Eisenhower Churchill call for drastic world armament cuts
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill urged a general and drastic reduction of arms under safeguards. They offered friendship to all nations including the Communists if they pursue a just peace, and backed regional security systems under UN with aid when requested. The pair will continue in comradely effort for world peace based on the Atlantic Charter. Churchill sails to Ottawa after five days of talks with unresolved issues.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
White House
Ottawa
Canada
Pacific Air Command Planned to Consolidate Pacific Air Forces
ELTON WASHINGTON reports a new Pacific Air Command will unify all U S Air Force bases and personnel from Hawaii to the Far East under Maj Gen Lory Smith. The move creates the first single Pacific air command since World War II with duties including airlift, rescue, and war planning integrated with the Joint Chiefs.
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Elton
Fay Washington
Pacific Air Force
United States Air Force
Ocean
Hawaii
Far East
Lory Smith
Air Force
Pacific
Central Pacific
7Th Air Force
Adm
Felix Stump
Pacific Fleet
The
Clark L. Ruffner
U.S Air Force
Central
Pacific Islands
Philippines
Smith
Southeast Asia
Guam
Far East Air Force
Clark Field
Pacific Command
Korea
Japan
Pacific Air Force Command
Pacific Air Command
Stump
Ruffner
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Former FHA Chief Powell Refuses to Testify in Housing Probe
Clyde L. Powell ousted from the Federal Housing Agency refuses to answer senators questions on windfall profits for government backed apartments. Powell cites constitutional protection against self incrimination. The Banking Committee review also questions Wilson Wyatt and other figures over windfall gains and construction wage compliance.
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Washington
Clyde L. Powell
FHA
Powell
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Housing Agency
Justice Department
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Brownell
FBI
Banking Committee
William F. McKenna
Albert M. Cole
Wilson W. Wyatt
Adlai Stevenson
McKenna
Wyatt
Louisville
Wyatt, Grafton & Grafton
Sarasota
Fla
Franklin Manor, Inc
Earl Franklin
C. B. Compton
Begi
Maybank
D-Sc
Capehart
R-Ind
State Department deemed free of security risks at UN staff
A federal grand jury reported the U S government corrected conditions that led a prior panel to accuse the State Department of overlooking security issues among Americans employed by the United Nations.
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New York
U.S
State Department
United Nations
Farm Plan Support Sought
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration seeks support for a flexible farm price plan as Congress weighs a one year extension of current 90 percent parity supports. Nixon and Benson defend the program while opposing a return to rigid high supports and parity.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Congress
House
Capitol
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hope
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Repley
D-Nc
Pruette Report Wins Backing for High Point School Budget
Guilford County commissioners lauded Supt. Dean B. Pruette for a clear needs report and approved 518205.58 for the High Point school board while keeping the 1942 cent tax rate. If revenue falls short the panel will seek other funds and possibly shift capital to maintenance. The meeting focused on Greensboro schools with no decision on their budget.
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Dean B. Pruette
Guilford County
High Point
Commission
Pruette
Greensboro
W. G. Ragsdale Jr
Jamestown
Senate weathers party lines on $100 personal exemption boost
Senate leaders tighten party lines to back a Democratic amendment for a $100 increase in personal tax exemptions as Congress limits debate. The move aims to pass the administration tax revision bill by Thursday, trimming the 1875 era overhaul into a broad relief plan totaling about $1.477 billion in its first year.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Democrats
Safety Council Warns 430 Die In July Fourth Traffic
The National Safety Council warned the upcoming three day weekend could produce the worst July 4 traffic jam in history with as many as 430 fatalities. It projected over 40 million cars on highways and urged drivers to exercise extra caution to reduce wrecks.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
French Abandon Key Post in Central Viet Nam
The French and Vietnamese forces abandoned An Khe in central Viet Nam after two days of Vietminh ambushes. The withdrawal ends a five month effort to crush the Vietminh and signals regrouping in Indochina. The battered column reached Pleiku, while Vietminh claims of 1000 prisoners were denied.
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Saigon
Indochina
Viet Nam
High
An Khe
China Sea
Sne
Pleiku
Henri Navarre
Guatemala Crisis Shifts Again Amid Cease Fire Talks
A Guatemalan political upheaval ends with Alfredo H. Monzon assuming control after Diaz alienates rebels led by Castillo Armas. Guatemala City bombing reported. government radio cloaks moves as Monzon seeks a peace settlement and amnesty for anti Communists.
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Mexico City
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Diaz
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
San Salvador
el Salvador
Radio Today
Col
Castillo Armas
Enrique Diaz
Jose A. Sanchez
Arbenz
Alfredo H. Monzon
Jose Luis Salazar
Maurice Dubois
New York
Monzon
Truman Is Reported Improved
Kansas City Harry S Truman's condition was listed as improved though doctors remain concerned about his reaction to antibiotics after gall bladder and appendix surgery. The former president slept much of the day and could take soft foods while specialists from Pfizer assisted with problematic drug interactions. Temperature fluctuated slightly, but he appeared in better spirits on his 35th wedding anniversary.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace Graham
Truman
Alan Wright
Frederick C. Fink
Brooklyn
N.Y
Charles Pfizer & Man
Pharmaceutical Researchirm
Fink
New York
Reynolds Wins $175,000 Libel Award in Pegler Case
Author Quentin Reynolds gains 175000 dollars punitive damages in federal libel suit against Westbrook Pegler and Hearst entities. jury also awards one dollar for loss of earnings amid three-defendant verdict, with Pegler, Hearst Corp., and Hearst Consolidated Publications named.
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New York
Quentin Reynolds
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Hearst Corp
Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc
Reynolds
Hearst
Edward Weinfeld
Chargng
Hearst Consolidated Publications
New York Journal-American
Wes
Foreign Aid Cut Sought in House Split Over Indochina Funds
A bipartisan House group urged support for near one billion dollars in the 3.9 billion foreign aid package. The House Foreign Affairs Committee trimmed seven million from administration requests and set a 3.4703 billion program for the next fiscal year, with actual appropriations to come later. Debates included a possible 800 million cut for Indochina military aid and proposals to cut UK warplane production and technical assistance.
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Washington
House
Fiesenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Senate
Indochina
Asia
Burr P. Harrison
D-Va
Far East
Foreign Affairs Committee
Laurence Smith
R-Wis
Harrison
Smith
United Kingdom
North Atlantic
Heat Dominates Across South as Flood Warns Texas
Warm, mostly dry conditions give way to heavy rains and floods in Texas as Rio Grande water levels rise. Evacuations occur in Laredo amid a 41 foot crest threatening the business district, while Ozona reports multiple flood fatalities in far west Texas. Temperatures soar into the 100s in Memphis Jacksonville Birmingham Kansas City and Dalhart with Gila Bend reaching the day’s peak.
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Southland
Plains
Mississippi Valley
New England
Texas
Rio Grande
U.s.-Mexico
Laredo
Ozona
Nouthwest
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