Morocco King Mohammed V Begins 19 day U S state tour
King Mohammed V of Morocco arrives in Washington to begin a 19 day state tour. He will meet President Eisenhower and tour the U S heartland. The entourage includes 17 officials. They will discuss military and economic aid and bases in Morocco. The talks touch on France Algeria tensions and mediation efforts.
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Washington
Morocco
Mohammed V
Eisenhower
U. S
France
Algeria
U.S
Tunisia
Bourguiba
Christian Pineau
Socialist Party
Felix Gaillard
Gaillard
Radical Socialist Conference
Strasbourg
Manned Bombers Emphasized for Free World Security
General Nathan F. Twining told NATO scientists that keeping manned bomber forces is essential until ballistic missiles are perfected. He warned that evolving technology demands a united effort and that 1500 mile IRBMs and 5000 mile ICBMs will greatly strengthen deterrence for lasting peace.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
NATO
Free World
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Twining
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advisory Group
Aeronautical Research and Development
Britain France step up talks over arms to Algeria
Paris hosts intensified talks between Prime Minister Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Lloyd with Premier Gaillard amid anger over British and American arms sent to Algerian rebels via Tunisia. NATO unity at stake as rightist groups threaten demonstrations and defense officials demand equal alliance treatment.
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Paris
Tunisia
Algeria
NATO
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Selwyn Lloyd
Felix Gaillard
Gaillard
France
Place de la Concorde
U. S
Young Nation Movement
Jacques Soustelle
Vouvray
Beauty Beyond Skin Deep
The essay argues that outer attractiveness may hide warped morals and clouded mind while inner beauty grows from character and repentance. It urges people to live so inner virtue outshines facial attractiveness and to cultivate spiritual refinement in all circumstances.
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R.l.dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA Service
Sputnik Rocket Sighting Prompts New Prediction Efforts
U S scientists prepare to feed fresh sighting data into an electronic brain to refine predictions of when Sputnik I's carrier will fall. Last night a sighting was reported over the northeastern United States as experts note drag differences and track current orbit.
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Washington
U. S
United States
John White
Smithsonsian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
White
Massachusetts Institute’ of Technology
Gov Hodges cites high Gaston County income from industry
Gaston County residents had a per capita income of 1532 dollars, about 18 percent above North Carolina's 1395-dollar state average. Gov. Hodges spoke at the Home Lite plant dedication about industrialization boosting local earnings and employment, noting 50 percent work in manufacturing versus 28 percent statewide. He urged long term industrial development and persistent planning for growth.
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Gastonia
N.C
Hodges
Gaston County
North Carolina
Gaston
Textron American Inc
Odges
Heavy Rains Threaten Rivers Across Carolinas
The Associated Press reports heavy weekend rains widen streams in eastern and lower Carolina basins. Readings show Greensboro 1.26 inches and Asheville 1.25 with several cities near minor flood levels as the Cape Fear and Neuse rivers rise. Officials forecast continued cresting and gradual fall across river systems.
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Associated Press
Upstate
Eastern
Lower Carolina
Piedmont
Greensboro
Asheville
Charlotte
Raleigh
Columbia
Anderson
Greenville
Spartanburg
Florence
Charleston
Weather Bureau
Greensboro High Point
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Elizabethtown
Neuse
South Carolina
Wetzel Hearing May Be Set On Killing of Patrolmen
The removal hearing for 36 year old Frank Edward Wetzel, charged with murdering North Carolina highway patrolmen Wister Lee Reece and i. T. Brown, may be set today in Los Angeles. Wetzel faces federal warrants for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, interstate transport of a stolen vehicle, and transport of firearms while a fugitive, and would be tried first for Reece’s murder where a witness, Robert Terry of Norman, North Carolina, identifies the gunman.
