Enlisted Men Regain Seats On Pacific Express Flight
Seven American enlisted men on emergency home leave had seats restored after a lieutenant colonel and his wife and family appeared at Tokyo airport for a Hawaii vacation. General Burns ordered the flight back to Tokyo and ensured the GIs kept their seats.
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U.S
California
Hawaii
Coye Y
Bell
Fayetteville
Tenn
Robert W. Burns
Japan
Pacific
Burns
Tachikawa Air Base
Paul
Cain
Sedalia
Robert J. Kindl
Springs
N.Y
Gordon Grace
Ithaca
Sgt
John
P. Snyder
Dinner Party Robbed of 35000 in Bel Air Jewel Heist
Three masked gunmen stormed a Bel Air residence during a dinner party injuring no one and stealing jewels valued at 35000 from actress Selene and guests. Police linked the case to a Canadian thief Gerard Graham Dennis, noting past gem thefts involving the same suspects.
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Los Angeles
Bel Air
Selene
Nina G. Anderton
Miss Waiters
Eldred A Anderton
Gerard Graham Dennis
Dalai Lama Reportedly Takes Refuge in India
Reports say the Dalai Lama fled Tibet under pressure from rebels and arrived in India on March 31, with Indian authorities meeting his party reportedly arranged by the Indian government. Uncertainty remains about his fate amid ongoing clashes near Lhasa and Kalimpong.
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China
Tibet
Dalai Lama
New China News Agency
India
Peiping
Indian High Commission
London
Kalimpong
Taipei
Central
Lhasa
Speeders Get Little Hospitality
Sen. Robert Kerr asked why Southern hospitality did not extend to a Morganton speed case involving a bus driver and pupils. The Oklahoma group paid a $78 fine split between bus driver and parent car, while Kilometers clocked 69 to 70 mph on a dangerous curve. Morganton Mayor Rid dle defended law enforcement, and Burke County Solicitor Giles said fines were paid to avoid delaying travel.
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Morganton
N.C
Robert Kerr
D-Okla
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Kerr
Washington
Stelling
Here
Asheville
Jimmy
Old South
Okla
Harry L. Riddle
John E. Giles
Burke
Esmond
Giles
Sen
Israel Moves to Calm War Jitters After Mobilization Broadcast
Israel faced regional tension after a government radio broadcast that appeared to summon army reserves for training. Syria ordered all on leave back to duty while Jordan and defense officials sought to assess and respond to the incident. Ben-Gurion ordered a committee to identify who caused the incorrect broadcast.
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Jerusalem
Middle East
Syria
Jordan
Higher Defense Council
Amman
Levi Eshkol
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Defense
Armed Services
Army
Ben-Gurion
Crippling Fog Hits New York and Florida Tornadoes
A crippling fog blanketed New York for a second day as Florida tornadoes struck Dade City and Azalea Park. One death and several injuries were reported in Florida with about a million dollars in damage.
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Associated Press
New York
Florida
New York Harbor
Idlewild
la Guardia
Dadecity
Orlando
Azalea Park
Sheriff's Office
Dade City
Weather Bureau
Texas
Oklahoma
Brothers argue end in fatal chest stab wounds
In Denver Colorado Rayes Trujillo aged 28 reportedly pulled a board from a fence while his brother, 31, grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed him in the chest and back. The brother was jailed without charge.
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Denver
Cole
Rayes Trujillo
Greensboro Official Proposes Single Water Agency
Townsend city manager of Greensboro urges creation of a single statewide water policy body at the Southern Municipal and Industrial Waste Conference luncheon. George R. Herbert of Durham, director of the Research Triangle Institute, was slated to speak at a banquet.
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Southern Municipal and Industrial Waste Conference
Townsend
Greensboro
George R. Herbert
Durham
Research Triangle Institute
Tornado Levels Barns On Farm In East N C
A morning tornado struck the Lee Paramore farm near Washington North Carolina wounding no one. It leveled five barns and damaged seven other farm buildings behind the Paramore home where Mrs. Paramore saw the twister coming. Nearby farms reported damage but the Paramore house remained intact.
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Washington, N.C
Lee Paramore
Here
Paramore Farm
75 Cent Minimum Favored in North Carolina House Move
The House Manufacturing and Labor Committee voted 18 to 15 to send a 75 cent per hour minimum wage bill to the House floor after removing exemptions. Rep. Ed Wilson broke a 16 16 tie to favor the measure, and sponsors argued the amendments aimed to remove exemptions for farm workers and domestic staff.
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Raleigh
House Manufacturing and Labor Committee
Ed Wilson
Caswell
Wilson
Steve Dolley
Gaston
Arledge
Carroll Holmes
Perquimans
Dolley
Eisenhower Pledges Concrete Proposals to NATO
President Eisenhower told the North Atlantic Council the Western powers will offer concrete and realistic disarmament and security proposals to the Soviet Union as NATO marks its tenth anniversary. He urged unity as essential to the non Communist world while acknowledging prolonged tension with Moscow.
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Washington
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Council
Soviet Union
Germany
NATO
Confederate Home Wins 10 Year Lease Amid Fire Hazard Debate
Raleigh lawmakers approve a 10 year lease for the Confederate Woman's Home at Fayetteville. Directors plead to keep 64 elderly residents from moving to a Wilson TB sanatorium while inspectors deem renovation needed but not an active fire hazard.
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Raleigh
Legislative Committee
Fayetteville
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Rose
General Assembly
Turner
Governor Abandons Mediation in Henderson Cotton Mill Strike
RALEIGH Gov Hodges announced that mediation failed and he is withdrawing from talks after six days of negotiations with officials of the Textile Workers Union of America and Harriet Henderson cotton mills. He said both sides offered a proposed settlement but remain far apart on arbitration and dues check off.
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Raleigh
Gov. Hodges
Henderson
Textile Workers Union of America
Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills
Almond Advocates New School Plan Before Assembly
Gov J Lindsay Almond Jr prepared a message to the General Assembly urging adoption of a new program based on the Perrow Commission study. He faces opposition to a middle-of-the-road approach and aims to present a plan including scholarships up to 250 dollars with state and local participation. He is expected to address a joint session Monday.
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Richmond Va
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
General Assembly
Perrow
Almond
Assembly
Federal contract for Capehart housing at Camp Lejeune
The federal government and Atlantic Contractors Inc. signed a contract worth 13 million dollars for Capehart housing at Camp Lejeune. The package covers 800 housing units priced at 1 000 dollars each or 1 25 dollars per unit.
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Washington
Atlantic Contractors Inc
Capehart
Camp le- 800
Key to Kremlin Fourth Piece Reveals Khrushchev Encounter
In a mid-1954 Moscow embassy event Khrushchev jabbed a finger at Clem Attlee as Stalin’s era lingered in Red Square. The feature notes Attlee’s listening stance while Malenkov observes, detailing attitudes and power dynamics of Soviet leadership.
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Josef Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow Recep
Khrushchev
Moscow
Helsinki
Clem
Ent Attlee
Britain
Labor Party
Stalin
Georgi Malyenkov
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