East Germany forms operative commission amid revolt
East Germany's Soviet backed regime created an operative commission with full power to implement reforms hoped to quell unrest and steer the economy toward capitalism. Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl announced the move as a response to the June 17 uprising and the cabinet ordered stripping reserves to the retail market.
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Tom Reedy
Berlin
East Germany
East Zone
Otto Grotewohl
Special “Operative Commission
Reds
Grotewoh
Bank Holdup Nets Over Forty Thousand in Five Minutes
Five masked bandits robbed Cleveland's Central National Bank Brook Park branch, taking $40,582 in about five minutes. A stolen car waited outside as four robbers grabbed cash and forced workers into a washroom while a fifth waited on the street. No faces matched police pictures and clues were scarce. Tenants included teller Robert Carr, three women employees, and a plumber.
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Cleveland
FBI
Central National Bank
Brook Park
Robert N. Vieracker
Delora Ave
Robert Carr
Thundery Showers Forecast With Heat Persisting
Weather bulletin notes scattered thundershowers this evening tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures expected to climb into the 90s with a 72 degree low tonight and highs in the 90s again today. Kentucky region forecasts hot and humid conditions with afternoon and evening thundershowers through Saturday.
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Armco
Kentucky
Ohio five day forecast and regional conditions
Ohio temperatures remain near normal with highs around the upper 80s in the south and low 80s in the north. Across major cities readings show varied skies with rain in Dayton and Atlanta and clear or cloudy conditions elsewhere.
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Ohio
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Los Angeles
Detroit
Louisville
Miami
Mini-St. Paul
New York
Washington
D.C
Eisenhower predicts East German revolt to reshape Soviet orbit
President Eisenhower said the anti Communist revolts in East Germany will be felt throughout the Soviet satellite empire. He hoped the unrest would persuade the Russians to permit free elections in their zone to reunify the divided country.
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Bonn
Germany
Eisenhower
East Germany
East German Strife and Policy Shifts in June Riots
The article details postwar East Germany policy shifts under Ulbricht including ending state planning in favor of worker welfare, halving heavy industry spending, weakening farm quotas, boosting pensions and wages, and returning assets to private hands. It notes anti‑restart measures, food aid, and Soviet occupation forces as well as casualties from June 17 riots.
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Walter Ulbricht
Lenin
Soviet Union
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Vincenz Mueller
East Berlin
Wilhelm Zaisser
Eisenhower backs Taft compromise on foreign aid powers
President Eisenhower endorsed Sen. Taft’s plan to let the president withhold or spend foreign aid, linking aid delays to Western Europe’s ratification of the European Defense Community. The House seeks a six-nation EDC ratification, with only West Germany approved. Johnson backs Taft amendment, saying it’s the intelligent approach as Senate and White House discuss a Bermuda conference on aid and the Korean truce crisis.
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Arthur S. Fleming
Ofense
White House
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Harold H. Burton
Burton
Fleming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Europe
Dent
West
Germany
France
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Senate
U. S
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Far East
Dulles
Nixon
Rhee
Walter S. Robertson
Korea
Japan
Okinawa
Bermuda
India Pushes UN Session on Korean Armistice Hurdles
India seeks an immediate UN General Assembly session to press for a Korean armistice. Nehru argues the UN Command must lead, despite U S opposition, while diplomats doubt a session will happen before Washington is ready. Dag Hammarskjold heads to Ottawa to discuss Nehru’s cable with Pearson.
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India
Stanley Johnson
United Nations
N. Y
U. S
U. N. General Assembly
Nehru
Cairo
U. N
Syngman Rhee
Assembly
Jer B. Pearson
Canada
Rhee
Dag Hammarskjold
Ottawa
Pearson
Henry Cablet Lodge Jr
Washington
Britain
Eisenhower
I U. N
Rajeshwar Dayal
Mohammed Naguib
Elizabeth H
Rumors swirl after Washington talks between union leaders
The New York Times reports John L. Lewis of the CIO and David J. McDonald of United Mine Workers held secret talks in Washington with no merger discussed. The meeting spurred speculation about possible CIO dissolution or a Lewis McDonald merger alliance.
