Monetary Policies Under Fire in Senate Probe
Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee prepared for a probe into Eisenhower era monetary policy. Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey, set as lead witness, faces questions on tight money, high interest rates, and their effects. Republicans defend policy as protecting prosperity while Democrats cite creditors and local governments harmed by the policy.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Trasury
Humphrey
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Committee
Finance Committee
Russia seeks passage for six warships via Turkish straits
Ankara reports Soviet Russia asked for passage through the Turkish straits for six Black Sea fleet units. The request, in line with the Montreux Convention, aims to move them to the Baltic for naval maneuvers. Britain’s Mediterranean fleet has sent three ships through in the opposite direction and now lies at Turkish Black Sea ports near the Russian coast.
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Ankara
Turkey
Russia
Foreign Ministry
Montreux
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Baltic
Five Killed In Accident Near Bend Oregon
Five people died in a two car collision two miles east of Bend Oregon on U S 20 Friday night. Jeffrey Stoddard 16 and Robert Jensen 18 from Bend suffered critical head injuries. The dead include John E Milgon 37 Halsey Ore Christine 26 Glenda Gail 10 Pamela June 4 and L Carl Laxton 20 of Broken Bow Okla.
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Bend
Ore
Oregon
Jeffrey Stoddard
U. S. 20
Stodard
Robert Jensen
John E. Milgon
Halsey
Christine
Glenda Gail
Pamela June
L. Carl Laxton
Broken Bow
Okla
Hundreds Attend Dorsey Funeral in St Patrick Cathedral
In New York hundreds of fans and entertainment figures attended the funeral for bandleader Jimmy Dorsey at St Patrick's Cathedral. Dorsey died of cancer at 53, with his brother Tommy Dorsey, also a bandleader, having died last November.
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New York
Entertainment World
Jimmy Dorsey Agra
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Dorsey
Tommy
Body recovered from Mosquito Lake reservoir near Warren
The body of Shaw Watkins, 56, of Youngstown, was recovered from Mosquito Lake reservoir five miles north of Warren on Saturday.
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Warren
Ohio
Shaw Watkins
Youngstown
Mosquito Lake Reservoir
Here
Johnson Blocks Senate Involvement in London Parley
Washington dispatch reports Lyndon B. Johnson blocked a bid by Dulles to send a bipartisan Senate advisory panel to assist Harold Stassen at the London disarmament talks. Johnson urged observers only and floated roles for reading cables from Washington. Dulles added Julius C. Holmes to ensure North Atlantic allies are consulted on U.S. policy.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
London
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Secretary of State
Dulles
Harold Stassen
Johnson
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Humphrey
Senate Committee
U.S
Button To Be Put In Heart For Peggy Williams
Seven year old Peggy Williams leaves Ardmore with her parents for Cleveland Ohio for a rare heart operation. Doctors face a rapidly closing blood vessel and a large hole in the heart with pulmonary artery stenosis and an inner auricular septal defect. If successful she may do what other children can, if not the procedure could be fatal.
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Ardmore
Okla
Peggy Williams
Peggy
G. L. Williams
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Jaw of Mastodon Found by Hudson Boys
Two Hudson boys Douglas Kirk and Jim Delmore unearthed what is believed to be a mastodon jaw near Mud Creek. Amateur paleontologists identified the fossil and a University of Akron professor will examine it this weekend. The jaw measures 22 feet across at the widest part and weighs 60 pounds, with four teeth, two per side.
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Akron
Ohio
Hudson
Douglas Kirk
Jim Delmore
Mud Creek
University of Akron
Strike Averted As Union Rebuffs Walkout Threat
In Youngstown Ohio the Butchers and Meatcutters Union Local 200 averted a strike against four major grocery chains when the international union refused to sanction a walkout. Two representatives will confer with the local’s executive board and negotiating committee. The union seeks a 25 cent hourly raise while grocers offer 10 cents for men and 5 cents for women. The old contract expired June 1.
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Youngstown
Ohio
International
Butchers and Meatcutters Union
Youngstown Local 200
Thomas Mozzy
Sterility Claims Tied to World War II Light Ray Device
An Army veteran from Orange New Jersey alleges a World War II arc light related to sterilization, noting he adopted a son five years after marriage amid doctors’ warnings. The Army investigates claims by veterans that the device tainted fertility, with about 3,000 men linked to the experiments.
