Paratrooper Drowns in Airplane Prop Wash at Ft Bragg
A medical board ruled that Pfc Wayne H Flugum of Leland Iowa drowned in the prop wash after dangling outside a C123 troop carrier for hours during a jump at Ft Bragg. Despite attempts by crew and fellow paratroopers to pull him to safety winds forced the line and rescue efforts failed.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Board of
Army and Air Force
Wayne H. Flugum
Leland
Iowa
Flugum
Salerno
Steelworkers Propose wage hikes for 200000 workers
The United Steelworkers Union says it plans to raise wages and fringe benefits for about 200,000 workers in 1,200 steel fabricating plants to match basic steel workers. It backs a two year contract to align expirations with 1959 agreements.
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Washington
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel
Midwestern storm toll includes floods and twisters across wide area
Severe thunderstorms swept the central United States with twisters and heavy rain. Oklahoma faced potential flood crests on the Caney River while about 10 000 acres in Illinois farmland flooded near Vandalia amid a Kaskaskia River emergency. Shreveport received 3 1 2 inches of rain with winds over 50 mph.
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Oklahoma
Illinois
Kansas
Mississippi Valley
Aberdeen S. C
Campaign
Shreveport
Arkansas
Missouri
South Dakota
Minnesota
Caney River
Bartlesville
Fayette
Kaskaskia River
Vandalia
Anne Frank Birthday Observed In Frankfurt
Frankfurt marked what would have been Anne Frank's 28th birthday with a memorial tablet placed on the Frank family house by a German victims organization. Anne, her mother, and sister perished in a Nazi concentration camp in 1944.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Anne Frank
Frank
Anne
Tyler Plea for Expanded Air Service Across South Central
Tyler, in a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing, urged a Memphis to Houston air route with stops in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas. C. L. Sawyer of a Tyler GE plant urged an air link to New Orleans for expansion, while Eastern and Delta protested that Tyler lies outside the proposed Memphis Houston area.
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Alexandria
Tyler
Tex
Memphis
Tenn
Houston
Civil Aeronautics Board
C. L. Sawyer
General Electric
New Orleans
Sawyer
Dallas
Shreveport
Loris Johnson Dies At 82 In West Monroe
Funeral services for Loris Johnson 82 will be held at St. Josephs church West Monroe with interment in Hasley Cemetery colored section. A longtime Monroe resident since 1915 he was foreman of the press room at Union Oil Mill and served as treasurer and deacon at the church.
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Loris Johnson
St. Joseph's Church
West Monroe
Johnson
Monroe
Union Oil Mill
Hasley Cemetery
Breather Likely Split Personality in Business Joins May Trend
Analysts see a dual economic picture with a current dip in factory jobs and shorter weeks alongside rising overall employment and personal incomes. Despite a 122,000 factory payroll drop in May and a 39.7 hour work week, manufacturers plan to spend over 16 billion and total business investment nears 374 billion, signaling optimism amid uneven consumer spending and continued growth in some sectors.
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New York
Commerce and Labor Departments
Poultry Faces Market Pressures in Mississippi Speech
Sen. James Eastland told 15,000 visitors at the Mississippi Broiler Festival that poultry faces competition from dairy and beef and opposes relying on price supports and production controls. He urged expansion and noted poultry competing with beef, lamb, pork, and fish in homes, calling for a poultry inspection bill to raise sanitation and aid global markets. He warned of future marketing difficulties without aligning production with demand.
Space travel delayed until auxiliary power perfected
Three rocket experts from Aerojet General Corp warn no space flights until independent auxiliary power systems maintain heat cabin pressure gravity and life support. They note current rockets use simple auxiliary systems for steering fuel and signals and outline ideas for future power sources to keep travelers upright fed and alive.
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San Francisco
D. G. Burdick
P. J. Wood
D’abusco
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Aerojet General Corp
Aerojet
Norfolk 18 Nation Fleet Breaks Formation
The 18-nation fleet broke formation off the Virginia coast as 35 ships including the Des Moines drew back to port before dawn. A Northampton led task group prepared to sail for Rio while the rest returned to Norfolk by sunset. Nearly 300,000 sightseers lined shores for Jamestown’s 350th anniversary celebration.
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Norfolk, Va
Virginia
Navy
Des Moines
Northampton
Rio de Janeiro
Norfolk
Uled
Charles E. Wilson
Canberra
Cape Henry
Jamestown
Marcello Deported Case Upheld By U S Court
The U S Court of Appeals ruled Carlos Marcello, New Orleans racketeer, is subject to deportation under the 1952 immigration act. The ruling affirms that his 1938 marijuana tax act conviction makes him deportable, despite prior delays and bond. Marcello, born in Tunis, has claimed no Italian subject status.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Carlos Marcello
New Orleans
Marcello
District Court
Burnita S. Matthews
Supreme Court
Wilbur K. Miller
David L. Bazelon
George T. Washington
U. S
Italy
Tunis
Educator Denies He Took Stand For Integration
In Oxford Mississippi Dean Robert Farley of the University of Mississippi law school denies he endorsed integration. Farley says Zelous Polk used only parts of his statement and misled viewers by portraying it as urging compliance with the Supreme Court ruling. He maintains the note expressed confidence in the court system and that local federal judges will eventually follow the decision.
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Oxford, Miss
Robert Farley
University of Mississippi Law School
Farley
Zelous Polk
Jefferson Davis County
Polk
Supreme Court
Eggs parachuted to service men at the South Pole
A plane delivered a crate of eggs by parachute to American servicemen at the South Pole in New Zealand. No eggs were broken in the drop.
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South Pole
Auckland
New Zealand
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W. L. Howard
R. Lee Vanderpool
Ouachita National Bank
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John M. Breard
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James C. Kelly, Jr
Jack Davis
By Sam Dawson
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Call Fog Service, Inc
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