Dulles Signals Concessions If China Renounces Force
Secretary of State Dulles hinted the United States may offer concessions if Red China renounces force in the Formosa Strait. He said talks with Beijing at Warsaw could shape a practical approach, keeping a firm stance against Communist threats while preparing to aid Nationalist defenders if invasion occurs. Dulles urged specific lines for agreement and warned consequences would follow if Peiping agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
United States
Red China
Formosa Strait
Warsaw
Free World
Far East
Wang Ping-nan
Beam
Wang
China
Quemoy
Matsu
Peiping
Disturbance in Atlantic Builds as Fifi Lingers Near Bermuda
Tropical storm Fifi idles south of Bermuda with 60 mph winds and gale force winds outward. A new disturbance forms east of the Windward Islands, 500 to 700 miles away, with potential to develop into hurricanes. Ella recently moved inland over Texas with heavy rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Atlantic
United States
Ella
Texas
Wings of Heaven Through Earthly Training
A meditation on spiritual growth and responsibility. The author argues that true reward comes from thorough earthly testing and steadfast service, earning others' trust and guiding them toward God. Wing metaphor emphasizes disciplined living, self-improvement, and leading others in faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Dieffenbacher
NEA
Heaven
Earth
Van Buren Segregation Boycott Ends
In Van Buren Arkansas the anti integration boycott of Van Buren High School ended as white students and adults kept a small vigil. A segregationist committee leader vowed racial mixing must stop in public schools and discussed methods to block integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren, Ark
van Buren High School
van Buren
Sam Cox Jr
Supplies For Quemoy Assured
Taipei reports that U S aid to Nationalist convoys in the Formosa Strait is limited to escorting ships within three miles of Chinese waters. Admiral Beakley stated the mission ensured safe passage through international waters while Communist fire intensified. a food ship was hit and a Nationalist vessel was blown up, though no U S ships were fired upon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
U.S
Formosa Strait
Sun
United States
Beakley
Helena
Armed Forces
Far East Network
Eisenhower Urges Restraint Over Red China Moves
President Eisenhower calls on the Soviet Union to restrain Red China's territorial expansion in the Far East crisis. Khrushchev demands U.S. forces leave Formosa Strait area. Moscow warns an attack on Red China would be viewed as an attack on the Soviet Union. The White House proposes Warsaw as a potential talks site amid accelerating tensions.
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Newport
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Red China
Far East
Moscow
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Formosa Strait
Khrushchev
Soviet
Girl’s Body Found Atop Mountain
The body of Marjorie Schneider an 18 year old stenographer was found in a shallow grave atop a mountain near Fort Collins Colorado. Floyd J Robertson 25 admitted shooting her three times after she was held against her will. No charges filed. The incident followed a double date when the couple with Schneider were robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins
Colo
Ray Scheerer
Floyd J. Robertson
Robertson
Marjorie Schneider
Schneider
James Coleman
Janet
Study Finds Peaceful Atom Use Triggers Global Fear
A World Health Organization study led by Prof. Hans Hoff reports widespread anxiety about peaceful atomic energy. It notes radiation unseen and powerful evokes emotional illness, with adults mistrustful of scientists and politicians and concerns over how information is presented to a changing world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
World Health Organization
Hans Hoff
Vienna
Pandora's Box
Homeland School
State Board Of Education Seeks Budget For Schools
The State Board of Education asks 2854 million dollars for public schools to operate the state for the 1959 61 biennium. Governor Hodges attends hearings as nine agencies present their B budgets totaling 4 800 000. The group plans to submit recommendations to the 1959 Legislature.