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Orange
N. J
Connecticut
Lisa P. Caliciotti
Army
Hoffa Secures Delay in Conspiracy Trial
Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters vice president and Midwest boss, wins a postponement from Monday to Wednesday in a conspiracy bribery trial. He faces charges of arranging a lawyer to obtain inside information from the Senate rackets committee. the FBI was alerted by lawyer John Cheasty of New York.
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Washington
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Midwest
Senate
FBI
John Cheasty
New York
Cross May Be Asked To Resign As International Union Leader
Akron delegates from the Tri-State Council of Bakery Workers demand the resignation of James C. Cross as international president if found guilty by the AFL-CIO ethical practices committee. They accuse him of using union funds for personal use and failing to protect funds under trusteeship.
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Akron
Ohio
James C. Cross
Bakery Workers Union
AFL - Cio
Tri-State Council of
Bakery Workers
Tri-State Council
Cross
Senate Labor Rackets Committee
Washington
Gan
Akron Bakers Local 33
Common Pleas Court
International Union
Local 33
Frank Gardone
Pittsburgh
Floods Hit Four Nations in Europe
Floods swept northern Italy and the Alpine districts of France Switzerland and Australia isolating villages destroying buildings ripping out bridges and blocking roads with landslides. Three people drowned in France and Italy. Damage to crops livestock and property in northern Italy alone was estimated at 30 million dollars. Heavy rains marked June as the wettest in 100 years. A heat wave persisted over northern Europe up to the Arctic Circle. Glaciers melted and droughts caused water shortages.
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London
Italy
France
Switzerland
Austraia
Alpine
Europe
Arctic Circle
St Louis Flood Kills Seven Teens and Forces Evacuations
Torrential rains swamped St Louis and surrounding areas, causing seven teen deaths and displacing over 3,500 people across Missouri and Illinois. The Belleville downtown area and Lemay business district faced severe flooding, with multiple drownings and widespread damage reported near Beaufort and Albers.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Belleville
Lemay
Mississippi River
Beauffort
Albers
Ill
Here
James E. Dullea
Murder charge to be filed in fatal shooting
Painesville Ohio Henry Butler 35 will face a murder charge in the fatal shooting of 56 year old Lilborn E Jordan. Butler already faced an indictment for shooting with intent to kill after Jordan died Friday night at Lake County Memorial Hospital following an argument over a debt. Jordan resided behind Butler's home and Butler is jailed on 5000 bond after pleading innocent.
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Painesville
Ohio
Henry Butler
Andrew E. Ivory
Butler
Lilborn E. Jordan
Lake County Memorial Hospital
Jordan
Severe thunderstorm forecast spans five states
The Weather Bureau issued a special forecast for severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes affecting parts of Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. The alert lasts until 2 a.m. Sunday with a storm zone outlined from Hill City Kansas to Burwell Nebraska Mason City Iowa and south of Ottumwa Iowa back to Hill City.
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Kansas City
The
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Hill City
Kan
Burwell
Neb
Mason City
Ottumwa
Flood Toll Mounts as Rescue Efforts Continue
In East St Louis Illinois a man died in a flooded basement and his wife Mary 26 was missing after a hitchhiking trip from Kennett Missouri. In Belleville two victims William L Smith East St Louis and Joseph Dickerson 30 McClure Illinois were recovered from a car in six feet of water. Ralph F Rahlberger 67 Lebanon Illinois drowned after his horse stepped into a hole on Route 43 while aiding stalled motorists. Four others were reported missing at Smithton.
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East St. Louis
Ill
Mississippi River
Belleville
William L. Smith
Joseph Dickerson
McClure
Smith
Mary
Kennett
Dickerson
Otto Sickler
Clure
Ralph F. Rahlberger
Lebanon
Smithton
Longtime musician mentors Middletown youths through weekly park concerts
A veteran musician and instructor guides local youths to cultivate an interest in music. The plan includes weekly park concerts and is part of a broader community effort mentioned across feature pages. The project highlights ongoing ties with Middletown’s cultural scene.
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Middletown
Armco Foundation
International Recreation Assn
Luis Arnulfo Asturias
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Iona Asher
Socialists Rally in Tokyo Over Girard Case Demands
About 3,000 representatives of Japan's Socialists gathered in Tokyo’s Hibiya Park to press Prime Minister Kishi to withdraw U S troops and scrap the U S Japan security treaty. They linked the Girard manslaughter case and the Somagahara firing range death to U S intervention and urged handing over Army specialist William S Girard for trial in Japan. A delegation presented the resolution to the U S Embassy citing demands for Japanese jurisdiction and troop withdrawal.
