Lady Pilots Start Washington to Havana Race From Key West
Twenty seven women aviators, survivors of 33 starters, left Key West in the Washington to Havana air race amid lingering bad weather. Lydia Hawkins of Arkansas led the first group, with Bernice Trimble of Flint reported 25 minutes ahead unofficially. Among those eliminated were Zaddie Bunker of Palm Springs and others. Bunker at 63 was the oldest entrant.
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U.S
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Florida
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Here
Lydia Hawkins
Argeen
Bernice Trimble
Flint
Mich
Zaddie Bunker
Palin Springs
Page Shamburger
Greatton
Mass
Louise Calhoun
Wington
Ada Mitchell
Washington
Helen McBride
Edna Dardania
Bunker
South Carolina
Ams
Titusville
Fla
Ers
Senate Seth
South Florida
Aed
Seley Elas
Slavik
St. Louis
Kluckhohn Charge Reduced At Murder Trial Start
In Wake Superior Court prosecutors said they would seek either second degree murder or manslaughter in the shooting of Bernice Seawell, 43, at the Sir Walter Hotel area. Richard Kluckhohn pleaded not guilty as jury selection began, while his attorney questioned the facts.
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Raleigh
Richard Kluckhohn
Wake Superior Court
Lester V. Chalmers
Kluckhohn
Bernice Seawell
Clawson Williams
Ebien Waldron
Yeya
Miss Bruckhohn
Khohn
University of Chicago
Clyde Kay Maben Kluckhohn
Harvard
Ron Peterson Publishing Co
Evanston
Wales
Raid After Riots In Argentina At Episcopal Palace
Federal police raided the Episcopal Palace in Buenos Aires and arrested 430 men who had taken refuge there after clashes between Catholics and Peron supporters outside the Plaza de Mayo. Priests were allowed to stay while hundreds were hauled to central police HQ.
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Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Metropolitan
Plaza de Mayo
Santiago Luis
Caera
San Butisa
Carlos A. Gentile
Gentile
Msgr
Aan Archdiocesan Auxiliary Bis
Democraga
Ees
Juan Peron
Secon
Peron
Congress
Peronista
Fee
Peronistas
Peronista Party
Ssmmunoned
Adenauer Arrives in Washington for Talks With Eisenhower
West Germany Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrives in Washington vowing a close loyal partnership with the free world and treaties in force. He meets President Eisenhower and later Harvard will award him an honorary degree. He arrives aboard Lufthansa with US officials greeting him.
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West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Moscow
Adenauer
Eisenhower
Free World
Igna
Germany
Be Gry Hoover Jr
Am Oe
NATO
Harvard Univers
Singapore Strike Triggers Arrests Across Crown Colony
Five Chinese union leaders were arrested under emergency powers as a Communist backed general strike disrupted Singapore. About 17,000 workers did not report for duty and 2,000 buses were halted while police mounted counter measures. The curfew was imposed on troops families and barring education for some. Police recovered Malayan Communist Party documents in some arrested homes.
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Singapore
Britain
Sland
United
Gene D. Symonds
Singapore Bus Workers Union
Malayan Textile and Mill Workers Union
David Marshall
Malaya
Marshall
Labor Front
People's Action Party
Harbor Board
Malayan Communist Party
Eisenhower Leads Civil Defense Evacuation Drill
President Eisenhower directs a national capital evacuation drill with 600 workers housed in tents as 227000 Washington officials evacuate on token basis. The exercise envisions nuclear strikes on 50 target cities plus Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone with relocation centers to manage continuity of government.
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United States
Harvard University
Eisenhower
Dulles
Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Notary Chiefs
Wilson
West
Congress
Courts
Executive Branch of Government
Panama Canal
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Virginia Supreme Court upholds interracial marriage ban
The Virginia Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, upheld the state law prohibiting interracial marriage. The court denied Ham Say Naim’s challenge to a Portsmouth marriage annulment, stating no 14th Amendment barrier prevents Virginia from preserving racial integrity through marriage regulation.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
Ham Say Naim
Portsmouth
Ruby Elaine Naim
Naim
Virginia
A. C. Buchanan
Cutback in Mas medium tanks considered by Pentagon
The Pentagon weighs a modest reduction in Mas medium tank production not exceeding about 20 percent while ensuring adequate M48 and M47 supplies for the Army National Guard overseas aid. Officials say monthly output tops 100 units and current stocks are ample for regulars and allies.
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Washington
Pentagon
Newark
Del
National Guard
CIO Wins Same Plan From GM After Ford Pact
The CIO United Auto Workers secured the guaranteed wage plan at General Motors, matching Ford's agreement. Walter Reuther called the three year contract an important advance, with 60 to 65 percent pay during layoffs and a 150 million dollar trust funded by 5 cents per hour per worker. Over 40 of GM's 119 plants faced walkouts during the predawn settlement after a 37 hour bargaining period.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford
Walter Reuther
UAW
Ford Motor Co
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Auto
Reuther
Reuthe
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Federal Waste Assailed by Hoover Commission Report
The Hoover Commission urged Congress and the President to curb mismanagement of federal real estate. It cites 412 million acres owned and vast office space, calls for stronger GSA authority, and proposes sole Forest and grazing land management plus sale of underused industrial plants. It recommends policies on retention and disposal of industrial properties for mobilization.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
New York City
Empire State Building
Herbert Hoover
Pesident Eisenhower
General Services Administration
Bureau of the Budgetting
Thai Commission
Interior
Bureau of Land Management and Agriculture Co
Forest Service
Gage
Rt. Lota
New York
Office of Defense Mobilization
Auto output to surge beyond prewar levels in 1955
Detroit report notes peace in auto industry and CIO United Auto Workers deals push assembly lines to produce seven million plus passenger cars in 1955. January through June may total about 4.3 million. truck output near 500,000. major makers surprised by volumes, with costs and 1956 pricing likely affected by new agreements.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto
General Motors
Ford
Iaw-Cio
Flo
Lamberton Grocer Shot To Death
Dillon South Carolina Arthur Armington Jr. 26 Lamberton North Carolina grocer was shot to death outside a cafe near the border. Four men are charged in the earlier Lumberton robbery murder of Armington Sr. at his grocery. The Oasis cafe on U S 302 in Dillon County is noted as a beer route stop. Frank Led operated the cafe and faced an open charge related to the slaying. Authorities quoted him saying Armington pulled a pistol during a disturbance.
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Dillon
S.C
Arthur Wilam Armington Jr
Lamberton
N.C
North South Carolina
Armington
Lumberton
Oasis
U.S. 302
Dillon County
Russia Accepts Four Power Summit Proposal
Moscow announced it accepts the Western powers’ plan for a four power summit on July 14 in Geneva. The move sets the stage for high level talks involving the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union to discuss postwar issues.
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Moscow
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