Dulles Rejects Japanese Call for Immediate Top Talks
Tokyo reports say U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles refused an abrupt request for high level policy talks in Washington. Hatoyama government faced swift criticism over short notice plans to send a special envoy to sell the prime minister and ease U S pressure on Japan rearmament.
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Tokyo
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Ichiro Hatoyama
Nanenonare
SVS
United States
Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Hatoyama
Democratic Party
America
Russia
Red China
U. S
Cnt
Socialist Party
Wounded Matador Kills Bull in Top Style
In Acuna Mexico matador Manolo Marquez, 22, was gored but freed himself and killed the bull with a deft thrust. He earned the ears and tail after surviving a nine inch wound and a two hour operation. Miss Tommie West of Coleman Texas witnessed the encounter.
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Ciudad Acuna
Mex
Manolo Marquez
Marquez
Texas
Rio Grande
del Rio
Tex
Tommie West
Coleman
University of Texas
West
Churchill Hosts Queen Dinner Before Resignation
London report says Winston Churchill to host Queen Elizabeth II at No 10 Downing Street tonight as observers expect him to resign soon. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden poised to take over, with Churchill planning a Sicily vacation and likely retirement to back benches upon return.
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London
Winston Churchill
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Anthony Eden
Duke of Edinburgh
Churchill
No. 10
Downing St
Sicily
House of Commons
Uneasy Calm Amid Viet Nam Split and Truce Accord
The United States and France diverge on how to handle South Viet Nam’s civil conflict. A three day truce with Hoa Hao and Binh Xuyen eases Saigon tensions as food deliveries resume. Gen Collins urges Diem to resist rebel groups while Gen Ely presses political concessions to avoid renewed fighting.
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United States
Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon
Hoa Hao
Binh Xuyen Society
Binh Xuyen Radio
J. Lawton Collins
Eisenhower
Diem
Paul Ely
U.S
Collins
Rail Bridge Damaged by Mininonite Blast Near Louisville
A dynamite blast last night damaged a Louisville and Nashville Railroad bridge a mile south of the Jefferson Bullitt county line. Patrolman Charles Cook said a rail buckled and two ties blown out while bridge concrete cracked. Dispatchers halted a freight train after reports. officials said no full report of damage and expected no wider impact.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Jefferson-Bullitt County
La&n
Charles Cook
Cook
Shephrdaville
Train Falls Into Canyon During Holy Week Trip
A train carrying holiday crowds plunged into the 600 foot Canyon of Death near Alsaba Colima. Nine killed and 78 injured as wreckage blocks the rim and rescuers face hazardous slopes. Governor Reynosa said many passengers may be missing or rode off in darkness and search would resume at daybreak.
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Colima
Mexico
Canyon of Death
Salinas Reynosa
Guadalaara
Manzanillo
Mexico City
Ciudad Guzman
Division Point
Coble Named Superintendent of Odist Retirement Home
The Rev. Joseph F. Coble of Biscoe has been named superintendent of the Odist Retirement Home Inc to be completed here. Coble, pastor of the Biscoe Methodist Church, will begin work June 1. The first building will house 42 residents and later capacity will reach 100. The home is funded by the North Carolina Methodist Conference at a cost of $340,000.
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Durham
Joseph F. Coble
Biscoe
Odist Retirement Home, Inc
Coble
Victims Identified in Rio Theater Fire Tragedy
Relatives gathered at a makeshift morgue to identify 38 of 39 charred bodies from the Rio Theater fire in Liege Belgium. King Baudouin visited the scene as officials confirmed the majority of victims were matinee goers including many children. The blaze started near an oil stove by the screen in the Adventures of Sevilla screening.
