Summers Start Warm Across Nation With Heat in Presidio
The first day of summer brought hot weather across the United States. In Presidio Texas residents noted 111 degrees while Needles California hit 116. Iowa reports critical floods with over 1,000 homeless and millions in losses. Temperatures mostly ranged in the 80s and 90s across the south and east as showers and cooler pockets appeared in the Midwest.
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Iowa
Michigan
Nebraska
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Desert
Jury Seated in Meyer First-Degree Murder Trial
A jury for the first-degree murder trial of Benjamin E. Meyer was impaneled after exhausting 75 names and selecting 12 jurors plus an alternate. The panel viewed the crime scene at the Ralph Sniff home on the old Bremen Rd before final seating.
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Ralph Sniff
Bremen Rd
Evelyn Salts
George Swackhammer
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Carl Snyder
Edna Carson
C. L. Baker
Claude Hammon
Homer Carter
Jay Powell
Carl C. Harden
Floyd E. Beck
Ed E
Meyer
Velvia
Sheriff Waldron
Richard Gerken
Logan
James S. Peterson
Lancaster
Fred Murray
Phil Henderson
Marie Miller
Ruth Tannehill
Sylvia Cook
Howard Rolsten
C. D. Brown
Elmer Anthony
Flave Proctor
Charles Foster
Roy Loomis
Otto Lyke
Gladys Harper
Erma Evans
Ralph Moore
Clarence Green
Jesse McGrady
John Wellman
Carl Engle
Harry Bell
Chris Gompf
Joe Peterson
Ed Eberst
Jay Nimon
Clarence Orpenter
Howard Blume
Anne Myers
Julia Soliday
John Lee
Serepta Dicken
Claude Krisman
Olive Duffy
J. G. Cole
George Burgess
Mary Ford
Ed Jones
D. W. Miller
Zipper King Gideon Sundback Dies at 74
Meadville Pennsylvania Dr Gideon Sundback longtime designer of the zipper and board member of Talon Inc died yesterday at age 74 Sundback perfected the fastener enabling widespread use in garments and accessories worldwide
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Meadville
Gideon Sundback
Talon, Inc
Federal Agency Prepares Strict Crop Controls Drive
Washington outlines a new multi crop price support plan to enforce the tightest controls yet. Secretary Benson says the system will require compliance with all crop allotments to receive aid, aiming to trim plantings by about 40 million acres and reduce surpluses tied to federal funds.
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Washington
Secretary of
Benson
Central Iowa Braces for Record Flood Crest
Des Moines faces the greatest flood crest in history as the Des Moines River surges past Fort Dodge Boone and Des Moines. National Guard is on emergency duty to protect water works while 1 000 families are homeless and property losses run into millions.
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Iowa
Floyd
Sioux City
National Guard
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Boone
Hearings On School Transfers Start At 10 a.m. Wednesday
The Ohio Department of Education will hold hearings on petitions by residents of three areas in the East Hocking school district to transfer to Logan city district. Hearings are scheduled for Marion Township at 10 a.m., Green Township at 11 a.m., and Falls-Gore Township at 1 p.m. The petitions were rejected by the Hocking County board of education March 5.
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Green Township
Marion Town
Falls-Gore
Hocking County Board of Education
J. F. McGrady
Loren Schorr
Clarence Matheny
Floyd Brown
Lloyd Whisler
Whisler
Red Chinese Envoy To Quit Geneva Talks
Geneva reports say Chou En-lai plans to quit the Geneva conference and head to New Delhi to meet Nehru. The Indochina peace issue is expected to dominate talks as direct negotiations may be arranged by then.
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Geneva
China
Chou En-lai
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Nehru
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Viet Nam
Reds Call U S Aggressor in Guatemala Conflict
London and Moscow newspapers join a propaganda blitz accusing the United States of instigating and aiding the fighting in Guatemala. Pravda Izvestia and Trud are cited as saying American rulers orchestrated the armed attack and use hired agents to press their aggression.
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Moscow
United States
Guatemala
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Izvestia
Trud
U. S
Weather notes from Logan record heat in yesterday’s afternoon
Temperature in Logan rose to 95 degrees by 2 p.m. and stayed high through much of the afternoon. It hovered around 85 degrees at 9 p.m. Today's 11 a.m. reading was 90, seven degrees below the year high of 97.
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Five Day Forecast Sees Warm, Humid Week Ahead
Temperatures will average two to four degrees above normal with highs 81 to 86 and lows 60 to 62. Wednesday cooler. rest of week warm and humid, with a temporary cool spell in the Lake Erie region on Saturday. Scattered thundershowers Friday or Saturday. rainfall about half an inch.
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Lake Erie
Attendance Record Set At Logan Pool
Logan pool manager Wayne Denny announced a new attendance record of 809 swimmers on Sunday. The previous weekly high was 802, set earlier this year, as patrons crowded the building and found spots for their clothing. He also reported season tickets totaling 246 for children, 78 for adults, and 57 for families.
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City Swimming
City Pool
Denny
Smith landslide victory in Maine Senate primary
Senator Margaret Chase Smith won renomination in Maine with a crushing 96 159 to 19 203 over Robert L. Jones. Jones carried only four precincts while facing accusations that McCarthy planted him in the race.
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Portland
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Robert L. Jones
Mrs. Smith
Jones
Biddeford
Sen. Smith
Higher Food Prices Push U.S. Living Costs Higher
The May consumer cost index rose three tenths of a percent led by food, with meats, fruits, vegetables, juices up in 45 of 46 cities. Housing costs also increased due to revised tax and insurance factors. Commissioner Clague says price stability remains, with months of steadiness expected.
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Washington
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ike Says Let Hiss Have His Pension
The Eisenhower administration opposed denying retirement pay to Alger Hiss or any convict who became entitled as a federal employee. Rep. Clardy called the idea shocking and enraged. Rep. St. George called it inconceivable. Hiss, a former State Department official, was convicted of lying about passing documents to a prewar Communist spy ring. He has 14 years nine months of government service and would receive 700 dollars a year starting December 1, 1966, at age 62.
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Eisenhower
Alger Hiss
Rep
Clardy
R-Mich
Rep. St. George
RNY
Hiss
State Department
Commentator Don Hollenbeck Found Dead in Hotel
New York CBS television commentator Don Hollenbeck was found dead from gas in a midtown hotel. Police indicate it appears to be self-inflicted.
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New York
CBS
Don Hollenbeck
Rival Victory Claims Cloud Picture In Guatemala Conflict
In four day battle for Guatemala, Arbenz government and rebel forces claim success near Zacapa Gualan and Morales. Castillo Armas declares rebel government legal and demands foreign nonrecognition while Cuba weighs recognition.
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Honduras
Guatemala
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Carlos Castillo Armas
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Morales
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Castillo Armas
Jets Span Pacific to Tokyo in Long Range H Bomb Capability
Three American B47 Stratojets landed at Yokota Air Base after a 6,700 mile nonstop flight from California. The mission demonstrated Pacific theater reach for strategic bombers built to carry the H bomb and extend U.S. nuclear deterrence.
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