UAW Urges $100 Cut in 1958 Car Prices by Big Three
UAW President Walter Reuther proposes to GM Ford and Chrysler a $100 average wholesale price cut on 1958 models in exchange for adjusted contract demands next year. He cites inflation concerns and says retail prices could fall about $140, potentially boosting sales by up to one million units while profits remain strong. Theodore Reuther notes the plan aligns with Eisenhower administration call for restraint.
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Dwight Pitkin
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Automobile
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Reuther
UAW International Executive Board
Eisenhower
Ement
Uther
Science Music Gain In 4 Million Estate
The estate of the late Mrs. Mary Agatha Pirtle is valued at about four million dollars. Attorney John W. Reavis said the bulk will be divided equally among Case Institute of Technology the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Musical Arts Assn sponsor of the Cleveland Orchestra.
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Cleveland
Mary Agatha Pirtle
Claiborne Pirtle
John W. Reavis
Case Institute of Technology
Cleveland Institute of Music and
The
Musical Arts Assn
Cleveland Orchestra
Top Leaders To Appeal Aid Slashes
President Eisenhower sends Dulles Hollister and Radford to urge the Senate to restore foreign aid. House cuts trimmed the request from 3.37 billion to 2.524 billion, with limited political backing and possible resistance from Knowland and Mansfield.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
State Dulles
Arthur W. Radford
John Hollister
Dulles
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hollister
International Cooperation Administration
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sen
Knowland
Calif
House
Sen. Mansfield
Montana
Sen. Dirksen
Illinois
Front lawn mishap scarifies Chuckie Young bike
Chuckie Young reports his bike was run over by a car backing from the garage. His parents shrug it off, joking that he should not leave the bike on the lawn again.
Syrian official plans return amid coup plot charges
Ibrahim Husseiny the Syrian military attaché in Rome says he will return to Syria to defend himself despite danger. He denies colluding with an American backed plot and claims he was in Rome when officials allege he plotted to oust President Shukri al Kuwatly. The case ties to Col Adib Shisheklly’s in absentia life sentence and to American agent Howard E Stone described as the conspiracy mastermind.
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ROMEW
Ibrahim Husseiny
Syria
United States
Husseiny
Rome
Adib Shishekly
Shukri Kuly
Presdent
Shukri Kuwaily
Shishekly
Howard E. Stone
Stone
Soldier argues his baby son has right to U S citizenship
US Air Force sergeant and his English wife say their four month old son, born in France, is an American by birth but has been denied citizenship by three nations. Embassy in Paris cites that the father did not meet the ten year US residency requirement. The infant also faces refusals from Britain and France. Sgt Lewis, born in Germany to an American father and English mother, served in the US Army since age 17 and has resided near Paris for years, but eight years of residence is insufficient for citizenship by birth.
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U. S. Air Force
William J. D. Lewis
Paris
Anthony J. D. Lewis
France
U. S
England
Lewis
Englewood
N. J
Germany
America
United States
Britain
Sgt
Air Force
U.S. Plans Shot For Arms Talk In London
Western negotiators with Russia plan a push to accelerate disarmament talks at the London conference within a week. U S Britain France and Canada aim to issue a comprehensive Western proposal on disarmament while Stassen’s outlines face allied rifts and Soviet pressure. In Moscow repatriation and cutting off atomic arms production emerge as key issues. West German envoy Lahr flies to Bonn for consultations as talks stall and risk collapse. Brento and Lahr see sharply divided views on German repatriation.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
United States
London
Britain
France
Canada
U. S
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Moscow
Union
West Germany
Rolf Lahr
Bonn
Dr. Lahr
Brentano
Forced Landing Near Grantwood Village Delights Residents
An Iowa City couple on a flight from Cincinnati to Weiss Airport had engine failure and landed in a pasture near Dr. P. M. Grueb’s Grantwood Village home. They escaped injury and were given a ride to the residence. The plane was to be dismantled for repairs. Kirkin dall was to be transferred in Cincinnati next month for work.
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ST. Louis
Iowa City
Iowa
St. Louis County
J. Garth Kirkindall
Cincinnati
Weiss Airport
Kirkindall
P. M. Grueb
Grantwood Village
Dr. Grueb
Dayton Man Killed by Hit-Skip Driver
Olen Cotton, 62, of Dayton was struck and killed Saturday in front of a West Side funeral home. Joseph McLin, operator of the home, gave police the license number. Cotton died at Miami Valley Hospital.
