West Germany Opens Three Day Debate on Paris Treaties
Parliament debates Paris pacts to arm 500000 Germans in the West as police guard the Reichstag. Government predicts approval as Socialists oppose ratification arguing it harms reunification prospects. The majority report urges ratification and NATO planning participation for West Germany.
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Christian Democrat
Kurt Kiesinger
West Germany
Soviet Zone
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Russia
Adenauer
Hans Furler
Foreign Affairs Committee
NATO
West
Britain
France
United States
State highway plan outlines $97 million two year program
Raleigh officials announced a two year primary road construction program totaling 97 million dollars. Governor Hodges urged the plan and the State Highway Commission approved the 1995-56 fiscal year, with 1956-57 tentative approval. Federal aid and fund availability affect all projects.
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Raleigh
A. H. Graham
The
State Highway Commission
Commission
Hodges
Itsal
Graham
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Civilians Withdrawn From Nanchishan Island
Nationalist forces evacuated Nanchishan, a 140 mile north of Formosa outpost, taking about 800 civilians mainly dependents to Formosa. Island, garrisoned by 5,000 regulars and guerrillas, lies near the Formosa defense zone as evacuees move after pressure from army commanders amid reduced Communist threat.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
China
Nanchishan
Chiang Kai-shek
Pescadores Islands
Tachen Islands
U.S
Formosa Strait
Pescadores
Eisenhower
Reynolds Abandons His Yacht in Night Fire Crash
Richard J. Reynolds and Muriel Greenough, aboard the 55 foot yacht Scarlett O'Hara, abandoned ship near Miami Beach as multiple fires broke out five miles offshore. A fuel leak sparked the blaze at 2 a.m. and the vessel sank with only the prow visible at daybreak. The couple and the captain were rescued by Coast Guard craft.
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Miami Beach
Fia
Richard J. Reynolds
Muriel
Scarlett O'Hara
Reynolds
Muriel Greenough
Sapelo Island
Coast Guard
Nassau
Nine Men Die In Air Force Tanker Crash Near Windsor
A four engine Air Force tanker on a refueling training mission crashed after takeoff from Sedalia base near Windsor Missouri. Nine of the crew aboard were killed while two men parachuted to safety as the flaming aircraft hit a farm northwest of town. A Rock Island freight train conductor witnessed the blaze with accounts from Asa Gunn Eldon Missouri. The two survivors were S Sgt Stanley C Beach Lambert Lake Maine and T Sgt Walter H Polk Knoxville Tennessee.
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Air Force
Windsor
Sedalia
Sedalia Air Force Base
Missouri
Rock Island
Asa Gunn
Eldon
Stanley C. Beach
Lambert Lake
Maine
Walter H. Polk
Knoxville, Tenn
Report Says Federal Aid Unnecessary for Schools
A presidential commission says federal aid is not necessary for current school operations or new facilities. The findings challenge Eisenhower administration plans to boost school construction with federal funds and advocate states using their own money to finance education.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Rep
Bailey
D-Wva
Gwinn
SEATO Moves to Halt Communism in Southeast Asia
The eight nation SEATO meeting in Bangkok creates a Council of Representatives and a military affairs committee to coordinate anti subversion and economic aid. U S Secretary of State Dulles says a general answer to subversion will not come at the conference but a security representative could join future talks. Harold Stassen outlines U S support for Manila Pact nations and aid to other Asian countries.
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Council of Representatives
Bangkok
U.S
State Dulles
United States
Harold Stassen
U.S. Foreign Operations Administration
Manila
Stassen
Seato
FDA
Japan
China
South Korea
Indochina
India
Australia
Richard G. Casey
Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Dulles
Anthony Eden
Casey
Eden
Formosa
Far East
Free World
Cotton price supports assured for 1955 crop
Washington officials announced 1955 cotton will again be supported at 90 percent of parity, under the administration’s flexible price support law. An agriculture leader predicted this level will remain in effect for several years.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Merchants Prepare Dollar Day Bargains in High Point
The Merchants Association launches a two day Dollar Days shopping extravaganza in High Point. Oral promotion by co chairmen Earl Leonard and Earl Harllee promises bargain values across men’s and boys’ clothing shoes and accessories. Local merchants say plans began after December’s rush and aim to minimalize shopper costs.
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Merchants Association
High Point
Barces
Merchants Association Trades Promotion Committee
Earl Leonard
Earl Harllee
Bill to punish sex deviates faces House panel vote
A Raleigh report says the House Judiciary Committee approved a substitute bill separating punishment and treatment for sexual deviants. The measure pushes severe penalties for molesters while treatment would go to a separate bill amid facility concerns at mental institutions.
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Raleigh
House Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary 1
Arthur Man
Mecklenburg
House Committee On Mental Institutions
Goodman
Senate Roads Committee
Gouait of Seas
State Highway Commission
CAP Searches For Missing Jet Plane
The North Carolina and Tennessee wings of the Civil Air Patrol joined a search for an FS4 jet fighter bomber missing since Sunday after departing Turner Air Force Base Albany Georgia. The CAP in South Carolina began scanning the lower state as weather worsened, especially in the mountains.
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TTE
North Carolina
Tennessee
Civil Air Patrol
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
South Carolina
Faure Forms New Government in France After Crisis End
Paris reports Faure’s postwar cabinet rapid start with 16 new ministers among 20. Only four from Mendes France era keep posts. two of them swap roles. Faure, ex foreign minister, now leads as premier and must brief on policy details while national assembly approves his bid 309 to 210. Antoine Pinay named foreign affairs chief to guide international questions.
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Paris
National Assembly
Faure
France
Pierre
Mendes- France
Antoine Pinay
Tax Cut Battle Looms In House Showdown
Democratic leaders predict a House vote on a $20 per person income tax cut for dependents starting next Jan. 1 as Republicans debate chances. The plan would cut revenues by about $15 million for the next fiscal year and $2.2 billion annually after full operation, tied to extensions of corporate and excise taxes.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
Navy Finds No Submarine Sightings Off North Carolina
The Navy says its evaluation of reports of two unidentified submarines near Nags Head North Carolina found no substantiated sightings. The Eastern Sea Frontier Command in New York led the search and evaluation with various factors cited for the negative result.
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Norfolk
Nags Head
N.C
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Eastern Sea Frontier Command
New York
Eee Ieemieen
Olson’s Defense Presented at General Court Martial
Witnesses testified that Sgt. William H. Olson aided POWs in North Korea during captivity. Bernard Cuthbertson said Olson shared tobacco and blankets and spoke to keep him calm. Ray Hikida testified Olson moved a heavy food pack to help him catch up. James McCutberteen recalled Olson urging prisoners not to escape. Daniel Yesko said POWs sought articles to improve conditions but editors altered them. Capt. George Snipan described Olson’s role in a peace appeal area and Olson’s insistence on support from a Red Chinese interpreter.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
William H. Olson
North Korea
Bernard
Dusty) Cuthbertson
St. Clair
Mich
Olson
Ray Hikida
Chicago
mCutberteen
Ray
Cuthbertson
Daniel Yesko
Milwaukee
Wis
Yesko
George Snipan
Ft. Benning
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