Wyoming Senator Lester Hunt Shot in His Office
Senator Lester C. Hunt of Wyoming was found shot in the head in his Senate office. Transported to Casualty Hospital, his condition described as serious if not critical. Hunt, 61, had announced plans to retire due to health issues and had been undergoing treatment at Bethesda Naval Medical Center.
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Lester C. Hunt
D-Wye
Senate
Casualty
George W. Calver
Congress
Hunt
Wyoming
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Lander
Wyo
Isabel
Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Ill
St. Louis University College of Dentistry
University of Wyoming
Northwestern University
Five U S Airmen Captured near My Khe Beach
French sources report five American Air Force technicians missing since Monday have been captured by Vietminh forces. They were taken in My Khe village near Saigon and marched south with twenty French Union prisoners. A search party found no trace as rebels move in and out after dark.
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Saigon
Indochina
My Khe
Tourane
Democrats Push for New Income Tax Cuts
In Washington, Senator George D Ga says Democrats will seek to add fresh income tax relief to a broad tax revision bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee. Proposals include a $2.4 billion annual personal tax cut via a $100 exemption rise and a $200 per taxpayer credit, aiming for about a $1.25 billion yearly reduction. The Eisenhower administration opposes new general cuts but backs closing provisions to fix inequities and spur growth.
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Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Finance Committee
Eisenhower
U S Delegate Leaves Geneva as Eden Plans Return
Geneva reports say United States Deputy Secretary of State Walter Bedell Smith will fly home tomorrow while Anthony Eden is set to depart for London soon. Both plan to leave deputies to pressing Indochina talks as Western leaders consider proposals from Laos Cambodia and Vietminh.
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Walter Bedell Smith
Washington
Anthony Eden
London
Indochina
Pierre Mendes-France
Eden
Smith
China
Chou En-lai
Viet Nam
Nguyen Quoc Dinh
Patterson Predicted Own Death
Albert L. Patterson a 59 year old Democratic candidate nominated attorney general was shot to death in Phenix City Alabama. Police said an assassin fired twice with a small caliber pistol in his car with a cartridge found wedged by a damaged front tooth. The Betterment Association blamed the crime on a crime syndicate and urged swift action as Gov. Gordon Persons ordered National Guard support in Phenix City amid ongoing voting investigations and calls for martial law.
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Phenix City
Ala
Albert L. Patterson
Alabama
Patterson
Russell (County
Howard Pennington
the Betterment Assn
Pennington
Gordon Persons
Betterment Assn
Arch Ferrell
Walter J. Hanna
National Guard
Chattahoochee River
Columbus
Ft. Benning
Lee Porter
Gadsden
Deep South
Democratic Executive Committee
Rushes To Please Dad Die Under Car Wheels
In Syracuse a 5 year old boy Daniel P. Flynn rushed home with a handmade Father’s Day card for his father and was struck by a car. He died in hospital after injuries. Police found the card on the car’s bumper reading I love you daddy.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Daniel P. Flynn
Daniel F. Flynn
Danny
Spring Heat Wave Set to Last into Summer
A sweltering weekend covered the Midwest and Southland as heat waves extend through the region. Temperatures reached 90s in Chicago and St Louis with 108 in Gila Bend, Arizona, while other areas saw 70s and 80s at night. Middletown and much of the Midwest remain hot with no cooling break expected until next week.
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Associated Press
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Southland
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Chicago
St. Louis
Dodge City
Kaw
Gila Bend
Ariz
Phoenix
Tucson
Middletown
Steel Talks In Recess In U S Steel Contract Talks
Pittsburgh reports USW and U S Steel Corp negotiations recessed subject to call. Union seeks unspecified wage hike for workers earning 2.14 to 2.24 an hour plus guaranteed annual wage and better pension and hospitalization plans. Contracts with basic steel expire at midnight June.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steel Workers
U. S. Steel Corp
Basic Steel
Robert N Denham Dies at 68 in St Louis
Robert N. Denham 68 longtime general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board to 1950 died at Barnes Hospital last night from an apparent heart ailment. Denham served as a key legal figure in labor policy and the NLRB’s early years.
