Europe Arms Pooling Talks Open in Paris Annex
Delegates from seven Western European Union members including France Britain Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg begin secret discussions on standardizing and pooling arms production. The WEU interim committee coordinates over several weeks with a supranational panel to decide standardization and contracts after a two year transition.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Palais de Chaillot
Ludwig Erhard
France
Britain
Ganization Council
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
WEU
Costa Rica Presses for More Aid as U N Protests Plan Sale
The Organization of American States faced renewed requests from Costa Rica for military help amid a rebel uprising. The OAS ordered tighter border watches and approved a sale of four F-51D fighters to Costa Rica, enraging Nicaragua's Somoza who demanded similar support for his government. Costa Rica sought inter American treaty aid while U S officials said future assistance would go through the OAS.
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Washington
Organization of American States
Costa Rica
OAS Council
Nicaragua
Costaca
Fernando Fournier
Ren
OAS
de Janeiro
United States
San Antonio
Tex
San Jose
Anastasio Somoza
Olland
Dag
Nes
Costa
Nautilus Prepares To Begin Nuclear Powered Sea Trials
In Groton Connecticut the 3000 ton submarine Nautilus readies its first sea tests after land and pier trials. Navy and Atomic Energy Commission engineers anticipate assessing propulsion controls surface handling and initial submerged diving tests as she proceeds toward Long Island Sound.
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Groton
Conn
Atomic Energy Commission
Navy
Long Island Sound
Eisenhower Forecasts 27% Cut in Agriculture Spending
President Eisenhower forecast a 27 percent reduction in taxpayers costs for farm aid and USDA programs in the coming fiscal year. He estimated total department spending at 2,495,782,000 dollars for the year starting July 1, covering farm price support operations and producer subsidies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Congress
Strikers Agree to Provide Emergency Crews for West Ohio Gas
West Ohio Gas union members agreed to provide standby service crews for company emergencies. The pact was announced by Frank Pringle, the company vice president, and William Munger, international vice president of the CIO Utilities Workers, with details of crews to be made available in emergencies.
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Lima
West Ohio Gas Co
Frank Pringle
West Ohio
William Munger
Cleveland
International
CIO Utilities Workers
Atom Experts UN Meet To Plan Peaceful Uses
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and atom experts from eight countries gathered in New York to plan conferences on peaceful uses of atomic energy. They aim to advance Eisenhower’s 1953 proposal for international cooperation, with a Geneva session likely in August and talks on an international atomic agency.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
UN Assembly
Eisenhower
Indus
Assembly
International Atomic Agency
Congress
United States
Britain
Russia
Gunnar Randers
Hammarskjold
Geneva
Smoke Cloud Shuts London In Brief Darkness
A ten minute smoke cloud plunged London into darkness yesterday afternoon causing panic and confusion. Weather experts cited smoke trapped under a thick cloud layer. a Piccadilly Circus newspaper seller described a sudden blackout followed by cries of blindness and a rapid return of light.
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London
Piccadilly Circus
Senate to Hear More on Irving Peress Case
Senator McClellan said the Senate Investigations subcommittee will seek more information from Secretary of the Army Stevens and Army Counselor John G. Adams on the Irving Peress case. He believes the Army has not yet provided all facts.
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Washington
Army
Stevens
John G. Adams
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Irving Peress
McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy
R-Wis
New Bus Terminals To Be Ready in April
Consoli dated Bus Lines of Bluefield West Virginia announced plans for new terminals in Ashland Kentucky and Portsmouth with openings targeted by April. The facilities aim to improve service access in those cities.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ashland
Portsmouth
Consolidated Bus Lines
Bluefield
Trial Readied For President Of Panama
Panama's National Assembly met to prepare the trial of former President Jose Ramon Guizado and others for complicity in the assassination of President Jose Antonio Remon. The assembly planned to lift the state of siege declared after Remon's killing. Cecilia Pinel de Remon pledged support to Ricardo Arias Espinosa, sworn in as president after Guizado's arrest and impeachment.
