Army Secretary Brucker backs 900000 man minimum
Secretary of the Army Brucker told a Senate appropriations subcommittee that the Army needs at least 900000 soldiers but cannot resist a 30000-cut. he and General Taylor said they are bound by higher decisions. The panel weighs 99 million extra to maintain current strength as the Defense bill moves forward.
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Brucker
Senate
Defense Department
House
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Army
Defense
McElroy
Max
D. Taylor
Chavez
Taylor
Stevenson urges new steps for free world economy crisis
Adlai E. Stevenson speaking at Michigan State University outlined crisis solutions for the free world economy. He proposed a joint effort with multilateral cooperation, a low tariff period, and long term aid to revive free trade and global growth. He also urged aid to France and shared medical research resources.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Russia
Michigan State University
Stevenson
United States
France
De Gaulle to appoint two Algeria aides in cabinet session
Premier de Gaulle summons his cabinet and plans two new Algeria aides. One will be a top civilian administrator aiding Gen Raoul Salan, the other a post in Paris under De Gaulle. Jacques Soustelle heads to Paris amid Algerian politics and Tunisia Morocco relations are on the agenda.
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de Gaulle
Algeria
Raoul Salan
Paris
Jacques Soustelle
Tunisia
Morocco
Preaching Hell Might Reduce Hell On Earth
Evangelist Billy Graham told a Cow Palace crowd of 16 200 in San Francisco that more preaching about hell could reduce hell on earth. He warned of future retribution and a day of reckoning, describing hell as the extension of private earthly sins and a place of unfulfilled cravings.
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San Francisco
Hell
Billy Graham
Graham
Cow Palace
Stair Step Plan in Harford County Denied Supreme Court Review
The Supreme Court refused to rule on the Harford County Maryland gradual stair step desegregation plan. The plan allows qualified Negro students who pass special exams to enter high school grades pending full desegregation, and lower courts approved it. Thurgood Marshall and NAACP counsel appealed from the Richmond circuit decision upholding Judge Thomson in Baltimore.
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Harford County
Thurgood Marshall
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Circuit Court
Richmond
Circuit Court
U.S. District
C. J. Thomson
Baltimore
Smuggling Detecting Dog Geisha Garners West German Praise
Bonn applauds a female customs official for using Geisha the dog to sniff out coffee smugglers at the Dutch German border. The trained spaniel locates undeclared coffee in ships trains and even under coal, contributing to stricter border control amid high coffee duties.
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Bonn
Germany
Geisha
Government Gazette
Federal Republic
Assenger
Nine U.S. fliers held as helicopter lands in East Germany
Berlin reports Russia refuses responsibility for the nine American airmen captured by East German authorities after a helicopter from the 3rd Armored Division force landed near Zyuckau. Moscow says East Germany has jurisdiction and that the airspace violation was by the puppet regime.
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U.S
Gomes
East Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
German Democratic Republic
United States
3Rd Armored Division
Zyuckau
German Foreign Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Fleet Trains For Rescue In Middle East
Major units of a Mediterranean fleet assembled off the Turkish coast to train in rescuing Americans from Middle East turmoil. Reinforced by 18 ships and 1,800 Marines, the force simulated a two mile beachhead near Dikili with Des Moines and Salem providing gunfire support and Essex Saratoga and Wasp offering air cover. The operation aimed to be ready for rapid deployment to Lebanon, with visits planned to Greek and Turkish ports thereafter.
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Turkey
Middle East
Lebanon
Lesbos
Des Moines
6Th Fleet
Salem
Saratoga
Essex
Wasp
New Clashes In Cyprus Escalate Amid Turkish Greek Tensions
In Nicosia on June 9 clashes erupted for a third day between Greek and Turkish Cypriots sparked by the murder of a Turkish Cypriot woman. Greece protests as NATO considers the flare up and calls for independence from Britain amid Turkish opposition to unification.
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Cyrpus
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
NATO
Cyprus
UAW Checks New Walkout at Detroit Auto Plants
The United Auto Workers considered a national walkout at Chrysler as peace talks resumed with General Motors and Ford. The union pressed for better terms while a temporary pause held at the Chrysler missile plant in Center Line amid tensions over a June 1 gains for nonunion workers.
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United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Auto
Center Line
Redstone
Jupiter
UAW
Man Survives Drowning After Lake Lavon Rescue
A Dallas man Leroy Reed thirty was rescued and revived after leg cramps plunged him underwater off Lake Lavon. Unidentified boatmen pulled him ashore and administered artificial respiration as his wife Ella Mae Reed watched. Reed recalled a calm, almost pleasant sensation as he sank and then rose again.
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Dallas
Tex
Leroy Reed
Lake Lavon
Reed
Salazar Keeps Power in Portugal Election
Dictator Premier Antonio Salazar appears set to extend his rule after early returns show his handpicked candidate Adm. Americo Tomas leading Ortiz delgado challenger Humberto Delgado as the only name printed on ballots for Portugal 1 200 000 voters.
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Salazar
Portugal
Antonio Salazar
Economist
Adm
Americo Tomas
Higino Craveiro Lopes
Humberto Delgado
Tomas
Delgado
Tri Cities retail trade area up in 1957 sales gain
Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro trio shown as a metropolitan trade area with 1957 sales totaling 58.137 million, led by Carbondale with 23.234 million and Murphysboro 9.018 million. The five county survey includes Marion West Frankfort Herrin and Carbondale with varied gains in apparel lumber food and gasoline sectors.
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Bob Haring
Southern
Paducah
Cape Girardeau
Carbondale-Herrin-Murphysboro
Illinois
Tri-City
Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Franklin
Jackson
Randolph
Union
Williamson
Marion
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
Williamson County
Flortin
Frankfort
States Begin Signing Up For New Aid
States move quickly to accept federal aid under the emergency unemployment plan approved by Congress. The $665.7 million measure funds extended benefits and admin costs while states decide on participation and payment timing. Pennsylvania and New York act early with Rhode Island looming referenda. several states discuss dates and legislative actions.
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New York
Congress
Connecticut
Ohio
Illnois
Michigan
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Virginia
Leroy Collins
Florida
Partly Cloudy For Southern Illinois Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy to night with scattered showers and thunderstorms then partly cloudy Tuesday. Low tonight in the 60s. High Tuesday in the 80s. Yesterday's high 95, noon today 90. Sun rises 4:29 a.m. sets 7:30 p.m. Crab Orchard Lake at spillway and Little Grassy Lake noted.
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Illinois
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