Queen Opens Parliament Amid Rail Strike Crisis
The Queen opened a new Parliament session as Britain endures its worst industrial crisis since 1926. With the 12 day national railroad strike still unresolved, the Queen pledged Commonwealth unity with the United States and sought peaceful talks with the Soviet Union and Formosa Strait settlement.
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Cucavetn li
Britain
Soviet Union
Formosa Strait
House of Lords
House ‘of Commons
Eden
Westminister
Buckingham Palace
U S Atomic Bomb Planes on Formosa
Long range U S Far East Air Forces says bomb carrying Thunderjets based on Formosa can fly maximum effort missions. A task force landed from Okinawa. four jets set a 4840 mile Australia record. Brig Gen Ben C Davis to arrive in Taipei to lead air operations and serve as deputy 13th Air Force head in Manila. Davis is the highest ranking Black officer in the U S Air Forces.
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Australia
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Manila
U. S. Air Forces
Temperature Sets New Tucson Mark
The Tucson high reached 109 degrees to set a June record, surpassing the 102 set in 1952, with 1946 as the hottest June on record. Needles hit 101 at 1:30 a.m. as clouds may bring showers later and cooler conditions tomorrow. Other cities reported varied temperatures across the state.
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Mercury
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Phoenix
Yuma
Prescott
Douglas
Flagstaff
Heat deaths here rare despite desert heat
A Tucson pathologist says heat prostration deaths are very rare. He notes Mrs. Rosemary Avila, a Los Angeles tourist, died in hospital but stresses no mortality factor from heat in Tucson with few cases yearly and no deaths this season.
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St. Mary’s
Trucking Strike Nears Agreement in Los Angeles
Federal conciliator John L. Fenton said striking AFL teams and shut down truckers are close to a settlement. Negotiations led by Neil Curry of the American Trucking Assn and Frank Brewster of the Western Conference of Teamsters resume as Local 208 plans a vote at Hollywood Legion Stadium on an imminent offer.
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John L. Fenton
AFL
Teamsters
Neil Curry
American Trucking Assn
Frank Brewster
Seattle
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Talks Secret Union GM Not Worried
Negotiators from General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers appeared confident they would settle a contract before the Sunday midnight strike deadline. Harlow Curtice remained cautious on the labor outlook as talks continued in London amid a contrast to Ford's recent agreement. The scene shifted to Detroit where the Tigers played the Yankees as an afternoon session was set with Walter Reuther leading the union and Harry Anderson guiding management.
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General Motors Corp
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United Auto Workers
London
Ford Motor Co
Harlow Curtice
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New York Yankees
UAW
Walter Reuther
Harry Anderson
Swedish Tanker Burns After Collision Off English Coast
A Swedish oil tanker Johannishus burst into flames after a collision with Buccaneer 25 miles off Goodwin Sands. 21 crew were rescued, 20 feared dead among 43 aboard. the captain and several officers believed lost. Survivors described crews aiding each other amid flames and smoke. Mrs Ina Svensson, wife of a rescued engineer, was among the survivors.
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Dover
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Officials Plan and Salk Shots
State and local health authorities were to meet in Phoenix to plan second round Salk polio inoculations. The state health department received a shipment of vaccine from Eli Lilly in Indianapolis. County officials across the state would begin planning today except in counties where the second phase was completed before the government's halt on further testing.
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Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Auto Crash Kills 22nd In County
Max L. Allsup a 33 year old cook at the Lucky Wishbone Drive In was killed when his car veered off Nogales highway one mile south of Sahuarita and struck a dry wash bank. Police say he likely fell asleep at 1 am. Coroner Johnson ordered the body to Reillys Mortuary as relatives are notified. Allsup was Pima Countys 22nd traffic fatality of 1955 and the fourth in eight days. His wife and two children were reportedly vacationing in Iowa.
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Sahuarita
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Clark H. Johnson
Reilly
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Iowa
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Allsup
Pima County
Lucky Wishbone Drive-In
Broadway and
Swan
Adenauer Considers Meeting Russians Before Big Four
Bonn says Chancellor Adenauer prepared to meet Soviet leaders but not necessarily in Moscow. He wants expert exchanges first and may wait for talks with Eisenhower and Western leaders in Washington and New York next week. Officials defer final reply pending the Kremlin invitation and summit plans.
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Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Adenauer
Eisenhower
Washington
New York
Heinrich von Brentano
Kremlin
Geneva
Paris
W. Adenauer
United States
U.S
James B. Conant
Conant
London
Russia
Molotov Signals West Big Four Summit Willingness
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov told French leaders in Paris he has no objections to a Geneva Big Four summit on July 18 21 and suggested Russia will accept the Western invitation. He met with Edgar Faure and Antoine Pinay at the Quai Dorsi luncheon before heading to Cherbourg for the Queen Elizabeth voyage.
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V. M. Molotov
Edgar Faure
Russia
Geneva
Molotov
Faure
Antoine Pinay
Quai Dorsay
Orly
Tan
Pinay
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Cherbourg
United States
United Nations
San Francisco
Suspension Of Tax On Copper Continued
Washington report says Congress extended the 2 cents a pound copper tax suspension through June 30 1958. The measure was enacted after Senate approval to keep copper costs stable for manufacturers and consumers.
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Washington
Senate
Congressional Acton
Shoemaker suspended may sidelined Swaps in Californian bid
Jockey Willie Shoemaker earned a five day suspension risking the possible withdrawal of Kentucky Derby winner Swaps from the $100,000 added Californian at Hollywood Park on Saturday. Baseball scores detail Giants and Orioles games with home runs by Robinson and Kalin. Rain postponed several NL and AL matchups including Baltimore at Chicago and Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
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Hogan
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Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Bridge and Baseball Showdown
Tonight at 7 43 PM bridge at the Tucson Bridge Club features a monthly masters point game. At 8 PM the Tucson Cowboys face the Phoenix Senators at Hi Corbett Field. At 3 30 PM professional wrestling at the Tucson Sports Center. Tomorrow at 8 13 PM the Pirates of Penzance is presented by the Tucson Civic Chorus at El Conquistador.
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Tucson Bridge Club
Tucson Cowboys
Phoenix Senators
Hi Corbett Field
Tucson Sports Center
Pirates of
Index Men around Eisenhower hold key to second term
A brief notice notes that index men surrounding President Eisenhower are seen as pivotal to the president’s potential second term. The item references political strategy and the influence of advisers in shaping the 1950s campaign trajectory.
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