Big Four Fail To Reconcile East West Security German Unification
At Geneva the Big Four discussed East West rifts over European security and German unification. President Eisenhower urged common ground, while NATO and disarmament questions loomed. U S advisers joined the talks as western and Soviet sides debated linkage of German unity to NATO.
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Geneva
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Eisenhower
Soviet
Russia
Europe
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NATO
United States
U Nu Urges Dual Step on China and Prisoner Releases
Burmese Prime Minister U Nu called for simultaneous admission of Red China to the United Nations and release of American prisoners in Red China. He backed Nehru’s Asia world conference idea and said attendance by China would be essential to reduce tension.
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Tokyo
U Nu
Burma
China
United Nations
United States
Nehru
India
Asia
Red China
UAW-CIO Indicted For Political Spending in 1954 Campaign
A federal grand jury charged the CIO United Auto Workers Union with violating the Corrupt Practices Act by using general union funds for political activities in the 1954 McNamara Ferguson race. The indictment names the union, not officers, and cites the Meet the UAW-CIO program on WJBK-TV in Detroit. Penalty could reach $5,000 per count.
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CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Patrick C. McNamara
UAW
Homer Ferguson
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Uaw-Cio
McNamara
Ferguson
Wjbk-Tv
Guy Nunn
The
Union
Emil Mazey
Feikens
Arthur Summerfield
Summerfield
Michigan
Temporary Plan Passed Unanimously in Kenosha County
Kenosha county supervisors approved 23 to 0 an interim zoning ordinance to curb "shanty town" growth near a proposed jet base. The measure delays permanent rules, applies countywide outside cities, and sets highway setback lines. Brighton township officials urged swift action while awaiting a permanent ordinance.
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Kenosha County
Brighton
Urban Eppers
State Planning Board
Touhy Freedom Denied by Court
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court, ruling Roger Touhy 56 remains imprisoned after failing to exhaust state court avenues. Touhy was convicted in 1933 for the kidnapping of Jake Factor and sentenced to 99 years, with an added 199 years after a 1942 escape.
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Chicago
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Roger (the Terrible
Stateville
Perle Mesta Survives Saigon Rioting at Majestic Hotel
Thousands of anti Communist students attacked Saigon’s Hotel Majestic amid a peaceful protest against the Geneva armistice. Perle Mesta and companions were trapped in a suite for an hour and a half before rescue by embassy staff. Rioters also damaged the Hotel Gallieni. Police reported injuries but no deaths. Mesta then left for Singapore as crowds surged outside.
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South
Viet Nam
Perle Mesta
Majestic
U. S
Luxembourg
Mrs. Mesta
Amer
Frank Malloy
Hotel Gallieni
City Hall
Commission
NLRB Resumes Kohler Hearing Today in Sheboygan
The National Labor Relations Board plans to resume hearings on alleged unfair labor practices at Kohler Co after a July 1 recess. The CIO United AUSU WOIKETSstrike at Kohler for 15 months prompted Montreal dock blockades affecting clay shipments used for Kohler porcelain. Police kept pickets from reentering docks as talks continued. The clay shipment route involved rail to Kohler, with ships later expected to depart for Toronto and then Europe.
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Divina
Kohler Co
Montreal
Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Wis
National Labor Relations Board
CIO United
Ausu
Que
Toronto
Europe
Wisconsin Junior Livestock Show Dates Set
The 1955 Wisconsin Junior Livestock Show will run October 16 to 19 at the Dane County Fairgrounds in Madison.
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Madison
Dane County Fairgrounds
Weather Turns Hot and Humid Through Thursday
Heat and humidity persist across Wisconsin with cooler lake breezes by Lake Michigan. Readings at noon peak near 86 in multiple spots while Tuesday topped 84 and 62 overnight. Forecast calls for 65 to 72 tonight and a high of 90 to 95 Thursday, with Friday mostly fair and hot.
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Kenoshans
Lake Michigan
Donna Hoff
Harry Martin
IBM Fine Arts Department
Marie
Patty Ceschin
Palmentta
Valeria Ceschin
Linda Tudlewski
Darleen
Wisconsin
American Motors
Fires Devastate Fedala Slums In Casablanca Morocco
Police say terrorists set fires in the El Alia slum of Fedala Casablanca destroying a shanty town housing up to 15 000 people and forcing 5 000 to 6 000 Moroccans from their homes. Brada village also burned with a black smoke plume rising over the district.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Fedala
el Alia
Brada
HUAC to Probe Communist Influence in Entertainment
The House Un American Activities Committee will open hearings next month in Foley Square Federal Court House New York City to investigate possible Communist influence in the entertainment field. Chairman Francis E. Walter of Pennsylvania will lead the inquiry with witnesses including radio and TV personalities expected to testify.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
New York City
Francis Ek. Walter
D-Pa
Federal Court House
Foley Square
New York
Reserve Bill Would Force Military Duty For Active Service
Washington Senate and House members gave tentative approval to a reserve bill to compel reserve duty for men who go on active military duty after the law takes effect. Washington announced a 1955 deficit of 4.192 billion dollars, about 300 million better than January forecasts. Madison attorney Herbert Thatcher said the National Labor Relations Board blocks bargaining efforts by employees and unions.
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Senate
House
Madison
Herbert Thatcher
National Labor Relations Board
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Justice Department
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