President presses House leaders to restore foreign aid cut
Eisenhower and leaders from both parties will meet to discuss restoring a one billion dollar cut in foreign aid. The White House seeks 1.9 billion for the new fiscal year, with military aid hit hardest. Debate looms Wednesday as lawmakers weigh restoring aid and potential bans, including possible curbs on Yugoslavia.
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Eisenhower
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Germany to recover Saar Valley amid Franco German accord
Luxembourg May France and West Germany reached a procedural agreement on transferring the Saar Valley back to Germany. The plan includes a three year transition for the customs union, continued French coal rights, and an international canal link between the Moselle and Rhine. The deal aims to remove Saar friction as talks extended overnight.
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Guy Mollet
Konrad Adenauer
Saar Valley
Germany
West Germany
France
Saar
Moselle
Rhine
Great Lorraine
Heinrich von Brentano
Truman Ride Is Defended
Defense at torney says T Lamar Caudie conspired to derail a tax case by buying an oil royalty in Caudie’s name. Caudle and Matthew J Connell, former White House appointments secretary, are charged with conspiring to defraud the government and sidetrack criminal prosecution of Irving Sachs.
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T. Lamar Caudie
Ial
Storney
Caudie
C. Arthur Anderson
Justice Department
Caudle
Harry J. Sebalty
Matthew J. Connelly
White House
Truman
Schwimmer
Irving Sachs
Middle East Peace Push Expanded by UN Role
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold gains Security Council backing to press a fresh phase of peace efforts in the Middle East. The resolution narrows scope to good offices with Israel and Arab states to strengthen armistice compliance despite Arab and Soviet objections.
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N.Y
Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Israel
L-nation Council
Stevenson Triumphs Over Kefauver by 13 736 Votes
In Tallahassee Florida on May 29 Stevenson defeated Estes Kefauver by a margin of 13 736 votes. The secretary of state’s complete returns show Stevenson with 230 285 and Kefauver with 216 549. Stevenson secured 22 delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
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Fla
Ai Stevenson
Florida
Estes Kefauver
Secretary of State
Floncng
Stevenson
Kefauver
Six Studied For Ohio's School Chief
Names of six men considered for the 20000 a year state superintendent post were released today. R M Eyman, acting as superintendent, is among them. Charlton Myers, Marion, head of the board’s personnel committee, said none requested the job and the board prefers the search continue. The six were invited to a personnel committee meeting before the June board session. Also named are E L Bowsher, Toledo schools chief, Harold E Ib ling, Canton schools chief, Orville E Hil, Cleveland? education official.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
R. M. ‘Eyman
State Board of Education
Charlton Myers
Marion
Myers
Eyman
E. L. Bowsher
Toledo
Harold E. Eibling
Canton Tehools
Orville E. Hil
Crash Kills Car Teacher In Detroit Parking Lot
DETROIT A woman learner driving in a supermarket lot struck another car head on when her foot hit the accelerator. Her driving teacher Mrs. Alice Dixon 44 was killed along with Mrs Eddie Mae Clark 48 who was instructing Dixon. A neighbor Wilbur S who was in the car with them survived. In Damascus Syria an archaeologist reported the discovery of a 900 year old driver John Houston 37 of Semira a Phoenician treasure site long sought by excavation teams from four nations. The find is expected to draw worldwide interest.
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Alice Dixon
Eddie Mae Clark
Dixon
Syria
Semira
Stalin Murdered New Debate Sparks Over Stalin’s Death
Washington officials weigh Khrushchev secret speech claims that Stalin’s last days were guarded by allies who could have acted to end his life. The debate centers on natural death versus murder and the danger such a power vacuum could pose to the Soviet system.
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Washington
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Khrushchev
Speseh
FBI Raiders Find About $90 000 In Brink's Loot In Boston
FBI recovered about 90000 dollars in mixed bills and ancient manuscripts from a South End business-dwelling in Boston after a police raid. serial numbers matched those from the January Brink's robbery. two men were arrested as accessories after the fact and questioned through the night. sixth sentence here.
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Care Jana
FBI
Perry
Bos ‘Won
South End
Jordan Perry, Jr
Baltimore
Ian Edward’ Bennett
Wey ‘Mouth
John F. Buccelli
Brookline
Bennett
Buccelli
Leidit
Janary
Gas Price Hike by Standard Oil Records Increase
Standard Oil announces a one half cent per gallon rise effective at midnight on Monday. Regular gasoline now sells for 28.4 cents per gallon and premium for 31.4 cents, with other oil companies expected to follow the change.
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Tve
Standard
Democrats Plan Civil Rights Draft Before 1956 Convention
Democratic chairman Paul Butler says the platform committee will meet a week before the national convention to forge a civil rights plank acceptable to Northern and Southern Democrats. The drafting committee will convene August 6, a week before the convention opens August 13 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Paul Butler
Butler
International Amphitheatre
Communist party seeks release of 13 Americans jailed in China
Freedom asked by the Communist Party of Connecticut as it called for the release of 13 Americans imprisoned by Communist China. The appeal stressed humanitarian grounds and urged U S action to secure their freedom.
