US High Brass Readies Plans For Emergency
Washington reports the US high command drafted contingency plans if Eisenhower must act to defend Quemoy and Matsu. The strategy favors limited initial moves with a reserve three front approach in Korea Formosa and Indochina if aggression continues. Officials say US relies on Chiang Kai-shek to defend Formosa and related positions, with increased aid if tensions rise.
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Washington
Military High Command
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsus
Dulles
Southeast Asia
United States
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Pescadores
Chiang Kai-shek
Knowland Seeks Halt of Finnish Jet Fuel Tanker
Sen. Knowland urges the Seventh Fleet to stop a Finnish tanker delivering jet fuel to Red China if all other means fail. Sen. George criticizes blockade tactics and says the U.S. should not intercept ships headed to ports, while Sen. McClellan vows inquiry into Western trade with China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Knowland
California
China
George
Georgia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Aruba
7Th Fleet
Navy
Indian Ocean
Romania
Senate
US Navy
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Red China
McClellan
Red
Great Britain
Finland
Harold Stassen
Tth
Family Of Tibbs To Seek Action By Grand Jury
Arthur F. Kingdon, attorney for the Tibbs family, says they will seek a criminal indictment against Patrolman Jack Bailey over the death of Charles Blake Tibbs after an alleged assault at the Bluefield police station. Tibbs died from skull injuries after being held for being drunk, with Bailey on inactive duty during the investigation.
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Arthur F. Kingdon
Charles Blake Tibbs
Tibbs
Jack Bailey
Bluefield
Bailey
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ens
Kingdon
William DeMoss
William L. Kell
Kell
Jimmy's Girl Avenue
Jimmy's Girls
Bobby Jones
Jones
Jencks Matusow Faces New Court Ruling In Tex Case
In Bel Pas o Texas U S District Judge R E Thomasow upheld Clinton Jencks conviction for lying in a non Communist affidavit and charged Harvey Matusow with criminal contempt of court. The judge said Matusow schemed to obstruct justice to aid Jencks and set aside the conviction. Matusow to appear next Wednesday for contempt hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel Paso
Tex
U.S
Clinton Jencks
Matusow
Jencks
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Eee
Bayard
N.M
Tors
Thomason
Witt
National Labor Relations Board
Thomas
Ed Matusow
Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Youth Clobbers Fox With Bucket Of Sap
NORWICH NY March 12 a seven year old boy armed with a bucket of sap beat to death a fox that attacked him and his six year old brother while collecting sap near the village Beau Boyer and his brother Michael escaped unharmed Their father Fabio Boyer found the fox dead at the scene today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
N.Y
Beau Boyer
Michael
New York
Fabio Boyer
Rickshaw Boy Threatens Nehru in Open Car
A rickshaw boy with a six inch knife leaped onto Nehru’s running board but caused no injuries. Nehru, 65, pushed away the assailant as police detained him and another man. Officials call it not an assassination attempt. Nehru calls it a cranky act and says he would have seized the weapon himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagpur
India
Nehru
Basu Rao
Maharashtra
Heneed
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Rao
New Delhi
Pandit R. S. Shukla
Madhya Pradesh
Smoke Test Used In Junior A Blast
A 1955 desert test near Las Vegas used a smoke screen to evaluate reducing thermal radiation from a nuclear blast. The fifth detonation produced a bright flash seen across several states and prompted planning for a conference to decide on the next test. Twenty-five tests of developmental weapons preceded the smoke trial, with 40 smoke generators creating a 50 foot high screen over Yucca Flat.
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Las Vegas
Desert Test Site
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Ariz
Klamath Falls
Ore
Bishop
Calif
Inyokern
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
Army Chemical Corps
ABC
Yucca Flat
AEC
Chemical Corps
Two Dead After Boys Toss Match At New Jersey Plant
A drum of high explosive chemicals exploded at Princess Ann of New Jersey Inc. in Fairview near Jersey City, killing Neal Alexander 11 and Ronnie Alexander 8, injuring Andrew Farrell 8 and Michael Korolewicz 8. The blast drenched them with liquid fire and burned clothing. Police said Neal may have lit matches near the drum.
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Fpairvipw
N.J
Neal Alexander
Prank Alexander
Ronnie
Englewood Hospital
Andrew Farrell
Michael Korolewicz
Fairview
Jersey City
Princess Ann of N.J., Inc
Thomas Damiani
Farrell
Heg
Neal
Damiani
Andrew
Michael
Police
Searchers Find Crashed Bomber on Mount Timpanogos
Three mountain climbers spotted the wreckage of a B25 bomber and the bodies of three of the five aboard on Mount Timpanogos near Salt Lake City. The Great Falls Montana aircraft was one of two missing planes since Wednesday night. a Chicago Beechcraft with five aboard remained unfound. The climbers braved avalanches and a looming storm as searchers at Hill Air Force Base confirmed the find and pursued the remaining two missing crew members.
