Moscow calls for all German government as East Europeans push unification
Moscow proposed an all German provisional government to oversee free elections in Germany and urged a six month peace conference with all parties. It called to halt reparations by Jan 1 and end occupation costs with 5 percent of revenue, signaling a bid to topple Adenauer and exploit pro unification sentiment.
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Russia
Germany
Adenauer
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
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Europe
Moscow Radio
United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
Free German Trade Union Federation
East Germany
West Germany
Wild Typhoon Strikes Chinese Mainland Racking Coast
A massive Pacific typhoon veered toward the China coast 150 miles south of Shanghai after brushing Okinawa and Formosa. It churned northwest with winds to 69 mph, dumped 12 inches of rain on Taipei, flooding the MAAG compound, and evacuated American personnel safely.
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Formosa
China
Okinawa
Tokyo
Shanghai
Pacific
Taipei
American Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAAG
India Trims Hopes as Russia Likely to Attend Conference
At the United Nations General Assembly opening, diplomats anticipated a Western resolution endorsing Soviet participation in the Korean conference if the other side desires it. India’s chances dimmed with V K Krishna Menon saying New Delhi is not a candidate. Britain and Australia backed a compromise while U S Lodge Jr rejected including India per armistice terms. Col. Limb of South Korea raised the only immediate objection.
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Russia
North Korea
China
India
U. N. General Assembly
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Britain
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Korea
U.S. Iton
V. K. Krishna Menon
Soviet Union
U. N
U.N
Col
Ben Limb
South Korea
The
Surprise Visit Elevates ailing Boy as Ike Shocks Paul
Six year old Paul Haley, dying of cancer, meets President Eisenhower after a surprise visit. Paul, who idolizes Hopalong Cassidy, tells listeners Ike is “a bigger and better man.” The meeting included remarks, a tour of the limousine, and a handshake.
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Denver
Paul Henry Haley
Eisenhower
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong
Paul
Dwight Eisenhower
Rocky Mountain News
Jean
David Stolberg
Ike
Donald Haley
Rogers
Garden Club Plans Roanoke Island Anniversary Event
North Carolina garden club members from across the state gather in Manteo to mark the 366th anniversary of Virginia Dare. The Lost Colony on Roanoke Island will be featured with a garden party, and Elizabeth City’s band and majorettes will perform at Waterside Theatre as a prelude to the Lost Colony show.
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North Carolina
Garden Club
Virginia Dare
America
Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth City
Waterside Theatre
Inside Bridge and Classified Ads Summary
Inside Bridge Column and Classified Ads section highlights puzzles cartoons and sports notes. The page features a comic strip and crossword teased alongside editorial opinion and local notices.
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Cscrisserseees & Sporte
Sunburned Boy Rescued After 72 Hour Neuse River Ordeal
Leroy Paite 17 of Carolina Beach was found near Point of Marsh by Marine pilots Captains Bolan and Catlow after a hurricane split his boat from a towing craft. He survived 18 hours afloat and 72 hours with jelly from K rations and raw crabs as helicopters aided search before transportation to Wilmington and reunion with his grieving mother.
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Cherry Point
N.C
Leroy Paite
Carolina Beach
Paite
Neuse
Point of Marsh
Joseph R. Bolan
Indianapolis
Ind
Walter S. Catlow
Hobart
Cherr Point Marine Air Station
Bolan
Catlow
Wilmington
Excle Lee Paite
North Carolina to issue 14 percent bonds for state projects
State Treasurer Edwin Gill will open bids Thursday at 11 a.m. for 14.5 million in permanent improvement bonds authorized by the 1953 Legislature to fund buildings and other upgrades at various state institutions. Bonds are in 16 blocks totaling about 525 thousand to 575.6 thousand dollars each, due from 1958 to 1973. In Raleigh, NC vocational education teachers from across the state gathered for a daylong conference at North Carolina State College and Memorial Auditorium to discuss livestock disease control, study guides, and related topics with tours on campus.
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Raleigh
Edwin Gill
North Carolina
North Carolina State College
Memorial Auditorium
State College
Durham GOP to hosts first Piedmont rally since November
More than 300 Republicans from the Piedmont area expected to gather in Durham Thursday night for a large rally. A A McDonald, Durham County Republican chairman, said discussions on patronage and other matters will follow a Dutch supper. State GOP leaders T E Story, J E Broyhill, and Mrs W P Few scheduled to attend.
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Piedmont
A. A. McDonald
Durham County
T. E. Story
North Wilkesboro
J. E. Broyhill
Lenoir
W. P. Few
Virginia Dare 366th anniversary celebrated at Roanoke Island
Manteo reports a day-long ceremony for Virginia Dare's 366th birth anniversary with the symphonic drama Lost Colony about Raleigh and Dare. Attorney Robert Lee Humber will discuss Raleigh's empire dream as North Carolina Garden Club members attend the Elizabethan Gardens project launch. Lake Junaluska notes Southeast summer assembly closes with two leadership workshops August 18-28 led by pastors from Atlanta, Richmond, and Roswell. New Bern police allege ex convict Pete swerved to hit a hitchhiker, Robert Eubanks, 20, with limited injuries. Baap is jailed on hit-run and related charges.
