Eisenhower Pulls Back From Diplomacy Tour Pause
President Eisenhower rests from his European trip as signs emerge from both sides of the Iron Curtain that his thawing of the Cold War is bearing fruit. In Germany Konrad Adenauer sent a conciliatory message to Poland and apologized for Nazi acts while Khrushchev voiced unusually strong trust, saying the US president seeks only peace. Britain noted Ike's peace initiative and strong public presence easing fears of U.S. leadership.
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Marvin Arrowsmith
London
Eisenhower
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Poland
Hitler
Adenauer
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Britain
America
Free World
Milwaukee arrests target alleged Black crime gang
Milwaukee police rounded up 65 Black men on January 6 1957 after a spate of alleged rapes robberies and assaults on women during late 1956 and early 1957. One 28 year old man identified by four victims confessed to multiple crimes. NAACP officials criticized mass arrests and called for trials and convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Welfel
Woelfel
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Police Department
Grant Gordon
NAACP
Violence in City: Teens Drive Felony Arrest Rise
Kennedy cites sharp increases in arrests among under 16 and 16 to 20 year olds since January. Police plan extra presence in danger hours 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. amid gang tensions. Fatal clashes involved Puerto Rican youths and a confrontation linked to a marijuana dispute near West Side tenement steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Jose
Frenchy) Cordero
Save
Dains
Cordero
Manhattan
West Side
Eleanor Diaz
Frenchy
John
Diaz
Session Tensions Over Khrushchev Visit and Foreign Aid
Senate and House leaders clash over session timing as Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives September 15. Treasury seeks lifting interest ceilings on government bonds while Democrats push to cut foreign aid below Eisenhower's request, hinting at a veto‑proof package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Congress
Nikita Khrushchev
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Gecene A. Smathers
D-Fia
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Treasury
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance
House
Byrd
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Laos
Ex-MBS Officials Indicted In Dominican Radio Conspiracy
An indictment names three former Mutual Broadcasting System officials as coordinators of a covert plan with MBS Inc and Radio News Service Corp. Also charged is Otto Vega a Dominican official who allegedly received 750000 from the Dominican government in early February to represent Vega and other Dominican principals in the United States. The case targets the Dominican Republic government and figures including Rafael Trujillo and Porfirio Rubirosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MBS Radio
MBS Inc
Radio News Service Corp
Mutual
Otto Vega
Dominican Republic
United States
Vega
Generalissimo
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina
Porfirio Rubirosa
Leaf Prices and Market Update From Lamar South Carolina
Leaf prices show modest gains across Middle Belt grades with orange lugs and smoking leaf rising. Nondescript Best thin body jumps $10 while overall Border Belt quality improves though most poor to fair leaf declines. Lamar market will close for the season Friday as Eastern Belt sales remain strong.
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Lamar, S. C
Antwerpen Anvers Names Highlight Language Gap
In Belgium the city is Antwerpen in Flemish while France uses Anvers, reflecting regional language differences in place names across borders. The note contrasts Dutch Flemish and French spellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerpen
Belgium
France
Anvers
Stocks On Trial For Wife Death After Car Crash
Greenville AP report states 42 year old tobacco speculator Thomas Abner Stocks faces cross examination in Pitt Superior Court on a murder charge for the Dec 20 death of his former wife Helen Edwards. Autopsy cites blows. Stocks alleges drinking prior to the incident. He admits dragging her body onto a creek ice. Over 30 witnesses and 46 exhibits were presented by the state.
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Greenville
N.C
Thomas Abner Stocks
Pitt Superior Court
Helen Edwards
E. Harvey Lewis, Jr
Miss Edwards
Stocks
Fentress
Man Fined After Multiple Violations In Houston
Houston police arrested Edward Taylor after an auto wreck on Saturday. He faced charges for failure to stop and give information and negligent collision. Officers found five warrants for driving without a license and related offenses. Judge Abe Levy fined him 600 dollars plus 1050 dollars in accumulated penalties.
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Houston
Tex
Edward Taylor
Abe Levy
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Rockefeller
MBS
Clyde D. Fentress
State Bureau of Investigation
Mabel Minges
Rson Belk-Beck Co
High Point Enterprise
Buck
Cristan
Colgate
Mennen
Flannelette
TRANE
Hunter A Coal & Oil CO
Ens
Cme
Washington Street
Belk’s
Ale
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