Magazine Accuses Agents Spying On Church Delegates
Evanston reports claim undercover agents from two congressional committees spied on delegates to the World Council of Churches assembly. The Christian Century says subcommittees led by Rep. Harold Velde and Sen. William E. Jenner sent agents, drawing church leaders’ rebuke over an invitation to Hungarian Bishop Bereseszky. The Bentley affair overshadowed talks as delegates from 48 countries debated the theme Christ, the hope of the world.
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Evanston
Til
World Council of Churches Assembly
The
Christian Century
Harold Velde
Jil
William E. Jenner
Ind
FBL
Harold Beresczky
Alvin M. Bentley
Mich
Beresczky
Franklin Clark Fry
United Lutheran Church of America
Bentley
Methodist
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington, D.C
WCC
R Pot
Committee On Evangelism
Orientation For New Teachers Monday
Forty seven new teachers will receive orientation in the Hayward Elementary School district Monday according to Superintendent Jack Rees. A civic luncheon at Kimball School at noon will honor the new teachers with local leaders including Mayor William Wilson present. The district processed 646 applications and interviewed 450. 16 Becliners from teachers to reine schools hired total 16, with an average experience of five years. There is a great teacher age in California but no shortage in Hayward.
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Hayward
Jack Re
Kimball School
Wiliam Wilson
Rees
Reine
California
Great EDC Debate Opens Seeks Delay In Paris Assembly
The French National Assembly opened a long EDC debate with supporters seeking to delay a final vote. Premier Mendes France faced motions for postponement while opponents urged rejection of the six nation treaty and a national confidence test. Longer session anticipated and political tensions high.
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Paris
INS
Pivere Mendes-France
Jules Moch
Foreign Affairs Committee
West Germany
Robert Lecourt
Louis Delbrez
Lecourt
Antoine Pinay
E.D.C
United States Senate
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Berause
EDC
Mendes-France
Brussels
French Assembly
Japanese Spy Confession Triggers Tokyo Suicide Crisis
Nobunori Higurashi, a 41 year old former Japanese foreign office official, leaped from a Tokyo office after confessing to selling secrets to Russia and implicating at least 50 associates. He died after signing testimony just before his death while being questioned in a fourth floor office.
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Tokyo
Tns
Foreign Office
Toyo
Nobunori Higurashi
Yuri A. Rastvorov
Higurashi
Maitsu Tanaka
Tanaka
Yomiuri
Shigeru Takemoro
Yomiori
Aue
Hiroshi Shoji
SP Seeks Five-Cent Fare Rise For Peninsula Commuters
San Francisco commuters await action by the California Public Utilities Commission on Southern Pacific’s request to raise fares by about five cents per ride. SP says new revenue of 650,000 dollars annually is needed for its committee lines. About 16,000 commuters use SP services.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Peninsula
California State Public Utilities Commission
Southern Pacific
Commission
F Company
Statiscians
Judge Pays 5000 Dollar Fine for Tax Evasion
Carson City Nev a Nevada state district judge pleaded guilty to income tax evasion for 1951 and 1952 and was fined 5000 dollars by Federal District Judge John R Rogs who criticized the judge s actions given his legal training. The judge had recently granted a divorce to Bobo Rockefeller and approved a 5 million dollar property settlement in a separate matter.
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Carson City
Nev
Iis
Nevada
Haseen
John S. Belford
Reno
Bobo Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller
John R .Rogs
Army Announces Overseas Division Rotation Plan
The Army outlines a new plan to rotate divisions overseas rather than individual soldiers, aiming to boost combat strength and morale. A final decision is expected in two to three weeks, with a three year overseas tour per division and return of the unit to the United States before switching to a new division. Gen. Charles L. Bolte described the move as increasing morale and esprit de corps and unit efficiency.
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Washington
United States
Charles L. Bolte
Army Chief of Staff
National Security Commission of the
American Legion
Bolte
Texas Governor Race in Sharp Showdown at Polls
In Austin, Gov. Al Lan Shivers and Ralph Yarborough faced a heated Texas gubernatorial showdown as over a million voters went to the polls. Forecasts predicted a 1.3 million turnout in a Democratic runoff. Shivers sought a third term amid intra party tension while Yarborough attacked graft and influence peddling, framing the race as a clash over outside interests and segregation rulings.
