Weeks Sees Brighter Economy Despite Slower Recovery
Secretary of Commerce Weeks reported signs of improvement in April and May showing reduced inventories by 800 million dollars and rising steel mill use from 47 percent to 54, construction up 10 percent, employment up 1.2 million and unemployment down 200,000. He cited 31 billion planned outlays for new plants in 1958, and notes from the Associated General Contractors of America of improved or leveling business conditions across many regions.
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Washington (Ap
Weeks
Associated General Contractors of America, Inc
Crowley to be released on bail awaiting Tokyo trial
Joseph P. Crowley, ex Yale football star, scheduled for bail at 300000 yen to await trial for the death of T A D Jones Jr in Tokyo. He faces charges of inflicting bodily injuries resulting in death after a night of drinking with Kissinger and Crowley in Tokyo.
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Joseph P. Crowley
T.A.D. Jones Jr
New Haven
Conn
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Yale
Jones
Arthur K. Mori
U.S
Japan
Maryland
Frederick M. Kissinger
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Kissinger
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De Gaulle Urges Parliaments Shrinking Reform Plan
Paris AP report says Premier de Gaulle favors a two chamber system with a strengthened Senate for the union and a weakened National Assembly for continental France. He gained authority to draft a new constitution and present it to voters, while urging workers gain more voice. Prices continue rising, with food costs up 8.8 percent in May.
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National Assembly
France
Senate
French Catholic Union of Christians
Trumans Invited to Rainier Stuart Charity Fete
Monte Carlo reports Princess Grace and Prince Rainier inviting former President Harry S Truman and wife to a charity songfest for the U N Children's Fund. Tickets priced at 23.81 dollars with champagne extra, Sinatra and Noel Coward to lead.
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Prince Rainier
Truman
Frank Sinatra
Noel Coward
Grace Kelly
Sinatra
U.N. Childrens Fund
Macmillan Calls For Disarming And Peace Efforts
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan urged a step by step path to disarmament and world peace in a Johns Hopkins University address. He cautioned against expecting a summit but urged controlled disarmament by both sides to build confidence and reduce Cold War tensions. He also called for lower trade barriers to ease international commerce.
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Baltimore
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Johns Hopkins University
Eisenhower
Western World Alliance
de Pauw University
Greenicastle
Ind
Eisenhower Aids Five Year Reciprocal Trade Plan Push
House leaders seek President Eisenhower's plea to rally support for a five year extension of the reciprocal trade program. A letter to Republican Leader Martin is expected to swing 20 to 30 votes in tomorrow's crucial balloting as two tariff policy paths face the House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Ike Seeks Nuclear Ban Talks
President Eisenhower urged Soviet Premier Khrushchev to begin technical talks on policing a future nuclear test ban. The White House announced Geneva as the site beginning July 1, with Switzerland hosting this arrangement after Khrushchev proposed his own capital.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ikita S. Khrushchev
Geneva
White House
Moscow
Khrushchev
Dulles Seeks Global Inspection Posts for Nuclear Tests
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States would likely want international inspection posts inside Communist China and elsewhere to police a ban on nuclear weapons tests. He cited advice from U S scientific experts that supervision would need coverage in Communist China, Australia and the Sahara desert.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
China
U. S
Australia
Sahara Desert
Eisenhower Signals Wider Talks on Nuclear Test Limits
Eisenhower told Khrushchev the talks could include Czechoslovak and Polish experts on the Soviet side with the Western powers joining, and neutrals possibly later. He suggested longer talks beyond Khrushchev's initial three to four weeks and urged handling details through normal diplomatic channels. Macmillan, visiting Eisenhower, was briefed on the reply.
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Poland
United Kingdom
France
United States
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
India
Harold Macmillan
Bomare Missile Test Cleared for Operational Use
A Bomare air defense missile streaked over the Atlantic in a likely successful test. The launch marked another step toward ground to air intercept capability as more than 40 Boeing missiles have been fired from the Air Force test center since the program began.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Air Force Test Center
U S Supports Lebanon Charges At United Nations
The United States planned to back Lebanon’s charge that the United Arab Republic threatens peace by aiding Lebanese rebels as the Security Council met to resume the Middle East debate. Henry Cabot Lodge was to align with Lebanon and warn Nasser’s government to respect Lebanon’s independence.
