Late News At A Glance Highlights Space Race and Politics
Reports cite Dr. I M Levitt predicting a US space flight before Christmas. The U S Department of Justice sues to open Biloxi beach to Negroes. Georgia braces for integration march as troopers surround the capitol. Senate inquiry into Dr Henry Welch and FDA antibiotics proceeds briefly after objection. NASA urges a public private push for a supersonic liner. Major networks offer free presidential ad time. Mansfield calls for full spy plane inquiry.
Khrushchev demands U.S. apology before summit talks
Paris dispatch reports Premier Khrushchev refusing to attend a summit conference until the United States condemns and punishes those responsible for the U-2 spy flights. He signaled willingness to meet De Gaulle and Macmillan only after such assurances, while Eisenhower offered no new concessions.
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Premier
Paris
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Britain
France
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Elysee Palace
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Great Britain
Strikes Eased as Bricklayers Reach 3 Year Pact
In Kansas City a three year contract ends the stalemate between bricklayers local 4 and the Builders association. The agreement raises wages 12 percent per year totaling 37 percent, with minor work rule changes and no welfare plan. Local 18 in Kansas City Kansas remains outside the settlement as other unions press for employer paid health coverage.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Union
al Delugach
The
Star
Bricklayers Local No. 4
Bricklayers Local 18
W. W. Hutton
Bricklayers Local 4
Hutton
Don Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Valet parking mismatch ends in cautious retreat
Two women maneuvering a car into a tight space gave up after a valiant struggle. When the driver shut off the motor she told her companion this is close enough we can walk to the curb from here.
Weather Outlook Improves For Kansas City Area
The Kansas City weather bureau revised the forecast to a pleasant spring interlude through tomorrow night. Tonight will be fair and mild with a low near 58, and tomorrow the high should approach 80 with partly cloudy skies. Showers are possible southwest and northwest of Kansas City but unlikely to reach the city before tomorrow night.
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Kansas City Weather Bureau
Mercury
Robert J. Babb
Kansas City
Coalition Candidate Leads Panama Election Early Returns
In Panama on May 17, early official results from May 8 elections show opposition candidate Roberto Chiari leading administration candidate Ricardo Arias Espinosa by about two to one. With 125 of 952 precincts counted, Chiari has 20,060 votes to Arias's 10,292.
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Panama
Roberto Chiari
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
Chiari
Arias
Bomarc B Interceptor Launch Repeats Success
Eglin Air Force Base Florida reports another Bomarc B interceptor launch successful after eight Cape Canaveral failures. An Air Force spokesman says the missile intercepted a simulated electronic target as planned. altitude not disclosed.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Eglin
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fila
Russians Ready to Sign German Pact in Paris Move
Communist sources in Paris say the Soviet Union plans to sign its treaty with the East German Communist state by week’s end possibly Friday. The report notes the agreement would formalize postwar alignment between the two blocs.
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Paris
Soviet Union
Couple Is Afoot Reported Car Thefts in Lewisburg
Dr. John F. Osler reported to police that someone took his car and his wife's car from separate garages in Lewisburg Pennsylvania on May 17.
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Lewisburg
John F. Osler
Jury Wheel Delivers 300 Prospective Grand Jurors
Judge J Marcus Kirtley today drew 300 prospective grand jurors for the May term. Jurors for the May term will be chosen June 2 with twelve jurors and two or three alternates. The May term runs May 9 to September 12. The judge has not commented on the charge but the May grand jury reported much unfinished work.
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J. Marcus Kirtley
Criminal Division
Weather Summary and Local Observations
Mild weather continues with a fair night and a low near 58. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a high around 80 and a chance of evening showers. River stage today is 9.3 feet with a 2.3 foot rise, Lake of the Ozarks at 4.2 feet below full, and precipitation in the last 24 hours at 0.04 inches. Funeral notices listed for Mellody McGilley Eylar and Linn’d Main ain Linn’d Woods’d Adv.
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Mellody-McGilley-Eylar Funeral’ 'Linn
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Adv
Summit at a Glance Sparks Cold War Tensions
Khrushchev demands U S admission of aggression an apology and guarantees against spy flights before any summit. Big Three meet without him as Gromyko seeks talks with Lloyd. Soviet press attacks U S spy flights while Russian rallies show support. Democrats wary of harming Eisenhower amid campaign headlines.
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Khrushchev
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Washington
Moscow
U. S
America
Hearing set May 26 on master agreement for C L I C reorganization
The Coffeyville Loan and Investment Company seeks court approval of a 22 page master agreement with Arizona Savings and Loan and two Kansas City builders Donald Elbel and James Stanton. If approved, C L I C would receive about 350000 and restructure as a going concern after years of mismanagement and irregularities. The U S District Court of Kansas will hear the matter May 26 as part of ongoing supervision of the firms reorganization.
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Arizona Savings and Loan Association
Kansas City
Donald R. Elbel
James H. Stanton
United States District Court of Kansas
Elbel
Mystery Kansas City donor leaves windfall to Mercy Hospital
Claude Manlove, once Missouri manager of the Woodmen of the World, died at 90 and left Mercy Hospital in Kansas City a fortune valued at 121 962 dollars. The gift, largely stocks of General Telephone, will cover care for about 550 children whose families cannot pay, hospital officials say. He had never visited the hospital, but in his will he asked to help sick and injured children.
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Claude Manlove
General Telephone Company
Old
Kansas City Times
Missouri
Woodmen of the World
Charles Manlove
Oxford Road
Prairie Village
John Stockwell
TWA Merger Seen Linking Northeast With KC Carrier
Proposed plan announced by presidents of TWA and a Kansas City based carrier would join the Northeast network with the Midwest outfit. The plan envisions a unified system expanding routes and market reach across regional hubs.
Thieves Steal Westinghouse Bulbs Worth 4000 in Chicago
In Chicago on May 17 AP reports burglars raided the Westinghouse lamp division taking 53 000 small light bulbs valued at about 4000 dollars. Police investigate as officials face losses and security concerns.
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Westinghouse
Chicago
Westinghouse Lamp Division
Prowlers
Ready to Build on Davis Farm Tract
On Inside Pages. The C W Jones company will begin construction when builders strike ends. Page 3. The notice outlines the planned development on the Davis Farm tract and timing.
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Davis Farm
C. W. Jones Company
Stock Deal Merges Three Smaller Line Shares for One Trans World
A proposed exchange blends three shares from Smaller Line into a single share of Trans World. The move, if approved, shifts ownership and control in the regional transport market and could affect future dividends.
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Trans World
Northeast Airlines and TWA Propose Merger with Hughes Loan
Union would be contingent on a 9.5 million loan from Hughes Tool Co. to Northeast for jet integration and working capital. Charles S. Thomas of TWA and James W. Austin of Northeast announce a 3 for 1 stock pre merger with Civil Aeronautics Board and SEC approvals needed. Northeast serves New York Philadelphia Washington Montreal and Miami routes with many mid sized cities listed.
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Northeast
Union
Hughes Company
Trans World Airlines
Hughes Tool Company
Charles S. Thomas
James W. Austin
Civil Aeronautics Board
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Presque Isle
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Portand
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