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Austin
Tex
INS
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Bhivehs
National Democratic Party
Yarborough
Shivers
Rio Grande Valley
Supreme Court
Eisenhower signs new GOP farm law cutting price supports
President Eisenhower signed a Republican farm measure reducing government price supports for five basic crops cotton wheat corn rice and peanuts to 82 to 90 percent of parity next year. The law includes wool subsidies set asides dairy price supports and various carryover and acreage rules affecting farmers nationwide.
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Merriman Smith
Denver
Colo. Fr
Eisenhower
Ezrard Benson
Ome
Pri Gram
New Man
Benson
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Loyal Companions Aid Rescue of Climber
Westcliffe Colo early today three climbers aided by two loyal companions endured 52 hours without food in Crestone Needle rescue. Rip Collins of Lawrence Kansas severely injured after a 130 foot fall while two companions Bob Kulstad and Tony Mueller stayed with him, using a rope and spike to save him. Rescue teams, including army mountain climbers, carried Collins and the others to safety after a long ascent.
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Trio
Westcliffe
Colo
Crestone Needle
Rip. Collins
Lawrence
iKans
Jane
Colorado
Sangre de Crista
Army Weazel
Collins
Bob Kulstad
Tony Mueller
Denver
Colins, Kulstad
Mueller
Army Weazel J
Crestone Peak
Kulstad
Bers
Pery Ledge
iCollins
Cleve
McCarty
Rodney Mcrock Cliff
Sainney
Richard Wink
Dallas
Tex
Kulsted
Coll
McWhinney
Wink
Colony Eto Fish
Mystery of Burning Metal Fragments Near Woodside
Fire officials investigated strange metal fragments found on Portola Road south of Woodside California about 70 by 250 feet. About 30 pieces cooled after exposure to flames and resembled cast metal with asbestos-like coating. Fire Chief Volpiano called the incident mystifying and noted reports of an explosion and possible plane sighting.
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Woodside
San Mateo County
Portola
John A. Volpiano
Volpiano
Union Ousted By AFL Wins port Dispute
The National Labor Relations Board certified the International Longshoremen as the bargaining agent for New York's 25,000 dockworkers after a contentious election. The AFL International Brotherhood of Longshoremen rejected the ruling and pledged further action, claiming the ILA’s victory amid corruption charges.
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New York
INS
International Longshoremen's Association
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
ILA
AFL International Brotherhood of Longshoremen
IBL
NLRB
TLA
Four Die and Four Hurt in San Diego Taxi Crash
Four men were killed and four others critically injured in a head on collision between a taxi and a truck in San Diego. Police identified victims and noted the crash prompted updated warnings as Hurricane Carol moved slowly toward the Atlantic, with winds up to 115 miles per hour and warnings along Georgia and Carolinas coasts.
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San Diego
Miami
L. Burns
Reyna Martines
Enrique Gont
Zsles
Escamilla Chaides
Jacksonville
Fla
North
South Carolina
Fifteen killed as ten engined B-36 crashes at Ellsworth
A ten engined B-36 bomber crashed during landing at Ellsworth Air Base in rapid city South Dakota. Air Force reported 24 killed and three injured in critical condition. The aircraft, part of a routine training mission, exploded and burned, scattering wreckage across a pasture. Names of those aboard were not released pending next of kin notification. The disaster marks the 14th fatal crash involving intercontinental bombers.
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Rapid City
S.C
Ellsworth Air Base
Air Force
Nnw
Hannibal
Strategic Air Command
St. John's
Newfoundland
Azores
Alfred Swallow
Swallow
Herold Swallow
United Press
Gunmen Rob Castro Valley Liquor Store for 40 Dollars
Castro Valley sheriff reports a liquor store robbery last night at Redwood Liquor on Redwood Road. Two unidentified men entered after 10 pm, one holding a gun and demanding cash. Clerk Robert N. Chambers described a 40 year old with bushy eyebrows and a nervous 25 year old companion. about $400 was taken.
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Castro Valley
Castro ‘Valley
Sheriff's Deputies
Robert N. Chambers
Los Reyes
Hayward
Redwood
Redwood Road
Chambere
Chambers
Ralph Maillet
Provoo Treason Case Wreckage Studied in New York
U S attorneys study the wreckage of the Provoo treason case after the Court of Appeals reversed his conviction and life sentence and criticized prosecutors for morality questions. The high court said the probing was improper and aimed to degrade the defendant. Provoo denied wrongdoing.
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New York
John David Provoo
US. Court of Appeals
Provoo
Thomas W. Swan
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