Berlin Crisis Hinges on Gromyko Reaction to Western Offer
Geneva talks stall as Andrei Gromyko weighs a Western bid to end the Berlin crisis. The plan seeks to guarantee existing Berlin arrangements and safe lifelines to West Germany while avoiding explicit occupation rights. A yes or even maybe from Gromyko could push toward a summit.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Gromyko
Soviet Union
West Germany
Personal incomes rise in May to record level
Washington AP reports the government recorded a May personal income at a record annual rate of 376.2 billion dollars, a 7 percent rise from May 1957. Secretary Strauss said higher incomes fuel business confidence and mark a shift from recovery to a new boom as industrial production also climbed.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Lewis L. Strauss
Federal Reserve Board
Strauss
Brothers Captured One Dies in Shootout After Kidnapping
Massachusetts police killed William Coyle 22 during a confrontation with his brother John 24 after a liquor store robbery and kidnapping of 49 year old William Sedgwick. Sedgwick escaped as gunmen fled into woods near Canova residence. Troopers Lacasse and Keating shot at the suspects after they were spotted crouched in a thicket.
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John Coyle
Middleboro
Mass
Philadelphia
John
William
Coyle Brothers
Massachusetts
St. Luke's Hospital
William Coyle
Philadelliceman
William Sedgwick
Sedgwick
Walter Schmidt
Union City
N.J
Nixon to Tour Siberian Cities in Good Will Visit
The United States plans to allow Vice President Richard M Nixon to tour Siberian cities during a Soviet Union goodwill trip next month. The trip aims to open the American national exhibit in Moscow on July 25 and mirrors a Soviet visit to the United States by Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov who is due in New York June 29 to open a trade and cultural exhibit. Kozlov may also meet with President Eisenhower and visit sites in New Jersey Detroit San Francisco Los Angeles and a Texas city yet to be chosen.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Siberian
Soviet Union
Nixon
U.S
Henry A. Wallace
Bur
Moscow
Frol Kozlov
Nikita Khrushchev
Kozlov
New York
Eisenhower
New Jersey
Detroit
San Francisco
Los A Angeles
Texas
Beulah Storm Lingers Off Mexico Coast
Beulah a tropical storm with 65 mph winds hovered about 200 miles south of Brownsville Texas as forecasts warned it might intensify to hurricane strength. Officials projected inland movement into Mexico later today while coastlines from Carlsbad to the lower Texas coast faced higher tides and growing surf.
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New Orleans
Beulah
Mexico
Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Crippled Court Reform Plan Is Killed In House
In Raleigh supporters defeated a court reform plan amid damaging amendments during a House debate. Rep. George Uzzell said the effort was not wasted but warned against hasty changes to the constitution. A motion to postpone the rewritten state bill passed by voice vote.
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Raleigh
Renee House
George Uzzell
House Constitutional Amendments Committee
Janitor Defeats Snake At HOPE Church Fire
In Hope North Carolina AP reports janitor D Williams devised a plan to smoke out a church snake by building a fire in a tub at the entrance. A gust fanned the flames causing a $2500 loss before the snake was expelled.
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Hope
N.C
D. Williams
Ary
Williams
Navy plane returns after MIG guns fire on patrol
A U S Navy P4M Mercator crew said Communist MIG fighters fired 15 to 20 bursts, crippling two engines and wounding one crewman as the patrol plane limped home from waters 45 miles off North Korea. Tail gunner wounded. escape fire disabled by missing parts. Two Air Force Sabre jets later escorted the damaged plane back to base. Rear Admiral Withington said U S patrols would continue in the area and rejected broad escorting policy as provocative.
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John Roderick
Yokosuka
Japan
North Korea
Air Force
Sabre
T'At
Siwet Dee
Avia Farmer City
Frederic S. Withing
Eisenhower Opens Door to Heads of Government Meeting
President Eisenhower said Geneva ministers reached an impasse and a summit is not brighter, but he remains willing to meet if progress is possible. He stressed progress need not target Berlin alone and warned against pressuring diplomacy or tying talks to Berlin exclusively.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Sen
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Liberace Secures Libel Victory in London Damages
A London high court jury awarded Liberace 8 000 pounds in libel damages after ruling a Daily Mirror column implied he was homosexual. The jury said the wording was not fair comment and the implication was untrue.
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London
Liberace
London Daily Mirror
Mirror
William N. Connor
Connor
Governor Long Returns to Louisiana in Guard Plane
Mrs. Earl K. Long arrives in Galveston with Raymond Ea and Blanche Long to take the governor home for treatment. Officials say Long has not had a heart attack, though his condition remains serious and precautions are taken at Ochsner’s and Sealy Hospital.
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Galveston
Tex
Earl K. Long
Louisiana Air National Guard
Louisiana
Raymond Ea
William Lockhart
Hufft
Long
Ochsner
John Sealy Hospital
Bedford Fine
Blanche Long
Baton Rouge
National Guard
Eral Raymond Hufft
Martin O. Miller
New Orleans
Eisenhower Rejects Steel Talks Conference Idea
President Eisenhower refused proposals to convene a White House conference with steel companies and workers to avert a possible strike. He reiterated no government intervention in bargaining while stressing the public to seek a reasonable wage settlement for the welfare of 175 million people. Senator Symington urged the meeting in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Repre
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Philadelphia
Afl-Cio Industrial Union Department
Harry Truman
Supreme Court
Dave Beck Indicted Over $200000 Bribe Allegations
Former Teamster Union President Dave Beck was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of accepting $200,000 from presidents of two trucking firms. The article notes no immediate explanation for the alleged action and identifies the two company presidents involved.
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New York
Teamster Union
Dave Beck
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