Rockefeller Refuses Nixon Loyalty Pledge at Governors Meet
Nelson Rockefeller declined to sign a written pledge of full support for Vice President Richard Nixon at the annual conference of governors in Montana. Rockefeller, chairman of an uncommitted delegation, said it would be inappropriate to commit. The event also featured questions about Democratic Sen. Lyndon Johnson and potential political maneuvering for the upcoming conventions.
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Rockefeller
Nixon
Douglas B. Cornell
Glacier National Park
Mont
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
New York
G. Mennen Williams
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Williams
Johnson
Oldsters
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Michigan
Price Daniel
Texas
Daniel
Sen. Johnson
Senate
Rockies
Harold W. Handley
More Than 100 Leaders Ready to Draft Stevenson
Democrats report pledges from state and local leaders who worked for Stevenson in 1956 to push for his third run. Campaign manager James Doyle cites delegates and support from 45 states, with Monroney and Eleanor Roosevelt urging delegation action.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
James E. Doyle
Stevenson
Doyle
Wisconsin
Illinois
A. S
Mike Monroney
Eleanor Roosevelt
Monroney
Roosevelt
Monroney- Roosevelt
America
Adlai Stevenson
Gov. Stevenson
Stevenson Boosters
Governor mulls power to force four month recess
Harrisburg AP Governor Lawrence said he will ask Atty Gen Anne X Alpern to review if he can compel a four month recess when House and Senate clash on adjournment He would call the legislature back in November to align with term expirations. Lawmakers return to address recess and Boehm renewal.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence
Atty
Anne X. Alpern
House
Senate
Charles H. Boehm
Boehm
Camp Easter Seal Opens June 29 at Laurel State Park
Camp Easter Seal opens June 29 at Laurel State Park. Miss Jeanne Feeley returns as camp director. Somerset County Society for Crippled Children and Adults will send Lynn Smith and four others for a four week period with four more joining for a second four weeks. Local SCCA unit holds a July meeting at the camp.
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Easter Seal
Laurel State Park
Jeanne Feeley
Somerset County
Somerset County Society For
Lynn Smith
Somerset
Larry Maust
Friedens
Joe Vale
Boswell
Violet Bash
Holsoppie
SCCA
West Berlin Faces Population Decline Amid Refugee Flow
West Berlin officials warn the city is losing residents faster than it can replace them. Since 1958 the population has fallen over 20 000 as skilled professionals depart, while East German refugees stream in at several thousand weekly, with talks of relaxing residence permit rules to curb red tape.
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West Berlin
Joachim Lipschitz
East Germany
West Germany
UN Outgrows Headquarters After 10 Years
The United Nations, now 15 years old, faces space pressures as membership climbs from 82 to 120. Seats for 13 more delegations are being installed, and architects from Harrison Arbnmovitz study remodeling. The Security Council will consider Mali and Madagascar memberships next week.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
New York City
Harrison & Arbamovitz
Africa
Security Council
U.N
Mali
West Africa
Senegal
Sudan
Malagasy
Madagascar
France
Pennsylvania Legislature Denies Spending Watch Claim
Harrisburg reports say the Democratic state administration rejected claims that the legislature is delaying to block spending or gain funds for pay raises. Dr. David H. Kurtzman said such talk is false and explained delays in auto tax checks stem from routine accounting and banking processes.
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Harry W. Ball
Harrisburg
David H. Kurtzman
Kurtzman
Washington
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Montana
Skier Drowns at Ft Erie After Tow Rope Accident
Peter Darett a 24 year old water skier from South Bend Indiana drowned near the Buffalo Canoe Club in Fort Erie Ontario while being towed by a boat. Peter Schmidt 24 of Buffalo NY was also towed when both fell Schmidt was rescued by rescuers and no others were harmed.
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Ft. Erie
Fort Erie
Ont
Peter Darett
South Bend
Ind
Buffalo Canoe Club
Lake Erie
Darett
Peter Schmidt
Buffalo
N.Y
Schmidt
Eisenhower Returns From Far East Trip
President Eisenhower flew home from Hawaii after a two week 23 000 mile tour to the Philippines Formosa Korea and Okinawa. He planned a Monday night radio TV address to review the mission and faced criticism from Democrats as he prepared to defend policy. Eisenhower arrived at Andrews Air Force Base after a 10 hour flight with Vice President Nixon and top officials greeting him.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Philippines
Formosa
Korea
Okinawa
Japan
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Hawaii
Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Mikoyan Comments on Paris Summit During Norway Visit
In Stavanger Mikoyan says MacMillan and de Gaulle regretted the summit breakdown but did not oppose Eisenhower doctrine. He argues the US alone torpedoed the meeting and Khrushchev wanted it. He dismisses rumors about waning influence and cites his right to a vacation at 64.
