Tokyo trip collapse marks new global setback for Eisenhower
AP dispatch from Washington reports the Tokyo visit cancellation as a crushing defeat for the United States and a major victory for the Soviet Chinese bloc. Khrushchev’s Paris summit failure earlier this month compounds the setback, threatening U.S. ties with Japan and broader Far East stability. The Tokyo crisis centers on Kishi’s government and the pending U.S Japan security pact, with leftist and Communist opposition potentially redrawing regional alignments. The analysis warns that a defeated pact could push Japan toward neutrality and closer to Moscow and Beijing, deepening the U.S. strategic challenge in Asia.
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Eisenhower cancels Japan trip amid Tokyo violence
President Eisenhower ends his Philippine tour and cancels plans for a visit to Japan as Communist led protests threaten the U.S. Japan security treaty. Kishi scrambles to contain rioting while Beijing and Tokyo push for a firm stance against Communist pressure.
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Japan
U.S
Eisenhower
Bank guard linked to vault theft in Norfolk County
A nationwide alert sought Ernest J. Hicks Jr., 32, of Boston, a part time bank guard described as a Walpole Prison night shift officer. $103,000 vanished from a Norfolk County Trust Co branch vault. Hicks’ cream and orchid 1954 sedan was found at Readville station near Boston. A Providence check found no sign of him.
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Showers and Cooler Weather in Southern Illinois
Forecast calls for showers and scattered thunderstorms this evening. Tonight becomes partly cloudy with cooler air. Friday will be partly cloudy and cooler with low around 60 and highs in the 70s. Overnight and Friday night lows expected in the 50s. Yesterday’s highs and lows noted, and lake levels include Crab Orchard Lake 1 inch above spillway, Little Grassy Lake at spillway, and Devil's Kitchen Lake 20 feet below spillway.
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Little Grassy Lake
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Powers Trial Possible for U2 Pilot in Moscow
Francis Gary Powers, 30, of Pound, Virginia, may face public espionage trial in Moscow in early July after his May 1 U2 shoot down. Journalists and diplomats may attend sessions. outcome and charges unclear, with a consular visit request pending.
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Senate moves to ratify U S Japanese security pact early
Washington June 16 AP leaders decide the Senate should ratify the U S Japanese security treaty soon despite Eisenhower's Japan trip being canceled. Johnson of Texas says there is no desire to delay action until Japan ratifies the treaty after talks with Senate Foreign Relations Committee and State Department officials.
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Japan
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Senate
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Texas
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State Department
Cuba Expels Two U S Aides In Havana Confrontation
Cuba orders the expulsion of Edwin L. Sweet of Abilene Texas and William G. Friedemann of Stillwater Oklahoma both assistant legal attaches at the U S Embassy after a meeting with Cuban counterrevolutionaries. U S Ambassador Philip Bonsal protested the detentions and demanded their return.
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Edwin L. Sweet
Abilene
Tex
William G. Friedemann
Stillwater
Okla
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Foreign Ministry
Bonsal
Sweet
Friedemann
Havana
SIU Budget Raised To Record 20 Million Plus
Southern Illinois University raises its 1960 61 internal budget to a record 20,983,585 dollars up from 19,332,144. The gain reflects nearly 2 million in pay increases effective June 1 and funds for salary raises from the 1959 biennial appropriation.
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SIU
General University
Carbondale
John E. Grinnell
Southwestern Illinois
East St. Louis
Alton
Edwardsville
Harold Lee
Southwestern
17 000 Douglas workers back to work in Long Beach
AP reports a broad wave of labor action in the defense sector with 17 000 Douglas employees returning to the Long Beach California plant at midnight. Florida based Convair machinists settled a one day strike contingent on a company layoff clause, while 10 000 Lockheed workers remain idle across California.
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Cape Canaveral
International Assn. of
Lockheed
California
Sunnyvale
United Auto Workers
Air Force
Retires Gets Pay Boost For The Same Job
Lexington official Larkin D. Myers retired as electrical traffic control equipment specialist earning $399 monthly. The city commission voted to rehire him for the same duties at $90 monthly, with a commissioner saying he is the only man who understands the work.
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