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Los Angeles
Frank Edward Wetzel
North Carolina
Greensboro
N.C
Wetzel
Wister Lee Reece
I. T. Brown
Willard
N.Y
Bakersifield
Calif
Robert Terry
Norman
Terry
Jordan demands removal of U N truce observer amid border clashes
Jordan rejects U S Marine Col Byron Leary as mediator for Jordan Israel border disputes. Secretary General is reported to back Leary's continued role while Jordan threatens to take the issue to the U N Security Council. Reports indicate renewed cross border fire and attempted abductions of Israeli boats.
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Jerusalem
U.S
U.N
Jordan
Byron Leary
Skjold
Amman
Leary
Mt. Scopus
Ear Salem
Dan
U. N. Secuity
U. S
Heavy Snow Paralyzes Texas Towns with Record Depths
A weekend snowstorm dumped up to 14 inches in Concho County and shut roads in western and southern Texas. About 300 motorists were stranded in Eden while Laredo reported its first snow in 12 years. No deaths or hospitalizations were reported as temps rose and highways reopened.
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Dallas
Texas
Concho County
Eden
Tex
Laredo
Rio Grande Valley
A. C. Paris
San Angelo
Paris
Eden Weather Bureau
G. H. Stiser
High Point Christmas Parade Moves to 4 P.M.
High Point officials set the Christmas parade for 4 p.m. today or risk a much smaller later show. The forecast calls for little to no rain during the event as marchers travel down Main Street from the Presbyterian Church at Parkway to the YMCA on Russell Street.
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High Point
Weather Bureau
Main Street
Presbyterian Church
Parkway
YMCA
Russell Street
Tobacco Allotments Announced for 1958 Crop
The Agriculture Department set 1958 flue-cured tobacco allotments at 713,468 acres under a marketing quota, compared with 712,600 acres this year. Individual farm allotments will mostly be unchanged, with a small total rise due to allowances for non grower farms. Prices for Coker 139 Coker 140 and Dixie Bright 214 varieties noted.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Dixie Bright
Six Killed In Car Truck Collision Near Ruby South Carolina
A milk tank truck struck a car killing six members of one family at a hill crest on a rural road south of Ruby. Victims include Robert Hazel Miles 31 Christine Pierce Miles 25 Betty Jean Miles 16 Mrs Fred Miles 50 Judy 3 and Joe Lee Mills 17 injured driver of the truck. State police attributed the auto to Miles a textile mill worker. Betty Jean Miles survived briefly after extraction but died en route to a hospital.
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Ruby
S. C
Robert Hazel Miles
Heath Springs
Christine Pierce Miles
Miles
Betty Jean Miles
Mrs. Ereel 50
Jefferson
Judy
Youu
Joe Lee Mills
Betty Jean
Charlotte
N. C
Prince George of Greece Dies at 88 in France
Prince George of Greece, uncle to King Paul, died at his home in St Cloud France at age 88. He remained vice admiral in the Greek fleet, suffered a 1956 brain hemorrhage that left him bedridden, and will be buried near Marathon. His wife Princess Marie Bonaparte and children Prince Pierre and Princess Eugenie were present.
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Paris
Prince George of
Greece
St. Cloud
George I
Paul
Denmark
England
Russia
Corfu
France
Marie Bonaparte
Pierre
Eugenie
Marathon
Prince George
Teller warns Soviets may capably hit Houston with ICBM
Dr. Edward Teller testifies at a Senate inquiry that the Soviets could soon possess an ICBM capable of reaching Houston Texas. He says the United States cannot dismiss the possibility of such accuracy and notes the plan to pursue defenses amid questions of readiness. Senate Leader Lyndon B. Johnson opens the hearing.
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Washington
Edward Teller
Russia
Houston
Tex
Teller
Senate
University of Callifornia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
United States
Elieve
Earthquake Shakes Four North Carolina Counties
An afternoon tremor struck Swain Haywood Cherokee and Jackson counties causing shaking felt in Bryson City Sylva and Gatlinburg Tennessee. Dr. Gerald McCarthy of UNC logged a seismograph reading at 3 07 p m and park rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park reported tremors.
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Bryson City
N.C
Swain
Haywood
Cherokee
Jackson
Sylva
Gerald McCarthy
University of North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg
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