Evacuation Vessels Move Toward Port Said Amid Suez Talks
British and French troops prepare to depart Suez Canal zone with troopships as Maj. Gen. Burns arrives to set dates for evacuation. Keightley may join Burns for talks, Stockwell vows to withdraw forces in weeks, UN police near 2600 strong with Swedish and Yugoslav contingents arriving in Egypt.
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Port Said
Egypt
E. L. M. Burns
U.N
Suez Canal Zone
Sir Charles Keightley
Canal Zone
Cyprus
Burns
Hugh Stockwell
Abu Suweir
Jerusalem
Sinai Peninsula
Nine Die In Brooklyn Pier Explosion Fire
A Brooklyn pier blast yesterday killed nine people and injured 247 as flames engulfed the dock and a vast cargo pile. Fire officials plan a full investigation with FBI and police probing sabotage claims while hospitals braced for hundreds of victims.
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Pier 35
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Pier
New York
New York Harbor
Lower Manhattan
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
FBI
Police
Cavanagh
William Langus
Repentance Beyond Lip Service
The writer argues that sin is universal and true repentance matters more than words. He notes no sinless man exists and urges genuine remorse rather than mere apology. Real repentance requires heartfelt contrition, not surface declarations.
U S Warns Syria Against Mid East Aggression
United States reportedly told Syria it will tolerate no more aggression in the Middle East. Ambassador James Moose conveyed the warning in a 90 minute interview with Premier Sabri Assali. Assali said Moose outlined America's policy and desire for regional independence.
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Damascus
Syria
United States
Middle East
James Moose
Sabri Assali
U.S
Assali
Moose
America
Middle Eastern
Big Portion Of Federal Employes Are Negroes
A presidential committee reported that 23.4 percent of federal workers in five cities including Washington are Black. It found Blacks occupy a wide range of federal jobs beyond menial or blue collar roles, with 43 percent in white collar classifications and 5 percent in supervisory posts. The comparison shows 15 percent of Blacks in grades 5 to 15 versus 67 percent of whites in grades 5 to 15, while 85 percent of Blacks and 33 percent of whites are in grades 1 to 4.
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Washington
Maxwell Abbelt
Eisenhower
Abbell
Rer
Louis
Los Angeles
Son Nearly Gets Father Out Of Jury Duty
In Louisville Kentucky a hungry 14 month old son chewed the corner off his father William S Pickett Jr sum mons causing confusion in criminal court The judge Frank A Rooke drafted Pickett for the grand jury to fill the 12 member panel with only 11 present and Pickett as the remaining juror
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Louisville
William S. Pickett Jr
Frank A. Rooke
Pickett
Delegates Split Over Hungary At United Nations
United Nations diplomats debated action against Hungary over Budapest's ban on U N observers. Some urged expelling Hungary to force a response, others warned of dangerous precedent as Dag Hammarskjold would meet them later. Cuban delegate Emilio Nunez Portuondo pressed for expulsion. The Russians threatened to boycott if expulsion was pursued.
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United Nations
N.Y
U. N
Hungary
General Assembly
Budapest
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Emilio Nunez- Portuondo
British Seek Loan Payment Waiver in Postwar Aid Push
London reports Britain asking the United States and Canada to waive interest and redemption payments due this month on postwar dollar loans. Chancellor Harold MacMillan told the House of Commons the U S government would seek congressional approval for the request as part of emergency measures to support the pound at about 2.80 dollars. He noted sterling reserves fell to 1.965 billion dollars in November after the Egypt crisis and pledged the rate would be maintained.
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London
Britain
United States
Canada
Harold MacMillan
House of Commons
U. S
MacMillan
Egypt
Cuba suspends constitutional guarantees in four eastern provinces
Congress approves a 45 day decree suspending free speech and assembly in Oriente Pinar del Rio Las Villas and Camaguey while Havana and Matanzas remain exempt. fighting surrounds Santiago as rebels and Cuban troops clash with claim of 12 dead and 50 wounded. Fidel Castro named as chief plotter though Batista doubts Castro is in Cuba.
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Havana
Cuba
Congress
Fulgencio Batista
Oriente
Pinar del Rio
Las Villas
Camaguey
Matanzas
Santiago
Batista
Fidel Catro Ruz
Castro
Mexico
Adj
Pedro Rodriguez Abila
Clinton High School Closed After Beating of Minister
Clinton Tenn Labor Day unrest over school integration escalates as Clinton High School is closed by the Anderson County School Board after Rev Paul Turner, a white Baptist minister, is beaten while guiding nine students into the building. Troops and National Guardsmen were called previously to quell mobs amid district federal court ordered integration. Principal Brittain says closure is indefinite awaiting federal aid appeal to the U S Attorney General.
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Clinton
Tenn
Anderson County
Clinton High
Paul Turner
Tennessee
Knoxville
D. J. Brittain
U. S&. Atty
Herbert Brownell
Washington
One Hit Demonstration Turns Violent in Heroes Square
Thousands of women gathered in Budapest to lay wreaths on the tomb of Hungarys unknown soldier. Russian soldiers opened fire injuring a woman described as not seriously hurt. Eyewitnesses said the shooting followed a clash as protesters pressed past troops to place flowers near the tomb commemorating Hungarys 1919 uprising.
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Budapest
Lee
Hungary
Stalin Street
British Nurses Suez Hangover and Eden Crisis
London faces a Suez hangover as Prime Minister Eden confronts plummeting prestige after the Egypt withdrawal. MPs debate a confidence motion while Labor plans to condemn intervention policy. Estimates foresee 330 to 420 million dollars in immediate costs plus long term oil, canal, and prestige losses.
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London
Suez
Egen
Egypt
Eden
House of Commons
Labor
Canal Zone
Britain
Middle East
South Africa
Asia
Explosion Destroys Doherty's Tavern Near Boston Yard
An explosion obliterated Doherty's Tavern near the Boston naval shipyard in Charlestown. Six nearby residents were hospitalized including two women, three infants, and a young girl. Witnesses described the blast as disintegrating the brick one story tavern and sending debris onto an overhead highway.
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Boston
Boston Naval Shipyard
Charlestown
Havern
Massachusetts General Hospital
Linday Colby
Chtéck
MacArthur Named Jap Ambassador
President Eisenhower selects Douglas MacArthur TI to serve as ambassador to Japan succeeding John M. Allison in Tokyo. MacArthur, counselor at the State Department and nephew of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, will head to Tokyo as Allison returns to the United States for reassignment. Both are career diplomats with long service. The nomination awaits Senate approval when Congress reconvenes in January.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
Japan
MacArthur
John M. Allison
Tokyo
Allison
United States
Senate
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Wheeler
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Suez Canal
Netherlands
Robert L. Dieffenbacher
NEA
Mid-East
Tte
Popular Resistance Organization
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Israal
Soviet Union
Tel Aviv
Ben-Gurion
Russia
Israel
Ankara
Turkey
Shemi Ergin
Tass
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Ergin
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Hearth
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