Ike Eyes Inflation as Main Issue in 1960 Race
President Eisenhower said inflation will be a principal issue in the 1960 campaign and that he aims to start paying down the national debt, with Congress already approving a debt ceiling of 285 billion dollars. He noted the deficit for the just-closed year was about 13 billion. He marked his 43rd wedding anniversary with Mrs. Eisenhower and discussed summit preparation, party candidates, and Nixon’s Moscow opening.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Geneva
Republican Party
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Moscow
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Infiltration claims shadow Cuban air force shakeup
Cuba seeks arrest of Maj. Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz after his resignation accusing Communist infiltration in Castro's armed forces. Diaz returned from a fever leave and named Maj. Juan Almeida as successor who then ordered Diaz's arrest on charges of desertion and treason. Police raid on Capt Paul Hughes's home uncovers arms cache and detention of volunteers tied to a likely Nicaragua invasion plot involving American associates.
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Havanap
Fidel Castro
Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz
Castro
Diaz
Cuba
Manuel Urrutia
Juan Almedia
Almeida
Fulgencio Batista
Raul Castro
U. S. Navy
Nicaragua
Paul Hughes
Atlanta
Luis Somoza
Hughes
Efren R. Pichardo
Miami
Joseph Bardor
Los Angeles
Luebke Elected President of West Germany on Second Ballot
Heinrich Luebke, 64, agriculture minister, was chosen president of West Germany by the Electoral College. He defeated Carlo Schmid and Max Becker on the second ballot with 526 votes, six above the required majority, after an earlier first-ballot result.
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Berlin
Heinrich Luebke
West Germany
Luebke
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Carlo Schmid
Max Becker
Liberal Free Democratic Party
Schmid
Becker
Catholic Center Party
Hitler
Bandit Steals 800 Dollars From Friendly Nine Ladies Club
A bandit robbed the Friendly Nine Ladies Social Club treasury of nearly 800 dollars from the home of treasurer Mrs. Lucille Evans. Dorothy Wimes, 26, said the man entered through the back door and demanded the money while she was alone. The club was disbanding for summer and the funds were to be shared among members. Police cannot determine how the robber knew of the money.
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Buffalo
Friendly Nine Ladies
Lucille Evans
Dorothy Wimes
Friendly Nine
Allstate Increases Auto Rates in New York
Allstate Insurance Co the state's largest car insurer announced an 18.7 percent rise in auto liability rates in New York approved by the State Insurance Department last month. The increase aligns with a 18.4 percent rise by other insurers as of March 31. The move affects motorists liability coverage for damages to others.
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New York
Fm Allstate Insurance Co
State
Kozlov Confers With President at White House
Soviet First Deputy Premier Kozlov met with President Eisenhower for 70 minutes to discuss Berlin and the East West deadlock. Kozlov waved to about 100 reporters, called the talk wonderful, and sought a strong secure peace while avoiding a direct Berlin answer.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Fram R. Kozlov
Berlin
Kozlov
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nobody Wants To Be Queen In Williamsville Contest
Williamsville Drum Corps faced a cancelled contest as no contestants submitted applications. The event, open to Amherst residents, had a Tuesday deadline and drew puzzled comment from president John F. Plummer. The town of Amherst, a Buffalo suburb, has about 33,744 residents.
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Williamsville
Queen of William
Ile
Drum Corps
Amherst
Buffalo
John F. Plummer
Stop Wildcat Strike in Steel Sector Quieted by Union Action
The Associated Press reports a surge of wildcat strikes across steel aircraft chemical and electrical industries. The United Steelworkers ordered an end to walkouts as negotiators met in New York to extend contracts to July 14. In Aliquippa Pennsylvania 13000 production workers stayed away at Jones and Laughlin Steel. At Republic Steel Cleveland 2700 day workers remained off as open hearths shut. U S Steel Fairless Works near Philadelphia closed with 7000 workers striking. Seamen 3700 left ore carriers on Great Lakes under Local 3000. In Indiana 1400 IBEW members walked out at Public Service Co of Indiana but power remained uninterrupted.
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Associated Press
New York
United Steelworkers Union
Steel
Aliquippa
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Indpendence Road
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Steelworkers Union
Steel Company
Local 3000
USW
Indiana
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Public Service Co. of
Israel approves arms sales to West Germany
Parliament backed Premier Ben-Gurion in approving arms sales despite coalition opposition. Fifty-seven deputies supported the contract while forty-five voted against with six abstentions. Ben-Gurion may resign to form a new cabinet excluding the two dissenting parties. In Colombia a flood search continued for 100 missing after a village was wrecked and eighty bodies were recovered.
