Macmillan proposes nonaggression pact to complement deals
The British Foreign Office clarified that Prime Minister Macmillan’s East West nonaggression idea was to complement broader agreements. A spokesman said the proposal, raised in a Saturday broadcast, was not pre consulted with Western Allies and was presented as an interpretive suggestion rather than a formal correction.
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London
Macmillan
United States
Foreign Office
Dulles
Moscow
Geneva
Patience a Jewel from the King of Kings
The author describes patience as a spiritual jewel, buried within devoted people and nourished by God. It grows like a pearl in a sacred soul, not a material gem, and is exemplified by Christ's forgiveness. Those near God require extraordinary patience on the path of the Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Christ
General Gavin urged to rethink retirement plan
Sen. Stennis pressed to uncover if any party pressured Lt Gen James M Gavin into resigning as he considers retiring March 31. Stennis argued Gavin could serve better as a civilian and sought a full account of the circumstances behind the decision amid Pentagon tensions and White House remarks.
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Washington
Sen
Stennis
D-Miss
James M. Gavin
Army Research and Development
Senate Preparedness
Gavin
Pentagon
White House
James C. Hagerty
Mothers Cross Into Red China Visit to imprisoned sons
Three American mothers Mrs Mary Downey Mrs Ruth Redmond and Mrs Philip Fecteau traveled to Red China from Hong Kong to visit their sons jailed on life terms. They are the first US visitors sanctioned by the State Department since the Korean War pause.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Mary Downey
New Britain
Conn
John Downey
William
Ruth Redmond
Yonkers
N. Y
Huch Redmond
Philip Fecteau
Lynn
State Department
U. N
Dag Hammarskiold
William Ranallo
Peiping
Los Og Atty
A. J. Wirin
John Powell
Eisenhower Returns To White House
President Eisenhower left his Gettysburg farm at 7 01 am and arrived at the White House at 9 02 am after an 85 mile drive through dawn traffic. He met with the National Security Council to discuss East West relations and was back in Washington for a 9 am briefing with top advisers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
National Security Council
Gettysburg
Union
Congress
Hitchhiker Refuses Truth Serum Test
Mary Welborn a 22 year old hitchhiker from Albuquerque New Mexico has refused a truth serum test and further questioning on advice of counsel She told police she shot Robert W Lee last December 26 robbed him of 25 to 30 dollars and hitched a ride in a light blue foreign made sports car The county solicitor Emerson Allsworth plans to file homicide or manslaughter charges the case heads to Criminal Court Friday Lee a Miami student engineer formerly of Asheville North Carolina was in Belle Glade for Christmas with his fiancee Suzanne Forsee
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mary Welborn
Robert W. Lee
Miss Welborn
Albuquerque
N.M
Lee
Emerson Allsworth
Friay
Allsworth
Ben Grigsby
Sheriff's Office
Belle Glade
Miami
Asheville, N.C
Suzanne Forsee
Richmond Jury Delays Indictment in Wetzel Murder Case
A newly empaneled Richmond Superior Court grand jury considered indicting Frank Edward Wetzel of Fayette, New York, for murder in the highway patrolman slaying. Judge Rousseau urged fairness, with foreman W. S. Covington leading the panel as Wetzel remains held in Central Prison awaiting the bill.
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Rockingham, N.C
Richmond Superior Court
Frank Edward Wetzel
Fayette, N.Y
North Carolina
Dallatta
Vth MM
Pyuytul Sam Ht
Wetzel
Central Prison
Raleigh
Grand Jury
Boyette
J. A. Rousseau
W. S. Covington
Rockingham
Richmond County
Wade
New York State
Wister Lee Reece
Mississippi
Superior Court
North Wilkesboro
Lacchesi Named Hi-Toms Manager For 1958 Carolina League
Frank Lacchesi, 30, former Hi-Toms pilot, is selected to manage the 1958 Carolina League team. Carlson Howerton announced the Philadelphia Phillies control the Hi-Toms and that Gene Martin, Phillies farm director, approved the appointment. Lacchesi guided the Hi-Toms through a fourth place first half and pennant win in the second half, with playoff loss to Durham.
