Nixon Returns Salvo at Nehru in Karachi Speech
Vice President Richard Nixon condemned Communist aid as a rope around a nation, warning India’s Nehru that accepting Soviet or other aid could turn a country into a Red satellite. He spoke after a four hour Karachi visit, detailing U S policy and noting pro western leaders he met in the region.
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Pakistan
Richard Nixon
New Delhi
United States
Earthquakes Hit Aegean Isles Killing Dozens
A series of quakes and tidal waves struck Greek Aegean islands including Thera Ios Crete Samos Kalymnos Amorgos Ikaria and Leros. At least 40 people killed with Thera bearing the heaviest toll and many more feared buried under debris. Coastal towns faced widespread damage as relief efforts mounted by government and military alike.
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Soviets Trade Factories For Raw Goods
The United Nations reports Communist economies are trading complete factories for raw materials, signaling a shift in world trade. The 1955 survey notes major exchanges with Egypt sugar Central America rubber jute and Asia, and predicts more 1956 deals for industrial units in return for primary commodities.
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Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
Leftist Upsets Slow Japan's Rearmament
In Tokyo the Conservative Hatoyama government kept a upper house edge but Socialist upsets and a Communist seat threatened the two thirds needed to rewrite the constitution and accelerate rearmament. Left gains in 75 district races and 52 nationwide seats limit the occupation era ban on a larger defense force.
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Ichiro Hatoyama
Hatoyama
Japan
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Civil Rights Fight Brews in the House
Washington reports a brewing civil rights clash in the House as leaders target a July 28 adjournment. Southern Democrats threaten procedural delays to block a bill creating a federal civil rights commission a special Justice Department division and easier federal court injunctions against rights infringements.
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Cypriots Kill Three Britons Stir Amid Island Violence
General Sir Gerald Templer inspected British troops in NICOSIA after Cypriot extremists killed three Britons in a day of islandwide violence. The killings intensified tensions as Cyprus grapples with the union with Greece issue.
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Fire cripples downtown Springfield as blaze costs millions
Firemen battled a costly Springfield fire that damaged about a quarter block and left five buildings ruined. Damage was estimated between 750000 and one million dollars. Firefighter Peter Larsen was hospitalized after inhaling smoke while fighting the flames from a four story drugstore building. Seven pumpers and two aerial ladders fought the fire, which began around 2:30 a.m. from unknown causes.
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Francis Durkin
Peter Larsen
Eisener- Fisher Grocery Co
Italy Returns Convicted GI
Verona Italy The first American soldier serving with NATO to be sentenced by an Italian court has been returned to American custody to await appeal. Cpl Harry Richard 26 of Cleveland was found guilty of involuntary homicide on June 30 in Vicenza for the April 2 hit and run death of Andrea Pinton and sentenced to 13 months in prison and a $10 fine. The case highlights the status of forces agreement allowing U S personnel to be tried by local courts for offenses against civilians.
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Man Stung to Death While Transferring Bee Swarm
Arthur L. Hamm, 34, of North Kenova near Ironton, died in a Huntington hospital after being stung countless times while transferring bees from one hive to another. Coroner Robert S. Barrett said Hamm was attacked by the honey bees.
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Air control laws urged after deadly TWA United crash
A House Commerce subcommittee probe into the TWA United disaster questions whether U.S. air regulation is outdated. CAB and CAA witnesses clash over shared responsibility as they call for coast to coast controlled airways, more ground stations, wireless warnings, and tighter CAB-CAA coordination following the 128 lives tragedy near Grand Canyon.
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Mother Waits Futilely In Auto for Kidnaper
In Westbury New York mother Beatrice Weinberger sits in a Queens street with five thousand dollars and a five week old baby Peter, hoping an abductor will contact her. Police report new calls to the Weinberger home and the three men questioned, though they appear not to be the kidnapers.
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Raymond V. Martin
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Pole Shakeup Follows Riots in Poznan
Vienna dispatch reports Communist Poland removing two production ministers after Poznan unrest sparked by a workers protest at the Stalin Zispo railway car plant. Radio Warsaw cited ten reasons for the reshuffle while linking them to the Poznan June incident. Trybuna Ludu blamed party organizations and state trade unions for the unrest.
