Republicans, Dixie oppose housing bill showdown
GOP leaders backed by conservative Southern Democrats attack a $2.1 billion housing bill as budget busting. After a morning GOP caucus, Charles Halleck said the vote would be close. The House weighs two measures including Rep Herlong’s $1.3 billion substitute opposed by Democrats and administration support.
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Washington
House
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
House Banking Committee
Rep. A. S. Herlong
Florida
Herlong
Carmen's Next Foe May Be Known Today
Basilio of Chittenango NY faces NYSAC hearings to determine if Ray Robinson should be stripped of the middleweight title for an overdue defense. Gene Fullmer and Robinson's status are debated as a decision likely comes late today.
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Carmen
New York
Carmen Basilio
Ray Robinson
Gene Fullmer
Basilio
Chittenango
New York State Athletic Commission
Robinson
National Boxing Association
Massachusetts
NBA Eyes Middleweight Title Fight Regardless Of Participants
NBA President Ward Wrylie said a middleweight title fight should be negotiated by July 23 regardless of who competes. A telegram urged Carmen Basilio to fight Gene Fullmer after the NBA withdrew recognition of Ray Robinson as champion, but Wrylie clarified it did not represent official NBA policy.
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NBA
Wylie
Fullmer
Ray Robinson
Basilio
Robinson
Philadelphia
Wife Pays to Kill Him He Takes Her Back
In Miami Beatrice Gurley 41 pled guilty to offering detective Ralph Metcalf $1000 to kill her husband Dave Gurley. Judge Ben Willard freed her despite the plea with the husband at her side and inquired if sleep in the same house felt uneasy. Gurley claimed she acted after being provoked. the husband said he could sleep there without fear.
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Miami
Fla
Beatrice Gurley
Dave
Ben Willard
Gurley
Ralph Metcalf
Eisenhower awards Medal of Freedom to John Foster Dulles
President Eisenhower bestows the Medal of Freedom on former secretary of state John Foster Dulles at Walter Reed Medical Center amid his battle with cancer and pneumonia. The award is presented by Mrs. Dulles, with a Dear Foster note from Eisenhower praising Dulles for his lifelong service to freedom. Dulles, 71, remains hospitalized and receives family visits as he remains comfortable despite his illness.
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Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reed Medical Center
Dulles
Foster
Esenhower
America
D. E
Pam
Hoffa Denies Threatening Nationwide Strike
Teamsters Union President James R Hoffa denied threatening a nationwide strike over proposed restrictive labor laws in Brownsville Texas He told the Houston Chronicle that reports of his comments were distortions of the truth and that there is no nationwide strike threat The Associated Press quoted Hoffa and several papers echoed the same gist about his remarks during a longshoremen meeting in Brownsville Texas
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Houston
Tex
FP Teamsters
James R Hoffa
Houston Chronicle
Brownsville
Teamsters
Associated Press
Whitey Sawyer
Hoffa
Sawyer
Rio Grande Valles
Brownsvile
Pao Grande Valley
Allen
Texas
Monitor
The
United States
Chicago Fire Dept Snorkel Stirs National Interest
The Chicago Fire Department uses a snorkel crane that bends like a human arm to drop water on fires from elevated windows and rooftops. Photographs show its use on a trestle collision rescue with two snorkels carrying multiple injured.
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Chicago
Chicago Fire Department
Johnson Withholds Judgment On Strauss Nomination
Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas said he will not decide on Lewis B. Strauss for secretary of commerce until after the Senate Commerce Committee hearings. He noted that his position may determine the nomination and would not specify whether he views Strauss as an exception.
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Senate
Landon B Johnson
Texas
Lewis B Strauss
Commerce
Johnson
Howe
Strauss
AFL-CIO to Fight Senate Labor Bill Opposition Formed
The AFL-CIO announced it will fight the Senate passed labor control bill in its present form. George Meany said the federation will back amendments to curb corruption while opposing Senate drafted provisions that would hinder union democracy and activity. Rep Carroll D Kearns announced his own labor center bill offering a union housecleaning approach.
