MacArthur Receives Fresh Accolades On Birthday Return
General Douglas MacArthur, 75, returns to Los Angeles after 18 years to a hero’s welcome. A 1,500-strong crowd greeted him at the airport, with thousands more along the route to his hotel. He unveils a bronze statue in MacArthur Park and attends a luncheon and Legion dinner with 1,000 and 1,100 attendees respectively.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Francis Eric Bloy
Biltmore Bowl
American Legion
Ambassador Hotel
Embassy Room
New York
MacArthur
Norris Poulson
Pedro G. Ramirez
Philippines
Pil Shik Chin
Korea
Shinsaku
Hopes Dim For Fliers Release At United Nations
United Nations sources say weeks of Formosa developments dim hopes for early release of 17 Americans held in Red China. They warn Security Council action and General Assembly efforts may falter as talks are strained by Eisenhower’s message and Chou En Lai’s stance. Dag Hammarskjold’s Peiping mission yielded a first step toward freeing the prisoners. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. voiced optimism.
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Formosa
Red China
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General Assembly
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Chou En-lai
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Eden Backs Ike's Stand On Formosa
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden endorses President Eisenhower in Formosa crisis. Britain supports a cease fire and notes U S would use armed forces only with great reluctance. Eden says force is not a solution and urges settlement through negotiations.
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London
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
Formosa
Commons
Britain
Wilson Sees No Need For Military Formations
President Wilson told Congress he sees no need for United States formed forces short of war and did not mention any Formosa or defense contingency. The remark came amid debate over military posture and potential future mobilization.
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Wilson
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Formosa
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Radford
Russia
Department of Defense
Defense
General Administration
Continental
Iison
Army
Closed Sessions Approved in North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina Senate adopted rules allowing committees to hold closed sessions with final votes in open meetings. The move comes as the Senate repealed the 1953 secrecy law with a House backed repeal bill. Debate included objections to the rule and notes on related House actions influencing open meeting requirements.
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Senate
House
Calvin Graves
Forsyth
Rules
Appropriations
Paul F. Jones
Pitt
Rules Committee
Frank Cooke
Gaston
Cutlar Moore
Robeson
Wills Hancock
Granville
Senate debate on Formosa war powers remains uncertain
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees approve 26 to 2 a measure giving the President full war powers to defend Formosa and nearby outposts. The vote mirrors the House action, with untried chances for immediate debate amid procedural layovers and amendments.
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Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Eisenhower
Formosa
Sens. Langer
R-N.d
Morse
Ind.-Ore
Senate
House
Senators condemn post office closings defy rural delivery goals
South Carolina Senator Johnston reports widespread complaints over Post Office Department consolidations as the Eisenhower era drives 1,849 tiny offices to close. Critics cite harm to small towns while officials defend efficiency and continued surveys to keep viable offices. Cy Young linked case noted for political leverage.
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Ecumainen
Johnston
D-Sc
Senate Post Office Committee
Post Office Department
Peok
Ohio
Denton
Cy) Young
Bow
Young
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Senate
South Carolina
Department
White Rock
S.C
Notlegy
More Small Post Offices To Close
Washington postal authorities said they will continue closing ineffectient small town post offices despite complaints from Democrats in Congress.
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Washington
Congress
300 Costa Rica Rebels Surrender Ending Two-Week Conflict
300 Costa Rican rebels surrendered to internment in Nicaragua ending a two week Costa Rican revolution. The Inter-American Peace Commission postponed its Washington trip to finish conciliation work. President Somoza warned cross border insurgents would be jailed in Managua as Jose Figueres regime sought to end fighting.
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Nicaragua
Inter-American Peace Commission
Washington
Anastasio Somoza
Managua
Jose Mora
Uruguay
Council of the Organization of American States
Oscar Sevilla Sacasa
Luis Quintanilla
Mexico
Peace Commission
OAS
Quintanilla
Commission
OAS Council
Figueres
Bipartisan push for federal school construction aid gains support
Members of the House Education and Labor Committee indicate enough bipartisan backing exists to pass some federal aid for school construction. Leaders say it could be a committee priority, with debates on methods and funding. President Eisenhower urged action in his state of the union, but the budget lacks funds for the program.
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House Education and Labor Committee
Wier
D-Minn
Rep
McConnell
Pennsylvania
Barden
D-Nc
Eisenhower
Congress
Durham Woman Claimed 118 Years Old Passes Away
Amma Belle Stone, reportedly 118, died at her Durham home yesterday. A neighbor said she was born a slave in Chatham County.
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Amma Belle Stone
Women Assume the Will Run Eisenhower 1956 Bid
Miss Bertha Adkins, assistant to the Republican national chairman, says she is convinced Eisenhower will run for a second term though he has given no public indication. She heads the Republican Women's Division and hosted a breakfast for 18 women leaders as campaign planning proceeds. She cites his unfinished aims and a year and a half to complete them as the basis for the belief.
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Washington
Bertha Adkins
Eisenhower
Miss Adkins
Economists Clash Over 1954 Economic Comeback Outlook
Washington economists from the CIO and a Truman era adviser challenged President Eisenhower’s 1954 economic report. Stanley Ruttenberg and Leon Keyserling argued the economy remained below 1953 levels in key sectors, with manufacturing employment lagging by over a million and 1955 growth unlikely to quickly reduce unemployment. They warned against complacency despite signs of upturn.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Stanley H. Ruttenberg
Leon Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Senate House Economic Committee
Ruttenberg
Keyserling
Communist Convicted In Law Test In Illinoi
Claude Lightfoot, 44, secretary of the Communist Party of Illinois, is convicted in Chicago federal court on a Smith Act test. He faces a crime for mere membership in an organization known to advocate violent overthrow of the U.S. government. He is the first individual tried under the act.
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Chicago
Claude Lightfoot
Communist Party
U.S
Lightfoot
Communist Party of Illinois
Evacuation Plans Seen For Tachen Islands
Nationalist forces are set to abandon the Tachen Islands with U S and Nationalist officers completing planning. Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride would command a joint operation, while the Helena sails from Keelung and 7th Fleet aircraft staged maneuvers nearby.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Tachen Islands
Eisenhower
Adm
Alfred M. Pride
U.S
7Th Fleet
Helena
North Formosa
Keelung
China News
Yikiangshan Island
Cial
State Board wraps three day meeting with reports and requests
The State Board of Conservation and Development concluded a three day session hearing committee reports. The Water Resources panel withholds action on statewide water legislation pending a governor advisory report. Chair Miles J. Smith said recommendations for Yadkin River flood control and impounding by the Army Corps of Engineers were approved by mail vote.
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Yadkin River
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
C&d
Ben Douglas
U.S
Herbert Bonner
Graham Barden
Drum Inlet
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Carteret County
Roger W. Wolcott
Raleigh
North Carol Forestry Assn
Forests Committee
Fred Claridge
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bladen Lakes State Forest
Bladen County
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Clarence Grant
Snead
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