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Manteo
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
Lost Colony
Sir Walter Raleigh
New World
Robert Lee Humber
Greenville
Raleigh
North Carolina Garden Club
Lake Junaluska
Methodist Church
Southeastern Summer Assembly
James W. Sells
Atlanta
C. Ralph Arthur
Richmond
C. Leon Smith
Roswell
New Bern
Pete|ee
Robert Eubanks
Bridgeton
Eubanks
Broadway
Baap
Reds Free 400 Allied Prisoners
Panmunjom reports say 400 Allied POWs were released including 73 Americans and 75 British among others. The batch brings total American returns to 1,105 in 13 days, as 5,177 Allied troops have been freed.
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Oday
Reds
U. S
Kaeson
Freedom Village
Inchon
Koje Island
UNC
Pyongyang
Yalu River
Panmu
Cpl
Howard Waters Jr
Battle Creek
Mich
Camp 1
Rain and Drizzle Sweep Regions Across the United States
The Associated Press reports rain and drizzle across scattered areas with cooler air moving into the Great Lakes. Southern Illinois and Indiana saw the heaviest rain while the Southeast and Rockies experienced showers. Thunderstorms struck southeastern Missouri as fog reduced visibility on northern coasts. Lakes region temps fell to mid 40s to 50s with most areas in the 50s and 60s elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Rockies
Texas
Montana
Missouri
California
Washington
Lakes
International Falls
Minn
Other Lakes
Mossadegh Crushes Coup in Iran Amid Crisis
In Tehran Premier Mossadegh solidified control after a bloodless coup attempt by supporters of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The Shah and Queen Soraya fled toward Iraq as Mossadegh jailed opposition leaders and dissolved parliament remnants. Maj. Gen. Fazellah Zahedi led the revolt and was hunted as police and troops pursued him.
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Teheran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Soraya
Iraq
Mossadegh
Fazellah Zahedi
Zahedi
Tehran
Lennon Favors Hospital Insurance Over Socialized Medicine
U.S. Senator Alton A. Lennon defended private hospital insurance as the answer to rising costs while dedicating Robeson County Memorial Hospital a 140 bed facility at a ceremony with about 3,000 attendees. He noted $594,599 in federal Hill-Burton funds financed the project and urged broader North Carolinian hospital insurance coverage.
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Tlitmmberton
N. C
U.S
Alton A. Lennon
Robeson County
England
Sen
Lennon
Robeson County Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
France Trades Strike Halts Most Services
French printers and other workers extended a one day strike across state run rail, postal, telegraph and transport sectors. Paris buses subways and other services stayed out, army trucks replaced transport, Queen Mary docked at Cherbourg, and Lourdes pilgrimage was called off due to travel disruption.
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Paris
New York Herald Tribune
Herald Tribune
Cherbourg
New York
France
England
Lourdes
Rothschild Named At Hearing On Communist Links
Senate Investigation Subcommittee hearings identify Edward Rothschild as a former Communist cell member at the Government Printing Office. James Phillips testifies Rothschild lacked direct access to secrets but could obtain them via coworkers. Bertha Lomax seen with material. Mary Markward links Esther Rothschild to Communist activity. McCarthy calls the matter espionage potential. Dirksen attends as the lone other member present. MORE ON PAGE TWO
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Edward Rothschild
Communist Party
James Phillips
Senate
Rothschild
Phillips
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Government Printing Office
Fred Sillers
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Rep. Dies
D—Tex
Bertha Lomax
McCarthy
R.wis
G.P.O
Lomax
FBI
Esther
The
Mary Markward
Silver Spring
Roths
Violent Death Toll Tops Fifteen Across North Carolina
The weekend saw at least 15 fatalities across the state from car crashes, a lightning strike, shootings, and pedestrian accidents. Notable losses include Albert J. Marshall in Gates County, Otis B. Smith in Kings Mountain, and Henry J. Cooper Jr. near Greensboro, among others.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Albert J. Marshall
Suffolk
Gates County
Carnpeake
Highway
Otis B. Smith
Rt. 3
Kings Mountain
Smith
Greensboro Lumber Company
Henry J. Cooper Jr
Greensboro
Hardy Barnes
LaGrange
N.C
Lumberton
Cora Olivent
Wilmington
Wayne Daniel Dorton
Martin Dorton
Mint Hill
Louis Hathaway
Tarboro
Harry Alderman
Vonnie Lee Dixon
Hathaway
Susie Todd Smith
Cherryville
Brenda Kay Daughtry
I. Clarence Daughtry
Warsaw
Jacksonville
Eureka
Charles Wesley Hodges
Newark
New Jersey
Clayton Robinson
Richmond
Guilford County
Pamlico County
Donald Ervin Dixon
Grantsboro
Elkin
Fred D. Renegar
Jonesville
Frank Thomas
Charlotte
Almon D. Honeycutt
Salemburg
Rt. 1
Highway 242
New Italian Cabinet Sworn In Under Pella Interim
A Christian Democrat group led by Giusepe Pella was sworn in by President Luigi Einaudi, marking a temporary government aimed at budget passage and bureaucratic cleanup. Alcide de Gasperi is absent, and the cabinet vows no major policy moves while awaiting confidence votes.
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Christian Democrats
Giusepe Pella
Italy
Luigi Einaudi
Alcide de Gasperi
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democrat
Pella
Weather notes with temperatures and sun timing
The forecast lists a low of 67 tonight and a high of 85 tomorrow. Daytime high today was 89 with a low of 69 overnight. Sunset is at 7 08 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 40 a m.
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