Asian African bloc seeks Security Council action on Algeria
The Asian African group at the United Nations decided to request Security Council consideration of the Algeria conflict. They aim for a cease fire followed by a settlement between France and Algerian nationalists. The group plans to meet June 5 to discuss presenting the issue, following a recommendation from the Arab League. France opposes UN involvement and has reinforced forces to resist guerrilla attacks. Algerian nationalists seek independence alongside Tunisia and Morocco, which are emerging from French rule.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Algeria
U.N
Arab League
France
Tunisia
Morocco
Stevenson Kefauver Spar Over Florida Drive in Miami Speech
Adlai Stevenson accuses the Republican administration of deliberate misinformation on foreign affairs during a Fort Lauderdale speech as Kefauver seeks Florida convention votes. They pause personal feuds to credit or question nomination chances with Tampa TV address and remarks on Social Security. Stevenson assails Eisenhower over Communism comments at Baylor.
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Miami
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Stevenson
Kefauver
Tennessean
Sarasota
Bradenton
Tampa
Illinois
Eisenhower
Baylor University Today
Miss Truman Cancels TV Appearances With Laryngitis
Margret Truman has laryngitis and is cancelling upcoming TV appearances. Clifton Daniel, her husband and The New York Times foreign news editor’s assistant, said she is not bedridden but cannot perform. NBC spokesmen postponed her George Gobel show on June 2 and Matinee Theater on June 8.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Clifton Daniel
The
New York Times
Hollywood
National Broadcasting Co
Miss Truman
George Gobel
Busy Boy Tells Police Diary Of A Full Day
Police say a 16 year old youth admitted escaping from a Whittier detention school and committing multiple crimes in Baldwin Park. He fled on foot after an illegal left turn at Holt Avenue and Main Street then surrendered a few blocks away. He stole cars burglarized homes stole a revolver and ate a whole apple pie before being returned to the detention school.
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Holt Ave
Main St
Whittier
Sailor Death at Great Lakes Not Disciplinary Case
A Navy statement says 17 year old recruit Maurice G Everett of McKenzie Tennessee died after a drill from heat exposure and was not under disciplinary treatment. An autopsy is ordered and a navy board of inquiry continues with no findings expected for about a week.
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Great Lakes, Ill
Navy
Maurice G. Everett
McKenzie
Tenn
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Everett
Navy Board of Inquiry
Inquiry
Charles B. Jackson
Kickbacks Denied in Air Force Cap Contracts
Col. Louis H. Shirley of the Army Quartermaster Corps testified before the Senate Subcommittee that Sol Schlesinger head of Ideal Uniform Co. never offered him any money. Schlesinger accused Shirley of perjury as the panel pressed charges over kickbacks totaling 27 475 dollars and contract awards for Air Force caps.
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Washington
Shirley
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Schlesinger
Eisenhower Golf Visit After Baylor Address
President Eisenhower enjoyed a round of golf at his Gettysburg farm with Mrs. Eisenhower and her mother after returning from Waco Texas where he delivered Baylor University’s commencement address and received an honorary doctor of laws degree.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
John S. Doud
Waco
Tex
Baylor University
Weather forecast with clouds and sun
Mostly cloudy today and Sunday with afternoon clearing on both days. High near 45. Sunset tonight at 7:54 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow at 5:45 a.m. Tomorrow tides include a low at 6 a.m. and a high at 12:49 a.m. and another high at 11:14 p.m.
Polio Exposure Prompts 124 Passengers Contact
Capital Airlines contacted 124 passengers from a DC-4 flight exposed to polio. The airline and officials re cleaned the aircraft and planned another decontamination as a safety measure. A bottle of live polio virus leaked at Washington National Airport prior to the incident.
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Capital Airlines
Capital
Detroit
Baltimore
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Pittsburgh
Norfolk
Flint
Mich
National Parks Big Outlay Due
The National Park Service will spend over 13 million dollars on Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks under the Mission 66 program in the next decade. About 8.6 million will go to roads and trails and 4.42 million to buildings and utilities.
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Washington
National Park Service
Sequoia
Kings Canyon
Department of the Interior
Longtime San Francisco shipping leader Harry S. Scott dies at 83
Harry S. Scott, chairman of the General ne Corp and a San Francisco shipping leader for more than 50 years, died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 83.
