McCone Named to Succeed Strauss on AEC
President Eisenhower nominated Los Angeles businessman John A. McCone to take Lewis L. Strauss’s seat on the Atomic Energy Commission. The White House announced the nomination amid confirmation talks and noted McCone’s Republican background and prior public service.
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John A. McCone
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
White House
Pius XII
Tecome
Anne Wheaton
Senate
McCone
Wheaton
Defense Department
Truman ‘Administration
Trutman
Secretary of Defense
Air Force
Strauss
Commission
Dusty winds and scattered showers hit Tucson forecast
Dust filled the air in Tucson as winds up to 40 mph lashed the area. Weather officials warned of variable clouds and scattered showers into tomorrow despite forecasters sticking to the forecast.
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Tucson
Weather Bureau
Soap Box Derby Deadline Nears
The Soap Box Derby enters its final stretch as boys Race to finish racers before next Wednesday inspection at the track from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cars must pass inspection and be impounded to race. Four days remain for those still unfinished. Race set for next Thursday and Friday.
Tot Run Over After Falling From Pickup
A one year old girl, Elvia Robles, fell from a moving pickup and was run over by the vehicle near Tucson. She died at Tucson Medical Center at 9 37 p m, becoming Pima County s 24th fatal traffic accident of the year. The family had driven to a drive in movie when the tragedy occurred.
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Elvin Mae Robles
Pima County
Tucson Medical Center
Joe Tito
Robles
Viola
Elvia
Pam
Carrillo Mortuary
May Jobs Rise 1,154,000 as Unemployment Falls
Government report shows May employment at 64,061,000, up 1,154,100 from April with unemployment down 216,000. Gains linked to seasonal agriculture and service work plus a larger construction rise, aided by outdoor work after bad weather. Manufacturing employment fell 67,000 to 15 million, while overall unemployment rate dropped to 7.2 percent.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
De Gaulle Demands End to Algeria Junta's Power
French premier Charles de Gaulle declares he will govern Algeria from Paris with Salan as delegate general, aiming to end the Public Safety Committee's dominance and push reforms without civil war. He clashes with the Algerian junta led by Massu while promising equal rights for European and Muslim populations.
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Oran
Algeria
API
Charles de Gaulle
Revolutionary Public Safety Committee
de Gaulle
Paris
Raoulsala
Alger Gaulle
Jacques Massu
Salan
Utothe
Oped
Jacques Soustelle
Battle of Titans Swank Flats Over Rent In New York
Four prominent tenants in a swank Long Island City or New York apartment building wage a rent dispute with magnates and executives over a proposed hike to about 1004 dollars more than the current 4. The residents accuse the landlord of forcing a coop sale and later sending higher rent notices, prompting court action. A judicial ruling is due next Wednesday.
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New York
Himelt
Savon Ron Muons Spa
Stanton Gri
Te Ean River
United Nate
Davis Monthan Air Force Base Outlay Approved
The House Armed Services Committee tentatively approved a $4,174,000 outlay for Davis Monthan Air Force Base construction in the coming fiscal year as part of a broad $441 billion Air Force public works package. Funds for Army and Naval sites, including $3,596,000 for Ft Huachuca projects, were also included awaiting final congressional action.
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House of Representatives
Armed Services Committee
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Davis-Monthan
U.S. Air Force
Congress
Ft Huachuca
Boy, 2, Hurt In Auto Mishap
Kenneth Luke, 2, sustained serious head injuries and abrasions after falling from his mother Frances Luke’s car on Broadway near Plumer. He was taken to St Mary’s Hospital for X rays to check for skull fracture as authorities noted a wheel of the second car appeared to pass over his head.
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Kenneth Luke
Frances Luke
Plumer
St Mary's Hospital
Ranch Worker Dies After Being Trapped Under Flaming Tractor
Charles Parks, 87, of Kapama Ranch Sasabe, died after his tractor overturned while pulling a trailer loaded with rocks. He became trapped between tractor and trailer as the rig ignited. deputies said he received first aid but succumbed to burns and multiple leg fractures after about an hour. Neighbors and family aided rescue efforts before he was sent to St Mary’s Hospital.
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Sasabe Ranch
Parks
St. Mary's Hospital
Charles Parks
Kapama Ranch
Sasabe Sur
Suma
Theo
Sid
Palo Alto
W. A. Frost
Tommy
Brent
Orcut
Tucson
Red Aid Switch Denied By Dulles Senate Testimony
Senator Sparkman pressed Secretary Dulles on a satellite aid proposal tied to a 3.7129 billion foreign aid bill. The Senate rejected the amendment 43 to 42, with Knowland leading the minority to strike the authority and Dulles noting the decision shifts to separate legislation. Humphrey and Kennedy cited internal debate over administration support and policy aims in aiding satellite nations.
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Ala
Dulles
Hich
Senate
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
William F. Knowland
R-Call
Sparkman
Alabama
Russia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Europe
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Humphrey
Stat Department
Chrysler shuts Plymouth plant as 2700 idle in no contract row
Chrysler Corp halted assembly at its Plymouth body plant and Detroit operations as 2700 workers were sent home after 100 UAW members walked off in the Plymouth trim department. The union demanded no work during the no contract period and faced immediate pushback from Chrysler officials led by John D. Leary. Amid broader auto labor tensions, UAW President Walter P. Reuther urged restraint to preserve a fragile truce as nearly 500,000 members labored without a contract since expiration dates.
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Chryster Corp
Plymouth
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Chrysler
Cryer
John D. Leary
Chrysler Corp
Local 212
Trim Department
Walter P. Reuther
General, Motors
Reuther
Ram
General Motors
Ford
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