Demand Ike Act 10 Rescue Oil Industry
Congressional demands to cut oil imports rise as Rep. Edmondson and Rep. Shipley urge action to preserve the domestic oil industry. Senate voices also press for a review of import levels amid declines in U S production and price shifts in the Indiana Kentucky Illinois region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haslet Washington
Congress
Id Edmondson D
Okla
Eisenhoven
George E. Shipley D III
Senate
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Shipley
Indiana-Kentucky - Illinois
Edmondson
U. S
Japan Voids Soviet Protests Backing U S Japan Pact
Tokyo backed the U S Japan security treaty amid leftist protests and warned the Soviet Union to drop meddling. Prime Minister Kishi said U S forces are needed for Japan’s safety and world peace. Foreign Minister Fujiyama delivered the one package reply to Soviet protests. Havana actions followed with seizure of Esso Shell and Texaco refineries over Russian crude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Far East
U.S
Aichiro Fujiyama
Nicolai T. Fedorenko
Fujiyama
Havana
Fidel Castro
Esso Standard and
Shell
Cuba
Esso
Castro
Texaco Oil Co
Santiago
Esso’s
Texaco
Venezuela
Revolucion
Island
Burdick Declares Victory in Dakota Senate Race
Rep. Quentin Burdick, D-ND, declared victory in the North Dakota special U S Senate race with a 953 vote lead from nearly all precincts. He also announced plans to marry Jocelyn Birch Peterson in Fargo on Thursday, after returning to Washington. He had flown back amid unresolved results against Gov. John E. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Quentin N. Burdick
D-Nd
U. S. Senate
North Dakota
Washington
Jocelyn Birch Peterson
John E. Davis
Third Day of Wind Rain Rips Midwest Storms
The Associated Press reports July began with widespread showers and thunderstorms across the Midwest. Locally heavy rains threaten floods in waterlogged areas of the Missouri Valley, with St. Louis seeing damage from storms statewide estimated at 342 to 4 million dollars.
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Midwest
Associated Press
Missouri Valey
St. Louis
Rain Lashes Mt Vernon Crops With 4 Inch Downpour
A new rainstorm lashed Mt Vernon early today with thunder and lightning, bringing the weekly total to 4.23 inches. Winds from the previous days caused heavy damage, but were lighter today while wheat corn and bean crops across the county suffered damage from the wet conditions. This morning's rainfall measured 1.08 inches.
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Mt. Vernon
Storms cause widespread damage and flooding across multiple states
A night of severe weather drenched regions from Missouri to Maine. Heavy rain totals reached 114 inches in six hours at Columbia and Kirksville, with gusts near 60 mph ripping wires and felling trees in St Louis County. Tornado winds damaged a Kansas farm and windows in Troy Maine hail harmed crops. No injuries reported. Showers affected the Ohio Valley and south Florida during the early hours.
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Bendena
Kan
Troy
Florence
Mass
Maine
Ohio Valley
Lower
Great Lakes
Florida
Honeymooners Rescued by Air Force Helicopter in Nevada Desert
A Berkeley couple, Donald Palmer 23 and Evelyn Palmer 21, were rescued after 24 hours lost in 100 degree desert north of Reno. Capt. Philip E. Maggart of Stead Air Force Base halted a flight to circle back, finding the exhausted couple near Pyramid Lake. They received treatment at Stead hospital and were released.
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Reno
Nev
Berkeley
Calif
Air Force
Donald
Evelyn Palmer
Philip E. Maggart
Stead
New, Air Force Base
Pyramid Lake
Palmer
Baptists Oppose State Religion At World Alliance Meeting
In Rio de Janeiro 12,500 delegates of the World Baptist Alliance at its 10th Congress adopted a manifesto on religious liberty. They voted to oppose state-supported religion and reaffirmed the right of individuals to choose their own worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
South America
World Baptist Alliance
Adlai Says He Has No Objection to Nomination
Adlai E. Stevenson said he has no objection to having his name placed in nomination at the Democratic presidential convention, though he insists he is not a candidate. The remarks followed questions from reporters in Washington as Stevenson attended a fundraising event.
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Associated Press
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Washington
Los Angeles
James E. Doyle
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
National Democratic
Paul Butler
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Butler
Doyle
Richard M. Nixon
Philadelphia
U. S
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Scott
Pennsylvania
Butler Denies Rigging Democratic Convention
Paul Butler angrily refutes claims that he rigged the Democratic convention as Harry S Truman seeks his ouster. Butler defends himself at a news conference saying he will not resign and calls the allegations nasty and false. He reports Truman plans a preconvention move and may request a national committee meeting, with talk of a Kennedy family business link.
