Eisenhower Sends Dulles to London for Suez Talks
President Eisenhower will have Secretary of State Dulles join British and French talks in London on Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal. The United States is already represented by Deputy Under Secretary Murphy. Mansfield urged United Nations and World Court action on the canal seizure.
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Dulles
London
Suez Canal
Washington
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Britain
France
Egypt
Ihe
White Mouse
United States
Dep
Robert Murphy
Murray Snyder
White House
Lloyd and Pineau
Murphy
Russia
Canal Company
Selwyn Lloyd
Rt D
Eden
Pineau
Paris
Guy Rollet
Canal
Red Chinese Troops Cross Burma Frontier Invasion Reported
Reports say Communist Chinese forces crossed the Burma frontier into Wa state and advanced up to 60 miles with outposts near the border. Burma's Foreign Office expressed serious concern over incursions along a 500 mile arc entering northern Burma.
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Burma
Putaphetin
Kunlong
Drudgery, service, and Burma border tensions amid war talk
An essay on shunned labor praises voluntary service and shared burdens in the home. The article shifts to Burma Burma frontier news where Prime Minister Ba Swe plans protests to Peiping as Communist incursions widen and border troops move to bolster defenses. Red China embassy in Rangoon has no comment.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
America
Subes von
Jesus
God
Putao
Ft. Hertz
Kunlong
Salween
Burma
China
Ba Swe
Peiping
People’s Freedom League
Peip
Red China
Rangoon
Bank Robbery in Bostic Nets $1841.13
In Bostic North Carolina a pistol wielding robber robbed the Security Bank & Trust Co of 1841 dollars and 13 cents. A man was arrested and held at Rutherfordton shortly after. Three women staff were present as the robber demanded cash and fled quietly. The report notes a prior 1954 bank robbery and a subsequent arrest in Atlanta linked to arm ed robbery.
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Bostic
N. C
Security Bank & Trust Co
Rutherfordton
Robert L. Carson
Willard Earl Harrison
Charlotte
Atlanta
Wilson Warlick
Federal District Court
Shelby
U S Advances in Nuclear Weapons and Power Drive
The AEC reports the United States is developing weapons on new principles and expanding plants to boost output. Progress spans weapon research at Los Alamos and Livermore, nuclear power reactors, a second submarine Sea Wolf, and peaceful uses including cancer treatment research. The nation now leads uranium ore production, with rapid growth in the weapons program and defense related research.
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Washington
United States
SerWith
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Free World
Canada
Belgian Congo
Los Alamos
N.M
Livermore
Calif
Seawolf
Pedestrian Flow at Street Intersections Studied
Researchers observe that at intersecting streets pedestrians generally run rather than walk, indicating a tendency toward rapid cross traffic movement and potential safety implications for urban planning and crosswalk design.
Stassen Granted 30 Day Leave Amid GOP VP Speculation
President Eisenhower approved a 30 day leave for Harold E Stassen to pursue efforts to replace Nixon with Gov Christian A Herter as No 2 on the ticket Some Republicans view the leave as encouragement while others worry it signals a unilateral move Stassen announced the leave at Gettysburg and said he would issue further statements upon his return His position as disarmament assistant remains with the White House apart from calls for his resignation by some House members
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Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Selene
Gettysburg
Enhower
Cam
Senhower
Tyle
Murray Snyder
White House
McKeon Testifies Marines Marched Recruits Into Marshes
S Sgt Matthew C McKeon testified in his defense that his recruit platoon was marched into marshes, mud, and water at Parris Island on several occasions during 1948 training. He recalled drill instructors blowing a whistle to simulate air raids while recruits hit the deck, with marches near Elliot's Beach and behind the rifle range.
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Parris Island
S.C
Matthew C. McKeon
McKeon
Ribbon Creek
Emile Zola Berman
Duriig
Berman
Elliot’s
Barary
Aluminum Negotiations Continue to Avert Strike
In New York and Pittsburgh union and industry negotiators resume talks to avert a strike at midnight. Alcoa and Reynolds Metals face United Steelworkers and Aluminum Workers International Union as wage discussions resume on a three year contract offer. Current refinery wages are $2.30 an hour and $2.21 for rolling and alloy work.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Aluminum Co. Aferica
Alcoa
Reynolds Metals Co
United Steel
Traffic Death Toll Seen Reaching New High in 1956
National Safety Council chief Ned H Dearborn warned it would take a near miracle to avert a record traffic toll in 1956 as miles driven and deaths rose in the first half of the year. Six-month totals hit 18 increase over 1955 with 34 of 47 states reporting rises. In cities over 209 000 population Dallas led with a 57 percent drop in fatalities, while Reading Utica and Pawtucket topped the list of largest cities with no deaths in six months.
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Chicago
National Safety Coucil
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Connecticut
South Dakota
Nevada
Dallas
Tex
Minneapolis
Rochester
N.Y
St. Paul
Ina
Re Reading
Utica
Pawtucket
British Warship Crews Recalled Amid Suez Tensions
Some British warship crews on leave in English ports were recalled today to be ready for a show of force in the Suez crisis. Fresh talks continued between British and American naval authorities at Malta as Britain, France, and the United States discuss an international control plan to safeguard canal passage and ease tensions.
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London
Egypt
Sielagaoe
Ocean
Devanwart
Malta
Mediterranean
Adm
N. K. Dietrich
U U. S. Atlantic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Canada to Enforce Antidumping on U S Cotton Goods
Ottawa formally notified Washington that Canada will apply antidumping laws to U S cotton products sold in Canada below U S prices. The move cites a U S government subsidy as the cause and aims to curb price competition with Canadian goods.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
U.S
External Affairs Department
U. S
Twelve Killed In Missouri Nursing Home Fire
A blaze at Reagan Nursing Home in Puxico Missouri trapped 12 of 13 residents. Most victims died from severe burns or smoke inhalation. One resident escaped. an inquest is planned to determine cause and confirm fatalities.
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Missouri
Puxico
Reagan Nursing Home
Sherry Frederick
Bertha Renan
Reseatery Ae
Jack Harty
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