Tension Mounts in Troubled French Morocco
Casablanca reports rising tension on the second anniversary of Sal Mohammed Ben Youssef's ousting. French paratroopers, commandos, and Algeria-based troops reinforce Khenifra amid reports of 2000 Zaian horsemen. Ben Youssef supporters clash with Sultan Ben Moulay Arafa backers. 13 Moroccans killed, 34 wounded. two French inspectors hurt. U.S. personnel stay at bases. curfews in major cities.
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Casablanca
French Morocco
Salmohammed Ben Youseef
Khenifra
Arden
Ben Youssef
Middle Atlas
Marseille
Algeria
Madagascar
Sultan Ben Moulay Arafa
U. S. Air Force
Ike to Talk to Newsmen at Ranch
President Eisenhower relaxes at the Rocky Mountain ranch inviting reporters for a window into his life with grandson David. He had barred access previously, as the newsmen witness fishing, golf practice, painting, and target shooting during a two day visit before returning to Denver.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Fraser
Colo
Eisenhower
Rocky Mountain
Washington
Denver
White House
David
James C. Hagerty
Jack Tkach
Walter Tkach
St. Louis Creek
Aksel Nielsen
Nielsen
Armistice Group Called to Huddle
The U N Command called an urgent Military Armistice Commission meeting in Munsan Korea to demand the return of a UN training plane pilot and companion captured by Communists. The session was set for 10 a m Saturday. Names remain withheld as officials hoped the two may be alive despite being listed as missing.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N Command
Military Armistice Commission
U.N
Commission
U S Pressures China Over American Civilians Return
Washington reports the United States growing impatient as Red China stalls the return of 41 American civilians. Officials weigh the option of a Geneva talks recess to force faster action, though no decision has been made. Ambassador Johnson will push for progress while the U N seat for Nationalist China remains a factor.
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Washington
United States
Red China
Geneva
A. Alexis Johnson
U. S
United Nations
General Assembly
China
U. N
Bad Check Case Ties Ex-Paratrooper to Fraud Sought in LA
Police today sought Mrs. Ramara Adele Rees Courtland a former Army paratrooper who claimed surgery changed her into a woman on suspicion of passing bad checks. An all points bulletin described the ex GI as male or female white American 30 5 ft 6 in 120 pounds. More than 20 checks allegedly bounced in markets and hotels including one for 92 dollars. The suspect lectured at a Sacramento burlesque theater and reportedly travelled toward Los Angeles. The bulletin noted the operation story and photo had appeared in newspapers.
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Los Angeles
Ramara
Adele Rees Courtland
Police
All-Points
Buletin
Poice
Courtland
San Diego
Burlesques House
George W. Smith
Gerald E. Wright
Cortland
San Francisco
E. J. Courtland III
Sacramento
Calif
Louisiana offers to sell its constitution for 3 dollars
Baton Rouge report states the state will auction a bound 564 page copy of its constitution for three dollars. The document contains more than 325 amendments and includes a 127 page index.
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Baton Rouge
Louuisiana
Court martial board weighs fate of Lt. Jefferson Erwin
Fort Lewis Washington A court martial board deliberates the case of 1st Lt. Jefferson D. Erwin 38 of Blanchard Oklahoma charged with enemy collaboration during a 1951 Korean War POW captivity Army prosecutors say he issued statements to promote disunity and leave camp while defense argues witnesses admit fault and notes Chinese pressure and a camp peace committee role
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Jefferson D. Erwin
Erwin
Blanchard
Okla
North Korea
No. 5
Methodist Bible School Kicks Off Monday
Plans are moving forward for Vacation School at the Methodist Church with an official opening Monday afternoon. At least one department begins Sunday morning. The teaching staff by department includes Junior Number Two led by Mrs. Perkins and a team of aides, Junior Number One led by Mrs. McLarty with several assistants, Primary led by Miss Parkins with a full supporting group, and Kindergarten led by Miss Broach with multiple staff members. Both Kindergarten divisions will meet together.
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Methodist Church
J. W. Perkins
Erwin Stewart
C. V. Nunn Jr
Grover Thompson
Charlene Rogers
Linda Moore
James McLarty, Jr
Stephen Bader
J. W. Franks
Williams Reinhardt
Joanne Moore
Beth Bridgers
Irene Thornton
Carolyn Lewallen
Nannie Parkins
Edward Aslin
Hinton Davis
David Waddle
Fred Glanton
Paul Bain
Marion McQueen
Susan Davis
Kathleen Broach
Herman Smith
H. W. Monts
L. C. Dean
Ross Moore
Eugene Jones
Hays Munn
H. W. Lindsey
B. W. Edwards
Chester Hunt
Nancy Dean Reese
Carol Joy Myers
Margie Vickers
Stork Train Brings 20 Expectant Mothers to Leghorn
A U S Army stork train from Austria arrived last night at Leghorn carrying 20 expectant mothers, wives of American servicemen moved from Salzburg with the occupation force. No births occurred during the trip. the women were moved to hospital quarters at Camp Derby American supply base.
