Harriman Says Khrushchev Terrifying and Brutal in Talks
W Averell Harriman describes his talks with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev as terrifying and brutal in Life magazine. He cites blunt warnings about Berlin, rockets shipped to Red China, and potential Soviet military intervention to defend Formosa. He also predicts inflexibility from Andrei Gromyko and urges a summit to engage Khrushchev directly.
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Harriman
NEW York (Ap
W. Averell
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Life Magazine
Life
Washington
New York
Moscow
Khrushchev
Berlin
Soviet Union
Red China
Formosa
U.S
Formosa Strait
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Young Blasts Civil Defense in Senate Speech
Sen. Stephen M. Young denounces the Office of Civil Defense Mobilization as a fossil and says about one billion dollars spent over 14 years was wasted. He cast the lone vote against the independent offices appropriation bill, criticizing civil defense as out of date and useless.
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Washington
Office of Civil Defense Mobilization
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Senate
Independent Offices
Civil Defense Agency
Civil Defense
Democratic Clash Over 1960 Convention Leadership
The 1960 Democratic convention fight pits Northern and Western liberal forces led by National Chairman Paul Butler against conservative and moderate Congress factions backing Lyndon B. Johnson and Sam Rayburn. Johnson may seek the presidential nomination, while Butler questions Southern wins, with Stevenson Humphrey or Kennedy as potential alternative selections.
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Paul M. Butler
Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
House
Sam Rayburn
Johnson
Butler
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Seaway Keeps Busy Since Opening to Traffic
Montreal AP reports since the St. Lawrence Seaway opened on April 25 traffic has averaged one ship every 42 minutes. Two years ago officials estimated a vessel would move every 45 minutes, reflecting steady volume.
Swordfish Arrives to Inspect Polaris Undersea Firing Capabilities
The nuclear powered submarine Swordfish arrives at Cape Canaveral to assess facilities for undersea launching of the Navy's Polaris missile.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Swordfish
Navy
Shy Korean Beauty Ready for Miss Universe in Long Beach
Hyun Choo Oh a 19 year old student from Ehwa University Korea is in Los Angeles for the Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach. She discusses romance and dating with reporters claiming she has never been kissed except once in Honolulu. She travels with her mother and chaperone Nora Noh and plans to study ballet in London after the contest. Lola Susan Sutterby is reported as the seventh child born weighing 7 pounds at 7 p.m. in a Seventh Day Adventist Hospital on her seventh birthday.
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Los Angeles
Hyun Choo Oh
Korea
Long Beach
Honolulu
Miss Ch
Ehwa University
Seoul
London
Chum Chul Park
Nora Noh
Miss Noh
Angola
N.Y
Lola Susan Sutterby
Francis W. Sutterby
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Chuckle Remember 1959: The Good Old Days Soon Missed
A nostalgic column notes that memories from 1959 feel precious as readers look back on simple pleasures. The piece reflects on daily life, shared humor, and small moments that define a era likely to be missed two decades later.
Williams says Kozlov shrewd and tough in Detroit clash
Michigan Governor G Mennen Williams described Soviet First Deputy Premier Kozlov as urbane yet ruthless and said it would take a Yankee trader to beat him after a tense verbal exchange in Detroit. Williams challenged Kozlov on self determination and East German events during a private conference with interpreters present.
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Detroit
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
R. Kozlov
Williams
Kozlov
Chicago
Mikhail Menshikov
Soviet Union
East Germany
Menshikov
U.S
Fort Shelby
Hurricane Forming Off Coast Near Carolinas
Tropical storm Cindy, about 140 miles east of Charleston, is likely to strengthen into the season's first hurricane. A hurricane watch covers Cape Hatteras to Charleston as residents prepare for possible warnings. Winds expected to reach 75 mph with hurricane-force gusts as the storm moves northward.
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Cindy
Atlantic
Carolinas
Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Charleston
S.C
Tides Wash Over Wilmington Beaches Above Normal
Beaches in the Wilmington area were pushed about two feet above normal by high tides. The rising water affected coastal areas and prompted caution for swimmers and motorists along the shore.