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Results! Cast iron sink with left drain board for sale
Medium size kitchen sink in excellent condition with fittings priced at $10. Contact Leon Hoisington at Vore Ridge, phone 23730, to buy by calling first. A brief classified ad showcases how easy it is to get results and sell your items.
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Dial an Ad Taker Helps Write a Result Getting Ad
A service offers ad writing help with a focus on creating result oriented copy. It promises guidance on crafting headlines and body text to drive inquiries and responses for advertisers seeking effective campaigns.
House Debates Two Aid Bills Adjusting Overseas Funding
The House plans action on two foreign aid bills trimmed below Eisenhower’s 5 billion request. Administration aides weigh pressing the House or relying on the Senate to restore part of last week’s 1.4 billion cut. Gettysburg reports hint Eisenhower may seek more funds. A compromise authorization bill would set a 4 billion overseas aid ceiling for the year starting July 1, versus the president’s 4.9 billion request.
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Five Day Forecast Near-Normal Highs and Showers Expected
Temperatures will average five to eight degrees below normal with a normal high of 86 and a low of 65. Expect cool conditions through Tuesday, a warming trend Wednesday and Thursday, then cooler Friday and Saturday. Precipitation around a quarter to a half inch is likely in showers Thursday or Friday.
Backers Predict Stevenson Early Democratic Nomination
Adlai Stevenson backers push for a first ballot nomination with Sen Sparkman and Sen Lehman signaling strong support while Gov Chandler warns of bandwagon psychology. Truman remains neutral. Senate control likely decided in 11 states with both parties targeting Kentucky Oregon Nevada New York and West Virginia. GOP platform ideas urged by Sen Bush as convention opens in San Francisco August 20.
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Japs Report Nuclear Blast Near Bikini Atoll
Japan's weather bureau noted abnormal earth shocks and atmospheric pressure waves suggesting a major nuclear test near Bikini Atoll. Seismographs 150 miles north of Tokyo recorded the quakes at 3 a m Japan time, while pressure waves detected hours later originated about 2,400 miles away. Meteorologists estimated strength near the June 26 event, with prior indications of blasts on May 21 May 28 June 13 and July 3.
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Steel Strike Spreading Joblessness Across Nation
Federal mediators may light on government plans to end the nine day steel strike affecting 650,000 workers. Unemployment totals include 33,485 in railroads, 1,175 in trucking, 315 ore dockers, 30,000 coal miners, and 1,800 in miscellaneous plants across several states.
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Flash Flood Hits Ohio 4-H Camp Sends 115 Teens to Safety
A wall of water roared through Camp Ohio in northern Licking County on Sunday night. Forty inches of rain fell in two hours, marooning 115 campers aged 9 to 16 for about four hours before rescue workers reached high ground. No injuries were reported as crews cleared mud, debris, and damaged cabins and bridges after the flood.
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Death Probed of Jurist
An inquest was scheduled in the death of U S District Judge Rubey M Hulen 61 found fatally wounded in his back yard He presided at the conspiracy trial of two former Truman administration officials He died after a bullet wound to the temple pistols and powder burns were noted Coroner Taylor said a 22 caliber automatic was found near his feet and taken for analysis A psychiatrist had treated him for insomnia and a nervous condition since last fall
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Power Lines and Trees Felled by High Winds
Northeastern Ohio faced severe weather as gusts up to 75 mph felled trees and power lines during a late Sunday storm. Rainfall reached 1.5 inches with hail up to 0.5 inches, dropping temperatures from 9 to 65 degrees and leaving streets waterlogged and curb deep in many areas.
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Stalinists Live On in Russia Despite Khrushchev Backlash
AP analysis notes many Soviet party executives oppose Khrushchev after denouncing Stalin and the personality cult. Yugoslav and Italian observers warn Stalinist opposition remains strong, fueling ongoing anti-Stalin campaigns and mass readings of a critical Central Committee declaration.
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Mass Burial for Victims of Grand Canyon Crash
At Fingeratt Cemetery in Flagstaff a mass burial began for the 67 crash victims from the Grand Canyon disaster on June 30. Seven coffins placed on a grassy slope mark a somber service as partial identifications reach nine, with 70 aboard the TWA Super Constellation and United DC7. Three TWA victims sent home for burial, 58 from the DC7 to be honored in separate services. One coffin notes a 3 week old infant child of Mr and Mrs of Lossonia.
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