Senate sees possible hope in Soviet army cuts
Sen. George and colleagues on the Foreign Relations Committee urged caution yet called Russia’s 1 2 million man reduction potentially encouraging. They noted Moscow aims to disarm, while Dulles warned against matching manpower cuts, stressing long Western supply lines and NATO cohesion as risks.
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United States
Russia
State Dulles
Wiley
R-Wis
Humphrey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
George
Eisenhower
NATO
Moscow
Red Power Not Reduced By Arms Cut
Washington hears two Air Force leaders warn the Soviet force reduction will not lessen Moscow's air and atomic strength. Quarles and Gen. Twining say the US should heed caution before altering plans. Twining calls the budget austere yet sufficient for 137 wings.
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Washington
U.S
Air Force
Quarles
Nathan F. Twining
Senate
United States
Moscow
Chavez
Twining
Riots Minor As Koreans Go To Polls
South Korea held a presidential election with nine million voters. President Syngman Rhee seemed certain to win a third term amid limited violence. Opponent Shinicky, deceased, had votes invalid, shifting focus to the vice presidency as turnout remained heavy.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Korea
P. H. Shinicky
Democratic Party
Shinicky
Ambassadors Recalled By Strong Men in Caribbean Tensions
Havana reports Cuba expelled Dominican Ambassador Federico Liav rias in a move that prompted the Dominican Republic to expel Cuban Ambassador Orlando Daumy Amaut. Both governments insist relations are not broken, while Dominican Foreign Minister Herrera Baez denounces the act as unfriendly. Batista accuses Trujillo of aiding exiles aiming to topple him. Trujillo’s generalissimo denies the charges.
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Havana
Cuba
Batista
Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Federico Liavrias
Orlando Daumy Amaut
Ciudad Trujillo
Herrera Baez
Reds Bombard Quemoy in 15 Minute Shelling
Communist guns on Amoy Island shelled Nationalist-held Quemoy with 150 shells in about 15 minutes starting at 9 20 a.m. A brief official report gave the timing but did not state if Nationalist reply occurred.
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Taipei
Formosa
Amoy Island
Quemoy
Dulles Comments on Soviet Armies Cuts and U S Role
Secretary of State Dulles said Soviet plans to cut armed forces by 1.2 million would not change overall power but signals a nonviolence stance. He noted the U S has trimmed forces from 12.3 million to under 3 million since WWII and prefers Russians on guard duty to making atomic weapons.
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Wathington
Dulles
Russia
United States
Man Falls From Floodlight Tower in Columbus Death
Curtis Battrell aged 63 chief electrician at Jet Stadium died after plunging 60 feet from a floodlight tower just before a Jets Marlins game in Columbus Ohio. He was replacing a bulb atop the tower when the fall occurred striking the roof of the grandstand.
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Columbus
Ohio
Curtis Battrell
Jet Stadium
Columbus Jets
Miami Marlins
Battrell
Man Guilty in Fatal Shooting in Akron Court
Thomas Mac Namara convicted of second degree murder by a Common Pleas Court jury for the shooting of his sister in law Mrs. Charlotte Shannon. Jury deliberated five hours before returning a verdict that carries life imprisonment with parole possible after 10 years.
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Akron
Ohio
Thomas MacNamara
Common Pleas Court
Inlaw
Charlotte Shannon
General Salling Reaches 110 In Virginia Town Festivities
FT BLACKMORE VA John B Salling known as the General marks his 110th birthday in the tiny town of Saling Virginia He will wear a Confederate uniform and hat while greeting friends on the porch His claims include serving with a company led by Capt Lon Collins and digging saltpeter for Gen Robert E Lee He is one of three Confederate veterans still living along with William Allen Lundy and W W Williams while Albert Woolson remains the lone Union veteran.
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Ft.blackmore
Virginia
John B. Salling
Salling
Thomas B. Stanley
Texas Rangers
Lon Collins
Robert E. Lee
William Allen Lundy
Crestview
Fla
W.W. Williams
Franklin
Tex
Albert Woolson
Dutluth
Minn
Tornado Aid Appeal Sent To Lausche
Lakewood, Cleveland, and Rocky River seek federal aid after a multi million dollar windstorm that killed six. Lakewood officials declare a state of emergency and ask Gov. Lausche to request $600000 in federal funds. Cleveland and Rocky River join in seeking aid as losses top six million in Lakewood and others in Cleveland Rocky River and Brooklyn.