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Israel
W. Germany
Jerusalem
West Germany
David Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Bogota
Colombia
Andes
Tolima
Ibague
Long Pace in Louisiana as Gov Long Faces Divorce and Ill Health
Gov Earl K Long, 63, amid a flurry of visitors in Covington, battles divorce filings, income tax scrutiny, and health scares after strokes. He remains active, ordering air conditioning and motor trips as doctors treat asthma with oxygen.
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Covington
UPI
Louisiana
Piney Woods
Earl K. Long
Gov. Long
Long
Gov Long
Axygen
Midnent
Galveston
Tex
Tucson
Phoenix
Aziz
Lether Frazar
John Sealy Hospital
Britain Faces Largest Newspaper Shutdown Since 1936
London faces a major press shutdown as ink workers strike cutting Fleet Street supply to national papers. Projections show stocks lasting only four days, risking suspension of Sunday editions for papers circulating about 20 million copies daily.
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London
Britain
Fleet St
Newspaper Proprietors’ Association
Navy jet missing near Japan after Ranger operations
A U S Navy A3D Sky Warrior twin jet attack plane with two or three crew failed to return to the carrier Ranger on Tuesday night. It is believed lost at sea south of Honshu, while on routine operations with the U S Seventh Fleet.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Ranger
Honshu
You Are Heavier Taller Than You Were Yesterday
Washington reports a new standard for the pound and inch adopted by six English speaking nations at midnight Tuesday. Americans gain about 1 300 of an ounce per 150 pounds and grow about 1 8 060 inch taller for six feet. Canadians become taller and heavier while Britain and others become shorter and lighter under the change.
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Washington
Great Britain
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Federal Judge Orders Arrest of Dave Beck
A federal judge issued an arrest warrant for former Teamster leader Dave Beck after he failed to appear for a plea on charges of accepting 200000 from two trucking executives. Beck and his Seattle attorney had sought more time, with the judge insisting Beck must appear or be brought in. The case names Roy Fruehauf and Burge Seymour, heads of Fruehauf Trailer Co. and Associated Transport, as defendants alongside the firms. Beck faces previous convictions and tax charges while free on bail pending appeals.
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New York
Beck
Roy Fruehauf
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Burge Seymour
Associated Transport, Inc
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Shaw
Charles Burdell
Burdell
Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa Fans Canada Tour
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip praised Canada during a Dominion Day TV address in Ottawa. She highlighted unity and Commonwealth ties, while the royal visit followed the Queen’s Plate Stakes results at Woodbine where Naw Providence won and E P Taylor received the 50 guineas prize plus part of the purse.
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Ottawa
Elizabeth II
Canada
Britain
Prince Philip
Queen
Philip
North America
Woodbine
Toronto
Elizabeth
England
E. P. Taylor
Taylor
Two Face Death In Electric Chair in South Carolina
In Beaufort South Carolina a 24 year old white Marine and a 19 year old Black man face the electric chair after separate interracial rape convictions. Attorneys have filed for new trials as hearings proceed on motions. Both juries failed to recommend mercy, making the death sentences mandatory under state law.
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Beaufort
5. C
South Carolina
Israel Sharpe
Marine Pvt
Fred Davis
Atlanta
Davis
Quake Strikes St Thomas Again With No Damage Reported
A sharp earthquake rattled St Thomas Tuesday night causing alarm as the second tremor within a week. No damage was reported though residents remained on edge.
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ST. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Youth Dies In Oklahoma City Clothes Dryer
A 7 year old boy, Jerome Brown, crawled into an unattended coin operated clothes dryer at a laundromat. The machine started after he closed the door and was found mangled about an hour and a half later by two women. Detectives say curiosity likely drew him into the machine.
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Oklahoma City
EB. Meals
Jerome Brown
Dorothy Gale Brown
Meals
Eisenhower Wedding Anniversary Observed at White House
President and Mrs. Eisenhower marked their 43rd wedding anniversary with a reception at the White House for about 75 staff members. The event occurred this evening at the presidential mansion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Legislature Elects Carlino Speaker in Quick Parley
In Albany the Assembly chose Joseph F. Carlino 42 year old Long Beach lawyer as speaker, amid a special session called by Gov Rockefeller. Republicans backed Carlino with all age votes. Democrats voted present. The session also moved to replace harness race czar George P Monaghan with a three member commission and end a state subsidy program.
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Albany
Joseph F. Carlino
George P. Monaghan
Carlino
Om Long Beach
Rockefeller
Senate
Assembly
Monaghan
Rocckefeller
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