Eisenhower Delays Planned Good Will Tour of Latin Nations
President Eisenhower postpones a six country goodwill tour to Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua Honduras Costa Rica and Panama due to scheduling difficulties. State Department spokesman Lincoln White said there is no known link to Nixon’s recent troubles in South America, though speculation exists about possible impact.
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Washington
Milton
Eisenhower
State Department
Lincoln White
Nixon
Johns Hopkins University
Guatemala
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Costa Rica
Panama
Peru
Venezuela
Robber Steals $300 From Louisville Loan Office
Paul Salee heard a police broadcast that his daughter Marie Coleman and wife were robbed. A bandit entered the Louisville loan office where Coleman worked, demanded the money, took $300 and fled with a rifle left behind.
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Louisville,ky
Paul Salee
Marie Coleman
Four PSU Trustees Named by Agricultural and Industrial Societies
Four Pennsylvania State University trustees were named by agricultural and industrial societies. Terms begin July 1 for three years. Elected by agricultural societies were J. Lewis Williams of Uniontown and Sen. Albert E. Madigan of Towanda. Industrial societies reelect Roger W. Rowland of New Castle and Charles E. Oakes of Allentown.
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University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania Agricultural and Industrial Societies
J. Lewis Williams
Uniontown
Albert E. Madigan
Towanda
Industrial
Roger W. Rowland
New Castle
Charles E. Oakes
Allentown
France views on United States after de Gaulle return
AP correspondent in Algiers reports French perception of U.S. policy as mixed. Though Gen de Gaulle's return pleases some, a core view labels U.S. business interests as intruding in North Africa and aiding Arab nationalist movements. France recalls Suez and Egypt actions, cites arms shipments to Tunisia, and warns against perceived U.S. bias toward Arab independence.
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Algiers
de Gaulle
United States
America
North Africa
Casablanca
Suez Canal
Suez
Egypt
Tunisian
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Alpevia
U.S
Tunisia
Golden Rule Stopped By Coast Guard
Pacifist ketch Golden Rule halted by Coast Guardsmen off Hawaii as it sought the Atomic Energy Commission test area. Skipper Albert Bigelow arrested for conspiring to violate a federal court injunction. navigator William Huntington aided departure, with crew member George Willoughby aboard. Greenlighted by hot pursuit doctrine, prior May 1 attempt previously led to guilty verdicts and suspended sentences.
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Honolulu
Coast
Atomic Energy Commission
High Seas
Albert Smith Bigelow
Cos Cob. Conn
William Huntington
St. James
Long Island
N.Y
Jon Wiig
Orion Sherwood
Poughkeepsie
James Peck
New York City
Bigelow
South Americans resent U S policies and seek closer ties
Latin American officials say the United States ignores them and blocks trade while backing dictators. They complain about oil limits, coffee sales, and mineral exports, warning U S aid favors Europe and Asia, and fear Soviet influence if U S policy continues.
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Bogota
Colombia
United States
U.S
Pacific
Latin America
U. S
Dent Calls Alaska Statehood to Attract Capital
Washington AP. Rep. John H. Dent says Alaska needs statehood to draw sufficient private capital for exploiting its natural resources. He argues federal funding instability deters investment and notes Alaska would benefit from stable local government. the Alaska statehood bill advances in the Senate.
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Washington
Alaska
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Dent
Pennsylvania
John Saylor
Senate
U.S. sentiment in Arab East mixed amid nationalism
In Damascus William L. Ryan reports that American influence remains fragile among literate Arabs yet not broken. Nationalists favor neutrality and warn against total alignment with Washington. They see Lebanon as a domestic crisis influenced by outsiders while Lebanon itself leans pro American. A pragmatic U.S. stance may ease Arab disillusionment.
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William L. Ryan
Damascus
U. S
Arab East
Syria
Mideast
U.S
United States
Washington
Saudi Arabia
Dog Argument In Divorce Over Custody Of Bimbo
In Cincinnati Domestic Relations Court Ker mit Boothby and Irene Boothby argued over custody of their 314 pound Chihuahua Bimbo. Judge Carl Rich suggested Boothby keep Bimbo and buy a replacement. Boothby then bought a half-brother. The judge granted Irene the divorce, citing neglect. Washington note mentions Rural Electrification Administration financing 1949 power lines.
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Cincinnati
Kermit Boothby
Irene
Bimbo
Chihauhau
Boothby
Carl Rich
Sentences Imposed In Pike Fraud Allegations
Harrisburg AP reports two former Pennsylvania Turnpike commissioners and three other men received prison terms from 10 months to five years for conspiring to defraud the toll road agency of 19 percent million dollars. Judge Kreider ordered restitution for Landsidle and Stickler, with appeals pending. Gov. Leader called the scheme a major public swindle.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Toll Road Agency
Homer L. Kreider
Dauphin County
Gov. Leader
State Superior Court
Thomas J. Evans
Coaldale
Turnpike Commission
James F. Torrance
Export
Charles W. Stickler Jr
Mann-Mine Research and Development Co
Reading
Clayton A. Landsidle
Scranton
Manu-Mine
Paul J. McNeill
Commission
Landside
Slickler
Commonwealth
Lackawanna
Luzerne County
Jury awards $6275 in ceiling collapse case
In Louisville Circuit Court a jury ordered Waverly Waters to pay Mrs. Mettie R. Ferguson $6,275 after a ceiling collapsed and a man fell onto her while inspecting a sprinkler system two years ago. Waters was uninjured.
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Louisville, Ky
Mettie R. Ferguson
Waverly Waters
FHA Legislation Signed By Ike
President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing the Federal Housing Administration to insure four billion dollars more in mortgages. FHA Commissioner Norman P. Mason said processing continued during a three day halt due to the Memorial Day holiday and a brief shutdown from loan authority running out weeks earlier.
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Washington
Aural Housing Administration
Eisenhower
FHA
Norman P. Mason
State's 1st Negro Solon Sworn in
Rep Robert C. Nix of Philadelphia, a Negro Democrat, was sworn into the House marking four Black members, the most since Reconstruction. He fills the unexpired term of Earl Chudoff and joins Reps Dawson Diggs Powell. The House stands 233 Democrats and 198 Republicans with four vacancies.
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Washington
Robert C. Nix
Philadelphia
Nix
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
William L. Dawson
Ill
Charles C. Diggs Jr
Mich
Adam C. Powell Jr
Earl Chudoff
D-Pa
House
Unincorporated NC towns exceed thousand residents
Raleigh North Carolina notes 48 unincorporated towns with populations over 1,000, indicating a substantial spread of semi governed communities outside municipal borders. Local officials discuss growth patterns and service implications across the state.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
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