President urges progress after Geneva talks with Gromyko
President Eisenhower thanked the foreign ministers for a pleasant session with Andrei Gromyko and urged progress toward peaceful solutions in Europe. Hagerty described the talks as useful and said Eisenhower stressed the need for a calmer approach before any heads of government meeting. More on page two A.
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Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Gromyko
James C. Hagerty
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Geneva
Hagerty
John
Eisenhower Pence
Couve de Murville
Eisen
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Army jet missile nose cone carries live monkeys
An Army jet missile nose cone carried two live monkeys on a 1,500 mile flight toward Antigua. The nose cone was later recovered from the Atlantic Ocean with the monkeys alive and unharmed, according to an Army statement.
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Antigua
Atlantic Ocean
Fiscal Report Credits North Carolina Teachers Gains
The state reports solid finances with a 1.09 percent salary bonus for public school teachers this year. Rep. Clyde Harriss says $1,219,495 is available to fund the boost, averaging about $35 per teacher, contingent on funds.
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Joint Appropriations Committee
Clyde Harriss
Rowan
House Appropriations
Harriss
Soviet Attache’s Wife Seeks Asylum In Britain
Nina Dmitriev and her five year old daughter Lena sought asylum in Britain to escape Soviet security after the husband Capt Aleksander Dmitriev was escorted to Moscow. She hid with White Russian friends in London under Scotland Yard protection while officials considered the plea. The Soviet embassy declined to comment and the Home Office weighed options as the case unfolded.
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London
Moscow
Nina Dmitriev
Lena
Scot
Dmitriev
Foreign Office
Aleksander Dmitiriev
British Home Office
Britain
Hawkhurst
Kent
Monkeys Able and Baker Reach Safe Return from Jupiter Nose Cone
Two female monkeys named Able and Baker survived a Jupiter missile space ride launched from Cape Canaveral. They were recovered alive within 30 to 60 miles north of Antigua after a 92 minute flight, marking a milestone toward manned orbital flight. The Army confirmed the pair had no injuries and that telemetry showed heartbeat and breathing data before landing.
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Antigua Island
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Army
Able
Baker
U.S
Antigua
Itones
Shay Canetuene
Tam’ Dhal
Kiowa
Baesarviv
Gerald Champlin
John A. Barclay
Army Ordnance Missile Command
House Appropriations Cuts Defense Funding Amid Missile Row
The House Appropriations Committee recommends 38.85 billion in new defense funds, cutting 399.86 million from Eisenhower’s request for the year starting July 1. It backs Army missile programs over the Air Force, strengthens Strategic Air Command and antisubmarine efforts, rejects 260 million for a new carrier, and keeps bombers in the air if needed.
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Pentagon
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Army
Strategic Air Command
Navy
House
George Mahon
D-Tex
Henderson mayor urges union leaders to leave town
Henderson North Carolina Mayor Carroll V. Singleton calls for union officials to exit the community after a six month textile strike. He says good Christian workers are disrupted by violence and questions whether union leadership fears a secret ballot on returning to work.
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N. C
Carroll V. Singleton
Payton
Harriet-Henderson
Singleton
WHNC
Union Ieader
Red Light Saves 50 Motorists
A red traffic light prevented a major disaster as 600 tons of earth and rock slid down from the 250 foot Palisades onto US 101 near Santa Monica. Fifty motorists halted by the signal escaped the slide, with only a southbound parking lane remaining open.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Palisades
US 101
Authority Sees Surgeons Lacking Training Performing Surgery
Dr. Paul R. Hawley of the American College of Surgeons warns that about half of U S surgeries are done by inadequately trained doctors. He cites rising surgery by insured patients and notes a leading surgeon saying at least half his practice is now risky high quality care due to current plans.
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New York
Paul R. Hawley
American College of Surgeons
United States
Hawley
Group Health Institute
Dulles Buried At Arlington
The body of John Foster Dulles lay to rest in Arlington with a two and a half hour ceremony ending in a 19 gun salute and taps. Mrs Dulles received consolations as leaders from Britain France and other nations prepared to depart after paying respects.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Christian A. Herter
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Mur
Harvard picks successor to Killian quoted by Eisenhower
In a White House exchange of letters President Eisenhower selected a new head for Harvard University to replace Killian. The incoming leader, a 54 year old native of Blacksburg South Carolina, plans to return to MIT by mid July after serving at Harvard.
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Harvard University
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Killian
Kiev
Russia
White House
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United States
Blacksburg
S.C
Aaa
Duke Univers
Escaped Convict Surrenders After Sheriff Slaying
An escaped convict John Butler aged 50 gave himself up at dawn after a night-long manhunt. He confessed saying he guessed the sheriff was dead as police recovered the scene north of Pittsburgh. Butler was captured near the spot of the shooting where the sheriff died from a .38 caliber gunshot wound.
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John Butler
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Butler
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