calls trial unpleasant May 4. Eichmann testifies June 20 claiming orders. Deliberations begin August 14. Convicted December 12 and sentenced December 15. Israeli Supreme Court rejects May 29 appeal. clemency denied May 31. execution carried out Ramleh Prison minutes before midnight.
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Hitler
Supreme Court
Eichmann
Argentina
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
United Nations Security Council
Robert Servatius
Coun
Gideon Hausner
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Israeli Supreme Court
Izhak Ben- Zvi
Ben- Zvi
Ramleh
Mecklenburg Schools Desegregate as 413 Negro Pupils Are Assigned
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education assigned 413 Black students to seven predominantly white public schools for the next school year. An option plan offering choice to Negro families near Dilworth Elementary was approved, creating a white minority at Bethune Elementary and marking geographic desegregation in the city.
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Charlotte
Charlotte - Mecklenburg
Lacy Ranson
Dilworth
Isabella Wyche
Bethune
Chapel Hill
Carrboro
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Douglas Dillon
House Ways and Means Committee
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Treasury
Astronaut
Associated Press
Standard & Poor
International Business Machines
Polaroid
Xerox
Litton Industries
American Telephone
U.S. Steel
General Motors
Union Carbide
du Pont
International Nickel
Texaco
Liggett & Myers
Eldon Grimm
Walston & Co
Mecklenburg Schools
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