Poland Leaders Blast Laxity After Poznan Revolt
Berlin reports say Poland's ruling Communist party blamed lax officials for failing to stop the Poznan workers uprising. Investigations target party members for lack of vigilance as troops and tanks enforced a security wall around the city. State organs indicate possible leadership changes amid sweeping blame and arrests.
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Berlin
Poland
Communist Party
Poznan
ADN
East Germany
Pozan
Freight Haulers Feel Impact Of Big Steel Tieup
Nationwide steel strike disrupts railroads and freight firms. Pennsylvania Railroad furloughed 18,000 workers. B and O laid off 5,000. About 23,000 workers affected by furlough notices. Great Lakes ore fleet idled. river barges tied up. Federal mediator Finnegan to meet USW and steel leaders to discuss differences. Strike halts about 90 percent of U.S. steel production.
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Pittsburgh
United Steel Workers
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediations Service
USW
Finnegan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Great Lakes
Stee
New York
Ike Chalks Up A New First Today
GETTYSBURG PA President Eisenhower played golf for the first time since his operation. He also worked with his staff, signed nine bills from Congress, and arranged a briefing with Gen Nathan Twining about his book on the Soviet air force. A Vatican bombing damage bill of 964199 was approved for compensation.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Vatican
U.S
Pius XI
Castelgondolfo
Air Force
Nathan Twining
Twining
U.S. Inflation? Bank Call Demands June 30 Statements
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Saturday, June 30. The Federal Reserve Board also called for condition statements from state banks that are members of the federal reserve.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Truck Wreck Story Draws Wind and Wreck Toll
A Liberal Southwest Daily Times item recounts a truck wreck two miles east of Plains on U S 54. Driver Howard Mor richita escaped unharmed while the incident left the trucking company facing about 15000 dollars in debt after the vehicle overturned in strong wind last Saturday afternoon.
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Southwest Daily Times
Bran
Howard H. Morrichita
Morris
Plains
U S Officials Dismiss Moscow Stalin Ousting Excuse
U S officials say Russia's 6,000 word Moscow explanation for not ousting Stalin is an amateur alibi. They describe it as a thin defense echoing earlier Red leaders and unlikely to quell Western Red critics. Khrushchev’s Central Committee blamed Stalin’s personal war leadership, fears of disunity amid capitalist encirclement, and posthumous exposure of crimes.
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Washington
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Central Committee of
Russia
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Nazi Germany
Paint Mars On Ship Seen As Positive Sign
An Air Force officer said there were positive indications of a midflight collision between the TWA Constellation and a United DCT that crashed in the Grand Canyon, with paint scratches cited as evidence. Recovery teams faced dangerous terrain as they recovered remains and prepared for identification in Flagstaff, while officials noted the crash marked the nation’s worst air disaster at the time.
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Grand Canyon, Ariz. WP
Air Force
Grand Canyon
Byrd Ryland
March Afb
Calif
TWA
Constellation
United Air Lines
Ryland
Jack Parshall
Colorado River
Flagstaff
UAL
Denver
Medicine Bow
Larsmile Wyo
United States
Wentworth Coach Dies Dean of Missouri Track
Capt. Edgar A. Muench, 58, longtime Wentworth Military Academy coaching staff member since 1920 and often called the dean of Missouri track coaches, died today of a heart attack in Lexington. Rusty's and Cole's Food Centers will be closed July 4. Adv.
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Lexington
Edgar A. Muench
Wentworth Military Academy
Missouri
Rusty's
Cole's
Safety Council Forecasts 130 July Fourth Traffic Deaths
Chicago report says 130 people may die in 30 hours from 6 p.m. today to midnight tomorrow on the Fourth of July holiday due to traffic accidents. Officials from the National Safety Council and International Assn. of Chiefs of Police urge strict law enforcement to limit toll to about 80, noting Memorial Day and a Wednesday had different counts. Charles Edmondson for Sheriff ad.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
International Assn. of Chiefs of Police
Senate air power probe stalls as Wilson departs
Washington The Senate air power investigation paused as Defense Secretary Wilson left, prompting accusations of false statements from a Democratic senator and demands for an immediate $800 million defense boost to outpace Soviet air power. High level exchanges marked the hearing with humor softening the confrontation.
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Washington
Senate Air Power
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Defense
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Symington
D-Mo
Tornado Sighted East of Baldwin Damps July Plans
A weather area forecast scatters showers and thunderstorms with a reported tornado funnel east of Baldwin. Rainfall totals vary, wheat harvest halts amid wet fields, and temperatures range from the 70s to the 90s across the region as heavy rain and hail occur elsewhere.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Baldwin
Lawrence
Alton
Manhattan
Topeka
Parsons
Greek Underground Apology for Envoy Death
Eoka, the Cypriot Greek underground group, apologized for the June 16 bombing that killed U S vice consul William P Boteler in downtown Nicosia and wounded two others. The letter calls the diplomat's death a tragic mistake and expresses sorrow for the American loss.
