Ike Calls Top Secret Arms Meet
President Eisenhower schedules two top secret talks as London arms control negotiations resume with a possible limited disarmament agreement. Stassen and Dulles will brief the Senate disarmament subcommittee after NSC sessions. Radford may skip the Security Council meeting, citing mistrust of Soviet promises.
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Ike
Washington
Sen. Humphrey
D-Minn
London
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
White House
National Security Council
Stassen
Dulles
Senate
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Radford
Security Council
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Council
United States
Cure Man Walks Bridge Again Sparks Police Advisement
Ransom C. Talbert walked the Detroit Superior Bridge railing 100 feet above the river to calm his fear of heights. Police want a safer cure and will detain him overnight for evaluation.
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Cleveland
Ransom C. Talbert
Detroit Superior Bridge
Cuyahoga River
Religious Question Couple Defies Law Over Foster Daughter
Melvin Ellis and Frances Ellis face extradition hearing before Gov. Leroy Collins as they resist Massachusetts law by keeping Hildy McCoy, a Catholic-born foster child, in Florida. The Mass. Supreme Court had ruled they must give up the 6-year-old due to religious differences, prompting the couple to flee Brookline for Miami Beach and court a high-stakes stand.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Massachusetts
Melvin Ellis
Frances
Leroy Collins
Ellises
Florida
Hildy McCoy
Brookline
Mass
Miami Beach
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Lord
Gov. Collins
Marjorie McCoy Doherty
Hildy
Coty Seeks Fast French Premier Pick to Save Washington Visit
Paris sources say President Rene Coty aims to nominate a successor to Premier Guy Mollet within 48 hours to preserve his scheduled June 3 state visit to the United States. Mollet’s resignation leaves France with a caretaker government as leaders seek a swift solution.
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Paris
Rene Coty
Guy Mollet
Eisenhower
Coty
France
Washington
Tre de France
America
U. S
Mollet
National Assembly
Stray Soles Are Warned Stray Soles Are Warned
Dixon Illinois residents notice a humorous sign on a newly seeded lawn reading Your feet are killing me urging visitors to tread lightly in Mel Murphy’s yard and avoid damaging the grass as it grows.
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DIXON
Ill
Mel Murphy
Train Link Between Red China and Soviet Union Opens
Hong Kong reports the new passenger line through outer Mongolia between Red China and the Soviet Union began service on a Wednesday. The journey takes ten days and covers over 8,000 miles with thrice weekly departures.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Soviet Union
Outer Mongolia
Man Blames Cricket Drives Car Death Attempt Murder
Sacramento sheriff reports a death investigation after a car with running motor and exhaust hose into the cabin was found. The owner, Robert Mathias, said he attempted to asphyxiate a cricket that had annoyed him for a week. He now reports the cricket is dead.
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Sacramento
Calif
Robert Mathias
Mathias
Committee Okays Mail Rate Hike
Washington House Post Office Committee approves administration bill to raise postal rates by 462 million dollars in 1958 with penny increases for first class mail and higher charges for air mail. Revenue rise projected to 527.5 million by 1961 as July 1 effective date set.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Murray
D-Tenn
Post Office Department
Eisenhower
GOP Liberals Unite To Back Eisenhower Budget
A small bloc of Senate Republicans formed an informal group to champion President Eisenhower’s spending and legislative program. Leaders like Cooper Javits and Case signaled support to avoid clash with party leaders, aiming to boost backing for Ike in 1958 elections.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Sen
Javits
RNY
Clifford Case
R-Nj
GOP
Congress
Bridges
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Storms bring twisters across plains and floods in midcontinent
Severe weather hit the midcontinent with tornadoes in Missouri Kansas Texas Oklahoma and southern Illinois. Four were hurt in Malone Texas. arks Fort Smith reported 3.5 inches in six hours. Rains and floods spread from northeast Texas to the Ohio and Great Lakes regions with up to 8 inches in spots.
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Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Malone
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lake Region
Far West
Wilson warns against risk of large defense budget cut
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson tells a Senate subcommittee that a proposed 1.587 billion cut in the defense budget is a gamble with national security. He argues cuts based on hope are too risky and urges restoring most reductions that would immediately affect defense programs.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Senate Appropriations
Wilson
Boy jokes about algebra on fly leaf in a fire
A boy who disliked algebra wrote a comic line on the fly leaf of his algebra book stating in effect that in case of fire he would throw this in. The remark carries a light humorous tone typical of school notebooks.
