Presbyterian Rebels Win Merger Row
Grass Roots Presbyterians won a power split over a reorganization plan at the United Presbyterian Church of the USA founding assembly. The vote created a new Ecumenical Mission and Relations commission to oversee overseas work, rebranding foreign missions and ensuring shared authority with local church leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church of the
U.S.A
Ecumenical Mission” Commission
Foreign Mission
Harrison Ray Anderson
Chicago
U.S
Clinton E. Brooks
Canandaigua
N.Y
Commission On Ecumenical Mission and Relations
Harold B. Walker
Evanston, II
Chairman Picked For Atomic Unit
Frederick B. Crever of the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Schenectady was named chairman of New York State’s Atomic Energy Advisory Committee. The panel, created March 3, 1956 by Gov. Harriman, advises on nuclear materials in industry and research. Crever succeeds Lauchlin M. Currie. He has led Knolls Laboratory since 1955.
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Albany
State Atomic ‘Energy Advisory Committee
Frederick BE. Crever
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Schenectady
Harriman
Crever
Lauchlin M. Currie
New York
Union Carbide Nuclear Co
Fire destroys 14 boat houses and two cruisers at Sandusky
Fire of undetermined origin swept 14 boat houses along Sandusky Bay causing about 500000 dollars in damage. Two 65000 dollar cruisers were destroyed. The Sandusky fire department used all available equipment in a two hour battle. Boat houses were two stories high with docking at water level and living quarters above.
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Sandusky, Ohio
UPI
Sandusky Bay
Sandusky
June Week Opens at West Point
WEST POINT AP The June Week program starts today at the United States Military Academy. The first day features athletic events motion pictures and a cadet hop for the upper classes. Baccalaureate ceremonies and awards are set for tomorrow with graduation exercises June 4 led by Secretary of Defense McElroy.
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West Point
United States Military Academy
Defemte McElroy
Peron Denied Amnesty Pardon by Argentine Judge
A Buenos Aires judge ruled Juan Peron not eligible for amnesty under the new law. Judge Hector Agarragaray said treason charges remain valid, barring his return from exile in the Dominican Republic where he awaits legal clearance.
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Buenos Aires
Fedon
Juan Peron
Arggentina
Congress
Hector Agarragaray
Peron
Argentina
Dominican Republic
Imate
North Carolina Holds Primary Elections Across State
Voters nationwide in North Carolina cast ballots to pick three Congress members and support party nominees, with 12 districts holding primaries. Incumbents Shuford Lennon and Scott faced Democratic challengers, while Charles Jonas sought the Republican nomination in the 10th.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
U.S
George A. Shuford
Ralph J. Scott
Alton Lennon
Charles R. Jonas
David Clark
Lincolnton
Marvin L. Ritch
Charlotte
Shuford
W. Harold Sams
Ray H. Kimel
Asheville
GOP
Cross Ocean Afloat In An 18 Foot Fiberglass Boat
Roy Sutter, 43, seeks to fulfill a dream of crossing the ocean in an 18 foot fiberglass outboard motorboat powered by two 25 horsepower motors. He has turned down three English Channel invitations due to travel costs and plans an ocean crossing with a companion from Fort Worth, Texas.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
Roy Sutter
Sutter
English Channel
England
Schary Speaks At FDR Grave Memorial Day Address
Broadway playwright Dore Schary delivered the principal address at Memorial Day services at Franklin D Roosevelt’s grave in Hyde Park New York. Schary, author of Sunrise at Campobello, spoke about Roosevelt’s polio struggle as Mrs Eleazor Roosevelt and sons Franklin and John attended.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dore Schary
Campobello
Roosevelt
Eleazor Roosevelt
Franklin
John
Japanese Prosecutors Extend Crowley Detention
Tokyo prosecutors obtained a 10 day extension to hold American businessman Joseph Crowley without charge as they probe the death of Tad Jones. Jones, found dead in an Imperial Hotel suite May , had shared the room with Crowley and Frederick Kissinger, a 62 year old Maryland accountant.
