Britain delays major troop airlift to the Mediterranean
Britain postponed the start of a large troop airlift to the Mediterranean for at least 24 hours and reported moves to pull units from Germany amid the Suez crisis. Prime Minister Eden urged peaceful negotiation while warning force remains a last resort. London reports said 15,000 troops from the 2nd Infantry Division may be withdrawn from West Germany as diplomats noted.
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Suez Canal Co
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Truman to reveal nomination choice before convention
Former President Truman said he will announce his preferred Democratic candidate before the party convention meets. He indicated his stance on civil rights and urged a specific, plain platform. He denied backing Stevenson and joked about being against himself.
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Passages Sealed In Belgian Mine Traps 30 More
Rescue teams sealed the upper shaft passages in the Marcinelle mine to cut off smoke and heat. Twenty five escaped before the elevator fell. about 30 more are believed trapped lower down, risking suffocation if no holes offer shelter.
Dulles Plans Bipartisan Briefing On Suez Crisis
Secretary of State Dulles invites both parties’ leaders in Congress to a Sunday briefing in Washington on the Suez Canal crisis. Attendees include Senate and House leaders and ranking members as the Eisenhower administration seeks bipartisanship amid Egypt's seizure of the canal.
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Truman Greeted By Sparkling Redecorated Chicago Suite
Former President Harry S. Truman arrives in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention to discover a newly redecorated five room Presidential Suite at the Sheraton Blackstone Hotel. The suite features a bathroom telephone, a large bed chamber, and a room with antiquities valued at $35,000, with notable occupants including Sen. Estes Kefauver and Gov. Averell Harriman.
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Blackstone
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New York
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Strike Launched On Cyprus After Executions
In Nicosia, a general Greek Cypriot strike shut stores and paused work island wide after the dawn executions of three EOKA members. Turkish Cypriots continued normal activity amid tensions with British authorities and the government warned of further unrest.
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Andreas Zakkos
Charilaos Michael
Iacovos Atatsos
EOKA
Harding
England
Zakkos
Michael
Brian Coombe
Two Fatally Shot Near Bowman Gray Stadium in City
A 21year old Hanes Hosiery Mills worker and another man were killed by gunfire near Bowman Gray Stadium while the woman fled from her sister’s home seeking court protection. The shooter fatally wounded himself after a knife attack on the woman. Police report the assailant entered through a screen door with a butcher knife.
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North Carolina Debates Hodges as Favorite Son Candidate
Rumors swirl in North Carolina that Gov. Luther Hodges may loom as a favorite son option at the Democratic National Convention amid splits over Adlai Stevenson’s call for an unequivocal approval of the Supreme Court segregation ruling. Delegates weigh bargaining leverage as Hodges contemplates his stance and meets with fellow Tar Heel delegates in Chicago.
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New York
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Tenn
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Fayetteville
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Royal Navy Puts Beauty Before Duty
In Victoria British Columbia the Royal Canadian Navy allows beauty before duty as HMCS Ontario trains near a firing area while Marilyn Bell seeks to become the second person to swim the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Rear Admiral H F Pullen warns the cadets to take care as Bell may join the Ontario for honors, joking that beauty comes before age and it would be ungentlemanly to shoot a lady.
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Symington Proposed For Vice President
St Louis reports Democratic national committeeman Mark R Holloran of Missouri says Senator Symington would make a good vice presidential running mate for Adlai Stevenson. He states Symington fits the vice president qualifications and contrasts him with Vice President Nixon.
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Could Kill Prosperity Change In National Policies Is Opposed
NAM chief Parker and John S. Coleman of the Chamber of Commerce warned the Democratic Platform Committee that tinkering with national policies could undo the prosperity built in a war free era. They stressed Americans want peace, honor, and steady growth, not appeasement or upheaval.
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National Assn. of Manufacturers Today
Democratic Platform Committee
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Harry S. Truman
Governor Hodges Seeks School Plan Amendments at Mocksville Event
In a speech prepared for delivery at the 76th annual Masonic reunion in Mocksville, Governor Hodges urged amendments to the Sept. 8 election. The vote would address educational grants for children assigned to merged schools and local option elections on closing public schools, with provisions activated if the pupil assignment act does not resolve the issue.
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Stores Cut Prices For Dollar Days In High Point
Merchants across High Point promote the fall Dollar Days two day sale sponsored by the Merchants Association. Store managers push the event as the best bargains of the year with expected large crowds and substantial price cuts across the city.
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