UAW Won't Surrender, Reuther Says Amid Contract Talks
Detroit AP Walter P Reuther declares basic UAW demands cannot be swept under the rug as midnight deadlines loom for GM and Sunday for Ford and Chrysler. GM lays out terms to keep plants open without a contract, including ending the union shop and dues checkoff. Reuther directs locals to patrol gates and require dues receipts or membership cards if no agreement is reached.
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Detroit
Walter P Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Reuther
Louis G. Seaton
United States
Congress Sends Unemployment Aid Bill To Ike
The Senate approved 80-0 a bill allowing federal advances to states for a temporary unemployment benefits extension. The House had passed it May 1. The measure, optional for states, would add up to 13 weeks of benefits at state rates for eligible workers, with enactment timing and coverage debated.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Afl-Cio
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Pat McNamara
Dmid
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Harding
White House
Pershing
Weeks
Denby
Beefed-Up Father’s Day Proclaimed in Utah
Utah Governor George Clyde proclaims June 15 as Father’s Day and “Beef for Father’s Day” Day. He frames fatherhood as a trust and urges residents to gift prime beef along with neckties jackets golf gear and fishing paraphernalia to fathers on the holiday.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
George Clyde
Senate cautions on hindering Ike aid amid anti-American sentiment
Sen. H Alexander Smith warns against deep cuts to Eisenhower's 3.712 billion foreign aid plan as anti-American feeling grows in Latin America Lebanon and Algeria. Debate centers on authorizing funds to Communist satellites with limits on the Soviet Union and North Korea, amid calls to maintain national security and aid.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Latin America
Lebanon
Algeria
Smith
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
Red China
North Korea
Knowland
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Civil War Vet Seeks Pension Under New Federal Bill
Col. Walter Williams, 115, the oldest Civil War veteran in Houston, applied for a Confederate pension as President Eisenhower signed a bill granting survivors a monthly pension of 101.59 dollars, or 135.45 dollars with a full-time attendant.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Williams
Willie Bowles
Eisenhower
Memorial Day Parade and Programs Planned in La Crosse
La Crosse observes Memorial Day with a 9 a.m. parade from Market Square and Cameron Park, marching sections including students and Catholic school children. Ceremonies follow at Oak Grove, Catholic, and Woodlawn cemeteries with prayers, Gettysburg address, Requiem Mass, Taps, and GAR rituals.
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Riverside Park
la Crosse Memorial Day Assn
Market Square
Cameron Park
Ernest O. Hanson
4Th and
King Streets
King
West Avenue
Forest Avenue
Oak Grove Cemetery
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Logan High School
Freeman O. Sveom
Logan
John Main
Richard Kirkhorn
Mr. Sveom
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Bishop McGavick Post
Aquinas High School
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Woodlawn
Thomas Rooney Post
Lot
Veterans Allied Council of la Crosse
Unknowns of World War II and Korea Lying In State
In Washington, Gold Star mothers, ambassadors, and citizens paid silent tribute to the Unknowns of World War II and Korea. The caskets lay in the Capitol rotunda ahead of interment tomorrow with the Unknown Soldier of World War I at Arlington.
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Reginald Godfrey
Providence
Charles Rittmann
Warwick
Luke Moskalyk
West Warwick
Abraham Lincoln
Godfrey
William R. Charette
Key West
Fla
Navy
Fleet Reserve
Assa
Jose Maricece Areilza
Spain
You Chan Yang
South Korea
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Civitan International
Unknown Soldiers Memorials Highlight Armed Forces Honors
On Memorial Day Arlington National Cemetery will receive two Unknown Soldiers from World War II and the Korean War. They are placed in special crypts beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, joining the World War I anonymous hero. The Plaza gains granite vaults over 200 tons of stone, with tops flush to the ground.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Unknown Soldier Buried as Nation Honors War Dead
Tomorrow in Arlington two unknown servicemen will be buried beside the World War I Unknown Soldier, joining a line of heroes who died in France. The 1921 memorial tale by AP's Kirke L. Simpson frames a nation’s tribute to sacrifice and civilization against war.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Associated Press
America
France
Harding
Gen. Pershing
Woodrow Wilson
Water undoing of scotch filled robber in New York
Wilfred Dart, 53, a former Boston bootlegger, forced entry into a dentist office and loitered over scotch after seizing stamps. He attempted to flee through a window but was thwarted when a window washer hoses him down until police arrive. Dart faced burglary and possession of burglar's tools charges.
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New York
Wilfred Dart
Dart
Boston
Thomas Lenahan
Lenahan
Coty Seeks De Gaulle to Avert Civil War in France
Paris AP Coty offers De Gaulle as premier to avert civil strife and says he will resign if parliament rejects him. De Gaulle leaves for Paris as Assembly chaos erupts with Communists opposing and De Gaulle supporters cheering. Security tightens as risk of clashes grows across France.
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Rene Coty
Charles de Gaulle
France
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Coty
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Ministry of Interior
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le Troquer
Pierre Pflimlin
Guy Mollet
Jules Moch
la Republique
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Algeria
de Gaulie
No Editions on Friday Memorial Day
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish on Memorial Day Friday, indicating a holiday schedule change for the newspaper.
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De Gaulle's Path to Power Rumored in Paris and Algiers
Reports from Paris and Algiers recount a six week lead time for a De Gaulle takeover plan. Officers claim Delbeue contacted groups to mobilize after Gaillard’s fall. Allies worry over potential shifts in the Atlantic Alliance while De Gaulle’s rise looms.
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Delbeue
Chaban-Delmas
de Gaulle
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