Tariff Cuts In Geneva Pact Aid Free World Trade
United States and 21 nations agreed to reciprocal tariff reductions totaling over 24 billion dollars in trade value. U.S. direct cuts valued at 677 million in 1954 with indirect gains bringing 811 million, and U.S. exports faced 400 million in direct duty concessions. First phase set to take effect June 30 with further cuts over three years.
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Washington
United States
Geneva
State Department
U.S
Youth, Parents Tell 2 Stories In Cincinnati Case
Police said a 20 year old youth with a history of offenses confessed to strangling five year old Richard Townson in an alley on May 20. His parents dispute the claim stating he was home all day and that the belt was used by Richard himself. Detectives say the youth reenacted the crime and provided intimate details, all of which they deem correct. No charges filed yet as investigation continues.
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Cincinnati
Richard Townson
William Roy Watson
Richard
William Watson
Wilbur Earle
Russell Jackson
Watson
Odessan Faces Second Offense DWI Charge
Grant R. Edwards, 36, of Odessa, was charged in justice of the peace court with driving while intoxicated second offense. He had been originally charged with drunken driving in county court, later upgraded to a felony after it was revealed he had a prior Hudspeth County drunken driving conviction.
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San Angelo
Grant R. Edwards
Odessa
Justice of the Peace
Justin Kever
Edwards
Hudspeth
Midland Pastor To Receive High DeMolay Honor
Two outstanding workers will be awarded the Legion Award at a three day DeMolay conclave in Odessa. L. I. Thompson of Odessa and Rev. T. Henry Stratford Jr. of Midland will be honored Friday evening at 7 30 in the Ector County Auditorium. Stratford serves on the Midland DeMolay Advisory Council and is active in local youth work.
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L. IL. Thompson
T. Henry Stafford Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Midland
Legion
Lincoln Hotel
Ector County
Statford
Midland DeMolay Chapter
Southern Methodist University
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
AFL-CIO Eyes Crackdown On Two Unions Over Ties
Washington report says AFL-CIO leaders move to discipline the Teamsters Union and a 19 union building trades group for flouting merged federation rules. Meany urges cutting ties with the expelled ILA while building trades resist mergers and push to block state level consolidations.
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Labor Federation
Teamsters Union
Sinell Afl-Cio
Teamsters
International Longshoremen's Assn
AFL
George Meany
ILA
Dave Beck
Beck
Building Trades
Aflcio Council
Aflcio
Meany
AFL Land Cio
African Youth Has Nice Hobby
A Cape Town schoolboy Derek Wilson wrote to Mayor Allen Street of Oklahoma City asking for information about the city and country. He explained his hobby is collecting foreign currency and requested an American 410 bill. The mayor said he would be glad to tell the boy about Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Capetown
South Africa
Allen Street
Derek Wilson
Okhoma
Mayor Street
Stevenson Far Short Of Votes For Nomination
Washington reporters note Stevenson trails in pledged Democratic delegates with 6869 of 13869 needed for nomination. Top rivals Harriman Johnson Lauter Williams lead in early tallies, while ten states and three territories still must name delegates totaling 252 votes. Delaware, New York still awaiting large delegate allocations as uncommitted options loom.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevensen
Seeewedias
Estes Netauver
Ourcis
Eeaeas
Averell Harriman
New York
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Frank Lauseheid
Ohio
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Missouri
Xennen Williams
Michigan
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Harriman
Arkansas
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Kentucky
Mississippi
New Mexico
Tennessee
Virginia
Washimgton
Ha- Wai
Canal Zone
Virgin Islands
Yugoslavia to Import Soviet Wheat and Trade Boost
Belgrade announced a 20 million dollar increase in Yugoslavia Russia trade for this year. The pact covers wheat crude oil aluminum machinery and industrial equipment from Russia in exchange for Yugoslav metallurgical products agricultural goods woodwork shoes and textiles.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Russia
Belgrade Radio
Yuga Slavia
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