Firemen Battle Forest Fire Breakthroughs
Firemen fought two breakthroughs in Sequoia National Forest as wind gusts to 80 mph pushed flames across lines near Kings Canyon and Sampson Creek Mill Flat Creek areas. Crews had neared containment on a 15 000 acre blaze while other fires across California and Oregon left eight dead and eleven injured.
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San Francisco
Sequoia National Forest
California
Sequoia Forest
Fresno
Sierra Nevada Mountains
King’s Canyon National Park
Sampson Creek
Mill Flat Creek
Oregon
May Call GOP Signals for Eisenhower on Labor Attacks
Republican state chairmen hear John Feikens urge President Eisenhower to decide the party line in replying to organized labor attacks on the administration. Nixon says 65 million workers are prospering, boosting party optimism about Nixon’s renomination as Eisenhower’s running mate.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Feikens
Michigan
Feikens
Denver
Nixon
Republican Party
Trumanami
James B. Carey
CIO
Carey
Feikens Oath
McLean Trucking Drivers Rebuff Six Year Pact
Winston Salem reporters note McLean Trucking Co drivers voted 278 to 109 against the latest six year contract draft amid a strike. Other carriers including Roadway Express Henris Freight Lines and Pilot Freight Carriers reached agreements, while McLean and Carolina Motor Express faced 2,200 workers idle. Hoffa touted a major wage rise for southern drivers as the union comment remained guarded. Negotiations paused with no immediate talks planned.
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WINSTON + SALEM
N.C
McLean Trucking Co
Roadway Express
Hennis Freight Lines
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
International Motherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Paul P. Davis
McLean Precident
Thomas Flynn
Stern Conference
IBT
Davis
Mclean
Carolina Motor Express
Truman warns on defense cuts and urges maintained strength
Former President Truman told Chicago Executives Club that Communists may seek peace, but America must stay strong and guard against subversion. He condemned Eisenhower era military cuts, praising his own buildup and urging adequate ground forces to avert reliance on massive retaliation.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
America
Eisenhower
Executives’ Club of
Republican Party
Free World
United States
Truman
Marine Corps
Congress
Ike Discusses Security With Adm. Radford
President Eisenhower meets with Adm. Arthur W. Radford in Denver to discuss national security matters following a National Security Council session at the White House. The talks with Vice President Nixon focus on security issues without revealing specifics as Nixon plans a GOP strategy breakfast with state chairmen.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Arthur W. Radford
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
National Security Council
White House
Nixon
Strike Injunction Sought as East Coast Dock Walkout Expands
New York and New Jersey port workers strike spreads to Port Newark Bayonne Jersey City and Hoboken amid ILA walkout 25 000 men and 2 000 Boston longshoremen vote on supporting action. The New York Shipping Assn alleges no labor dispute and seeks court orders while Waterfront Commission faces contempt claims.
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New York
New York-New Jersey
Independent International Longshoremen's Assn
New York Shipping Assn
ILA
Bistate
State Supreme Court
Waterfront Commission
William V. Bradley
Commission
Jersey City
N J
Port Newark
Bayonne
Hoboken
New Jersey
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Albany
Federal Reserve Tightens Credit to Curb Inflation Risk
The Fed raised discount rates to 2 percent at six regional banks, broadening the action to 10 districts. The move aims to curb the rapid credit expansion as debt grows, with potential implications for a planned tax cut next year. Boston and Minneapolis remain at 2 percent.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Boston
Minneapolis
Arms Talks Near Second Week's End
At United Nations in New York the Disarmament subcommittee closes its second week with no firm agreement on control measures. West arns push for no veto on self defense use of atomic weapons. Stassen warns against expanding Security Council veto power.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Disarmament
Canada
Moscow
Arkady A. Sobolev
United States
Britain
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
U.S
Sobolev
Stassen
Security Council
Soviet Union
France
China
Argentine Army General Among Five Held in Plot Against Peron
Brig. Gen. Delmiro Felix Videla Balaguer head of the Rio Cuarto garrison and four other officers were reported under arrest near Buenos Aires amid an abortive June revolt. The Epoca notice named Col. Juan Bautista Picea Lt. Col Raul Adolfo Pablo Picasso Lt. Col Carlos Alberto Maria Carabba and Maj Jorge Manuel Fernandez Funez.
