Enduring heat and mixed early summer strikes ripple Long Beach
The Long Beach July heat nears the end of the hottest July on record with an average high around 79.83 and readings near 87 at noon. Meanwhile strikes in Southern California slow construction as plasterers hod carriers and plumbers push for wage rises and overtime changes, with negotiations ongoing in Los Angeles and West Coast ports.
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Eisenhower to Submit New School Aid Bill
President Eisenhower announced he will submit a new school aid bill to the next Congress, saying it would not burden taxpayers. He opposed any jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill and urged quick action on an adequate foreign aid package. He denied links between a $30,000 donation to the Republican Party and his nomination of Maxwell Gluck as ambassador to Ceylon. In Glens Falls news conference, he addressed foreign and domestic issues amid reports of U.N. and Western talks on arms and nuclear policy.
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Dulles Sees Russia Vital Arms Meet
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles met Russian delegate Valerian Zorin in London on the eve of a critical disarmament session. Western officials gather with Lloyd and other leaders as the five-power subcommittee nears its deadline set by the U.N. disarmament subcommittee. Paris reports Christian Pineau preparing to join London talks at Dulles' request.
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Dime size atomic battery could power watch and more
The Atomic Energy Commission reports a promethium 147 based battery capable of powering a wrist watch with over five years of life and 20 microwatts. Future models may run portable radios, missiles, and space craft equipment, with resilience to temperature and humidity.
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Radioisotope Shipment to Russia Approved by AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed a first shipment of radioactive isotopes to Soviet Russia for cancer research. The six month report notes a license to export carbon-14 to Moscow via Chemesco Corp of New York City and calls carbon-14 a popular reactor-produced isotope.
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New York City
All Under Control After Prison Riot
Unarmed guard captain Everett Ripley reported from Montana State Prison that inmates are behind locked doors in two cellblocks after a nine hour riot. National Guardsmen and peace officers patrolled as Atty. Gen. Forrest Anderson pledged to investigate and consider 20 rioters’ demands. eight guards were seized, two freed, and the riot ended with assurances of order.
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Ousted by Union Chief Meany Orders Dorfman Removal
Washington AFP union chief George Meany removed Paul Dorfman, ally of Teamsters VP James Hotta, from office in a Chicago labor union. Dorfman had been suspended as secretary treasurer of Waste Materials Handlers Union No. 20467. Meany made the ouster permanent.
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Second Suit Filed Against a Entrant in Pageant Controversy
A flurry of lawsuits and political fallout surrounds the Miss Maryland pageant scandal. Dorfman and Rose-and spouses are linked to union corruption probes. Mary Leona Gage Ennis, Miss Maryland, faces allegations of fraud and misrepresentation tied to a beauty contest win. The AFL CIO ousts Dorfman as Meany pushes ethics reviews amid Teamsters and Bakery Workers union probes.
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Ex Senator George Said Holding Own After Heart Attack
Former Senator Walter F. George, age 79, shows a steady recovery nine days after a heart attack. Doctor Martin L. Malloy reports he had a pretty fair day, wears oxygen mask to ease breathing, and remains in reasonably good spirits.
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Martin L. Malloy
Georgia Statesman
Edgewater Feud Over School Grace Sparks Jersey Debate
In Edgewater New Jersey a dispute arises over whether students may say grace before lunch. The state attorney general calls the practice illegal while the school principal dismisses the claim as ridiculous. The item appears in pages noted as Ars Reac and various sections.
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Actress Slashes Both Her Wrists in Manhattan Apartment
Hope Holiday a 28 year old actress slashed both wrists with a razor blade in her Manhattan apartment after failing to reconcile with her estranged husband a Hollywood press agent. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment and psychiatric observation. Police said she talked by phone with her husband in California for over an hour before the act and neighbors heard her cry for help. Mrs Doris Zee holiday mother lives in the city.
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Doris Zee
Skyberg Ice Bombs Pellet Pa Farm Mystery
Edward Groff in Bernville reported Tuesday night two large hail like ice bombs fell in his Reading area field. A 50 pound cake buried ground, a second piece half as large landed at his feet. State police investigated. weather officials and airline spokesmen disputed origin.
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Explosives Hit Three U S Information Centers in Beirut
Explosives were thrown at three United States Information Service centers in Beirut Tuesday night causing minor material damage and no reported casualties. Separately another device damaged the Jordan embassy with similar minor damage noted.
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Six Die After Truck Rams Car in Vineland Crash
Five adults and a child were crushed to death when a trailer truck plowed into a car that had stopped suddenly. State police said the impact trapped victims for nearly 30 minutes as rescuers freed the bodies from the wreckage.
Boy 7 Kills Self in Pistol Accident
New Haven report states seven year old Joseph Fuller died after finding a .38 pistol and loading it while parents shopped. Police say the child accidentally killed himself Tuesday using his father William Fuller’s pistol. Joseph was left in the care of another boy, while siblings and parents were away.
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