St Pete faces court action over closed pool and beach
St Petersburg City Manager Windom kept Spa Pool and beach closed after Negroes used them. City Council supported the decision while Dr. Fred Alsup warned an injunction suit is likely if closures persist. No violence occurred though a cross was burned. officials consider leasing to a private operator.
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Army Nixes Upper Coast Canal Link
U S Army Engineers again oppose the Intracoastal Waterway extension from St Marks to Tampa Bay estimating costs at 118 percent of a billion dollars. Hearings set for July 10 in Washington with Florida lawmakers urging the project.
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Portugal Hopeful Wuz Robbed May Be Jobless
Gen Humberto Delgado, defeated five to one by Adm Americo Tomas, claimed the elections were not free and said he should have won 80 percent. He said he would return as director-general of civil aviation, then a spokesman announced he had been fired.
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Oliveira Salazar
U.N. Aims to Back Lebanon in U A R Clash
United States prepared to back Lebanon at the United Nations as Beirut accuses the United Arab Republic of aiding Lebanese rebels. Henry Cabot Lodge to align with Lebanon’s pro Western government as Security Council debates Middle East dispute. No decisive action expected. Soviet veto possible.
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Soviet Union
Forces Condemn Labor Bill Sparks Senate clash
Washington AP report says Eisenhower aides attack a Senate labor corruption bill as flawed and ineffective. Secretary of Labor Mitchell condemns the measure while Senators Kennedy and Ives defend it, noting compromises and political pressure. The fight shapes Knowland push for tighter control over unions.
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Macmillan Warns U S on Purse as Cold War Economics Deepens
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan urged the United States to avoid tightening its purse strings in the Cold War economy. Speaking at Johns Hopkins University with President Eisenhower, he said Western nations must act as chief bankers for the free world and strengthen economic ties to prevent military outflanking. He warned that capitalism works best with shared resources and urged closer US British Commonwealth and Western European cooperation to ease tension and pursue gradual peace.
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Britain seeks atom info before halting nuclear tests
Washington sources say Prime Minister Macmillan told President Eisenhower the U K must receive U S atomic information before agreeing to suspend tests. He urged free nations to boost capital for world trade and IMF expansion as Washington and London discuss broader economic aims.
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