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Panama
National Assembly
Jose Ramon Guizado
Jose Antonio Remon
Remon
Cecilia Pinel de Remon
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
Guizado
Heart Attack Ends 63rd Birthday Party
In Battle Creek Michigan Herbert Scotsman died of a heart attack at his 63rd birthday dinner. He excused himself to rest before the meal and did not respond when his family called. His death occurred shortly after he had left the gathering.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Herbert Scotsman
Scotsman
Gerald Cliff
Ohio weekend traffic toll rises with three deaths
Three people were killed in Ohio as weekend traffic accidents mounted, with roads described as slippery Friday night and clearer by Saturday. The state patrol called the toll an unusually low figure for the time, noting higher counts the prior weekend and during New Year’s weekend.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Democrats Fire Questions at New FCC Chairman Nominee
Democrats ready inquiries for George C. McConnaughey as they scrutinize potential television monopolies and GOP interference with Civil Service jobs. The hearing set in about two weeks will probe whether VHF stations dominate cities with UHF rivals and how the commission handles entry barriers.
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FCC
Washington
George C. McConnaughey
McConnaughey
Columbus
Communications Commission
John W. Bricker
Commerce Committee
Monroney
Oklahoma
Bricker
Senator Uson
Washington Democrat
Ed Johnson
Colorado
Eleven Towns Win Citations
Eleven communities were named All-America cities by the National Municipal League and Look magazine for efforts to improve civic life. Winners ranged from Chicago to Decatur Arkansas with populations varying, including Main County Arizona Mexico Missouri desto California Newark New Jersey Pueblo Colorado Richfield Minnesota Rock Island Illinois Rockville Maryland and Warren Ohio.
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New York
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
Chicago
Decatur
Ark
Main County
Ariz
Mexico
Desto
Calif
Newark
Newspapers Are Vital Says Advertising Executive
Chicago report notes Donald M. Bernard vice president and advertising director of the Washington Post Herald told the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association annual convention that newspapers are more vital and advertising more important to the nation’s economy than ever before. He spoke at the opening of the gathering.
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Chicago
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Donald M. Bernard
Washington
D.C
Post & Times-Herald
Association
Bail, Stay of Sentence Sought by Sheppard
Attorneys for Dr Samuel H Sheppard seek bail and a stay of his life prison sentence pending Court of Appeals action on a new trial motion. If denied, he faces transfer to Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus tomorrow or Wednesday.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Court of Appeals
Joy Seth Hurd
Julius M. Kovachy
Lee E Skeel
Bay Village
Ohio
Columbus
Guardsmen Leave City as Local Rule Reigns in Phenix City
Enforcement of law and order in Phenix City shifts to local civilian officials for the first time since July 22. The Alabama National Guard had been in control until the martial rule expired at midnight following Gov. Gordon Persons order.
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Phenix City
Ala
Alabama
Gordon
Columbus Man Held For Johnson Shooting
Columbus police detained James A. Hatch, 33, in the death of Clyde Johnson after Hatch said he shot him when Johnson kicked open his front door and entered Hatchs home. Detective John McPeak cited the admission during questioning.
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Columbus
Johnson
James A. Hatch
Clyde Johnson
John McPeak
Hatch
Eisenhower seeks $4 billion foreign aid to allies
President Eisenhower asks Congress for a new foreign aid package totaling 4.7 billion dollars for the next fiscal year to build more than 180 divisions and bolster allied economies against communism. The proposal includes 3.53 billion dollars in new mutual security funds, a 750 million dollar rise.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Congress
Spending Exceeds Income In Eisenhower Budget Outline
Congress receives a federal budget proposal from President Eisenhower showing the government likely to spend more than it takes in for the coming year. The package, read by clerks in the House and Senate, targets about 4 billion and includes defense spending around three percent of the total.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Fisenhower
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Acciaie
Eisenhower proposes 34 billion for military air power
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 34 billion dollars in the coming fiscal year with about two thirds to air power and nuclear air retaliatory arms. He said the sum would be the largest peacetime outlay for air power and related programs, supplemented by allied forces and other military strength.
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Eisenhower
Air Force
Navy
Congress
Government Dismisses Indictment Against Reporter
The government said it would dismiss the indictment of a reporter connected to the old Senate Crime Investigating Committee. William A. Paisley of the department informed District Judge Bolitha J. Ear that all parties agreed to the dismissal.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Wiliam A. Paisley
Department
Vitrict
Bolitha J.ear
Paisley
First Negro Common Pleas Judge Appointed in Ohio
Char lee W. White, a 31 year old Republican and Cleveland assistant law director since 1933, is named by Gov. Lausche to the common pleas bench. He will serve the remaining two years of Frank J. Merrick’s term as probate court judgeship elections proceed.