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Buenos Aires
Peron
Delmiro Felix Videla Balaguer
Rio Curato
Argentina
Jose Epifanio Sosa Molina
Rio Cuarto
Epoca
Ress
Radical Party
Mauricio Yadarola
Balaguer
Yadarola
Republic
Sosa Molina
Juan Bautista Picea
Raul Adolfo Pablo Picasso
Carlos Alberto Maria Carabba
Jorge Manuel Fernandez Funez
Christian Democratic Movement
Miguel M. Guglielmo
Roman Catholic Movement
Christian Democratic Organizations
Luxon Heads Press Judge Committee
Dr. Norval Neil Luxon dean of UNC School of Journalism named chairman of the judging committee for North Carolina National Newspaper Week observances. He will oversee contests with awards in daily and nondaily categories while publishers and editors from Asheville Brevard and other papers participate.
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Asheville
N.C
Norval Neil Luxon
University of North Carolina
Robert Bunnelle
North Carolina
Dr. Luxon
Paul Hansell
Carolinas
Associated Press
E. A. Resch
Siler City
Chatham News
Cherokee Scout
Murphy
Lincoln County News
Lincolnton
the Home
Marshville
the Review
Reidsville
the Dispatch
Lexvigne
The
Democrat
Greensro
Small Craft Warning Displayed in East Florida Area
A small craft warning was issued today between Daytona Beach Florida and Charleston South Carolina. Northeast to east winds of 25 to 30 mph were forecast for the area through tomorrow due to a high pressure system from the north and a low pressure trough over Florida.
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Miami
Fila
Daytona Beach
Fla
Charleston
D.C
Florida
Card Delivered in Charlotte Postal Error
A postal card mailed in cesaeny was delivered to Mrs Emma Newell at 1902 Queens Road North Carolina two weeks after it was sent. The item appears misaddressed and routed to an incorrect recipient.
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Charlotte
Emma Newell
Queens Road
North Carolina
Miss America preliminaries enter final round in Atlantic City
Four contestants from the South Oklahoma and Hawaii lead 45 entrants in the Miss America sweepstakes after last night’s bathing suit and talent contests. Ann Campbell of Oklahoma City won the bathing suit title with a 36-24-36 figure while Sandra Wirth of Miami earned the talent award. evening gown results remain secret as semifinalists are set to be chosen tomorrow.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Brunner Amele
Patricia Byrd Huddleston
Clanton
Barbara Maria Vieira
Honolulu
Ann Cemrpbell
Oklahoma City
Sandra Wirth
Miami
Bohms
Lee Ann Meriwether
San Francisco
Magazine barred from mails in federal case
A confidential magazine based in Mount Morris is barred from mailings after Postmaster General Summerfield ordered a halt and a court injunction was sought. The suit, filed by Robert Harrison for Confidential Inc., claims the order lacked grounds or a hearing and affected 15 000 copies of the November issue. The magazine has drawn libel suits from Doris Duke and actor Robert Mitchum among others.
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Washington
U.S. District Court
Post Office Department
Summerfield
Mount Morris
Ill
Edward Bennett Williams
Dispatch
Robert Harrison
Confidential Inc
Williams
Confidential
Doris Duke
Tobacco Fortune
Robert Mitchum
Adenauer Demands Prisoner Release in Moscow Talks
West German Chancellor Adenauer pressed Soviet leaders in Moscow to release German war prisoners as a prerequisite for normalizing relations and reunifying Germany. He urged faster progress toward four power talks and Geneva, warning that unity of Germany remains an international obligation.
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Moscow
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Russia
Kremlin
Adenauer
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Molotov
Germany
NATO
West East Germany
Spiridonovka Palace
Anne Og
West Germany
Adeenauer
Geneva
Film Ban Shocks Tokyo Youth Audiences
The U.S. film The Blackboard Jungle was banned for minors across southern Japan and in Tokyo amid protests over its portrayal of juvenile delinquency. Authorities restricted screenings to adults, citing concerns about moral impact on youths and public order.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
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U. S
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Ertan
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Walter Hallstein
Karl Arnold
North Rhine-Westphalia
Hans Globke
Luxon
N.C. Patriots
Greensboro
Patriots of North Carolina Inc
Hon Stock Corporation
C. L. Shuping
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