Aeronca lands major Army aircraft maintenance contract
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp wins a 5 million dollar U S Army contract to maintain aircraft at Camp Rucker Alabama starting July 1. The project will employ about 1000 people and create a new Aeronca aircraft maintenance division led by Brig Gen W W Ford retired as vice president and general manager. The Army provides facilities while Aeronca staffs the operation and takes over from the prior contractor.
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Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Camp Rucker
Ala
Army
Washington
D.C
Aeronca
Army Air Base
Dothan
Army Aviation Center
John A. Lawler
W. W. Ford
Lawler
Raymond F. Hermes
Middletown
Hermes
U. S
Tom Girdler Steps Aside From Republic Steel
Cleveland. Tom Girdler, who once vowed to return to farming, stepped aside as chief executive of Republic Steel Corp. at a directors meeting. Charles M. White, 64, succeeds him as president, with Girdler remaining as chairman. Girdler helped build Republic after leading Jones & Laughlin and shaping postwar labor deals with CIO United Steelworkers.
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Cleveland
Tom Girdler
CIO
Republic Steel Corp
Girdler
Cio-United Steelworkers
Republic
Charles M. White
White
Clarke County
Ind
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
U S Russia Near Accord On Outsiders
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov reportedly agreed to admit six non Soviet nations to the United Nations as a partial settlement. Austria Italy and Finland would join with Hungary Romania and Bulgaria under a six nation package linked to broader terms. Japan could join under the same formula upon signing a peace treaty with Russia.
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San
Japan
Russia
Body Recovered After River Boat Tragedy
The body of Donald K. Glass age 53 of Hookstown Pennsylvania was recovered from the Ohio River. Glass and his two year old grandson Randall Figley drowned Sunday when their motorboat capsized yielding a fatal river accident near East Liverpool Ohio.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
Donald K. Glass
Hookstown
Ohio River
Glass
Randall Figley
Duke in Scotland helicopter scare during royal train rendezvous
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Air Force Dragonfly helicopter failed to land with the royal train near Glasgow due to bad weather. He landed safely near Edinburgh and rode in a police car to rejoin the Queen at Glasgow. The couple continue a Scotland tour before sailing to Oslo.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Duke of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Turnhouse
Queen Elizabeth
Uddingston
Royal Air Force
Britannia
Oslo
Norway
Molotov to Push UN Peace Pledge at Anniversary Session
Molotov is expected to demand a United Nations peace pledge from its 60 members as the Soviet foreign minister prepares a foreign policy statement for the UN anniversary session in San Francisco. Western diplomats see the move as propaganda and weigh whether to accept an informal approach or a formal declaration. The talks ahead of a Geneva summit loom, with Dulles Pinay Truman Truman and Macmillan among speakers as tension shifts.
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San Francisco
Russia
V. M. Molotov
United Nations
U.N
Molotov
Eelco N. van Kleffens
Netherlands
General Assembly
Geneva
Eisenhower
U. N
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
van Kleffens
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
John Foster Dulles
Harry S. Truman
U S Seeks Worldwide Atomic Test Data Exchange
The United States urges all nations to submit radiation and fallout data from atomic tests to the United Nations. The move aims to show safeguarded testing is not a health threat, but Soviet cooperation remains doubtful. President Nehru also pushes for a global nuclear test moratorium at the U N. The initiative would need UN Assembly action before taking effect.
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San Francisco
United States
U.N
Soviet Union
Britain
Moscow
Marshall Islands
Nevada
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Geneva
U.N. Assembly
New York
Lodge
Pacific Ocean
India
Nehru
Stevens quits as Army secretary. Brucker named successor
President Eisenhower nominated Wilber M. Brucker to replace Robert T. Stevens as secretary of the Army. Stevens cited compelling personal reasons for quitting. Brucker, 61, former Michigan governor and Pentagon general counsel since 1954, will leave the defense post when appointed.
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Washington
Robert T. Stevens
Army
Eisenhower
Wilber M. Brucker
Defense Department
Stevens
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Pentagon
Brucker
Michigan
Hor
Pvt. G. David Schine
John G. Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Adams
Saginaw County
Saginaw
Prisoners Freed After Argentinian Rebellion
In Buenos Aires authorities announced the release of political prisoners including Radical party leader Crisologo Larralde after last week's revolt against President Juan D. Peron. Rebels remain to be tried by the Supreme Council while orders to restore tranquility were issued.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Crisologo Larralde
Radical Party
Navy
Marine Corps
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Franklin Levero
Peron
Palermo
Government House
Lucero
Weather Outlook Signals Cooler Day With Light Showers
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with some clouds today, then clouds and cooler conditions tonight and Thursday with a slight chance of light showers. High today under 90, around 90. Low tonight near 58. Yesterday’s high reached 93 at 1:45 p.m., low 61 at 5 a.m., and rainfall totaled .04 inches.
