Rightists Dominate New British Cabinet
Britain’s new Prime Minister Harold Macmillan names an 18 member cabinet dominated by right wing Conservatives. Key figures include Richard Austen Butler as leader in the Commons and home secretary, and Anthony Head as defense minister who oversaw the Suez invasion. Lloyd’s reappointment sparks controversy and charges of a pro right stance.
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London
Peter Thorneycroft
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Thorneycroft
Board of Trade
Britain
Eden
Suez
John Selwyn
Richard Austen Butler
House of Commons
Lold
Home Secretary
Butler
Péter Thorneycroft
Defense
Anthony Head
Lloyd
Disorders Reported From Red Bulgaria
Athens Salonika newspaper reports disorders in Communist Bulgaria with unconfirmed indications of an uprising in Stara Pjanika district. The piece notes a recent strike where three workers were killed and about 20 injured in clashes with police.
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Athens
Salonika
Bulgaria
Stara Pjanika
God Owns the World We Hold It in Trust for All
R L Dieffenbacher argues in a New Year reflection that people wrongly claim the world as their own. He reminds readers that God holds the mortgage and rents are not paid by us. The piece urges right stewardship and actions to honor God and aid fellow men in the coming year.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA Service
Bowater Paper raises newsprint price to 134 a ton
Bowater Paper Co will lift delivered New York newsprint prices by 4 to 134 a ton effective March 1. The move parallels increases from Abitibi Power & Paper and Consolidated Paper in Montreal and comes as publishers face tighter margins.
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New York
Bowater Paper Co
Abitibi Power & Paper Co
Toronto
Consolidated Paper Corp
St. Lawrence Corp
Montreal
Bowater
U.S
Calhoun
Tenn
Corner Brook
Newfoundland
Ike Opens Drought Tour With Texas Stop
President Eisenhower began a drought relief tour of the Southwest with a Texas stop. He plans a 22.6 mile drive through San Angelo amid reports of the region’s worst drought conditions, then continues to Woodward Oklahoma Clovis New Mexico Tucson and Wichita with a regional briefing and talks on relief measures. He is accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Benson and Interior Secretary Seaton and a drought relief team.
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San Angelo
Tex
Eisenhower
Southwest
Texas
Agriculture Department
Woodward
Okla
Clovis
N.M
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Pueblo
Colo
Garden City
Kan
Wichita
Washington
Great Plains
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Benson
Interior
Seaton
Mamie Eisenhower named among worst dressed women
British fashion writer Anne Scott-James lists Mamie Eisenhower in the Sunday Express as one of the world s ten worst dressed women. The piece criticizes her bangs bonnet and jacket as unfitting for a mature figure alongside names like Greta Garbo and Anita Ekberg.
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London
Mamie Eisenhower
Anne Scott-James
Sunday Express
America
Miss Scott-James
Greta Garbo
Anita Ekberg
Miss Garbo
Miss Ekberg
Queen Elizabeth II
Mrs Kelly Hopes For Grandson
The mother of Princess Grace, Mrs Kelly, arrives in Monaco to be with Grace and Prince Rainier. She says she would like a grandson, noting they already have five granddaughters. The baby is due in January.
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Monte Carlo
Grace
Palace of Monaco
Prince Rainier
John Kelly
Jan
Dulles Sees Decisive Test in Middle East Struggle
Secretary of State Dulles told a Senate hearing the Middle East may be the decisive test in the fight between communism and freedom. He warned Communist leaders will risk much to win and urged Congress to use decisive assets, backing Eisenhower’s authority for troops and aid. He noted Soviet forces near the region could be deployed with little warning and warned against Western Europe deterring limits.
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Washington
Dulles
Middle East
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Congress of the
United States
Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Death Decree Faces Strike Promoters in Budapest
In Budapest, Soviet backed Premier Janos Kadár's regime orders death within 24 hours for strike promoters. The crackdown, part of martial law imposed December 9, expands to public meetings bans through March 31. Armored cars patrol streets as courts threaten hangings and hard labor for saboteurs.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Khrushchev Attacks Eisenhower Middle East Policy
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounces President Eisenhower's Middle East policy as history's garbage heap during a speech in Tashkent before Uzbek Soviet officials. He claims Western powers exploit Arab nations, pledges ongoing Soviet aid, and argues American imperialism aims to supplant British and French influence in the region.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Tashkent
Supreme Soviet
Uzbek
Russia
Central Asia
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Egypt
United States
Britain
France
Israel
Asia
Africa
Middle Eastern
Bogart Succumbs To Cancer
Hollywood mourns Humphy Bogart at 56 after a March esophagus cancer operation and a Sunday coma. Survived by wife Lauren Bacall and two children, the actor died at home with a funeral planned and requests for donations to the American Cancer Society.
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Hollywood
Humphrey Bogart
Bogart
Maynard Bandsmag
Lauren Bacall
Noites Wittenan
American Cancer Society
United States seeks five point plan to ban further nuclear stockpiling
The United States presented a five point disarmament proposal at the United Nations, calling for a ban on all future production of fissionable materials for weapons under international inspection. It also seeks limits on space missile testing and arms reductions for the major powers, conditional on a strict verification regime.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N
General Assembly
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Homburg Hat for Eisenhower Inauguration Made Internationally
New York report says a black homburg for President Eisenhower to wear at his January 21 inauguration is finished after three months of work by hatters in 10 countries. Eisenhower agreed to wear the international homburg bypassing the silk inaugural hat. The hat was fashioned in stages by hatters in Italy, oil, Argentina and the United States and built to fit the President's head.
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Eisenhower
Trade and Allied Industries
Italy
Oil
Argentina
United States
Byrd and Cannon criticize Eisenhower budget outlook
Senator Byrd says relying on higher revenues to balance the budget is risky and calls for cutting spending. Representative Cannon echoes criticism of the budget size but doubts any major cuts this year as lawmakers lament public concern. The budget plans to exceed current outlays by about three billion with a projected surplus near one and a half billion.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
English Physician Accused Of Killing Widow By Drugs
Dr. John Bodkin Adams faces a murder inquiry in Eastbourne England accused of drugging Mrs. Edith Morrell, an 81 year old widow, then overdosing her after she altered her will. Prosecutors allege he created addiction to morphine and heroin to control her for his gain.
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Eastbourne
England
John Bodkin Adams
Scotland Yard
Herbert Hannam
Melford Stevenson
Aett Nee Aires
Edith Morrell
Adams
Morrell
Marden Ash
English Channel
Hannam
Adan
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Mrs. Kelly
Mid-East
Joseph McCarthy
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