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Algegra
Rye High School Boy Shoots Mother and Sister
A 14 year old Rye boy identified as Andrew Casey shot and killed his mother Dorothy Casey 48 and sister Sheila 20 after a quarrel over homework. The father Gene R. Casey 50 collapsed from a heart attack while restraining the son and was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Rye
N.Y
Andrew Casey
Dorothy Casey
Sheila
Rye National Bank
Gene R. Casey
Boston Globe and Magazine
Youth shoots sister in family home tragedy. father survives
Westchester County and Rye police questioned youth Andrew Casey after a family shooting at a nine room house near Long Island Sound. He killed Sheila Casey, wounded, and an elderly mother is dead. Father suffered a heart attack. Andrew detained for juvenile delinquency as police label the incident a family shooting. Shawn Casey attends St Lawrence University as a relative note.
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Joseph F. Gagliardi
Westchester County
Rye
Robert Warren
Andrew
Sheila
Rifle Club
Police Athletic League
Michael
Grasslands Hospital
East View
N.Y
Caseys
Long Island Sound
Casey
Shawn
St. Lawrence University
Canton, N.Y
Wilson cites budget cuts to military procurement objections
Wilson argued it would be possible to live with 1.313 billion dollars of proposed cuts by transferring funds to the Defense Department. He said about 1.274 billion remained to be fought, noting the original request was 36.128 billion. He urged restoring reductions in Navy and Air Force procurement, especially aircraft ships and missiles.
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Wilson
Defense Department
Eisenhower
House
Navy
Air Force
Hungarian Refugees Demonstrate at U.S. Embassy
More than 100 Hungarian refugees protested outside the U S Embassy in Vienna demanding visas to emigrate to the United States. The demonstrators carried signs saying We fought for freedom and We want to go to the U S Consul Roger Heacock said he had no authority to expand immigration quotas.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
United States
U.S
Roger Heacock
Warm spell continues with scattered showers in Miami Valley
A weak north front moves warm moist air from the south into the Miami Valley. Official forecast calls for mostly cloudy mild weather today tonight and Friday with highs near 80 and lows around 65. Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible through Friday. Middletown reports 78 high Wednesday and 63 low this morning with .20 inches rainfall totals.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Two Sisters Die in Abandoned Refrigerator
In Campbell New York, Kathleen Taft six and Margie Taft four suffocated inside an abandoned refrigerator after the door closed while they played. Police say the sisters were locked inside about an hour and showed signs of struggle.
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Campbell
N. Y
Kathleen
Margie
Norman Taft
Historic Tombstone Cafe Burns in Downtown Tombstone
In Tombstone Arizona a early morning fire destroyed three historic downtown buildings dating to the frontier era, threatening The Tombstone Epitaph and the Crystal Palace saloon. Assistant Fire Chief Clayton Smith estimated losses around 100000 dollars. No injuries reported. The blaze started at 1230 a.m. in the Cattlemen and Miners Bar and spread to Win's Cafe and Sanders Grocery. The grocery was a total loss. bar and cafe damaged inside by water and fire. The fire was under control by 2 a.m. and nearly out by 3:30 a.m. The 1880s adobe walls remained standing after the flames.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Clayton Smith
Smith
Cattlemen's and
Miners
Win’s Cafe
Sanders Grocery
Crystal Palace
Clantons
Earps
OK Corral
Frigidaire to Lay Off 2 200 at Moraine City Plant
Dayton officials report Frigidaire a division of General Motors will lay off about 2 200 workers at its Moraine City plant by end of May due to reduced appliance sales. The division normally employs more than 16 000 people at Moraine.
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Dayton
Frigidaire
General Motors Corp
Moraine City
Benny Hooper Recovery Quickens After Well Rescue
Seven year old Benny Hooper, rescued from a 24 foot well, shows improvement at Bayview Hospital in Mastic Beach. Doctors expect home by weekend as Benny regains strength though a slight cough remains. Gifts pour in, including a ride-on toy car, while local builders honors Benny’s rescuers with hometown hero awards and education grants.
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Manorville
N.Y
Benny Hooper
Benny
Bayview Hospital
Mastic Beach
Joseph H. Kris
Kris
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