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Frank Lacchesi
High Point
Thomasville
Carlson
Carl) Howerton
Hi- Toms
Gene Martin
Philadelphia Phillies
Lucchesi
San Francisco
Calif
Durham Bulls
Highway Route Fight Marks Start of State Hearings
Eastern and western Piedmont groups clash as the State Highway Commission opens hearings on routing the federally proposed Ohio to Charlotte superhighway. The meeting also marks the opening of Winston-Salem’s new interstate expressway section and outlines potential paths through North Carolina toward Charlotte.
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Winston-Salem
Piedmont
State Highway Commission
North Carolina
Midwest
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Mount Airy
Salisbury
Charlotte
Eastern Piedmont
Greensboro
High Point
Western Piedmont
U.S. 21
Ohio
Canton
West Virginia
Virginia
Advertising In Color Boosted at NRDGA Convention
The NRDGA convention in New York heard Loveman's Birmingham advertising chief C. William Spoor claim color newspaper ads yield 20 to 50 percent more selling power than black and white. A 2,000-store survey shows 60 percent have ROP color, 58 percent use it, 54 percent report fair results, 38 percent good, 8 percent poor.
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New York
Birmingham
William Spoor
Loveman’s
National
Spoor
G. Gordon Dakins
NRDGA
Reaan
Study Group Urges Military Fund Hike
A 21 member Rockefeller Brothers Fund panel calls for huge defense increases, arguing the United States trails the Soviet Union in military tech and needs annual boosts of about three billion dollars for several years. It criticizes the Joint Chiefs of Staff for patchy strategy and urges creation of unified commands to integrate land sea and air units.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
United States
U.S.S.R
White House
Rockefeller Group
James C. Hagerty
State of the Union
Eisenhower
Congress
Hagerty
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCS
Eck
Missile Sub Threat Probed by Senate Panel
Senate Preparedness subcommittee probes the danger of missile firing nuclear submarines. Testimony from Rear Adm. Hyman Rickover and Allen Dulles cited Russian subs and 1500 mile missiles. Sen. Jackson urges a rapid Navy program aiming for at least 100 submarines annually.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
United States
Jackson
Armed Services Committee
Subcommittee
Russia
Navy
Winston Opens 3.11 Mile Interstate Expressway Link
Winston-Salem officials plan a dusk ribbon cutting for 3.11 miles of the Interstate Expressway costing about 6 million dollars with eastern link bids to follow. The ceremony beings with State Highway Commission leadership and local dignitaries including J Melville Broughton and Mayor Marshall Kurfees. A reception at the Country Club will conclude the event.
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Winston-Salem
U.S. 311
U.S. 52
Old Salem
Peters Creek
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
J. Melville Broughton
Highway Commission
Marshall Ku
Severe Texas Weather Strands Hundreds With Floods and Snow
A weather system drenched the lower Rio Grande Valley and Texas Gulf coast with floods and dumped up to 20 inches of snow in West Texas and New Mexico. About 1,800 people fled flooded Edinburg and nearby towns while 500 motorists were stranded across Pecos, Alpine, and Marfa. Eight residents on Padre Island were rescued after being stranded overnight as Coast Guard and Navy helicopters aided evacuees.
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Dallas
Texas
Orst
Ynoods
Rio Grande Valley
Corpus Christi
Gulf of Mexico
Marfa
Big Bend
Plainview
South Plains
New Mexico
Padre Island
Coast Guard
Navy
Padre
Edinburg
Bishop
Robstown
Alamo
State Highway Department
West Texas
Kent
Tex
Pecos
Odessa
Alpine
State C and D Board Opens Meeting in Raleigh
The State Board of Conservation and Development began a two day session in Raleigh with reports from C and D Director William P Saunders and Assistant Director J Edgar Kirk and eight division heads. A public hearing was planned for groups to discuss matters with the board Gov Hodges chaired the session. Committees on Advertising and food processing were active along with fisheries mineral resources and parks. Tomorrow commerce and industry water resources coastal aoi ways and other panels were scheduled.
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Raleigh
State Board of Conservation and Development
C&d
William P. Saunders
J. Edgar Kirk
Gov. Hodges
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U.S. Air Force
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Bakersfield
FBI
Tennessee
Kentucky
Bulletin
Winston
State
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