Egypt Syria and Saudi call for new neutralist Arab alliance
Egypt and Syria announce a complete agreement on a neutralist Arab military and economic pact to replace the Arab League. Saudi Arabia backs the plan while Damascus says Iraq could join if it dissolves its Turkey pact. A meeting of premiers and defense ministers is planned this month to detail the pact.
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Yemen
Libya
Khaled el Azem
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Gaza
Israel
Admiral Stump Says U S Could Defend Anything
Adm Felix B Stump head of the U S Pacific Fleet said the United States would defend anything against Communists but offered no specifics on Matsus or Quemoy. He met with Chiang Kai shek and spoke after conferences on Formosa defense and aid to Nationalists including 22 landing craft turned over at Kaohsiung.
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Felix B. Stump
Formosa Strait
Stump
Ien
Chiang Kai-shek
Hong Kong
Defense Ministry
Matsus
Koohsiung
Committee Hears More Few Stocks Out Of Line
James E. Day of the Midwest Stock Exchange told the Senate Banking Committee that only a few stocks seem out of line despite an 18 month market rise. He cautioned against treating the market as a single entity and urged evaluating prices by book value earnings and gilt. Ronald E. Kaehler of the San Francisco Exchange supported cautious analysis of market trends and public confidence.
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James E. Day
Chicago
Midwest Stock Exchange
Ronald E. Kaehler
San Francisco
Senate Banking Committee
New York City
Fulbright
D-Ark
Day
Queen of Bermuda Sails Leaving Striking Crew Behind
The Queen of Bermuda sailed from New York with 120 crew aboard and 300 striking crewmen deserting from the ship. The British line cites firing of three crew as trigger for a cost of living raise dispute. consulate warns of deportation risks if strikers do not return.
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New York
British National Union of Seamen
Line
Steamship Line
Charles Allen
John J. Walsh
England
Two British Freighters Fired On in Formosa Strait
Two British freighters report they were fired on by Nationalist navy in the Formosa Strait. Westway, 3538 tons, said a gunboat fired near Tsinkiang and later reached the port safely with Royal Navy assistance. Tai Seun Hong, 2500 tons, said she was fired on off Rogue's Point and later reported she was safe.
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Formosa Strait
Westway
Tsinkiang
Royal Navy
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Cold Air Dims Warm Tar Heel Weather Across Carolinas
The Associated Press reports a Canadian air mass cooled the Carolinas ending a warm spell. Tonight frost is forecast in North Carolina and interior South Carolina with temperatures dropping to 30 to 38 degrees in the region. Tomorrow looks sunny and cooler with many spots dipping into the 20s to 40s.
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Greenville
S.C
Raleigh
Wilmington
Israel Labeled Aggressor in Gaza Clash by U N Armistice Panel
The U N Mixed Armistice Commission branded Israel an aggressor for a Gaza Strip assault that killed 38 Egyptians and 8 Israelis, saying Israeli forces attacked Egyptian troops and violated the 1949 Palestine truce. The ruling heightens Security Council censure risk as Maj. Gen. Burns travels to New York to report.
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U. N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Gaza Strip
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New York
Security Council
Edson L. M. Burns
Canada
U. N. Palestine
Gaza
Palestine
Truce Commission
U. N
Francois Geicomaggi
France
Russia
Egypt
Government House
Largest Atomic Device Of Series Exploded Near Nevada Test Site
The 1955 Nevada test series reached its 35th detonation with a 500 foot tower shot at Yucca Flat. A bright yellow gold fireball lit the dawn sky over Southern California and Las Vegas as 50 observers watched from Angel's Peak. The blast produced a 20 second fireball of about 20 kilotons, with a thick reddish stem and mushroom cloud seen at dawn.
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Nev
California
Los Angeles
Nevada
Angel's Peak
Charleston Range
Air Force
Yucca Flat
Yucca
Senate Democrats Split Over House Tax Cut Plan
Sen. Holland will oppose the $20 per person income tax cut passed by House Democrats. A minority report is anticipated to push the campaign angle, while Byrd and George joined Republicans in resisting the measure on the Senate Finance Committee. Ellender also opposes citing long term inflation risks. Secretary of the Treasury Amer PHREY suggests the House may back down if the Senate rejects the proposal. Kerr expects the minority report to be ready today.
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D-Fla
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Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
George
D-Ga
Ellender
D-La
Secretary of the Treasury
Amephrey
CBS
Finance Committee
Kerr
D-Okla
Royal Romance Rumors About Princess Margaret and Townsend
Rumors of Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend persist as tabloids push the long running romance. Townsend, now Brussels based, is cited by The Mirror interview as saying it is nice to hear they may marry, with an announced Buckingham Palace decision anticipated.
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Peter Townsend
Margaret
Townsend
Brussels
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People
the Peairy
Mirror
Pictorial
Howard Johnson
Ohnson
Buckingham Palace
Jelke's New Trial Opens Amid Call for Women Jurors
New York Minot F. Mickey Jelke begins a fresh trial on compulsory prostitution charges. Prosecutors again rely on testimony from call girls as Jelke seeks acquittal after a prior conviction was overturned when the courtroom was closed. Defense says names of high‑profile patrons will be entered on the record.
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Minot
Mickey
Jelke
Oleo
East Side
Valente
George Washington Herz
United Nations
Marguerite Cordova
Miss Ward
Sylvia Eder
Reds Hint At Work On Atomic Air Sea Craft
A Moscow broadcast claimed the Soviet Union has built atomic reactors for ocean going vessels cars and locomotives. It suggested a propulsion unit for submarines and surface ships and linked the claim to a book on atomic energy by scientist Leshovsky who described an aircraft propulsion blueprint.
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