Exploratory Talks with Reds Urned by Mansfield
Senator Mansfield urged President Eisenhower to consider exploratory talks with the Soviet Union only at ambassadorial level and not between heads of state until both sides agree. The Bulganin letter to end nuclear tests and outlaw war was read. State Department cautioned it could undermine NATO and urged allied influence.
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Ashington
Sen. Mansfield
D-Mont
Eisenhower
Russia
Bulganin
New East
Mansfield
Senate
State Department
Lincoln White
U S Officials Claim Capability to Launch Large Satellites
Washington Pentagon missiles director William M Holaday told senators the United States can launch large satellites whenever desired but declined to detail plans in public, citing risk of aiding the Soviet Union. Chairman Johnson urged speed to restore U S technological lead amid tensions.
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Washington
Pentagon
William M. Holaday
Holaday
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
U.S
Edwin L. Weiss
Holaday Tata
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
United States
Armed Services
Woman Fights To Get To South Pole
Elaine Shepherd a 34 year old New Yorker, aims to be the first woman at the South Pole. She traveled from New Zealand to Washington and South Carolina seeking permission, saying Admiral Dufek refused quarters for women. She criticizes the decision and vows a constructive account of the Deep Freeze mission.
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March Air Force Base
Calif
New York City
Washington
Elaine Shepherd
South Pole
Christchurch
New Zealand
Donaldson Air Force Base
South Carolina
Miss Shepherd
Mirny
United States
Trigger Hawks
Adm
George Dufek
Adm. Dufek
Admiral Dufek
Iranian Earthquake Reports 350 Dead in West Iran
Unofficial Tehran accounts say at least 350 killed as a strong earthquake hit west Iran at 5:15 am. Sahneh and Farsinak badly damaged. thousands homeless amid heavy snow. Government moving food and medicine to frozen areas. no official damage totals yet.
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Tehran
Iran
Tehran Radio
Sahneh
Farsinak
Damavand
Caspian Sea
Dulles Arrives in Paris for NATO summit prep
U S Secretary of State Dulles arrived in Paris to join Western alliance foreign ministers for final NATO summit preparations. French tensions rise as Paris resents U S and British influence on nuclear policy. Security tightens with police banning political demonstrations and boosting guard levels.
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Paris
U.S
Dulles
Western Alliance
NATO
America
Christian Pineau
Jacques Vimot
French Foreign Ministry
Eisenhower
Tito
U.S. Tion
North
Red Army On Constant Alert Amid Warline Propaganda
Soviet military paper announces the Red Army on constant alert across Eastern Europe amid a Western NATO threat drive. Moscow radio pledges defensive measures as anti NATO notes circulate at the United Nations. The publication warns of growing American aggression while pledging vigilance for peace.
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Moscow
Western Europe
Soviet Union
Paris
Kremlin
United Nations
Lantic
U.N
Ance
Soviet Aviation
Red
Europe
Ministry of Defense
Spectacular B52 crash kills eight at Fairchild Air Force Base
Eight airmen died when a giant B52 bomber crashed during takeoff at Spokane’s Fairchild AFB. Col Clarence A Neely and Sgt Gene J Graye were among the victims and the sole survivor Graye described a frightening escape. The Air Force did not confirm if an atomic bomb was aboard.
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Spokane
Wash
Strategic Air Command
Air Force
Clarence A. Neely
Sioux City
Iowa
Rockford
92Nd
Fairchild Air Force Base
Gene J. Graye
Augusta
Kan
Break From Cold Covers Carolinas Warm Up
The Carolinas anticipated a warm up today with highs from 44 to 50 in South Carolina and 40s elsewhere while Western North Carolina faced 30s and possible light snow. Five deaths due to the cold were reported across the two states as Buncombe Swain and Avery counties kept schools closed and utilities battled spike demand.
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Carolinas
South Carolina
North Carolina Mountains
Tarmeel
Buncombe
Swain
Avery
North Carolina
Cnly
Charleston
Florence
Columbia
Ion
Charlotte
Greensboro
Myrtle Beach
Raleigh
Wilmington
Southern Crops Hit By Freeze
Icy temperatures hit citrus groves and vegetables in the South with one of the century's worst freezes. Readings fell to the teens in parts of the Atlantic coast region and 20s to 30s elsewhere. Snow spread east from Minnesota as a warming trend was forecast for the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Atlantic
South Carolina
Florida
Mercury
Plains
Lions
Crestview
Citrus Belt
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Three Die In Thio kol Chemical Plant Blast
Three workers died and four were hospitalized after a massive explosion at the Thiokol Chemical Corp plant near Elkton Maryland. The blast damaged a building and sent a smoky plume into clear skies as 36 employees were on site. one worker was listed in critical condition and three in fair condition.
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Elkton
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Conowingo
Thiokol
Eniwetok
Pacific
Maryland
U.S. 4
Wake Forest Trustees Face Dance Debate Over College Autonomy
Wake Forest trustees are urged to allow on campus dancing challenging the Baptist State Convention ban. Trustee George W. Paschal argues the college must control its own spiritual life and activities, while the convention remains opposed and urges oversight.
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Winston-Salem
Wake Forest College
Baptist State Convention
George W. Paschal
Raleigh
Wake Forest
Paschal
Ra ‘Leigh
Ents
North Carolina
Meredith
College For Girls
Hubert E. Olive
Lexington
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