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Wiposia
Cyprus
Eoka
Greece
Jday
U.S
Nicosia
William P. Boteler
Boteler
Washington, D.C
Boeing announces two for one stock split
Boeing Airplane Co. will distribute one additional share for each share owned, issuing the new shares on Aug. 6 to stockholders of record as of July 13. It notes the stock dividend and lists a reopening of Band Box Beauty Salon at 12144 Indiana, VI 3-2992.
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Reattle
Boeing Airplane Co
Indiana
West Urges Fast Action on U N Disarmament Plan
United Nations meeting sees Western powers led by Anthony Nutting and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr pressing the U N Disarmament Commission to approve basic principles for future talks. They demand speed, reject Soviet calls for unilateral force reductions, and back Eisenhower’s aerial inspection plan as part of disarmament efforts. Nutting blames Russia for the London meeting failure and says approval would enable a fresh start.
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United Nations
U. N
Anthony Nutting
U. S
Henry Cabott Lange Jr
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Lodge
Eisenhower
Nutting
Russia
London
U.N
U S Fleet Off England on West Europe Cruise
In Portsmouth England the 45000 ton battleships Iowa and New Jersey led a convoy on a weeklong training invasion of Western Europe. They anchored with four destroyers and five minesweepers, while six more destroyers moved to Chatham and additional fleet units headed for Hamburg.
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England
Iowa
New Jersey
Europe
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Thames
Chatham
Hamburg
Baltimore and Ohio derailed near Mn Watson town
Five cars of the Baltimore and Ohio Poenings eastbound Shenandoah passenger train derailed near this western Maryland town at 7 22 p m EST. The B&O reported no immediate casualties though ambulances were requested. Four sleepers and two overturned cars were involved with possible fire. The Chicago to Washington service originated in Chicago and was due in Washington at 3 30 p m EST.
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Mronswick
Mil
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Ohin
Eastbough Shenandoah Pasaenger
Maryland
B&o
RKO
Chicago
Washington
Horse Show Delayed by Rainy Weather Weeknight Performances
Rain and wet grounds force postponement of Lawrence Horse Show events to tonight at 7 00 and 7 30 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with over 1 000 spectators expected. Manager T M Daniel says conditions may allow a second showing if showers stop, while dust remains less of a problem this year. Eight white Briefland ponies owned by Dr Rex A Wright of Topeka will perform in chariot and display routines.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Will Beegin
T. M. Daniel
Daniel
Faiwrence
Janicht
Rex A. Wright
Topeka
Kansas
Associated Press
Denver
Ralinpontan
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Altai Arsenite
New York
Finletter Warns West Losing Air Atomic Edge
Former Secretary Thomas K. Finletter said the West is rapidly losing its air atomic superiority and must regain a clear advantage over the Russians. He warned a policy of maintaining superiority in the atomic weapon is essential for modern war. The text notes July 4, 1956 is a legal holiday with banks closed in Lawrence.
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Hamilton
N. Y
Air Force
Thomas K. Finletter
West
Russia
Independence Drafted Under Penalties of Treason and Hope
In Philadelphia, delegates to the Continental Congress work through nights drafting the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson faces edits as others weigh risk to lives fortunes and sacred honor. Prominent figures like Adams Franklin and Hancock watch the process, while discussions reveal fears about slavery clauses and future upheaval.
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Relman Morin
Beal
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
John Adams
Ben Franklin
Amd
Adama
John Hart
New Jersey
Milla
Richard Stockton
Benjamin ‘Harrison
Virginia
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Statehouse
Thomas Jefferson
June Private Construction Near Record in Lawrence
June permit activity in Lawrence rose to 660 900 dollars in private projects tying the second-highest private construction total in history. Six-month totals approached prewar norms, driven by a surge in commercial and industrial work while homebuilding lagged. Over 110 new homes valued at 1 212 900 helped push the six-month private total toward last year’s levels, with business and apartment projects adding to the gains as Kroger and church work contributed to a sizable June miscellaneous-improvement showing.
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Lawrence
Toeure
Milton
Win
Louis Stone
Shine
Kroger
Pers
Earl Gives Up Uranium Claim Under Street
In Klamath Falls Great Prospector Earl Sheridan abandoned his downtown uranium claim at Ninth and Main after digging up the street. He claimed uranium under the street belonged to him as a descendant of George Nurse, though his attorney noted no record showing such mineral rights. Sheridan cited a failing Geiger counter and wobbly readings as a reason for quitting.
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Earl Sheridan
Oregon
Ninth
Main Streets
George Nurse
Nurse
Sheridan
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