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Wilmington, N.C
Weather Forecast for Miami Valley Sees Warm Socket
The Miami Valley faces warm conditions with a brief warm, humid spell. Highs near 90 today, 87 tomorrow with possible afternoon showers, overnight lows around 66 and 55 in Middletown. Discomfort index expected to rise into the upper 70s.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Ike Urges Sides To Avoid Steel Strike
President Eisenhower urged management and workers in the steel wage talks to avoid a strike and continue bargaining. The Steelworkers Union agreed to delay a strike until Tuesday midnight, while union president David J. McDonald warned no further extension. Eisenhower said no government intervention is planned.
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David J. McDonald
Eisenhower
AF Planes Moving Out Of France
The 1 U.S. Air Force fighter bomber wings will be relocated from French bases to Britain and West Germany. About 200 jets with atomic mission assignments will shift immediately and be completed by summer’s end. The move follows France’s refusal to host atomic stockpiles and integrated NATO air defense.
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Paris
U.S
Britain
West Germany
United States
NATO
W. Randomih Burgess
North Atlantic Council
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Germany
Car Kills Ky Man Crossing U S 40 in West Jefferson
Creed Heston 72 of Louisa Kentucky was fatally struck by a car while crossing U S 40 in West Jefferson Ohio on Tuesday night He was visiting his son who lived there and died at the scene or en route to a hospital officials said
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Columbus, Ohio
Creed Heston
Louisa
U.S 40
West Jefferson
Here
Rector
Jarrell
Young
Moore
Bridgeport
Astronauts Watch Capsule Heat Test For 1961 Flight
Seven Mercury astronauts observed a white hot model of the space capsule under intense heat as NASA previews the 1961 orbital program. Officials disclosed potential delays from Atlas ICBM issues and plans to shift launchers, with Jupiter being dropped and Redstone retained for testing.
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Langley Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sion
Air Force
NASA
Defense Department
Army
Robert Gilruth
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Wallops Island
Army Redstone
Gilruth
President urges ongoing contract talks to avoid strike
President Eisenhower recalled urging both sides on June 27 to continue talks without production interruption until a new contract is reached. The union extended its July 1 strike deadline to July 14, with the President noting talks should continue until agreement is achieved and expressing regret that a strike is needed.
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Uion
Eisenhower
Steelworkers reject Eisenhower steel contract extension
The Steelworkers Union rejected President Eisenhower's request for an indefinite extension of steel contracts beyond midnight July 14. In Covington Kentucky Demphys Lewis 37 of Camden Ohio goes on trial for robbery of Farmers State Bank of Glencoe Kentucky. Howard Glenn 28 of Birmingham Alabama aids in the hold up netting 766 dollars on Jan 29. In Miami immigration director Edward P Ahrens says Maj Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz former Cuban Air Force commander is admitted to the United States as a resident alien.
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New York
Steelworkers Union Today
Eisenhower
Covington, Ky
Demphys Lewis
Camden
Ohio
U.S. District Court
Farmers State Bank
Glencoe
Howard Glenn
Birmingham
Ala
Miami, Fla
Edward P. Ahrens
Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz
United States
Eisenhower Hints Special Session On Foreign Aid Authority
President Eisenhower suggested he may call a special session of Congress if Congress denies the additional authority he seeks for foreign aid spending. The remark signals possible escalation in funding power battles between the White House and lawmakers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Construction truck drivers strike hits Cincinnati area
In the Greater Cincinnati area and Hamilton Ohio construction truck drivers walked off the job at midnight after a meeting this morning their union reps had urged a return to work but workers refused to resume duties.
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Cincinnati
Greater
Hamilton
Ohio
Escape Try Fails The Grab Girl In Freedom Bid
Three teen reform school inmates aged 16 to 17 faced preliminary hearings after abducting 18 year old secretary Sanara Lynne McKeen for an 80 mile ride. They were captured within hours near New Martinsville, West Virginia, after fleeing from the Pruntytown State Industrial School. McKeen was unharmed.
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Sandra Lynne McKeen
Boys Industrial School
New Martinsville
W. Va
Miss McKeen
Sanara Lynne McKeen
Florida
State Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Grafton
West Virginia
Ohio River
Shannon W. Westerman
Westerman
Rector
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