Snowbound Trailways Bus Aboard Colorado Snow Drifts
A Denver bound Trailways bus with 14 passengers was stuck near Joes Colorado after a ground blizzard left drifts 7 to 8 feet high. Crews worked to free the vehicle as a relief bus was dispatched from Denver and food was to be brought to passengers. Wind and cold hampered efforts while mountain passes remained open with chain requirements in place.
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Sae
Ne Haan
Trailways System
Denver
Kansas City
Joes
Colo
Kansas Line
U. S
Bud Oldwilder
Oldwilder
Odbert Martin
State Highway Department
Martin
Trailways
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Northwest
Leap Into Air Saves His Life and Death in Ditch Collapse
Young pipelayer William Braun leaped from a 13 foot ditch as it caved in and kept his head above the slide. Companion Ray Baer died after a rock struck him, crushing his skull, as coworkers pulled Braun free and searched around his head.
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Youngstown
Ohio
William Braun
Ray Baer
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip mark sixth wedding anniversary
The royal couple celebrate six years of marriage and rest before a world tour. They held a brief hour-long Council of the Duchy of Cornwall meeting to manage royal estates, then hosted a towel party for about 90 political leaders and officials.
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Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Council of the Duchy of Cornwall
Twining urges strong long range air power for U S advantage
General Nathan F. Twining, Air Force chief of staff, told the Dallas Council World Affairs that the United States must recognize superior air power and maintain unchallenged long range bombing capability. He argued Russia remains a threat and emphasized bases beyond Europe and Japan to reach vital targets, highlighting long range bombers as decisive weapons.
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Dallas
Nathan F. Twining
United States
Twining
Air Force
Russia
Dallas Oeuncil World Affairs
Twinning
Iron Curtain
Public Duty Cited in Clark Testimony Probe
Sen Hendrickson urged Justice Clark to testify on his role in the Harry Dexter White case. The White affair, tied to a 1946 IMF appointment and FBI concerns of Russian ties, sparked Senate and HUAC tensions and calls for Truman to testify as well.
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Washington
Sen
Hendrickson
Supreme Court Justice Co
Clark
Harry Dexter White
White
Truman
U. S
International Monetary Fund
Atty. Gen. Brownell
FBI
Brownell
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Jenner
R-Ind
House UN- American Activities Committee
James F. Byrnes
Un-American Activities Committee
Eisenhower Aides See Budget Gap If Spending Cuts Hit
An unnamed high White House official said the 1955 deficit could reach three to four billion dollars only if federal outlays are slashed by about six billion. He noted most savings would come from national security and must avoid harming security. The plan also hinges on extending current tax rates and raising the debt ceiling, with Secretary Humphrey projecting an eight to nine billion deficit if savings are not counted.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
United States Pushes Strong Censure of Kibya Attack at U N
The United States with Britain and France plans to urge the United Nations Security Council to approve the strongest censure of Israel for the Kibya border assault on October 14 and 15 that killed 53 Arabs. The draft calls Israel to prevent future raids and asks for more UN truce observers in the area.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Security Council
Jordan
Kibya
Britain
France
Palestine
Israel
Abba Eban
U.N
Vagn Bennike
Dag Hammarskjold
Gen. Bennike
Plans for Tryon Palace restoration discussed in New Bern
New Bern and Greensboro officials outline further efforts to restore Tryon Palace funded by the late Mrs. Maude Moore Latham who bequeathed about 1.25 million dollars. The palace, built by Royal Governor William Tryon between 1767 and 1770, burned in 1798 and has been called the most beautiful building in colonial America.
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New Bern
Tryon’s Palace
Tryon Palace
Benas
Maude Moore Latham
Greensboro
Ornor William Tryon
America
Firebugs Face Charges as Western NC Woods Fires Dwindle
Ashville NC dispatch reports scattered Western North Carolina fires fading while foresters and law enforcement press charges against at least ten firebugs for incendiarism. Rain touched areas. one deliberate blaze burned 1200 acres near Burgin Fork along NC 80. Fire suppression continues at Stone Mountain and Haw Branch fires, with no new blazes reported yesterday.
