Three Men Convicted In Riesel Trial
New York three men faces sentencing for conspiring to obstruct justice after aiding Abe Telvi in the acid attack on labor columnist Victor Riesel. Leo Telvi Gondolfo Miranti and Domenico Bando were found guilty by an 8-4 jury after 88 minutes deliberation.
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New York
Victor Riesel
Leo Telvi
Abe Telvi
Riesel
Broadway
Gondolfo
Sheikie) Miranti
Domenico
Nick) Bando
William B. Herlands
Eden's Party Wins Confidence Vote In Parliament
Britain’s Conservative government survives a pair of parliamentary votes on the Suez crisis. The censure motion failed 327-260 and the confidence vote passed 312-260, with defections and abstentions signaling internal tensions while Eden rests in Jamaica and Butler leads. Conservative backers vow stability despite calls for withdrawal.
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Eden
London
Britain
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Suez
Middle East
Labor Party
France
U.N
U.S
R. A. Butler
Jamaica
Butler
Gilliland Hearing Opens Today
Warrenton lawyer James D. Gilliland faces a three member NC State Bar trial committee over charges of fraudulent action in securing two divorces later voided and unethical conduct in Warren County collections work. He denies misrepresentation, citing client information. The committee may absolve, reprimand, suspend, or disbar him.
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Warrenton
N.C
James D. Gilliland
Gilliland
Don A. Walser
Lexington
Charles T. Hagan Jr
Greensboro
Armistead J. Maupin
Raleigh
Charlotte
House UN - American Activities Committee
Congressional
North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Gill
Hungary Faces General Strike Threat By Workers Council
In Budapest the Central Workers Council warned Premier Kadar that continued government tactics against elected worker representatives would trigger a general strike, bloodshed and a national tragedy. Massive arrests followed as 600 workers resisted Soviet tanks to protect council members.
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Budapest
Hungary
Central Workers Council
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Central Council
Naar
Leakage on Budget Protested by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower told Defense Secretary Wilson leakage of Pentagon budget figures and manpower plans must stop as they prepared for a conference on defense spending projected at 38 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. Pool reporters attended. Newsweek and ABC provided representation due to space limits at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Wilson
Pentagon
James C. Hagerty
White House
Augusta National Golf Club
Charles Roberts
Newsweek Magazine
John Edwards
American Broadcasting Co
Literary Prizes Awarded at State History Meeting
Winners of three North Carolina Literary awards were announced at the 56th annual meeting of the State Literary and Historical Association. Honorees include Mrs. Helen Bevington of Durham for Change the Sky, Mrs. Julia Montgomery Street of Winston-Salem for Fid der’s Fancy, and Houston G. Jones of Raleigh for Bedford Brown State Rights Unionist.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Literary and Historical Assn
Helen Bevington
Durham
Julia Montgomery Street
Winston- Salem
Houston G. Jones
Department of Archives and History
Dare
Powell
England
Ethel Stephens Arnett
Clarence Griffin
Moore County Historical Assn
American Assn
Flash Fire On Elevated Train Kills Motorman
A rush hour fire on a moving four car wooden elevated Chicago Transit Authority train killed the motorman and injured about 40 passengers. The blaze started in the first car near Howard Street station as the Evanston to downtown service neared the stop. Passengers panicked and some leaped through windows to escape as the train halted near Jarvis Avenue.
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Chicago
Howard Street
Jarvis Avenue
Nixon urges financial aid to Britain at auto show dinner
Vice President Nixon urged financial aid to Britain amid the Suez crisis. Speaking at the 42nd annual National Automobile Show Dinner in New York he cited Hungary and the Middle East as keys to world stability and urged bipartisan U.S. support for Britain's relief.
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New York
Nixon
Britain
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Russia
Hungary
United States
Middle East
United Nations
Congress
Augusta
More
Pearl Harbor Remembered Tour Draws Storm of Visitors
At Pearl Harbor a morning boat brings about 100 tourists to Battery Row and the harbor’s quiet scene. Sailors recount the 15 year old attack that killed about 2,000, sank or damaged seven battleships, and reshaped naval warfare toward carriers and missiles. Adm. Felix B. Stump notes broader dispersal of ships and continued evolution in war tech. The piece contrasts past and present while highlighting the day’s solemn mood.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Pearl
America
Alosc
Pacific
Adm
Felix B. Stump
Cold Front Moves Over Plains Area
A sluggish wall of cold moved along the Rocky Mountain region and into the plains. Temperatures fell to the 20s and 30s with up to 15 inches of snow in some spots. A Hartville Wyoming family lost two members and two others were critically injured when hitting a skidding snow plow north of Cheyenne. A motorist near Cut Bank Montana survived a 40 hour snowbound ordeal with frostbitten fingers. The weather forecast offered little warming today as heavy snowfall hit Rawlins and Laramie and Montana remained hardest hit with readings as low as 19 below in Helena.
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Denver
Hartville
Wyo
Cheyenne
Cut Bank
Mont
Rawlins
Laramie
Montana
Havre
Helena
Oklahoma City
Atlantic Coast
New England
Florida
Texas
Dayton
Columbus
Ohio
Runaway Snark Missive May Have Landed In Brazilian Jungle
The Air Force said a runaway guided missile likely landed in the Brazilian jungle, possibly near the Amazon. Launched from Patrick Air Force Base in Florida, the Snark was on a 3000 mile flight, planned for a closed Atlantic circuit, but failed to turn as intended. Radar tracked to South America coast. no wreckage reports suggest a remote impact and may never be found.
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Washington
Air Force
Amazon River
Patrick Air Force Base
Fila
Atlantic
South America
Officials Split Deepens Aid Review Amid Suez Fallout
Washington officials consider a broad policy review that may propose a new Western Europe aid program. The plan would address Britain France and Egypt fallout, Suez closure effects, and potential broader cooperation in defense and trade. Vice President Nixon signaled bipartisan support for aid, while Eisenhower vacation remarks noted policy alignment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Europe
Britain
France
Suez Canal
North Atlantic Alliance
Nixon
New York
Great Britain
Congress
Augusta
White House
James C. Hagerty
Egypt
Thinking It Over by Dieffenbacher
Exercise keeps body and mind healthy. Without mental effort the mind becomes inert and cannot think clearly when needed. We live in easy times and may neglect exercising the soul through reflection and spiritual practices.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
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