Eisenhower May Define Aid Plan in White House Talk
President Eisenhower may explain his position on spending foreign aid money in Soviet satellite nations to reduce Moscow influence. Senator Knowland of California plans to press an amendment to strike the provision from the foreign aid bill. The Senate earlier rejected Proxmire’s move to shift military aid funds to the Defense budget, keeping the foreign aid package intact.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Moscow
William F. Knowland
Rcalif
White House
GOP
Knowland
Soviet Union
Red China
North Korea
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Defense Department
Proxmire
United Nations Turns To Middle East Case
The U N Security Council shifts to Lebanon’s complaint that the United Arab Republic incited rebels aiding the anti Chamoun revolt. UAR denies the charges as fighting continues and casualties rise in Beirut amid a broader Franco Tunisian stalemate over troop withdrawals.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Lebanon
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Camille Chamoun
Nasser
Beirut
Council
Tunisia
France
Guillaume Georges-Picot
de Gaulle
Habib Bourguiba
Bus Driver Finds Briefcase With $70,000 In Bank Books
James Dwyer, driver of a Providence bus, found a briefcase containing $40 in cash and bank books showing deposits totaling $70,000. One ledger noted a $50,000 deposit last month. The owner, a woman, recovered the briefcase and gave Dwyer $10. Her name was not released.
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Providence
R. I
James Dwyer
Dwyer
Construction Activity Rises 10 Percent
The government reports May construction at 4.1 billion dollars, up 10 percent from April. For the year to May, total construction is 17.7 billion, roughly steady versus 1957, with private activity 1 percent lower and public spending up 4 percent led by highways and military housing. Residential and industrial segments show mixed performance.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
California Will Hear Both Sides in 1960 Campaigns
Vice President Nixon and Adlai Stevenson may preview 1960 issues in California campaigns this fall. Nixon, a Californian, backs Knowland for governor and Knight for the Senate, while Stevenson says he is not seeking the Democratic nomination. If Brown defeats Knowland, Nixon’s prospects as a presidential candidate could be questioned.
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Washington
Nixon
Adlai E. Stevenson
California
Brown
Knowland
Stevenson
Congress
Golden Rule Turned Back To Honolulu
Coast Guardsmen halted the pacifist ketch Golden Rule on the high seas while it sailed toward the Atomic Energy Commission test area. Skipper Albert Bigelow faced a federal charge for conspiring to violate an injunction. navigator William Huntington returned to Honolulu with the vessel under way. Assistant U.S. Attorney Crumpacker invoked hot pursuit as justification for arrest outside U.S. waters. A May 1 court ruling had found the crew guilty of violating the injunction, with suspended sentences and probation.
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Honolulu
Coast
Atomic Energy Commission
Albert Smith Bigelow
Cos Cob
Conn
William Huntington
St. James
Long Island
N.Y
George Willoughby
Blackwood Terrace
N.J
Coast Guard
Huntington
United States
Asst
U.S. Atty
Edgar D. Crumpacker
Jon Wing
De Gaulle Faces Algerian Rebels In Constantine Rally
Premier De Gaulle urged unity in Constantine amid a Muslim rebel challenge to his program for equal rights and votes for Algerians. FLN representatives in Cairo rejected the plan demanding independence as the price of peace. De Gaulle promised a new French Parliament after a referendum and elections for administration tomorrow.
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Constantine
Algeria
de Gaulle
Tunisia
Cairo
Algerian National Liberation Front
FLN
Jacques Soustelle
Soustelle
France
Thor Takes Another Big Step Toward IRBM Readiness
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP The Air Force report shows the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile program advancing toward deployment. The missile fired from a tactical pad in a first test and is slated for troop use later this year. Thor squadrons will join the Royal Air Force in England by December with Air Force crews in training. Transporter-erector equipment was used to position the Thor for firing from a 90 foot concrete service tower. When operational the Thor will be fired in about 15 minutes.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Thor
Royal Air Force
England
House Rejects Ike Plan To Cut Army Strength
The House voted 224 to 158 against Eisenhower’s plan to reduce the Army to 870,000 men for the coming year and approved a $38.41 billion defense appropriation with a 900,000-man Army funded at an extra 99 million dollars. The measure passed 389 to 0 and goes to the Senate. The bill also boosts submarine and missile programs and expands National Guard, Marine, and reservist funding, while rejecting 35 million for a semis nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Turkey Legislation Is Assailed By North Carolina Poultryman
Marvin Johnston of the North Carolina Turkey Federation attacks a proposed federal control bill the National Turkey Marketing Bill Sisk-Watts before Congress. He warns the measure would freeze NC production and favor northern and western states with quotas and penalties.
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Rose Hill
N. C
California
Minnesota
North Carolina
Marvin Johnston
North Carolina Turkey Federation
Southeastern Poultry and Egg Assn
Sisk-Watts
Johnston
Secretary of Agriculture
Night Tornado Kills 25 in Wisconsin Towns
A Wisconsin tornado killed at least 25 people and injured over 100 in Colfax and surrounding areas near Menomonie and Chippewa Falls. Many houses were destroyed or damaged, with power lines down and communications disrupted. National Guardsmen were deployed for rescue and recovery as officials coordinated aid and transport for the injured.
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Menomonip
Wis
Colfax
Menomonie
Chippewa Falls
Vernon Thomson
Factors in California primary reshape party fortunes
In California's primary, a Democratic surge challenged the GOP stronghold. Edmund G Brown led a high vote tally for governor as Brownstorming campaigns drew broad support while Knowland's brief state presence, labor opposition to his union democracy stance, and cross filing affected results. Republicans see potential comeback. Democrats foresee landslide.
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San Francisco
California
William F. Knowland
Dem
Knowland
Brown
Knight
Goodwin Knight
U.S. Senate
Clair Engle
Red
Earl Warren
Marathon Talkers Prove What Men Have Known
Fayetteville hosts a marathon talkathon where contestants including Mrs. Arthur Capps and Mrs. J. D. McCauley vie to outlast others in extended speeches. Ernie Eye will challenge the eventual winner as the event seeks a top prize of 1500 dollars in a showroom setting broadcast on local media.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Ernie Eye
Arthur
Louisiana State University
Methodist Conference Opens in Lake Junaluska North Carolina
The Western North Carolina Methodist Conference begins a four day meeting at Lake Junaluska with committee reports. A Saturday progress report covers a three million dollar campaign for local Methodist colleges, including Guilford and Randolph counties. New pastoral assignments will be announced Sunday by Bishop Nolan B Harmon. Deacons will be ordained Friday and Mary E Bethea of Pfeiffer College to be consecrated as a Harmon.
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Lake Junaluska
N. C
North Carolina Methodist Conference
Guilford
Randolph
Nolan B. Harmon
Charlotte
Mary E. Bethea
Pfeiffer College
Harmon
Board of Pensions
Conference Relations Committee
Television, Radio and Film Commission
Commission On Town and Country Work
Wilson O. Weldon
Gastonia
Higher Education Commission
God Is No Sputnik He Is Alive and Real
The author compares manmade satellites circling Earth to the living God. He argues most people overlook God while satellites travel unseen, urging readers to keep in touch with Him as a real, near presence rather than a distant speck in the universe.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
God
Sputnik
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