Princess Margaret Returns to London Amid Marriage Questions
Princess Margaret arrives in London after a weekend with Peter Townsend as royal opposition to their marriage grows. Crowds glimpse the princess at Clarence House while security and clergy debate the union. Townsend awaits a return to Lowndes Square as church leaders split on a divorced partner's remarriage.
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London
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Church of England
Clarence House
Iris Peake
Fred Crocker
Windsor Castle
Townsend
Abergavenny
Lowndes Square
Belgium
Air Force
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth II
Royal Air Force
Marie Louise
Victoria
Canterbury
Margaret Townsend
Berkshire
John Wills
Wills
Elizabeth
Royal Chapel
Wills Home
Wills’ Forest Lodge
Princess Margaret
the People
Political Advice Shift in 1956 Presidential Thought
The Associated Press reports advisory notes from ADA head Joseph Rauh urging Republicans to drop Nixon and for Democrats to avoid liberal timidity. Knight, Javits, Stassen, and others weigh Nixon, Dewey, Harriman, and Stevenson as 1956 options while Southern governors forecast solid Democrat votes and Harriman support rises in California.
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Associated Press
Joseph L Rauh Jr
Americans For Democratic Action
Rauh
New Jersey
ADA
Nixon
New York
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Eisenhower
Jacob K. Javits
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Butler
GOP
Lawrence Wetherby
Kentucky
Point Clear
Ala
Adlai Stevenson
Carmine G. DeSapio
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Spain denies French troops fired upon in Morocco clash
A Spanish War Ministry official denied French charges that troops were fired on from their zone in Spanish Morocco. He called the claim inexact and said Spain could not commit such acts. Gen. Pierre Boyer de Latour du Moulin asserted a Oct 14 incident. Spain protests in Paris and Rabat were noted. The Foreign Ministry warned of UN Security Council action if attacks continue.
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Spanish War Ministry
Morocco
Pierre Boyer de Latour du Moulin
Rabat
War Ministry
Spain
Paris
Bou Zineb
France
United Nations Security Council
Cil
Spanish
United Nations
U.N
Pierre Boyer de Latour
Nador
Boyer de Latour
Mohammed Azidi
Istiqlal (Independence
Aix Les Bains
Faure
Lyazidi
Waynick Receives Nicaraguan Grand Cross Decoration
Capus M. Waynick of High Point North Carolina U S ambassador to Nicaragua since 1949 was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Ruben Dario by Dr Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa Nicaragua's ambassador to the United States. Other honorees included Eduardo Zuleta Angel Cesar Gonzalez and Roscoe Hill.
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Capus Waynick
High Point
Nicaragua
Washington
Guillermo Sevilla- Sacasa
United States
Capus M. Waynick
N.C
U.S
Colombia
High Point Enterprise
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa
Reuben Dario
Dario
America
Eduardo Zuleta-Angel
Cesar Gonzalez
Venezuela
Roscoe Hill
Hurricane Katie Races Across Hispaniola
Hurricane Katie of 115 mph roared through Haiti and the Dominican Republic on a northeast path. Forecasters warned the U S mainland remains unlikely to be hit and noted potential rapid weakening over Hispaniola's mountains.
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Miami
Fla
Katie
Haiti
Dominican Republic
U. S
Caribbean
Hispaniola
Marine Claims Sunken Civil War Ship Found near Wrightsville Beach
Corporal from Camp Lejeune reports locating the hull of the Confederate blockade runner Fanny and Jenny about a quarter mile east of Wrightsville Beach. He recovered a fragment of wood from the sunken vessel, said to have been sunk by Federal gunfire in 1864. Historians note the ship reportedly carried cannon and a gem-studded sword gifted to General Robert E. Lee.
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Wrightsville Beach
Camp Lejeune
Robert Marx
Robert E. Lee
England
Helicopter Lifts Danbury Boy From Flooded Apartment
In Danbury Connecticut 13 year old Eugene Ward was rescued from a second floor apartment as floodwaters six feet deep filled the street. A helicopter lowered a sling and swung him to the roof of a supermarket where he recalled gripping a pole to guide his escape.
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Danbury
Conn
Eugene Ward
Eugene
Northeast Storm Trough Ends but Floods Persist in Northeast States
The Northeast faces ongoing floods with 38 believed dead across six states and millions in property losses. About 6,900 families, including 3,200 in Connecticut and 1,500 each in New York and New Jersey, were affected as the Weather Bureau forecasts two more days of rain. The worst damage centers on Fairfield County in Connecticut and Western areas near Waterbury, with continued risk from Mohawk River cresting and heavy Adirondack rains.
