Sugar Ray Robinson Free To Defend Title A Hearing Set
New York reports Sugar Ray Robinson must appear at a Monday hearing to determine if he entered articles of agreement to defend his middleweight title against Carmen Basilio. Basilio has not been signed yet and the NAB A has stripped Robinson for failure to defend.
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Carmen Basilio
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Philadelphia
Basilio
National Boxing Association
New York Athletic Commission
Commission
Martin Machat
Machat
Sugar Ray
Five-hour gun battle ends with Hamlin killing wife and police chief
In Limerick Maine Gordon E Hamlin 51 killed his wife Rose 46 and Westbrook Police Chief Pierre Harnon during a five hour siege that left two state troopers wounded before Hamlin shot himself. Witnesses describe a dramatic confrontation as officers used tear gas and firearms to breach the residence near an old mill pond west of Portland.
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Jessie Mitchell
Hamlin
Parker
Harness
FBI
Westbrook
Regina
College Dog Joke Delights Attendees At New York Speech
President Eisenhower drew big laughter with a joke about a Chicago man renting dogs named after academic ranks. The tale tracks the dogs from Instructor to full professor, noting rising fees and a final year when the dog sat idle as the college president.
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New York
Fisenhower
Chicago
Obituary and Sports Highlights From The Week
Obituary notices list local residents, with ages and surviving relatives. A sports roundup covers Wheenix and Filton teams with scores and standout players across recent games.
Godfrey Leaves Hospital After Lung Operation
New York entertainer Arthur Godfrey was released from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a lung operation for cancer. He said he had “got a break” and would do his damndest to deserve it. He described the surgery as removing a growth wrapped around the aorta and planned to rest weeks in New York before returning to hospital for X rays and then his Virginia farm.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
Harkness Pavilion
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Godfrey
Virginia
Steel Union Chief Resumes Negotiations
United Steelworkers leader David J. McDonald met with President Eisenhower in New York and resumed wage talks with industry leaders. Union strategists hope the session signals White House neutrality and supports raises tied to output per man hour. Senator Javits urged a White House conference if a prolonged strike or price rise looms.
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New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Eisenhower
McDonald
Lnion
White House
Jacob K. Javits
Carpenters Strike Shuts Cape Traffic and Base Access
Carpenters Union picketed the Missile test center in Cape Canaveral causing traffic jams from dawn protests. About 400 Brevard County carpenters are involved, potentially affecting 5,000 Cape workers and 2,000 at Patrick Air Force Base and related projects.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Carpenters Union
Cape
Patrick Air Force Base
Carpenters
Transport Workers Union
Brevard County
State University Names Hamilton New President
Dr. Thomas Hale Hamilton, vice president of academic affairs at Michigan State University, named president of the State University of New York effective Aug. 1. He succeeds William S. Carlson, who resigned after a policy dispute, with a $25,000 annual salary and $5,000 expense allowance plus a state-provided residence. Hamilton, 44, has been at Michigan State since 1956 after roles at its basic college and summer school, and holds a PhD from the University of Chicago. Carlson's resignation followed friction over centralization and a proposed 2 central campus plan.
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Thomas Hale Hamilton
Michigan State University
State University of New York
Hamilton
William S. Carlson
Carlson
University of Toledo
Michigan State
State University of New York Compris
Marion
Ind
de Pauw University
Greencastle
the Unity of Chicago
Ars
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Agriculture Dept Hit for Ignoring Law and Funds Cut
The House Appropriations Committee accused the Agriculture Department of disregard for the law and cut its 1960 funding by 142,199,365 dollars. It urged a more active surplus commodity sales program overseas and criticized current policies as harming the farmer, the Treasury, and taxpayers.
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Washington
Jamie L. Whitten
Commodity Credit Corp.enture
Commit
U.S
Treasury
Scientific Monster to Make Greatest Assault on Atom
A 100 million dollar electron linear accelerator will be built at Stamford University with federal financing to become the nation's largest nuclear research facility. President Eisenhower announced the plan to open to qualified American scientists, with an expected six year construction and contracts within a year. The device will probe atom nucleus behavior at extreme short ranges, producing new particles and energies to advance understanding of nuclear matter.