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ST. Louis
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Barnespital
Son Guilty In Slaying Step-Father
Newark Ohio Carl Robinson 35 found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of his step father William Monroe 68. Jury mercy recommendation spares death but life imprisonment to Ohio Penitentiary sentence set for Tuesday morning. Judge Holtsberry. prosecutors sought death.
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Newark
Ohio
Carl Robinson
William Monroe
Robinson
Ohio Penitentiary
Common Pleas
Charles B. Holtsberry
Forrest Ashcraft
Illness Keeps Harry From Being Actor
Kansas City reports former President Harry S. Truman could not perform a guest spot in the musical Call Me Madam due to illness. He felt weak with a side pain, left the show, and was driven home by Mrs. Truman. His wife said indigestion sparked the attack, but he improved and rested in his room as heat and humidity plagued the outdoor performance.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Madam
Starlight Theater
Truman
Premier Mendes France Shocks Americans with Surprise Victory
Paris reports Pierre Mendes France becoming premier in a surprise election. American diplomats weigh implications for Indochina peace by July 20 and possible shifts in the European Defense Treaty. They note his direct talks with Ho Chi Minh may ease reception amongCommunists and French elites expect the best possible settlement.
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Pierre Mendes
Mendes- France
Assembly
Indochina
Geneva
Mendes-France
Germany
France
Ho Chi Minh
Georges Bidault
Ex-Gl Toth appeals to Supreme Court over court martial
Former air man Robert W. Toth seeks Supreme Court review of a Court of Appeals ruling allowing an Air Force court-martial for the 1952 slaying of a South Korean civilian. His lawyers argue Congress may not convert civil government into a military oligarchy.
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Robert W. Toth
Supreme Court
Toth
High Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
Congress
Pittsburgh
Korea
Air Force
Guerrilla Onslaught Seizes Guatemalan Ports Invasion
Anti Communist liberation forces led by exiled Col. Carlos Castillo Armas report control of Puerto Barrios and San Jose on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts amid fierce battles at inland rail hubs Retalulcu and Zarapa as the Guatemalan government protests to the UN Officials say about 5 000 invaders face a 6 000 strong army with fears of a wider communist foothold near the Panama Canal
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Honduras
Liberation Army
Puerto Barrios
Caribbean
San Jose
Pacific
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala
New York
National Broade Ing Co
United States
Retalulcu
Camperico
Mexico
Zarapa
Guatemala City
State Department
Washington
Puerto Barerios
Zalapa
Ken
Arbenz
Panama Canal
Revolt at a Glance In Guatemala Across Regions
Anti communist rebels clash with government forces as exile troops invade from Honduras. Reports cite battles at ports and inland rail centers, with Guatemala's foreign minister declaring a battle has begun and the U. N. and United States monitoring protests and uprisings amid accusations of communist influence and a large arms shipment from Poland.
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Honduras
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Gutzman
Liberation
United Nations
New York
Security Council
Eduardo Castillo Arriola
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
Council
Col
Carlos Castillo Armia
Guillermo Toriello
Telly
San Jose
Nicaragua
Washington
State Department
Puerto Barrios
Zacapa
Quezaltenango
Arbenz
Red Poland
Escapees Tied Homeowners and Stole Car in Ohio
Bulletin reports two men identified as Roseville prison escapees fled to Philo Ohio this morning after tying up a husband and wife in their residence and threatening them with rifles before driving away in their automobile.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Roseville
Philo
Type Of Next War Still Unknown
Adm. Arthur Radford said the next war’s type and duration are uncertain and atomic power alone is not enough. He spoke at a closed Defense Secretaries conference in Quantico ahead of President Eisenhower’s visit, stressing reliance on combat-ready forces and all services.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
America
Radford
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Armed Forces
Eisenhower
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