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Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York City
Upper
New York State
Weather Bureau
Adirondacks
Mohawk
Schoharie
Greene
Ulster
Catskills
Stonn
Danbury
Conn
Diane
Fairfield County
Waterbury
Cape Hatteras
N. C
New England
Ernest J. Christie
Toll of Dead Rises as Northeast Storm Wreaks Havoc
The death toll from the weekend’s three day storm climbs to 38 with eight mile high rain bands and widespread destruction across six Northeastern states. Officials report floods, washed bridges, downed power lines, and contaminated drinking water while rescue teams press on. President Eisenhower pledges aid as civil defense and emergency crews coordinate recovery efforts.
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Associated Press
New York City
New York Weather Bureau
Denver
Eisenhower
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Weather explains Northeast floods by pressure systems
Weather authorities say a low pressure brought tropical rain to the Northeast but was blocked by a high pressure system over eastern Canada. The moist air stalled over Connecticut and nearby states, causing persistent autumn rain and flooding.
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New York
Canada
Connecticut
Sates
Moroccan Regency Council Appeals For Calm In Turbulent Land
The four man regency council met in Rabat’s Imperial Palace and urged calm as France and Spain clash over alleged Moroccan rebel support across the border from Spanish Morocco. Grand Vizier Mohammed el Mokri presided while Mohammed el Bekkal, aligned with exiled Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef, drew attention.
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Morocco
Imperial Palace
France
Spanish Morocco
Spain
Spanish
Mohammed el Mokri
Mohammed el Bekkal
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Ben Slimane
Fez
Edgar Faure
Coun
Gun Death of Russian Clerk Listed As Death by Own Action
New York authorities ruled the death of Alexei Minaev a suicide. Dr. Milton Helpern said a bullet to the brain was self-inflicted at the Soviet United Nations delegation building on Park Avenue after Minaev arrived with his wife Zinaida ten months earlier.
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New York -P
Alexei Minaev
Milton Helpern
Park Avenue
United Nations
Helpern
Tive
Minaev
Zinaida
Eisenhower to discuss defense progress in hospital conference
Recuperating President Eisenhower will meet with Defense Secretary Wilson and Joint Chiefs Chairman Radford at Fitzsimons Army Hospital for a military affairs conference. The talks follow milestones in his convalescence after a heart attack and include sessions with other senior officials later this week. Eisenhower has begun short periods out of bed, with 15 minutes on Saturday and 30 minutes yesterday, as doctors report on his progress and the Northeastern flood crisis.
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Wilson
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Radford
Return Of Solid South Predicted
Kentucky Governor Lawrence Wetherby predicted the South will vote solidly Democratic in 1956, naming Adlai Stevenson as the strong Democratic hopeful if Eisenhower does not run. He spoke as Southern governors gathered for their conference in Alabama, noting no sentiment for a 1948/52 style revolt. The meeting covers highway, water, and industrial issues with segregation questions uncertain. Alabama host James E. Folsom welcomed attendees from 16 states including Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Point Clear
Ala
Kentucky
Lawrence Wetherby
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Wetherby
South
Texas
Tennessee
Florida
Virginia
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Estes Kefauver
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Arkansas
Delaware
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Virginia A
West Virginia
16 Die Violently In State Over Weekend
At least 16 persons died by violence in North Carolina over the weekend with most deaths on roads. Incidents include Ray V. Shaw 14 who hanged himself by a noose, and multiple fatal car accidents across counties from Marion to Jacksonville. Police investigate a fatal shooting tied to a pist possession dispute involving David Mayfield and Essie Lee Savage.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Ray V. Shaw
South Gastonia
Jason Brank Pitman
Marion
Rt. 3
Calvin Cable
Sylva
George Werner Perkins
Great Bridge
Emma Riddick
Currituck
Camden County
Ford
Fayetteville
Kinston
Nathaniel Isler
Rt. 1
John Bowser
U.S
Winton
Ann Stell
Powellsville
Jacksonville
Joe Coveington
Garland Coulter Wilde Jr
Asheville
U.S. 19
Haywood County
John P. Jones
Ft. Bragg
Preston Home
Threa Piner
Willard
Leroy Oats
Kings Mountain
Raleigh
Ruth Wilson
New Bern
Essie Lee Savage
David Mayfield
Savage
Mayfield
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