Two Foreign Freighters Collide on St. Lawrence
In Massena New York two cargo ships the Taxiarhis from Lebanon and the Carl Julis from Hamburg collided head on in the St Lawrence Waterway with serious bow damage to the Taxiarhis and no reported injuries. A border patrol inspector witness said the Taxiarhis had just pulled up anchor and turned into the shipping lane as the Carl Julis passed another vessel. Corning New York reports water shortages eased but the city of 19000 remained under emergency due to a prolonged dry spell affecting its reservoirs with water gradually seeping back.
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Taxiarhis
Lebanon
Carl Julis
Hamburg
Germany
Border Patrol
Jack Gorman
Carl Julius
Purge of Negro Voters Targeted by Justice Dept Suit
The suit filed in U S District Court seeks to halt alleged discriminatory challenges to black voters in Washington Parish Louisiana. It names the White Citizens Council local leaders the parish registrar and cites 1377 affidavits challenging black voters in seven months dropping registration from 1517 to 236 while only ten affidavits questioned white voters.
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U.S
Justice Department
U. S. District Court
Washington Parish
Louisiana
New Orleans
White Citizens Council of
Diaz D. McEleveen
E. Ray McEleveen
Saxon Farmer
Eugene Farmer
Curtis M. Thomas
Educators Divided Over NEA Integration Stance
The National Education Association faces a split over school integration with Southern white delegates urging a mild resolution and Northern and some white allies backing a strong condemnation of segregation. The issue to be voted at the Friday general session follows heated committee debates and potential proposals from L. H. Pitts and Walter Ludwig.
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South
National Education Assn
Cleveland
Resolutions Committee
Walter Ludwig
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Ludwig
NEA
Army Plans Desert Hunt for WWII Bomber Crew Bodies
An expanded U S Army search will head from Benghasi Libya on July 5 to locate the nine man crew of a B 24 Liberator that crashed in the Libyan desert in 1943. Helicopters and vehicles will be used in a 30 day operation guided by an Army mortuary team.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Benghasi
Libya
Naples
Italy
U. S. Army
Myron D. Fuller
Wesley A. Neep
Neep
Army
Washington
Scattered Rain Brings Inches in North Central Illinois
Rain fell across downstate Illinois communities ending a month with limited precipitation. The Moline Rock Island area recorded over 2 inches, Galva 2.20 inches, and Dix Mount Carroll Sycamore Morris LaSalle saw 1 inch plus totals. Thunderstorms formed from a cool air mass colliding with humid heat, though Peoria saw only .26 inches.
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Associated Press
Downstate
Illinois
Moline-Rock Island
Galva
Henry County
Dixon
Mount Carroll
Sycamore
Morris
LaSalle
Peoria
Top Dog at Memphis Pound Balances Big Dane on Small Spaniel
A huge Great Dane balances a tiny cocker spaniel on his head as the largest and smallest dogs at the Memphis Tennessee city pound. The scene highlights the diverse canines cared for by the shelter.
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Memphis, Tenn
Bugle Goes Electronic At Army Proving Ground
At Fort Huachuca Arizona the traditional bugle is replaced by a record player and time clock for the daily bugle calls marking morning and evening duties at the electronics proving ground.
Discoverer IV Fails to Reach Speed Necessary for Orbit
In Inglewood California the Discoverer IV rocket failed to reach the required 18 000 mph to place a capsule bearing satellite into a polar orbit. A Ballistic Missile Division spokesman would not specify whether the fault lay with the first or second stage.
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West
Ballistic Missile Division
Segni to Visit Washington for Summer Visit
The White House announced that Italian Prime Minister Antonio Segni will visit the United States this summer at the invitation of President Eisenhower.
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Washington
White House
Antonio Segni
Italy
United States
Eisenhower
Boycott Ordered Lifted in Mattoon Labor Dispute
The National Labor Relations Board orders the Carpenters union to stop boycotting materials not bearing the union label. The ruling stems from a 1958 dispute over Midwest Homes in Mattoon Illinois, where the union protested window frame assemblies made by Anderson Corp of Bayport Minnesota.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Carpenters Union
Midwest Homes, Inc
Mattoon
Anderson Corp
Bayport
Union by laws questioned in Taft-Hartley case decision
The board found that provisions in the union constitution and by laws imposing penalties for handling non-labeled materials violate the Taft-Hartley Act when used to force a boycott or strike. Cited alongside the union are Earl J. Welch and the Illinois State Council of Carpenters representing locals 269 374 and 505.
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Earl J. Welch
Illinois State Council of Carpenters
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Massena
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lake St. Lawrence
Corning, N. Y
New Orleans, la
G. K. Hodenfield
The
St. Louis
Charles J. Suddeth
San Pablo
Calif
Robert Williams
Virginia Education Assn
L. H. Pitts
Atlanta
Pitts
Georgia Teachers and Education Assn
Ft. Huachuca, Ariz
Jacqueline
Grace Walker
Connie
Paris Fashions
Kingsway
Vanigans
John C. Roberts
Carbondale
Discoverer
Inglewood
Segni
NLRB
Herbert Silberman
Frank
Weas
Chevy
Chevrolet
Ventipanes
Resale
Netoea Automobile Dessers Association
Wallace, Inc
East Main Street
Murphysboro
Walnut Street
Herrin
Hays Chevrolet Co
North Park Ave
Tuxedo Sental
Flae
Pyramid Block CO
Goreville
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