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Cleveland
Charlee W. White
Author Youth Leader Dies of Lung Cancer
ST. LOUIS. The Rev. Daniel A. Lord 66 old Catholic priest author and youth leader died Saturday of lung cancer. When told of the disease last February Father Lord said some things about death and faith reflecting on life.
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ST. Louis
Daniel A. Lord
Father Lord
Talks With China Urged to Free Airmen
Sen Fulbright urges continued diplomacy with China to secure release of 11 imprisoned U S airmen without ultimatum. He cautions no quick solution and warns against a full-dress conference with Red China as participant. Sparkman expresses worry over hasty actions amid UN recognition signals.
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China
Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
United States
Red China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Peiping
Deg Nammarakjold
United Nations
Sparkman
D-Ala
Foreign Relations Far Eastern Subcommittee
Harrisburg
Navy Constellation Crashes Off Newfoundland
A United States Navy four engine Constellation crashed in the Atlantic off southwest Newfoundland. The plane, en route from Harmon Air Force Base toward the Patuxent River NAS Maryland, had fewer than two hours aloft when two engines failed. Thirteen occupants are missing. search planes report no trace. Life rafts were seen but pilots said none appeared to be in them.
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Bulletin Corner Brook
Nfld
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Harmon Air Force Base
Here
Warmon
Patuxent River Naval Air Station
Maryland
Blizzards and Thawing Hit Parts of Europe
Severe weather affected Denmark, West Germany, Scotland and France with blizzards and thawing as rivers rose above banks. Gales lashed Bavaria and France while North Sea waves surged. The 53,000 ton liner United States reported a 24 hour late arrival to Southampton from New York. Denmark faced its worst snowstorm in years during the morning rush.
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Denmark
West Germany
Scotland
France
England
Bavaria
North Sea
Atlantic
United States
Southampton
New York
Watchman II Bound as Gunmen Loot Printing Office
Two gunmen looted the Lezius Hiles Co. office safe of about $2500 last night after binding the 70-year-old watchman Richard Cantwell. Cantwell said the men bound his arms with tape and pried open the large safe door.
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Cleveland
Irm
Richard Cantwell
Lezius-Hiles Co
Police Catch Bandit After Snowy Footprint Clues
In Salt Lake City officers traced a hotel robbery suspect after fresh snow revealed footprints. The fugitive was found hiding between two steel pillars near a building wall, ending the chase. The crime involved a $4 robbery and was solved yesterday.
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Salt Lake City
Truck Plunge Into Cochuna River Kills Eleven
A truck carrying picnickers plunged from a bridge into the Cochuna River near Tucuman in northwest Argentina. One person was killed and twenty two injured as the accident occurred last night about 645 miles northwest of Buenos Aires.
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Cochuna River
Argentina
Tucuman
Buenos Aires
Budget Bets On Recovery
President Eisenhower proposes a high spending plan aimed at reviving the economy. He forecasts Treasury revenue of a trillion dollars in the year starting July 1, contingent on a 4 percent rise in personal income and a 7 percent gain in corporate profits, while noting social security and other trust funds alter net outlays.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury
Ihs
Housing Project Costs 20 Million Dollars
Maurice J. Fishman head of Precision Housing Corp announced a 2 million housing project near Parma Heights west of Cleveland. Construction would begin immediately, described as the largest singly owned housing venture to be started.
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Chicago
Parma Heights
Cleveland
Maurice J. Fishman
Precision Housing Corp
Fishman
Home Builders
Political 'Dead Duck' Returns to Alabama Oath
Towerling James E. Folsom known as Big Jim took the oath for a second term in Alabama amid fanfare. Critics had called him a dead duck four years earlier but he led a four hour parade featuring 122 floats and a large crowd to mark the inauguration.
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Montgomery
Als
James E
Big Jim) Folsom
Capitol
Alabama
Russia offers atomic know‑how to Communist nations
The Soviet Union says it will transfer atomic know‑how and fissionable materials for peaceful use to China, East Germany, Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia. In return, Moscow seeks continued supplies of atomic materials. aid is restricted to peaceful purposes with piles limited to 5000 kilowatts. The move follows recent conferences and UN discussions on peaceful atomic energy.
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Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
China
East Germany
Poland
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Ussr
Council of Ministers
Foreign Ministry
Gested
German Reunification
United Nations
UN General Assembly
United States
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Gallipolis
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