Attlee Resigns Leadership After Twenty Years at Top
London reports that Clement Attlee, 72, Britain's Labour leader and former prime minister, resigned today citing age and ill health. The party faces a three way race among Aneurin Bevan, Hugh Gaitskell, and James Morrison as successors, with Bevan seen as likely contender against moderates Morrison and Gaitskell. Attlee’s departure follows Labour’s May defeat and a stroke last year, leaving his role in the House of Commons and possible move to the Lords. Churchill had quit Conservative leadership eight months earlier.
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Clement Attlee
London
Britain
Labor Party
Labor
AP Ae
Lonon
Lycatha
Aapate
Herbert
Eveawaie
Gai Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Morrison
Gaitskell
Attlee
House of Commons
House of Lords
Winston Churchill
Former ICC Head To Be Buried
William Er win Lee 72 former chair man of the Interstate Commerce Commission will be buried tomorrow at Arlington National Cemetery after a funeral at Ft Myer Chapel in Virginia. A North Carolina native and University of Idaho graduate, he died Monday night in a hospital. Lee served 23 years on the ICC appointed by Hoover Roosevelt and Truman, chairing the body in 1934. He resigned in 1953. Survivors include his widow three sons and two daughters.
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Washington
William Erwin Lee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arlington National Cemetery
Ft. Myer Chapel
Virginia
Lee
Madison County
North Carolina
University of Idaho
Moscow
Idaho
ICC
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Business Spending Set for Record Rise in 1956 First Quarter
New York secretary of commerce Clair S. Weeks predicted a 12 percent jump in capital spending in the first quarter of 1956, a record high above 1955. He spoke at the National Association of Manufacturers session, urging prudent debt and inventory management to curb price pressures. NAM President Henry G. Riter II warned that AFL CIO merger threatens freedom and prosperity, urging equal application of laws as a safeguard for growth.
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New York
Commerce Sinclair
Weeks
the National Assn. of Manufacturers
Commerce Department
NAM
Henry G. Riter II
AFL
CIO
AFL-CIO Delegates condemn Eisenhower policies at union convention
NEW YORK delegates at a merged AFL-CIO convention condemn administration policies and NLRB decisions. They criticize monetary policy as inadequate for economic expansion and urge gear up of housing tax and social aid programs while opposing antiunion board actions. Secretary Mitchell urged support for administration plans.
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New York
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Mitchell
Eisenhower
NLRB
Kefauver To Limit Primaries In 1956 Campaign
Sen. Kefauver said if he runs for the 1956 Democratic nomination he will limit primary challenges to Adlai E. Stevenson. He may delay his announcement until January and may enter Minnesota March 20 and Florida May 29 California June 5 primaries. He aims to win crucial tests rather than mass early votes and notes Senate work will limit campaigning. Lyndon B. Johnson plans meetings with party leaders in Washington to discuss the new Congress.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Senate
Minnesota
Actu
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Florida
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Johnson
Atlanta
George
D-Ga
Rusell
Two American Soldiers Arrested in East Berlin Incident
East Berlin radio and ADN report two unidentified U S soldiers were arrested after allegedly assaulting cabaret performer Werner Lierik at the Distel bar. Police handed the pair to Soviet authorities, with the driver helping stop the escape near the East‑West border.
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Sovisherania
Whch
Have Ar
U. S
East Berlin
Ez Am Abend
ADN
Lierck
Hajo
U. S. Army
Khrushchev and Bulganin Headed Back to India from Asia Trip
Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin return to India after a seven day stay in Burma. In Burma they pressed for a settlement of Indochina's future per Geneva terms, a broad ban on atomic and hydrogen weapons, Korean reunification, and freedom from power blocs. Khrushchev also attacked Britain in a rally, referencing Churchill's WWII directives.
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Rangoon
Burma
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
India
Indochina
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
South Korea
North Korea
Khrushchev
West
Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Field Marshal
Montgomery
Europe
Byrnes Signals Possible 1956 Convention Bid
James F. Byrnes hinted he might seek a place at the 1956 Democratic National Convention. He urged Southerners to act independently on political matters and warned against federal control of education while arguing against federal aid and school bureaucracy.
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Greenville
S. C
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Mi Eral
Democratic Party
Mitchell
Byrnes
Educa
White House
Congress
Washington
Skeleton Dug From Concrete In Casper Mystery
Casper police drill a basement to uncover a woman's skeleton entombed in concrete at the home of James Whittaker and Rose Alexander. Rose Alexander admits burial after Barbara Alexander vanished in 1953. Alexander, a former Casper High School shop instructor, later moved to Worland with his family.
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Casper
Wyo
Barbara Alexander
Natrona County Atty
Ray Whittaker
Rose Alexander
James
Whittaker
Alexander
Anders
Hardin, Mont
C. J. Carter
Barbara
Rose
Carter
Smetime
Casper High School
Worland
Navy Jets Collide Over Richmond Burn Homes
A navy jet collided with another at 20 000 feet above Richmond causing a crash and fire in a residential area. One pilot ejected and parried safely. Lt Edward R Bristol and Ens Robert Ammann returned to base. The crash was caused by in flight collision. One housekeeper was burned. infant rescued. No other injuries reported.
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Windsor Farms
Richmond
Ens
Robert Ammann
Dallas
Tex
Edward R. Bristol
Virginia Beach
Oceana
Navy
Youth Chained and Burned Story May Be Hoax
Cleveland police reopen case as detective says boy 17 may have invented tale of being doused with turpentine and set on fire by three youths. Earl R. Fryman suffers severe burns about 85 percent of his body, crawled to hospital, while authorities question inconsistencies in his account and motive.
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Cleveland
Tree
David E. Kerr
Kerr
Homicide
Earl R. Fryman
Fairview Hospital
Rocky River
Metropolitan Park
St. Ignatius Parochial
Fryman
Julien Keller
Defense Spending Still High in U S Budget Outlook
Defense spending remains above 34 billion dollars as the Pentagon plans the next fiscal year. Secretary Charles E Wilson says the budget should hold near the current level with no major changes, while atomic weapons costs add about two billion dollars beyond armament funds.
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Washington
United States
Pentagon
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Pearl Harbor
Explosion Destroys Building in Frankfurt
An early morning blast levelled a mid town five story art department building in Frankfurt, burying 32 Germans under 20 feet of rubble. Officials say 26 dead, including 7 children, with rescue workers uncovering survivors amid collapsing walls and a crowd watching. The owner architect and all tenants were German.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Eisenhower reviews U.S. economy with Burns and Hauge
President Eisenhower and advisers Arthur Burns and Gabriel Hauge examined the national balance sheet at the Gettysburg post office headquarters. They forecast defense outlays remaining near the current level as the next year approaches.
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Gettysburg
Pa. i
Eisenhower
Arthur Burns
Council of Economic Advisers
Gabriel Hauge
Wilson
Burns
Hauge
Folsom Urges Elimination Of Need In Nationwide Plan
Secretary of Welfare Folsom urged AFL-CIO delegates to join government in a policy of prevention and elimination of need. He cited Eisenhower era Social Security improvements and called for broader coverage while warning against tax increases that could weaken public support. He cited a national awakening on schooling and federal aid to reduce deficits while supporting local school autonomy.
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New York
Folsom
Americcan
Afl-Cio
Eisenhower
Congress
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