Plan for Suez By 18 Nations
London conference on the Suez Canal ended with the United States joining a five power group to push a majority decision for international operation of the canal to Egypt. Nasser tension rose as Egypt threatened to delay ships, while India and three others backed different supervision plans.
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London
Suez Canal
United States
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Russia
India
Indonesia
Ceylon
Nasser
Nationalized Canal Board
Eisenhower Opens Campaign With Focus On Record
SAN FRANCISCO President Eisenhower takes the stage at the Republican National Convention to accept a second term and present his administration’s record. Backed by a cheering delegation, he aims to define the race by governance results while Adlai Stevenson faces sharp Democratic critiques in Chicago. Eisenhower says he never answers critics, expecting counterattacks to rebound on opponents.
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Harold E. Stassen
Nixon
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Here
James E. Finnegan
Paul Butler
White House
San Francisco
Cow Palace
Whittier
Calif
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Week's Polio Cases About Half of 1955
The Public Health Service reported 902 polio cases last week, far below the 2134 from the same week in 1954 and under levels seen since 1947. Michigan rose to 62 cases from 32, while Chicago logged 133 amid a severe city outbreak.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
Michigan
Chicago
Unsuccessful Break-ins Reported in Anderson County Banks
TOPEKA. Unsuccessful attempts to break into safes at the Bush City Bank in Bush City and another near Garnett were reported by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. No money was taken. KBI acting director Will Johns said agents are aiding the sheriff's office in the investigations. Bush City and Garnett are under 10 miles apart in Anderson County. The incidents may involve the same perpetrators.
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Topeka
Bush City
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Will Johns
KBI
Sheriff's Office
Garnett
Anderson County
Stevenson Targets Nixon In Drive Against GOP in Congress
Libertyville dispatch reports Adlai E. Stevenson naming Vice President Nixon and GOP differences in Congress as two major targets while welcoming Eisenhower’s renomination and the chance to be matched against him again.
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Libertyville
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nixon
Congress
Eisenhower
Rites Held For Mrs Luther Roberts In Local Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Luther Roberts were set for Friday at 2 30 PM at Wilson Johnson Chapel with the Christian church minister Rev Ted D Hurst presiding. Burial follows at Memorial Park cemetery. An Eastern Star service will also be conducted.
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Gerald C. Baird
Grace Episcopal Church
Ralph Johnson
Texarkana
Tex
Carl Johnson
Houston
Earl Johnson
Hot Springs
Ingle
Clara Woosley
Lavara Smith
Lee Baird
Ben Baird
F. W. Smith
Newton
Rohrer
S. B. Rohrer
S. Highland
First Presbyterian Church
Odessa
Gary M. Jones
Sunset Memorial Gardens
R. D. Whisenand
Carmi
Ill
Ottawa
Chanute
Presbyterian Church
GIA
J. W. Stephens
Norman Whisenand
Margaret Nell
George Raymond Wisenand
Jake Abel Appointed Weed Supervisor In Kansas
Jake R. Abel was named state weed supervisor effective Sept. 1, succeeding Vernon W. Woestemeyer. Abel had been assistant director of the State Board of Agriculture marketing division since last November. Gene Heath, Marion County weed supervisor since 1946, becomes assistant weed supervisor effective Sept. 4.
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Topeka
Jake R. Abel
Abel
State Board of Agriculture
Vernon W. Woestemeyer
Gene Heath
Marion County
One Engine Quits Safe Landing On One Engine
An American Airlines Convair with 32 passengers from Nashville landed in Louisville on one engine after the other engine began backfiring near Elizabeth town. Capt. R W Long said he shut the failing engine off and the plane flew 19 minutes on one engine, with passengers calm throughout.
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Louisville
American Airlines
Nashville
Tenn
New York
R. W. Long
Elizabeth Town
Long
Rescue Hopes Fade For Missing Plane
Rescue planes abandoned the search for two crew members of a war surplus American bomber that disappeared over the North Atlantic on a flight from Iceland to Scotland. The British Air Ministry and U S Air Force said the men must be presumed lost. The aircraft was being ferried from the United States to France by Capt. W Gray and navigator D Jarvis of Burbank California.
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London
North Atlantic
Iceland
Scotland
British
Air Ministry
U. S. Air Force
United States
France
W. Gray
D. Jarvis
Burbank
Calif
Bull Moose Party Revived by TV Viewer
Andrew Lindley of Brunswick Maine joined the Bull Moose party after watching Democratic and Republican conventions on TV. The registrar told him no Bull Moose party exists as it had died previously.
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Brunswick
Maine
Andrew Lindley
Bull Moose
Maine Voter Lindley Defies Party Lines After 1912 Election
Lindley refused to change his registration card after the 1912 elections, saying he aligned with Theodore Roosevelt's ideas and went with his party while rejecting the others. He registered in Maine for the first time and criticized speeches and manipulations at the two major party conventions.
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Lindley
Teddy Roosevelt
Maine
Passports Required for U S Reporters Visiting Red China
The Chinese Communist government told American correspondents in Hong Kong they must carry passports to visit Red China. The rule limits mainland access to about twenty reporters. Red China had lifted a seven year ban on American newsmen Aug. 12 but the State Department warned that accepting would violate passport rules and risk prosecution.
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Hong Kong
Red China
U. S
State Department
Parent Teacher Assa s in Japan membership at sixteen million
A Japanese parent teacher association reports a membership near 16 million, signaling broad school community involvement and potential influence in education policy.
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Assa’s
Japan
Fog Causes Pileup on New Jersey Turnpike Involving Railways Bus
A morning river fog blanketed a section of the New Jersey Turnpike causing a 12 vehicle wreck including a Railways bus and a trailer truck. One man, William Parker of Washington DC, died at Middlesex General Hospital. 30 others injured, 9 admitted, 11 treated and released.
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New Brunswick
New Jersey Turnpike
Railways
Stephen J. Sakii
William Parker
Washington, D. C
Middlesex General Hospital
Bread prices rise 70 percent from 1946 to 1955
The average price of a pound loaf of white bread increased by 70 percent between 1946 and 1955, reflecting a substantial rise in the cost of living during the period.
Doan’s Pills Offer Fast Relief for Backaches and Bladder Irritation
Advertising promotes Doan’s Pills as rapid relief for nagging backache headaches and muscular pains plus soothing bladder irritation. It claims a three way action including diuretic effects and promises a good night’s sleep and long standing consumer trust.
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Dean
Doan
Teen Age Pickets Demand Higher Police Pay in Evansville
Five teen-agers picketed Evansville city hall to urge higher pay for city policemen. Shirley Hite, 17, served as spokesman saying they were moved to act after a Fraternal Order of Police newspaper ad calling for public support.
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Evansville
Ind
Shirley Hite
Order of Police
Shirley
Waves in Navy Service come from act of Congress
The Waves were established by an act of Congress on July 30 1942. Yeomanettes served in World War I but lacked the enlisted status later given to Waves.
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Waves
U.S. Navy
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