Authorization for Douglas Strike Voted
United Auto Workers Local 148 members voted 98.1 percent to authorize a strike at the Long Beach Douglas Aircraft Co plant if negotiations fail. Only 6,200 of 15,000 members cast ballots after a capacity audience in Municipal Auditorium urged peaceable settlement. Leonard Woodcock led protests over alleged labor contract violations and skipped concessions.
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El Crash Hurts 26 in Chicago
A Chicago elevated train derailed at a curve and plowed into a storage building injuring at least 26. Fire crews and a crane helped remove the injured to street level. Motorman Peter Albamante said brakes failed on the curve.
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Chicago
Peter Albamante
Two AEC Members Resigning From U S Atomic Panel
The White House announced two of the five Atomic Energy Commission members will resign. John H. Williams cites a serious illness and John F. Floberg leaves for personal reasons. Loren Keith Olsen was nominated to fill Floberg’s term ending June 30 1962. Williams remains until June 30.
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Atomic Energy Commission
White House
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John F. Floberg
Eisenhower
Loren Keith Olsen
Sumner
Flaberg
Olsen
AEC
High Court Refuses Spy Case Appeal
The Supreme Court declined to rehear the 1957 espionage conviction of Soviet agent Rudolf Abel in New York. Abel, serving a 30 year sentence at Atlanta Federal Prison, had his appeal urged by attorney James B. Donovan who argued for innocent millions affected by immigration and naturalization laws.
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UPTN
Supreme Court
New York
Rudolf Tanovich Abel
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Russia
Abel
James B. Donovan
Brooklyn
Court to Hear Costello Plea
A Supreme Court hearing will review Frank Costello’s bid to overturn a ruling stripping him of U.S. citizenship. The 69 year old New York racketeer was charged with fraud and misrepresentation in obtaining his citizenship in 1923.
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Frank Costello
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Wife Flies to Save Dying Husband at Dallas Love Field
Mrs. Spencer F. Black a mother of five guided her Beechcraft Bonanza to land at Love Field after her pilot husband lay dying. Despite no flying experience she executed SOS calls, then dived toward the runway before pulling up, as control tower advised.
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Four Aboard Plane Missing Near Las Vegas
An aerial search began for a small Beechcraft Bonanza missing from Las Vegas with four aboard. Reported passengers include Jane Liberace, 42, Roth Perrino and his wife from Los Angeles, and pilot Ralph Quartaroli, owner of the red and white aircraft. Sheriff deputies stated those aboard were identified as family members and a local pilot.
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Ralph Quartarroli
Plane violation alleged in East German air rights dispute
US Reds claim a single place sports plane bore east German markings and strayed 60 miles into Red territory from Strasbourg to Malmo. Soviet ADN quotes Col Jakubowski reporting fighters demanded landing and the craft returned toward West Germany after signaling. The Bonn embassy said the intruder was unintentional and apologized.
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Summit Session Held May Be Last
Paris reports the summit collapsed in its first session as Khrushchev and Eisenhower accused each other of sabotaging the talks over the U2 incident. Khrushchev urged a six month delay and canceled Eisenhower's planned Moscow visit. Eisenhower challenged Khrushchev to private talks while condemning the Soviet leader's comments. The session lasted 3 hours 5 minutes with no further meetings scheduled. Continued on Page A-3.
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Paris
Soviet Union
United States
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U.S
U. S
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Khrushchev
Moscow
Readiness Increased in North American Air Defense Drill
Navy Capt. Russell Trudeau said the North American air defense squadron based in San Diego was placed on an elevated readiness alert, not just a drill. The unit, the only Navy squadron under American Defense Command, moved pilots to higher readiness with Skyraiders on one-hour to three-hour notices and added four pilots on five-minute notice.
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Weather update notes cloudy night and sunny Tuesday
Late night and early morning show clouds with Mossly sunshine midweek. Warmer Tuesday brings brighter skies and higher temperatures across the region.
Where to Find It: Russians claim near manned space flight
A compact item notes Russians report imminent manned space flight with reference to Page A-5. The column hints at forthcoming details and directs readers to the specified page for full coverage.
Johnson accuses Khrushchev of wrecking summit
Senate leader Lyndon Johnson charged Nikita Khrushchev with deliberately breaking up the Paris summit by using the U2 incident to avoid orderly negotiation. House figures echoed the line as they denounced Khrushchev's bellicose stance. Johnson warned the Soviets will not discuss key issues until unacceptable terms are dropped, calling it another instance of breaking up an international meeting. Continues on A-5.
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Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Johnson
Congress
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Paris
House
Sam Rayburn
United States
Soviet Bitter Note Over Spy Plane Crisis
Moscow reports the Soviet Union sent a bitter note to the United States regarding the May Day U2 spy plane incident over Sverdlovsk. The U S Embassy transmitted the text to President Eisenhower and Secretary Herter in Paris, while Washington said the note was under study.
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United States
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Paris
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Lincoln White
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