Eisenhower proposes dual atoms for peace plan for free nations
President Eisenhower unveiled a twofold atoms for peace proposal at Penn State University offering to fund half the cost of research reactors for free nations and to supply know how for power reactors under prudent security. The plan aims to foster peaceful atomic progress and encourages regional grouping if needed while inviting Soviet participation but ready to proceed with or without them.
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UNIVERSITY PARK
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Pennsylvana State University
Milton S. Eisenhower
United Nations
Soviet Russia
free nations
Mount Asama Erupts in Japan's Largest Active Volcano
Mt. Asama, Japan's biggest active volcano, erupted in a thundering blast, sending dense smoke 30,900 feet high and depositing thick ash over the surrounding area. The three minute explosion marked the second eruption in nine months of the 1,340 foot mountain. Early reports mentioned two climbers near the summit as the eruption occurred shortly after dark, while residents of nearby Karuizawa heard explosions comparable to artillery fire.
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TOKYO
Japan
Mt. Asama
Kuruizawa
Le Mans Crash Kills 66 as Mercedes Hits Spectators
At Le Mans France during the 24 hour race a Mercedes at 160 mph rammed an Austin Healey and exploded into the crowd. Police report 66 dead and 100 injured as 250000 spectators watched amid flames and wreckage along an 8.5 mile course.
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LE MANS
France
Pierre Levegh
John Fitch
Stamford
Conn
Austin Healey
Britain
Lance Macklin
Mike Hawthorne
Jaguar
Mercedes
grandstand
Leader quits in air race
In Key West Florida on June 11 a veteran nurse and former winner Mrs Edna Gardner Whythe quit the Washington to Cuba race just before the final lap to heighten suspense for fellow competitors Mrs Whythe 53 of Flushing Michigan piloting a Beech Bonanza departed for Little Rock Arkansas to enter the Sky Lady Derby The field had led two other planes across three states and the race winner will be decided by flying time and handicaps the next leg awaits in Havana other entrants including Laurien Griffin and Helen Vincent arrived to resume midmorning tomorrow
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KEY WEST
Fla
Washington
Cuba
Edna Gardner Whythe
Flushing
Mich
Tace
Little Rock
Ark
Havana
International
Bonn acknowledges Soviet bid to visit Moscow for talks
West Germany, in its first official note to Russia, acknowledged the Soviet bid to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to visit Moscow and to set up diplomatic relations. The note, signed by Baron Vollrath von Maltzan, was sent to Soviet ambassador Sergei Vinogradov in Paris and dispatched before Adenauer’s meetings with Western leaders in Washington New York and London.
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BONN
Germany
West Germany
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Paria
Serkei Vinogradov
France
Baron Vollrath von Maltzan
Adenauer
Washington
New York
London
Full aviation rights restored to Austria
The United States, Britain, Russia and France lifted the postwar ban on Austrian civil aviation. The four powers’ allied council restored full rights, allowing Austria to operate its own commercial airlines and air traffic.
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VIENNA
Austria
United States
Britain
Russia
France
allied council
USW Leaders Rally Support for Fast Steel Wage Settlement
In Pittsburgh on June 11 USW leaders urged rank and file to back a push for a quick wage settlement with steel producers. President David J. McDonald spurned nickel and dime increases and called for agreements before the June 30 strike deadline after talks with top negotiators and wage talks with six major steel makers.
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PITTSBURGH
CIO United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Senators Quiz Rich Cap Maker On Money Use
Washington reports describe millionaire cap maker Harry Lev testifying before the Senate investigating subcommittee about large cash withdrawals totaling over two years. He could not recall how he spent about 214000 dollars while denying paying government employees or officials.
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Senators
WASHINGTON
Harry Lev
Senate
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Carmine Bellino
subcommittee
Lev
McClellan
Leo
Belling
Raymond Wool
Air Force
Wool
New York
Leon M. Levy
Captain Wool
Chicago
Mundt
Train Jumps Track Near Chemult In Northern Oregon
Eighteen cars of a northbound Southern Pacific freight train jumped the track at Gilchrist siding last night, plowing up 2,500 feet of rails and delaying SPs passenger run.
