Peruvian Rebel Troops Seize Iquitos in Military Bid
Rebel forces in Peru claimed control of Iquitos, an Amazon port near Lima, while government forces remained loyal elsewhere. President Odria declared modified martial law as Merino’s 2nd Army Division led the revolt seeking a government reflecting the people, amid a backdrop of political turmoil with elections due in three months.
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Lima
Peru
Iquitos
Amazon River
Manule Odrna
Amazon
Odria
Gne
Marcial Merino
2Nd Army
Merino
World Day of Prayer observance spans nations and churches
The World Day of Prayer, initiated by American and international church groups, features the Sioux prayer translated for use in services across about 20 000 U S communities and 134 foreign nations since 1887. It highlights unity, humility, and stewardship through a shared Indian prayer.
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New York
Arizona
Cook Training School
United Church Wromen
National Council of Hes
Spiri
Eisenhower May Play Golf During Vacation
President Eisenhower may play a few holes at Glen Arven Golf Club in Thomasville Georgia today weather permitting. He has not been on a course since his heart attack on September 23 and has been resting after hunting quail and recovering under doctors' guidance.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Glen Arven
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Biee
Jet Bomber Explodes Over Northern California Killing Three
A B52 jet bomber from Castle AFB crashed during a training flight near Tracy and Sacramento. Three crewmen were killed and four parachuted to safety with one missing. Survivors described a midair explosion that damaged the intercom and forced bailout.
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Strategic Air Command
Tracy
Calif
Air Force
California
Castle Air Force Base
Patrick Fleming
93Rd
Castle Afb
Albert K. Brown
Pittsburgh
Edward L. Stenianski
Pottstown
Merced
James
San Joaquin General Hospital
Stockton
Here
Armer
Dedini
Hope
Korger
Rima
Planes Search For Missing U S Craft
Montrea l reports at least 14 planes were assigned to find an American craft vanished Tuesday in subarctic conditions. Pilot Whitey Dahl commanded a damaged war surplus plane without radio on a 30 hour hop from Frobisher Bay to Fort Chimo. Other aboard and passenger identities remain undisclosed.
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Montreal
Whitey Dahl
Royal Canadian Air Force
Dahl
Rcaf Search and Rescue Division
Prince Edward Island
Greenwood
N.S
Torbay
Nild
Goose Bay
Labrador
U.S. Air Force
Frobisher Bay
Baffin Island
Fort Chimo
Que
Freez
Hudson Strait
Dorval Air Transport Co
Park Fund Sharply Increased By House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a sharp rise in park funding for facility construction to 15 million dollars surpassing Eisenhower’s 5.2 million budget request and a Feb 2 add on of 8.35 million. The panel cited rising visitation with 54 million expected next year and urged broader improvements to highways and public access.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Eisenhower
Forest Service
Treasury
General Fund
Potomac River
Jones Point
Alexandria
Maryland
Virginia
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Mines
National Park Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
British Clamp Down On Spending
London announces emergency stop inflation plan cutting food subsidies tightening instalment buying and curbing defense outlays by 38 million pounds. Chancellor Harold Macmillan says all departments will face strict reductions as the 1955-56 defense bill targets 1.4 percent of total spending amid measures to slow money growth.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Bank of England
White House Halts Saudi Tank Shipment Over Foreign Policy Clash
The State Department canceled 18 American light tanks bound for Saudi Arabia after White House involvement, halting a shipment that could affect Middle East tensions. The move followed the prior announcement and sparked questions about arms sales, Saudi reaction, and U S plans for Air Force base agreements and oil interests in the region.
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Washington
White House
State Department
Saudi Arabia
New York
Middle East
Senate
Israel
Egypt
Russia
United States
Lincoln White
Damman
James C. Hagerty
U. S
White
U .S
President Eisenhower Vetoes Gas Bill Amid Senate Debate
In Thomasville Georgia a presidential veto ended the natural gas bill as bitter Senate debate sparked an inquiry into a $2,500 campaign contribution linked to Senator Francis Case of South Dakota. The move signals a sharp clash over energy policy and campaign finance.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Senate
Francis Case
R-Sd
Tornado Kills One Injures 35 in Aberdeen Mississippi
A fast moving tornado struck Aberdeen Mississippi killing Israel Hayes 50 and injuring 35 others across a four block Negro area and surrounding neighborhoods. National Guardsmen guarded the business district as damage neared 750000 with hospitals reporting critical injuries among residents.
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Aberdeen
Miss
Mississippi
Israel Hayes
Monroe County
Nathaniel Walker
Rebecca Randle
Sarah Cunningham
Lucinda Owens
J. H. Hill
Roy Steinfort
Aberdeen Examiner
Associated Press
National
It Over- For Lent
Robt Dieffenbacher writes for NEA Service on the first Friday of Lent signaling a universal Day of Prayer. The piece notes the National Council of Church Women and global prayers for peace, forgiveness, relief, and humanity. It urges believers of all faiths to unite in prayer and extend efforts now.
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Robt
Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
National Council of Church Women
Eisenhower
Europe faces peril of food shortages amid cold wave
Europe endures a severe winter with hundreds of millions in crops ruined. France Turkey Italy Yugoslavia Britain Denmark and others report heavy losses and shortages as floods ice and freezes disrupt agriculture and transport across the continent and threaten meals for millions.
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London
Europe
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Spanish
North
Africa
France
Ministry of Agriculture
Italy
Britain
Denmark
Greece
Germany
Austria
Netherlands
Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Sweden
Poland
Norway
Libya
Morocco
Sicily
Store Back Sound
North Sea
Helgoland
Passau
U.S. Army
Danube
Pyrenees
Spain
Ish
New Rash of 135 Sun Spots Seen
Sacramento Peak Observatory reports a major solar flare and a rash of 135 sun spots, spanning half the sun’s disk and about half a million miles across. Howard D'Mastus of Harvard University notes this is the largest group since 1946-47, with activity tied to the 11 year cycle and a peak expected in the near future.
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Sacramento Peak Observatory
N. M
Howard D’mastus
Harvard University
Alasmogordo
New Mexico
United States
D'Mastus
Khrushchev Drives Push Against One Man Rule at Soviet Congress
At the 20th Congress of the Communist Party Khrushchev urged collective leadership and denounced the cult of the individual. Deputy Premier Suslov and First Deputy Premier Mikoyan backed the attack, arguing one man rule undermines party unity and initiative. Tass quoted Suslov criticizing the past dominance of the cult and stressing Lenin’s principle of collective leadership.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Mikhail Suslov
Anastas Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Stalin
Lenin
Tass
Suslov
Eral
Boy Eats Deadly Poison in Hot Dog
An eight year old boy in Florence South Carolina ate a hot dog laced with strychnine and survived after rapid milk treatment. Police found two additional poisoned hot dogs in the same block and suspect a passerby aimed to kill neighborhood dogs. Doctor J L Bruce estimated five grains of poison in the meat, far exceeding fatal adult doses.
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Florence
S.C
Larry Mathews
J. L. Bruce
Larry
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