Cornerstone Laid For Capitol Front
President Eisenhower laid the Capitol east front cornerstone during a July 4 ceremony launching a 17 million dollar rebuilding and expansion. Speaker Sam Rayburn praised the ground and hill while tensions rose over Masonic participation, and Eisenhower briefly left before the ritual. Joint attendance by J George Stewart and other dignitaries followed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Capitol
Hope
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
District of Columbia Masons
Camp David
President
Rayburn
J. George Stewart
Burl Ives Sings July Fourth at English Garden Fete
Burl Ives turned a Moyns Park English garden fete into an Independence Day concert. Americans from a nearby Air Force base joined locals as Ives sang folk songs before a crowd swelling to over 1000, while a flag was raised and offerings for the British Legion were being collected.
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Steeple Bumpstead
England
Burl Ives
Burl
Moyns Park
John F.C. Bryce
Josephine Hartford
U.S
Ives
United States
Air Force Base
Wethersfield
J.C.L Roger L. Henson
Morriston
Ark
Bryce
British Legion
Scientist Pauling Praised in East Berlin Address
California scientist Linus Pauling was greeted with warm applause by about 300 at Humboldt University in East Berlin. The Nobel laureate spoke on world government versus atomic death, after receiving an honorary doctorate from the Communist university.
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California
East Berlin
Humboldt University
Pauling
Traffic toll dips below initial July Fourth weekend forecast
The Associated Press reports a slight drop in traffic fatalities during the first 26 hours of the 52 hour July Fourth weekend. Despite heavy highway travel officials note no fireworks deaths and reference historical Memorial Day patterns. Incidents include a Decatur Illinois crash killing four, a Petersburg Virginia collision killing three, and a Lake Michigan water incident with three drowned and three missing aboard a 24 foot cruiser. Overall weekend totals show 310 traffic deaths and 458 deaths across all categories in the comparable period to Memorial Day weekend.
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National Safety Council
Decatur
Ill
Petersburg
Lake Michigan
Muskegon
Mich
Six Die On State Highways
North Carolina’s Fourth of July weekend toll rose with at least eight dead so far, including six in traffic crashes. Charlotte pair Alexander Webb 38 and Francis J. King 41 died after a rear collision. Irvin Farrow 40 Avon and Julius Fletcher Ward Burlington also perished in separate crashes. A 18 month old child died in Wilmington and Augusta Williams 36 of Monroe was struck while walking.
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North Carolina
Igeway
Charlotte
Alexander Webb
Francis J. King
Child
Wilmington
Robinson
Irvin Farrow
Avon
Rodanthe
Julius Fletcher Ward
Burlington
Durham
Augusta Williams
Monroe
Kozlov Unhappy With Mixed American Tour So Far
Soviet first deputy premier Frol Kozlov faced a lukewarm reception in the United States as he wrapped up a 13 day tour with hints of stalled progress. He remained upbeat in public while Detroit and other stops loomed with potential friction. San Francisco hosts noted his evasive stance and light public interest in the mission.
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SAN Francis
Frol Romanovich Kozlov
Kremlin
California
United States
Kozlov
Detroit
Mark Hopkins
Nob Hill
Walla
Hades
San Francisco
George Christopher
Mikhail Menshikov
San Francisco Bay
Dan London
London
Alcatraz
Ety
Triplets Promise Hope From New Life Offer
Nath B. Miller of Southport considers a generous offer to relocate his week-old triplet girls Glen da Brenda and Linda to Charlotte for a better life. The family faces poverty with Miller’s 25 dollar weekly wage and 15 dollars in government support for injuries. Local officials report a flood of inquiries while Miller weighs work and housing offers from Paul Jones of an egg firm in Charlotte, provided the triplets stay with the family.
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Southport
N.C
Nath. B. Miller
United States
Peggy
Frances
Jimmy
Paul Jones
Charlotte
Jones
Miller
Cornelius Thomas
Clarendon Plantation
Thomas
Caribbean Cold War Risks Turning Hot Amid Interference Rejection
Havana dispatch reports Cuba and Venezuela rejecting OAS interference as Caribbean tensions rise toward potential armed clashes. Dominican Republic incursions, Nicaragua defense, and Panama plotlines underscore a growing regional risk with U S and Britain halting arms sales. Trujillo and Castro quote rival claims while Venezuela maintains navy and air defenses as Latin leaders weigh possible European arms deals.
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Harold K. Milks
Havana
Caribbean
Cuba
Venezuela
Organization of of American States
OAS
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Castro
Betancourt
United States
Britain
Europe
Maj
Ernesto Guevara
Middle East
Haiti
Nicaragua
Red Plane Designer In California
Andrei N. Tupolev, the Soviet aircraft designer, arrived in Southern California for a three day visit. He flew from New York aboard a VC137A and will tour Convair facilities then visit Lockheed and Douglas plants in Los Angeles and nearby areas.
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San Diego
Calif
California
Andrei N. Tupolev
New York
U.S. Air Force
United States
Convair
Moscow
Tupolev
Los Angeles
Lockheed
Douglas
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Valarie Saltsman
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Alaska Statehood
By Eddy Gilmore
Col
Dan Sharp
THE
Associated Press
High Point
David Cox
State Highway Patrol
Jaycees
Puerto Rico
Luis Somoza
Panama
Romulo
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