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Soclessin
Belgium
Baudouin
Liege
Froin
Sevilla
Luis Mariano
Blizzard Hurtles Eastward Across Plains and States
A massive blizzard swept east from the Great Plains, pummeling Colorado and Kansas with heavy snow and strong winds. The storm disrupted travel from Wyoming to New York, caused about a dozen deaths in crashes and accidents, and paralyzed air traffic and highways across Montana and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Colorado
Kansas
Montana
New York
Staeeokomne
Connecticut
Vermont
Chadron
Neb
South Dakota
Wyoming
Billings
Gillette
Scotland may spark world spiritual awakening by Graham
In Glasgow Scotland evangelist Billy Graham catalyst for All Scotland Crusade is seen by church and secular leaders as a potential spark for global revival. Leaders stress the need for humility prayer and turning from wicked ways citing Eisenhower and biblical prophecies as guiding hopes. The buildup to the crusade generated extensive radio and press attention with mixed comments but strong expectations for impact.
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George Srasnan
Chattanooga News Free Press
Glasgow
Scotland
Winston Soren
Dwight Eisenhower
Evangelist Billy Graham
Billy Graham
Army manpower to drop to 1,102,000 by summer
Secretary of Defense Wilson testified that the Army will reduce to about 1,102,000 by June 30, 1956, from roughly 1,250,000 today, with one division and one regiment cut and antiaircraft strength increased. He noted tests at Ft. Benning and Ft. Hood may shape force structure beyond June 1956.
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Wilson
Senate
Budget Bureau
Son
Matthew B. Ridgway
Chie
Eisenhower
Ridgway
Ft. Benning
Ft. Hood
Tex
United States
Strategic Air Command
Navy
Air Force
Strategic Air Force
Israel to Ask UN for Special Security Council Session
Israel will request a special Security Council session to protest actions along the Egyptian border after renewed Gaza frontier clashes. A Foreign Office spokesman cited a grenade attack at a Parish wedding on March 24 killing a woman and injuring 23, plus mine incidents and a 90 minute battle. The council previously censured Israel for a February 28 assault near Gaza that killed 37 Egyptians and 8 Israelis.
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Jerusalem
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Foreign Office
Gaza Strip
U.N. Truce Supervision Commission
Gaza
Egypt
Parish
Council
Mrs Roosevelt to Speak in Charlotte at Amity Club Dinner
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt arrives for a Charlotte Amity Club dinner marking Israel's seventh anniversary and climax of a 500 million dollar bond drive. She is met by Mayor Phil A. Every and tours Israel prior to tonight's speech.
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Charlotte
Eleanor Roosevelt
Amity Club
State of
Israel
Wiley Backs Iire On Policy
Senator Wiley intends Congress to stay out of Formosa policy letting President Eisenhower decide how to respond if the Chinese attack Quemoy and Matsu. He agrees with Eisenhower and Senator George that Congress should not force a defense decision, warning that declaring defense or not could amount to war or invitation to attack.
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Washington
Sen
Wiley
Formosa
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Matsu
Low cost civilian gas mask tested by Army researchers
Researchers Bernard Siegel and Frank Shanty at the Army Chemical Center Maryland report a $1.50 to $2 civilian mask using a fiber filter pad and plastic components. If tests prove protective, mass production could begin to aid civilians amid growing gas and germ hazard concerns.
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Cincinnati
Army
Bernard Siegel
Frank Shanty
Army Chemical Center
Maryland
Aviati An Chemical Society
Bus drivers may strike Atlantic Greyhound network
AFL union could call a walkout affecting 725 drivers in 10 states including Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Virginia North and South Carolina Georgia Florida and the District of Columbia. Division 1439 President Daniel V. Maroney Jr. vows to strike unless a contract is settled this week.
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Charleston
W.va
AFL
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
Atlantic Greyhound
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
District of Columbia
Division 1439
Amalgamated Assn. of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employee of America
L-Nian
Daniel V. Maroney Jr
Maroney
Atlantic Greyhounds
B. M. Amole
Greyhound
Mrs. Rickett Maintains Her Silence
Adele Austin Rickett, released prisoner of the Chinese Communists, is advised not to speak. Her arrival in San Francisco drew her mother and a friend, while Walter Rickett remains imprisoned in China. Front-door peephole sources say there will be no statement from Mrs. Rickett.
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