Herter Plans Report To Nation From Geneva Talks
Secretary of State Christian Herter briefed President Eisenhower on six weeks of deadlocked Geneva foreign ministers talks and said he would address the American public Tuesday night about Western aims toward Berlin. He rejected a pre-July 13 Western summit, noted the Soviet aim to absorb free West Berlin, and affirmed U.S. resolve to defend West Berlin’s freedom.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Geneva
Herter
Soviet Union
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
West Berlin
Germany
U.S
West
Britain
France
United States
U.S.S.R
Louisiana’s Long Faces Mental Health and Succession Questions
Louisiana grapples with ailing Governor Earl K. Long after he was confined to a state mental hospital amid delusions. Officials debate legality of his detention, potential sanity hearing, and who leads the state as Lt. Gov. Lether Frazar asserts emergency powers while Secretary Wade Martin insists Long remains governor pending legal determination.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Long
Mandel Powers
Has
Rvile
Joseph Arthur Sims
New Orleans
Hammond
Chester Williams
East Baton Rouge Parish
Sims
Covington
Mandevillé
Galves
Ton
Lether Frazar
Frazar
Wade Martin Jr
American Acquitted Of Beating Charge In Tokyo Case
Former Yale football star Joseph P. Crowley was acquitted by Tokyo District Court after 36 sessions over 11 months. A jury found the prosecution failed to prove Crowley fatally beat T A D Jones Jr in a drunken brawl on May 8, 1958. The defense victory comes with a potential 14 day appeal window.
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Tokyo
Yale
Joseph P. Crowley
Haven
Conn
Heved
Joji Perial
Nishimura
Crowley
T. A. D. Jones Jr
Pittsburgh
Wild Jones
d&Tones Co
New Haven
South Side
Japan
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Locaijan
United Sp
David J
Saburo Yashima
McDonald
Jones
Plane Crashes Kills Four Near Cloudcroft New Mexico
Four persons believed to be a California family died when their private plane crashed while attempting to land in a forest clearing near Cloudcroft New Mexico at 7 am MST. Forest rangers Vernon Hudman and Hal Reynolds rushed to extinguish the fire and identified the wreckage remains. the victims included a man, a woman, a boy and a girl.
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Xloudcroft
NLM
API
California
Worm- San
Vernon Hudman
Hal Reynolds
New Mexico
Cloudcroft
Ruidoso Downs
Ector Oil Well Blaze Causes Heavy Loss
A roaring Ector County oil well fire six miles north of Notrees burned for over eight hours, causing an estimated 250000 to 300000 dollars in damages to the rig and equipment. Firemen from Notrees Goldsmith and Odessa fought the blaze with Halliburton crews. no one was injured. The fire began at 12 45 p m Sunday in the well cellar after Brantley Drilling crew finished at about 8500 feet. The loss could rise pending investigation and survey.
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Ector County
Notrees
Goldsmith
Odessa
Halliburton
TXL ‘Oil Company
Brantley Drilling Company
Midland
T. R. Houghton
Houghton
Missouri Police Hunt Believed Human Bombs
Police in St Louis search for two brothers James Hecker and Joseph Hecker after an attempted burglary. They are believed to carry four dynamite bombs rigged to explode if their hands are raised. officers warn to keep distance and avoid close contact. Local and state patrols are coordinating to trap the fugitives while avoiding detonation.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Elmer. Petit
Brantley
James Hecker
Joseph
Arthur Sullivan
Sullivan
Teast
James
William Robertson
Gerald
Gerald Hecker
Four youths receive life sentences for assaulting coed
In Tallahassee Florida Circuit Judge W May Walker gave life sentences to four white youths convicted of raping a Negro coed. The jury had recommended mercy but life terms were imposed, with parole possible after six months though typical wait exceeds a decade. The attack, at a bowling alley, also involved a bombing attempt and a shooting incident during capture.
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Geneva
Herter
Eisenhower
White House
Gettysburg
Washington
Herler
Tallahassee
Fla
W. May Walker
Florida
Anyather
Wiltson
Ted) Collingsworth
Kewyan
David Ervin Beagles
Patrick
Gene) Scarborough
Air Force
Ollie ‘Stoutamire
Walker
Fire destroys Ector BET No. 1 rig with heavy loss
Petit described a rig fire where hot flames erupted as crew paused drilling. Firefighters exhausted extinguishers. Petit used welding gear to clear beams while water sprayed to cool the heat. The blaze ended about nine p.m. after eight hours. The derick bent, more than 100 two inch tubing strands lost. the rig, valued at about half a million dollars, was largely destroyed. Flames visible from Odessa and Midland.
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Petit
Houghton
More Torso Sought in Rio Grande Body Case
Texas and New Mexico authorities searched along the Rio Grande today for more parts of the body of an unidentified man, with only a torso found Saturday. The victim’s head and identification may be impossible to determine due to extensive mutilation.
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EL Paso
UPI
Texas
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Lawns Turn Jungle as Rain Keeps Miami Soggy
Miami endures torrential June rainfall as a string of showers continues. The Weather Bureau tallies 19.67 inches for June to date, surpassing the previous all month record and tracing to a tornado Wednesday night. Street crews face pothole repairs while merchants hope for sun to draw shoppers back.
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Miami
U.S
Senate Defeats House Appropriations Bill Again
In Austin the Senate Finance Committee rejected the House appropriations bill for the third time and sent its own spending plan to the Senate floor. The House measure would tap 327 million from the General Revenue Fund. the Senate version pockets about 20 million less. The Taxation Committee begins a new tax program, with Gov. Price Daniel pressing for quick action. A joint conference committee will draft final language. The day features talks on a proposed 1 percent manufacturer tax, the abandoned property act, and Daniel’s plan to raise 183 million in new revenue. Additional debates cover a beach protection bill and a controversial college student-fee measure.
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Don
General Revenue Fund
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Price Daniel
House
Jerry Sadier
Palestine
Daniel
Jim Bates
Edinburg
George Hinson
Mineola
Frates
Seeligson
San Antonio
Bob Eckhardt
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
House Conservation and Reclamation Committee
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
W. $. Heathly
Paducah
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Oklahoma
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Missouri
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