No End Seen in Builder Strike in Kansas City Area
The Greater Kansas City construction shutdown enters its 10th week with no settlement in sight. The Builders Association refuses to reopen idle projects until four trades sign contracts while iron workers and bricklayers negotiate. health and welfare plans remain disputed as 15,000 workers remain unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Kansas City
Builders Association
Iron Workers Local No
Bricklayers Locals
Iron Workers and Bricklayer
Kansas City
Kansas
Laborers District Council
Hagerty Defends Eisenhower Paris Summit Offer
White House press secretary James C. Hagerty insisted the president offered to meet Premier Khrushchev separately at the Paris summit and said Khrushchev would have to accept. Khrushchev countered that Hagerty misrepresented the facts and Hagerty reaffirmed the president's stance.
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Manila
Philippines
James C. Hagerty
White House
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Paris
Hagerty
Boy Kidnapping Ends Quietly as Garry Carpenter Returns
IVE YEAR OLD Garry Carpenter was found 22 hours after his abduction at Fairyland park. He was located by a street corner in Joplin Missouri, about 160 miles from home, unharmed but very sleepy. His mother and father plus Richard and Judith Carpenter traveled to Joplin and brought him back to Wyandotte County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry Carpenter
Fairyland Park
Joplin
Oakland Avenue
Wyandotte County
Ileana Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
Carpenter
Judith Carpenter
Garry
Kansas City
Atlas ICBM sites to be added near Salina Kansas
Sen. Schoeppel announced Army engineers awarded a contract for three more Atlas ICBM launching sites near Schilling Air Force Base in Salina Kansas. Secretary Flemming testified he never asked about outside earnings by Dr. Henry Welch despite critics. He demanded the FDA official resign after learning Welch profited 287 421 dollars since 1953. Chinese sources in Havana report Beijing bold moves to woo or pressure Cuba’s 30 000 Chinese into the Red camp with an extortion racket plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kas
Army Engineers
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Kas
Flemming
Welfare Department
Henry Welch
Congress
Welch
FDA
Havana
China
Cuba
China claims nationalist ship damaged near Quemoy
Tokyo reports on June 7 that Communist China contends a Chinese Nationalist ship was damaged by Communist gunfire Saturday near the Quemoy islands. The dispute centers on who fired first and the extent of damage.
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Tokyo
China
Quemoy Islands
Fraternity Petition Seeks Court Ruling in High School Case
Petition filed by 22 Southwest high school parents seeks a court ruling on a dispute. Page 3 notes testimony begins for Thomson trial with Democratic sheriff candidate charged with assault. Page 4 mentions a prayer themed Vote Guide. Page 16 reports elder powers to stay as a Russia trip is given up by a pilot’s father. Page 19 covers Baptist stance on national church bodies. Page 28 previews deaths listed on page 9.
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Southwest High School
Thomson
Johnson County
Russia
Ike to Receive Philippines Highest Honor on June Visit
President Eisenhower is set to receive the Rajah of the Order of Sikatuna during a compressed June 14 to 16 schedule in Manila. He will deliver two major addresses, attend two state dinners, and attend a large public tribute at Luneta Park before sailing to Formosa aboard the cruiser St Paul as part of a U S Seventh Fleet voyage.
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Philippines
United States
Carlos Garcia
Eisenhower
Attad
Manila
Luneta Park
Formosa
Red China
St. Paul
U. S. Seventh Fleet
James C. Hagerty
White House
ANILA
Railroads Denied Move to Dismiss 90 Million Antitrust Suit
Judge Sirica in Washington refuses to dismiss or direct verdict in Riss & Co. v. American Railroads et al. The Kansas City trucking firm seeks 90 million dollars over alleged 1950s rate reductions and conspiratorial actions affecting ammunition transport for the government. Trial began January 5 with extensive exhibits and lengthy proceedings.
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John R. Cauley
The
Star
Washington Bureau
Washington
Riss & Co., Inc
Kansas City
John J. Sirica
United States District Court
District of Columbia
Kansas City Trucking Line
American Association of Railroads
Sirica
Riss
Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals For
ICC
New Details Withheld In Patricia Jones Murder Case
Jackson County sheriff officials report new and significant information in the Patricia Jones homicide investigated with Sharon Kinne involved. Lt. Nesbitt says details cannot be released before Kinne’s trial to avoid jeopardizing the case. Boldizs, 21, deliveryman, and Kinne found Jones’s body near Lovers Lane off Phelps Road on May 28.