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Stavanger
Norway
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Paris
Harold MacMillan
Britain
Eisenhower
MacMillan
Mikoyan
Charles) de Gaulle
Nikita
Khrushchev
United States
Democratic Contests Form Over Convention Loyalty Rules
Democratic contests rise over credential challenges at the national convention. The Democratic committee plans hearings on disloyalty claims and loyalty statements for Southern delegates backing Eisenhower. No Republican contests are evident as Camille Gravel announces challenges to three Louisiana delegates.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Butler
Camille Gravel
Louisiana
Gravel
Two-Car Crash Kills Somerset Man on Route 53
A Somerset area man, 29 year old Dongel Allen Brant of Friedens, died from a broken neck and skull fracture after a rear-end collision on Route 53. His passenger, Galen Ray Walker, 21, was hospitalized with head injuries but released the next day. Jerry L. Skerin, 21, also of Friedens, RD 2, drove the other car. A coroner's inquest will be scheduled later.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Dongel Allen Brant
Friedens
Somerset County
Robert Halverson
Brant
Galen Ray Walker
RD 1
Somerset Hospital
Walker
Jerry L. Skerin
RD 2
Havana munitions dump blast leaves 2 dead and 50 injured
A munitions dump on Cayo Cruz near Havana Bay exploded with a massive blast Sunday night. Police report 2 killed and more than 50 injured with many cut by flying glass. Authorities sealed the site as reports of sabotage circulate amid anti-U.S. sentiment.
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Havana
Havana Bay
Reorts
U. S
United States
Benson Casts Shadow Over North Dakota Senate Race
In Fargo Ezra Taft Benson looms over North Dakota's special senatorial election as Governor John E. Davis and Representative Quentin N. Burdick vie for the seat after Senator William Langer's death. Benson's indirect influence irks anti Benson supporters at GOP gatherings while Milton Young campaigns for Davis across the state.
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Fargo
N.D
Ezra Taft Benson
North Dakota
John E. Davis
Quentin N. Burdick
D-Nd
William Langer
R-Nd
Agriculture
Benson
Vice
Lisbon
Milton R. Young
Davis
Testimony Begins in Knox Mine Case Trial
In Easton Pennsylvania five men face involuntary manslaughter charges over the Knox mine disaster at Port Griffith. Jurors have been chosen and evidence rules set as the state alleges unsafe practices allowed mining under the Susquehanna river. The January 22 1959 flood killed 12 miners and the trial moved from Luzerne county.
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Knox
Fritz Renner
Ralph Fries
Pennsylvania Coal Co
Port Griffith
Susquehanna
Luzerne County
Disarmament Specialists Proposed to Aid Future Talks
Washington AP report outlines a National Planning Assn unit proposing a corps of disarmament specialists to prepare the United States for upcoming conferences. The 45 page study Faults past bipartisan efforts and calls for better government readiness with experts from McKinsey Itek Princeton Standard-Vacuum and law.
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Washington
United States
America
Jerry
Russia
NPA
National Planning Assn
Franklin A. Lindsay
McKinsey and Co
Klaus Knorr
Princeton University Center of International Studies
Walter J. Levison
Itek Corp
Kenneth Young
Standard-Vacuum Oil Co
Jerome H. Spingarn
Washington, D.C
Firefighters Demonstrate Techniques At Four Day Training
Several hundred people watched Somerset and Bedford volunteer fire companies showcase firefighting methods at the four day Somerset County Firemen's Assn training school in Windber. Sunday drills included burning two houses and a car with partitions and final rescue operations using portable pumps cutting torches and a bulldozer to simulate occupied homes. Pumpers from seven communities assisted, with Windber and John Beam Fire Equipment Co providing specialized equipment.
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Somerset and
Bedford Volunteer Fire Companies
Somerset County Firemen’s Assn
Windber
Central City
Scalp
Berlin
Meyersdale
Jennerstown
Shanksville
John Beam Fire Equipment Co
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Marvin V. Keller
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Bucks
Bucks County
Keller
GOP
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Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Josue Lopez Heenriquez
Honolulu
Andrews Air Force Base
Somerset Area
U.S
Philip Bonsal
U.S. Navy
Cayo Cruz
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