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New York
New York Times
United Mine Workers
CIO
Washington
John L. Lewis
Independent Mine Workers
David J. McDonald
Steel
McDonald
AFL
Cio-Afl
Lewis- McDonald
the Times
Lewis
What May Follow Truce In Korea For Middletown Business
Journal surveys Middletown business leaders about potential post truce impact in Korea and previews Sunday coverage. Summer activities at Forest Hills Country Club shown in Society. Ohio Kentucky all star game adds to sports section. Features include bicycle theft wave vacation destinations and airport usage by firms.
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Middletown
Korea
Forest Hills Country Club
Journal
Rails Ask More For Hauling Mail
The railroad industry filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission for at least a 45 percent increase in payments for hauling U S mail. The move followed Postmaster General Summerfield’s appeal to Congress for higher general post rates to narrow the red ink in the Post Office Department.
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Washington
U. S
Interstate Commerce Commission
Summerfield
Congress
Post Office Department
House Democrats Fight Tactics On Profits Bill
House Democratic leaders challenge the Eisenhower administration for bypassing the Ways and Means Committee in seeking an extension of the excess profits tax. Democratic Leader McCormack vows a fight on procedural grounds as the issue reaches the House floor, likely Monday, while Speaker Martin forecasts strong Republican support and a presidential win.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
McCormack
Mass
Martin
Ike Emissary Talks With Rhee Ahead of Second Meeting
President Eisenhower’s truce envoy Walter Robertson met with Syngman Rhee for nearly three hours in Seoul and planned a second briefing in the afternoon as talks circulate on possible truce terms. Officials noted progress but gave no details.
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Seoul
Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
U. S
Walter S. Robertson
Rhee
Robertson
South Korea
U S
Viame
Paik Too Chin
Pyun Yung Tai
Shin Tai Yung
Pyun
Bad Man Adds Extra Notation To Crime List
Oakland police said Fleet Robert Current, an FBI ten most wanted fugitive, led two gunmen in a bank holdup at an American Trust branch. They escaped with $2,000 as two accomplices were captured. $3,174 was recovered. Current, 29, fled on foot. captured men identified themselves as Everett Rogers and Ronald Kail of San Francisco.
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Oakland
Calif
Robert
the Apple
FBI
Aan
American Trust Company
Current
Everett Rogers
Ronald Kail
San Francisco
Height Of Cooperation
Two year old Susan Stemmel of York Pennsylvania came to Jefferson Hospital with a half inch screw lodged in her wind pipe. Doctors found the screw on the bed after visiting her room describing that she likely coughed it up during the night while sleeping.
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Philadelphia
Susan Stemmel
York
Jefferson Hospital
Two POWS Killed In Try For Freedom
U N Prisoner of War Command reports two anti-Communist North Korean prisoners were killed and another wounded during a mass breakout attempt at Camp No 2 near Masan. Five POWs escaped Camp No 7 before midnight. details were not released.
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Usan
Korea
Camp 2
U. N
Bes
Laniel Wins French Premiership After Crisis
Paris reports Joseph Laniel approved as France's premier, ending a 31 day government crisis that delayed a Bermuda conference. Laniel won 389 votes in the National Assembly after facing repeated rejections of four prior premiers.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
France
Bermuda
Laniel
Daniel
National Assembly
Defense chief ends civil service protection for 52 Pentagon officials
Secretary of Defense Wilson announced the removal of civil service job protection from 52 high level Pentagon officials including the chauffeur for Secretary of the Navy Anderson.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Pentagon
Secretary of the Navy
Anderson
Power Line Kills Man at Waterville Plant Wind Storm
Donald B. Stickney, an employee of the nearby Waterville power plant, was electrocuted Thursday after lifting a broken power line end that fell in a wind storm. The incident occurred in Toledo.
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Toledo
Donald B. Stickney
Waterville
Warns USSR Against A War With United States A Bombs
Dean warns Russia that starting a war would invite devastating U S retaliation with a broad family of atomic weapons. He outlines advances in bomb design and urges official estimates of Soviet capabilities for civil defense and policy decisions.
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Dean
Ussr
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Gordon Dean
America
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
U. S
White House
Wilson
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