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United States
Lebanon
United Arab Republic
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Charles Malik
U.A.R
Nasser
Lodge
James W. Barco
Council
Malik
U.N
Soviet Union
Bookkeeper Recalled On Goldfine Inquiry in Boston
Mildred Paperman, bookkeeper for Bernard Goldfine properties, was recalled by a House subcommittee in Washington to answer questions about the industrialist's business. She previously refused to explain checks totaling 135000 dollars to former Gov Paul A Dever and a 150000 dollar payment to Edward Dever. Edward Proctor criticized the subcommittee's conduct.
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Boston
House
Bernard Goldfine
Mildred Paperman
Massachusetts
Paul A. Dever
Dever
Edward C. Proctor
Subcommittee
Robert W. Lishman
Edward Dever
Goldfine
Boston Post
Proctor
Turner Hart Welterweight Bout Postponed by Rain
Philadelphia boxing card delayed as welterweight Gil Turner faces Garnet Sugar Hart. Promoter Herman Taylor announced the bout will be staged Thursday night due to rain.
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Philadelphia
Gil Turner
Garnet Sugar Hart
Herman Taylor
Khrushchev Moves Against Suslov in Kremlin Power Play
A Moscow briefing suggests Nikita Khrushchev has undermined Mikhail Suslov, weakening his Central Committee influence. Suslov’s absence from key events since May 16, leadership shakeups in propaganda, and Khrushchev’s attack on theoreticians signal moves toward a purge, potentially requiring a full Central Committee meeting.
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Thomas P. Whitney
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Mikhail Suslov
Suslov
Soviet Communist Party
Central Committee
Khrushchev
F. V Konstantinov
L. F. Ilyichev
Konstantinov
Bulgaria
Tito
Dmitri Shostakovich
Aram Khachaturian
Andrei Zhdanov
Stalin
Communist Party
Georgi Malenkov
V. M. Molaev
Lazar Kaganovich
Dmitri Shepiflov
Georgi Zhukov
Red Germany Hints Nine U S Army Men Could Be Spies
East German Die Volksarmee hinted nine U S Army personnel involved after a helicopter from the 3rd Armored Division made a forced landing behind the Iron Curtain might be treated as spies. Maj James R Zeller of Mount Joy Pa led an inquisitive team claiming borders should not be overflown for espionage. American officials say the helicopter got lost in a thunderstorm over East Germany and ran out of fuel.
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U.S
3Rd Armored Division
West Germany
Frontier
Air Force aims for Moon probes in August
Lt Gen S E Anderson announced in Milwaukee that the Air Force will launch three lunar probes this year with one August flight intended to crash on the moon. Modified Thor missiles will power the 278000 mile trek in about two and a half days, with Atlas tests also planned in August. He warned payload sizes remain undisclosed and stressed potential orbiting results if misses occur.
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Milwaukee
S. E. Anderson
Air Research and Development
Air Force
Anderson
Thor
Moon
Space
Earth
United States
Anderson Wags
General Motors
No Chance Father Says As Sons Die In Plunge
Frank Qualls a Brownsville teacher and his wife Kathleen faced tragedy in Cameron Arizona when their car rolled over a cliff at a scenic viewpoint. The 5 year old James and 15 month Harold died as the runaway vehicle plunged into the Little Colorado River Gorge. Coroner James Brierley cited failure to set the parking brake as the probable cause.
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Harold
Qualls
Tigers Fire Tighe. Norman Named Manager
Detroit Tigers dismiss Jack Tighe and appoint Bill Norman as new manager. In Washington, debate rages over the Senate labor bill, backed as anti corruption but denounced by Secretary Mitchell as ineffective.
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Jack Tighe
Detroit Tigers
Bill Norman
Washington
Senate
Labor
Mitchell
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