Chou Refuses UN Delegation Over Formosa Crisis
Premier Chou En-lai rejected sending a Chinese representative to the United Nations to discuss Formosa. In a message to Dag Hammarskjold he supported a Soviet backed Security Council resolution calling for condemnation of U S aggression and for withdrawal of forces from Formosa and the Formosa Strait.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
China
United Nations
Formosa
Chou
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Security Council
Russia
United States
Formosa Strait
London
Texas rancher murder linked to explosives plot
Houston and Texas Ranger teams chase an explosives cache tied to the death of Helen Harris Weaver a 51 year old San Angelo ranchwoman. Ex convict Andrew H Nelson claims he guided a partner to rig the nitro bomb in Weavers car. Harry Washburn a Houston man faces murder charges in the case. Authorities seek the bomb making materials between Houston and Rosenberg.
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Houston, Tex
Texas Rangers
Houston Police
Saya the Wors
Helen Harris Weaver
Heard
Weaver Se
H. K. Thompson
Nelson
Rosenberg
Allen Titel
Cecil Priest
Titel
Washburn
Harry E. Weaver
Bell unveils jet powered vertical takeoff aircraft at Niagara Falls
Bell Aircraft Corp introduces a jet powered VTOL craft designed for military and transport use. The plane features side mounted jet engines that shift from vertical to horizontal flight and a wing tip and tail air ejector system for control. Built at over half a million dollars, the 21 foot long monoplane lacks wheels and uses a glider like fuselage with an open cockpit.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Bell Aircraft Corp
Lawrence D. Bell
Wright Brothers
Bell Engineers
Bell
Age Wing
Bell Test
David W. Howe
Howe
Freighter With Cracked Hull Escorted Through Atlantic
A Panama registered freighter Liberator with a cracked hull sailed under its own power in the North Atlantic escorted by a U.S. MSTS sea transport Gen. William O. Darby and the Coast Guard cutter Chincoteague. The Liberator, about 7,176 tons with a 30 man crew, was between Newfoundland and England en route to England after departing Halifax without cargo. The Cape Ann joined the escort late last night and its presence was unclear today.
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New York
North Atlantic
U.S
Panama
MSTS
William O. Darby
Coast Guard
Newfoundland
England
Halifax
U.S. Coast Guard
Chincoteague
Darby
Cape Ann
Formosa tension and world economics on London summit
British premiers focus on economic health of nine nations while watching Formosa crisis. Butler to present survey of trade liberalization prospects and pound convertibility. Soviet 1955 defense budget rises about 12 percent to 112 billion rubles with emphasis on military strengthening.
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London
British Commonwealth
Formosa
Britain
Richard A. Butler
Commonwealth
Butler
Aes
America
Colombo
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
United Nations Security Council
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Arseny G. Zverev
Kremlin
Jewish Servicemen To Get Religious Instruction
New York reports a uniform course of Jewish religious instruction has been issued for Jewish servicemen and families at bases in the United States and abroad. Rabbi Joseph H Lookstein, head of the Jewish Chaplaincy Commission, calls it the first standardized Jewish religious curriculum for armed forces and dependents. The program aims to promote orderly religious training for Jews away from home.
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New York
Joseph H. Lookstein
Jewish Chaplaincy Commission
National Jewish Welfare Board
Lookstein
Jurisdiction Structure Supported by Charlotte Methodists
Charlotte i Southeastern Methodists petition the 1956 General Conference to keep the jurisdictional system. A Southeastern Council memorial argues jurisdictions gain representation, control of bishops, and institutional oversight in a united church. MORE ON PAGE TWO-A
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Charlotte i
Southeastern Methodists
College of Bishops
Southeastern Jurisdictional Council
The
Methodist Church
United Church
American Indian to lead atom talks at Geneva conference
An American and Homi Jehangir Bhabha of India will chair the first world conference on the peaceful uses of atomic energy from August 8 in Geneva. Day announced 84 countries invited with five delegates each. agenda covers nuclear power prospects for 25 to 50 years and political discussion is barred.
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United Nations
N.Y
Geneva
U.n.parley
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Defense Department
Research Board
Homi Jehangir Bhabha
India
Atomic— Commission
League of Nations
Nationalist Bombers Pound Red Targets Near Formosa
Nationalist air forces and gunners combat the civil war as reports say no Communist action occurred. The Tachens near Formosa remain pivotal as U S guarantees for Quemoy and Matsu threaten to decide reconciliation or renewed pressure.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Formosa Strait
East China Sea
Chiang Kai-shek
Tachen Islands
U.S
Quemoy
Matsube
Yikiangshan
Tachens
Tokyo
Chiang
United States
Matsu
Parkway Fee Scale May Be Modified
Rep Harrison says National Park Service may add a one day or section of parkway fee to the Blue Ridge Parkway toll plan. Director Conrad Wirth reiterates a May 1 start for one dollar per automobile or two dollars for an annual permit, warning of higher collection costs with the addition.
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Lynchburg
National Park Service
Blue Ridge Parkway
Harrison
D-Va
Conrad L. Wirth
Wirth
Taxpayers Misread New April 15 Deadline
Washington officials report many taxpayers still believe the filing deadline is March 15 New law moved it to April 15 for 1954 Revenue Service offices see steady January activity despite the confusion In Washington area about 80 to 90 percent of filers in a queue assume March 15 is due date Officials hint refunds over about 150 to 200 dollars face closer scrutiny but do not confirm the threshold.
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Frank O'Brien
Washington
Revenue Service
The
Ing
Prio
Mendes France Government Faces Defeat in North Africa Debate
Paris Premier Pierre Mendes France faces a potential collapse as Radical Socialist Rene Mayer announces he will vote against him during the North Africa policy debate in the National Assembly. Mayer declares he cannot renew his confidence, signaling a crisis for Mendes France amid party tensions and de Gaulle supporters.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
Charles de Gaulle
Mendes-France
Mayer
Transport Policy May Be Changed
A cabinet level committee reportedly recommends revamping U S transportation policy to let railroads set freight rates, trim Interstate Commerce powers, relax cross industry restrictions, and create a user charge system for government aided transport projects including inland waterways air and shipping navigation aids.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
All-Time High For Business
North Carolina's December business volume set an all-time high with January sales tax receipts totaling 6 783 693 reflecting December activity. General fund revenue for January reached 11 257 667, down 184 523 from 1954. Fiscal year general fund totals 73 674 274, up 1 586 436 from last year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Eugene Shaw
Shaw
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