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Co Inue
Powell Says Reserve Bill Dishonest
Rep Powell of New York denounces House leaders for pushing a compromise reserve bill he calls dishonest. He withdraws support of the Vinson plan aimed at universal military training and guards. the fight centers on antis segregation riders and the assignment of reservists to National Guard units.
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Washington
Rep
Powell
D-Ny
House
Eisenhower
Martin
Massachusetts
White House
Eisnhower
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Guard
Maid Found Slain in Cincinnati Bird Preserve
Police search for the driver of a wrecked car abandoned near a bird preserve where Frances Curry a 29 year old maid at General Hospital was found murdered. Lt Valentiner said her throat was slit and a 100 foot blood trail led to a grove by a creek where two salesmen found the body.
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Cincinnati
Frances Curry
General Hospital
Indian Hill
Richard E.valentiner
Jobless Claims Continue Drop In Ohio Figures
The State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reported a drop in claimants unemployed one week or more from 40,554 for week ended June 11 to 38,431 for week ended June 18. Newly unemployed fell slightly from 6,054 to 6,036 in that period.
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Columbus
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Eisenhower Leaves for Six Day New England Tour
President Eisenhower departs for a six day speaking and fishing tour through New England. He begins in Rutland Vermont at the National Dairy Festival, spends a night at a Chittenden mountain resort, meets Vermont Republican leaders, then visits New Hampshire and Maine for two days of fishing at Kennebago. Senators Flanders and Bridges discuss party unity and Eisenhower’s potential second term.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
New England
Rutland
Chittenden
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Kennebago
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Flanders
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Lincoln
White House
Sherman Adams
Terror. 4 Sued By His Baby-Sitter
Los Angeles four year old Teddy Levy nicknamed The Terror is the youngest defendant ever sued for battery in Superior Court. His grandmother Ann Rubin seeks 150000 damages after claiming two fractured vertebrae from babysitting him. She lists the Levy parents Richard and Mrs. Levy and an insurance company as codefendants. Rubin says she spent weeks in hospital after Teddy vaulted the Davenport and landed on her. The parents say the nickname The Terror stems from his fascination with Superman Dick Tracy and Davy Crockett.
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Los Angeles
Teddy Levy
Ann Rubin
Teddy
Richard Levy
Superman
Dick Tracy
Davy Crockett
Fancy
Pro Western Chief Loses His Own Coalition in Italy
Rome AP Premier Mario Scelba resigned the 15 month Christian Democrat led coalition as the party split over power and unity with Amintore Fanfani and Giuseppe Pella challenging his leadership. Scelba declared he had done his duty and hoped the crisis would soon resolve while Gronchi considered the move. The cabinet session announced unanimous resignation as talks with state leaders and party chiefs were set to begin.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Scelba
Giovanni Gronehi
Quirinale
Council of Ministers
Gronchi
Christian Democrat Party
Amintore Fanfani
Giuseppe Pella
Pella
Saragat
Christian Democrats
Shapely Actress Re widens circle in Yuma marriage
Shapely actress Marie McDonald and ex-husband Harry Karl reportedly remarried a week ago in Yuma Arizona. McDonald told friends she had been ill near Karl since their Las Vegas reunion last November. Her mother confirmed the Tuesday phone report noting the couple wed in the desert.
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Hollywood P
Marie
Salk Says Properly Vaccinated Do Not Transmit Polio
Dr. Jonas E. Salk testified before a House Commerce subcommittee that children properly vaccinated against polio do not transmit the disease. He noted association cases are highly improbable and that vaccines given to others do not cause kidney damage, though he acknowledged possible association with improper vaccine.
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Washington
Jonas E. Salk
Salk
House
Public Health Service
New York City's Tax Rate Record Sets High 1955-56 Rate
The New York City Council approved a basic real estate tax rate of $3.85 per $100 assessed valuation for the 1955-56 fiscal year, the highest in city history. The rate is 17 cents higher than the current year, passed by a 24 to 1 vote.
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New York
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