Senate panel expands probe into campaign fund offer
A Senate select committee led by Sen. George suddenly tests a $2,500 offer to Sen. Case amid gas bill battles. Witnesses may include Donald R. Ross and Elmer Patman. Keck of Superior Oil and Neff are tied to the case. The panel will reopen public hearings to explore the general pattern of fund offers and possible wider influence.
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Sen
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Sen. Case
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Donald R. Ross
U.S
Nebraska
Howard B. Keck
Superior Oil Co
California
Elmer Patman
Hruska
Ross
Lexa
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U.S. Oneney
Justice Department
Case
Sens
Hayden
D-Ariz
Bridges
R-Nh
Thye
R-Minn
Keck
Crash of French DC6 Cloudmaster near Cairo Kills Many
A large French DC6 Cloudmaster crash near Cairo killed 52 passengers and crew, mostly French or Vietnamese. Rescue efforts involved Egyptian army and American pilots. captain severely injured. Plane was en route from Saigon to Paris with 55 passengers and 9 crew, attempting a landing when engines failed.
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Charles Billet
Saigon
Karachi
Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux
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Trans World Airlines
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Arthur Hoffman
National Petroleum Co
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Eisenhower Faces Decision on Re Election Plans
Tense mood as President Eisenhower nears a possible March 1 announcement on a second term. Washington reporters and GOP supporters monitor any signs while Hagerty stays tight lipped. The president rests in Thomasville after a Sept. 24 heart attack and may extend his visit before returning to Washington.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Washington
Ress
Scott Hotel
Sayes
James C. Hagerty
White House
Pro-West Faction Edges Ahead in Greek Election
Greece's pro-Western Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis won a narrow parliamentary majority with 154 seats in a 300 member House while his rival opposition led by ex Premier George Papandreou claimed a larger popular vote. The seven party coalition includes Communists and nationalists amid a volatile post election mood. Women voted for the first time in the nation's history.
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Constantine Karamanlis
Greece
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United States
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Cyprus
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Izmir
Smyrna
Moscow
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Sophocles Venizelos
Papandreou
Reds
Karamaniis
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EDA
Communist Party
Tsaldaris
Liberal Party
Venizelos
Liberal Democratic Uion
National Progressive Union of the Center
The
Agrarian Party
Democratic Party
Eisenhowers Re-election Push Divides Republican Leaders
Indiana Republicans rally in Indianapolis sign a petition to place Eisenhowers name in the May 8 Indiana primary. New York figures debate his willingness to risk another term. Kefauver campaigns in Minnesota while Stevenson visits Libertyville. White House denies Cabinet hint about a five year term.
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Eisenhower
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Indianapolis
Jamey M. Isaacs
Newarks
Tennessee
Minnesota
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Libertyville
White House
James C. Hagerty
Chattanooga Times
Washington
Hagerty
Carmine DeSapio
New York
Democratic National Committee
War Risk Freighter Sails With Tanks For Saudi Arabia
The James Monroe left New York for the Middle East carrying 18 tanks for Saudi Arabia. Crew of about 30, demanding a war zone bonus, settled the dispute after securing war risk insurance. The ship, part of Hellenic Lines, is bound for a port not disclosed.
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Arabia
New York
James Monroe
Saudi Arabia
Evch
Eisenhower
Israel
Congress
U.S. Air Force Base
R. H. Bennett
Hellenic Lines
U.S. Faces Delicate Questions Over Tanks to Saudi Arabia
Washington faces two key issues as President Eisenhower approves 18 M41 Walker Bulldog tanks for Saudi Arabia. Israel seeks 50 million dollars in arms and a security guarantee, while Congress demands Dulles explain the deal amid a Middle East arms race. Ambassador Eban warns of a widening disparity and a looming regional crisis.
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Eisenhower
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Abba Eban
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Egypt
Gamal Abdel ‘Nasser
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Nasser
Eban
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Middle East
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Britain
Famine Threatens Europe Amid Cold Winter Across Nations
Fresh cold snap and snow cripple Europe with frozen rivers and food shortages. Death toll rises across nations as prices soar. Britain endures record lows while Italy France and the Netherlands report heavy impacts on crops and supplies.
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Thames
Windsor Castle
Elizabeth II
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North Sea
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Greece
Holland
Austria
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Portugal
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Belgium
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Poland
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Sunderland
England
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Weser
Rhine
Oberwesel
Bingen
Andre Dullin
Vienna
Danube
Taffical
Lillebjoern
Netherlands
Old Tombs Unearthed at Jerusalem Site
In Jerusalem, preservationists uncovered 2000 year old catacombs in an Israeli sector building project. A plastered burial chamber features a wall drawing of two war ships with oars and sails, and two warriors with bows standing in the prow.
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Jerusalem
Soviets Adopt Massive Retaliation Policy
Moscow reports indicate the Soviet Union embraced massive retaliation as its new military doctrine. Marshal Zhukov warned the United States against blocs, touting diverse Soviet weapons and a ready home guard while Molotov outlined risks of Formosa arms buildup and cautioned over German rearmament.
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Soviet Union
Georgi K. Zhukov
Communist Party
V. M. Molotov
Pravda
Zhukov
United States
U.S
Komsomol
Union
Bulganin
Molotobh Zhukovov
Formosa
Molotov
Ansalaee
Asphalt Jetties Seen as Answer to Storm Damage
Carolina Beach residents hear how asphalt grains jetties protected Ocean City Md for 31 miles against Hurricanes Connie and Diane. Richmond district engineer Robert K Williams Jr compares costs at about $3000 per jetty versus wood or rock and notes local funds raised toward a $190000 beach rehabilitation program.
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Robert K. Williams Jr
Richmond
Institute of America
Williams
Ocean City
Connie
Diane
Catholics Split Over Integration in Louisiana
New Orleans archbishop and Catholic lawmakers clash over parochial school integration. Archbishop Rummel denounces racial segregation as immoral while a special committee studies the issue. Lawmakers vow to block integration unless legal appeals succeed.
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New Orleans
Archerenga
Archdiocese of
Archbi
E. W. Gravelet Jr
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana
U.S. Supreme Court
Gravelet
Rummel
Deep South
Archdiocesan
Eisenhower Holds Easy Day in Georgia
President Eisenhower vacationing at Secretary Humphrey’s plantation home in Thomasville Georgia rested and spoke on U S willingness to supply surplus farm commodities to Western Europe amid a severe winter. He noted France has lost about a third of its current wheat and discussed potential disposal under existing law with Hagerty Hoover Jr. and others.
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Eisenhower
Humphrey
United States
Europe
France
James C. Hagerty
Herbert Hoover Jr
Woopemee
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