Soviet Pressure for West Berlin Exit at Geneva Talks
In Geneva the Soviet Union demanded Western Allies leave West Berlin. Gromyko pressed for a withdrawal during a two hour session with Herter de Murville and Lloyd. Khrushchev warned that if no agreement at Geneva follows, a summit may yield new understandings while opposing any perpetuation of the occupation regime. Western spokesmen dismissed the idea of compromise amid cautious optimism and talk of deadlines.
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Russia
West Berlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Khrushchev
Hungary
Soviet Union
Westein
Gromyko
Christian A. Herter
Maurce Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd's
Red Brick Town House
Berlin
Herter
Eisenhower
Southern Illinois Weather Outlook and Lake Levels
Continued fair weather expected Sunday and Monday with highs in the 80s and near 90 on Monday. Overnight lows in the 60s. Friday high 84 and Saturday 85 with early morning at 57 Friday and 60 Saturday 7 am. Sun up 5 31 a m and down 8 26 p m. Crab Orchard Lake spillway and Little Grassy Lake about 1 inch below spillway.
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Southern Illinois
Little Grassy Lake
Lightning kills two children in New York Central Park
A Central Park picnic ended in tragedy as a lightning bolt struck an oak while Rose Caporale and relatives sheltered nearby. Roslyn Caporale, 11, and Christopher Caporale, 12, died, while two siblings and their uncle suffered injuries. In Paramus, four golfers and a caddy were struck at Ridgewood Country Club. one golfer, William Nobel, was hospitalized in shock, others treated and released.
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Central Park
New Jersey
Rose Caporale
Roslyn
Christopher
Ridgewood Country Club
Paramus
William R. Nobel
New Troop Carrier for Parachute Drops Unveiled
In San Jose on June 6 AP reports a new troop carrier able to be hauled in cargo planes and parachuted into trouble zones. The M59 armored personnel carrier weighs 20 tons.
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San Jose
Calif
Stevenson says America on trial for its life in global struggle
Adlai Stevenson warned businessmen in Cambridge that the American system faces a life or death test as the Soviet Union and Red China use government as a tool in economic conquest. He urged intelligent government to accompany private enterprise to meet vast social needs and curb inflation while pursuing sustained 3 to 4 percent growth.
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Cambridge
Mass
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Soviet Union
Red China
Stevenson
Critics Line Up Against Tax Change In Farm Loans
Washington critics of federal farm programs focus on large price support loans to growers. The piece argues loans affect market prices, with both big and small farmers benefiting or losing depending on who stores or sells, and notes doubts over a loan limitation plan.
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Congress
Four Year Old Wounds Three With Father’s Gun
In Salem Indiana a 4-year-old boy took his father’s loaded .22 revolver from a trunk cartridge box and wounded three neighborhood children. Dawn Short and Randy Hinton were listed in critical condition with the bullet lodged in Dawn’s stomach. Ricky Hinton was in fair condition. Police investigated with no arrests yet.
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Troy Hoggatt
Randy Hinton
Ricky Hinton
Dawn Short
Washington County Memorial Hospital
Salem
Dawn
Randy
Ricky
Troy
Elvis Presley Impresses Soldier and His Young Fan Abroad
A 9 year old girl in Germany recalls Elvis Presley tucking her in and singing Hound Dog before kissing her good night. Her father Captain Betts praises Presley as a fine soldier who rarely relaxes due to fan attention. The Betts family, tied to Carbondale, notes Presley’s good conduct and religious demeanor amid Army life. Presley plans discharge next March at his Tennessee mansion invitation.
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Jim Wiggs
Elvis Presley
Germany
Corporal Presley
Mary Jane Betts
Capt
Edward Betts
Carbondale
Presley
Betts
Mary Jane
Elvis
Capt. Betts
Edward V. Miles
University of Wisconsin
Tennessee
Million Person Study Eyes Cancer Links In Daily Life
The six year Project Million will question over one million Americans about lifestyle factors that may influence cancer risk. The study tests links between jobs, family history, childbirth, breast feeding, diet, smoking, and environmental exposures, with annual checks and surveys every two years. The American Cancer Society funds about $300 000, with the rest to be raised.
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John Barbour
Associated Press
New York
United States
American Cancer Society
E. Cuyler Hammond
Cancer Society
The
Eugene P. Pendergrass
Society
Stevenson Declines Run for President Again
Adlai Stevenson, former Democratic presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956, said there’s not a chance he will run for president again. He spoke at the National Business Conference sponsored by Harvard Business School and stated he cannot be nominated.
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North America
Stevenson
Harvard University School of Business
Cambridge
Mass
Adlai Stevenson
Harvard Business School
Williamson County courthouse has colorful past
Harried homeowners are headaches for firemen. Two dead in area accidents. Stan Musial hints he may quit. New Era Dairy golf finesse today. Dutch Mitchell leads with 68.
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Williamson County
Southern Illinois University
Stan Musial
New Era
Dutch Mitchell
Driver vows to quit after crowd crash at dirt track
Albert Neidel, a 30 year old stock car racer from Topeka, pledges to quit racing after his car struck a crowd of 500 spectators at a dirt track injuring 23. He spoke from his hospitalized son's bedside amid the accident scene. Neidel led with Jerry Hayes in the fourth lap when his car was side swiped, vaulted a fence and crashed into the stands at about 60 mph.
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Albert
Bud) Neidel
Joseph
Ronnie Lee
Betty
Donnie
Neidel
Jerry Hayes
Topeka
Kan
Moon Bounced Messages Between Eisenhower and Diefenbaker
The exchange linked Washington and Prince Albert through a moon bounce radar link at a new U S Canadian defense lab. Diefenbaker announced Canada plans an earth satellite with U S aid in 1961 and to supply instruments for U S rockets. The Moon link traveled about a half million miles in 2.7 seconds.
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Prince Albert
Sask
John Diefenbaker
Eisenhower
United States
Diefenbaker
Canada
U. S. Millstone Laboratory
Boston
Mil
Lstone
Millstone
White House
Gettysburg
U. S. Naval Research Laboratory
John Kessler
Lincoln Laboratory
Washington
Eisenhower-Diefenbaker
Commission For Further Study Slated By O T Banton
Illinois lawmakers express doubt any revenue article amendment can pass this session. A interim commission may be set up to study the issue and draft a proposal for the 1961 legislature. Rep Noble W. Lee urges waiting for an off year referendum and a statewide hearing tour.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Rep
Noble W. Lee
Chicago
Law School
Lee
House
Joint Committee
Edward C. Eberspacher
Shelbyville Democrat
Senate
Paul Powell
Vienna
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Adlai
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Salem, Ind
St. Joseph, Mo
Moon
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