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wPi
Afl-Cio
Wis
George Meany
AFL - Cio
Gisup Meany
Senate
Meany
Carroll D Kearns
Kearns
Khrushchev Opens Door to Florida Group in Moscow
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev told 45 Florida businessmen in Moscow that the Soviet Union would not fire first in a war with the United States but warned their grandchildren could face communism. He urged vigilance against communist influence and noted the risk to future generations.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Florida
Soviet Union
United States
Khrushchev
Kremlin Garden
Ralph A Renick
WTVJ
Miami
Radio-Tv News Directors Association
Thomas F. Fleming
First Bank of
Boca Raton
Fla
Devi
Stassen Easy Winner in GOP Mayoralty Race
Harold Stassen won the Republican nomination for Philadelphia mayor with 56,530 votes, defeating Ralph Morrone and Joseph Schafer. He will challenge incumbent Democrat Richardson Dilworth, who secured 112,647 votes, in the November election.
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Esenhower
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Joseph Barr
Republica
Paul B. Reinhold
David Lawrence
Herter faces a lonely, restrained tenure as secretary of state
James Marlow argues Christian Herter inherits a high honor yet limited freedom. With Dulles ill and a 1960 political window, Herter is expected to follow prior policy, avoid bold shifts, and rely on subordinates while facing potential strain if crises arise before Eisenhower leaves office.
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Congress
State Department
Dulles
Eisenhower
Closed Door Sessions May Spur Summit
UPI report says France and West Germany slow to back prompt secret talks with the Soviet Union on Berlin. Big Four ministers hint secret negotiations may start soon to decide if a summer summit occurs. diplomats note Poland and Czechoslovakia may seek admission, while press is barred from sessions.
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UPI
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France
U. S
Soviet Union
Berlin
Maurie Couve de Murville
Heinrich von Brentano
Wnich Herter
Andrei Gromyko
von Brentano
Herter
Gromyko
Lloyd
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Liesch
Maurice Couve de Murville
Plane explosion in Martin hangar kills five workers
An explosion in a Baltimore Martin Co seaplane hull cleaning area killed five workmen and injured at least five others. About a dozen men were cleaning the hull with solvent and pressure hoses when the blast occurred, filling the hangar with smoke as investigators opened inquiries into the cause.
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Martin Co
Martin
Melvin Davis
Maryland
Martin's
Ar National Guard
King Baudouin Enjoys Hollywood Visit with Debbie Reynolds
Belgium's King Baudouin toured Southern California and met Debbie Reynolds during a Hollywood stay. He lunched with Reynolds and others at a studio, then attended a party at film doctor Merman Leroys home before returning to his hotel. He offered a brief remark that he is having a wonderful time.
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Fatal encounter as suspect wounds two officers then dies
A suspect described as a Black man opened fire injuring two U.S. police officers during a standoff at his home. He fatally wounded one officer, identified as Set Leroy King, and another, Capt Harold Abadie, died shortly after, as officers returned fire and ended the siege.
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Lawas Lpp
Set Leroy King
Harold Abadie
King
Abadie
AF Plane Crashes in Japan Killing Three
A four engine C130 turbo prop transport crashed while attempting to land at Ashiya air base in southern Japan. It burst into flames killing three aboard and injuring 14 others. The aircraft was from the 483rd Troop Carrier Wing.
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US Air Force
Japan
Ashiya
Iwo Jima
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Ashna
Nortagn
Kyushu
River Runners Search for Missing Boater in Canyon
In Utah's Cataract Canyon a 63-year-old California man is missing after an overturned cabin cruiser. His wife, 65, was rescued by helicopter. His son and daughter-in-law were found earlier. family clings to hope despite dangerous rapids.
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Colorado
Frank A. Rich
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Calif
Cataract Canyon
Manule Rock Country
Here
Delbert Rich
Cedar City
Penney
Soviet plane sets world record for distance
The TU-114 prop-jet reportedly flew 4,225.25 miles nonstop from Moscow to Khabarovsk in 8 hours 22 minutes, claiming a new world distance mark for passenger airliners. The World Almanac lists no Western equivalent. the Truculent Turtle holds a longer distance record of 11,235 miles.
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