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San Francisco
America
New
Cials
Wlr. T. Panofsky
Onford Laboratory
Eisenhower to Seek Giant Atom Smasher Funding at Stanford
President Eisenhower said he would seek federal funds to build a two mile long atom smasher at Stanford University to boost basic nuclear research. He spoke to about 500 scientists at a Waldorf Astoria symposium and met Steelworkers leader David J. McDonald amid steel contract talks.
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New York
Eisenhower
Stanford University
Manhattan
Washington
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
James C. Hagerty
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
National Academy of Sciences
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
U S Golfers Sweep Britain In Walker Cup Opener
U S amateurs scored a 4 0 victory over Great Britain on the windy Muirfield course in Scotland. Charles Coe from Oklahoma City and Billy Joe Patton of Morganton led with a 9 and 1 win over Michael Bonallack and Arthur Perowne. Har Ward Jr and Frank Bud Taylor won 1 up over Reiel Jack and Doug Sewell. Ward Wetlauer and Jack Nicklaus rallied to a 2 and 1 win over Michael Lunt and Alex Shepparton.
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United States
Great Britain
Charles Coe
Oklahoma City
Billy Joe Patton
Morganton
N.C
Muirfield
Michael Bonallack
Arthur Perowne
Har Ward Jr
San Francisco
Frank Bud Taylor
Porona
Calif
Reiel Jack
Doug Sewell
Wiliam Hyndman HI
Abington
Tommy Aaron
Gainesville
Joe Carr
Guy Wolstenholme
Ward Wetulaufer
Buffalo
N. Y
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Britain
Michael Lunt
Alex Shepperton
Valenti Returns Home After Jail Term and Testimony
Frank Valenti, fresh from jail and a State Investigation Commission appearance, was said to be in Rochester today with his family declining to disclose his exact location. His wife indicated he is downtown, while details of his testimony given during a 15 Minute appearance remain undisclosed.
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Rochester
Frank Valenti
States Investigation Commission
Valenti
Wileen
Commission
Dickinson Elected To Track Position
New York Edward T. Dickinson a 48 year old former New York State commissioner of commerce was elected vice president of the New York Racing Association The board said he will also serve as assistant to President W Hanes Dickinson is a director and executive of the New York Business Development Corp He has been a trustee of Cornell University chaired the National Security Resources Board and was an alternate member of the National Security Council He moved from Syracuse to Albany for the commerce post and plans to relocate with his wife and child to Garden City in mid June Dickinson grew up there
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New York
P.edward T. Dickinson
New York State
Commerce
New York Racing Association
Dickinson
W. Hanes
New York Business , Development Corp
Cornell University
National Security Resources Board
Naonal Security Council
Syracuse
Albany
Navy Great Lakes cruise forms 28-ship task group
Rear Adm. Edmund B. Taylor will command the Atlantic Fleet destroyer force leading Task Force 47 during Operation Inland Seas on a Great Lakes cruise this summer. The Newport destroyer Willis A Lee will be the flagship for the 28-ship contingent.
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Great Lakes
Newport
R. I. Wp
Edmund B. Taylor
Willis A. Lee
Bible ownership gaps in American families revealed
The American Bible Society reported almost a third of U.S. families do not own a Bible after a test census. The finding highlights broad gaps in religious resources across the population.
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New York
American Bible Society
West Big 3 Committed To Reject Plan
At the Big Four talks in Geneva, Gromyko presents the Soviet peace treaty for divided Germany. Western ministers say the version lacks substantial changes and remains at odds with the Western package plan for a unified Germany and a staged path to reunification, security, and disarmament. The conference adjourns for a weekend recess.
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Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Germany
Moscow
West Germany
United States
Britain
France
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Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
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Nyet
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U. S
Two Robbed Of 13000 Payroll In Yonkers
YONKERS two masked gunmen robbed contractor James Maclean and his son Donald of 13000 in payroll funds as they opened a second floor apartment office at 63 Rockledge Road. The son resisted and was struck with a gun butt and bound. The bandits escaped in a car.
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Yonkers
James Maclean
Donald
Maclean
Rockledge Rd
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