Suez conference nears showdown as division persists
Twenty two nation meeting in London sees Western demand for international canal authority meet Egyptian opposition. Dulles and Gromyko pressed for a two tier plan with an Egyptian directorate atop an international body while critics accuse Menon of weak sell. Military action in the Mediterranean appears remote, with Eden leaning toward moral pressure.
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London
Suez
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
State Dulles
Dmitri
Egypt
Dulles
Mediterranean
Anthony Eden
Menon
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Italy
Turkey
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Pineau
Selwyn, Lloyd
Shepiley
Nasser
Ali Sabry
California Welcomes Republicans Amid Eisenhower Backing
Governor Goodwin J Knight addressed the San Francisco Republican convention praising Eisenhower as the era’s leading statesman and pledging California’s 32 electoral votes, while offering no explicit Nixon endorsement beyond support if asked as running mate. Delegates held talks with Dulles and Menon as international diplomacy intensified.
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San Francisco
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Eisenhower
Nixon
Cegnana
Knight
Stevenson Plans National TV Campaign Seek States and Whistle stop
Adlai Stevenson approved an airplane and whistle stop campaign touching key states with a Sept 13 30 minute nationwide TV address. Harry S Truman and Estes Kefauver to participate with Finnegan coordinating from Washington while Stevenson stays on the stump.
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Harry S. Truman
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
James A. Finnegan
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Los Angeles
Gov. George Leader
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Eisenhower
Finnegan
Washington
National Committee
Gov. Stevenson
One-Week Shutdown Considered By Textile Firms
New York reports indicate several large synthetic textile manufacturers may close for a week after Labor Day following Ameratron Corp. and Burlington Mills. Spokesmen from Deering, Milliken & Co., J. P. Stevens & Co., and Berkshire Hathaway suggest a decision this week. Executives cite slumping rayon, acetate, and nylon sales due to cold spring weather and rising Japanese imports.
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New York
Ameratron Corp
Burlington Mills
Deering
Milliken & Co., Inc
J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc
Linsley V. Dodge
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc
What Goes On In Your Mind When You Go To Church
The piece contrasts inner focus during worship, noting some dwell on recent events and sins, others on past incidents, and a self-satisfied type who judges others. It urges sincere prayer for guidance, forgiveness, and personal improvement, warning casual praying is easier than seeking inner peace.
Eisenhower Silent On Veep List Amid Convention Talk
White House secretary James C. Hagerty said the idea of the President sending an acceptable veep running mates list is “one with 16 ifs.” Eisenhower planned to arrive in San Francisco for the GOP convention, with no list delivered to aides so far. He offered no further comment on platform reports or desegregation plank discussions.
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Prescott Bush
Connecticut
San Francisco
Washington
James C. Hagerty
White House
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Republican Platform Drafting Committee
Supreme Court
GOP Platform Writers Pitch For Labors Vote
Republican platform writers urged the labor vote pointing to record wages and high living standards under the Eisenhower administration. The draft plank, to be approved at the convention, asserts strong employment and wage gains while criticizing a Democratic Congress for blocking health and welfare changes.
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San Francisco
GOP
Congress
Prescott Bush
North
Bush
Connecticut
Maryland Democrats Seek New Candidate After Tydings Withdrawal
Maryland Democrats face a void after Millard Tydings quits his comeback bid citing shingles and health risks. Possible replacements include Philip Perlman William Walsh and Michael Birmingham as the party eyes a candidate to face Republican Sen John Marshall Butler in November. past tensions from 1950 and the subcommittee dispute color the race.
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Baltimore
Millard Eft
Maryland
John Marshall Butler
Tydings
Butler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
George P. Mahoney
State Central Committee
Mahoney
U.S
Philip B. Perlman
William C. Walsh
Michael J. Birmingham
Havre de Grace
Senate
Communist Party
Earl Browder
McCar
Skeleton Found In Lover's Lane In Fayetteville Area
A small woman's skeleton was found in Cumberland County near a lover's lane. It may date back a year or more and could be a teenager about five feet tall. The bones were scattered over about 25 square yards, with remnants of a skirt, blouse, and shoes nearby. Authorities sent the remains to the State Bureau of Investigation for identification.
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Cumberland County
Fayetteville
N.C
Lover's Lane
M. T. Foster
James L. Morrison
Civil Service
Pope Air Force Base
Veronica Cox
W. C. Johnson
Cumberland
Miss Cox
Capt. Johnson
Morrison
Hoke
Raeford
A. Glenn Buchanan
State Bureau of Investigation
Maudie Hall
Lumberton
U.S. 301
Convention Program Aimed At TV Screens
SAN FRANCISCO One of the biggest shows in television history opens today the Republican National Convention aimed at TV viewers not delegates. They seek to nominate Eisenhower and Nixon and any deviation would be a political miracle. Both parties race for TV attention especially in East population centers. More on page two.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Nixon
East
States Rights Party Endorses Coleman Andrews
The Louisiana States Rights party endorsed former Internal Revenue Commissioner T Coleman Andrews for president though a national convention will decide. The group urged states rights segregation interposition the Southern Manifesto and state tidelands ownership. It backs McKarran Walter immigration act limits on income tax and right to organize labor, rejects Hawaii Alaska statehood and federal aid to education. Mississippi hosts statewide meeting to nominate electors and file petitions needing 1000 signatures to appear on the November ballot.
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New Orleans
Louisiana States Rights Party
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Robert G. Chandler
Shreveport
Louisiana
Louisiana States Righters
Tidelands
Hawaii
Alaska
Mississippi
W. B. Fontaine
Jackson
The
Mississippians For States Rights
Federal Reserve May Move To Curb Inflation
Washington observers report rising odds of a Federal Reserve discount rate hike to curb possible inflation. Officials have not commented on any immediate action, but wage and steel price trends fuel speculation of tighter monetary policy amid a strong economy and large construction activity.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
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Ill
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Thomas E. Dewey
Leonard Hall
York State
Hall
Dewey
Harold Stassen
Thy
Senate Armed Services Committee
Roosevelt
D. J. Lewis
States Rights Party
Coleman Andrews
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