Western powers press for canal plan as Egypt resists
At a 22 nation conference the Western Big Three pushed for international operation of the Suez Canal. India's V K Krishna Menon called the U S plan impracticable after meeting Nasser in Cairo. Egypt rumors suggest limited acceptance of Indian proposals, while Al Akhbar notes mixed views on U S and Indian plans.
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London
Suez Canal
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Egypt
Menon
Nasser
Cairo
Dulles
Canal
U. S
al Akhbar
U.S
Major New York Banks Raise Prime Rate on Business Loans
Major New York banks increased their prime rate to 4 percent from 3 percent effective immediately. The move, led by Guaranty Trust Co and followed by Chemical Bank Exchange Bank Chase Manhattan Hanover J P Morgan and First National City, widens borrowing costs for smaller firms and rivals a peak not seen since the 1930s.
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New York
Guaranty Trust Co
Chemical Corn Exchange Bank
Chase Macallan
Hanover
J. P. Morgan
First National City
Boston
First National Bank
Plane door not faulty in bridegroom’s fatal fall
CAB investigators found no mechanical defect in the door through which Oren A. Pruitt fell to his death from a Piedmont Airlines flight near Shelby North Carolina. Witnesses indicate Pruitt was heavily intoxicated and may have opened the door by accident or mistook the handle for the restroom.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Shelby
N.C
Oren A. Pruitt
Charlotte
Pruitt
Piedmont Airlines
Asheville
Philip P. Laing
Hartford
Mr. Pruitt
Joseph B
Forrest
Cdee
Ike Heads For West Coast
President Eisenhower departed Washington for San Francisco aboard his private plane at 12 16 p m amid overcast skies. He offered no clear hint on a running mate while signs pointed to Nixon's renomination. At Washington National Airport he kissed his four grandchildren goodbye and appeared cheerful.
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Washington Ih A
Eisenhower
San Francisco
Columbine
Nixon
Washington National Airport
David
Howard Snyder
Ike
Eisenhower Arrives to Rally for Nixon at Convention
President Eisenhower lands in San Francisco to boost the ticket as delegates receive White House invitations. Stassen’s bid fades. Nixon gains strength with governors and lawmakers signaling support while Herter’s nomination role shifts to Nixon.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Theodore R. McKuldin
Maryland
Goodwin J. Knight
California
William Eya
Senate
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Herter
Welcome Rains Fall In State
The Carolinas received welcome rains ending a multiweek drought with heavy activity in the Piedmont. A fatality occurred when 19 year old Jerry Wimberly was struck by lightning near Angier, North Carolina as rainfall disrupted utilities and communications. Rain totals varied across cities including Fayetteville 1.75 inches in 24 hours, Greensboro 1.90, Charlotte 1.05, Raleigh 0.51, Wilmington 0.08 and Grandfather Mountain 0.30 inches.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Upper
Piedmont
Jerry Wimberly
Angier
N.C
Fayetteville
Greensboro
Charlotte
Asheville
Columbia
Grandfather Mountain
Greenville
Myrtle Beach
Raleigh
Wilmington
Hodges urges more voluntary rescue units in state
Governor Hodges addresses the North Carolina State Firemen's Assn urging expansion of voluntary rescue service to aid in disasters. He touts the value of rescue squads that saved lives and aided children, while promoting support for Pearsall plan constitutional amendments allowing tuition grants and local option schools. He notes no child would be removed from school and local control remains key.
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Raleigh
Hodges
North Carolina
Association
State College
Frenchmen End Raft Journey to Falmouth England
Three bearded Frenchmen in the raft L Egare II The Lost One reached Falmouth ending a 3000 mile Atlantic crossing from Halifax May 24. Leader Henri Beaudot 29 said we are crazy Frenchmen as Gaston Vanackere 31 and Marc Modena 27 completed the voyage despite illness and harsh seas. A lifeboat ferried Beaudot ashore while the raft was towed. two kittens kept spirits up and the crew survived by fish, rain water, and minimal sail.
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Falmouth
England
Vanackere
Gulf Stream
Vanlackere
Atlantic
Beaudot
Durham Man Held In Theft Of UNC Examination Papers
James F. Bradshaw of the SBI announced charges against Herbert Gattis Andrews Jr. for breaking into UNC offices of Gordon Cleveland Carl Mosts Fred Weaver Sam McGill and stealing examination papers. A preliminary hearing found probable cause and he was held for Orange County grand jury with 7500 bond posted by his father.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
State Bureau of Investigation
Durham
University of North Carolina
James F. Bradshaw
SBI
Herbert Gattis Andrews Jr
Jack Thomas
Gordon Cleveland
Carl
H. G. Andrews
Stevenson Attacks Langlie Over Facts at GOP Convention
Adlai Stevenson accuses Governor Arthur Langlie of shamelessly confusing facts and falsehoods in his GOP National Convention address. Stevenson labels Langlie’s speech another exhibit of the administration’s smug complacency.
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Libertyville
Adlai Stevenson
Republcan
Arthur Langlie
Washington State
Grants And School Closing Option Not Mandatory
The article explains that the Sept 8 ballot will ask if the General Assembly may place Pearsall Plan delays or other schemes to integrate schools and authorize education expense grants for private schooling. It outlines grants limits, nonsectarian rules, and local option election procedures, noting the amendment would let the state suspend public schools in a unit by majority vote while preserving state obligations.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Lepore Wae
Full Convention Platform Pledges Tax Cuts for Low and Middle Earners
Republicans unveiled a draft platform at the San Francisco convention pledging tax cuts for low and middle income families and for small independent businesses. It calls for reduced government spending and a balanced budget while maintaining defense, supports civil rights efforts, and backs tougher antitrust laws. The document praises Eisenhower policies and frames a strong national defense as essential.
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San Francisco
GOP
Chicago
America
Platform Committee
Prescott Bush
Connecticut
North
South
Eisenhower
Martin Asks GOP Congress at National Convention
In San Francisco House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. calls Republicans to work and fight to regain control of Congress and defeat the opposition. He predicts Democratic and independent voters will join the GOP for a 1956 victory and touts Republican achievements under Eisenhower while vowing to keep “state socialism” on the run.
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San Francisco
Congress
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
America
Third Textile Firm To Close For One Week
New York reports a third textile firm J. P. Stevens & Co. Inc plans a one week shutdown of its synthetic fabric mills in September citing sluggish sales. Amerotron Corp and Burlington Mills have issued similar closures.
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New York
J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc
Amerotron Corp
Burlington Mills
Stevens
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