Suez Dispute Sees Power Powers Rule Out Armed Action
In London Aug 15 reports say the United States and Russia agree that armed force must be ruled out of the Suez Canal dispute. Dulles met Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov and voiced willingness to consider a settlement at the 22 nation conference. Western powers align on proposals while Egypt under Nasser seeks international advisory role rather than control.
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Arthur Gavshon
London
United States
Russia
Dulles
Dmitri Shepilov
Soviet Union
Fm Spe
Nasser
U.S
Shepilov
Egypt
Suez Canal Co
Britain
France
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Pakistan
Hamidul Haq Chowdry
Cairo
Chowdry
Sabry
Christian Pineau
Paris
Pineau
Eden
Downing St
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Bie
West Germany
Italy
Dewey Predicts Nixon Win After White House Talk
President Eisenhower and Thomas E. Dewey discussed politics at the White House and Dewey voiced strong support for Nixon as the likely GOP nominee. He said he has no interest in public office and did not comment on any possible senate bid. Dewey praised Nixon's impact and noted he would address the Republican convention amid Democratic attacks.
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John A. Harris
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
Dewey
Nixon
New York
San Francisco
Harold Stassen
Stassen
W Eisenhower
Sgn
Goristian Herter
Massachusetts
Betsy Hurricane Toll Reaches Thirty Dead
Official Weather Bureau report cites 30 dead in Caribbean from Hurricane Betsy. Puerto Rico records 12 dead, 40 000 homes damaged, 4 700 destroyed. Guadeloupe reports 16 dead, St Croix two dead. Communications gaps delayed totals as doctors nurses Red Cross and civilian defense workers work to treat injured and prevent disease.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Ralph Higgs
Weather Bureau
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz-Marin
Higgs
Guadeloupe
Leeward Islands
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
St. Thomas
Marie Galante
Red Cross
Robber Gets Cold Feet Cancels Bank Heist After Note
A man entered the Manufactures Trust Co branch on Third Avenue in New York and demanded 3000 in assorted old bills with a note to avoid alarms. Teller Patricia Ann Ryan, 22, began counting, but the robber, frightened, fled the bank empty handed after count began.
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New York
Third Avenue
Manufacturers Trust Co
Patricia Ann Ryan
Miss Ryan
California GOP discord over Nixon endorsement flares
In San Francisco on August 15 the California delegation split as Knowland pressured Knight to back Nixon or give up leading the delegation. Knight rejected coercion and said he would back Eisenhower’s open convention choice. Knowland claimed most of the delegation supported Nixon.
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San Francisco
California
Nixon
William F. Knowland
Republican Senate
Goodwin J. Knight
Knowland
State Central
Dick Nixon
Stevenson
Associated Press
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Eisenhower
Kerr
Abama
Washington
Harold Stassen
New York
Sam Rayburn
Republicans Urge Brief Forthright Platform Statements
Sen. Prescott Bush urged Republican Platform subcommittees to craft brief and forthright platforms. He cited Eisenhower and Hoover and said voters are tired of lengthy denunciations and bombast. Bush also condemned the Democratic National Convention keynote as brutal and dishonest.
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Prescott Bush
Connecticut
Republican Platform
Eisenhower
Hoover
Bush
Platform Committee
Pendergast
Tammany Hall
Pol- Bush
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Fire Destroys Three Bastian Homes in Virginia
Three homes in Bastian Virginia were burn destroyed yesterday afternoon a one story and two two story houses. The blaze started in the frame home of Mrs Mossie Dykes and spread to neighboring residences. Assistant Fire Chief Herbert Hall estimated total losses near ten thousand dollars. Wytheville and Bluefield fire units responded and a neighbor noted Mrs Havens went to a hospital to await the birth of a child.
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Bastian
Mossie Dykes
Illinois Auditor Sentenced to Ten Years for Federal Fraud
The Illinois state auditor pleaded guilty to a federal indictment seeking to recover about 816000 in federally insured funds and faces additional state charges. He received a ten year prison term in federal court, with state charges pending in Sangamon County Court before Judge John P. Bar. The case contrasted with his past image as a Republican official flying private planes and maintaining multiple homes.
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Tecout
Hodge
Sangamon
Onenee
E Hodge
John P. Bar
Arthur Fitzgerald
Orville E. Hodges
Illinois
U. S. Marshall
Chicago
Hodges
Charles Riley
U. S
Marshall
William W. Kipp Sr
Civil rights plank pleases neither side at platform panel
The Democratic Platform committee approved a civil rights plank that avoids endorsing the Supreme Court ruling on desegregation while promising a fight against illegal discrimination. The stance satisfied neither North nor South, but leaders hope it prevents a floor clash at the convention.
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Supreme Court
Democratic Platform Committee
Leadership Conference of
Civil Out
McCormack
Supreme
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Walter Reuther
Democratic Party Faces Floor Fight on Civil Rights Plank
At Convention Hall Chicago August 15 Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler warned there will be a floor fight as efforts to strengthen the civil rights plank continue. He said a minority report by Northern liberals probably will be brought before the convention for a vote.
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Chicago
Paul Butler
Butler
Mittee
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Tform
Battle
Gov
Stanley
Virginia
John Stewart Battle
Platform
John Garland Pollardd
Platform Committee
Richard Reynolds Jr
The
Reynolds Metals Co
Rayburn
Kerr
Democrats Split Over Civil Rights Plank At Convention
Delegates debated a civil rights plank as Rep John McCormack urged unity and a mixed reception came from Northern and Southern factions. A 17 member subcommittee proposed a foreign policy plank backing military aid to Israel and free access to the Suez Canal under supervision. The Georgia delegation opposed adoption and a civil rights reform group pressed to strengthen the plank, backed by Williams Lehman Reuther Freeman Wilkins Battle and others.
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Dixie
Israel
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
Georgia
G. Mennen Williams
Herbert Lehman
New York
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Orville Freeman
Minnesota
Joseph Socratic
Roy Wilkins
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
John 8. Battle
Virginia
Virginia Delegates Vote Against Civil Rights Plank
The Virginia delegation at the Democratic convention voted 47 to 9 in caucus against adopting the civil rights plank, signaling opposition to the stance within the party. The move occurred during the Chicago convention.
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Virginia
Chicago
Truman Backs Harriman as Stevenson Nomination Looms
In Chicago Aug 15 former President Harry S Truman stood amid campaign wreckage and pledged support for Averell Harriman while suggesting Adlai Stevenson lacks fight. He urged help if Stevenson is nominated, signaling a probable major shift as Virginia delegates debated civil rights planks and the convention pressed toward ballots.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Averell Harriman
Pr Dent
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Missouri
Thomas E. Dewey
Stevenson
Adlai
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York
Harriman
Qing
Riske
Adlai Stevenson Solidifies Path to Nomination Amid Civil Rights Debate
Democratic convention eyes a Stevenson win as delegates, including New York’s, push for a stronger civil rights plank. Harriman supporters scramble for floor action while Truman signals support. Kerr rips Eisenhower, provoking Temple Hall clash as banner chaos erupts.
Wickard Challenges Capehart On Farms in Indiana
Indiana Senatorial nominee Claude Wickard called for a debate on national farm issues with Homer Capehart today. Capehart agreed but questioned Wickard's seriousness. Wickard plans to address the farm plank at the Democratic National Convention and proposes the Indiana State Fair as a venue for a large farm audience.
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Indianapolis
Claude Wickard
Homer E. Capehart
Ind
Capehart
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