Gromyko and Herter Meet in Berlin Negotiations
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and U S Secretary of State Christian Herter met at Gromyko's villa to discuss the Berlin deadlock and a possible stopgap before a wider summit. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd joined talks as Western diplomats weighed how to proceed amid calls for a summit only if progress is made.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Gromyko
Berlin
Berling
Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
A. A. Soldatov
Her
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
Lloyd
United States
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Heinrich von Brentano
Revenue Bill Moves to Senate in North Carolina
The biennial revenue bill with a pay as you go plan for individual taxes passed the House 86 to 17 and moves to the Senate. Proposals to apply withholding to large corporations sparked debate as amendments shifted who is covered and warnings of tax problems carried into remarks by several representatives. Some opponents argued the measure would shortchange essential services while supporters touted revenue safeguards.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Robert Morgan
Harnett
Senate Finance Committee
Administration
Thomas Turnner
Guilford
North Carolina
John McLaughlin
Ireidell
John W. Umstead Jr
General Assembly
Umstead
FCC Maintains Equal Time Ruling for Candidates
The FCC today refused to reverse its February ruling that political candidates must receive equal time on radio and TV news casts. The decision responds to a challenge by Chicago mayoral candidate Lar Daly and objections raised by President Bonhouer and Atty. William P. Rogers.
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Washington
The
Federal Communications Commission Today
Lar Daly
America First
Chicago
Bonhouer
Atty
William P. Rogers
FCC
U S Patrol Plane Attacked By MIG Fighters Off Korea
A Navy P4M patrol plane was attacked by two MiG fighters about 85 miles east of Weon North Korea while on a training mission. A tail gunner was seriously wounded as the aircraft dodged six firing passes and returned to base at Miho Airfield on Honshu. The incident marks another long series of Far East attacks on U S military aircraft. Mayer, a Torrington native and Naval Academy graduate, serves as a crew member aboard the damaged plane.
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Cross
Sea of Japan
U.S
Wonsan
North Korea
Washington
Navy
Defense Department
Ween
Pentagon
Inci
Iwakuni Marine Corps Air
Japan
Hon‘shu
Miho Air Forcery
Honshu
Far East
Formosa Strait
Comee
Mayer
Torrington
Conn
Naval Academy
Joseph F. Mayer
Litchfield
Iwakuni
Berserk gunman frees hostage after tense standoff
Kenneth E. Adkins, 22, surrendered after holding his half sister Myra Irene Kennedy, 34, of Paris, hostage in Charleston Illinois. A lawyer, Mervin Beil, spoke with Adkins for about ten minutes before officers closed in and the man laid down his weapons.
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Charleston
Ill
Kenneth E. Adkins
Myra Irene Kennedy
Paris
White Frame
Mervin Beil
Adkins
Pauley
Logan Cox
Cox
House aims to cut 300 million in foreign aid funds
Lawmakers pressed to trim yet another 300 million dollars from a 3.64 billion foreign aid authorization. Rep. Alvin M. Bentley said a 27-93 draft seeks a preliminary vote Monday amid prior cuts of 266.8 million from Eisenhower's recommended total as the House tests the fate of the Development Loan Fund amid broader budget fights.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Foreign Affairs Committee
Democrats Challenge President Eisenhower to Seek Public Verdict
Democrats urged President Eisenhower to take his legislative program to the people via television radio and speeches. Sen. Mike Mansfield said Democrats will fight back on the record in Congress and let voters decide in the next elections. Senate Minority Leader Everett M Dirksen supported the demand.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Mansfield
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Evangelist Claims High Soviet Morals During Moscow Paris Visit
Billy Graham said Soviets show a high standard of morals, especially in sex, noting few public displays of affection in Moscow and Paris. He described streets as clean, spoke of a tomb visit to Stalin and Lenin, and warned that even powerful leaders die. He planned to preach in Moscow and prayed for political officials.
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Paris
Billy Graham
Moscow
London
Graham
Stalin
Lenin
Liberace Libel Trial Defense Opens in London
British lawyer Gerald Gardiner, for Liberace, says the pianist appears preoccupied with accusations of homosexuality as he defends against a Daily Mirror libel suit. Gardiner contends Connor's 1956 column described Liberace’s sex appeal, not his sexual orientation, and notes no one implied homosexuality until the defense claimed it.
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London
Jury Today
Liberace
Gerald Gardiner
The
Daily Mirror
William N. Connor
Connor
Small Counties Back One Senator Limit In Constitution Battle
In Raleigh AP report small county representatives held a strong majority as they opposed changes to a reform focused constitution. They defeated three amendments aimed at altering or removing the one county one senator limit and supported keeping legislative control with the General Assembly despite Senate approval of a version giving the State Supreme Court rule making power.
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Raleigh
Merradon
Tion
Clon Ft
George Uzzell
Rowan
Nation
Guilford
Hugh Humphrey
House
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
Senate
Sen
Lindsay Warren
Beaufort
Supreme Court
Stalemated Steel Talks Resume in New York
Union President David J. McDonald announced talks will restart in New York after a five day recess amid a dispute over conduct. In Philadelphia he warned steel companies offered about six cent raises that would erase 18 years of gains and cut benefits by at least $2 an hour. Basic wages average $3.03 hourly.
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New York
David J. MacDonald
Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediations and Conciliation Service
Philadelphia
McDonald
Dramatic tale of captive escape unfolds in Mass
William Sedgwick, 49, of Philadelphia, recounted ten days as a captive of the Coyle brothers from his hospital bed in Middleboro. He described being tied, robbed of $11 with a hidden $50, and driven toward New Jersey as police hunted John Coyle, 23, and William, 21, for killing a Philadelphia officer.
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Middleboro
Mass
Coyle
William Sedgwick
Philadelphia
Sedgwick
David Brown
Carmen Brancanto
John Coyle
William
Doyles
New Jersey
Police Stalk Two Alleged Killers in Massive Mass. Manhunt
More than 300 heavily armed officers hunt John Coyle 23 and William Coyle 21 in a swampy woodland after a highway liquor store robbery and shooting. The chase targets two missing college girls Priscilla Jury 19 and Elizabeth McLand 19 believed held hostage.
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Middleboro
Mass
John Coyle
William
Philadelphia
Desperado
Priscilla Jury
Wayne, N.J
Elizabeth McLand
Glen Cove
N.Y
Green Mountain Junior College
Poultney
Ae Gine
Coyle Brothers
Air War Center Near Completion in German Mountain Complex
In Kaiserlautern area a near invulnerable air war control center tunnels deep inside a mountain near by towns. Col Edward S F Newbury says German contractor will hand over to U S forces in about three weeks. The underground HQ is already operating with the Advance Echelon U S Air Force in Europe.
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Kaiserslautern
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Europe
U.S
NATO
Edward S. F. Newbury
Bakersfield
Calif
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