Eisenhower to Press Drive to Rally Congress Next Week
Washington April 27 President Eisenhower plans to personally lead a new push to win congressional support for foreign aid. He will meet party leaders after a vacation at Augusta to shape White House strategy and possibly televise appeals to boost backing for his budget proposals amid a tough battle in Congress.
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Eisenhower
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White House
Augusta
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Ing
House
U.S. Information Agency
Eisenhower names Thomson ambassador to Moscow and picks two others
President Eisenhower announced Llewelyn E. Thomson will become ambassador to the Soviet Union, succeed Charles Bohlen, and go to the Senate for confirmation. He also nominated Don C. Bliss to Ethiopia and Walter P. McConaughy to Burma, with all posts pending Senate approval.
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Llewelyn E. Thomson
Eisenhower
Moscow
Thompson
Austria
Charles E. Bohlen
Soviet Union
Bohlen
Philippines
Russia
James C. Hagerty
White House
Senate
Ethiopia
Don C. Bliss
State Department
Foreign Service
Joseph Simonson
Nixon
Simonson
Hagerty
Walter P. McConaughy
Burma
Joseph C. Statterthwaite
Witness Disappearances Rock Teamsters Probe
Senate investigators say four key witnesses in the Teamsters probe of President Dave Beck have vanished. Chairman McClellan named Fred Verschueren Sr. as the most wanted, with Beck Jr. and two Beck relatives also missing from Seattle addresses.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
McClellan
D-Ark
Fred Verschueren Sr
Dave Beck Jr
Joseph McAvoy
Norman Gessert
Seattle
Arab Leaders Mark Opening of Spring Furniture Market
Arab leaders hold meet as steady prices anchor a Southern furniture market opening. Buyers praise new designs boosting value by about ten percent while inventories stay low, signaling optimism but no clear view on market speed. Attendance at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building appears strong with more visitors expected tomorrow and Tuesday.
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
Hi Point
Teg
Alata
40 Killed Everest Expedition By Russia Revealed
London reports claim 40 Russian mountaineers perished in a 1952 Everest attempt to outpace Britain. Sir John Hunt questions the tale, noting a mystery plane and suggesting an advance party may have vanished rather than a full summit bid reaching 26,490 feet.
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John Hunt
Warsaw
Szandar Mlodych
Stalin
Pawlowski
Tibet
Moscow
Russia
Price Level Outlook From NFRA Leader Bensinger
Charles N. Bensinger, president of the National Furniture Retailers Association, travels from High Point to champion truthful advertising and NFRA reforms while managing six Kentucky stores. He expects stable prices amid healthy competition and plans to miss the Kentucky Derby due to NFRA duties.
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Charles N
Charlie) Bensinger
Bensinger
National Furniture Retailers Association
NFRA
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Louisville
Blue Grass Country
Churchill Downs
Ben
Presbyterians Denounce Faith Healing as UnsScriptural
The General Assembly of Southern Presbyterians declared faith healing unscriptural. A report by the Assembly’s Christianity and Health committee says God would not answer every prayer by healing all the sick, and misinterpretations have fueled harmful claims.
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Southern Presbyterians
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Assembly
Meeting on Suez Proposed
Britain urged a Suez Canal Users Assn meeting in London to discuss Egypt s plan for the canal. London reportedly may allow British ships to pass while U N Security Council debates the dispute. Egypt seeks arbitration and World Court options but Britain warns ships to stay clear until final settlement.
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Egypt
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Daylight Time Begins Today Across Nation
The clock changes to daylight saving time from 2 a.m. Sunday, with 14 states and the District of Columbia on the new “fast” time while 23 states stay on standard time. Major daylight regions include the Northeast Far West and Great Lakes with some areas reverting to standard time in September or October.
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Northeast
Far West
Great Lakes
Conference Report Highlights US Support in Jordan Crisis
Cairo reports President Nasser and Syria's Kuwatly hold talks with King Saud as Washington vows to back King Hussein against leftist and pro-Egyptian influence in Jordan. Dulles and Eisenhower push US prestige into regional conflict, with Syria urged to pull troops from northern Jordan while Egypt denies any contacts with Washington on Jordan.
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Egypt
Shukri Kuwaily
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Nasser
Jordan
Saud
Hussein
Amman
Kuwatly
Ali Sabry
Mecca
Kuwaily Sabry
Washington
United States
Eisenhower
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Iraq
Israel
Piast 4Liece
Baghdad
Fresh Rains Hit Flood Swept Texas
A saturated Texas faces fresh downpours and mounting damage as showers and thundershowers stretch from eastern Texas to lower Michigan. Tornado funnels spotted north of Springfield and Pontiac but no damage reported. Northeast sees more thundershowers while most of the East remains warm and fair. Roanoke hits 92, new early spring high. Columbus 86 and Cleveland 85 set daily records. New England remains cool with 50s while upstate New York reaches 80s.
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Associated Press
Texas
Michigan
Springfield
Ill
Pontiac
Mich
Mercury
Roanoke
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
New England
New York State
Soviet Life Seen Through American Eyes In Moscow Visit
Dr. Henry J. Gomberg of the University of Michigan notes contrasts from a 12 day Moscow trip. He cites private car sales and a crowded Gum Department Store hat sale as signs of consumer hunger and line culture. He says Russian scientists are well trained and disciplined, but building work at an atomic plant lags behind in workmanship.
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NFRA
Earier
Better Business Bureaus
Bensinger
Irma Oettinger
Greensboro
Piedmont North Carolina
France
Ann Arbor
Mich
Russia
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University of Michigan
Moscow
Gomberg
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Soviet Union
Russian Academy of Science
Michigan
Memorial- Phoenix
Helene Gomberg
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