Adenauer Arrives in Washington for Talks on Moscow Visit
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Washington to meet with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles to discuss Soviet invitations to Moscow and the Big Four summit. He stressed a close partnership with the free world and warned West German public opinion favors reunification.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Free World
State Department
National
Adenauer
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Moscow
West
Germany
Freem
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Dulles
Fisenhower
West Germany
New York Times
Soviets Accept Big Four Summit in Geneva
Moscow reports the Soviet Union agreed to hold a Geneva summit with the United States Britain and France starting July 13. The West had proposed July 18, Lausanne or Vienna had been discussed. Adenauer is to visit the U S, Britain and France as Moscow invites him to talks on normalization after the summit.
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Moscow
U.P
Soviet Union
Geneva
United States
Britain
France
Lausanne
Switzerland
Vienna
Konrad Adenauer
U. S
Adenauer
U.S.S
Girl 14 Held for Killing Man in Kentucky
In Whitesburg Kentucky a 14 year old girl fired a rifle from her home to kill Hobart Combs 45 during a drinking party dispute over three seven cent pieces. The sheriff said the girl claimed she feared for her father and that Combs and an unidentified man had fired at the house earlier prompting the shooting. The girl was charged with murder and the father fled into the woods.
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Whitesburg
Robert Collins
Fila Sexton
Hobart Combs
Sexton
Combs
Troy Sexton
Collins
Police Seek Two Runaway Sisters In Hempstead Case
Police hunt for Diane Eaton twelve and Casolyn Eaton nine who fled their Long Island home with only about three dollars between them. They left Thursday morning en route to school after parents ordered a hair cut.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Long Island
Diane Eaton
Casolyn
Weather summary for Terre Haute area and Indiana
Partly cloudy and cool conditions with a mix of sun and clouds. River stage 160.2 ft and rising. Temperatures yesterday and tonight range from the mid teens to mid sixties with highs near mid to upper 70s in spots. North and east portions expected warmer on Tuesday. Local forecast notes fair, cool nights and warmer Tuesday.
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Terre Haute
Lew Ton
Indiana
Lew
Damp Cool Weather Carries On In Indiana But Eases Soon
Indiana endures a nine day damp cool spell with temperatures mostly under 70. A light drizzle touched the central region as forecasts call for a dry Tuesday and a gradual warming through midweek. Overnight lows range from 48 to 52 with highs from 58 to 63 today and 63 to 70 Tuesday.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
South Bend
Evansville
Two Indianapolis Women Die in Missouri Crash
In Marshall Missouri on Sunday a head on collision near Miami killed two Indianapolis women Mrs Elizabeth Greene 75 and her daughter Mrs Anna Frazer 54 and injured critically Miss Lucy Ann Haymore 26 and Carl Smith 23 both of Indianapolis also dead is a Missouri woman while her husband and 13 year old daughter were injured. Miss Haymores car blew a tire and swerved into the other car according to patrolmen.
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Marshall
Indianapolis
Miami
Elizabeth Greene
Anna Frazer
Lucy Ann Haymore
Carl Smith
Missouri
Haymore
Scelba Faces Confidence Vote In Rome
Premier Mario Scelba confronted pressure from both left and right as a confidence motion was set for debate by the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday in Rome.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Chamber of Deputies
Speared Canadian soldier near heart saved by surgeons
In Kentville Nova Scotia doctors fought to save Pvt. James Strickland 24 of Mill Cove Maryland after a six foot javelin pierced his chest at Aldershot camp. Surgeons cut away four feet of the weapon and removed the rest in a delicate operation.
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Kentville
N. S
James Strickland
Mill Cove
Aldershot
Blackwatch Highland Regiment
Strickland
Long finally receives Army Mexican Border Medal after 40 years
John W. Long of Los Angeles, aged 68, was awarded the Army Mexican Border Service Medal for service from 1915 to 1917. He said the adjutant general's office notified him on March 14, noting a mix up with other Longs caused the long delay.
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Los Angeles
John W. Long
Army
Long
Adjutant General's Office
Night of Terror Hits Hollywood Singer and Family
Police hunted three masked men after a six hour invasion at singer Alice Lon's North Hollywood home. Lon, known as the Champagne Lady, was stripped photographed while her husband Robert Waterman and his mother in law were assaulted. A 25 year old hotel bus boy, Joseph M Cannon, was arrested on robbery suspicions and a camera with exposed film found at his home was sent for development.
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Hollywood
Alice Low
Joseph M. Cannon
North Hollywood
Miss Lon
Calif
Alice Lon
Robert W
Flowers Murder Trial Resumes After Week End
Elmer John Flowers 43 a stock dealer faces first degree murder in the Oct 4 fatal shooting of Ione Fagg Kennedy 29 in a Vigo county case. Witness program delays arose as Indiana prisoners refused to appear. court ordered warden to transport them. Prosecutor threatens death penalty. defense pleads temporary insanity with blackout claim. Continued on Page 2.
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Elmer John Flowers
Ione
Vigo
Herbert R. Criss
Flowers
Ione Fagg Kennedy
Harding Avenue
Indiana
Michigan City
Vigo County
John R. Jett
N. George Nasser
John A. Kesler
Robert Flowers
Marshall
Ill
Hargitay Crowned Mr Universe 1955 in London
Mickey Hargitay of Indianapolis won the title at the British National Amateur Bodybuilders Assn contest in London. The 27 year old weightlifter, 6 feet 1 inch, 220 pounds, beat 40 competitors from 18 countries and earlier appeared with Mae West in a U.S. nightclub show.
