Stevenson Attacks Administration Over Campaign Rhetoric
Stevenson criticizes American envoys and President Eisenhower, noting a House vote condoling satellite nations, while deriding the President’s golfing and hunting as distractions. He cites Times reports and questions awareness of domestic issues, including vaccine foresight and Formosa tensions.
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Stevenson
Clayton Fritchey
Joseph E. Jacobs
Poland
Edward T. Wails
South Africa
Hungary
M. Ravndal
Fritchey
United States
House
Eisenhower
New York Times
Senate
U.S
Humphrey
Formosa
Quail
Tachen Islands
New Hampshire
U. S
Alaska
Lee Senson
Hobby
U S Recognizes Honduras Junta After Peaceful Revolution
The United States announced recognition of the new government in Honduras led by a three man military junta after President Julio Lozano was ousted in a peaceful revolution last weekend.
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Washington
United States
Honduras
Julio Lozano
Hershey Defends Gray Deferment In Bus Boycott Case
Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey defended his deferment action for Fred D. Gray, a Negro attorney and minister linked to the Montgomery Alabama bus boycott. He said Gray was reclassified and ordered inducted, then halted due to new evidence of ministerial status. Local board chairman F A Miller disputed Hershey’s account, insisting Gray’s reclassification arose from normal file review.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Fred D. Gray
Montgomery
Ala
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hershey
Gray
Sparkman
Congress
Alabama State Draft Appeal Board
Selective Service Headquarters
Presidential Draft Appeals Board
Presidential Board
F. A. Miller
Miller
Gen. Hershey
Tobacco's Preparation Cancer Clue
Dr. W. A. D. Anderson of Miami, at the Southwest Regional Cancer Conference in Fort Worth, argues that lung cancer suspicion targets cigarette smoking due to tobacco preparation. He notes no clear rise among cigar or pipe smokers, while cigarettes show a statistical increase, attributing risk to processing methods.
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Fort Worth
Tex
College of American Pathologists
W. A. D. Anderson
Miami
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Singapore Toll Goes Up To 14
The death toll from the Singapore riots rose to 14 as police reinforced the island to quell three days of clashes. More than 150 injured, nearly 600 rounded up including 159 Chinese secret society members. Police searched for known members amid fears of further violence and possible communist influence.
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Clen Clements
Singapore
Johore
Malaya
Nigntrail
Brisn
Hong Kong
Weir
Indie Haji Jamat
Singapore Legislative Assembly
Paty
Lim Chin Siong
Singapore ‘Factory and Shopworkers Union
Lim
UN Council To Consider Protests Over Hungary Crisis
Spain protests to Dag Hammarskjold over Soviet intervention in Hungary and Poland. The note was delivered by Diego de Burgas and asks the UN to take action. Bernard Cornut-Gentille chairs the council with Britain and the United States signing the complaint. Lodge urges UN members to show concern and fulfill their charter obligations.
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Hungarian Foreign Ministry
State Department
Budapest
Spain
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hungary
Poland
Diego de Burgas
Hammarskjold
Bernard Cornut-Gentille
L-Nation Council
U. S
Sir Pearson Dixon
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Policeman and Negro Man Die in Emporia Gun Battle
In Emporia Virginia a white policeman Stuart Edwards and a Black man Clarence Carter were killed in a downtown shootout. Officer Gilbert Taylor is in very serious condition after abdominal bullet wound. Harrison Carter and Floyd Harrell were injured as three other suspects escaped during the pursuit.
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Emporia
Virginia
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Stuart Edwards
Clarence Carter
Edwards
J. B. Bradley
Greenville County
Floyd Harrell
Soccer Hero Ferenc Puskas Killed in Hungary
Frankfurt dispatch reports Ferenc Puskas, a famed international soccer star and major in the Hungarian army, killed during fighting in Budapest streets against Russian troops. The SID said the 34 year old hero was a longtime member of Hungary’s national all stars.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Ferenc Puskas
Budapest
SID
Puskas
Hungary
BIDS WITHHELD Happy Kids Get Their Bikes
In Charlotte a charity auction of about a hundred abandoned bikes raised hope for underprivileged children. A city police sale intended to aid kids saw a dealer withdraw bids to allow youths with small funds to win parts and frames. Det. Charley Moyle oversaw the auction, inspiring generosity as some bikes went for mere pennies to grateful youngsters.
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Charlotte
N.C
Charley Moyle
Moyle
Soldier Dies After Boxing in Hartford Gym
Pvt. Leroy Branham, 22, of New York, died after a three round boxing workout in a Hartford gym. Observers noted a hard chin punch in the third round. Autopsy showed blood in brain and lungs but cause of death pending further tests.
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Hartford
Conn
Leroy Branham
New York
Branham
North Carolina escapees captured after high speedNJ chase
Two youths from a North Carolina reform school were arrested in New Jersey after a 45 mile pursuit at speeds over 100 mph. They used a stolen car to transport servicemen from Virginia to New York for a fee and face possession of a stolen vehicle charges. Police plan to return them to Morrison Training School in Durham, NC.
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Newark
N.J
North Carolina
New Brunswick
Virginia
New York
Morrison Training School
Durham
N.C
Petersburg
New Jersey Turnpike
Highstown
Byrnes Speech Praised Across the South
Colum bia South Carolinians for Independent Electors chairman Farfey Smith predicts Byrnes influence will snowball across the South after his speech backing Independents and Sen Byrd for president. Smith says the speech already affected South Carolina as Byrnes urged voting for two Democrats if Stevenson is unfit.
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Columbia
Farfey ‘Smith
South Carolinians For Independent Electors
James F. Byrnes
Sen. Byrd
D.va
South
Smith
South Carolina
Byrnes
Sen
Byrd
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Slaying of Mother and Son Stuns Columbiana
In Columbiana Alabama a 20-year-old mother Helen Odel Falkner and her 4-year-old son Jimmy Jerome Falkner Jr were killed in their farm home. Both were stabbed indicating a brutal knife attack while a second child survived. Police pursue lead on an old blue automobile seen near the residence.
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Columbiana
Ala
Robert Bolton
Helen Odel Falkner
Jimmy Jerome Falkner Jr
Bolton
Falkner
Hugh D. Sims
Willis H. Moore
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