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Salt Lake City
Mt. Timpanogos
Great Falls
Mont
Chicago
Hill Air Force Base
Here
Fabulous Mogul's Storied Wealth Highlighted by Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph begins Spotlite series on the Nizam of Hyderabad. D. F. Karaka portrays one of the century’s richest men, noting vast wealth stored at home, royal status, and a large family with 33 of 50 children surviving. The Nizam, turning 72, is described as modern in tastes yet deeply traditional.
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Nizam
Hyderabad
Daily
Great Britain
Senate Rejects 9 Appointments in West Virginia
Charleston March 12 The West Virginia Senate refused nine executive appointments by Gov. William C. Marland in a secret session on the last day of the 12th Legislature. Recipients included Luther Carson as liquor control chair, Frank King as mines chief, Dana Wakle probation head, J R Aliff purchasing director, James Donohoe transport board member, Hopson bureau director, Bil Turk health board member, and C A Ruttencutter funerals board member, with other names listed and positions announced.
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Charleston
Senate
West Virginia
William C. Marland
Luther Carson
State Liquor Control Commission
Frank B. King
Morgantown
State Mines Department
Dana Wakle
Clay
State Department of Probation and Parole
J. R. Aliff
Fayetteville
James M. Donohoe
Huntington
State Turnpike Commission
J. F. Edwards
Eee
F. ‘ Hopson
Dietar
Bureau of Negro Welfare
Bil Turk Wheeling
State Board of Health
C. A. Ruttencutter
St. Marys
State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Aerialist Greta Kotek Injured in High Wire Fall
Greta Kotek a 29 year old German trapeze performer fell three feet from the high wire at a Dagenham circus today and escaped with a fractured ankle. The incident follows her feature on a television program titled Danger is Their Business this week.
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Dagenham
England
Greta Kotek
Senate Lines Up For Showdown On Tax Cuts
Senate braces for a clash over tax cuts as Republicans rally to block Democratic income tax relief for lower earners while backing continuation of current corporate and excise taxes. Knowland predicts a Senate defeat of the compromise and presumes an administration backed bill to carry present levies past April 1.
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Senate
Washington
Knowlance R-Cailif
Chamber
Knowland
House
Congress
Eisenhower
White House
Murray Snyder
Byrd
D-Va
Sen
Hengee
North Dakota
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eensues Oy
SRC Compromise Bill Reorganizes State Road Commission
Both houses approve a compromise SRC reorganization bill creating a 10 member road panel. Governors appoint an executive commissioner, who can be removed for cause, and the panel gains broad administrative powers including road location decisions. Floor votes finish after executive session.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Senate
SRC
Conference
Hedrick
Marion
Taylor
Payette
Ballard
Anata
Bears Eee
House
Son Charged In Parents Murder in Wisconsin
In Hayward Wisconsin a warrant charges Eugene Salzman for two counts of first degree murder in the shooting of his parents Emil and Clara Salzman in their yard. The elder Salzman's car was found abandoned in St Paul Minnesota and Eugene is linked to an Army base theft warrant at Ft Hood Texas.
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Hayward
Wis
Sawyer County Dist. Atty
Vincent Davis
Eugene Salzman
Emil Salzman
Clara
St. Paul
Minn
Salzman
Eugene
Ft. Hood
Tex
Clyde Williamson
Wisconsin
Wice
Pope Pius XII Bows to Crowds on 16th Coronation Anniversary
Vatican reports the 79 year old pope received a three year delayed ovation at the Sistine Chapel as more than 5 000 pilgrims Romans and dignitaries gathered to honor him with cheers and blessing gestures after recovering from a grave illness.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Sistine Chapel
West Virginia Legislature Extends Session On Budget Bill
House adjourns to 10 a m for extended session to finish budget measure as Senate follows. Debate centers on three readings and a 3 percent sales tax plan with food exemption up to 50 percent. Senators Hedrick Carey Marchand oppose rule suspension. Kane county faces $730,486 loss under revised school aid allocation.
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Charleston
House
Senate
Allen
Amos
Carey
Hedrie
Marchand
Nuckols
Taylor
Fayette
Wylie
Jones
Sayre
Bean
West Virginia
Hedrick
Marion
Kanawha
Monongalia
Kanawha County
Tax Commission
R-Mason
Swearingen
R-Wood
Chamber
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Chiang
Family of Tibbs
Officer's Bonding Company
Bluefield Paper Supply Company
Matoaka
Lawrence A
Minnie Calahan Tibbs
Minnie Tibbs
Willie Lee Cox
Mases
Yvonnia Jane
Esile
Lashment
Bill
Ray
Irene Hodges
Widemouth
Mildred Perkins
McComas
Frances Hager
Rose Nell Grogan
U. S. Navy
Church of God
South St
Tommie J. Williams
Roanoke
H. Clay Dunaway
Monte Vista Park
Estle Cox
Junior Cox
Jack Cox
Cletis “Ae
Kenneth Shultz
Mercer Funeral Home
Bethlehem Steel Company
Johnstown
Daily Telegraph
House of Delegates
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