Nixon Named Personal Representative for Philippine Independence Day
President Eisenhower named Vice President Richard Nixon as his personal representative to the July 4 Philippine independence celebration in Manila. The move signals U S interest in freedom of all nations as Eisenhower remains hospitalized and in improving condition. Hagerty noted Nixon travels as representative of the President and the American people with the President’s strong personal interest in the Philippines.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Manila
United States
Philippines
White House
James C. Hagerty
Nixon
Hagerty
GOP Maps Plan For Convention
Washington Republican leaders outlined how to stage a national TV audience for the parity convention amid uncertainty about President Eisenhower. They planned to renominate Eisenhower and Nixon, and discussed shortening the four day San Francisco convention opening August 20 to three days.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
San Francisco
Esenhower
Robert A. Taft
Red China sentences 17 Japanese war criminals in 1945 acts
Peiping announced long prison terms for 17 Japanese, including three former lieutenant generals, in trials held June 9 to 20. Eight convict in Shenyang and nine in Taiyuan for crimes such as poison gas use and germ warfare. Heaviest sentences reach 20 years for Lt. Gen. Hiraku Suzuki and Juntaro Tuminaga.
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Tokyo
China
Red Chine
Peiping
Socialist Party
Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
Peiping Radio
Shenyang
Taiyuan
Hiraku Suzuki
Tith Division
Juntaro Tuminaga
Ching
Civil Rights Filibuster in House Delays Vote
Southern Democrats lead a House filibuster to block civil rights legislation as Congress adjourns. Rep. William Colmer says delaying tactics will stretch days, while supporters led by Rep. Kenneth Keating and Rep. Emanuel Celler insist the bill will pass overwhelmingly on the floor.
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Washington
Congress
House Rules Committee
William Colmer
Miss
Ney
Kenneth Keating
A. N.Y
Emanuel Celler
N.Y
Arab Help Ads Probed Reported by State Dept
Washington reports the State Department is examining sensational overseas recruitment ads offering $1,500 monthly plus housing and transport to lure American meteorologists and aviation workers for foreign causes. The notices, placed by Algerian rebels, target U S readers and may affect citizenship and passport status for recruits. In Burbank, 82 year old Jim Tetl ingborg faces similar concerns as fallout grows over foreign enlistment.
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Washington
Ins
State Department
Burbank
Jim Tetlintg
Borg
Gettng Mar
Ani
Plicants
Soviet USSR Magazine to Debut in U S Stands
Washington report notes the United States will begin selling a Life-size Soviet magazine titled USSR next month, edited in Moscow and printed in New York, with Amerika to resume in the Soviet Union in a similar format, both limited to 52 000 copies per issue under a 1955 agreement.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Ussr
Congressional
Amerika
Ussr Information
Moscow
New York
U.S
Ioial Soviet
Soyuzpechat
West Berlin
Congress
U.S. Information Agency
Geneva
Congressional Quarterly
Steel Strike Threat Hangs Over Industry
The United Steelworkers, local strike committees, and “Big Three” negotiators face a potential nationwide steel strike as talks stall over a five year contract. Employers demand major concessions while workers plan counter measures, with Pittsburgh the focal point and signs of tightening consumer spending in steel regions.
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New York
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Gary
Ind
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
United Press
Reds Entitled to Social Security Benefits, Court Rules
A federal official ruled that employees of the U S Communist Party are fully entitled to old age and survivors benefits under Social Security. The decision for seven top Reds or their dependents was issued by Peter J Hoegen of the Social Security Administration after hearings in New York last month. The ruling reversed an earlier position that party employees worked for Moscow.
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Washington
INSJ
U. S. Communist Party
Peter J. Hoegen
Social Security Administration
New York
Hoegen
Communist Party
United States
Moscow
U S and Swiss Sign Pact on Atomic Energy Exchange
Washington reports the United States and Switzerland signed an agreement to exchange secret information on peaceful atomic energy uses. The pact allows the United States to sell Switzerland uranium for power generation and other reactor uses.
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Washington
United States
Switzerland
Ase
Miller to marry Marilyn Monroe amid HUAC inquiry
Playwright Arthur Miller appears before the House Un American Activities Committee in Washington for questioning about alleged Communist front associations. The committee says Miller is linked to 29 organizations cited as fronts, though no witness has testified he is a Communist. Miller, aged 40, has announced plans to marry actress Marilyn Monroe before July 13.
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Marilyn
Arthur Miller
House un-American Activities Committee
Washington
Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Iceland Vote Teeters Over U S Bases Fate
In Reykjavik, a vital vote splits parties over whether U S military bases stay. The Independence party supports keeping bases. leftists threaten closures. Campaigning targets 93,000 voters ahead of Sunday polls amid coalition tensions and debates over aid bills and NATO implications.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Aidates
Endec
Tcelandic
Independence Party
North Atlantic
U. S
Ee Workers
LOS AM J
House of Foreign
Kristin
Mundsson
Naato
U.S
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