Herter Tells Soviet World Has Praised Western German Peace Plan
Secretary of State Christian Herter urged Andrei Gromyko to consider the Western plan for a staged German unification toward peace and European security. He argued the West leads in the propaganda battle and cited Berlin and NATO/Warsaw Pact dynamics while noting the ministers adjourn for the weekend and will reconvene Monday afternoon.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Herter
Soviet Union
Gromyko
Europe
Germany
West Germany
NATO
East Germany
Tragic California Fire Kills Father and Four Children
In Ontario California a father Robert Burke 29 and his four children Barbara 6 Tony 7 Tony 1 and Bobby Lynn 2 died when flames swept through their home. Burke was babysitting while his wife Joan 26 worked nearby. A cigarette likely started the blaze. neighbors and firefighters recovered the victims as Mrs Burke, now two months pregnant, mourns.
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Ontario
Calif
Robert Burke
Joan
Buik
Barbara
Tony
Bobby Lynn
Fue
Chet Lloyd Hopkins
Fee
Burks
Burk
Hiame
Jopan
Chicren
Welfare client who played market with nickels
Harry Schweitzer, 75, a welfare client who amassed about 21000 in securities from nickels and dimes saved from relief checks, received a suspended sentence in General Sessions Court. His attorney called him the poor man's Bernard Baruch. Judge Ib suspended the sentence with no probation.
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New York
Harry Schwetem
Jis
Bernard Baruch
Schweitzer
General Sessions Court
Mitchell Ib Schweitzer
What's Inside Radio-TV Market Funerals Bridge Classified Sports
The page lists sections including Market, Funerals, Bridge, Classified, and Sports from Fulton and Phoenix with brief headings guiding readers to features inside. It reads like a local newspaper index highlighting upcoming notices, local ads, and sport items.
Living costs rise to new high as April index hits 123.9
The Labor Department reports April living costs climbed 0.2 percent to 123.9 of the 1947-49 base, matching last year’s peak. Transportation medical care and personal items rose while food fell 0.1 percent, keeping factory workers’ earnings at record levels in April with spendable pay up about 10 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
Labor Department
Democrats Win Housing Bill Showing Confidence Rise
The House passed a Democratic backed housing bill by 261 to 160 after Republicans failed to curb its scope. The vote deepens rift with President Eisenhower over spending and the budget while spurring new drive for public works funding. The Senate earlier endorsed a large program, and many expect a presidential veto on sticking to current lines.
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Washington
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Talks End Without Action in Steel Wage Clash
Twenty week of steel talks between United Steelworkers and major producers closed with no shift in positions. Both sides said discussions continued while contract negotiations resume Monday. Industry seeks wage and price freeze to curb inflation. union agrees on prices but argues profits could fund higher wages without raising prices. A new contract is required by month’s end to avoid a walkout by 500,000 steel workers.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
Carlino Forces Move to Install Him as Speaker
Albany reports supporters of Majority Leader Joseph Carlino plan to install him as speaker of the New York Assembly next month. They seek a simple 46 vote majority to succeed the late Oswald D. Heck, aiming to act before rivals organize counter moves.
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Carlino
Charles Dumas
Associated Press
Albany
Joseph F. Carlino
Assembly
Oswald D. Heck
Long Island
Carling Forces
Heck
Ways and Means
Nexr
Catlino
Heeks
Six Apalachin delegates plead innocent in federal case
Six men linked to the Apalachin meeting pleaded innocent in U S District Court to obstructing justice charges and were released on bail totaling 132500. The group, among 27 named in a sealed indictment, faces up to 10 years per count if convicted.
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New York
N. Y
U S
Edmund L. Palmieres
Greek King and Queen Meet Pope in Vatican Audience
Pope John XXIII received King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece in an official audience in Vatican City. The royal pair concluded a three day state visit to Italy, marking the first Greek monarch to visit the Vatican since 1134.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Paul
Frederika
Greece
Vatican
Italy
Hospital Strikers Defy Court Orders Threaten Walkout Expansion
A New York judge ordered an immediate halt to the 15 day hospital strike and resisted expanding the walkout to other facilities. Supreme Court Justice George Tilver called the action detrimental to public interest and prepared the formal injunction. Local 1199 Retaking Improves Union officials faced possible jail for continued union activities.
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New York
Leon Davis
Unon
Starkweather Gets Stay of Execution
Charles Starkweather 20 who killed 11 people won a two week stay of execution just before his planned electric chair date. U S District Judge Richard Robinson delayed the sentence to June 4 to permit appeal of a habeas corpus denial. The case ties to a murder spree that began in January 1958 and ended with capture near Douglas Wyoming.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Chef US
Richard Robinson
Omaha
Starkweather
State Penitentiary
John Greenholtz
Robert Klein
Greenholtz
Women's State Reformatory
York
Cari] Fugate
Guy
Archibald K. Gadner
U. S. 8Th Circui Court of Appeals
Huron
Gardner
Robinson
U. S
Robert van Pelt
Loncoln
van Pelt
Arryved
Carl
Douglas Wyo
Wyoming
Bennet, Neb
Robert Jensen
Carol King
Rockefeller Sees No Income Tax Change
New York Governor Rockefeller returns from a two week Venezuela farm vacation and says he does not foresee any change in the state income tax. He rules out a tax cut or tax increase and cites recovery and employment as reasons to stay the course. He plans to tour the state and meet agency heads to review projects.
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New York
Rockefeller
Venezuela
Idlewild
Berkefeller
Owego Police Chief Howard Branning Missing
Police chief Howard Branning and his family are missing from Owego Tioga County amid an Apalachin gangland investigation. Mayor John Day believes Branning will return. audits are underway, with no warrants or official search ordered.
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Owego
Howard Branning
Tioga County
Branning
Mildred
John
Johnny
John Day
Day
Tsay
New Call for Prudence In U S Spending
President Eisenhower urged a sound domestic economy to avoid weakening U S influence abroad. He spoke at St. John’s College in Annapolis dedicating a new Francis Scott Key auditorium as part of a 21 million dollar campus expansion. He flew by helicopter from Washington, then returned to Gettysburg after the ceremony.
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Annapolis
Eisenhower
United States
St. John’s College
Francis Scott Key
Star Spanglec
St. John’s
Exenhower
Watlington
White House
Gettysburg Farm
Senate votes 35000 ceiling on farm price support loans
The Senate approved a 35000 ceiling on price support loans to any one farm or farmer by a 57 to 20 vote. The move was seen as potentially wrecking the federal farm program. General Motors announced a smaller lighter car named Corvai s for 1960 with a Canadian affiliate producing a similar model.
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Senate
Washington
Wilmington
Del
Gpi
General Motors
Corvais
Gms
Canada
White Rabbit Marries Black Sparks Alabama Book Clash
Alabama library officials say The Rabbits Wedding by Harpers is in reserve, not banned, after protests about its interracial marriage theme. Publisher and author deny political meaning while critics call for withdrawal from general circulation.
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Montgomery
Ala. U
Alabama
Segregationisto
Harper Fires
Garth Williams
Miss Family Wheelock Reed
Alabama Public Library Service Division
Willams
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