U S Fliers Held by Soviets. Thompson Seeks Release
In Moscow, U S Ambassador Thompson urged the Soviet Foreign Ministry to release nine American airmen held in Armenia after a DC6A transport forced down by two Soviet jets. The Defense Department said the plane likely strayed off course while flying under instrument guidance above an overcast.
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Moscow
U. S
Llewellyn £. Thompson Jr
Foreign Ministry
Soviet
Armenia
Thompson
Washington
U. S. Defense Department
East Germany
United States
Weisbaden
Germany
Tehran
Karachi
Iran
Pakistan
Defense Department
Hungarians Cause Spy Scare at Britain Atomic Site
Three Hungarian refugees testing a camera near the Foulness Island atomic testing center triggered a Britain wide scare. Police detained them for 18 hours after an anonymous tip. the pictures showed faces only and no secrets, and they were released with a warning after confirming no wrongdoing.
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Southend
England
Britain
France
Foulness Island
Thames Estuary
Capital Captured Rebels Fight Back
Prime Minister Djuanda said government forces face heavy opposition in North Celebes after Menado fell. He warned rebel leaders that capturing the rebel capital should push them to surrender.
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Jakarta
Djuanda
Celebes
Menado
Army says parents are bad influence on draft eligibility
Patrick Hallinan, 23, may be disqualified from service after the Army warned his “close and continuing association” with his parents and two people tied to Communist front groups could affect his draft status. His mother, Mrs Vincent Hallinan, said the letter labels his family ties as problematic and argues he cannot refute the association.
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San Rafael
Calif
Patrick Hallinan
Hallinan
Vincent Hallinan
Independent Progressive Party
Washington
Butch
Harris defends open sessions in Adams inquiry
Rep. Oren Harris argues the subcommittee did not violate House rules by holding open hearings on the Sherman Adams affair. John Fox is questioned again under oath as Goldfine plans to attend, while critics urge closed doors.
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Bernard Goldfine
Boston
Sherman Adams
Washington
House
Lewis Gulick Washington
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Harris
John Fox
Fox
Eisenhower
Adams
Goldfine
Boston Post
Subcommittee
Adams Defends Against FTC Charges Amid Goldfine Claims
In testimony Adams acknowledged hotel hospitality and gifts from Goldfine while denying any effort to influence cases. Fox assertions about Adams and Goldfine were called lies by the White House and Adams. Vice President Nixon supported Adams, noting future status hinges on further disclosures.
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Fox
Goldfine
Washington
Adams
Federal Trade Commission
FTC and Exchange Commission
White House
Subcommittee
Nixon
Insect War Saddles Farmers With Costly Battle
KIT CARSON Colorado AP. Farmers invest borrowed funds to battle a grasshopper plague seen as the worst in eastern Colorado since 1940. If not halted in three weeks next year’s crops may suffer. 14 million acres hit across 28 counties with spray costs split by farmers and governments.
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Kit Carson
Colo
Colorado
Grauberger
Consul Seeks Release Of Kidnapped Americans
Fidel Castro's rebels hold 39 Americans and 3 Canadians in Cuba as U S Consul Park Wollam reports contact with a rebel source in the eastern mountains. No progress noted in negotiations for release or word on 28 missing servicemen from Guantanamo and the Moa Mining Co captives. Wol lam was told the 12 engineers are in good shape.
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Paul Castro
Fidel Castro
Ernesto Guevara
Sierra Cristal
Cuba
Castro
U.S
George Kaufman
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Park Wollam
Wollam
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo
Sierra Maestra
Oriente
Moa Mining Co
Beauty queen Sandra Lee Jennings crowned Miss California
Sandra Lee Jennings an 18 year old from Riverside receives the Miss California crown as she stands before a large Santa Cruz crowd. She also claimed the bathing suit division title in the pageant.
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Sandra Lee Jennings
Riverside
California
Santa Cruz
Tripoli Braces as Crisis Tears Through Lebanon City
AP dispatch from Tripoli Lebanon details a drawn out crisis inflaming Christian and Muslim factions. Rebels and government forces clash amid shellfire with about 350 rebels inside the city and thousands rumored to rally in the surrounding hills.
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William L. Ryan
Tripoli
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Syrian Arab Socialist Resurrection Party
Palestinian Refugee Organization
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Castro era kidnappings prompt Cuban army restraint
The text describes a pattern of kidnappings by Castro loyalists and a cautious Cuban army stance to avoid endangering captives. It notes a rebel claim that the United States allowed Batista’s air force to use a Guantanamo airstrip, which U.S. Ambassador Earl E. T. Smith denied, reiterating nonintervention policy and that the base will not refuel Cuban military aircraft.
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Castro
United States
Batista
Guantanamo
U. S
Earl E. T. Smith
U.S
Weather forecast previews warm July start after cool June
The forecast calls for fair mild weather to begin July with a high near 86 and low around 65. Middletown records show a Sunday high of 80 with a 92 degree peak at Armco East Works and an overnight low of 58.
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Middletown
Armco
East Works
Chuckle Woman Lawyer Joke Turns On Age Reveal
In a light courtroom quip, a woman lawyer asks a witty question about age. A woman witness replies that her age is about the same as the lawyer’s, prompting a playful exchange.
UFO believers report sky craft near Mount View summit
Mrs. David McClure said binoculars showed a white orange object that dipped and hovered, not like a satellite. The sighting occurred after a two day convention on an Ozark mountaintop hosted by Buck Nelson with attendees from Tulsa and other states.
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Mountain View
David McClure
McClures
Tulsa
Okla
Ozark
Here
Buck Nelson
Miss California 1958 Crowned in Santa Cruz Show
Riverside teen Sandra Lee Jennings, 18, won the Miss California title over 24 finalists in Santa Cruz, drawing 30,000 spectators. She features blue eyes, brown hair, 35 24 35 measurements, and piano talent. She said the husband should lead at home, while the wife must stay stronger without his realizing it.
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Sandra Lee Jennings
Riverside
Miss Jennings
Pesky Owls Invade North Hollywood Home
In North Hollywood California Jim Manask and his wife Helen disturbed two large owls under their son Arthur’s bed and spotted another on the stove. The owls had entered through the chimney causing soot and damaged flowers while scattering a stuffed squirrel. The family tried opening doors and waving towels to drive them out.
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Jim Manask
Arthur
Manask
Helen
Manash
Mrs. Manash
Dry Max Flies Coop Parakeet Goes Missing
In Newark New Jersey Miss Marie Lipani reports her parakeet Max who speaks Italian and English has escaped after being allowed out for exercise. The talkative bird aged about 300 word vocabularies in both languages enjoyed cocktail parties but faces a strict diet of seed and water due to stomach trouble.
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Newark
N. J
Max
Marie Lipani
Thief Snags Meat Feast At Omaha Market
In Omaha a man pockets multiple meat items including a three pound ham and two pounds of bacon from an unnamed supermarket. Butcher Roy Fast and manager Al J. Butler confront the thief who slips away before police arrive.
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Omaha
Roy Fast
Fast
al J. Butler
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