Eisenhower Defends UN Rules For Khrushchev Talks
President Eisenhower told Nikita Khrushchev the United States will not be drawn into a rush summit and that any talks must follow UN Security Council ground rules. He said August looks preferable if Britain and France join and pressed for discussion within the broader Middle East context to address Soviet-backed instability and arms shipments to the region.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
United Nations Security Council
Council
Middle East
Lew Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Russia
New York
Eisehower
Permanent Council
White House
Security Council
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
U.N
U.N. Security Council
Mikhail Menshikov
Menshikov
Dulles
Moscow
Lebanon
Jordan
Hungary
Baltic
Egypt
Syria
East
Mideast
U.N Geneval Assembly
Lebanon Peace Delay Halts Presidential Move in Beirut
Rebels led by Saeb Salam block parliamentary election of a successor to pro Western President Chamoun while foreign troops stay. industrialists threaten a three day shutdown to force a new president, risking more layoffs and economic harm.
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Saeb Salam
Camille Chamoun
Lebanon
Chamou
Salam
Lebanese Assn
Capehart presses probe into Roosevelt payroll
Sen. Homer Capehart asks a Senate Banking subcommittee to investigate why Rep. James Roosevelt was hired as board chairman of Family Savings Assn. of Silver Spring Maryland for 6000 dollars a year. Roosevelt, son of FDR, denies being paid for testifying while the firm faces insurance conflicts with a Panama insurer.
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Washington
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Maryland
Congress
James Roosevelt
Dcalif
Capehart
House
White House
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate Banking
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Savings and Loan Associations
Roosevelt
Family Savings Assn
Silver Springs
Panama
Sherman Cohen
Family Savings
Cohen
Ihs
American Savings ¢: Loan Indemnity Co
Cooler Weather Forecast For West Virginia This Weekend
Huntington AP reports slightly cooler weather for West Virginia this weekend with no rain. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Monday or Tuesday totaling about half an inch to one inch. Warmer weather is expected by Monday.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Senate fringe benefits pass with House silent approval
The House approved the bill funding Congress with no debate while lawmakers added benefits for senators. These include two extra trips from Washington to each senator's home town, a $50 increase in annual stamp allowance, and a $600 boost to long distance telephone allowance. The House did not grant similar perks to itself, though it later raised stationery allowances by $600. The bill allocates $123,297,387 for the legislative department this fiscal year.
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Senate
Congress
Washington
House
Legislative Department
Polio Vaccination Push in Wise County Virginia
Wise Virginia health officials gave Salk vaccine shots to 340 people of all ages to curb a polio outbreak. Dr. James N. Suter said clinics would run through the weekend and gamma globulin, respirators, and hospital transfers were arranged to aid affected areas. Memorial Hospital Roanoke reported 16 polio patients with 23 total confined cases this year, including 11 paralytic cases, detailing vaccination status among patients.
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Wise
Wise County
James N. Suter
Suler
Chicago
Richmond
New York
Suter
Kingsport
Tenn
Holston Valley
Memorial Hospital
Roanoke
Mouse House Hunt Off After Atlantic Search Ends
The Air Force ended a three day Atlantic Ocean hunt for a Thor-Able rocket nose cone and a tiny mouse rider named Vickie. Four C54s and three weather reconnaissance planes failed to locate the nose cone about 1000 miles east south east of Ascension Island near the African coast. Radio beacon failure inside the recovery package halted salvage efforts following the rocket launch that carried Vickie in an air conditioned chamber.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Vickie
Outer Space
Atlantic
Ascension Island
Byrd Faces Opposition From Last-Minute Prospects
Friday brought independent challengers to Senator Byrd and Representatives Burr Harrison and Watkins Abbitt. Dr Louise Oftedal Weasel of Fishersville filed with 471 signatures to run against Byrd and Harrison, while Henry Oder and Frank McCann entered to oppose Abbitt. Weasel urged keeping schools open and criticized Byrd's school crisis handling.
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Richmond
U. S
Byrd
Burr P. Harrison
Watkins M. Abbitt
Augusta County
Louise Oftedal Weasel
Fishersville
State Board of Elections
Henry A. Oder Jr
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Harrison
Frank M. McCann
Appomattox
Abbitt
McCann
McCann's
Weasel
Prisoner James F. McGee Runs Missing From Return Trip
Charles ton inmate James F. McGee, serving a life sentence commuted to five to 18 years and paroled in 1957, vanished after a prison basketball game at the 16th Street Playground. McGee, serving as Penscope sports editor, was last seen as guards and players searched near Moundsville for the return trip. The game ended with the prison team losing 81 to 39.
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Wheeling
Charleston
State Penitentiary
James F. McGee
Moundsville
McGee
Marland
Penscope
16Th St
Convention Side-Lights From The Big Parade
Jim Dalton reports on the Bluefield parade with The Old Gray Mare and a Doughboy in World War I dress drawing admiration. Observations note housing anecdotes, police cooperation, a busy shoe shine stand, and Welch High band and girls majorette teams shining in the event.
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Cliff White
Bluefield
West Virginia Governor Warns On National Guard Cuts At Legion
Gov Cecil H Underwood spoke to about 700 Legion delegates urging retention of one National Guard unit per community. He warned Army plans to cut West Virginia units from 41 to 28 and national strength from 400000 to 360000, urging defense readiness and local capability in emergencies. He praised Legion work for disabled jobs, noted fog delays, and described a large downtown parade amid tense Lebanon crisis.
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Cecil H. Underwood
National Guard
Ballrom
West Virginian Hotel
Middle East
West Virginia
Army
Huntington
Williamson
Weston
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Buckhannon
Elkins
Guard
Congress
Underwood
Legion
Bluefield Country Club
Mercer County
Travis Field
Savannah
Pride of the
Mountain State
Bluefield Streets
Union Street
Bland Street
Bland and
Federal Streets
Federal Street
Princeton Avenue
U. S
Lebanon
CAP Air Force
Air Force
Mountain flood wipes out seven in Spencer area
A freak flood from two converging creeks near Newton, three miles southeast of Spencer, West Virginia, swept away the Willoughby home and all seven family members. John Willoughby, 45, survived, crushed by debris, after grabbing two children as the house collapsed. Funeral plans were unsettled as rescue teams searched within miles for victims.
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Spencer
W. Va
John Willoughby
Willoughbys
Newton
Willoughby Place
Willoughby
Clendenin
United Fuel Gas Dispatcher
Ella Willoughby
Wilma Lee
Ella Irene
Waveline
William Hugh
Raymond
Hazel Jean
Hazel Jean Willoughby
Funeral Home
Rosa Drennen
Grannys Creek
Ash Camp
Mrs. Drennen
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Ike
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Probe
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J. W. Davis
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Shoebill Stork
Africa
Larry Sharman
Jaeger High School
American Legion
Taylor
Senators
Hunt
By Jim Dalton
Federal
Fellows
Hillsville
Welch High
Legion Convention
Legionaires
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