Iceland Votes in You-Would-Be U S Troop Pullout Referendum
In Reykjavik the four opposition parties push for withdrawal of 5000 to 6000 U S Army Air Force and Navy personnel from Keflavik and other bases. Preliminary counts show Conservatives with 19 seats and Progressives Social Democrats at 25, leaving a likely coalition government as no single party wins a majority.
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Iceland
Iceand
Independence Party
Atlantic
Alliance of
Progressivesnd
Social Democrats
U. S
Keflavik
Olafur Thors
Washington
National Defense Party
Air Force
Navy
Thors
NATO
Explorer Scouts Missing in St. Louis City Run
Five Explorer Scouts from Kentucky along with their 42 year old leader Leon Cooper got lost in downtown St. Louis while en route to a scout ranch in New Mexico. The convoy of five cars split after crossing a river bridge and police later reunited the group.
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ST. Louis
Lexington
New Mexico
Leon Cooper
Cooper
Illinois Split in 1790 into Two Counties
In 1790 Illinois was partitioned into two counties, St. Clair comprising the western half and Knox covering the eastern half of the state.
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Illinois
St. Clair
Knox
Congress Girds for Busy Week Ahead Adjourning Soon
Washington leaders aim for adjournment in three weeks as Congress faces a packed week. Key actions include defense funding with a debate over adding more than a billion to Eisenhower’s Air Force request, civil rights bills, veterans pension, highway aid, school grants, and foreign aid restoration.
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Appropriations Committee
House
American Legion
Eisenhower
Democratic House
Legion
Rep
Powell
Wilson Goes Fishing as Senate Furor Eases
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson took a fishing trip in Canada after a heated Senate controversy over his remark about the Air Force funding. He said the word "phony" referred to a reporter's question not the senators and vowed to explain it before the Senate subcommittee on air power. He left Washington after a four day conference with civilian and military chiefs and planned to return midweek.
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Symington
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Rebels Attack Police Stations in Cyprus Clashes
Pro-Greek EOKA rebels attacked Deftera police station near Nicosia and a second station in Yerolikus causing injuries and gunfire exchanges. A British soldier was wounded by bomb fragments. five soldiers injured near Famagusta as British operation ends with captured intelligence and supplies.
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Cyprus
Deftera
Yerolikus
Drake Junior Is Miss Iowa Spirit Lake Winner
Miss Carol Morris, 20, a Drake University junior from Ottumwa, was chosen Miss Iowa to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach California on July 12. She has blue eyes, dark brown hair, stands 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 131 pounds with measurements 36 25 36. Her father Rev LaVerne Morris is pastor of the Davis Street Christian Church in Ottumwa. She lifeguards and models this summer and won the Miss Iowa title over 19 entrants with runner up Maria Hammond of Hawarden.
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Iowa
Carol Morris
Drake
Ottumwa
Long Beach
Calif
Morris
Atlantic City
LaVerne Morris
Davis Street
ITVO
Miss Morris
Marias Hammond
Dan Hammond
Hawarden
Five day Minnesota forecast with mild temps and scattered storms
Temperatures average 3-5 degrees below normal with small daily changes. Highs range from the lower 70s in the south to the upper 70s/low 80s in the north and upper 50s to low 60s at night. Precipitation totals mostly under 0.50 inch in the north and 0.75 inch elsewhere, with local heavier showers and thunderstorms through the week.
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French Move Against Rebels in Algeria Patrols and Clashes
French forces pushed drives at eastern and western Algeria. In the Aures Mountains near Edgar-Quinet a 200 to 300 rebel band was targeted with 51 killed reported. Near Constantine and along Pigmy fronts, authorities claimed 23 rebels killed and 63 prisoners taken. Eight French soldiers wounded as Algiers remains tense after recent rebel attacks.
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Algeria
Bare
Aures
Edgar-Quinet
Tunisia
Constantine
Morocco
Casbah
Nasser Wins Egyptian Presidency in National Vote
Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser is chosen by over 90 percent in Egypt's first elected presidential poll. The same election ratifies a new constitution by 97.7 percent with 94 percent turnout of 5.72 million registered voters. Nasser to form National Union as sole party. cabinet to resign, ministers may stay until October Assembly election.
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Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Farouk
Interior Ministry
Nasser
National Assembly
Revolution Council
New
National Union
Union
Abdel Hakim Amer
Escapees Nabbed in Wild Chase Near Pontiac
Two escapees from a Louisville jail, Arthur E. Penn and Jerry Powell, were captured by Patrolman Dean Kinsell after their stolen car left US 66 near Pontiac at 100 to 110 mph. The car rolled twice, skidded 65 feet, and ended on its side. both fugitives escaped uninjured. Police recovered the seat they tried to throw at pursuing cars. Penn drove and had earlier forced a car off Illinois highway. both men, with prior prison terms, were held on Kentucky jailbreak and armed robbery charges.
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Ill
Louisville
Arthur E. Penn
Jerry Powell
Dean Kinsell
Kinsell
Illinois
Kentucky
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