Eisenhower pledges U S aid for Hungarian refugees
President Eisenhower promised the United States would do all it can to help Hungarian refugees in Austria and those crossing the Iron Curtain. Vice President Nixon delivered the letter to Austrian Chancellor Raab and planned visits to refugee camps, with aims to assess needs and urge greater U S admission and aid. Austrian officials seek more refugees and financial support as flows reach thousands daily.
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Vienna
Eisenhower
United States
Austria
Richard M. Nixon
Julius Raab
Nixon
Raab
Theodor Koerner
Koerner
Neusiedl Am See
Burgenland
U.S
Salzburg
Munich
Washington
Auguste R. Lindt
U.N
Lindt
Wiegner Captured After Wild Denver Chase
Escaped California mental patient Mike Wiegner 16 and his teen bride Clo Ann Mowatt 17 were injured when their car crashed in a Denver gulch after a police pursuit. A scar-faced Indian named Jesse Eastman 35 fled the scene, possibly armed, as squads searched the city.
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Mike Wiegner
California
Denver
Cla Ann Mowatt Wiegner
North
Clo Ann Mowatt Wiegner
Denver General Hospital
Eastman
Clo Ann
Mike
Montana
Wiegner
Napa State Hospital
Daly City
San Francisco
Eastbourne Doctor Charged In Widow Edith Morrell Death
Dr John Bodkin Adams, a 57 year old Eastbourne physician with 30 years in practice, is arrested on murder charges in the death of 81 year old Edith Morrell. Police say the arrest marks a turning point in the long mystery of dozens of affluent Eastbourne widows. Decisive trial date set for Jan 14.
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Eastbourne
England
John Bodkin Adams
Adams
Edith Alice Morrell
Scotland Yard
Herbert Hannam
Hannam
Ishibashi Elected Japan's New Liberal Democrat Leader and Prime Minister
Ishibashi, 72, named prime minister after a Diet vote 291 to 150 over Masa Suzuki. He succeeds Hatoyama who resigned for health reasons after two years in office. Foreign Minister Shigemitsu was absent and offered resignation with Hatoyama's cabinet. The new government lineup was not announced.
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Tokyo
Tanzan Ishibashi
Liberal - Democratic Party
Japan
United States
China
Ishibashi
Ichiro Hatoyama
House of Representatives
Masaburo Suzuki
Socialist Party
Hatoyama
Russia
United Nations
Diet
Mamoru Shigemitsu
New York
Final Communique Issued After US India Talks
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru issued a final communique confirming a broad area of agreement in world affairs. They said their talks strengthened bonds of friendship and understanding, and promoted international peace. The statement noted greater mutual understanding of policies and a shared devotion to human dignity.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nehru
India
United States
White House
Iwenru
Mimsen
National
United Nations
New York
Canada
U.S
Students Demonstrate Against Offer in Cyprus Riot
In Nicosia more than 1,000 high school students protested Britain's offer of limited self rule in rebellious Cyprus. Police dispersed the march in Famagusta after a 17 year old was wounded by a shot as he fled. Police detained 23 youths and a Greek Orthodox priest linked to EOKA.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
Proposa
Famagusta
Antoniou Mavromatis
EOKA
Grasshoppers Fried Selling Fast in Charlotte Store
In a Charlotte department store gourmet shop fried grasshoppers are selling rapidly since their six week sale began. Manager Israel Mossman notes customers buy them for fun and return for more as an appetizer. Worms and snails are also sold with simple serving ideas.
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Charlotte
Israel Mossman
Crops Show Slight Gain In Value
The Agriculture Department reports 1956 farm crops valued at 18.973 billion dollars, up from 1955. Corn tops with 4.571 billion, cotton second, hay third. California leads states in crop value, followed by Illinois and Texas with strong gains.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
California
Illinois
Texas
Internment System Returns To Hungary
BUDAPEST The Russian backed Hungarian government re establishes the internment system used during the Stalin era. A decree from the Presidential Council allows detention without trial for up to six months for those whose activity endangers public order especially production. The decree leaves unclear further terms.
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Budapest
Presidential Council
Hungary Sees Slow Return to Normal After Revolt
The Hungarian government reports detentions without trial ended in 1953 under Imre Nagy. With coal and power shortages, work is cut to three days a week in steel and machine building as thousands of idle workers join public construction. Russian forces remain present. Oslo asylum for 130 Hungarian youths adds tension. Meir Touval presents credentials in Budapest while US envoy Wailes awaits access amid public unease.
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Imre Nagy
Kadar
Budapest
Hungary
ADN
Oslo
Norway
Meir Touval
Istvan Dobi
Thomas Wailes
Wailes
Water Problems In State Of Confusion
Raleigh report says state water management is in confusion due to overlapping duties among agencies. It recommends curtailing the Board of Water Commissioners, clarifying the Stream Sanitation Committee and Health Board roles, and shifting planning to the Department of Conservation and Development.
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Raleigh
Commission On
Board of Water Commissioners
State Stream Sanitation Committee
State Board of Health
Commission
State Department of Agriculture
Health Board
Agriculture Department
Hodges
General Assembly
Department of Conservation and Development
Water Boards
C&d Department
Stream Committee
C&d
Few Judges Left Like Atwell
Dallas report recalls Judge William Hawley Atwell 87 who insists on law not sociology and criticizes Supreme Court decisions on school desegregation. The piece notes his strict oath bound approach, long service, and Texas persona, including tobacco liking and fondness for wordplay.
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Dallas
William Hawley Atwell
Judge Atwell
Supreme Court
High Point Considers $6.2 Million Bond Plan for Water and Roads
Market signals favor a late February bond election to fund water and sewer upgrades and traffic improvements. City officials say rates will rise to support the issue, with no tax rate increase. Council to meet tomorrow to draft the referendum and set tentative date.
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Forrest Cates
High Point
George Covington
Covington
T. E. Hinson
Raleigh
Raleigh Commission
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Decision On Dallas School Desegregation Appealed
A federal judge refused to order immediate integration of Dallas public schools and the ruling will be appealed. Attorneys for the parents of 19 Negro children announced the plan after Judge William H. Atwell dismissed the case to give the school board time to work out desegregation.
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Dallas
Tex
W. J. Durham
U.S. Dist
William H. Atwell
Edwin L. Rippy
Atwell
Supreme Court
Felix) Frankfurter
U. S. Supreme Court
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N. C. Reorganization Group
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