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Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
North Carolina National Forests
D. J. Morris
Burgin Fork
Burgin Cove
N. C. Highway 80
Buck K Gap
Morris
B. H. Corpening
Stone Mountain
Rutherford-Buncombe
Haw
North Buncombe
C. C. Pettit Jr
Far West
New Larger Parachute Fails to Show Casualties at Fort Bragg Drop
More than 1,000 paratroopers jumped from C119 Flying Boxcars and C124 Globemasters at Fort Bragg using the new T10 chute. Army officials say the test shows faster air drops are safe with no casualties.
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FT. Bragg
Grange and Benson Call Farm Aid Policy Inadequate
The National Grange and Secretary Benson agree current farm aid is imperfect. They favor keeping existing programs until reforms improve farm prosperity and curb government control, while opposing likely price supports that price products out of markets and trigger surpluses. Benson described current programs as patchworks and urged careful, market-expanding changes.
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Burlington, Vt
National Grange
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Grange
Reuther Reelected CIO Leader
Walter P. Reuther was reelected by acclamation to a second term as CIO president, with John V. Riffe and James B. Carey also assured of re election. The convention backed a drive for a guaranteed annual wage and considered employer funding to cover unemployment gaps, signaling strong CIO support for wage stability policy.
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Cleveland
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
Reuther
United Auto Workers
Philip Murray
John V. Riffe
James B. Carey
Auto Workers
David J. McDonald's Steel Workers Union
Auto Group
Auto Workers Union
Truman Deflects White Controversy at Kansas City Dinner
Former President Truman spoke to about 350 Jackson County Young Democrats at a dinner, sticking to prior statements on the Harry Dexter White controversy. He urged a vigorous Democratic organization to present facts, with no comment beyond reading telegrams and a light jab at reporters.
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Velde
R-Ill
Cleveland
Truman
Frazier
Tennessee
Kanty
Bow
Clark
Senate
Kansas City
Ha S. Truman
Ienatches
Harry Dexter White
Jackson County Young Democrats, Inc
Brownell
Harry
Democratic Party
Jefferson
United States
Congress
Balkan Nations Agree on Mutual Defense Pact
Belgrade Greece and Turkey reached agreement on mutual defense in case of aggression after a 10 day conference of military chiefs in Athens Ankara and Belgrade. Col Gen Ivan Gornjak Yugoslav defense minister said the pact aims to deter threats to independence and integrity of their nations.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Allianc Reece
Turkey
Athens
Ankara
Europe
Ivan Gornjak
Reds Clash With Dean At Panmunjom Talks
Communist diplomats hurled abuse at U S Ambassador Arthur H Dean while refusing to detail their plan for neutral participation in the Korea peace conference. Subcommittees reported no progress on composition or starting date as talks stagnated at Panmunjom. The Reds oppose voting on major issues and insist on Panmunjom site, rejecting Honolulu San Francisco and Geneva. Prisoner of war interviews remain stalled with about 3 percent completed.
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U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Moscow
U.N
Korea
Reds
Washington
Warmonger
Stockholm
Rio de Janeiro
Mexico City
Rome
Madrid
Honolulu
San Francisco
Geneva
GE Suspends 2 Workers Named as Communists
GE suspends two Lynn plant workers Goodwin and Mills after an FBI linked testimony at Sen. McCarthy's committee, where they allegedly confessed to Communist ties. The men faced possible criminal action as Essex County prosecutors announce probes. GE cites ongoing investigations in their suspension order.
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Boston
General Electric Co
FBI
Joseph R. McCarthy
Goodwin
Nathaniel Mills
Lynn
William H. Teto
Ashby
Communist Party
Mills
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Goodwin and Mills
Permanent
Senate Committee On
General Electric
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