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Tokyo
UPI
Joseph Crowley
T.A.D
Tad) Jones
Yale
Jones
Imperial Hotel
Crowley
Maryland
Frederick Kissinger
U S Flies Vaccine to Thailand Amid Cholera Epidemic
A U S Air Force mercy plane flies from the Philippines to Bangkok with 4000 vaccine bottles to curb a cholera outbreak that has killed 50 in the city. An additional 6000 bottles are headed to Thailand, as India and Australia send doses via the WHO. Cholera has surged for a week with 400 cases. East Pakistan faces a larger epidemic with nearly 20,000 deaths.
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U.S. Air Force
Philippines
Bangkok
U. S. International Cooperation Administration
Thailand
India
Australia
World Health Organization
Pakistan
Burma
Teamsters Strike Halts Philadelphia Newspapers
The Teamsters Union expanded action after halting The Philadelphia Inquirer last night, picketing all three paper buildings including The Philadelphia Bulletin and The Camden Courier-Post. Local 628 members struck over a contract dispute as pay and other changes remain unresolved.
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Philadelphia
Teamsters Union
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Bulletin
Camden
N. J
Courier-Post
U S Orchestra Hailed by Reds
The Philadelphia Orchestra, praised after a European tour, leaves Moscow for Leningrad. It earned a 19 minute ovation after Tchaikovsky Fifth. A Moscow Conservatory crowd of 1,700 applauded, and U S Ambassador Llewelyn Thompson attended the concert's second half.
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Moscow
UPI
Philadelphia Orchestra
Leningrad
Tole
United Press International
Moscow Conservatory
U.S
Llewelyn Thompson
Kremlin
Union seeks all union shop as GM talks stall
UAW urges local unions to set gate patrols to verify dues receipts or membership cards in a bid to preserve an all union shop. Walter Reuther asked GM negotiators for a Monday meeting after the UAW and I E WU contracts expired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Atlanta
Walter Reuthey
UA Y
International Electrical Workers Union
Humid East Faces Thunderstorms and Heat Across Regions
A warm humid air mass draped the eastern two thirds of the United States causing thunderstorms and heavy rains in the North Central states. Thunderstorms damaged two farms at Selz North Carolina with possible tornadoes noted, while a Nebraska storm toppled telephone lines and dumped large hail.
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Associated Press
North Central States
Pacific Northwest
Gulf States
New England
Rockies
Southwest
Selz
N. C
Bismarck
U. S. Weather Bureau
Crawford
Nebraska
Gulf of Mexico
Kansas City
Texas
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Madison
Wis
North Central
Continental Divide
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Colorado
Park Chute Trip Adds Thrill at Coney Island
Eleven year old Carol Anderson and her father John Anderson rode a 250 foot parachute jump at Coney Island. The parachute snagged a guide cable while mid descent and a park employee was lowered to free it. A safety net protected them and they completed the ride with Carol calling it fun.
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New York
Carol Anderson
Coney Island
Carol
John Anderson
Anderson
Fourteen Teens Arrested After Fight On Playland Boat
Fourteen teens aged 16 to 19 from Queens and New York City were arrested on disorderly conduct charges after fights aboard the excursion boat John Meseck, which sailed from New York and docked at Playland Amusement Park. They were held in Rye City Jail in $25 bail each.
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Rye
Playland Amusement Park
John Meseck
New York
Westchester Parkway
Playland
Rye City
Queens
New York City
First Pacific Flight 30 Years Ago in Maine
Cap'n Harry Lyon recounts his role as navigator on the Southern Cross during the 1928 flight that crossed the Pacific from Oakland to Brisbane under Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Lyon, a retired merchant marine skipper, later settled in Paris Hill, Maine, taking on town duties and living as a country squire with his wife Thelma.
