Canal Clearance Restored as UN Crew Free Suez Route
Salvage crews freed the Suez Canal by lifting the sunken E Frigate Abukir and towing it to a Bitter Lakes dumping ground. The clearance allows ships up to 200 tons to pass, expanding access from the prior 10,000 ton limit, while Cairo debates UN force withdrawals amid regional tensions. Glenn E. Moseley, captain of the Kern Hills, reported plans to unload 1 000 tons of fuel oil and 15 500 tons of crude oil.
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Sey Aey
Suez Canal
Bitter Lakes
Suez
Egypt
Cairo
Nasser
U. N
Sharm Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Os Eerael
Kern Hills
Israel
Eilat
Glenn E. Moseley
Portland, Ore
Freed Priest Expects Reds To Follow Him
A priest released after a 1951 espionage sentence speaks to reporters cautioning about Communist supporters. He describes distrust of journalists, plans for possible return to the United States, and notes his transfer to house arrest near the end of a lengthy prison term. He says he hopes to resume his four year sentence once released.
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United States
Joseph P. McCormick
Ossining
N. Y
Pittsburgh
F. Redmond
Yonkers
N.Y
Message of Christ and Sunday School Week
R L Dieffenbacher urges participation in National Sunday School Week. He emphasizes the value of Scripture study for daily living, child faith formation, and lasting memory of verses for spiritual comfort. He calls families to attend Sunday School with children rather than just sending them.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Christ
America
Press Loss Of Rights Is Cited In Baltimore
William Worthy Jr. told a Baltimore audience that the American press is paying the price for its indifference to a State Department travel ban on Red China. He urged a quicker revival of press traditions and renewed access for all Americans.
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Baltimore
William Worthy Jr
State Department
Red
China
Worthy
Industrial Expansion Drops Off In State
North Carolina investment in new plants and expansions for the first three months of 1956 totaled 23.21 million dollars, down from the same period in 1955 and 1955. The C and D Board opened its spring meeting with Gov. Hodges presiding, and A H Grant reported 93 projects with 4 581 jobs and an annual payroll of 13.912 million.
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Kinston
N.C
North Carolina
C&d
State Board of Conservation and Development
Gov. Hodges
A. H. Grant
Grant
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Mountain Region
William P. Saunders
J. Edgar Kirk
Fred Claridge
U S Proposes Foreign Aid Fund With Long Term Loans
Secretary Dulles proposes a foreign aid framework allowing needy countries to draw long term pay loans to support their economies. He estimated annual loan volume could reach seven million dollars, with ongoing financing to stimulate development and stability.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Civil Rights Debate Moves Toward Closed Senate Meeting
A Senate subcommittee discussed the administration civil rights bill but took no action. Sen Hennings aims to advance the bill next week while Sen Ervin calls for testimony from the Attorney General and delays until subcommittee records are printed. Southern opponents favor withholding action pending minority report.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Hennings
D-Mo
Sen. Ervin
D-Nc
Brownell
Ervin
Silcbhiel Weemiinan
Labor Told To Clean House at UAW Convention
Walter P. Reuther urged United Auto Workers delegates to root out corruption and "drive out every crook," warning that reactionaries would fight labor with an ax if reform is not pursued. He defended labor leaders and urged cleansing actions within the movement.
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Atlantic City
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
United Auto Workers
UAW
Labor
Tornado Watch Areas Narrow for Greensboro High Point
The Weather Bureau issued a late advisory placing Greensboro and High Point on the southern fringe of a severe thunderstorm and tornado watch. The alert covered western Virginia and North Carolina with potential tornadoes expected into this evening, tapering by 7 p.m. EST.
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Greensboro-High Point
Weather Bureau
Friendship
Virginia
North Carolina
Greensboro High Point
Hungarian Refugees Begin Return Trip From Raleigh
A Hungarian couple and their son left Raleigh by bus for Budapest, aiming to obtain legal papers in Washington and ship passage to Europe with Lutheran Refugee Service assistance. Local fears and a short travel fund threatened delays as Mrs Hirsch, ill in Budapest, awaits remedies.
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Raleigh
Budapest
Stephen Hirsch
Washington
Legation
New York City
Lutheran Refugee Service
Europe
Raymond Bost
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Hirsch
Hirsches
Bost
New York
Gabriel
Hungary
Hearings Planned on New York Construction Racketeering
Senate Rackets Committee plans hearings on alleged collusion between unions and management in New York area construction. The probe, led by Sen Mundt, will examine racketeering charges with Teamsters involvement and use of strong arm tactics including acid throwing. Dave Beck has invoked the Fifth Amendment amid questions about his finances.
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Washington
Senate
New York Area
Wuiu Cai Guaurney
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Teamsters
Mundt
New York
Victor Riesel
Riesel
Beck
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Internal Revenue Service
More Bad Weather Moves East
The third major spring storm from the Rockies brings heavy snow to Indiana Michigan Ohio and New York with 3 to 12 inch accumulations. Snow plows work as roads ice up farmlands close rural roads to buses and force cancellations including Ascot Park races.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
New York State
Great Plains
Plains
Toledo
Monroe County
Mich
Monroe-Toledo
Ascot Park
Akron
Fort Miami Raceway
Rensselaer
Plymouth
Warsaw
Kendallville
New York
Cattaraugus
Colorado
Texas
Tennessee
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Senators In Accord With Nixon
Senators from both parties praised Vice President Nixon for urging greater focus on U S relations with Africa to counter Communist influence. Senate leaders Mansfield Mundt and Aiken voiced support for a separate Africa bureau and stronger engagement with African nations. Nixon warned of Communist domination shaping world events, likening it to past concerns over China.
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Washington
Nixon
U. S
Africa
Queen and Duke Open Four Day Royal Paris Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrived in Paris for a four day official visit. President Coty and French dignitaries greeted them as thousands lined streets. The visit aims to strengthen Britain France ties with a busy schedule of entertainments and sightseeing.
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Paris
Elizabeth II
Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
France
Republic
Rene Coty
Orly
Prince Philip
Royal Air Force
Elizabeth
Meistres
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