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London
Mickey Hargitay
Indianapolis
British National Amateur Bodybuilders Assn
Hargitay
Mae West
America
Mass Funeral Planned for 79 Race Victims in Le Mans
Le Mans France June 13 a mass funeral will be held in the 600 year old Gothic cathedral for 79 persons killed in the worst disaster in auto racing The toll rose with the death of one more of 76 injured Roy Hunton an American soldier was among the injured Spectators 15 women and 2 children were among the dead Levegh also died Hawthorn and Bueb won the 24 hour race at a record average speed of 107.067 mph Officials said stopping the race would have cluttered roads with a quarter of a million spectators Continued on Page 2 Column 1
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LE Mans
France
Pierre Levegh
Roy Hunton
U. S
Orleans
Levegh
Mike Hawthorn
Ivor Bueb
Britain
John Fitch
Indianapolis
Ind
Two Terre Haute Men Nabbed in Chicago for Vigo Robberies
Two Terre Haute men, Robert Eugene Seeley and Jesse William McClelland, were arrested in Chicago on Sunday and held for the FBI over three burglaries in Rosedale and a Riley theft. They were found while trying to dispose of stolen liquor, cigarettes, and coffee. A stolen car from Froderman Garage in Riley carried batteries tires and a cutting torch. Parke and Vigo county charges will follow.
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Terre Haute
Chicago
FBI
Rosedale
Riley
Robert Eugene Seeley
Jesse William McClelland
North Center Street
Justice of the Peace Court
Lee Easton
Raymond Foltz
Parke
Vigo
Froderman
Joe Davies
Ridgway Named Head of Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh, June 13. Gen Matthew B Ridgway U S Army chief of staff will become chairman of the Mellon Institute upon his retirement June 20 He will succeed Dr Edward R Weidlein who has been filling the duties of chairman and president Weidlein will remain president The institute founded in 1913 conducts industrial chemistry and allied fields.
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Pittsburgh
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. Army
Ridgway
Edward R. Weidlein
Weidlein
Mellon Institute
Train Hits Tractor Trailer at Erie Crossing
An east bound New York Central passenger train struck a tractor trailer at a crossing in Erie Pennsylvania Sunday night. Charles Turner aged 36 from Indianapolis died in the collision. Local authorities investigated the fatal accident.
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Erie
New York Central
Charles Turner
Indianapolis
Reunion in Jail After Polarizing Arrest in New Jersey
James Phillips, 26, visited by two friends he aided, protested their arrest for creating a disturbance. He resisted police at Mount Holly station and broke Patrolman George Boxer's arm. Phillips and his friends were jailed for three months.
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Mount Holly
N. J
James Phillips
Phillips
William G. Runyon
William Windle
George Boxer
Wage plan at GM mirrors Ford pact to avert strike
The United Auto Workers nailed down at General Motors the same guaranteed wage plan won a week earlier from Ford. Walter Reuther called the three year contract an important step toward broader industry use, with pay, pensions and vacations improved and a union shop for GM’s nonunion workers. Electrical workers also gained the same benefits, reinforcing labor harmony amid plant walkouts and a looming strike deadline.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford
Walter Reuther
U.A.W
G.M
Ford Motor Co
UAW
C.il
International Union of Electrical Workers
Electrical
Auto Workers
Reuther
Harlow H. Curtice
G.M. Auto
Curtice
Steelworkers push for wage boost across major firms
Pittsburgh June 13 The United Steelworkers begin presenting demands for a substantial wage increase to 90 basic steel and ore mining firms. Six of the nation’s largest producers paused talks to study the proposals with U.S. Steel Bethlehem Republic Jones & Laughlin Inland and Youngstown Sheet & Tube. McDonald leads negotiations, seeking more than nickels and dimes for 600,000 members averaging $2.33 hourly. Talks focus on wages this year.
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Pittsburgh
C.I.0
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Jones & Laughlin
Inland
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
U.S.W
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Basic Steel
Salk Criticizes Scheele Report On Polio Vaccine Standards
Dr. Jonas Salk states new U S Public Health Service manufacturing standards may prevent deviating from original procedures. He notes earlier vaccine lots faced trouble due to language in minimum requirements. In a telegram to Surgeon General Scheele he disputes parts of the white paper while acknowledging some alignment with staff views.
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Washington
Jonas E. Salk
U. S. Public Health Service
Salk
Leonard A. Scheele
Pittsburgh
The
Health Service
Key Bills Up For Vote This Week In Congress
congressional action on major legislation this week may show how far the Democratic majority will back the Eisenhower administration. Votes will occur in committees or on the House floor on public housing, military manpower cuts, the Dixon Yates power contract, and pay raises for federal workers.
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Congress
Eisenhower
House
Dixon- Yates
Dixon-Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
House Appropriations Committee
House Banking Committee
Senate
House Post Office Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Richard &. Russell
D.-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Suspect Held In Woman's Murder In Fort Lauderdale
A 38-year-old dishwasher is in custody after the torture murder of widow Mrs. Jane M. Barley in Fort Lauderdale. Barley was found unconscious in a bloodstained home after more than 10 hours, whispered a description of her attacker before dying, and had earlier said the man visited seeking a room to rent.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Jane M. Barley
Jewish Congress Opens in London Conference
Dulles joined President Eisenhower in praising an American sponsored Jewish congress to rebuild Jewish religious and cultural life in Western Europe. Messages from both leaders welcomed the 19 nation consultative conference opening its sessions in London.
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London
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Jewish Congress
Europe
Consultative Conference of
Dulles
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