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Paris Hill
Maine
New England
Cap
Harry Lyon
Lyon
Pacific
Oakland
Calif
Brisbane
Australia
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
C. P. T. Ulm
Jim Warmer
Kingsford-Smith
Ulm
San Francisco
Hebron Academy
Annapolis
Dartmouth
Navy
California
Southern Cross
Hawaii
Warner
Suva
Sydney
Thelma
Lyonsden
Superior Court
South
Communist Chief Backs Powell Reelection in New York
Benjamin J. Davis, New York State Communist Party chair, endorses Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. for reelection. Powell, seeking an independent Democrat ballot spot, was unavailable for comment. Davis praises Powell as a symbol for Negro and minority rights and notes Powell’s past party switch over segregation.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
DNY
Benjamin J. Davis
New York State
Communist Party
Powell
Eisenhower
Davis
Worker
Congress
U. S
Harlem
Cornell Students Greet President With Egg Cake
Cornell University students from the hotel school presented president Deane Malott with a cake as a goodwill gesture after last weekend's rioting. They noted eggs thrown at him during the demonstration would be better served in a cake, a point Malott accepted.
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Ithaca
UPI
Cornell University
Deane Malott
Malott
French political crisis tests De Gaulle bid for power
De Gaulle seeks one year of full authority to reorganize France as socialists weigh backing or rejecting his control. Algerian rebels defy government while a 72 member committee mulls severing ties with parties to aid a unified Gaullist movement. Ankara links Iran Iraq and Pakistan via a new communications network overseen by American Television Associates.
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Lto
Francois Bloch-Laine
de Gaulle
France
Aligiers
Algiers
All-Algeria Committee of Public Safety
Turkey
Ankara
Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
American Television Associates of
Michigan City
Ind
Cemetery Crash Fatal to Girl in Dallas Oregon
Oregon reports its first Memorial Day weekend traffic death at a cemetery entrance in Dallas. Sharon Marshall, 13, of Valsetz, died when her car hit another vehicle and struck a cemetery post. Parents, two sisters, and a brother were injured. two others had fractures.
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Dallas
Ore
Oregon
Sharon Marshall
Valsett
Twoen
Famed Conductor Maximillian Pilzer Dies on Podium
New York conductor Maximillian Pilzer, 68, collapsed while reading the orchestra during a mall concert and died at a hospital. A child prodigy on violin, he gave his first Berlin recital at seven and his New York debut at eleven, later serving as concert master of the New York Philharmonic.
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New York
UPI
Maximillian Pilzer
Central Park
Pilzer
Berlin
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Thruway Stretch Suffers Worst Memorial Day Jam
AP reports Memorial Day motorists tied up the 32 mile Thruway between Tarrytown and Harriman in a four hour crawl from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Crews cite two minor crashes near Harriman and slow speeds as cause.
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Suffern
Tarrytown
Harriman
Spring Valley
Paris Riot Police Rout Teen Delinquents On Champs Elysees
Juvenile offenders in Paris clash with riot police along the Champs Elysees. Security Police move in with night sticks as bystanders cheer. Buck Ram, manager of the Platters, applauds the police display and jokes about importing them to New York.
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Paris
UPI
Champs Elysees
Champs
New York
Two Holdup Charges Linked to Birmingham Housewife
In Birmingham, Charlee Anderson Jr. faces two robbery counts after alleged bank and loan office holds at gunpoint. Bond set at $16,000 was posted as she appeared calm at arraignment, later fainting in her husband’s arms. Authorities note both robberies occurred near police headquarters in Homewood.
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Birmingham
City Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Jefferson Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Medals of Honor Given to Two Unknown Soldiers at Memorial Service
President Eisenhower presided over a national tribute as two Unknowns were posthumously honored with the Medal of Honor. The ceremony drew thousands including lawmakers, diplomats, and the mothers of fallen servicemen. The cortege traveled from the Capitol to Arlington, with flyovers and a gun salute marking the solemn event.
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Eisenhower
United ‘States of
Congress
Supreme Court
Capitol
Arlington
Washington Monument
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Presbyterian Rebels
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Pittsburgh, Pa
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Schary
F.D.R. Grave
Reds
Fiji
Country Squire
Mekong River
China
Niagara
National Geographic Society
Backs Powell
Prexy
Thruway
By Robert Musel
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Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
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