Strikes and British takeover hit British Guiana
Ousted PPP ministers led a general strike and anti-British boycott in Georgetown delayed by Pan American Day. Cheddi Jagan condemned foreign troops and the suspension of the constitution as 600 Royal Welsh Fusiliers were sent from Jamaica. Britain backed the move, while Bustamante urged restraint. Jagan and wife denied Communist ties as London accused them of links to international Communists.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Britain
Cheddi Jagan
People’s Progressive Party
PPP
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Jamaica
Jagan
Russia
Privy Council
London
Sir Alfred Evens
U. S
Bii Colonial Office
Janet Rosenberg
Red
Moscow
Europe
Jaan
Kcago
Catholics Stage March For Peace
In Philadelphia about 80 000 Roman Catholic men marched downtown reciting the rosary for peace and Russia's conversion, followed by an outdoor mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway attended by an estimated 250 000. Archbishop John F. O'Hara delivered the sermon, urging prayers for government leaders and the Communist world’s conversion.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
United States
Fatima
Russia
Our Lady of Fatima
John F. O'Hara
John J. McKenna
Archbishop O’hara
Josef Winiewicz
Yugoslavia Seeks Trieste Conference With Big Powers
Belgrade demanded a conference with the United States Britain and Italy to discuss the Trieste settlement and protested the plan to withdraw occupation troops from Zone A. President Tito warned of military action and anti Western sentiment rose as Yugoslavia pressed for a multilateral discussion.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Britain
Italy
Trieste
United Nations
Tito
Skoplje
Zone A
London
France
William Ivo Malier
Woodruff Wallner
U. S
Uni Nations
United Kingdom
United States of America
Republic of Italy
Vassily A. Valkov
Ales Bebler
Bebler
Sir William and Wallner
Woman Clings To Jail Bond In Murder Case
In Charlotte a furniture business owner Richard Russell 39 is jailed on murder charges after his wife was found dead in their home. Barbara Griggs 23 a material witness refuses bond to stay jailed with Russell who professes love for her. Police say bloodstains indicate the slaying occurred in the upstairs bedroom and Russell claims he slept through the night. The body was to be sent to Allentown Pennsylvania for burial as investigators questioned Russell.
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Charlotte
N. C
Richard Russell
Russell
Barbara Griggs
Miss Griggs
M. W. Summerville
Tilda
Allentown
Pennsylvania
University Ofnsylvania
Es Ata
North Carolina
Sam McThay
Marvin Baldwin
Martin Baldwin
Hendersonville
Oe Baum
Creswell
Washington County
Baum
Jackie Alexander Partee
Newell
George Harris
Rt. 2
Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro
Roxboro
Ruth Horne
Miami Beach
Dunn
James Leonard Strickland
Benson
Socenes
Maurine Barbour
Rt. 1
Angier
R. H. Russell
Varina
Wake County
Marshall W. Bennett
Moore
Dillihunt
Rt. 3
la ‘Grange
Floyd Irene Jones
Negro
Burgaw
Pender County
Buncombe County
Edward Sinnard
Asheville
Eisenhower Back at Desk After Illness
President Eisenhower returned to work at his desk at 8 a.m. after recovering from intestinal flu that had confined him to quarters. The White House press office said everything is on schedule for a busy line of appointments.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Communists Convicted In Seattle
A Seattle federal court jury convicted five of six defendants on conspiracy to teach and advocate violent overthrow of the government in a major Pacific Northwest trial. Acquitted was labor leader Karly Larsen. sentencing set for Friday before Judge William J. Lindberg.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Karly Larsen
William J. Lindberg
Henry P. Huff
Communist Party
Terry Pettus
Northwest
Larsen
CIO International Podworkers of America
Hall Admits Killing Greenlease Child
A string of weekend North Carolina deaths includes two violent killings and multiple accidents. The report lists victims by name, age, and location, with cases from Charlotte to Dunn and Raleigh area. Several lives ended in car crashes, fires, electrocution, and a gunshot incident, with police and coroner statements cited.
Mild regional temperatures across the nation
Most sections enjoyed mild weather with pleasant conditions. The Gulf and Southeast stayed warm with summer heat while Canada air cooled the Northeast and Northwest. Morning readings ranged from the 40s to 70s across regions, with 27 in Caribou Maine and higher values in the South and Florida.
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Associated Press
Gulf
Canada
Ceatered
Medan
Rockies
Texas
Florida
Pandit Hints at Possible Panmunjom Korea Talks at White House
Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit met with President and Secretary of State Dulles after a White House visit and said a Korean political conference could be held soon. A decision on accepting a Communist Panmunjom proposal was expected today as allied officials study the request.
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Washington
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
White House
Madame Pandit
U. N. General Assembly
Dulles
Red China
North Korea
United States
Panmunjom
Korea
Dallas jailed man linked to Parker slaying and prowler cases
A 29 year old Black man was jailed in Dallas after being captured by Black residents amid a spate of prowler incidents and the September 30 Parker slaying. Police questioned him and released him, while a large reward fund grows for Parker’s killer and for her husband and son.
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Dallas
Will Fritz
H. C. Parker
Parker
Fritz
T. M. Hanson Jr
Reds Open Repatriation Talks Amid Armistice Tensions
At Panmunjom the Communists say they will begin interviews Wednesday with North Korean and Chinese prisoners who refuse return. UN officials report possible violations of the armistice with cargoed aircraft from Manchuria and Viju airfield while Gen. Hull tours Seoul Munson for updates as talks aim to ease the stalemate over repatriation of 23 Americans, 1 Briton, and 335 Koreans.
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U.N
Pres
U. N
Manchuria
Viju
Yalu River
Red
Antung
Hull
Korea
Penmane
Mark W. Clark
Syngman Rhee
Seoul
Munson
UNC
Munsan
Panmunjom
George W. Allen
India
United States
Confession Signed in Bobby Greenlease Kidnapping Case
Ex-convict Carl Austin Hall and his girlfriend Bonnie Heady signed confessions admitting they abducted 6 year old Bobby Greenlease across the state line to Kansas, killed him near Kansas City, and buried the body behind Heady's home in St. Joseph. FBI Director Hoover said the Lindbergh Law now applies and state charges may be pursued in Missouri.
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ST. Louis
Carl Austin Hall
Bobby Greenlease
State Line
Kansas
Kansas City
Hall
Bonnie
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Heady
St. Joseph
Bobby
Lady
Missouri
Two Senators Oppose Parley of Big Four Leaders
Senators Hickenlooper of Iowa and Kefauver of Tennessee oppose a Big Four informal talks with the United States Britain France and Russia. Hickenlooper favors topicSpecific talks only if topics are agreed in advance. Kefauver says groundwork must be done through diplomatic exchanges before any high level meeting could succeed.
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Hickenlooper
Iowa
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Winston Churchill
United States
England
Britain
France
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Prostitute's Torso Found In Suitcase in Manhattan
A suitcase on a Manhattan sidewalk yielded the torso of a prostitute, triggering a citywide police search. Investigators traced a 1949 green Lincoln sedan via an anonymous tip and found body parts in two locations near Columbia University. The victim, identified by fingerprints, had a prior prostitution conviction.
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Manhattan
Gibson
Columbia University
Wees
Tan Garage
Sixfooter
Deas
Avenue
Jone
Doro
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