Johnson Joins UN Delegation to Promote Space Peace
Seattle AP report says Lyndon Johnson becomes part of the U S delegation at the United Nations to back a bipartisan push to ban long range weapons in outer space. Dulles announced Johnson's role with Lodge as debate on the issue nears.
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Texas
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U.N. General Assembly
Henry Cabot Lodge
Soviet Union
U.N
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Britain
France
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Colombo Delegates Back Ike Plan For Asian Progress
About 200 Colombo Plan delegates praise President Eisenhower’s five point program to raise living standards in South and Southeast Asia. They note slow overall progress, hunger a concern, and urgency to avert economic trouble as Asian nations seek growth and stability amid global tensions.
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Pakistan
Mohammed Ali
Asia
R. S. S. Dunewardene
Viet Nam
Vu van Mau
Dulles
Cubans Caught With Munitions At Fort Lauderdale Air Field
Federal agents captured 22 people for violating the Neutrality Act after arresting an arms laden B18 bomber at Prospect Air Field. Two women were among those seized as pilots fled by car and truck. Rodger Steadman, 41, of Miami, identified as pilot, was later detained. Authorities reported rifles, machine guns, ammunition and supplies aboard the plane marked Fidel. Fidel Castro leads rebel forces in Cuba's Oriente Province. The plane’s origin and owner were not disclosed. last recorded owner listed as Bank of Anchorage.
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Fidel Castro
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Alaska
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Truck Driver Burned In Fire Bomb At Steel Plant
Edwin Linwood Gossett of Hampton was severely burned when a crude fire bomb was tossed into his truck cab as he left the Atlantic Steel Co. plant during a strike. A passenger escaped unharmed. Gossett sought hospital treatment and was later released home. The strike at Atlantic Steel idled about 1,400 workers over seniority and work doubling disputes.
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Edwin Linwood Gossett
Hampton
R. L. Rhodes
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State Prison Guards Defended for Subduing Convicted Rapist
Raleigh AP report says Prisons Director W F Bailey and Solicitor Lester V Chalmers defended Central Prison guards use of no more force than necessary when subduing Mathew Bass, a condemned rapist. A Bureau of Investigation finding supported the claim amid Bass's appeals.
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Lester V. Chalmers
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State Bureau of Investigation
Mathew Phillip
Bass
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Bailey
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Liberal GOP Senators May Get Posts
Senate liberals press for greater voice in GOP affairs as Sen. Styles Bridges proposes expanding leadership to three posts and adding a liberal to one post. Bridges plans to discuss with Eisenhower and Nixon next month and may elevate newcomers like Keating and Scott while boosting veterans Javits and Morton.
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Ilinois
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Eastern Legislators Hear Briefing On State's 1959 Finances
In Kinston 31 eastern North Carolina counties received a briefing on the 1959 General Assembly, including a proposed nearly one billion dollar two year budget. State agencies asked for 983 million, signaling possible tax increases or service cuts. discussion noted a constitutional shift on reapportionment authority to the House speaker.
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Charlotte
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Bank Plans Charlotte Skyscraper
American Commercial Bank will build a 17 story headquarters at Tryon and Fourth streets in Charlotte. The 239 foot tower is planned to cost four to five million dollars and be ready in about two years. The bank will demolish its current quarters and an adjacent building to make space. A seasonal air curtain will seal the lobby entrance during banking hours, with a floor vent pulling in air to prevent snow rain and insects. a glass and aluminum storefront will later close the entrance.
Kalamazoo Man Dies While Saving Dog on Tracks
Vernon Bailey of Kalamazoo 22 gave his life when his dog escaped onto railroad tracks during a hunt at Comstock. He ran to rescue the dog, pulled it clear, and was struck by a train himself, dying at the scene.
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Mich
Vernon Bailey
Bailey
Comstock
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