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State
Board
State Department of Public Instruction
Hodges
State Department
Raleigh
Board of War Board of Education
State Board of Education
Maine election lands a Democratic sweep in 1952
President Eisenhower called the Maine results a GOP beating after Democrats captured a U.S. Senate seat for the first time in 47 years and retained the governorship. Press secretary James Hagerty said Eisenhower regrets the defeat and hopes the outcome spur stronger effort for November contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Republican National Committee
Washington
Maine
U.S
Senate
Congress
Hagert
Tar Heel Wrestler Escapes Python Bite at Midway
Sixty three year old Bull Martin of Cherokee North Carolina a former wrestler for 22 years nearly lost a bout with Big Jeff a 409 pound 32 foot python. The incident occurred at the Pan American Midway's reptile display at the Cherokee County Fairground. Martin was shifting cages when the snake bit his right thigh and wrapped around him. Six men freed the reptile and Martin with two carnival workers were treated at Coker's Hospital for injuries. The snake was recaptured.
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Canton
Martin
Cherokee
N.C
Big Jeff
Cherokee County Fairground
Coker’s Hospital
Bill Underwood
Louis Craft
Liberty holdup attempt ends with gunfire and possible suspect link
Two white men and a Negro failed a holdup near Liberty North Carolina, a gunman wounded, and officers suspect ties to a South Carolina patrolman slaying. A traveling salesman reported three men with a flat tire near Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, with possible part in the same crime spree.
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Liberty
N.C
Here
South Carolina Highway Patrol
A. W. Welch
North Carolina Highway Patrol
U.S. 421
Calhoun Falls
S.C. Welch
South Carolina
Harry Boyd Ray
Santee
S.C
Greensboro
Two Men Questioned In Shooting
State law enforcement chief J P Strom questioned two men in Sylvania Ga over the fatal shooting of Highway Patrolman Harry B Ray Police said the pair from East Lumberton NC and Washington DC gave conflicting accounts of how they met One man admitted being in the Santee area recent days The two held on robbery charges after a $13 station holdup and a Clover Leaf Motel robbery earlier that night police reported
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Columbia
J. P. Strom
Sylvania
Harry B. Ray Strom
Screven County
M. D. Jamerson
Lumberton
N.C
Washington, D.C
Clover Leaf
Santee
Ray
W. A. Simmons
Simmons
R. B. Sexon
Jamerson
David Hardy Rogers
Clarence Henry Pruitt
Whiteville Ave
East
Pruitt
Rogers
Dillon
Maine Democrats Win Senate Seat
Maine Democrats won a U.S. Senate seat for the first time in 47 years as Gov. Edmund S. Muskie led a sweep of major offices. Clauson won the governorship by a close margin over Horace Hildreth, while Democrats also captured a House seat and retained the governor’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Frederick G. Payne
Case
Payne
Sherm Adams
Boston
Ten States Hold Primaries Across Nation Today
Voters in ten states decide party nominees with contests for eight U.S. Senate seats fifty nine House seats and seven governorships on this primary day. Prominent figures include Claude Pepper seeking a return against Spessard Holland in Florida and Ernest McFarland challenging Stephen Langmade in Arizona, while Democrats claim momentum from a key general election victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Pepper
Senate
Spessard Holland
Florida
Ernest McFarland
Arizona
Washington
Stephen W. Langmade
Frederick G. Payne
Clinton A. Clauson
Horace A. Hildreth
Maine Election Rebuffs GOP in Senate and Governor Races
Democrats scored a sweeping victory in Maine, ousting GOP Senator Frederick G. Payne and electing Democrat Edmund S. Muskie as senator. Democrat Clinton A. Clauson upset former Gov. Horace A. Hildreth to keep the governorship, while Democrats James C. Oliver and Rep. Coffins won House seats. McIntire held his seat. The result signals broad GOP discontent and ethical questions around Eisenhower administration ties to Goldfine.
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Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Jane
Augusta
Frederick G. Payne
Payne
Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Senate
Clinton A. Clauson
Internal Revenue Collector
Horace A. Hildreth
James C. Oliver
Robert Hale
Frank M. Coffins
Clifford G. McIntire
Muskie
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Goldfine
Eisenhower
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Veith Rose
Red
Charles F. Carroll
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
The
State Art Society
State Library, Medical Care Commission
State Hospitals Board of Control
State Board of Health, Orthopedic Hospital
North Carolina Assn
R.I
Tar Heel
Snake
House of Representatives
House
Waterville
GOP
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