Tribute Paid To Normandy Heroes
Memorials on Omaha Beach honor American British French and other soldiers who died in the invasion of Europe. U S and British diplomats attended as Normandy residents observed the 14th anniversary with local ceremonies along the ruined Atlantic wall. The main events took place on Omaha and Utah beaches, with future observances planned for Sword Juno and Gold.
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Omaha Beach
France
UPD
Normandy
Europe
Germany
Atlantic Wall
U. S
Colville
Omaha
Utah
Reuther Acts To Strengthen Truce Position
Walter P. Reuther and the United Auto Workers move to keep peace in auto plants amid escalating tensions at General Motors and Chrysler. About 500,000 UAW members remain without contracts since expiration. incidents at GM’s Fisher Body plant near Pittsburgh prompted rapid union guidance to avoid disrupting negotiations.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Chrysler
Reuther
UAW
Ford
Fisher
Pittsburgh
Leonard Woodcock
Kansas City Southern Cuts Fares Again for Pullman Passengers
Kansas City Southern Railroad trims fares once more to aid Pullman passengers as rivals abandon passenger service. W N Deramus, aged 70 and head since 1940, notes the emphasis on keeping passenger operations vital. he once hoped to drop coach fares to a cent per mile.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Southern Railroad
W.N. Deramus
Kansas City Southern
Admit Tying Younger Boy To Rail Tracks
Two 10 year old boys admit tying 7 year old Michael Evans to railroad tracks to frighten him in Norwalk California. Michael was rescued by his father Frank Evans moments before a train arrived. The boys were identified by Michael and his father after school checks. their parents face juvenile court action.
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Norwalk
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
Michael Evans
Frank
Michael
Evans
Russian Railroads Growth Threatens U S Transport, Symes Warns
Pennsylvania Railroad President James M. Symes warns that Soviet Russia expanded rail mileage from 66,000 in 1940 to 75,000 in 1956 while the United States fell from 234,000 to 220,000 miles by 1936. He cites doubled track mileage, fewer freight cars, and higher Russian carloadings, stressing railroads' critical role in defense and economy.
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New York
UPID
Soviet Russia
America
James M. Symes
Pennsylvania Railroad
United Press International
Symes
Russia
U.S
United States
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Labor bill gains McClellan backing amid Senate debate
The Senate Labor Committee resumes work on a labor control bill with a Saturday session planned if needed. McClellan who chairs the Rackets Committee is seen as pivotal as sponsors seek middle ground. The measure would require secret union officer elections and full public reporting, while potentially altering Taft Hartley provisions. An amendment requiring a union member vote before a strike was defeated 8-5.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Labor Committee
McClellan
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
William A. Purtell
R-Conn
Paratrooper Plans High Altitude Wedding Jump
In Turin, Italy former Italian paratrooper Alberto de Cristofaro announces his June 24 marriage. He and the bride Bianca Cap pone will jump from several thousand feet at an airfield the morning of the wedding before the ceremony officiated by Father Lino Basso. The bride will wear slacks and parachutist jump boots.
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Turin
Italy
UPI
Alberto de Cristofaro
Lino Basso
Bianca Cappone
FHA Denies Special Loan Requirement
FHA Commissioner Norman P. Mason told Rep. Colmer that the agency does not require servicemen to declare their permanent residence when applying for housing loans. Mason said a Mississippi insuring office has not mandated such a statement and the Coast Real Estate Board misunderstood agency procedures. He emphasized the intent to help servicemen access benefits under Section 222 of the Housing Act.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Norman P. Mason
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Colmer
Three Guardsmen Injured in Alabama Jeep Crash
Three Mississippi National Guardsmen en route to Fort McClellan were injured when their convoy jeep overturned south of Columbiana Alabama on Highway 25. 2nd Lt T E Wren MSgt Berry Wren and MSgt Joe Winans from Canton were hospitalized with injuries. Winans in serious condition.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fort McClellan
University Hospital
T. E. Wren
Berry Wren
Joe Winans
Canton
Miss
Winans
Columbiana
Alabama Highway 25
Alabama Highway Patrol
155Th Infantry
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Bill
Alabama
Krauss & Cahn
Wings
Manhattan
McGregor
Hagger
Bond
Hubbard
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Regal
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Esquire
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Caba
By Hickok
Puritan Forever Young
DeSiard
Dacron
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