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Jackson County
Patricia Jones
John Boldizs
Patchy Clouds Forecast With Mild Temperatures
Weather update says skies stay partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with below normal temperatures. Tonight's low near 58 and tomorrow's high only in the 70s.
Stars in the Stands
A sports note praises fans who mimic flawless versatility on the field, noting every team has players who cover all positions with precision while enjoying the game from the grandstand.
Flood damages church as water rushes into Endicott basement
In Endicott New York heavy rains flooded into the basement during a worship service at the Assembly of God church water poured in nearly three feet Before worshippers could evacuate no injuries were reported The incident followed a separate air force cosmic flight report describing a massive 500 foot sphere launched from Brunswick Georgia to study cosmic rays and now drifting 75 miles northeast of Pensacola Florida at altitude of about 20 miles with expected descent toward Texas.
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Binghamton, N. Y
Assembly of God
Endicott
Navy
Brunswick
William Stierman
Office of Naval Research At
Washington
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Stierman
Texas
Navy Balloon Soars On in Cosmic Probe Feat
A huge Navy balloon drifts southwestward as the cosmic probe is hailed as the most successful to date. From Montgomery Alabama dated June 6 the AP reports on the test craft and its flight path and potential significance.
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Montgomery
Ala
FAA files actions over drinking from private liquor aboard plane
The Federal Aviation Administration announced action against seven men for violating a rule against drinking from private liquor aboard an Eastern Air Lines flight from New York to Montreal on May 20. The incident prompted threats of an emergency landing. no liquor was served on board. Citizens were warned of civil penalties up to 1000 dollars with 10 days to comment.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Eastern Air Lines
New York
Montreal
Electra
War Capability Maintained at Vandenburg AFB
The Air Force announces readiness is maintained at Vandenburg Air Force Base amid ongoing evaluations. Officials confirm steady operations and no reduction in readiness posture for ongoing missions and training.
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Vandenburg
Air Force
Pickets Tie Up Convair Sites in Nationwide Wage Walkout
Union machinists began a nationwide walkout hitting Convair and Atlas bases from California to Florida. About 800 IAM members at Cape Canaveral formed picket lines while other bases such as Vandenberg Warren and Offutt also faced slowdowns. Air Force said war readiness at Vandenberg would be preserved.
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Key Atlas
California
Florida
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Cape
International Association of Machinists
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Warren Air Force Base
Wyoming
Offutt Base
Nebraska
Convair
General Dynamics
Atlas
Vandenberg
Air Force
San Diego
Polaris
Midas
Samos
Discoverer
Lockheed’s Missile and Space Division
Aerojet-General
Lockheed
Douglas Aircraft Company
el Segundo
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Tulsa
Charlotte
Saeniles
Douglas
Machinists Walkout Threatens Aircraft and Missile Testing
A potential machinists walkout could suspend large portions of aircraft and missile production and disrupt key test firings, risking delays and production halts across major facilities.
Craftsman of Pithy Paragraphs
Hal Boyle interviews Bill Vaughan of The Star about Starbeams, Vaughan’s pep paragraph column. Vaughan, 44, shapes about 75,000 paragraphs since 1946, distributed to 95 papers under Senator Soaper, says the work is hard on his mind yet enjoyable.
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Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Bill Vaughan
The
Star
Boyle
Tizens
Kansas City Star
Modjeska
Garfield
Indiana
Colorado
William Rockhill Nelson
America
Pep
Charley Blood
Excity
Starbeams
Vaughan
Cary Grant
Clad
Pip) Thompson
Senator Soaper
Weather Index Shows Comfort Levels by Temperature
The weather report explains comfort index values with ranges from 70 to 80 causing increasing discomfort and 80 or higher making nearly everyone uncomfortable. It notes only about 10 percent feel discomfort below CI 70.
Campaign Aims To Recount City Population For Kansas City
Citizens led by the Chamber of Commerce push to recount Kansas City’s population after a 468 325 figure, arguing up to 80 000 were missed. The drive seeks 30 000 additions to push the total past 500 000, with maps and calls to employers and residents to identify uncounted people.
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Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Frances Gaw
City Plan Commission
Gaw
Harding
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Nikita
Bulletins
Christian Science
National Council of Churches
Ike
Denies
Kansas City Company
Canaveral
West Coast
Pery
Lake of the Ozarks
Chamber
Hotel Continental
Ruby Brown
Horace Harding
Tracy Avenue
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