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San Francisco
Harry S. Scott
General Ne Corp
Forgotten Man Reveal Kerensky At Stanford Hoover Institute
Alexander Kerensky, the forgotten man of Russia and former prime minister, has been appointed as a research associate at the Herbert Hoover Institute on Stanford University campus. He arrived last February to work on a project to publish documents from his provisional government, with a stay expected for 15 months or longer. The Hoover Library will translate and annotate sources showing Russia’s democratic potential during that brief period of freedom.
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Calif
Alexander Kerensky
Russia
Herbert Hoover Institute
United Press
Kerensky
Stanford University
Hoover Library
Delray Beach authorizes police to curb racial tensions
Del Ray Beach officials granted Police Chief R C Croft broad powers to set roadblocks and search for weapons after noting rising tension over segregation of swimming facilities. The commission cited an unusual surge in gun and ammunition purchases and the need to avert violence.
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del Ray Beach
Fla
R. C. Croft
32 Americans Attended Red Festival Based on Testimony
A University of Minnesota student testified before a House committee that 32 Americans, mainly from New York City, attended the Communist fifth world youth festival in Warsaw last year. The witness, 26 year old Joseph Scisclewicz of Minneapolis, said he received limited approval from the State Department to travel to Poland for a brief stay at the event.
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University of Minnesota
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Joseph Scisclewicz
Minneapolis
Southland Business Set Mark in April
Security-First National Bank reports April business activity in Southern California reached an all time high with a five percent rise over April last year. Unemployment fell in the Los Angeles area but less than the usual seasonal amount.
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Los Angeles
California
Research Department of Security
First National Bank
Late Spring Freeze Hits Northeast Crops Hard
A late spring frost caused millions in crop damage across the Northeast with temperatures near record lows. Massachusetts reports five million dollars in losses, apple blossoms killed in Middlesex and Worcester counties, and other crops such as tomatoes cucumbers and squash damaged elsewhere. Rhode Island growers burned hundreds of tires to protect orchards as early morning lows dropped into the 20s.
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Worcester Counties
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R.L
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Oklahoma
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West Plains
New Post Office To Be Built In Alhambra
Verne Scoggins of the Post Office Dept says a new postal station will be constructed at the northwest corner of Valley and Benito in Alhambra. The lease covers 15 years from Sept 1, including a 4004 square foot cement block building, 450 square foot loading platform, and a 3180 square foot vehicle parking area. Frank R. Hume of Culver City was the winning bidder.
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Verne Scoggins
Post Office Dept
San Francisco
Alhambra
Valley and Benito
Scoggins
Frank R. Hume
Vinton Ave
Culver City
Calif
Fire Chief Station Fire Burns Down in Santa Maria
A fire at Santa Maria’s fire department building destroyed the station yesterday. The County Fire Department responded to the blaze while Fire Chief Frank Crackes was in Santa Barbara attending a fire safety meeting.
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Santa Maria
Cal
Frank Crackes
Santa Barbara
Dulles Is Indifferent To Soviet Red Air Show Invite
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said he attached no great significance to an informal Soviet invitation for U.S. Air Force officers to attend a Moscow air show. He was en route to Lake Ontario for a 10 day vacation and noted any invitation to the Joint Chiefs would be handled in an unhurried and normal manner if it occurs.
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John Foster Dulles
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Lake Ontario
U.S
Russia
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
Safecracking Trio Flushed Inglewood Police Say
Inglewood police jailed Vincent Blackburn 27 who admitted aiding court burglaries in Monrovia Alhambra and Monterey Park. He implicated brother Richard 29 and Clifford Elmore 21 in a regional wave that may have netted as much as 30000 from about 30 safes including 1439 at Inglewood Municipal Court on March 14.
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Monrovia
Inglewood
Vincent Blackburn
Alhambra
Monterey Park
Blackburn
Richard
Clifford Elmore
Westtern
C. A. Baucum
Inglewood Court
Miss Ireland in Miss Europe mix sparks marriage debate
In Stockholm, Miss Ireland Phyllis Class revealed she is Mrs. Class, sparking questions about married contestants in Miss Europe. Swedish judge Mikael Katz noted Ireland’s choice affects perception but marriage rules vary. Ingrid Goude of Sweden leads as judges prepare to decide on June 1.
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Phyllis
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Peting
Mikael Katz
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Ingrid Goude
Sweden
Ingrid
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