OAS Parley Warned of Rising Soviet Interest
In San Jose Costa Rica foreign ministers met amid warnings from the Inter American Peace Committee 250 page report that Soviet engagement in the hemisphere is heightening Caribbean tensions. Police disarmed Cuban delegates and detained a Cuban journalist as talks opened with Venezuela’s charges against the Dominican Republic set for discussion.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Hemisphere
Caribbean
Inter- American Peace Committee
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
Christian A. Herfer
Washington
Bosota
George C. Marshall
Senate Starts Early to Vote On Pay Changes
Washington AP reports the Senate opens voting on amendments to a minimum wage bill. Senator Kennedy cites expected passage this week while Majority Leader Johnson calls a two hour early session with a planned night session to advance the measure. The bill raises the wage floor to 1.25 over three steps and would extend coverage to about five million workers, mainly in retail and services, with 42 amendments filed by Goldwater and others aiming to narrow coverage.
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Washington
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Kennedy
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Secretary of Labor
Holland
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Eisenhower sends greetings to Congo Republic leaders
President Eisenhower extended greetings and best wishes to Congo Republic President Fulbert Youlou. The White House released the message on Monday, noting Congo’s recent independence from France and its new status within the French Community of Nations amid regional strife surrounding the former Belgian Congo.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congo Republic
White House
Fulbert Youlou
Republic
France
French Community of Nations
Belgian Congo
Register to vote for September Primary election
Voters have 11 days left to register. Register at the city clerk's office in City Hall to be eligible for the September Primary.
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City Hall
Lemnitzer to Lead Joint Chiefs of Staff at Pentagon
President Eisenhower nominated General Lemnitzer for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to succeed General Twining who plans retirement for health reasons. Lemnitzer, an Army veteran and renowned negotiator, would require Senate confirmation and has pledged frank defense judgments despite budget limits.
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Washington
Lyman Louis Lemnitzer
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Lemnitzer
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Twining
Army
Congress
Nation
Cyprus Gains Independence
Cyprus marked independence after 82 years under British rule with a 21 gun salute and fireworks in Nicosia. Greek Cypriots felt cheated as Zurich London terms ruled out unification with Greece while Turkish Cypriots gained near equal status. Sir Hugh Foot warned of potential sectarian violence as Greek Orthodox Archbishop Maxaries and Fazil Kulchuk joined in signing the treaties. The island, twice Delaware in size with about 500000 people, displayed Greek and Turkish flags while EOKA urged a boycott of ceremonies.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Greece
Zurich
London
Hugh Foot
Hugh
Maxaries
Ident Fazil Kulchuk
Cyprus Republic
EOKA
Mediterranean
Delaware
Laos Premier-Designate Presents Communist-Free Cabinet
Prince Souvanna Phouma presented a new Communist-free cabinet to the Laotian National Assembly in Vientiane. The neutralist premier retained defense and foreign affairs, excluding ministers from the ousted pro-Western government. Parliament was expected to swiftly approve the lineup at Wednesday’s session.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
Laotian National Assembly
Souvanna
Souvann2
Defense
Himsel
Lumumba confronts UN as Congo police raid Leopoldville
Premier Patrice Lumumba seizes control measures and demands UN action while Congolese police arrest Europeans and UN personnel in Leopoldville. Ralph Bunche intervenes to free two UN staff, while Dag Hammarskjold seeks a Security Council ruling. Lumumba pushes for a Asian African commission and UN neutrality.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
United Nations
U.N
Ralph Bunche
Congo
U. N
Lumumba
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Security Council
Ul N
Ghana
Hammaerskjold
Si Nation Council
Hammarskjold
Powers Family Trusts Soviet Lawyer Grimov in Powers Case
Francis Gary Powers family says they trust the Soviet lawyer Mikhail Grimov to aid the U2 pilot in espionage trial. Grimov, head of the Judicial Council, met with Powers’ parents and attorney Alexander Parker in an executive session. The trial could carry seven years to death. foreign participation is limited.
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Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Soviet Union
Mikhail Hieh Grimov
The
Judicial Council
Legal Aid Societies
America
Grimor
Oliver W. Fowers
Pound
Grimov
Hns
Gomg
Parker
Virginia
Mig
Galisting
Grijes
Union and I
Noernberg
Roman A. R .Cenko
Goldwater Sees GOP Conservatives Campaigning Hard
Senator Goldwater says Republican conservatives are volunteering to help the ticket boosting Nixon Lodge chances. He notes his earlier liberal critique of the GOP platform but now supports actively the national ticket and urges others to join.
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Washington
Babe Goldwater
R-Ariz
Nixon-Lodge
Goldwater
GOP
Richarg M. Nixon
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Jane Nixon
Perplexed orator challenged over ink question
A scan box orator at Hy vee Perk claimed he knew everything and was asked how many periods are in a bottle of ink by a listener who seemed less than impressed. The speaker appeared perplexed by the inquiry.
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Loxdon
UPI
Hyvee
Perk
Hope Is Offered For Medical Aid
Washington lawmakers debate a federal state medical aid plan for the aged. Senate supporters back the Finance Committee version to aid elderly bills. President Eisenhower opposes tying medical benefits to social security. Key figures include Sen. Long, Sen. Kerr, and Sen. Humphrey as partisans clash over funding and eligibility.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
Senate
House
Long
Eisenhower
Sens
Jonn F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate Democra
Congress
Iintc
Dcig
George Smathers
D-Fin
Anginer
Robert
Kerr
Doxin
Louisville Juror Dismissal Surprises Court
Judge LR Curtis dismisses Traffic Court judge Ralph Stone from the prospective juror roster for criminal court, saying he doubts any defense lawyers would want a judge on the jury and concerns over impartiality.
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Louisville
Criminal
LR. Curtis
Ralph Stone Curtis
Stone
Lodge to Push For Resumption Of Disarm Talks
United Nations dispatch reports US Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge will urge the 22 nation Disarmament Commission to call for resumption of negotiations between the West and the Communists. Prospects were uncertain as the Soviet Union and other Communist members might boycott the opening meeting. The session was convened at US request after the breakdown of the Geneva arms talks in Biarritz.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Gereva
Biar Lecce
Cnie! US
Delecate
X-15 Sets Record At 136,500 Feet
An X-15 rocket plane reportedly reached a record altitude of 1620 feet, far surpassing earlier estimates. The National Space Administration confirmed the figure after a detailed review of recent data, citing improved analysis by scientists.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert White
Rebuttal to Outagamie Airport Plan Outlined
The Winnebago County Aviation Committee outlined a three point rebuttal to Outagamie Cognit plan presented by Lerga Fisher of San Francisco. It targets the $1 million plus investment in the existing airport and a $594,000 improvement program, argues the airport’s central location serves Appleton to Fond du Lac, and questions Fisher’s statistics on passenger origins and distances. The committee plans a formal counterattack at a Tuesday meeting at the Winnebago County Courthouse with a public session guided to limit questions, aiming to dominate the discussion and preclude broad Q and A.
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Aviation Committee
Winnebago
Fisher
Appleton
Fond du Lac
Winnebago County
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