Eisenhower Sees Successor Going to Summit Travels
Honolulu AP report notes President Eisenhower believes his successor will pursue summit diplomacy and goodwill tours despite hazards. He golfed for the fourth time in as many days and planned a televised speech on his Korea Formosa Philippines Okinawa visits and the Tokyo stopover riot controversy. He says tours demonstrate U.S. interest and will be needed to counter Khrushchev’s rapid travel.
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Honolulu
Eisenhower
White House
Pacific
Waikiki Beach
Korea
Formosa
Philippines
Okinawa
Tokyo
U. S
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Police Alert Warns of Counterfeit $20 Bills
Chester Detective Capt. Paul J. McKinney urged businesses especially drug stores to watch for counterfeit twenty dollar notes. Secret Service in Charleston W Virginia has contacted police across the Eastern Seaboard about the bogus bills. The fakes imitate Federal Reserve notes drawn on the Cleveland Reserve bank and have already appeared in West Virginia.
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Chester
Paul J. McKinney
Secret Service
Charleston
W. Va
Seaboard
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Cleveland
Navy fires Polaris missile from tube at Cape Canaveral
Navy test center logged four successful Polaris launches in 24 hours from Cape Canaveral and White Sands, with missiles fired from submarines and shore tubes reaching over 1000 miles. The sequence included two launches from the USS Observation Island and a Thor-Able-Star space launch, while a Nike Zeus attempted from White Sands ended in explosion.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. Im
Navy
George Washington
Observation Island
Iship
White Sands Missile Range
N. M
Allas
Kennedy Attacks Nixon at Camden Speech
Senator John F Kennedy blasted Richard Nixon from Camden New Jersey arguing the country should not be led by Nixon. He cited quotations from foreign leaders and urged a president who motivates people each morning. Lyndon Johnson countered with criticism of foreign policy advocating bold global programs. Governor Edmund Brown praised both men but hinted support for Kennedy as California's favorite son candidate.
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Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Nixon
Nikita) Khrushchev
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Fort Sacramento
Calif
Edmund G. Brown
Adlai E. Stevenson
Brown
California
Payola Bill Passes in House
Washington AP The House approved a broad bill making payola and quiz show rigging federal crimes and barring other TV radio abuses with little opposition. A fight over possible network regulation emerged as Rep John Bennett sought a network rule ruling but was rebuffed by the Commerce Committee. The bill was attached to a minor Senate license applications measure to speed action.
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Washington
House
John B. Bennett
R-Mich
House Commerce Committee
Bennett
Senate
Weather snapshot for Wednesday with highs and tides
Today's forecast shows a high near 80 with a low around 63. Overnight and next day temperatures trend toward mid 60s and low 60s, with a possible light trace of precipitation this month and year. Tides at Off Chester tidewater terminal pier show two highs and two lows.
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Chester Tidewater Terminal
Victim's Mother Asks Mercy in Beane Case
Los Angeles AP report: Douglas Beane shot at a gopher in Lynwood. A bullet killed 4 year old Donna Sword after ricocheting through fences. The mother of the girl urged dismissal of a manslaughter charge, saying Beane would punish himself enough. Judge Evelle Younger dismissed the charge in interest of justice as Beane is described as a good husband and father.
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Los Angeles
Douglas Beane
Beane
Lynwood
Donna Sword
Dana
Superior Court
Evelle J. Younger
Frank Sword
Douglas
Younger
Mansfield Blames Bur bureaucratic drift for U2 control failures
Washington Senator Mike Mansfield charged that U2 spy plane control and timing were left to obscure bureaucrats and urged sweeping reforms in foreign policy and defense machinery. He criticized Eisenhower officials for lacking decisive leadership and proposed ambassadorial talks, contact with Outer Mongolia, and a Cuban outreach mission to Havana.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Christian A. Herter
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
United States
China
Outer Mongolia
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz-Marin
Havana
Five Cars Derail in Oklahoma Train Accident Injures Five
ENID Okla five cars of a Rock Island train derailed early today near the city injuring five persons one seriously. A judge said the tragedy could spur safety measures and prevent similar accidents in the future.
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Oklahoma
Enid, Okla
Rock Island
Bank rate raised again to six percent in Britain
Britain's official bank rate was increased to 6 percent from 5 to curb inflation and correct the balance of payments. This marks the second raise since January 1, shaping lending rates for all sterling bloc institutions. The prior hike earlier in January pushed the rate to 4.
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London
Britain
Bank of England
Jain
U.N May Censure Israel Seizure in Argentina Pact
The U N Security Council may censure Israels seizure of Adolf Eichmann from Argentina amid debate on sovereignty and adequate reparations. Golda Meir admitted illegal removal and supported compensation while deliberations in the council narrow a broader health care measure.
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United Nations, N.Y
Israel
U.N
Sovereit
Adolf Eichmann
David Ben-Gurion
Argentina
Teady
Buenos Aires
Golda Meir
Council
Eichmann
Washington
Mario
ab-Amadeo
Meir
Fies
Eichman
Tottal
Mann
House
Arkady A. Sogram
Senate
Holev
U.S
Henry Cabot
Lodge
Sir Pierson Dixon
Britain
Rescuers Guide Stranded Planes Through Thick Midwestern Weather
Two pilots were rescued after getting lost in heavy overcast over Lake Michigan and near Pittsburgh. FAA directed paths, radio and radar coordination, and a TWA crew aided Evansville to Morris to Joliet groundings. Henry Stiffel and Ken Frey, both in peril, were guided to safety with aircraft assist and control room coordination.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Ken Frey
Nashville Tennesseean
Frey
Stiffel
Trey
FAA
New Mexandria
New Alexandria
Amded
H. G. Hart
Evansville
Ind
Undertaker
Chicago Midway
Lake Michigan
Hart
TWA
Don Aageson
Wes Jacobson
Midway
New York City
Boston
Morris
Chicago
Joliet
Aageson
Robert Rideout
Lockport
Ill
Jacobson
Elk Grove
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Ore
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Riverdale
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