Deputies Press for Shehab Election Amid Lebanon Crisis
Lebanon AP dispatch reports Parliament deputies congratulating Gen Fuad Shehab on a likely near unanimous presidential vote. Speaker Osseiran expects his election as Chamoun’s term ends Sept 23 amid National Front conditions, U.S. pressure, and calls for peace and security in the fragmented nation.
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Wilton Wynn
Beirut
Lebanon
Fuad Shehab
Army
Adel Osseiran
Shehab
Camille Chamoun
National Front
Se Ee
Chamoun
Jernal
Soth
U. S
Robert McClin
Iraq frontier clash endangers Ramtha residents
An Arab Legion patrol near Ramtha exchanged fire with infiltrators and captured a Syrian Kurdish man with arms. The army said Syrians have been trying to stir Kurds against Hussein as unrest involving Kurds spans Syria Iraq Iran and Turkey. The Kurdish figure Khaled Bagdash heads Syria's Communist party.
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Amman
Jordan
Arab Legion
Ramtha
Syria
Hussein
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Communist Party In
Khaled Bagdash
Faubus Wins Landslide in Arkansas Governor Race
Governor Orval Faubus defeats opponents by a wide margin in Arkansas with 243000 plus votes as crowds celebrate in Little Rock. Faubus faces continued controversy over desegregation after previously blocking nine Black students at Little Rock Central High School.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Fon Mane
Oee
Faubus
Dixie
Chris Finkbeiner
Lee Ward
Paragould
Finkbeiner
Ware
South
Arkansas National Guardsmen
Little Rock Central High School
Balloon Altitude Record Attempt Fails Over Minnesota
An attempt to set a new balloon altitude record failed when a giant five million cubic foot bag blew out at about 40 000 feet near Crosby Minnesota. The 20 story balloon drifted southeast before the top ruptured in cold wind and a sharp jet stream. Lt Col David Simons previously held the 102 000 foot manned record.
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Crosby, Minn
Air Force and Winzen Research, Inc
Minneapolis
Here
David Simons
Simons
Blimp Takes Off For Polar Regions
A Navy blimp launched from Lakehurst New Jersey on a historic lighter-than-air flight toward the North Pole. The 343-foot airship rose at 6 20 am and will trace the Hudson River Valley toward T 3 a floating Arctic weather station to study nonrigid airships for Arctic research.
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Black Line
U.S. Navy
Lakehourst Naval Air Station
North Polar
Churchill
Canada
International Geophysical Year
Ice Island
Artic Ocean
Lakehurst
N. J
North Pole
Hudson River
Bce Island
Arctic Ocean
Arctic
Contempt Vote Delayed in Goldfine Case Shuffle
The House Commerce Committee delayed deciding on a contempt citation for Goldfine amid a push to obtain 23 questions and documents. Rep. John Bell Williams said papers may be ready later and a vote could come tomorrow. A contempt conviction could bring up to a $1000 fine and one year in prison.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Congress
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Williams
Goldfine
Herman Adams
House
Justice Department
Quiet Returns After Haiti Coup Attempt
Haiti reports calm after a pocket coup failed with at least 14 dead as Duvalier loyalists clash with attackers who landed from a Miami launch. Seven attackers killed. U.S. Embassy urges indoors, curfew 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.. Port au Prince airport closed, about 400 tourists stranded.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
U.S
Miami
Fla
Arthur Payne
Payne
Paul Magloire
Magloire
New York
Frederic Durgineaud
Jrntnleter
Caribbean Negro Republic
St. Mare
National Palace
Anderson Hikes Deficit Estimate To 12 Billion
Washington AP report shows Secretary of the Treasury Anderson forecasting a 12 billion dollar deficit for the current fiscal year and urging Congress to raise the debt ceiling to around 285 to 288 billion. He warned revenues may fall further and expenses rise, noting historical debt peaks around 280 to 281 billion despite WWII-era limits.
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Anderson
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Ways and Means
Monty
Eisenhower Opens Plan for U N Middle East Summit
President Eisenhower proposes a U N Security Council extraordinary session on the Middle East crisis in mid August and suggests dates August 10 to 15. The plan, drafted for Khrushchev, notes Geneva as an alternative venue and stresses a true Security Council meeting rather than a five power gathering.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
U. N. Security Council
Khrushchev
Britain
France
Moscow
U. S
United Nations
New York
Geneva
Enaadan Tenth Amese
Middle East
U. N
Tass
Security Council
United States
Armco Price Hike Draws Kefauver Protest in Ohio
Armco Steel Corp announces a 2.75 percent price rise on 12 products, averaging about $4.50 per ton. Senator Estes Kefauver condemns the move as inflationary and may press the antitrust subcommittee on it. Other major producers weigh potential increases as wage-driven costs rise.
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Middletown
Ohio
Armco Steel Corp
Estes Kefauver
Armco
Kefauver
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
United Steelworkers
Senate opens debate over defense and foreign aid bills
The Senate begins debate on a 40 million dollar defense appropriation, with the possible addition of emergency foreign aid funds. Senior senators forecast only partial gains beyond Eisenhower's requests, while critics urge restraint and better management of spending. The Committee for Economic Development notes defense outlays could rise while avoiding harm to growth, without urging a specific increase.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Appropriations
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relaions
House
Saltonstall
Defense McElroy
White House
McElroy
Committee For Economic Development
Braden Defies Push to Disclose Communist Ties in Atlanta Hearing
Atlanta AP Braden a racial integrationist from Louisville Kentucky clashed with the House Committee on Un-American Activities refusing to say if he is a Communist. Braden a Southern Conference Educational Fund field secretary cited First Amendment protections and said his associations are none of the committee’s business. He noted bombings and terror against Negroes in the South. Other witnesses invoked the fifth amendment as committee focus remained on alleged Communist influence in integration efforts.
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Atlanta
Carl Braden
Louisville
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Communist Party
Braden
Southern Conference Educational Fund
South
Kentucky
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Dawson
Richard Arens
Committee
Rep
D. L. Jackson
R-Calif
Stong
Arens
Alberta Ahern
Jackson
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Republic Steel
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Youngstown
U.S. Steel
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Roger Blough
Us, Steel
Big Steel
Steward Nigh
Buttonwillow
Calif
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Yankee Stadium
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Polo Grounds
George Aiken
R-Vi
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Jack Hester ,Jr
Chicago
Armand Perria
FBI
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Junius Seales
North Carolina
Eugene Feldman
Penha
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