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Ore
Southern Pacific
Gilchrist Siding
Wage Offers Turned Down
London June 11. British rail workers rejected government wage proposals as 70,000 striking members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen faltered the rail system. Minister Sir Walter Monckton joined a joint session to attempt to salvage peace talks moments after the rejection.
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LONDON
British rail
Walter Monckton
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
British Transport Commission
Monckton
commission
union
Britain
Secret Talks Between Menon and Hammarskjold at UN
V K Krishna Menon and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold held a 90 minute meeting behind guarded doors at the UN. News access was barred from the 38th floor by Hammarskjold's order. Menon left affable but offered no substantial comment to reporters.
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UNITED NATIONS
U.P
India
s V. K. Krishna Menon
Dag Hammarskjold
world organization
Hammarskjold
Menon
Bootlegger Suspect Jailed as Evidence Thrown
Oklahoma City police arrested bootlegging suspect William Jackson after he hurled bottles of corn liquor from his car to dispose of evidence as officers trailed. Police noted it is illegal to break glass on city streets.
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OKLAHOMA CITY
Willam Jackson
GM Talks Reach Critical Stage in GM Strike Impasse
CIO President Walter Reuther urged General Motors President Harlow Curtice to join talks to avert a strike by 385,000 GM workers at midnight tomorrow. Curtice declined. Reuther warned negotiations must address key contract issues and local plant problems while time runs out.
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DETROIT
CIO
Walter Reuther
General Motors
Harlow Curtice
Curtice
Reuther
William Knudsen
C. E. Wilson
John Livingston
Livingston
Ford
Paris London visits hinted for Eisenhower trip
Paris and London are hinted as possible stopovers for President Eisenhower on his way to a Geneva summit next month. Sources say no formal arrangements exist yet and would wait for Soviet assent to Western invitation. French officials say a Paris stop is very likely if talks proceed.
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PARIS
Eisenhower
London
Geneva
Switzerland
Russia
Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Rene Coty
Anthony Eden
Heart Attack Fatal To Actress' Spouse
Rochester message says Robert W. Wilcox actor and spouse of actress Diana Barrymore died aboard a westbound New York Central train. Autopsy by Monroe County coroner Dr. Walter W. Riley found death due to natural causes at age 44.
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ROCHESTER
N. Y
U.P
Robert W. Wilcox
Diana Barrymore
New York Central Railroad
Monroe county
Walter W. Riley
Seaton Becomes President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Hollywood June 11 UR writer producer George Seaton tonight succeeded Charles Bracknett as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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FILM ACADEMY HOLLYWOOD
George Seaton
Charles Bracknett
the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Ten Crewmen Feared Killed in German Crash
A U S Air Force B 29 Superfortress on a non stop training flight from England crashed in the mountains near Kirchheim Germany, the Air Force reported to Ys. The incident left ten crewmen feared dead and sparked an emergency search and rescue response in the mountainous area.
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KIRCHHEIM
Germany
U. S. Air Force
England
here
Air Force
Union Votes Approval Of New Contract
In Los Angeles on June 11 the AFL Teamsters and Western truck line employers ratified a new long distance trucking contract ending a strike that halted traffic across 11 Western states. The deal includes pay raises, pension contributions, and a mileage increase, with hot cargo issues deferred pending Supreme Court ruling.
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LOS ANGELES
AFL
John Feri«ton
Feneton
Fenton
Frank Brewster
AFL Western Conference of
Teamsters
Wade Sherrard
dis
California trucking associations
Yugoslav Tailor Jokes About Khrushchev Suit
NATO commander General Alfred M. Gruenther recounted at the National Press Club a joke about Nikita Khrushchev. The tale says Khrushchev doubted a Belgrade tailor could make a three piece suit from a single cloth, while the tailor quips Moscow measures differ.
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WASHINGTON
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Europe
National Press Club
Nikita
Khrushchev
Belgrade
Moscow
Petaluma High School Damaged by Fire Blaze
Fire struck Petaluma High School in California early today, destroying the entire northwest wing. Investigators believe a faulty incinerator in the basement started the blaze which spread through the roof three stories high. Superintendent Dr. Dwight Twist said the damage would be extremely heavy.
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PETALUMA
Calif
Petaluma High School
Dwight Twist
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