Atlantic Storm Rips N E Seaboard Stranding Ships and Crews
Rescue and salvage efforts followed a violent northeaster that drove three destroyers and a frigate ashore near Newport Rhode Island. Three sailors perished from the Preston and a 30 man crew of the Etrusco were saved by coast guard rescue. A 96 foot fishing trawler and others were helped to safety as ships collided and battled heavy seas from Scituate to Norfolk. President Eisenhower unveils a 4.9 billion foreign aid package facing a partisan battle in Congress amid Middle East tensions.
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Newport
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Newport Naval Station
William A. Lee
Jamestown
New England
Scituate
Mass
Etrusco
Gaetano Traini
Long Island
Sylvia
Montauk Point
Providence
Margot Moran
Moran
Atlantic City
N. J
Laura Lauro
Norfolk
S.S. Nyland
E. Kirby Smith
Elizabeth River
Smith
Nyland
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Gettysburg
Russia
Middle East
House
Senate
Ride Bicycles To Cut Heart Disease
Dr. Paul Dudley White urged turning the nation to regular bicycling to combat heart disease. Speaking at a New York Heart Association luncheon, he touted exercise and diet while noting no conclusive proof yet and offering to inaugurate new paths for citizens.
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New York
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Boston
White
Two Divisions Are Sent To Algerian Fight
Paris reports Premier Mollet’s government activated emergency powers to airlift two mechanized divisions to Algeria. West German airlift support and naval moves were ordered as the Mediterranean fleet readies for coast guard duties. The cabinet approved decrees under the emergency law amid security crackdowns and calls for clemency for those condemned. A mass draft acceleration and reservist calls are planned, with Algeria reorganized into three military sectors and battle bonuses offered to troops.
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Guy Mollet
Algeria
West Germany
Ers
National Assembly
Molletay
Council of the Republic
Senate
Mollet
Robert Lacoste
General Staff
North
Africa
Air Force
Eria
Stevenson Kefauver Hit GOP Farm Plan Ahead of Tuesday Primary
Adlai Stevenson accuses Republicans of using top level precedent to mislead on farm policy while Estes Kefauver attacks farm price promises and Nixon voting records. Minnesota voters face a high stakes Democratic presidential primary with 30 convention votes on the line.
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Douglas B. Cornell Moorhead
Minn
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
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Nixon
Minnesota
Stevenson
Kefauver
American Legion Hall
Tennessee
America
Benson
Senate
Ovnne Ray Hemenway
Democratic State Central Committee
Legion Hall
Terrorists Strike In Algeria As Curfews Expand
Reports say terrorists raided Tlemcen, setting files ablaze with gasoline and burning a government truck before fleeing. The attack mirrors a prior raid on a central Algiers garage as a curfew tightens. French troops clash with guerrillas and American tourists observe a tense scene.
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Algiers
Algeria
Tlemcen
Maison Blance
Dulles Maintains Steady Policy Toward Communists
Secretary of State Dulles in Asia reiterates no change in U S policy toward Communist China. He says no recognition of Red China or entry to the United Nations and notes talks with Red China are not a settlement. He cites 350000 Chinese troops in Korea and ongoing hostilities.
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Dulles
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United States
China
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Taipei
Syngman Rhee
Japan
Geneva
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Karachi
Pakistan
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Thailand
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America
Fifth Avenue Parade Marks St Patrick's Day Pageant
Five hour St Patrick's Day parade along Fifth Avenue drew about three quarters of a million spectators. Ireland’s visitors and the 165th Infantry of the New York National Guard joined the procession, with Cardinal Spellman greeting marchers. Prime Minister Costello and Mayor Wagner presided from a reviewing stand as bands, clubs, and schools moved up from 46th to 96th Street amid sun after overnight snow.
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New York
St. Patrick's Day
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
John A Costello
Old Ireland
Averell Harriman
Ireland
165Th Infantry
New York National Guard
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Saint Patrick
Joseph F. Flannelly
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Sean P. Keating
New York City
Board of Standards
County Cork
46Th Street
96Th Street
Costello
Washington
64Th
Robert Wagner
B’gorra
Winter storm halts air and auto travel across northeast
The March storm battered the northeast from Virginia to Ohio, killing at least 56 people and causing massive disruption. Wind up to 70 mph drove ships ashore, marooned 700 drivers between Sturbridge and Auburn, halted air travel in Boston, and canceled boxing championship events at Boston Arena.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
Ohio
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maryland
New Hampshire
Sturbridge
Auburn
Mass
Newport
Navy
Etrusco
Scituate
Long Island
N. Y
Sylvia
Boston
Boston Arena
British Tommy IIs Killed By Blast Of Bomb
In Cyprus on March 17 a British soldier died and seven were wounded as a bomb hit an army vehicle near Rizokarpaso. Five Britons were hurt in an ambush by pro Greek Cypriots in the Troodos. One rebel was killed. seven villages were cordoned off as searches continued.
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Chakales Nicosia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Rizokarpaso
Troodos
Greece
Archbis Makarios
Nicosia
The _y
Strong Demands For Mid East Action Press Rising
Washington reports rising demands for top level U S and Allied decisions toward more effective action in the Middle East. Dulles returns from Asia to brief Congress as war risks mount and U N action, Israeli arms requests, and Arab bloc strategy shape policy choices.
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Bate Department
Middle East
Dulles
Asia
Far East
Cyprus
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United Nations
Israel
United States
Britain
France
Eisenhower
U.N
Talks Move Tunisia Toward New Independence Status
Paris reports say Tunisia, then a French protectorate, won French approval for a treaty of interdependence granting Tunisians control over foreign affairs with defense arrangements to be finalized. Foreign Minister Pineau rushed to the Algerian crisis cabinet meeting as negotiations neared a breakdown. The pact, to be published after signing next Tuesday, may allow Tunisia a national army with French support.
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Paris
Tunisia
France
Christian Pineau
Big Problems For Missile Corps
The No 1 Air Force scientist argues intercontinental missiles pose greater challenges than launching a space satellite. Dr H Guyford Stever says achieving satellite altitude needs thrust beyond any rocket to date and warns the 1957-58 International Geophysical Year push will test extensive tech.
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No. 1
Air Force
H. Guyford Stever
Massachusetts Institute of Techenology
U.S
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