Zhukov Named New Soviet Defense Minister In Shakeup
Georgi K Zhukov, famed wartime commander and ally of Eisenhower, is appointed defense minister as Nikolai Bulganin becomes premier. Malenkov moves to deputy premier and power stations minister. Parliaments 1300 members unanimously approved the changes amid a broader government reshuffle signaling Khrushchevs influence and a push to expand heavy industry and defense.
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Moscow
Georgi K. Zhukov
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Georgi K. Malenkov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Bulganin
Malenkov
Zhukov
Kremlin
Defense Ministry
Ivan S. Konev
L. P. Beria
U.S.S.R
Nikitai S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
Stalin
Berlin
A.S. Pavlenko
Pavlenko
Ainstance
Ike
Britain
Viscounteer Montgomery
Europe
Evacuation of Tachen Islands Under Way as Navy Ships Arrive
The U S Navy began removing Nationalist soldiers from the Tachen Islands while completing civilian evacuations. About 13 900 civilians had left, with 3 753 islanders boarding at Keelung for resettlement centers. Chinese Communist batteries shot at carrier planes, but no interference was reported with evacuee ships including the Lenawee and Henrico.
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Taipei
Formosa
USS. Navy
Tachen Islands
U.S. Navy
South Tachen
Keelung
Formosan
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
Tachens
Pride
U.S. Tt
Dens
China
Lenawee
Henrico
Soviet Shakeup Could Bolden Red China Says Reporter
James D. White reports that a Soviet leadership change signals tougher stance from Beijing. Bulganin and Khrushchev visited Peiping months ago, with Molotov backing Red China's Formosa claim, signaling a shift from former cautious policy.
Nehru Urges Time for Peaceful Settlement on Formosa
London India Prime Minister Nehru urged Red China to avoid force and seek a peaceful settlement in the Formosa Strait. He said great powers including Russia and India were exchanging ideas on a cease-fire, but no definite approach had been agreed. He stressed force should be avoided and settlement may take time.
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London
India
Nehru
Red China
Formosa
Russia
Formosa Strait
Peipi Radio
Re China
Dunn Jaycees defend turkey shoot at county fair
Dunn North Carolina activity faced criticism from Mrs. Henry Miller of South Bend Indiana who questioned the legality and cruelty of using turkeys as targets. Jaycee secretary Ed Boyette explained the event uses paper targets with live turkeys awarded to the closest shooter after one shot per person and the bird is dead and dressed before the event begins.
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Jaycees
Humane Society
Ed Boyette
Jaycee
Powerful AFL CIO merger signals end to labor split
Negotiating subcommittees from the AFL and CIO reached a merger pact ending a 20 year split in organized labor. AFL president George Meany and CIO chief Walter Reuther announced the plan, with ratification by ten member committees from each side and final approval by both unions.
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Miami Beach
Fila
AFL
CIO
R An
Federaon
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Meany
Reuther
Dixon Yates Financing Securely Approved by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved financing to begin the Dixon Yates power project. The vote was 4-1 to authorize the issuance and sale of 54 million dollars in common stock by Mississippi Valley Generating Co. The stock funds a private plant feeding TVA grid power for atomic installations under contract with the Atomic Energy Commission. Middle South Utilities Inc and The Southern Co sponsor the stock sale to two holding firms.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Dixon- Yates
Commission
Mississippi Valley Generating Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Atomic Energy Commission
Middle South Utilities, Inc
the Southern Co
E. A. Yates
Edgar Dixon
Congress
Paul R. Bowen
A. J. Goodwin Jr
Charity Crook Turns To Religion In New Scam
Boston Better Business Bureau reports phony fund drives shift to religious guise to exploit sympathy for cripples and the aged. The rise follows an AP finding of 22 million dollars yearly loss in New England. Massachusetts enforces a law requiring charity disclosures, but three categories remain exempt. BBB notes about 100 fraudulent religious fronts in New England, some collecting over a million dollars in four months in greater Boston.
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Richard J. Sinnott
Kenneth B. Blackman
Boston Better Business Bureau
Associated Press
New England
Massachusetts
Blackman
BBB
Greater
Boston
Eisenhower Says Soviet Shakeup Shows Internal Dissent
President Eisenhower said the Soviet high command reshuffle signals internal dissatisfaction in Russia. He stressed no change in U.S. policy toward a just and lasting peace and noted the Zhukov appointment does not signal a tougher overall stance.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Runtha
U S Navy Skyraider Shot Down Off Tachens Coast
An AD Skyraider was shot down about 15 miles southwest of the Tachens during patrols in the evacuation area. Pilot Lieut. (J.G.) W. J. O Heren and two crewmen were rescued. Navy officials said the incident was not a hostile act as the aircraft apparently wandered off course amid low visibility.
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U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tachen Waters
Tachens
Estes
Adm
Alfred M. Pride
J.G
W. J. O'Heren
South Tachen
A. J. Chelewski
Casper
Wyo
Josephine
Imperial Beach
Calif
R. E. Drennan
San Diego
O'Heron
Coronado
U.S
Isabell
Chiang Kai-shek
Red
Eisenhower Sees No Proof Russia Leads in H Bomb
President Eisenhower told reporters there is no proof Russia has surpassed the United States in hydrogen bomb development. He said the danger of atomic war is great and the U.S. would use its strongest weapons if needed. Senators Jackson and Hickenlooper had claimed U.S. lead remains strong.
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United States
Eisenhower
G. K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Russia
Molotov
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Red China
United Nations
Tachen Islands
Oan
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Over
Tachens
Far East
China
Congress
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S.A
Sens. Jackson
D-Wash
Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
Governor Urges Strong Water Legislation For North Carolina
Governor Hodges urged passage of strong water control legislation to prevent disaster and hinder growth, with a bill to be introduced in both houses this week. A report by the Water Resources Advisory Committee urged surface water focus and prompt study of groundwater, plus an educational push to boost conservation and reduce pollution.
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Raleigh
Hodges
North Carolina
Joint Committee On Conservation and Development
Clifton Blue
Moore County
House
Senate
William Medford
Haywood
Blue
David S. Weaver
Joint Committee
Intensified Cold War Ahead Amid Moscow Shakeup
Washington officials expect a hardened Soviet line after Malenkov's fall and Khrushchev's rise, with Molotov and Khrushchev likely to threaten force to block West German rearmament as Western Europe defense plans near final approval. Ambassadors and policy reports are under review.
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Washington
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
VY. M. Molotov
Nikita 5
Khrushchev
Georgi Malenkov
Kremlin
Western Europe
Germany
Malenkov
U.S
Charles £. Bohlen
State Department
Molotov
Supreme Sorces
Europe
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Peiping
James D. White
Nikita Khrushchev
Russian Communist Party
Bulgaria
Charity Crook
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