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Forrest Edwards
Tokyo
William S. Girard
Apan
Socialist Party
Bhief
Nobusuke Kishi
Hibiya Park
Naka Sakai
Kishi
Washington
U.S
Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Japan
United States
Somagahara
America
Tornado Strikes Kansas Town Damaging Homes
A tornado hit Kensington Kansas damaging three homes and cutting power and telephone service. No injuries were reported. Sylvia Gibson a Kensington telephone operator said the funnel touched ground several times before the U S Weather Bureau confirmed it as a tornado. Kensington lies in Smith County near Smith Center on U S Highway 36 close to the Nebraska line.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kensington
Sylvia Gibson
U. S. Weather Bureau
Smith County
Smith Center
Nebraska
Dayton man dies after car leaves Ohio 69 in Clark County
Herman J Schwarz aged 59 of Dayton died when his car left Ohio 69 near New Carlisle in Clark County and struck a tree Saturday He was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital in Springfield Ohio.
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Dayton
Ohio
Herman J Schwarz
New Carlisle
Clark County
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
Fort Knox soldier killed in howitzer blast
At Fort Knox Kentucky a 15 mm self propelled howitzer exploded during a training exercise killing Sgt Thomas W Frazier 26 of Vine Grove Kentucky and injuring three others Cpl James P Morgan 24 of Sulphur Springs Texas Otis Green 22 of Columbus Georgia and Pvt Richard L Watts 23 of Amelia Ohio Morgan listed in serious condition with a broken arm and possible internal injuries while the others were in fair condition.
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Fort Knok
Thomas W .Frazier
Vine Grove
James P. Morgan
Sulphur Springs
Tex
iPfe
Otis Green
Columbus
Richard L. Watts
Amelia
Ohio
Post Hospital
Morgan
205 Algerian Rebels Slain in Two Operations
French military sources report 205 Algerian rebels killed in a Cheria Tebessa battle in eastern Algeria. Seven rebels captured. French losses not reported. A second operation southeast of Constantine left 23 rebels killed and two captured.
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Algiers
Cheria
Tebessa
Algeria
Constantine
Crusading Editor Slain By Gunmen
Hector Echeverry Cardenas a 39 year old crusading editor and publisher was killed by gunmen Friday night near his Ibague newspaper Witnesses say a 12 year old boy was the only observer placed in protective custody Echeverry led editorial fights against the deposed president Gustavo Rojas Pinilla and his Pa jaros Azules bluebirds gunmen group in Colombia
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Bogota
Colombia
Hector Echeverry Cardenas
Ibague
Echeverry
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas
Pajaros
Sometimes I Wish I Had Loved and Lost
A frustrated young mother overhears her crying child and mutters that she wishes she had loved and lost, amid a dirty house scene. The remark reveals her burnout and longing for simpler sorrow.
Macmillan Seeks Limited Disarmament To Avert Final War
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told Soviet Premier Bulganin that even a limited disarmament accord could avert the third and perhaps final tragedy of world war. Russia proposed to allow international inspectors and a two to three year ban on nuclear tests, prompting Western diplomats to press for linking production limits to any pact.
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Arthur Gavshon
London
Harold Macmillan
Nikolai Bulganin
Kremlin
Macmillan
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Britain
U.N
Pacific
Bulganin
Valerian Zorin
Harold E. Stassen
Murder Charge Filed in Cincinnati Slaying
Cincinnati police charged Joseph Cole 53 with first degree murder after a Saturday shooting death of Raymond McAfee 31 outside Cole’s sister Mae Riley 61 home. Investigators say McAfee was Cole’s sister’s suitor and "two timing" her. Riley said McAfee repeatedly beat other men who visited.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Cole
Raymond McAfee
Cole
Mae Riley
McAfee
Police Shoot Marietta Boy
In Marietta Ohio a 16 year old Jerry Ogle who had moved from Toledo was shot while fleeing a police officer. He was treated at Marietta Memorial Hospital for a back wound and was not in critical condition. His companion Ernest Snyder 21 was fined ten dollars for being drunk and disorderly.
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Marietta
Ohio
Jerry Ogle
Toledo
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Ogle
Ernest S. Snyder
John Estes
Snyder
Woman 119 Dies in Crooked Tex Negro Woman
A 119yearold Black woman who was raised on a Georgia plantation died in Crookett Texas on Friday. Her 55yearold granddaughter Mrs Carrie Williams vouched for Mrs Maria Hopkins age.
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Crockett
Tex
Georgia
Carrie Williams
Maria Hopkins
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