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Cleveland
Lakewood
Rocky River
Frank J. Lausche
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Lausche
Brooklyn
Three Boys Drown In Deep Pond Near Fife's Dam
In CHILDS Pa three boys aged 13 10 and 8 died in eight feet of water near Fife's Dam while trying to rescue the youngest Thomas Cibula 13 Jerry Clark 10 and Daniel Linsenbilger 8 were pulled from the pond and pronounced dead The incident followed the youngest entering the water for relief from heat and calling for help as onlookers alerted Police Chief Patrick Muia
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Childs
Fife
Thomas Cibula
Jerry Clark
Daniel Linsenbilger
Patrick Muia
Linsenbirger
Maia
Weather turns cooler as cool air mass nears
The Miami Valley braces for a cooling trend as a northwest mass of cool air moves in. Expect cloudy skies today and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms, highs near 70 and a low around 50. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and cooler with a high near 65. Middletown reported an unofficial high of 81 yesterday and a low of 52 early this morning.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Soviet Army Cuts Aims To Shift To Industry War
Moscow says it will cut 1,200,000 soldiers within a year, disband 63 army divisions and three air divisions, and mothball 375 ships. Manpower would go to industry and agriculture while Russia seeks parity with the United States in armed forces. Leaders urge Britain and France to follow the move as part of a broader disarmament push.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Humphrey
D-Minn
Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Foreign Ministry
Leonid F. Ilyichev
White House
London
State Department
U.S
United Nations
Kremlin
Launch Capsizes Off Java Sea. 73 Drowned
Police said an overloaded motor launch carrying 91 people on a holiday excursion capsized off Tegal in the Java Sea last weekend. Seventy three persons, many women and children, drowned. The skipper and two crewmen were held for questioning.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Java Sea
Chilren
Tegal
Plane Crash Kills 20 in Kathmandu India Airlines Fire
Indian Airlines plane crashed while landing in Kathmandu Nepal today, killing 20 passengers and injuring 11 others. The disaster halted airport activities as rescuers assessed the wreckage and transported the injured to local hospitals.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Indian Airlines
Reversal Sends $90,000 Injury Award Back for Cahill
In New Haven railroad brake man Raymond Cahill won $90,000 for spine injuries after a truck collision. The Supreme Court reversed itself 5-4, sending the case to the circuit court to reconsider a single evidentiary point, renewing Cahill's disappointment.
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New Haven
Conn
Raymond G. Cahill
U.S. District Court
Cahill
U.S. Supreme Court
U. S
Supreme Court
Rees
Circuit Court
Faireness
Detroit Bus Drivers Strike Halts Thousands of Commuters
Thousands of commuters were stranded in Detroit as Great Lakes Greyhound bus drivers walked out unauthor ized by the international union. The wildcat action shut Detroit terminal service and halted routes to Indiana Illinois Missouri Kentucky and Ohio. About 200 people remained stranded as buses were diverted to the company garage for servicing. The walkout followed stalled contract talks with pay raises fringe benefits and holidays among core disputes.
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Detroit
Great Lakes Greyhound
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Ohio
Vernon L. Crawford
Amalgamated Bus Drivers Assn. Div
The
International
Crawford
Chicago
Steel Union Maps Policy On Demands For Steel Talks
The United Steelworkers wage policy committee meets again in Pittsburgh to shape demands for upcoming contract talks with 172 basic steel firms. President David J. McDonald says agreement before the June 30 expiration is possible. proposals include wage increases and extended benefits. If no deal by midnight June 30, a strike could be called affecting about 1.22 million union workers and fabricators.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
USW
Basic Steel Industry
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Weather Relents H-Bomb Test Timeline Shift
Unstable weather that had repeatedly postponed the United States H-bomb test appeared to settle today with a possible blast window. The test was planned for Bikini Atoll, with the drop from a B52 bomber over Namu Island, timing shifting between Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon U.S. time.
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MT. Mckinley
United States
U.S
Namu Island
Bikini Atoll
Oak Ridge blast claims second victim in town
The second of three men injured in Monday's Oak Ridge explosion died, leaving a third in critical condition. A. L. Lyons, 27, Oak Ridge, died from severe burns and injuries. W. R. Stooksbury, 27, of Andersonville, died Monday night. G. R. Myers, 26, Oak Ridge, remains in critical condition after losing an arm and sustaining severe burns. Officials said the blast originated in a scrap heap of zirconium oxide and zirconium non nuclear materials near a salvage yard about a quarter mile from an atomic plant. An investigation is underway as the area is roped off.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
A. L. Lyons
W. R. Stooksbury
Andersoneville
G. R. Myers
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Indiana Air Crash Kills At Least 5
A private plane crashed on a Clark Dellinger farm four miles north of Jeffersonville Indiana killing at least five passengers. The Lockheed transport aimed for Standford Field Louisville Kentucky and wreckage spread widely in rain. State police reported no survivors and identified the plane as a 12 or 15 place Lockheed Ventura with victims at the scene.
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Ind
Here
Standiford Field
Louisville
Clark Dellinger
Ohio River
Lawrence Wainscott
Jte
John Vissing
Dellinger
Vissing
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