Eisenhower Endorses Nixon for GOP Nomination Publicly
President Eisenhower publicly backs Vice President Richard Nixon as his choice for the Republican presidential nomination. He clarifies at a news conference that his preference is Nixon, despite statements at the Gridiron Club dinner being misreported by some journalists. He also addresses civil rights, urging orderly protest and reaffirming support for the seven point civil rights bill.
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Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
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Gridiron Club
Geooe
South
Senate
House
Soviets Propose Global Troop Cut At Geneva Talks
The Soviet Union proposed cutting armed forces to 1.7 million each for the United States USSR and Red China within 18 months, with Britain and France to 650000. The plan envisions three stages supervised by an international control body and includes elimination of foreign bases and a ban on nuclear tests. Western allies gave a chilly reception as talks at Geneva stalled after 16 months.
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United States
U.S.S.R
Red China
Valerian A. Zorin
Nikita Khrushchev
U. N. General Assembly
Zorin
Britain
France
Khrushchev
U. S
U S Demands Dominican Return Five Bombers
The United States demands the immediate return of five B26 bombers reportedly acquired illegally by the Dominican government. The aircraft, rebuilt WWII twin engines, appeared in the Dominican air force amid a two year arms embargo for the Caribbean. State Department has sent a formal note requesting the planes be sent back to the United States.
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Caribbean
Miami
Chile
U. S
Dominican Republic
Dominican Air Force
State Department
Dominican Foreign Office
Crackdown Brings Arrests in the South
The Associated Press reports a mass crackdown with more than 500 arrests as sit-ins and protests against segregated cafeterias spread. Police used tear gas and fire hoses in Orangeburg to disperse about 1,000 students, 350 were jailed with $10 bonds. In Atlanta 77 Blacks and 2 white youths were held on breach of peace charges with bonds set at $300 and 30 day terms for the whites. The Rev. A D William King, brother of MLK, among those arrested. Largest simultaneous sit-ins across Georgia, South Carolina and Florida as protesters target multiple downtown sites and government offices.
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National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Orangeburg
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Atlanta
Georgia
A. D. William King
Martin Luther King, Jr
South Carolina
St. Augustine
Fla
Claflin Colleges
H. P. Sharper
Florence
Rock Hill
City Hall
Columbia
State Capitol
Kirkman ends NC governor bid talks citing statewide support
State Senator O A Kirkman of High Point says he will not run for governor of North Carolina and has withdrawn from the State Senate race. He asserts his commitment to public welfare and future political service remains intact, though he will continue to contribute to the state.
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High Point
North Carolina
Kirkman
Blustery snowstorm sweeps Midwest with heavy snow
A blustery snowstorm drenches the Midwest with 7 inches in Kansas City and over a foot in several states. Eastern winds 20 to 35 mph drive heavy snow across Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and beyond. Schools, offices, and factories close as travel becomes hazardous and traffic fatalities rise.
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Minnesota
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Ottawa
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Topeka
Parking Crackdown Reaches City Officials in Port Jervis
AP report shows Assistant DA Jerome Cohen paying four 1 fines after overtime parking crackdown. The desk sergeant challenges his claim noting City Court Judge William J. Gregg holds the record with six fines.
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N.Y
Jerome Cohen
William J. Gregg
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Thirteen Miners Die As Holden Mine Rescue Continues
Logan West Virginia AP reporting shows the Holden coal mine disaster where 13 bodies were recovered from gas filled tunnels. Rescue teams, led by Jack Matheson, search three miles from the opening for the remaining eight trapped men amid fumes, water, and collapsed passages.
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Holden
W. Va
Island Creek Coal Co
Kentucky
Matheson
Snow Returns To N C Roads Slick With Sleet
Northwest North Carolina endures renewed snow with three inches by midmorning, grounding helicopters in relief work. Officials plan to wind down National Guard and Army mercy missions by Thursday as roads remain blocked and cattle die from the cold.
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National Guard
Army
Col. C. B. Shimer
Piedmont
Greensboro
Winston-Sa
Cleveland County
Asheville
Highway Patrol
Red Cross
L. V. Blevins
Whitetop
Virginia-North Carolina Inc
Ft. Bragg
C. L. Siler
Col. Shimer
Newland
Ashe County
Five Crackup Victims Rescued After 2 Days In Severe Cold
Five aboard a downed light plane on a Nevada mountain survived more than two days in sub zero weather. A Hill Air Force Base helicopter evacuated the Stoddard family and three others from Ely to safety as they headed to Tucson for the 80th birthday of Wes Stoddard’s mother.
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Nev
Nevada
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
Wes Stoddard
Anchorage
Alaska
Stoddard
Randy Cumbie
Randy
Horace Cumbie
Cumbie
Stoddards
L. B. Douglas
Tucson
Arizona
Joseph V. Lee
Heyburn
Idaho
Butler May Survive Kennedy Boo Boo in Election Fight
Democratic National Chairman Paul J. Butler faced a political stumble after being linked to predicting a Kennedy victory. The remark, reported by the New York Post, risked undermining neutrality ahead of the convention.
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Jimmy Stewart Takes Austerity Role At Pentagon
Actor Jimmy Stewart serves two weeks on active duty at the Pentagon Air Force headquarters as deputy director of information. He sits in on staff briefings, learns press relations, and receives on the job training under Maj. Gen. Arno H. Luehman while standing in for Brig. Gen. E. B. LeBailly. The assignment aims to show how public relations operate in high policy translation. Stewart has prior active duty at Strategic Air Command in Omaha and remains known to Pentagon colleagues as General Stewart.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
James Stewart
Pentagon Air Force
United States Air Force
Director of Public Information
Pentagon Building
Stewart
Arno H. Luehman
USAF
E. B. LeBailly
Air Force
Pentagon
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
General Stewart
Freedom Sought For Carole
Carole Tregoff's lawyers plan to seek bail or other relief Thursday after a mistrial in the murder case against her and Dr. R Bernard Finch. Prosecutors oppose release, arguing against bail and pursuing a speedy retrial in the Barbara Jean Finch homicide.
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Carole Tregoff
Carole
Superior Court
John Barnes
William McKesson
R. Bernard Finch
Barbara Jean Finch
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