Iraq and Jordan form Arab federation in response to Egypt Syria union
Kings Faisal of Iraq and Hussein of Jordan announce a federal union tying their armies and foreign policies while preserving separate thrones. The move to a two state federation questions Iraq’s role in the Baghdad Pact and signals rivalry with Nasser’s Egyptian Syrian bloc.
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Iraq-Jordan
Egypt
Amman
Jordan
Faisal
Iraq
Hussein
Baghdad-Amman
Nasser
Cairo
Middle East
Dulles Weighs Return to Lead Peace Effort
Secretary of State Dulles may cut short his seaside vacation to take personal command of a U S effort to calm Tunisia amid tensions with France. He also considered flying to New York for a United Nations Security Council debate on the Tunisian charge of aggression as fears rose of renewed clashes over food and supplies to 15 000 French troops blocked by Tunisians.
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Washington
State Dulles
DST Tene VV Voor
Dulles
New York
United Nations Security Council
Tunisia
France
Dulles Seeks Mediation Amid Tunisian Crisis Amid Poised Plan
The report notes Senator Knowland urging a three step approach including UN patrols on the Tunisian Algerian frontier and Bizerte under Atlantic Pact control. President Eisenhower and Christian Herter monitor the issue from Georgia as France and Tunisia face diplomatic strain. In Mercer County two miners die from asphyxiation at Wenonah and Arista mines, with survivors listed and funeral arrangements.
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State Department
Dulles
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Senate
Knowland
Calif
U.N
United States
Bizerte
Virginia Moves To Shore Up Pupil Placement Act
In Richmond Virginia the General Assembly considers an administration measure to strengthen the 1956 Pupil Placement Act amid federal rulings. The plan removes the word efficient and changes appeal routes from the Pupil Placement Board to the courts. A side measure, dubbed the Little Rock Junior bill, would let closing of all district schools if one is closed for federal policing. A substitute seeking a seven member joint Senate-House committee would scrutinize the NAACP’s activities.
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Virnia
General Assembly
Assembly
Little Rock
House
Courts of Justice
Boatwright
Thomson
Senate
Assny
J. Lindsay Almond
U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
North Carolina
Eisenhower Delayed by Cold at Thomasville Estate
President Eisenhower, visiting the Humphrey estate in Thomasville, Georgia, remains indoors as his cold lingers. Aides say his condition is improving slowly though his voice is husky and throat sore despite milder afternoon temperatures.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
James C. Hagerty
White House
Washington
Humphrey Place
Humphrey Main Lodge
Hagerty
Howard M. Snyder
Virginia Reports Record High State Budget Bill
The Virginia House Appropriations Committee advanced the largest budget bill in state history, boosting general fund appropriations to 408.8 million and total budget to over 1.06 billion with 12 million added for education and state colleges. The Port Authority subsidy request was rejected, and education funding dominates increases across public schools and universities.
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Stanley
General Fund
Special Fund
Virginia State Ports Authority
Hampton Roads
Committee
Howard H. Adams
Adams
Reserve Officers Announce Col Harry S Truman as Speaker
The Reserve Officers Assn named Col Harry S Truman USA Ret of Independence Missouri as principal speaker for next Friday's luncheon. The press release outlines his World War I service and leadership roles including a term as president and commander in chief from 1950 to 1952.
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Washington
Reserve Officers Assn
Harry S. Truman
Airman Feigns Fatigue in Moon Mission Mock Trial at Randolph
Airman Donald G. Farrell endures fatigue in a seven day simulated space mission in a sealed 3 by 5 foot cabin at Randolph Air Force Base. Medical chiefs report no physical or psychological breakdown and note sleep cycles help gauge rider proficiency for space travel. Farrell receives 21 letters including Valentines and one from Japan as his parents receive routine condition updates.