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Freedom Asked
New Haven
Conn
Communist Party of Connecticut
Sked
China
Farmers Get Soil Bank Payments For Crop-Reducing Efforts
Government urged farm economy by paying farmers to reduce crop acreage. Benson outlined how payments would be calculated for underplanting and immature crops, with emphasis on limiting subsidies to those reducing production rather to avoid overpayment. The plan, tied to drought and flood relief, would support wheat corn and other staples under a 1956 framework.
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Benson
Beaver Dam
Wis
Soll Bank
Old McDonald Sells Farm in Messenger Want Ads
A sunlit note from the farm era describes Mr. McDonald aging and deciding to retire. He lists cows chickens pigs and other livestock plus equipment for sale through the Messenger Want Ads. Readers are invited to call for information and to place farm listings.
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Messenger
Farm News
Virus theory opens path to cancer vaccines and control
Nobel laureate Wendell M. Stanley argues viruses may cause most cancers and urges a new era of research. He notes cancer is not contagious, but dormant virus infections could activate under hormones, diet, chemicals, or radiation. He envisions vaccines and therapies to prevent or treat cancer based on this theory.
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Detroit
Wendell M. Stanley
University of California
Ley
Stanley
Arsenic Laced Coffee Sentences Alabama Waitress
In Montgomery Alabama Rhonda Belle Martin a waitress with a auburn hair was sentenced to die in the electric chair for arsenic poisoning connected to her fourth husband Clark Garrett and a 1961 death. She admitted killing her husband and had earlier faced charges for the deaths of her mother and several children. The prosecution argued arsenic in coffee was used to collect insurance and clear the way for marriage to a new husband. The case also involves her mother Mrs Mary Francet Gibbon and other relatives. Ronald C Martin, her former husband, is paralyzed in a veterans hospital.
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Montgomery
Ala
Martin
Mary’ Frenceters
Gibbon
Navy Rocket Fizzles Again at White Sands
Navy researchers at White Sands Proving Ground failed to reach planned altitude as Aerobee only climbed 37 miles instead of 138, delaying altitude records and risking abandonment of the project. John Townsend and colleagues warned about funding and technical issues hindering missile development.
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N. M
Navy
John Townsend
Townsend
Cyprus Chief Threatened by Leaflets Rallying Vengeful Act
London reports say a Cypriot extremist group slipped into Britain and circulated leaflets aimed at Sir John Harding governor of Cyprus. The threats accuse him of crimes and warn of a liquidation. Police guard Harding as investigations continue into the attempted targeting.
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John Harding
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Harding
Dullet
Britain
Hans
Farding
Burma's U Nu Resigns as Prime Minister
Burma's U Nu, prime minister for eight years, resigned to devote time to reorganizing the Socialist Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League APFL. His successor as head of government is U Ba Swe, defense minister and vice president of the APFL.
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Burma
U Nu
Peoples Freedom League
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U Ba
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AFPFL
Pundits Edge Adlai in California Primary
California voters weighed two Democratic rivals Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver in a final campaign push. Observers favored Stevenson for California’s 68 convention votes while Kefauver sought delegates in Montana and South Dakota.
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The
Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Alberta legislator linked to farm family murders
Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded that Alberta legislator John B. Clark shot his wife four children and two others at his Stettler area farm home and then killed himself. Clark, 41, had represented the Stettler district since 1982 amid prior nervous breakdowns.
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Alia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alberta
John B. Clark
M. Cartleigh
Mounted
Clark
Stettler
King Coal Comes Back as Ohio Valley Industry Booms
Pittsburgh report notes coal industry revival amid rising domestic use and steel demand. Officials cite 500 million ton production target, seasonal factors, and external pressures like a potential steel strike for the year. Europe and utilities drive demand as western Ohio Valley plants benefit from revived output.
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Europe
Ohio River
Indusorie Lapis
Pure of & Steel
The
Coal Association Tomers
United States
Ohio Valley
Personal Income Rises to Record April Level in Data
Washington reports April personal income up nearly 2 billion dollars to a record annual rate. The gain follows March and February increases with farm income rising to 14.6 billion. First four months show 14.3 billion annual rate, below 1955, as personal income includes wages.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Mareh
Reds seek unity amid Yugoslav rift with Moscow
Diplomatic circles report Yugoslav leaders demand full independence and continued West outreach while Moscow presses to preserve Stalin era alignment. Analysts note lingering split between Yugoslav marshal and president, reflecting tensions since 1948.
Pioneers' Descendent Harriett Follett Dies in Marietta
Harriett Follett, descendant of a pioneer family and Marietta social and movie leader, died Sunday night. She was vice president of the Ohio State Dames and governor of the Marietta Colony of Descendants of the Mayflower.
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Aiss Harriett Follett
Pioner
Mvie
Ohio State Dames
Marktte
Telegraph Contract Eyed Strike Looms
Sporadic telegraph service interruptions occurred in several areas as Western Union management and union officials negotiated a new labor contract. The old agreement expired last Thursday midnight, but strike plans previously announced have been put on hold.
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Telegrapt Sevice
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