Mendes-France Proposes West European Defense Pact
French Premier Pierre Mendes-France presents a plan to bind a rearmed West Germany and Britain into a West European defense pact with France. The proposal seeks a supranational council without a veto, limits on rearmament, and ties to NATO for military command, while stopping short of an EDC-like body.
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France
Pierre Mendes-France
West Germany
NATO
Carl Hartman
Pierre Mendes- France
European Consultative Assembly
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Council of Europe
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Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
European Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Canada
European Defense Community
French Assembly
Council of Representatives
Washington
Mendes-France
Geordie Hormel Denies Drug Use Plan to Plead Not Guilty
Los Angeles musician Geordie Hormel II denies using narcotics after a Sunday arrest for marijuana possession. He spent 10 hours in jail on a $1500 bond awaiting a habeas corpus writ hearing. Hormel, son of the late Jay Hormel, claims innocence and says he will plead not guilty to all charges.
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Geordie Hormel
Will
Los Angeles
George A. Hormel II
R A. Hormel
Jay C. Hormel
M Moreno
Hormel
Miss Moreno
O'Grady
Geordie
Bentley Harris
U S Fights U N Bid by China at Assembly
The United States accuses Peiping of 39 warlike acts against ships and planes of seven nations as it fights to bar Communist China from the United Nations General Assembly. Lodge lists attacks including the July 22 British airliner shooting. nine nations cited.
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United Nations
N.Y
China
U.N. General Assembly
United States
Peiping
Seven Nations
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Hainan Island
Lodge
Denmark
Panama
Norway
France
Portugal
Soviet Union
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
India
Nehru
Pandit
Britain
U S Identifies 2 Soldiers Held by Czechs Near Border
The U S Army said two American soldiers First Lt Richard H Dries and Pfc George Pisk were arrested by Czech border guards last Friday near the German Czech border while observing installations with field glasses. The State Department is negotiating for their release as Prague claims they were on Czech territory. A third American who was with them escaped.
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Matthew O'Connor
O'Grady
Heidelberg
Germany
U.S. Army
State Department
Richard H. Dries
Henry E. Dries
Anderson Rd
St. Albans
New York
George Pisk
Paul A. Pisk
Placid Place
Austin
Texas
Eslarn
Czechoslovakia
Red
U.S
Prague
Dries
Pisk
Los Angeles
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
United States Senate
House
AFL
Executive Council
Senate
Council
Labor
George Meany
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
Hormel heir plans return to family meat packing next spring
George A. Hormel II tells the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune he expects to rejoin the family business next spring. He aims to train at a branch plant perhaps Fremont Nebraska or Fort Dodge Iowa, after working in the Austin plant but lacking curing or smoking experience.
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Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
George A. Hormel II
Fremont
Neb
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Hormel
Austin
Indo Political Fight Flares in Indochina Clash
In Saigon Diem accuses Gen Nguyen Van Hinh of disloyalty as the army chief of staff pressed for change. Hinh, from a guarded villa, cables Bao Dai in France calling the government weak. Bao Dai’s ally Bai Vien arrives, promising a swift resolution to the crisis.
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Saigon
Indochina
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen van Hinh
Warehouse Supermarket Safe Burglary Reported in Burlington
Police report a Saturday night burglary at the Warehouse Supermarket in Burlington with more than 4000 dollars stolen from the store safe. Owner Joseph Naifeh alerted authorities Sunday about the incident.
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Burlington
Lowa
Joseph Naifeh
Adlai Stevenson Seen as Rising 1956 Democratic Hope
In Indianapolis top Democrats and Rep. Sam Rayburn signal Stevenson is a strong 1956 presidential candidate. Rayburn calls him a candidate, while Stevenson quietly enjoys leading the party and rebuilding its structure amid constant travel and public silence on formal plans.
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Indianapolis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
Stevenson
Rayburn
Hog Prices Fall to Lowest Since February 1953
Chicago reports hog prices dropping to the year’s low since February 1953 with declines of 50 to 75 cents per hundredweight. Receipts reached 13,000 head, the largest daily total since January 12, and no hogs sold at $20 for the first time this year. The top price was $19.75, with most sales between $18.75 and $19.75.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Jr presses delegates for governor bid
In New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr seeks to force a stampede for his Democratic nomination at the state convention while Averell Harriman leads with about 764 of 1019 pledged votes. Observers note the rival factions and possible lieutenant governorship talk as Syracuse prepares for the Republican nominating meeting.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Mutual Security
Averell Harriman
Roosevelt
Richard H. Balch
Harriman
Syracuse
U.S
Irving M. Ives
Ives
Thomas E. Dewey
Manhattan
Alfred E. Smith
Truman
Irregularities of Powell's Administration Studied
A special grandjury will probe possible bribery and crimes in the FHA housing program. U S Attorney Rover will present evidence on Clyde L Powell, ex assistant commissioner, amid FHA investigations and prior allegations of windfall profits for builders.
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Clyde L. Powell
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Washington
Herbert Brownell
Powell
Congressional
Brownell
U. S
Leo A. Rover
Special Investigations Office
Department
Justice Department
FBI
Clear Weather Back Again
The sun returned as Austin enjoyed a sunny day with noon temperature at 80 after a cool 50 this morning. Last week saw many 50s and below with 1.27 inches of rainfall from thundershowers. Storms affected Missouri Illinois and Indiana while three central Pennsylvania communities reported tornadoes and hail up to golf ball size in St. Louis area injuries from flying glass affected 17 people.
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Midwest
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Chance for Frost in Iowa Reported
Des Moines forecast notes scattered light frost possible in extreme northern Iowa Tuesday night as a new surge of cool Canadian air approaches. Warm air from the south today moderates the trend. Temperature readings Monday ranged from 47 at Lamont to 54 at Des Moines and Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Lamont
Council Bluffs
Village May Restrict Drive-in Theaters
The St Paul area village may ban drive-ins if ruled injurious to public health morals safety or welfare. Atty Gen Burnquist states village councils must act with reasonable consideration of general welfare and not arbitrarily.
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ST. Paul
Gen
Burnquist
Charles W. Kennedy
Wadena
H Bombs Made In Any Size Says AEC Chief
Atomic Energy Commissioner Lewis L. Strauss said hydrogen bombs can be produced in any size the military needs. He also claimed the United States retains atomic superiority over the Soviet Union due to earlier start in nuclear materiel work and access to larger uranium ore supplies.
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Washington W
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
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