Dozens killed in Dixie truck crash near Fayetteville
A flat bed truck and a tractor trailer collided at highway 301 and 102 nine miles north of Fayetteville North Carolina. Forty one laborers aboard the truck were killed or injured many in critical condition. Driver Gilbert Peters was among the injured.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Joe Lazak
Berwick
W. H. Covington
Fie
Mount Olive
N. C
Dunn
Gilbert Robert Peters
Watwallopen
Covington
Raleigh
Nationalists angry over Eisenhower trade stance with Red China
Nationalist Chinese officials express shock at President Eisenhower’s remarks suggesting possible relaxation of trade bans on Red China. They say his comments conflict with U S policy at Paris talks and warn the embargo must be maintained by law. Chiang Kai-shek allies fear easing would aid the Communists and undermine Western aims.
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Taipei
TTP
Eisenhower
China
Foreign Office
Esenhower
United States
Paris
Red Thina
Chiang Kai-shek
Britain
Anti Catholic Campaign in North Viet Nam Raises Fears
Reports from Saigon indicate North Viet Nam newspapers funded by the state accuse priests of espionage and propaganda. The Hanoi regime links Cardinal Spellman to anti American Catholic activity as Western diplomats monitor possible moves against the church. In Washington a separate case notes a boy found in an ice box after hiding from his mother.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
North
Southeast Asia
Orlando
Fla
South Viet Nam
United Press
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Hanoi
Thoi Moi
New Times
Hanoi Radio
Nga Dinh Diem
United States
Cardinal Spellman
Diem
American Catholic Relief
Assn
Spellman
North Viet Nam
Indochina
Msgr
John Dooley
Vatican
apostolic /delegat
Eeu
Arthur By i Murphy
Vance Lafayette Satterthwaite
Sarah L. Satterthwaite
Teed Off Los Angeles Teens Sue Over Golf Swing Device
Thirteen youths who invested 6500 dollars in George C Debay s perfect golf swing device complained in court Wednesday that the apparatus was a bust and demanded refunds.
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Los Angeles
George C. Debay
Thomson May Tell Date For Election Tonight
Gov. Vernon W. Thomson planned to announce the date for a special U.S. senatorial election to fill the McCarthy vacancy. Candidates from both parties formed early lists as campaigning loomed and a July primary was possible if August voting occurs.
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Thomson
Zablocki
Ron Zablocki
Washington
Reuss
Thorsen
McCarthy
Thomsen
Wilson warns of war danger if communists cling to sword
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson told a Boston dinner that unless communists abandon conversion by the sword the danger of military conflict could rise over the next seven years. He supported Eisenhower's budget and the military aid program as key to free world security and noted Khrushchev’s socialist forecast.
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Boston
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Nikita S. K
Russ Claims U S Has Meteorological Bomb
London report says Moscow Radio accused the United States of developing a meteoro logical bomb to weaponize weather. It cited Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin at the five-power London disarmament talks and said the USSR urged a nuclear ban based on trust rather than inspection.
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London
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Withdrawn troops from Taipel Formosa amid open skies talks
The last contingents of 33,000 Chinese Nationalist troops left Taipel Formosa today after anti-American demonstrations. Soviet scientist Professor Fedorov warned the U S weather weapon claims lack control and could backfire, as the conference recessed for a week amid deadlock over Indias disarmament stance and German-Soviet differences on the open skies plan.
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Formosa
Fedorov
U.S
India
Eisenhower
Girard seeks U S return as judge orders show cause
A federal judge directed U S authorities to show cause why Army Specialist William S. Girard, of Ottawa Illinois, should not be returned to the United States for trial in Japan on charges of killing a Japanese woman at an Army firing range. Sessions set to resolve habeas corpus petition and custody status before June 21 trial date.
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Washington
Llp
U.S
United States
William S. Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Bej
Joseph ©. McGarraghy
Girard
Carroll
Japan
Oliver Gaseh
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Charles I. Wilson
Status of Forces in Greece Faces Debate Over Jurisdiction
A Greek parliamentary committee meets to discuss American troop jurisdiction under the Status of Forces agreement. The pact lets U S military try crimes while on duty while Greek courts handle off duty offenses. Debate follows Girard case and an airman charged in a highway crash with bail decisions pending.
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Senate
Dechert
Pentagon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Ralph Flanders
Athens
Greece
United States
Army
Wiliam S. Girard
Marion Monsalli
Benwood
W. Va
Air Force
Stamos Sarais
Mousalli
Assembly Okays State Fair Employment Code
Madison report says after a 12 year push the Assembly approved a compulsory fair employment practices law by a 9 86 to 4 margin. The Senate and governor support it with fines for violations and judicial review. The measure, weaker than draft, aims to curb racial discrimination in employment and unions.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Chamber of Commerce
Vernon W. Thomson
Industrial Commission
Isaac i Coggs
Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Coggs
Thomson
Walter Kohler
20 Persons Killed In Mexican Train Wreck
A freight train crashed into a crowded passenger train near Cortazar Mexico killing at least 20 people and injuring 30 others Local Red Cross officials feared the death toll would rise to about 40 as rescue work continued
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Cortazar
Mexico
Red Cross
Eisenhower sails aboard USS Saratoga for missile study cruise
President Eisenhower journeys to Mayport Florida aboard the 60 000 ton carrier USS Saratoga for a 24 hour study of guided missiles jet operations anti submarine warfare and defenses He is joined by John Foster Dulles George Humphrey Charles Wilson and Lewis Strauss aboard the flying base portioned at the St Johns River base
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Saratoga
Eisenhower
Washington
National Security Council
Mayport
Fla
St. John’s River
Columbine IE
Ins
John Foster Dulles
Secretary of
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Lewis Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Group Lists 450 Yanks Believed Captured by Reds
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee released a consolidated list of 450 American servicemen believed captured by the Communists in Korea but not accounted for by Red negotiators. The Defense Department had piecemeal listings and assumes all 450 are dead, with survivors’ benefits paid to their next of kin. The roster includes 244 Army, 190 Air Force, 13 Marines and 3 Navy personnel.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs
Korea
Defense Department
Department
Navy
Witness Testifies to Dictatorship in Baker Union
Anthony Conforti, president of Local 1 in Chicago, testifies before the Senate Racketeer Committee that George L. Stuart ran a dictatorship, misusing union funds and removing dissenting officers. He says Stuart received 6750 dollars to organize workers and 2591 dollars bought camera gear in 1954, with backing from international officials.
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Washington
George L. Stuart
Anthony Conforti
Chicago
Senate
Stuart
Conforti
Stuart Iun
Schnitzer Stuart
William F. Schnitzler
International Union
Schnitzler
AFLCI0
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Teen sitters provide poolside minding on Main Line
Two teenage babysitters work in suburban Philadelphia on the Main Line. They watch children at homes with swimming pools while one swims. The arrangement highlights teens balancing work with leisure in a fashionable area.
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Philadelphia
Main Line
Oshkosh Police Earn Four Safety Certificates
Oshkosh police department received four certificates from the National Safety Council for participation in the year round traffic inventory program. The awards recognize improvement in traffic death records and noteworthy performance in safety education, accident records, and engineering awareness.
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Oshkosh Polices Department
National Safety Council
Accim Oshkosh
Oshkosh Safety Oshkosh
Oshkosh Sarison
Polin
Cyril Boushele
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Texas
Benson
Minnesota
Red Viet Nam
Crac
U. S
Robert Dechert
Center
Mousalliver
Tokyo
United States Air Force
R.G. Knutson
Knut
Ison
Reds
Baker Union
Oshkosh
Safety Council
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