Eisenhower challenges Soviet testing and urges controls
President Eisenhower, from Pebble Beach, announced the Soviet Union resumed nuclear tests possibly including a hydrogen device. He cited an AEC report saying the last Soviet blast was under a megaton, far smaller than the U S Bikini 1954 event, and urged international atomic energy controls and safeguarded disarmament with UN support.
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Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Russia
Vance
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White House
Commission
United States
Bikini
Pacific
Forest fires blamed on carelessness threaten vast U.S. woodlands
The piece laments repeated forest fires across America caused by human carelessness. It recalls charred remnants of older stands, urges vigilance and practical steps to prevent blazes, and calls for prayer and action to end thoughtlessness that fuels destruction of natural resources.
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America
President Eisenhower to prolong vacation at Cypress Point
President Eisenhower plans to stay in Pebble Beach California for additional days after renomination, delaying a return to Washington. He played 18 holes at Cypress Point and joined services at Carmel's San Carlos Mission and Presbyterian Church, with aides citing rest and convalescence after abdominal surgery as the reason for the extended stay.
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Eisenhower
Cypress Point
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
White House
James Hagerty
Howard M. Snyder
San Carlos Mission
Carmel
Presbyterian Church
Nixon Returns To Capital After Ill Father's Illness
Vice President Nixon returns to Washington from California after visiting his gravely ill father Frank A. Nixon 77 in Whitier California He plans to rest then meet Republican officials to map campaign strategy focusing on close Senate races in the November 6 election He praised Adlai Stevenson and Sen Kefauver while noting his father's condition and his family.
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Patricia
Mrs. Nixon
Julie
Nixon
Washington
California
Republican National Committee
National
Senate
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Kefauver
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Frank A. Nixon
Whittier
Calif
Egyptians To Reply Tuesday To Suez Talks Request
Cairo reports Egypt will answer tomorrow to the five nation committee led by Australia’s Menzies on Suez Canal crisis talks. Nasser expected to meet the group in Cairo with no obligation to accept the plan, while insisting wider discussion of the canal issue.
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Egypt
Nasser
Robert G. Menzies
London
Suez
Menzies
London Suez
United States
India
Britain
France
South Carolina Governor backs Democratic ticket at convention
Governor George Bell Timmerman Jr. pledged support for the national Democratic party at the state convention while opposing any gag rule that would block South Carolina electors from Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver. He noted the convention was adjourned to review the national event and left open the chance for a resolution reflecting this stance.
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Columbia
George Bell Timmerman Jr
Eisenhower
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Strom Thurmond
Timmerman
National Democratic Party
Western Electric Signs New Contract With Workers
Western Electric and the Communications Workers of America announce a new one year pact covering 18 000 installers nationwide. The agreement provides an 8 to 12 cent per hour raise plus fringe benefits and adds holidays and wage region changes while dating the retroactive to yesterday.
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New York
Western Electric Co
Communications Workers of America
Settlement Of Strike Is Sought In North Carolina
Federal and state mediators met with Western Electric officials and the Communications Workers of America in Winston Salem Burlington and Greensboro to resolve a three day strike by about 6000 workers. The union seeks 18 to 28 cent wage increases by job class while the company offers 9 to 13 cents plus a no strike clause and health insurance. The strike began when the contract expired at midnight Friday and the 26th negotiation session failed. Western Electric is the Bell Telephone manufacturing arm.
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Winston-Salem
Burlington
Greensboro
Seth Brewer
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Gail Barker
State Department of Labor
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Bell Tele
Democrat Candidates Hit Campaign Trail
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver begin a grass-roots tour by car and air to rally Democrats across multiple states. They plan day and night campaigning, seek local guidance, and hold a Chicago news conference after the convention. Key aides include James E. Finnegan and Hy Raskin.
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Wash
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Iowa
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Tenn
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New Mexico
John Simms
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Arkansas
Arizona
James E. Finnegan
Philadelphia
Hy Raskin
Grilling Of LaMarca Resumed In Weinberger Case
Police resume grilling Angelo John LaMarca in the disappearance and death of baby Peter Weinberger. The 32 day old infant was kidnapped from Wase ny home July 4 and found dead in a Honeysuckle patch. LaMarca is charged with kidnapping and faces possible death penalty under New York law.
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N.Y
Angelo John LaMarca
Peter Weinberger
LaMarca
Waseny
Brooklyn
New York
Stanley proposes Virginia plan to cut state funds over desegregation
Gov. Thomas B. Stanley outlines a program to withhold state education funds from localities pursuing forced desegregation. Charlottesville and Arlington are cited as already under court orders, with options for voluntary segregation or no public schools. The package includes 13 bills tied to the General Appropriations Act and provisions for private nonsectarian schooling if public options close.
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Withyowll
Virginia
Charlottesville
Arlington
Stanley
House
Senate
Makarios May Be Brought To Trial
British officials view Cyprus documents as showing Archbishop Makarios directed terrorism on the island and influenced acts of violence. Colonial Secretary Lennox-Boyd said the material implicates him personally, while the Colonial Office declined comment on bringing him from exile to trial.
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Cyprus
Makarios
Alan Lennox- Boyd
Mediterranean
Britain
Middle East
M L
Colonial Office
Seychelle Islands
Indian Ocean
Foxes Fooled by Atomic Fallout in Nevada Test Areas
Researchers from the University of California report that foxes are eating radioactivity via birds and rodents near the Nevada nuclear test site. They note strontium levels found so far are not hazardous, but warn environmental fallout could limit atomic energy development.
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Associated Press
Storrs
Conn
Atomic Energy
American Institute’ “ Biological Sciences
Tony
University of California
Uncle Sam
Nevada
R. G. Lindbert
Kermit H. Larson
AIBS
University of ‘Connecticut
Daniel In Slim Vote Lead In Texas Democratic Runoff
In Dallas Texas U S Senator Price Daniel led Ralph Yarborough by a slim margin as official canvass looms. Final unofficial totals show Daniel 697732 to Yarborough 695209, a lead of 2523 votes or 0.08 percent. Officials caution results could swing with county tallies leading to Fort Worth on Sept 10.
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Ralph Yarborough
Danie
Yarborough
Texas Election Bureau
Daniel
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Fort Worth
Austin
Corrections
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Union Leaders Near Endorsement of Democratic Ticket
AFL CIO leaders discussed at Unity House in the Pocono Mountains whether to endorse the Democratic slate of Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver or remain formally neutral in the November race. While several favored a clear endorsement, others urged caution to avoid a formal commit ment by the 15 million member union.
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Norman Walker
Forest Park
Aflcio
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Unity
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