TV and Radio Strike Talks Continue in New York
Negotiators for AFTRA and the four major networks met to avert a strike set for midnight. AFTRA seeks wage increases and a video tape use rate, with locals in New York and Chicago authorizing strike action. A jurisdiction dispute with the Screen Actors Guild over taped programs remains the core bargaining hurdle.
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New York
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Actors Equity
American Guild of Variety Artists
Screen Actors Guild
American Guild of Musical Artists
AFTRA
American Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Mutual Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
Abe
CBS
NBC
Mutual
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Guild
Six Airmen Found Two Still Missing in Utah Snow
Five more of the eight airmen who parachuted from a crippled C-119 cargo plane were found Saturday night as blizzards hid the search in eastern Utah. Captain Harry O Blount was located shortly after midnight, with two men still missing in the snow covered mountains.
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Huntsville
Utah
Harry 0. Blount
Blount
Hill Air Force Base
Ogden
Here
Idaho
Weber County
Great Falls
Mont
Hill Afb
Air Force
Harry C. Blount
Boston Pays Homage To James Curley
James Michal Curley, a famed Boston political boss, was laid to rest beside his first wife and seven children at age 83. More than 2,500 mourners filled the Holy Cross Cathedral for a Solemn High Requiem Mass led by Rev Francis X. Curley with Archdiocesan and civic dignitaries present. The funeral cortege drew vast crowds as it moved from the State House to Calvary Cemetery, honoring a figure noted for wit and oratory.
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Boston
James Michal Curley
State House
Curley
Francis X. Curley
S.J
Holy Cross College
Richard J. Cushing
the Holy Cross
George
Foster Furcolo
James C. Hinchey
Old Calvary Cemetery
Big City
GOP Women Conference Promises Heads Full of Facts
A Republican National Committee press release touts a women’s conference with a promise attendees will return home with heads full of winning strategies for 1960. A corrected version later supplied the rest of the line about starting the massive effort on all levels.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Khrushchev Eases Berlin Tension and Seeks Diplomatic Talks
Washington officials said Premier Khrushchev appears to back away from a direct military clash over West Berlin. He signals a shift to formal proposals on Berlin’s future and aims to use East West disputes and Geneva talks to push a summit. Dulles’ return from Seattle refocuses U.S. attention on Berlin crisis.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Geneva
East Berlin
Dulles
Seattle
United States
Berlin
Communist China Lays Challenge to Russia in 1958
John Strohm surveys rising moods in China as Mao Zedong pushes mass communes and near total state control while Khrushchev makes limited reforms in Russia. He notes China’s population dominance, potential land expansion eastward, and the danger of future collaboration or conflict between the two powers.
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John Strohm
NEA Service, Inc
New York
Russia
China
Peiping
Nikita Khrushchev
Pri
Mao Oai
Tientsin
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Siberia
Tyrone Power Dies After Heart Attack On Film Set
In Madrid Tyrone Power, 45, suffered a heart attack during a Solomon and Sheba dueling scene with Gina Lollobrigida and died an hour later. George Sanders played the opposing brother in the scene. Film halted as power and staff mourned the sudden loss.
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Tyrone Power
Solomon and Sheba
Madrid
Spain
George Sanders
Gina Lollobrigida
Power
Tyrone
Frederick Tyrone Power
Hollywood
Solomon
Sheba
Sanders
King Vidor
Ted Richmond
Ray Sebastian
Charles Simminger
Richmond
Simminger
Temple
Jerusalem
Miss Lollobrigida
Red Rivals in Crisis Unlike Any Time
John Strohm reports as the only U S correspondent who toured Russia and China during a tense crisis. He outlines conflicting communist courses in both nations and their impact on global politics.
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Russia
Red China
John Strohm
U. S
Baby on board forces detour in Iceland
A TWA flight from Paris to New York diverted to Reykjavik so Mrs Gordon Wilson of Washington PA could deliver a baby. The girl weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces and both mother and infant were reported healthy. Mr Wilson, an electric power company employee, remained aboard the plane.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
TWA
Paris
New York
Gordon Wilson
Washington
Western delegates weigh aim of Geneva talks at summit level
In Geneva Western delegates debated whether Russia seeks to lift talks on nuclear test suspensions and surprise attack to a foreign ministers meeting. Observers note stalled negotiations with Gromyko Dulles and Lloyd dividing views on Moscow’s intent while Moscow airs a similar five point plan. A Western source cautioned against assuming a summit goal, while a Soviet source warned against overreading Soviet moves.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
State Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Radio Moscow
Semyon T
Winter Storm Delivers First Heavy Snow Across West
A major snowstorm swept the western mountains and moved into the Midwest with snow accumulations from a few inches to three feet. The Weather Bureau warned of potentially severe conditions with wind gusts up to 35 mph, prompting cautions for stockmen motorists and others. Snow blanketed Utah Idaho Wyoming North Dakota and the Black Hills while travel hazards rose from drifting and downed utility lines.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Utah
Idaho
Fort Bridges
Wyo
Evanston
Rockies
North Dakota
Black Hills
South Dakota
Colorado
Nebraska
Colorado Plains
Flagstaff
Ariz
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Ivan Probasco
Kearns
Joseph W. Reagan
Nellis Afb
Las Vegas
Nev
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Ft. Belvoir
Ft. Lewis
Wash
R. Copeland
Ft. Bragg
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Jack
Wyoming
James Curley
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