Stevens Quits Army Secretary Post. Brucker Nominated
Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens resigns citing personal considerations. President Eisenhower nominates Wilber M. Brucker, former Michigan governor and Pentagon general counsel, to succeed him and Stevens will leave the Pentagon by July’s end. Brucker, 61, says he learned of the move only an hour earlier and remains at peace with the appointment while Stevens plans to finish duties for Secretary Wilson. The White House publicized the resignation with a regretful letter from the President.
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Robert T. Stevens
Army
Eisenhower
Wilber M. Brucker
Defense Department
Stevens
Sen
McCarthy
R.-Wis
Topl
Pentagon
Brucker
Michigan
Detroit
White House
New England
Defense Wilson
Wilson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sft
National Airport
Molotov Urges UN Move Toward Global Peace
In San Francisco on the UN tenth anniversary, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov urged disarmament and steps to ease tensions. He pressed the UN to lead in world peace, cited recent easing events, and called for expanded world trade and renewed talks with Japan and West Germany, while avoiding a formal peace declaration.
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San Francisco
Russia
U. M. Molotov
U. N
U.N
Germany
Japan
Molotov
United Nations
Formosa
Moalotey
Red China
Soviet Union
Carllos P. Romulo
Philippines
U. N. General Assembly
U-Hunters in Desert Gun Battle
In the Mojave Desert near Barstow California a uranium rush drew 1090 to 2000 prospectors amid high heat. A gun clash Monday left about two dozen shots fired with no injuries reported as deputies urge families to stay away from dangerous claims. Donald Cedarliff of Bountiful Utah reportedly staked claims, fueling the rush. Sheriff Bland says patrols will continue to prevent further conflict.
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Barstow
California
Frank Bland
San Bernardino County
Bland
Mojave Desert
Newberry
Highway 6
Donald Cederleff
Bountiful
Utah
Old
Lightning Strikes Home Then Concession Stand in Whitney Point
Augie Tappan, while watching TV at his Whitney Point home, had a lightning bolt strike his house damaging attic timbers and blacking the TV. Two minutes later a call reported his concession stand 15 miles away was smashed by a second bolt.
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Whitney Point
N. Y
Augie Tappan
New York
Tappan
Italy Head Resigns on Party Split
Prime Minister Mario Scelba submitted the resignation of his coalition government after a rift in the Christian Democrat Party and a rebel group within the alliance. President Giovanni Gronchi would decide after talks with senior statesmen and party leaders on forming a new government.
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Rome
Mario] Scelba
Scelba
Giovanni Gronchi
Quirinale
Gronchi
Christian Democrat
Christian Democrat Party
Seetha
Amintore Fanfani
Giuseppi Pella
Pella
Guseppe Saragat
Bandits in Disguise Rob Buses Near Solano Sicily
Lumps described as women on shawls robbed a rural bus near Solano Sicily. Disguised assailants boarded, threatened passengers with guns, and fled after taking 250000 lire about 400 dollars and jewelry from 46 people on two buses. Five or more suspects fled. outcomes unclear.
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Solano
Sicily
Weather update shows thinning clouds Thursday afternoon
Variable high cloudiness and low clouds or fog Thursday morning give way to sun by afternoon. No precipitation expected and temperatures rise into the afternoon as skies clear.
Southland Pair Officers Shot in Tijuana Clash
A Lakewood man and a Compton companion were wounded in a running gun battle with Mexican police in Tijuana. Two officers were wounded, one critically, after the Americans opened fire on a taxi driver and pursuing officers. Police recovered 17 guns and 20 boxes of shells from the suspects’ car.
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Lakewood
Compton
Tijuana
Signal Hill
Wardlow
Edward Creswell
Quigley Ave
City of
Patrick Lee Mahoney
Killen
Alberto Peraza
Tijiaha
Peraza
Mayuel Valesquez - Gonzallo
Guadalupe Penaam
Jesus Florez Mirada
Lara
Creswell
Mahoney
Sane
Aleman Hospital
Felice
Robert Perry
Falcon Ave
Perry
Signal Hill Sporting Goods
Belmont Shore Market Robbery Foiled in Morning Clash
A Belmont Shore market manager and a dairy truck driver overpowered an armed robber who tried to hold up Shore Mart at about 7:45 am. Edwin R. Shaw, 31, a steeplejack, was arrested for investigation. The three men wrestled, Kersey removed the gun’s clip, and the bandit was slugged.
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Belmont Shore
Sandis
Edwin R. Shaw
Howard St
McCoy's Market
Robert Kersey
Hawthorne
Knudsen Creamery Co
Kersey
Gibson
Russians Nehru Sign Mystery Declaration In Moscow
The Soviet foreign ministry announced a declaration worked out by Indian Prime Minister Nehru and the Soviet government would be ceremoniously signed in the Kremlin today. The text’s nature and publication date were not specified. Western correspondents were invited to witness the signing.
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Nehru
Kremlin
Foreign Ministry
Scientists Invited to Russ Conference in Moscow
Scientists from 41 nations have been invited to attend a special session of the Soviet Academy of Sciences on peaceful uses of atomic energy in Moscow July 1-5. The event opens at Moscow University with a speech by Aleksander Nesmyanov, academy president, and includes an advance program of 77 speeches and reports.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Moscow University
Aleksander Nesmyanov
Mower Bumbles Across Highway in Crain County Incident
Otis Morley's power mower escaped and rolled onto Crain Highway where a motorist narrowly avoided a collision. Morley fired a long horn honk in reaction, reminiscent of armored drivers.
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Glen Buanib
Otis Morley
Crain Highway
Morley
Where to Find It
The note lists sections and page numbers for various features in the newspaper. It directs readers to Beach Combing, Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Crosswords, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Shipping Table, Sports, Theaters, Tides Temperatures, Wilson, Women, and Your World across pages A-2, A-18, A-19, B-2, B-3, B-10, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-6 to C-11, and 4-19.
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Crossord
Wilson
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