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Dayton
Ohio
Olen Cotton
West Side
Joseph McLin
Cotton
Miami Valley Hospital
Teamster Hoffa Mohn to testify in New York racketeering probe
Senate Rackets Committee expects James R. Hoffa Midwest Teamsters leader and Einar O. Mohn executive vice president to testify as principal witnesses in the New York labor racketeering hearings. McClellan says a third important witness will appear Monday, with Hoffa set for Tuesday.
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John Chadwick
Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
James R. Hoffa
Einar O. Mohn
New York
Hoffa
Giant
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Miami
Mohn
Beck
Senate
New York City
McCellan
Marshall M. Miller
New York Legislative
Justice Department
Miller
Upholsterers International Union
Grand Rapids
Mich
Teamsters
Former FBI undercover agent names Martha Dodd Stern as Soviet spy
Boris Morros, a longtime FBI undercover agent, testifies to the House Un American Activities Committee that Martha Dodd Stern, daughter of a former U S ambassador, was part of the Soviet espionage apparatus. He details meetings at Sterns Connecticut home and links to broader spy networks including Prague and Germany.
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Martha Dodd Stern
U. S
Germany
Alfred
Washington
Boris Morros
FBI
House Committee On Uns
Morris
Hollywood
House Committee
U.S
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eisenhower
Cardinal Spellman
New York
United States
William E. Dodd
Mexico
Alfred K. Stern
Walter
D-Pa
House Un-American Activities Committee
Martha Dodd
Alfred Stern
Committee
Miss Dodd
Jack Sable
U.S. Attorney's Office
Myra Soble
Jacob Albam
Jack Soble
Morros
Vassili Zubilin
Stern
Connecticut
Secret Civil Rights Bill Promises Tough GOP Push
After a White House meeting with President Eisenhower Rep Joseph W Martin Jr says Republicans will push an adequate civil rights bill. He notes no details yet but asserts Democrats may side with them once proposals are seen. The GOP stance emphasizes strong protections for voting rights.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House
White House
Martin
Capitol
Senate
Plane Lands Safely On Blown Tire
SAN FRANCISCO W United Air Lines Flight 7803 from New York landed safely at 3 35 p m Saturday after a blown tire. The aircraft rolled to the end of the runway and taxied back with three fire engines and police and press on hand. Pilot Capt Clyde Parlett said pieces of a burst tire were found on the runway after departure from Idlewild.
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San Francisco
United Air Lines
New York
Idlewild
Clyde Parlett
San Carlos
Calif
Wife scolds Egyptian jailer by telephone over letters
Mrs James Swinburn, wife of British prisoner Swinburn, used London's Cairo line to call the Tura jail chief seeking news of letters. Swinburn, jailed for masterminding a spy ring in Cairo, was sentenced June 22. She pressed for release and inquired about letters, while officials cited regulations.
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Keswick
England
London
Cairo
James Swinburn
Egypt
Suez Canal
T Tura
Risen
Ma’m
Hollywood Up In Arms Over Trial Controversy
Hollywood figures react to a sensational Confidential magazine trial testimony. Actor George Murphy calls for safeguards to prevent a repeat incident as Maureen O'Hara denies the affair report and sues for damages.
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Hollywood
Los Angeles
Confidential
George Murphy
Murphy
Filmland
Good Will
Maureen O'Hara
Miss O'Hara
Auto Jumps Curb Injuring Four in Elyria Incident
A car in downtown Elyria jumped the curb and struck pedestrians, killing 19 year old Cora Edith Webb and injuring her brother Edward 14 and Mr. and Mrs. John Kadas. The 76 year old driver was attempting to park when control was lost. he was not held.
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Elyria
Ohio
Cora Edith Webb
Edward
John Kadas
Memorial Hospital
U S Prepares for Large Asiatic Flu Outbreak
Washington reports the United States is preparing for a probable large epidemic of Asiatic flu this fall or winter. The illness is a new variety of influenza likely to spread widely across the country.
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Washington
United States
Health ministry reports Asiatic flu sweeping El Salvador
The health ministry said the Asiatic flu has struck a large part of El Salvador and that it may soon be necessary to close schools and other public places.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Influenza Named for Influence and Defense Plans
The Public Health Service leads a national defense against influenza, tracing its name to astrological influence and urging states and local communities to prepare against a potential major outbreak with a new limited-supply vaccine and coordinated plans.
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Public Health Service
Orient
Visiting French Students Observe Americans In Eye Opening Report
Visiting French students view Americans with sharp judgment in a feature by Carol Ann Heller on Page 37. Also on Page 37 Jody Terney outlines a pupil reallocation plan tied to proposed school construction. Page 10 reviews a city charter amendment for November voter approval.
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Uts
Carol Ann Heller
Jody Terney
Edmiston
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