None Hurt In Cyprus Bomb Blast
A home made bomb exploded in the fuel tank of Louis La Bauve’s car in Nicosia Cyprus. No injuries reported and damage was minor. Police suspect youths sympathetic to EOKA planted the crude device amid ongoing Cypriot factional violence.
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New Orleans
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Remembering childhood in 1956 and shaping tomorrow
The author reflects on nostalgia for simple childhood moments and the lasting impact of present action. He asks what society does today for American children so future generations remember meaningful, foundational experiences like family prayers and shared Christmas stories.
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America
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Dr. Alva Plyler Dies After Illness at 88 in Durham
Dr. Alva Washi Plyler 88 of Greensboro editor of Christian Advocates for 24 years died at Butner Hospital Durham after a four year illness. A longtime Western North Carolina Methodist leader he served as presiding elder and pastor in multiple towns and led the church publishing work from 1921 to 1945. Born September 14, 1867 in Iredell County he studied at Trinity College and the University of Chicago earning doctorates from Asbury College and Duke. He married Grace Earnhardt in 1911 and is survived by a daughter and three grandchildren. Funeral set for 11 a.m. at West Market Street Methodist Church with burial at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Charles P. Bowles
Tor
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Emmet McClarty
Green Hill Cemetery
Senate Nears Vote as Big Foreign Aid Bill Faces Battle
The Senate begins voting on a 4.502 billion foreign aid bill with a fight over proposed cuts. House approved two billion for military assistance. Eisenhower sought three billion in military aid and 1.9 billion in economic aid. Amendments target 80 million for India and cuts to Yugoslavia. Senate leaders expect a close, extended session.
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Alabama Bus Ruling Appealed After Court Decision
State and city attorneys filed for a notice of appeal from a federal court ruling that segregated seating on buses violates the U S Constitution. The panel’s 2-1 decision on June 5 upheld the illegality of separate Negro seating and an injunction was suspended pending appeal to the Supreme Court. City attorneys are expected to join the appeal.
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Harriman Pushes Civil Rights Split Strategy at Governors Meet
New York Governor Averell Harriman urged a strong civil rights stand to split Adlai Stevenson’s camp at the Democratic convention. He pressed for a wedge to win Northern support while risking Southern backlash, warning Democrats must win New York and likeminded states. Dixie governors including Faubus and Coleman resisted any pro civil rights plank, signaling fear of a potential convention split.
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South Carolina
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Soviet Officials Expected to Explain Stalin Era Why Unchecked
Washington's State Department officials anticipate a Soviet public explanation for not stopping or challenging Stalin's reign of terror. Pravda may reflect Moscow's response to internal criticism as Khrushchev grants more autonomy to Communist parties, signaling the leadership's readiness to address dissent.
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Quarles Warns Air Force May Require More Money in 1958
Secretary Donald Quarles told a Senate hearing the Air Force may need 23.6 billion dollars for the year ending July 1, 1958, a flash estimate from Gen. Nathan Twining. He noted a possible boost in heavy bomber wings from 11 to 17 by 1960, with B52s per wing rising from 30 to 45, and discussed broader defense budget effects and antimissile developments.
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Iowa Girl Drowns at Dry Falls in North Carolina
Janis Lynn McGiverin of Cedar Rapids Iowa drowned while swept over Dry Falls near Highlands North Carolina. Her father Paul McGiverin and her brother were at the falls foot and the mother waited by a car as searchers found the body several hours later in a pool beneath the falls.
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North Carolina
Janis Lynn McGiverin
Cedar Rapids
Paul McGiverin
Aake Monte
Cool Air From Ohio Valley Brightens Weekend Weather
The Associated Press reports hot weather grips the Carolinas with 100 degree days and crop stress. A cool air mass moving into the Ohio Valley should bring pleasant weekend weather, though South Carolina remains partly cloudy hot and humid.
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Ohio Valley
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Columbia
New Mexico Float Wins Grand Sweepstakes at Jaycee Parade
In Kansas City a two hour parade at the Junior Chamber convention saw 55 floats from 48 states and foreign countries. New Mexico's entry New Mexico Then and Now won the grand sweepstakes for the most unique and beautiful float in the industrial theme category. Michigan placed second and North Carolina third.
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New Mexico
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North Carolina
Steel unions reject proposals as midnight strike nears
The United Steelworkers and 12 major steel firms fail to agree on delays to a possible midnight strike affecting about 650000 workers. Plants including U S Steels Gary Indiana and Bethlehem Sparrows Point Maryland slow operations as talks resume with stalemate blamed on both sides.
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U.S. Steel
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Sparrows Point
Maryland
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Chou En-lai Opens Talks With Nationalists On Taiwan
Chou En-lai announced direct negotiations with Nationalist China to arrange a peaceful transfer of Formosa to the Communists. He spoke to the National People's Congress in Peiping and urged Taiwan authorities to send representatives to discuss liberation steps.
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Dim Prospects for Senate Action on House Pension Bill
Washington prospects dim for Senate action on a House passed pension bill with a $90 a month provision for World War I veterans. The measure would raise fixed pensions for disabled veterans and cap income eligibility. changes and disputes arose as Congress debated premiums and who qualifies.
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