Remodeled Ocean King Hotel Destroyed By Fire
Atlantic Beach NC was struck by a large blaze that destroyed the remodeled Ocean King Hotel and damaged nearby businesses. Mayor Alfred Cooper estimated total losses over 500000 with the hotel alone at 375000. about 35 guests were evacuated safely as flames reached the second story. Firefighters from several towns fought the blaze with hydrants and ocean-side hoses. no injuries were reported.
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N.C
Ocean King Hotel
Alfred Cooper
James Jones
Morehead City
Beaufort
Fort Macon Coast
Eisenhower weighs risks of a Big Four summit
Washington reports the Western Powers move toward talks with Russia on world issues within months. President Eisenhower seeks a concrete agenda and solid prep before any high level meeting and warns against risks of a failed summit. Diplomats cite dangers including concessions to Soviet domination and inflated expectations. More on page seven A.
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Washington
Russia
Eisenhower
Il Red
Bulgaria
United States
Nehru Attacks West as World Tension Soars in Parliament
In New Delhi Nehru blames Western policy for rising global tension and says Quemoy and Matsu will likely fall to Communist China. He denounces SEATO pacts, Turkey Iraq links, and warns India will not join any bloc while defending nonalignment amid African Asian conference signals.
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India
Nehru
Quemoy
Matsu
China
Formosa
Indonesia
Bangkok
SEATO
Britain
London
Middle East
Arab League
South Africa
George Backs Ike's Position On Quemoy Defense
Sen. George of Georgia endorses President Eisenhower's stance not to commit now on defending Quemoy and Matsuyama if attacked. He warns against speculation spurred by officials and notes Kefauver accusing some administration leaders of pushing toward war with China.
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Sen
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
United States
Quemoy and
Matsy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Senate
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Kefauver
D-Tenn
China
Sinaia
Matsu
U.S
Government panel seeks repeal of fair trade laws
A 60 member National Committee to Study the Antitrust Laws proposed repeal of fair trade statutes that keep nationally advertised brand names from discount sales. If enacted, discount houses could set prices freely for items like mixers cosmetics and fountain pens. Responding voices praised and questioned the plan with lawmakers citing concerns over mergers labor unions and monopoly power while urging case by case judgment.
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Congress
National Committee
Rep
Celler
D-Ny
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Patman
Dtex
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Atty. Gen. Brownell
Senate Panel Backs West German Rearmament Pacts
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the West German rearmament treaties by 13 votes to 1 with Sen. Langer opposing and Sen. Hickenlooper absent. The pacts authorize a 12 division army a small air force a coastal navy and integration into NATO structure while restoring West German sovereignty and NATO membership. The measures now go to the full Senate ahead of an Easter recess.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Langer
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
NATO
Diem Wins Big as Cao Dai Army Joins Government
In Saigon Premier Ngo Dinh Diem gained a major victory as Gen. Nguyen Thanh Phuong and 42 Cao Dai officers pledged allegiance, integrating about 10 000 troops into the national army. The switch reduced the private armies of Binh Xuyen and Hoa Hao, once totaling 30 000 to 40 000 men.
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South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Binh Xuyen Society
anti-Diem
Nguyen Thanh Phuong
Cao Dai
Diem
Independence
Phuong
le van Tat
South
Hoa Hao
Tran van Soai
le Quang Vinh
Bacut
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
French Riviera
Purge of Soviet Farm Bosses Aims to Boost Output
In a nationwide campaign led by Nikita Khrushchev, Pravda and Moscow radio report a large purge of collective farm overseers. Tens of thousands are to be replaced by party and other organization workers as the drive targets inefficiency and corruption. The program covers areas from the Ukraine to Siberia.
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Soviet Russia
Communist Party
Nist Party
Enen
Pravda
Moscow Radio
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Ukraine
Siberia
Khrushchev
Underground Cable Dynamited Amid Nine-State Bell Strike
An underground coaxial cable carrying about 1,000 circuits was dynamited near Edmunds 19 miles south of Columbia on the Columbia Augusta leg. The 1:45 a.m. blast disrupted long distance, press, government, radio and TV service across several states and prompted rerouting before repairs by Southern Bell crews.
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Soujh
Southern Bell Te Co
Southern Bell
Edmunds
Columbia
South Carolina
Denmark
S.C
Jacksonville
Fla
Billboards mutilated as Graham crusade hits Glasgow
GLASGOW Scotland Huge billboards advertising Billy Graham six week campaign are mutilated. Former detective inspector William McRae questions if Glasgow is too wicked to save while Graham cites London results and notes Glasgow's crime and poverty as obstacles.
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Graham
Europe
George Burnham
Chattanooga News-free Press
Glasgow
Scotland
Billy Graam
William McRae
Billy
London
Christ
Grand
Billy Graham
Grace Kelly Wins Best Actress as Waterfront Ties Oscar Record
Grace Kelly wins best actress for The Country Girl as On the Waterfront ties the Gone with the Wind record with eight Oscars. Brando kisses and Garland watches via hospital TV where her baby is born. Crosby humorously accepts loss while praising Marion Morrison.
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Brando
Grace Kelly
Miss Kelly
Bisby
Judy Garland
Grace
Philadelphia
Miss Garland
Crosby
Marion Winin Iy
Bing
Kather Grant
Marlon Brando
Motion Picture Academy
Eva Marie Saint
St Louis Pioneer Publisher Joseph Pulitzer Dies at 70
Joseph Pulitzer editor and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch died from a ruptured abdominal blood vessel at Barnes Hospital after attending a St. Louis Advertising Club dinner. He led the paper for 43 years shaping it into a crusading daily with multiple Pulitzer awards.
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ST. Louis
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Advertising Club
Barnes Hospital
Pulitzer
Post- Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
Centraliall
Ee D. Green
Setioonies
Clergyman Objects to Graham Crusade Publicity
In Manchester England the Rev Fred Hoyle refutes Billy Grahams crusade publicity as exaggerating conversions He notes 6000 decisions in London last year but Manchester diocese confirms 7867 confirmations without similar publicity Graham tours Scotland for six weeks drawing large nightly crowds with few recorded decisions.
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Enterprise Today
Billy Graham
Scotland
George R. Burnham
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Burnham
North Carolina
Britain
Europe
Graham
LaGrange
Tenn
Navy
Associated Press
Chattanooga
Manchester
England
Fred Hoyle
Bogully
Church of England
Greater London
Glasgow
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