Eisenhower postpones Nehru talks and plans Panama visit
President Eisenhower cancels the July 7-10 talks with Prime Minister Nehru at Thurmont Maryland and postpones them at Nehru's suggestion. He will instead visit Panama City July 21-22 for meetings with leaders of American republics while convalescing from illness.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Panama City
India
Nehru
Walter Reed Army
James C. Hagerty
White House
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Panama
Thurmont
MD Hagerty
United States
Iceland Election Narrowly Shifts Power as U S Forces Face Scrutiny
In Reykjavik the Progressive Social Democratic coalition gains seats to 25 while Conservatives drop to 19. a 27 seat coalition is needed for a majority. Voter turnout tops 90 percent as parties debate U S troop presence at Keflavik and surrounding bases amid a 52 seat parliament.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Independence Party
Atlantic
Social Democrats
U.S
Keflavik
Olafur Thors
Washington
Ike Will Convalesce On Farm
President Eisenhower will convalesce at his Gettysburg farm after leaving Walter Reed Army Hospital this week. Officials expect a discharge Friday or Saturday if recovery remains satisfactory. He will spend his 40th wedding anniversary at the farm with Mrs. Eisenhower, with hospital bulletins noting a comfortable night and stable vital signs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Thinking It Over by Robert L. Dieffenbacher
An exhortation on parenting, faith, and responsibility. The author warns against a deteriorating world and urges readers to live close to God to secure a hopeful future for unborn children. He emphasizes spiritual values, freedom, love, and responsibility.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D. D
NEA
You
Southern Democrats wary of pre convention Dixie meeting
Sen. Sparkman says many fear a pre convention Dixie session due to the 1948 fiasco. He rejects walking out or forming a third party, noting Southern reluctance after Thurmond's States Rights ticket. Timmerman says Southern chairs will meet in Atlanta to discuss a pre convention gathering before Chicago.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
Dixie
South
Truman
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Timmerman
Atlanta
Chicago
Overseas Air Bases Threatened by Base Loss Concerns Senate
Senator Jackson warned overseas air bases from Iceland to Okinawa face political attacks and argued their loss would force more B52s to deter Soviet air power. The debate centered on raising Air Force funds to 34.938 billion, with Republicans pushing for a smaller increase amid defense expenditure disputes.
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Washington
Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Iceland
Okinawa
Og Departmente
Eisenhower
House
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Bridges
R-Nh
Ridges
Wilson
Leap year custom lets girls propose in courting traditions
A brief note explains that during leap years girls may propose, while in other years the courtship privilege falls to the suitors. The tradition reflects calendrical quirks and social expectations of romance.
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Enae
26 Killed In Nigerian Air Crash
In Northern Nigeria the British Overseas Airways Argonaut crashed after takeoff from Kano in storm clouds. It carried 38 passengers and seven crew. 26 people died including 11 women and 2 children. An American Mobiloil Nigeria executive from Mohawk New York was among the dead. Captain H Y Tomlinson led the surviving crew of five others.
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Lagos
Nigeria
G. K. Eysaman
Mohawk
N.Y
Mobiloil Nigeria, Ltd
Ibadan
New York
United States
Ann
L. A. Ward
Reading
England
Kay Buckley
British Overseas Airways Argonaut
Tripoli
Libya
Kano
H. Y. Tomlinson
Royal Air Force
Kane Airport
French Kill 80 Rebels In Big Mopup
ALGIERS The French report killing about 80 rebels in the Aures Mountains near Edgar-Quinet in a large encircling operation. The band, estimated at 200 to 300 men, remains under attack as forces press to annihilate them. About 50 rifles and three submachine guns were seized.
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Algiers
Aures
Algeria
Edgar-Quinet
British Judge Shot In Cyprus
In Nicosia two gunmen shot British judge Justice Bernard Shaw in the head and neck as he sat in a guarded car. He was taken to a hospital in serious condition. Shaw presided over cases from a state of emergency tribunal and lived under armed guard. Earlier, pro Greek rebels bombed a Deftera police station wounding a British soldier. other attacks left five soldiers wounded near Famagusta.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Britain
Pate
Deftera
EOKA
Union of
Prus
Greece
Yerolikus
Famagusta
Minnie Mangum Sentenced to 20 Years in Norfolk Court
Minnie Mangum former officer at a troubled financial institution received a 20 year prison term in Norfolk. Judge H Lawrence Bullock ordered 10 years for embezzling 1 082 968 25 dollars and 10 years for giving false information to the State Corporation Commission, to run consecutively. Additional counts included forgery and similar false information charges.
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Norfolk
Minnie Mangum
Heard Corporation Court
H. Lawrence Bullock
State Corporation Commission
Bullock
Nere
Twining Views Soviet Aviation Show as US Demands Disarmament
Gen Nathan Twining US Air Force chief of staff attended the Moscow Aviation Day display with British and French air chiefs. Khrushchev said the show omitted heavy bombers to emphasize defense. The event featured delta-wing fighters, advanced day and all weather fighters, and a turboprop transport among about 120 fighters and 40 helicopters. Twining called the display interesting and planned further study in Soviet facilities.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Georgi Zhukov
Gen
Nathan Twining
U. S. Air Force
Moscow
Avi
U.S
United States
Twining
Communist Party
Tushino
Soviet Army Club
Nasser crowned first president as Egypt votes solidly
Premier Gamal Abbel Nasser declared Egypt will defend the constitution and rights after winning the first secret ballot with more than 90 percent support. The Interior Ministry reported 94 percent turnout of 5.72 million registered voters. The Revolution Command Council extended detention powers to the interior minister for a year and allowed the president to grant amnesty and promulgate laws before the new assembly.
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Cairo
Gamal Abbel Nasser
Egypt
E. D. Kiselev
Nasser
Interior Ministry
Revolution Command Council
Wafd
Mustapha el Nahas
Mohamed Naguib
National Assembly
Harriman Attacks GOP Regime On World War Fear
Atlantic City reports Democratic Governor Harriman denounces the Eisenhower administration as warlike and dominated by big business. Maryland Governor McKeldin counters with wartime restraint as Governors discuss education and politics on NBC. Chandler notes Democrats face stiff bids if Eisenhower seeks a second term.
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Atlantic City
Averell Harri
Eisenhower
Harriman
Maryland
Theodore R. McKeldin
McKeldin
NBC
State Dulles
Mechelden
A. B
Happy
Chandler
Senate
Kentucky
Players Not Likely To Try To Steal Home
In Elizabeth City Maple Pris on Camp near Currituck County returned from a game against Crestwell Prison in Washington County. Their truck stopped at a red light when felonious club members fled in baseball uniforms. James R. Stewart, 30, was recaptured Sunday. Officials commented the guard noted the unlikely chance of theft at home.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Maple
Currituck County
Saturda Nneey
Crestwell
Washington County
James R. Stewart
Qurtis P
Whitener Wins Nomination Over Gardner in Rutherfordton
Basil Whitener of Gastonia won the nomination for the ith Congressional District after counting 22,477 votes to Basil Gardner’s 21,141. Gardner, son of former Gov. D. Max Gardner, acknowledged the result amid lingering talk of election charges.
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Rutherfordton
N.C
Basil Whitener
Gastonia
Ith
Ral Gardner
Basil L. Whitener
Gardner
Whitener
Ton. Gardner
D. Max Gardner
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