Cost of Living Rise Hits New May High
Washington AP reports the May cost of living rose to 123.6 on the 1947-49 base, the smallest monthly increase since December. Food costs held steady for the first time since November, with broader index gains lifting 850,000 workers in steel aluminum can and meat packing sectors and 100,000 in aircraft and transit roles. Escalator raises vary from 1 to 9 cents per hour, effective July 1.
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Washington
Labor Department
Detroit
Hoffa Acquitted In Wiretap Case
New York iAP reports Teamsters President James R. Hoffa and two codefendants were acquitted of conspiring to wiretap the Detroit Teamsters headquarters in 1953. Jurors deliberated seven hours before delivering the verdict. Co-defendants Owen B. Brennan and Bernard Spindel faced potential five year prison terms and fines if convicted.
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New York
Iap
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Hoffa
Owen B. Brennan
Detroit Teamsters Local 337
Bernard Spindel
U.S. Senate
Grand
Teamsters Union
House Delays Action On Foreign Aid Measure
In Washington the House postponed action on a compromise foreign aid authorization totaling 3.6754 billion dollars until Wednesday. Speaker Sam Rayburn explained the delay was for the Foreign Affairs Committee, which had planned to consider the bill today.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Foreign Affairs Committee
Partly cloudy weather with scattered storms in Missouri
Jefferson City and central Missouri see partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with widely scattered thunderstorms. Temperatures steady. high around 60s to 100s historically, rainfall totals show 8.5 inches current month versus 4.10 normal, river stages noted at several locations with modest falls expected in Boonville and Jefferson City.
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Jefferson City
Mid-Missouri
News-Tribune Weather Bureau
Sunset River
Missouri Rive
Kansas City
Boonville
Hermann Ss. -Ae O
Talla
Osage River
Lake
Ozarke
Boonville &F
Voter Registration Runs At Rapid Pace
Cale County Clerk William Tellman reported heavy voter registration with 12 to 15 sign ups daily. Registration will close July 7 until after the August 5 primary. Only individuals who changed name or address moved here from another town or turned 21 since the last election must register.
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Cale
William Tellman
Tellman
Blood drive at First Baptist Church nets 46 pints in hour
Red Cross Blood mobile unit opened at 1 p.m. in the Educational Building of the First Baptist Church. Walk-ins contributed 34 pints and 12 came from pledges. The two day quota is 300 pints with hopes to rise after 70 pledges at St. Thomas.
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Red Cross
First Baptist Church
St. Thomas
Golfers assume risk on Georgia courses ruling says ball injuries
The Georgia Court of Appeals refused to order a $10,000 damage suit trial and ruled that people on a golf course must assume the risk of injuries from deflected, hooked, or sliced balls. Judge B C Gardner delivered the decision, emphasizing safety awareness on course play.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
B.C. Gardner
Weather Outlook Full of Cold, Storms and Hazy Skies
Sub-normal temperatures to linger through Wednesday with isolated rain as partly cloudy skies develop this afternoon. Tonight may dip below 60 then rebound to the mid 80s tomorrow. Local reports note a trace of precipitation in the Capital City and funnel reports near Kansas City with hail from a severe thunderstorm in Gladstone. Authorities could not confirm a funnel near Overland Park.
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Here
Kansas City
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Overland Park
Kan
Kansas City Municipal Air Terminal
Gladstone
Chamoun Expects Major Rebel Attacks in Lebanon
Beir ut Lebanon AP Chamoun warned in a NBC interview that heavy rebel attacks are likely within 48 hours as Hammarskjold arrives from Cairo to push for peace. A bomb near Hammarskjold’s hotel intensified fears of a government rebel showdown amid claims no external aid from Nasser’s UAR.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
NBC
Dag Hammarskholi
U.N
Cairo
Nasser
Hammarskjold
Biarritz
Samir Solh
Roe
United Arab Republic
iCamille Chamoun
Penng
A. RB
Nasser Ae
Cedar City Plans For Water and Sewer
Preliminary planning for water and sewer facilities continues as Cedar City’s new town board, headed by Cecil Horn, meets for the first time after a recent annexation. Engineer T. C. Horstman from Jefferson City assists, with a village marshal to be named soon and regular meetings set for the 17th of each month. Also notes Lebanon unrest and U.N. diplomat Hammarskjold’s return to New York, with Chamoun seeking Western intervention debated by London diplomats.
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Cedar City
New Town Board
Cecil Horn
T. C. Horstman
Madison St
Jefferson City
Horn
Callaway County
Canadian Embassy Gets Extra Guards
Soviet authorities stationed two more militiamen outside the Canadian Embassy in Moscow amid tension following attacks on Soviet missions. No clear provocation or plan for a large demonstration emerged, and there was little sign of an impending protest at the U.S. Embassy. Earlier, Danish and West German embassies faced stone and ink protests over the Nagy executions, with Copenhagen and Bonn reporting incidents. Police eventually dispersed a 1,500-strong crowd outside the West German building after windows were smashed.
