U S Faces Latin American Fight Over Territorial Waters
The United States faces a growing dispute with Latin American nations over territorial waters as a March 15 Inter-American conference in Ciudad Trujillo weighs extending zones beyond three miles. Chile, Peru and Ecuador have claimed 200 miles, provoking seizures and penalties for foreign ships. the U S opposes such limits and warns the move could set a global precedent.
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Washington
United States
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
State Department
Mexico City
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Exico
Inter-American Council of Jurists
Organization of American States
Caracas
Venezuela
Miles
U.S
Union Local Demands Retraction
United Rubber Workers Local 351 demands a public retraction and apology for a statement that Goodrich tire plant workers led University of Alabama disturbances. The union denies inciting demonstrations linked to Autherine Lucy’s enrollment, citing outsiders and plant employees as misattributed rioters.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
United Rubber Workers Local 351
Goodrich Tire
University of Alabama
Goodrich
Autherine Lucy
Birmingham
Miss Lacy
Louis Carson
Carson
Holt Foundry
W. C. Tompkins Jr
Two Die In Jet Trainer Crash Near Charlotte
An Air Force IT-33 trainer from the Denver Air Force Academy crashed on its second instrument approach to a fog bound Douglas Municipal Airport runway near Charlotte. The two officers aboard were 1st Lt. Beverly S. Parrish of Martinsville Virginia and 1st Lt. James Preston Selke of Charleston West Virginia. One body was ejected and the other recovered hours later. The wreckage spread for about 200 yards, knocking out power and telephone service in the area. The plane, approaching from Glenview Naval Air Station Illinois, struck a pine tree and crashed near a residence without injuring the occupants.
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Charlotte
Air Force
Air Force Academy
Denver
Colo
Glenview Naval Air Station
Ilinois
Beverly S. Parrish
Martinsville
James Preston Selke
Charleston
W. Va
Douglas Municipal Airport
A. S. McHone
Air National Guard
Morelal Aiser
Graham is Named Churchman of Year
Evangelist Billy Graham named Clergy Churchman of the Year 1956 by Washington Pilgrimage Inc. Award will be presented April 28 in Washington. Graham, 36, on a Far East tour, has preached to millions and served in Korea and Europe. He grew up in Charlotte and now lives in Montreal North Carolina.
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Washington
Billy Graham
Washington Pilgrimage, Inc
Graham
R. Richard Renner
Washington Pilgrimage
Doctors Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Boston
Paul T. Babson
James D. Wyker
United Church
Far East
Edward L. R. Elson
Fisenhower
Ralph W. Lockman
Montreal
N.C
Charlotte
United States
England
Scotland
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Ecupoesp
Renner
Tar Heel
Korea
London
Wembley Stadium
Europe
Queen Elizabeth
Eisenhower
Salvation Army
National Freedom Foundation
Bernard Baruch
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Babson
YMCA
Wyker
Mount Vernon
Disciples of Christ Church
United Church Women of America
Marine Jet Pilot Killed in Cherry Point Crash
At Cherry Point North Carolina a Marine Corps jet pilot attempting an instrument landing crashed in a remote wooded area killing Maj. Alfred Branham 32 a reservist from Denver Colorado. The F-5 fighter aircraft went off course seven miles northeast of the base after a missed bearing early today.
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Cherry Point
N.C
Marine Corp
Second Marine Air Wing
Maj
Alfred Branham
Collapses In Witness Chair In Brooklyn Trial
An 80-year-old retired book binder in Brooklyn collapsed while testifying in a case charging a man with parking near a fireplug. He died en route to a hospital after the on‑scene collapse.
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New York
Herman Weinberg
Brooklyn
Employment Sets Record in Southeast for Christmas Season
The U S Department of Labor reports nonagricultural employment in eight Southeastern states rose to 6.4 million in December, a record high led by gains in trade, government services, and textiles. Manufacturing fell month to month but overall December employment climbed 251,700 from 1954 year end.
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Atlanta
U.S. Department of Labor
South Carolina
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
Post Office
North Carolina
Southeastern Factory Products
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Clearwater
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Winter Haven
Florida Citrus
Darlene
Florida Citrus Commission
Durlene
Florida U
Hinkle Milling CO
Thomasville, N. C
Star Chief
the Mighty
H.P
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