Nixon to Head U S NATO Delegation Amid Eisenhower Illness
Secretary general Spaak said the NATO summit would proceed as planned with Vice President Nixon leading the U S delegation. Officials noted Eisenhower would decide on attendance while Britain, France, West Germany and Italy favored continuing. The December summit targets uniting the alliance against Soviet threats.
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Paris
Paul-Henri Spaak
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Eisenhower
NATO Council
Nixon
U.S
Washington
White House
Spaak
North Atlantic Council
James C. Hagerty
State Department
Lincoln White
Atlantic Alliance
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
France Opposes UN Action in Algeria Crisis
In a P aris session France warns UN intervention would worsen bloodshed as Pi neau demands a hands off approach. Algerian National Movement urges Dag Hammarskjold to mediate while pledging to seek cease fire and future relations with France. Moulay Merbah calls for direct UN intervention.
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United Nations
France
U. N
Christian Pineau
Dag Hammarskjold
Pineau
Tunisia
Morocco
Beneau
Paris
National Assembly
Algeria
Felix Gaillard
Gaillard
National Liberation Front
Els
National Movement
Moulay Merbah
Tar Heel Economy Mixed As State Holds Up
North Carolina officials report a mild national recession yet state business remains resilient with payrolls slightly higher than last year. Gov Hodges notes farm income down about 150 million dollars and cites no concrete vice presidential expectations while the State Ports Authority plans December meeting to select a new ports director after Col Richard Marr resigns.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Hodges
State Ports Authority
Pinehurst
John M. Reeves
Col
Richard
Marr
Mohammed Leaves Capital Begins Cross Country Tour
King Mohammed V of Morocco wraps up a three day Washington visit with Vice President Nixon and boards a special Air Force plane for a 16 day coast to coast tour. He plans stops in Williams burg Dallas Los Angeles San Francisco Omaha and New York with a 45 member Moroccan party including government officials.
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Washington
Mohammed V
Morocco
Nixon
Eisenhower
Air Force Constellation
Williamsburg
Dallas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Omaha
New York
State Department
United States
Patricia
Mohammed
Amina
Rabat
Air Force crews set new transcontinental speed records
Captain Robert Sweet and Lt Gustav Klatt led a four flight run that beat Navy marks. Sweet flew RF 101 Voodoo from Los Angeles to New York and back in 6 hours 42 minutes 6.7 seconds, averaging 716 mph with a peak 1000 mph. The pilots flew at 45 000 to 49 000 feet and were refueled four times by Stratotankers.
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Air Force
Robert Sweet
Barronett
Wisc
Los Alles
New York
Navy
Ray Schrecengost Jr
Kittanning
Los Angeles
Wis
Sweet
March Air Force Base
A3d
Tactical Air Command
Gustav Klatt
San Marcos
Tex
Capt. Sweet
Klatt
Robert Kilpatrick
Bristol, Conn
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Schrecengost
Kilpatrick
Ex Tar Heel Admits $33 000 Robbery of Angier Bank
John Charles Jackson 34 admitted the $33,000 armed robbery of the Angier First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. in North Carolina. FBI traced the loot and arrested him in Benson, near the crime scene, with most cash recovered. He faces trial in Raleigh on the April term.
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Angier Bank
Fayetteville
N. C
Fresno
Calif
Angier
FBI
John Charles Jackson
Benson
U.S
T. L. Hon — Jackson
Hon
Jackson
Chiles
M. P. Parrish
Parrish
California
United States Orders Production of Rival Missile Types
Washington reports the United States has ordered two rival medium range missiles into production to be ready for use within a year as part of a push to exceed Soviet missile progress. McElroy, Johnson, and Quarles pledges frame the effort as crucial, with tests and hearings continuing into December.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Quarles
Donald A. Quarles
U. S
Edwin L. Weis
McElroy
Congress
Thanksgiving Observed By Americans Across The World
Americans gathered for feasts and gratitude as President Eisenhower recovered from a stroke. White House plans a holiday get-together while churches held prayers and many hospitals prisons and shelters served free turkey. Football games and parades marked the day as the Christmas shopping season began.
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Associated Press
Massachusetts
White House
Eisenhower
Turkey
Nixon Disclaims Change in Role Amid Illness at White House
Washington reports say Vice President Nixon, amid President Eisenhower’s illness, asserts no change in status and handles consulting and ceremonial duties. He answered questions for 45 minutes, sweating under lights, noting his participation in a conference on Thor and Jupiter missiles and reflecting on his growing involvement beyond duties in 1955.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hower
Richard Nixon
Executive Mansion
Banks Lend State 15 Million For General Fund
Four banks will loan North Carolina 15 million dollars at 1.9 percent to cover the general fund until income tax receipts arrive next March. Banks are Wachovia Winston-Salem American Trust Charlotte First Citizens Smithfield and Security National Greensboro. An 86 398 allocation funds a new training school for the feeble minded at Butner from the Contingency and Emergency Fund. Other actions include a 67 500 land purchase in Northampton County for prison farming and 17 400 for 47 acres in Wayne County to expand Little River State Plant Nursery.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Hodges
Council of State
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Winston-Salem
the American Trust Co
Charlotte
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Smithfield
Security National Bank
Greensboro
Prison Department
Wayne County
Little River State Plant Nursery
Woman’s Attorneys To Appeal In Swanna Case
Asheville reporters note Mrs. Sherry Pressley of Swannanoa was sentenced to 3 to 5 years for involuntary manslaughter of tavern operator James Wallace Stevens after an all night poker and whisky party. Judge Craven ordered county jail time with parole eligibility in nine months as her husband Eugene Pressley awaits separate trial.
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Asheville
Sherry Pressley
Swannanoa
James Wallace Stevens
J. B. Craven Jr
Eugene Pressley
Steve’s Drive-In
Black Mountain
Pressley
Eisenhower Improves as Thanksgiving Day Bulletin Says
A White House medical bulletin reports President Eisenhower continues to make excellent recovery progress after a mild stroke. The 8:45 a.m. notice from Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder notes the president had a good night, is in fine spirits, and shows steady improvement as family gathers for a White House turkey dinner.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Howard M. Snyder
James C. Hagerty
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nixon
Rogers Says No Delegation Of Presidential Powers Needed
Atty. Gen. William P. Rogers decided that Eisenhower’s illness did not raise a delegation issue and informed Vice President Nixon and cabinet members there was no need for a transfer of powers. Rogers cited discussions with the President’s physicians and relied on a cautious precedent set by Herbert Brownell Jr. after a 1955 heart attack.
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William P. Rogers
Eisenhower
White House
Nixon
Rogers
Herbert Brownell Jr
Denver
Brownell
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