Four Rescued Soviet Sailors Step Ashore In United States
Four young Soviet sailors, rescued after a 50 foot landing craft drifted for weeks in a Pacific storm, landed at San Francisco on the carrier Kearsarge. Anatole Kardashev welcomed them, they face two days in a motel before New York transit, then hospital observation.
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North Pacific
Uss
Kearsarge
Navy
United States
San Francisco
Pacific
Marina Green
Golden Gate
Anatole Kardashev
Washington
Kardashev
New York
Kurile Island
Cmdr
F. D. Beckwith
la Jolla
Calif
Beckwith
Adenauer Pleads with Eisenhower Over Berlin at Paris Summit
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer personally urged President Eisenhower to resist Berlin concessions at the Paris summit. He met at the White House with State officials and pressed to deny a Berlin deal while prioritizing disarmament progress ahead of Khrushchev talks.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
Berlin
Paris
White House
Christian A. Herter
State Department
Adenauer
Germany
West Wins Battle Over Passes in East Germany
The West and Soviet Union clashed over new travel passes for Western military missions in East Germany. Western Allies feared recognition of the East German regime, while the Soviets reversed and kept existing passes until further notice after talks led by Lt. Gen. Voronzov. The missions, formed in 1947, serve as observers for both sides.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Germany
United States
Potsdam
German Democratic Republic
Germany
Face
G. V. Voronzov
ADN
Voronzov
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Poland
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Hope Ebbs For Rescue Of 18 Trapped Miners
Logan West Virginia AP reports hope dwindling for rescuers seeking 18 trapped coal miners after multiple probe efforts found empty refuge rooms and no sign of the men. Officials describe the area as a deadly, smoky mine with one escape route blocked.
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Logan
W.va
Paul Lingo
Crawford L. Wilson
Wilson
Senator Robert Morgan Faces Name Confusion in Campaign Spillover
Cleveland County's state senator Robert Morgan says he is not tied to Dr. I Beverly Lake's governor bid, but many in North Carolina confuse him with Harnett County's Robert Morgan. The mix has sparked calls and fund inquiries, while the Cleveland Morgan notes he remains unsure how to resolve the mistaken ties.
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Shelby, N.C
Cleveland County
Robert Morgan
Moon Believed Less Rugged Than Previously Thought
Cambridge Air Force study using shadow measurements from the moon's surface suggests a flatter terrain than earlier artist concepts. British French and American scientists contributed to the mapping effort, noting a horizon lacking towering crags may complicate position fixing for explorers.
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Moon
John B. Knox Bedford
Mass
Cambridge Research Center
Air Research and Development Command
Earth
Air Force
Zdenek Kopal
University of Manchester
England
Gilbert Fielder
Charles
F. Campen
Lunar - Planetary Exploration
Campen
Kopal
U. S. Air Force
Jean Roesch
Pic-du-Midi Observatory
University of Toulouse
France
Roesch
Stevenson Seen as Secretary of State Pick Not Presidential Candidate
Washington AP reports many Democrats view Adlai E. Stevenson as a likely secretary of state but not a presidential contender. Despite renewed talk of a soft campaign, Stevenson, touring South America, says he will not run unless drafted, and allies fear he is fading from nomination prospects.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Wall Street Journal
Mendoza
Argentina
Tllinois
Helicopters Still Flying Amid Snowbound North Carolina Rescue
Snow slows North Carolina mountain rescues as four inch snowfall returns. Eight Army helicopters deliver hay, food, and medical aid to isolated families in Ashe Boone Watauga Newland Mount Airy and nearby counties. Red Cross reports 2852 parcels delivered across 15 NC counties Tennessee and Virginia. Col. C B Shimer says end may be near despite worsening weather.
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West
Jefferson
N.C
North Carolina
State Highway Department
The
Red Cross
Tennessee
Virginia
Flatwoods
Ashe County
Tennessee Line
Boone
Watauga County
Mount Airy
Blue Ridge Parkway
C. B. Shimer
Raleigh
Military Mercy
Shimer
National Guard
West Jefferson
Newland
Chessman's Ex-Wife Sees Innocence In His Case
In Los Angeles an ex-wife of Daryl Chessman claims he is innocent of kidnapping and sex perversion charges. She recalls a 1940 marriage, his money schemes, and predicts his execution despite his previous stays. She says he was never violent and would not force anyone.
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Chessman
Los Angeles
Daryl Chessman
Soviet and Western plans clash at Geneva disarmament talks
At a 10 nation Geneva conference the Soviet Union belittled the Western plan for ending the arms race while urging support for Khrushchev’s four year disarmament proposal. U S Ambassador Eaton urged immediate steps with strong inspection tied to disarmament.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
U.S
Frederick M. Eaton
Eaton
London
David Ormsby-Gore
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Mail Thieves Kill Postal Investigators in Chicago
FBI and police hunted for three mail thieves after they shot and killed two postal investigators in their car near the Loop. The victims Ben Spizzirri 42 and John McAuliffe Jr. 36 were mounted with .38 revolvers but did not fire. A bystander Winton Murray 26 and his wife Emma 22 witnessed the scene as the robbers fled in a pause of the incident.
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Chicago
FBI
Loop
Ben Spizzirri
John McAuliffe Jr
McAuliffe
Spizzirri
Winton Murray
Roosevelt Road
Clark St
Emma
Murray
Jerome Williamson
Postal Transport Service
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Anatole F. Kruchkovski
Philip G. Poplavski
Ivan Y. Fedotov
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Lower Volga
Philip G. Poplavsky
Ukraine
Siberian
Amur
Anatole V. Kruchovski
Mars
Korea
Tnt
Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Chough Pyong-ok
Washington, D.C
John JM. Chang
Democrats
Police In Action
Democracy
Kwangju
Mee Et
Tam
Hope Ebbs
Lingo
Sen. Morgan
Senate
Gov. Hodges
General Assembly
Lake
Adlai
Valerian Zorin
Moscow
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