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Moscow
Ottawa
U.S
Copenhagen
Bonn
New York
Imre Nagy
Hanck Kroll
Demonstration At Ft Wood Shows Mock Atomic Blast
About 1 500 spectators attended a fire power demonstration at Ft. Leonard Wood with a simulated atomic explosion. The event, first of its kind in two years, used 300 pounds of explosives and 200 pounds of napalm to help visualize the mushroom cloud, drawing ROTC cadets from several universities and other onlookers. A separate item notes tension over school integration at Central High School in Little Rock.
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Ft. Leonard Wood
U.S. Army
Wood
Riley
Kan
ROTC
Sadets
Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
U. S. Dist
Harry J. Lem
G.is
Ft Wood
Wiley Branton
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
U. S
U. S. Lth Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Lemley
Branton
WLS
Supreme Court
Eisenhower appoints Hoegh to lead new Defense and Civilian Mobilization Office
President Eisenhower nominates Leo A. Hoegh, now Civil Defense administrator, to head the new Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization. The merged agency opens July 1, combining Defense Mobilization and the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Gordon Gray becomes special assistant in national security affairs, succeeding Robert Cutler, who retires July 11.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Leo A. Hoegh
Civil Defense Administrator
Office of
Defense
Office of Defense Mobilization
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Gordon Gray
Gray
Robert Cutler
Talk in Warner's murder trial stirs courtroom restraint
The California murder trial centered on Larry Irwin's death featured State lawyer Leroy Snodgrass presenting circumstantial evidence against Victor Warner, aka Tex Warner, while Judge Claude E. Curtis cautioned the jury to focus on the defense's proposed proof. The day included remarks on SEC matters and the case’s complex witnesses, with ongoing testimony about Warner's past and alleged feuds.
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Detroit
Hoffa
LaGuardia’ Field
Willow Run
Barbara
Jimmy
Seattle
Berry
Claude E. Curtis
Curtis
California
Larry Dale Irwin
Leroy Snodgrass
Miller County
Victor I
Tex
Seytaeenn
Warner
Irwin
Edwin
Woodside
SEC
Boston
Boston: Stock J Exchange
Gadsby
Snodgrass
Chi
Farm Wife Charged in Macon Slaying
In Macon Missouri a farm wife, 29 year old Mrs. Olin Walters, surrendered at the sheriff's office after fatally shooting her brother-in-law George Walter, 33, who farmed near the Olin Waller place. A coroner's jury ruled she was responsible for the death and she was charged with first degree murder.
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Macon
Olin Walters
Sheriff’s
George Walter
Olin Waller
Kansas City University dorms lock out Cupid in coed living
A Kansas City University dorm on campus enforces strict hours and gated floors as 21 women move into the fourth floor while men occupy lower floors. Special door locks and alarms protect the women’s area, with students commenting on the novel setup and routines. The project relates to off street parking bonds approved last November and survey efforts by Harlan Bartholomew Associates.
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Kansas City University
Alex Vetter
Merine Ave
Vetter
Monroe Street
Arthur W. Ellis
Kansas City
University of Kansas City
Judy Campbell
Kremming
Colo
Carol Robinson
Hill City
Kan
JoAnn Baker
Woodward
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Vanguard Flunks Another Launch Attempt At Cape Canaveral
The Navy K Vanguard rocket failed again after hours of effort. Rain moisture caused an electrical short in the wiring system forcing termination at 1 34 a m. It followed a scrubbed countdown last Thursday night and marks a second postponement in four days.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
America
SEC Questioned Over Goldfine Delay in Reports Case
Washington AP notes SEC officials were pressed to explain why action forced Bernard Goldfine firm to file reports only after a minority stockholder alleged misapplication of funds. East Boston Co reports halted since 1948, with SEC letters before 1954. Boston office records show 1953 inquiry by a minority stockholder into books.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Bernard Goldfine
Goldfine
Boston
Sherman Adams
White House
East Boston Co
Byron D. Wooldside
SEC, Division of
Corporation ‘Finance
Subcommittee
Robert Lishman
Band Selections Varied in Opener
Jefferson City opens 1958 Community Sing at Riverside Park with diverse band selections. Dedication of the new wading pool by Lions Club and Park Board precedes the event at 7 15 p.m. Don Joseph directs the band. Carl Burker leads the chorus. Lions Club hosts a barbershop quartet talent feature.
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Jefferson City
Riverside Park
Lions Club and
Park Board
King and I
Don Joseph
Carl Burker
Lions Club
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