UN backs expanded Disarmament Commission plan
The United Nations General Assembly backed expanding the Disarmament Commission from 12 to 25 members with four Communist nations and three neutrals, but rejected a Soviet plan to widen to 32 members. A Russian boycott threat and opposition to the Western compromise left arms talks stalled since 1954 amid London talks last August.
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U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Vaaile Wy
Disarmament Commission
Kuznetsov
Russia
Assembly
London
Soviet Union
Commission
Argentina
Nastannia Halla
Wesil
Czechoslovakia
Tea Towels as Everyday Helpers and Spiritual Tools
A columnist compares tea towels' varied uses from drying dishes to polishing glass and removing dust. He notes people also use religion sparingly like a towel, wiping smudges from life and dusting off neglected prayers when convenient.
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R. L. Diffenacher
D.D
NEA
God
Johnson frames missile probe on facts not politics
In Washington Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson says a Senate inquiry into the missile program will be guided by facts, not political aims. He notes a hearings series will begin next week amid debate over lag in missile development and Sputnik competition. Senator Bridges and Anderson push the issue, with Anderson claiming Russia leads by about two years in missiles and satellite launches.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
IDG
Devel Amicyu
Pumwee
FEC
Paredness Subcommittee
Truman
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
Congress
Johnson
Sen
Rg Teem
Anderson
Gein Not Remorseful as Interrogation Continues
Madison crime lab chief says Ed Gein shows no remorse after more than five hours of questioning in the Bernice Worden slaying and the discovery of ten skulls at his Plainfield farm. Sheriff Wis Cons noted a skull identified as Mary Hogan, a missing Portage County woman. Gein admitted to Worden’s butchering, denied killing Worden or Hogan, and claimed the relics came from graves during a daze. His lawyer offered no verification of reports that parts of fifteen female bodies were found in the home.
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Madison
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Ed Gein
Charles Wilson
Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory
Gein
Bernice Worden
Plainfield
Herbert Wanserski
Portage County
Baptist Convention backs Tribble at Wake Forest College
In Raleigh the Baptist State Convention voted overwhelmingly to support Dr. Harold W. Tribble as president of Wake Forest College. About 150 delegates opposed. observers estimate three fourths approved. The move follows ongoing controversy over dancing at church colleges and trustee selections. More details on page eight-A.
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Baptist State Convention
Harold W. Tribble
Wake Forest College
Ancter
Wake Forest Board of Trustees
Tribble
Wake Forest
Branch
J. C. Canipe
Hendersonville
Joe S. Larrimore
Tarboro
First Baptist Church
Wake For
Tribbleshag
Aly
M. Cocos
Racine
Henderson
Meredith
Teen-Ager Al Fred Knight Sentenced for Manslaughter
In Gastonia, 17 year old Alfred Knight was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the Nov 3 fatality of 16 year old Ronnie Ramsey at a hitchhiking spot. Knight received seven to ten years plus a six month suspended sentence from Judge J Frank Huskins. His parents face liquor-law trial. Knight begins serving immediately.
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Superior Court
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Huskins
Alfred Knight
Knight
Grady Stott
Ronnie Ramsey
Ramsey
W. B. Kingsley
Charlie Knight
How To Plan Your Federal Tax Deductions In Advance
A tax guidance article based on AICPA and NC CPA guidance explains timing deductions to maximize tax savings. It suggests front loading expenses before December 31 to exceed the standard deduction, compares one and three year pyramids, and outlines potential totals over two or three years.
Mahon charges missile funds withheld by administration
Rep. Mahon of Texas accuses the administration of withholding money for missile development and orders defense officials to a full accounting. He leads a House appropriations subcommittee overseeing defense money. Hearings begin next week as a Senate inquiry into space weapons races with Russia moves forward.
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Mahon D-Tex
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Defense
Mahon
House Appropriations
Senate
United States
Russia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Hodges Refuses Intervention in McAfee Execution
Gov Luther Hodges said he will not intervene to stay the Friday execution of Ross McAfee a 39 year old Negro convicted of first degree burglary The Mississippi farm worker awaits the gas chamber at Central Prison The case stemmed from an alleged break in at Stoney Point and a slashing attack on a 17 year old student and linked killings in Georgia and North Carolina.
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Raleigh
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Ross McAfee
Hodges
McAfee
Mississippi
Central Prison
Alexander County
Glenn Waugh
Stoney Point
State Supreme Court
Fairburn
Robert S&s.’ Conner
Winston-Salem
US and France Agree on Arms Plan to Ease Tense Alliance
Washington reports say Secretary Dulles and French minister Pineau reached a three hour accord on supplying Tunisia with Western arms to cool tempers and revive NATO. The plan aims to prevent rebel access and keeps Tunisia’s Bourguiba pushing to buy Western weapons while ensuring they stay in Tunisian hands.
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United States
France
Tunisia
Atlantic Alliance
Dulles
Christian Pineau
State Department
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Adlai E. Stevenson
NATO
Stevenson
Pineau
Algeria
Britain
Habib Bourguiba
America
Move Made To Jail Squillante
Federal authorities moved to revoke probation for Squillante after accusations he consorted with criminals and hid 1956 income. Judge Kaufman scheduled a Monday hearing with $10,000 bail posted by the former fruit peddler. The case ties him to major carting rackets in New York City.
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Senate
Federal
Irving R. Kaufman
Squillante
Nervin
Irving Bush
U.S
Paul W. Williams
New York City
Queens
New York
Manhattan
Congressman's charge on Air Force secrecy over Soviet plans
Rep Moss declares the Air Force knew of Soviet satellite launches months ahead but withheld it from the public. He cites a "blueprint of secrecy" under adviser Robert Cutler and urges elimination of public redamned information policies. Pentagon objections from Murray Snyder frame a clash over government secrecy vs. press freedom.
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New Orleans
Moss
D-Calif
Robert Cutler
Eisenhower
America
Sputnik
House
Pentagon
Asst
Murray Snyder
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Washington
Snyder
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Claude Breach
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