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Los Angeles
Harry S. Truman
Paul
Butler
Truman
National Committee
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Quincy Dwight Wrecks Kill Six
Two fatal crashes on State Route 104 near Quincy and US 66 near Dwight left six dead and several others injured. In Missouri, Orville Gilmer 42 and Hazel Downing 47 died, along with Gilmer’s seven year old son James. Two others were hurt, including Catherine Wagener 44 and Esther Schmidt 19. In Dwight, Shirley Maddock 22 and Hugh Berkley 48 died, Wilma 51 Berkley also killed, and James Maddock 25 and Charles Barkley 15 were hospitalized with injuries.
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Quincy
II. AP
State Rt
Orville O. Gilmer
Hazel Downing
Gilmer
James
Edine
Catherine
Dwight, Ill
Dwight
Shirley Maddock
Kirkwood
Hugh J. Berkley
Chicago
Wilma
James Maddock
Shirley
Charles Barkley
Maddocks
Michael
Patricia
U.S. 66
Barkley
Madock
Snowstorms Hit Central Norway on First Day of Warm Month
AP reports a snowstorm in Roecros mountains and snowfalls extending into the Gudbrandsdal Valley as winter grips central Norway on what is typically the warmest day of the month.
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Oslo
Norway
Roecros
Gudbrandsdal
Argentina demands Eichmann extradition from Israel
Argentina reaffirmed its demand for the return of Adolf Eichmann from Israel. Israelis have repeatedly said they do not intend to hand over the former Nazi charged with helping organize the extermination of six million Jews.
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Argentina
Eichman
Buenos Aires
Adolf Eichmann
Israel
Fumes Trigger Fire Scare At McLeansboro Hospital
Acrid fumes from a barrel of chemicals used to clean water lines caused a fire scare at Hamilton County Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Firefighters arrived at 5:45 a.m., carried the barrel outside, and doused it with extinguishers. Ammonia rich fumes penetrated the dining room kitchen laundry and storage areas and briefly upstairs before crews eliminated the danger and normal operations resumed.
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Hamilton County Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Jefferson Asphalt Co wins Richview Road paving bid
Jefferson Asphalt Co of Mt. Vernon submitted the low bid of 174234.75 for paving almost six miles of Richview Road from the Mt. Vernon city limits to Webb School. Four bidders competed. the county board will approve the low bid at a courthouse meeting, with Federal 50 percent, Illinois 22 percent, and Jefferson County 28 percent funding. Shawneetown celebrates 150th birthday with a four day festival, pageants, parade, and a fireworks display. Governor Stratton to be grand master. Rep Kenneth Gray helps cut a 300 pound birthday cake. Paul Douglas and Otto Kerner among speakers. Old Shawneetown preserves historic district while new town plans date to 1810 surveyors.
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Frank H. Walker
Springfield
Jefferson Asphalt Co
Richview
Mt. Vernon
Webb
State of Illinois
Jefferson County
Kenneth J. Gray
D-Ill
Stratton
Ohio
Paul Douglas
D- II
Otto Kerner
Shawneetown
Illinois
Defend Auto Driving Courses And Big Surplus
Illinois state school officials defend a financially large driver education program funded by driver license fees. Since 1957 58 the fund has about 3.2 million dollars yearly. the current year outlay tops a million dollars with next year a balance near six million expected. Supporters seek reinforcement and possible compulsory practice driving in schools.
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Larry Kramp
Springfield, II
Illinois
House Overrides Ike veto on federal pay raise
The House voted 345 to override President Eisenhower’s veto of a 4 74% pay rise for 112 million federal workers. The measure would lift annual pay by 350 to 1500 dollars, affect 535,090 postal staff and one million white collar workers, and take effect after becoming law. The Senate was to vote as quickly as possible under Johnson’s guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Dempson
Texas
Johnson
Maihnen
Congress
GOP
Fisenhower
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Death slide act shocks Madison Square Garden crowd
Briton Captain Antony Easterbrook led a Royal Marines display billed as the death slide at Madison Square Garden. He leapt from an 85 foot rope without using his hands, then fell to the ground after a dramatic miscue. He died hours later at St Clare's Hospital with all bones reportedly broken.
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Ray Kohn
New York
Madison Square Garden
Marine Commandos
Antony Laurence Easterbrook
Easterbrook
Man
Halvana
Graham Greene
St. Clare’s Hospital
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Santiago de Cuba
NEA Telephoto
Edmondson, Shipley and Hartke
ELSO
Russia
Lake Charles
Burdick
Kansas
Nevada
Adlai
L. A
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Symington
William Knowland
Oakland
Carlif
Tribune
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Long Beach
N. Y
Rockefeller
Quentin Burdick
McLeansboro Hospital
Richview Road
Mt. V
New Shaneetown
Ohio River
Old Shawneetown
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