Mass protest planned after hiring dispute with Duquesne Light Co
Pittsburgh Negro leaders push for a Monday demonstration against Duquesne Light Co after talks failed on compensatory hiring. The union and company clash over preferential hiring for Negro workers, with the protest committee demanding 20 percent of jobs, or about 750 positions, be reserved for Negroes. Duquesne reports 4 Negro employees out of 3,700 and proposes six month test screening to increase Black hires.
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Navy Airmen Rescued After C-17 Dakota Crash Mission
Six Navy airmen survived after a C-17 Dakota ditched off the Salerno coast during a routine Sicily flight. NATO reported 12 aboard at takeoff, later updated to six survivors. Aided by Italian, American ships and helicopters, searchers found flares near Li Galli islet and recovered the crew led by Lt Cmdr Harold Hamilton Kelly.
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Arlene Heading For Canada
Arlene heads toward Canada in a late night travel note. The dispatch mentions weather and travel conditions impacting crossings, with local authorities advising caution. The fragmentary report highlights border checks and convoy movements, noting difficulty for travelers and potential delays.
Train Loot Up To 7.1 Million In London Heist
Scotland Yard squads raid London homes追 pursuing the mastermind behind the world’s greatest train robbery a haul surpassing 7.1 million dollars. International warrants issued while banks report continuing losses amid a sprawling chase across Britain and Europe for the elusive thief.
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Senator Estes Kefauver Dies After Heart Attack
Tennessee senator and three term Democratic vice presidential hopeful Estes Kefauver died following a heart attack during preparations for a possible operation after an initial diagnosis of a mild heart attack and later dissecting aneurysm. The longtime reformer and liberal faced Crump influence in Tennessee politics and gained national attention during the Stevenson presidential campaigns. He died after his 60th birthday on July 26.
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Billie Sol Massees Owes 10.5 Million in IRS Action
Tex AP reports Billie Sol Massey, a bankrupt West Texas promoter sentenced to 23 years, faces $10.5 million in IRS claims amid fraud and conspiracy charges. Authorities seek payment as assets and assets sales, and related court actions continue in Texas and San Antonio.
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Steubenville Joins In Holding Youth After Shooting Attempt
Steubenville Highway Patrol detains 18 year old Donald Reeder of Payreville Pennsylvania on a firearms charge after he allegedly tried to shoot his uncle in Pennsylvania at midnight Wednesday. He surrendered to authorities in Pennsylvania and then fled in his father’s car abandoning it in Maryland before hitchhiking toward Steubenville. The youth claimed he feared his sleeping uncle and attempted two shots but the uncle was not harmed.
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Seven West Texans Die In Mishap Near Levelland
AP reports seven West Texas residents died in a head on two car crash on a curve near Levelland. The survivors include a young girl and the injured Charlene Nelson, with details of victims including John Ehner Nelson his wife Vivian and children Nancy and Aloha plus Coda Parrish Cook and Cada Lee. Witness Paul Wiley described one car crossing the center line and another swerving to avoid it.
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Alohoma
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Charlene Nelson
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Work Load Tackled By Lawmakers Staggering State Legislatures
The Associated Press survey shows state legislatures bogged down by mass of bills. They processed over 81,000 bills, averaging 1,600 per state, with 7,783 lawmakers overwhelmed. Many measures fail to receive hearings or floor debate before session winds down.
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New York
Vermont
National Legislative Conference
Record Claimed By INASA Relay Record Claimed By INASA Relay
NASA claimed a record for the greatest surface distance in satellite communications. The 7,700 mile link ran between a NASA station near Paso Robles, California and a ship off Lagos, Nigeria via Syncom 2, with both voice and teletype messages exchanged for an hour starting 11:43 p.m. Thursday as Syncom 2 orbited 22,000 miles above the South Atlantic.
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Confesses To Slaying Of Priest In Yonkers
Yonkers police say Burger confessed to killing Priest McShane with a five inch steel knife. Detective Tocca noted his violent temper and youth’s troubled history including time at Hudson State Mental Hospital. Burger said he “went berserk and blacked out” before the fatal chest wounds.
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Vincent McShane
Manhattan
Hudson State Mental Hospital
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N.Y
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London Prelate Sees Possible Breakthrough
Archbishop of Canterbury says coexistence between Christianity and communism is possible. He spoke at a civic gathering in London Ontario with 100 church leaders to lay groundwork for the Anglican world congress in Toronto starting Monday. About 1,300 delegates expected. first since 1954.
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Michal Ramsey
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New State Prevailing Wage Ready and Appointments
The new state prevailing wage plan is ready with three appointees to be named by the governor. The bill also excludes small religious groups and certain institutions under $2,000 annual revenue from registration. Other laws alter the state Board of Vocational Education to include the labor secretary and seven governor appointees.
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West German push for guarantees on East Germany pact
US and UK diplomats press Western allies for assurances linked to a potential East-West nonaggression pact. Bonn seeks guarantees that a test ban treaty will not endanger West Berlin, as Adenauer and Schroeder press Rusk for West German security guarantees before ratifying the pact.
Cardinal Conducts Services for Preemie Son of Kennedy
The premature baby born by Caesarean section Wednesday did not accompany the President from Otis Air Force Base and remains resting comfortably at base hospital. Attending were the President’s brothers and wives, Kennedy siblings, and Mrs Kennedy’s relatives. police lined the streets outside Cardinal Cushing’s residence as Mass for the child’s soul was held in the chapel.
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Edward M. Kennedy
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Stephen Smith
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Peter Lawford
Kennedy
Hugh D. Auchincloss
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Boston
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Steven Smith
Stanislaus Radziwill
Khrushchev Talks With Rusk Not Reaching Summit
Khrushchev and Rusk, ages 49 and 54, reported no conclusions after talks covering Germany Berlin trade Laos Cuba and the nonaggression pact. Negotiations will continue through normal channels and no summit was discussed as western reporters were allowed into Khrushchev's summer mansion for the first time.
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Germany
Berlin
Laos
Cuba
Deseret: Utah's Deseret Name Tied to Honeybee Symbolism
Mor mon proclamations tied the region to the Deseret name meaning honeybee. The term reflects industry and identity linked to early Utah history and state symbolism.
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