Herter cites Khrushchev meddling in U.S. election advice
Secretary of State Christian Herter accuses Khrushchev of meddling in American electoral choice while expressing optimism on U.S. alliances and Japan's stance. He notes a split outlook between the Soviet Union and Red China and cites a Vatican of diplomatic tensions after the U-2 incident and the Tokyo trip cancellation.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Sec
Christian A. Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
Herter
Japan
West
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Soviet Union
Red China
America
Khrushchev
U.S
Kremlin
Richard M. Nixon
Telephone numbers shift to all digits as alphabets fade
The Bell System moving away from letter prefixes like Plaza or Evergreen to all digits. With 24 million new phones since 1950 the system aims to simplify recall by adopting 347-2643 instead of Fieldstone 7-2643, though memory ease varies.
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Francis Stilleyew York
Plaza
Evergreen
Bell System
Missing Rio flight with 45 aboard sparks search
A Real Aerovias Convair airliner with 45 persons aboard vanished Friday night on a flight from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro. The last contact was near 7 p.m. C.S.T. with pilot B. Lopes. Officials were unsure if the plane forced landed in the interior or had crashed.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Aerovias Convair
Bello Horizonte
Rioting Flare in Ciudad Trujillo Over Trujillo Opponents
A small scale riot broke out Friday between members of a new anti government party and supporters of dictator Rafael Trujillo in Ciudad Trujillo. Several persons were injured.
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Ciudad Trujillo
UPI
Domican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
No relief seen soon as living costs hit high in May
United Press International reports the Consumer Price Index rose to 126.3 the May increase driven by grocery prices. Labor Department official Arnold Chase warned further food cost increases loom but auto, fuel and appliance prices helped keep overall buying power steady.
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United Press International
Ashington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Chase
Betancourt narrowly escapes Caracas bombing
Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt survived a remote control bombing as his motorcade passed a parked car. Three people died and several others were wounded including Betancourt and his wife. Borders were sealed while authorities blamed Perez Jimenez supporters and foreign enemies for the attack.
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Aracas
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Ramon Arnaldo Armas Perez
Luis Elpidio Rodriguez
Asabel Valdero
Josue Lopez Henriquez
Luis Augusto Dubuc
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Violent tornadoes tear through northeast and Texas
A wild flood of tornadoes struck Pennsylvania New York and Vermont with millions in damages. Texas saw up to 5.5 inches of rain and twisters that damaged the Houston area and Lake Corpus Christi. Rescue efforts followed street flooding in San Antonio. Emergency declarations were issued in Rotterdam and Woodlawn, Schenectady. Arthur E York Jr Seagraves named for postmaster nomination.
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Avalanche-Journal
Everal
Pennsylvania
New York
Vermont
Texas
Gulf
South Plains
San Antonio
Amarillo
Lake Corpus Christi
Houston
Waco
Schenectady
N. Y
Glens Falls
N.Y
Jeffersonville
Indiana
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rotterdam
Woodlawn
Niskayuna
Seagraves
Washington
Arthur E. York Jr
Eisenhower
Senate
John L. Rose
Albany
Harold Real
Eisenhower to Depart Honolulu for Washington Tonight
President Eisenhower will leave Honolulu today at 5 to 10 p.m. EST and fly to Washington with one refueling stop at Travis AFB near San Francisco. He is to report to the nation from Washington Monday night about his Far Eastern journey.
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Honolulu
Eisenhower
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Travis Afb
San Francisco
Newlyweds The proof that two can live as cheaply as one
A lighthearted panel on budgeting for newlyweds hints at shared expenses and thrift. The piece notes how couples merge routines and homes to save without sacrificing comfort, illustrating practical cost-cutting ideas from everyday domestic life.
Door Slammed Front Porch TV Bid Tops Harmon Campaign
Rep. Ran dall S Harmon tests a White House front porch bid for the Democratic nomination saying he may tour the White House with relatives. White House aides deny front porch news conferences while Harmon jokes about living there or renting the porch as a district office. He says he has as good a chance as 180,000,000 others and won’t be a convention delegate.
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United Press International
Ashington
Randall S
Harmon
D-Ind
White House
Anne Wheaton
Ind
North Vernon
Front Porch
Texas gas tax struck down by federal court ruling
U.S. District Judge Jack Roberts invalidated Texas’ 15 million dollar biennial gas pipeline tax saying it violates interstate commerce. The decision worsens the state’s finances as the revenue fund heads red and could prompt appeals likely in October. Comptroller Calvert noted ongoing collection under protest while awaiting higher court rulings.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ustin—Dist
Jack Roberts
Texas
Will Wilson
Wilson
3Rd Court of Civil Appeals
General Revenue Fund
Roberts
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert Calvert
Calvert
Price Daniel
Wyoming
Rio Grande Dam Gets Big Push
The Senate approved a bill to authorize finalizing an agreement with Mexico for the Amistad Diablo Dam and Reservoir on the Rio Grande valued at 109.554 million dollars. The measure moves to the House, then to the White House for Eisenhower’s signature after House acceptance of Senate amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Mexico
Amistad (Diablo
Rio Grande
House
White House
Eisenhowier
Vacationing businessman dies after dumbbell fall in New York
Alvin Rodecker of Detroit, head of the Aaron Deroy Management Co., died after a dumbbell fell eight stories from actress Arlene Francis’s Ritz Towers apartment. The incident occurred as he walked with his wife on Park Avenue near 57th Street after a celebratory luncheon at Le Pavillon. The chain began days earlier with unrelated events surrounding Francis and her husband Martin Gabel.
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Steve
Associated Press
York
Detroit
Alvin Rodecker
Arlene Francis
Rodecker
New York
Aaron Deroy Management Co
Katherine
Plaza Hotel
le Pavillon
E. 57Th St
Redeckers
Rodeckers
le Pavillion
Park Avenue and
57Th St
Ritz Towers
Miss Francis
Martin Gabel
Mt. Ki
Storms lash South Plains with hail and 70 mph winds
Damaging storms from Cochran to Hockley counties drop hail up to golf ball size, six inches deep in spots, with 70 mph winds. Thunder and heavy rain toppled signs, felled power poles, and caused at least one construction-site damage estimated at 1000 dollars. Forecasts call for more storms and a high near 94 with a brief cooldown.
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Bob Horton
Avalanche-Journal
Cochran
Hockley
Yoakum County
Panhandle
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Bledsoe
New Mexico
Alvie ‘Harris
Extension of Farm Labor Plan Nears
Washington AP reports the House Rules Committee may advance a two year extension of the Farm Labor Program. The current authorization allowing import of Mexican farm labor ends next June. The committee vote clears the path for early House action.
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Washington
Eee
Heonwal
House Rules Committee
House
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