Embargo Talk as Alternative to Naval Blockade Prospects
Washington officials weigh an embargo on all shipments to Red China as a possible alternative to a naval blockade. Dulles says Eisenhower has made no Far Eastern commitments beyond the Seventh Fleet order. Bradley testifies that a blockade could be legal but risky, while Britain expresses concern over any blockade proposal.
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Red China
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China
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Bradley
Iia
Hong Kong
London
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Girl Dies In Suspected Suicide In Maryland Apartment
Washington reports a 19 year old woman identified as Mrs Billy Ruth Bryant died after police responded to a suicide call. The body lay nude on a bed in a Maryland apartment shared with George Leo Simon a 30 year old auto salesman. Police found a 38 caliber pistol under her body. Detective Vincent S Free noted she had lived there since May and a medical examiner ordered further investigation.
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Maryland
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Wood N
Vincent S. Free
Prince George County
George Leo Simon
Free
Simon
Charis Humes
Hyattsville
Fire Board
Bryant
Easter Seal Child Chosen for North Carolina 1953
Roy Edward Piner Jr a six year old from Wilmington selected as North Carolina Easter Seal child for 1953 Judge E Earle Rives Greensbor o president of the Society for Crippled Children and Adults announced the choice Roy is chosen as a representative beneficiary of Easter Seal services funded by the sale of Easter Seals
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Roy Edward Piner, Jr
Wilmington
North Carolina
E. Earle Rives
Greensbor
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Roy
Falling Power Line Burns Goose in New Mexico
In Albuquerque, a 4 150 volt power line fell across a fence where Mrs. Annie King stood her goose. The bird was burned to a crisp by the live line, the incident reported by United Press.
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Albuquerque
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New Ambassador Aldrich Arrives to Lead U S in London
Winthrop W. Aldrich arrived as America's ambassador to the United Kingdom. He planned meetings with Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden, saying U S Britain friendship is essential to the free world and expressing confidence in Anglo American cooperation amid postwar challenges.
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Eisenhower
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Anthony Eden
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U.S
Britain
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Minister Says He Was Kidnapped During World Brotherhood Tour
The Rev. Ashton Jones a Protestant minister traveling with his wife on a tour of state capitals said he was kidnapped three times and faced lynching threats in the South. He cited producing a letter from Gov. Herman Talmadge to avert a Georgia jail threat. Jones's 21 year effort promotes world brotherhood seeking an end to race prejudice and segregation. He was ordained Congregational and trained at Emory University and has pastored churches in New York and Michigan.
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World Brotherhood
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Ashton Jones
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Jones
Red Library Subscribes To Vermont Magazine
The Moscow Public Library in Russia became a subscriber to Vermont Life a quarterly magazine about New England life. The move was announced from Montpelier Vermont noting the interest from international readers in the state’s culture and scenery.
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Vermont Magazine
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Russia
German Police Expand Crackdown on Neo Nazi Groups
German police were to make more arrests in a Western Germany sweep against neo Nazi and Communist fronts. Four NeoNazi leaders were arrested in Hamburg and Bremen after searches of 35 leaders. British and Irish pleas for release by former Nazi detainees were also noted.
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Irish High Commission
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Bielefeld
Artery Banks and Grafts Extend Medical Repair Reach
The doctor explains temporary organ preservation through artery grafts and banks. Arteries stored in sterile solutions with balanced salts and serum, kept at near freezing temperatures, remain alive for weeks and support infant heart and vessel repairs. Lead-free interior enamels are advised for baby furniture.
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Bet Brings Arson Charge in Pontiac Fire
Three young men face arson charges after they set a vacant $20,900 house ablaze to win a bet on visibility from eight miles away. Police arrested them before determining the bet’s winner. Walrus tusks may reach two feet in length.
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Pontiac, Mich
Farmers Assured Income Protection by Eisenhower Aides
In an exclusive interview U.S. Farmers Assured their incomes will be protected as the Eisenhower administration pledges to continue or improve farm support programs. Clifford Hope and Ezra Benson signal steps will be taken within the law to address falling farm prices amid growing bipartisan pressure.
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Clifford R. Hope
House Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Kansas Republican
Hope
Ezra Benson
Experts Debate Blockade as Potential War Risk
Washington experts say a naval blockade of Communist China would not itself be an act of war but would carry significant risk. They note international law offers no automatic war status, though Beijing could view it as provocation and an allied response could trigger wider conflict. General Omar Bradley warned that blocking Hong Kong and Macao without allied consent would breach basic legal principles.
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Washington
China
U.S
United States
Bol
Russia
State Department
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hong Kong
Macao
Communists Threaten To Isolate West Berlin
East Berlin communists issued a proclamation threatening to isolate West Berlin and overthrow its government led by Lord Mayor Ernst Reuter. They warned that West Berlin would be incorporated into an imperialist military system and pledged support for any revolt as barbed wire, barriers, and screening reduce crossing between zones.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Soviet Zone
East Berlin
Russia
Tasty Problem Is Settled By Sardine Length Rule
Washington agencies rule that a sardine becomes a herring once it reaches nine inches in length. TheFDA decision clarifies classification for fish trading and labeling.
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Washington
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Food and Drug Administration
Two Dollars Miss On This Bet in Mail Pouch Robbery
Los Angeles police say John Dollar and his wife Patricia tried to turn two dollars into twelve thousand dollars by robbing a mail pouch. They were arrested on charges connected to the heist.
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Los Angeles
Two Dollars
John Dollar
Patricia
Pompeii Herculaneum and Stabiae Lost to Vesuvius Eruption
The 79 A.D. volcanic eruption of Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii Herculaneum and Stabiae, wiping out multiple towns and altering ancient Roman history.
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