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San Antonio
Tex
Donald G. Farrell
Valentirne
Bronx
N.Y
Randolph Air Force Base
George R. Steinkamp
Randolph
Farrell
Steinkamp
James A. Farrell
Bache Co
Wall Street
Accidental Atom Blast Danger Seen As Small
Washington reports that a government statement concedes an accidental crash involving a nuclear weapon could produce a poisonous dust cloud if inhaled. It notes no nuclear explosion has occurred in known accidents and explains conventional explosives may trigger local scattering of unfissioned nuclear materials in a dust form.
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Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Pentagon
AEC
Navy Starts Missile Sub Program Fast
The Navy announced the start of its Polaris missile submarine program with plans to build two subs at Electric Boat in Groton Connecticut and one at Mare Island near Vallejo California. The first craft could cost about 105 to 110 million dollars with subsequent builds aimed at 90 million or less.
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Washington
Navy
Connecticut
California
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Groton
Vallejo
Calif
W. F. Raborn
A. G. Mumma
Congress
Man Mine to be Retimbered After Fatal Collapse
Landale mine near Man, West Virginia, where five miners died and two were injured, will receive reinforcement of supports after a two day joint probe by state and federal officials and Amherst Coal Co. The investigation found a non basic change in the roof support system is needed and a further survey will start Monday to confirm tentative findings and finalize changes.
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Ralph Meadows
New Hope Road
Princeton
Wenonah
Crozier Coal and Land Company
Meadows
Mercer County
Lewis Bagley
Arista
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Company
Matoaka
Man
W. Va
Landale
Crawford Wilson
Amherst
Wilson
Wennesdy
State Department of Mines
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Mack Denies Taking Money in TV Case
FCC Commissioner Richard A. Mack rejects charges of accepting payoffs in the Miami Channel 10 license case. House investigators plan to question four Florida associates next Tuesday and Mack will testify midweek, with documents and FBI cooperation to be reviewed.
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Richard Mack
Probers
Washington
Federal Communications
Richard A. Mack
House
Harris
D-Ark
House Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
Mack
Florida
Bernard Schwartz
Subcommittee
Schwartz
Robert Anderson
Paul Scott
Thurman A. Whiteside
Perrine Palmer
Whiteside
Kwartz
Miami
FCC
Channel 10
National Airlines
Palmer
Anderson
Public Service Television
Scott
White House
US Challenges Reds To Free Elections
Washington state department official Lincoln White described the U S position on Korea as urging guaranteed free elections as a step toward unification. He said there was no word on any specific U S response to Red China and North Korea proposal for elections under neutral supervision after withdrawal.
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Washington
United States
Korea
State Department
Lincoln White
Red
More Money On Way To Communist Poland
State Department officials said an agreement will be signed this weekend to provide 95 million dollars more in economic aid to Communist Poland. The total includes 70 million dollars in surplus farm goods and 25 million in credit.
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Washington
State Department
Poland
Missing Navy Plane Found In Tennessee
A burned wreckage of a Navy SNB twin engine plane was located on Cross Mountain near the Tennessee North Carolina line. Lt. James R. Siler of Pesatello Idaho and Lt. William L. Harris of Winslow Arizona were aboard the missing flight from Memphis Naval Air Station to Norfolk Virginia.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Air Force
Upper East Tennessee
Here
Elizabethton
Cross Mountain
Tennessee-North Carolina Line
Stewart Air Force Base
Nashville
Navy
SNB
Tri- Cities
Memphis Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Huntsville
Ala
Tri-Cities
James R. Siler
Pesatello
Idaho
William L. Harris Fot Winslow
Ariz
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Oakvale
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Frank Huffman
Dott
Jack Sink
Herndon
Brookie Hicks
Detroit
Mich
Layla Meadows
Giotto
UMWA
Bailey Funeral Home
Baily
Weyanoke Co
Bailey Funeral
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Bluefield
Virginia
Richmond, Va
James Gerry
Richmond
House Appropriations Committee
Almond
Clinch Valley College
Wise
University of Virginia
Col. H. S. Truman
Six
Polaris
FBI
Sherman Adams
Court of Military Appeals
Frederick A. Renton
Parris Island
Renton
South Carolina
Homer Ferguson
Navy Judge Advocate General
Jack Herod
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