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Leghorn
Italy
Austria
Salzburg
Camp Derby
First Atoms for Peace Parley Ends With Soviet Aid Promise
Geneva dispatch reports the first atoms for peace conference closed as the Soviet Union pledged fuels and reactors for Communist China and satellites for atomic and hydrogen research. The U S sold Switzerland its large swimming pool reactor at cut-rate prices, drawing praise as the conference’s highlight. President Eisenhower inspired the 12 day UN meeting, ending with Dr Homi J Bhaba’s farewell address. The Soviets signaled a high level for Russia’s H bomb potential.
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William C. Sexton
Geneva
Switzerland
China
United States
Eisenhower
Homi J. Bhaba
India
Russia
Kefauver says criticism shaped Korean War prisoners turncoats
Senator Estes Kefauver charged that Republican attacks on the Korean War helped shape the conduct of American prisoners of war now labeled turncoats. He criticized the new prisoner of war conduct code and urged Defense Secretary Wilson to conduct a fuller study, arguing many servicemen from rural, uneducated backgrounds faced harsh interrogations and public scorn at home.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Ten
Tennessee Democrat
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Truman
Senate
Come on Margaret Princess urged to choose husband
London Daily Mirror pounds Margaret to decide on marrying Group Captain Peter Townsend the 40 year old divorced war hero. The paper prints a large front page portrait with the plea Please make up your mind as the princess nears her 25th birthday at Balmoral. Townsend is seen as the likely match despite the royal marriage ban.
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London
Daily Mirror
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Mirror
Bamoral Castle
Scotland
Townsend
Peron Delays Separation of Church and State
Argentina's Senate authorized President Juan Peron to postpone action on separating church and state. The bill could push the election to form a constitutional assembly to sever official church ties to next May. The Vatican excommunicated Peron last June amid clashes with church leaders.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Argentinas
Senate
Juan Peron
Peron
Vatican
Justice and Interior
Oscar Albrieu
Albrieu
School Book Store Opens Tuesday
The High School book store will be open Tuesday August 23 at 9 a m Students are asked to select their books as early as possible. Oakland Calif UP When asked in a questionnaire why she was volunteering for duty in the Ground Observer Corps Mrs Evelyn Parks of Alameda Calif wrote Conscience.
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Oakland
Calif
Ground Observer Corps
Evelyn Parks
Alameda
Princess Margaret Romance Fizzles Into Sunday Birthday Talk
Mrs Murgatroyd chides her husband for fixating on baseball as she muses over Princess Margaret's romance with Capt Townsend. They debate divorce, church views, and royal restrictions, then plot listening in on Sunday to learn if a royal engagement will unfold. The couple wonders if Margaret will marry on her 25th birthday and hopes for a favorable outcome for all involved.
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Hal Boyle
Washington
Murgatroyd
Margatroyd
Powers That Be
Margaret
Hawkinses
Reprimand of Cain Year Ago Revealed
Washington officials rebuked former Senator Harry Cain for attacks on the security program. Sherman Adams sharply criticized him, with Attorney General Brownell mildly. Cain, a Subversive Activities Control Board member, had accused the administration of destroying individuals and called the subversive list a heinous thing.
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Washington
Harry P. Cain
United Press
Sherman Adams
Cain
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Adams
Subversive Activities Control Board
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Harry Cain
Spokane
White House
Maxwell M. Rabb
Harry
Draft Ike as a Candidate for 1953 Unity
Springfield IL Governor Stratton told 8,500 at the Republican Day program that Eisenhower should be drafted by acclamation to be their candidate again next year. He praised the President for peace prosperity and Geneva conference leadership and his personal magnetism sincerity and conviction.
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Springfield
Eisenhower
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Illinois
Missing Natchitoches businessman hunted across four parishes
C. E. Collins Jr., a candidate for Natchitoches Parish sheriff, has been missing since August 11. A search by sheriff’s deputies and volunteers from Winn, Jackson and Tensas Parishes, aided by a $500 reward, scours the Tennessee Gas Transmission pipeline corridor and a swamp near Waterproof after a reported distressing plane sighting.
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Natchitoches, la
Natchitoches
Earl Morris
Natchitoches Parish
Winn
Jackson
Tensas Parishes
C. E. Collins Jr
Collins
Morris
Jackson Parishes
Tennessee Gas Transmission Corp
Monroe
Tensas Parish
Elliott Coleman
Russia Denies British Armies Estimate
London reports Soviets denounce British figure of six million armed as false while Izvestia accuses Western press of cold war provocation. Mikhailov says Moscow never disclosed total strength and criticizes emissions of satellite forces figures as attempts to blunt Soviet military pace.
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London
Russia
M. Mikhailov
Izvestia
Moscow Radio
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Sovie Union
Mikhailov
Spider Bite Fatal in Paragould Claims 71-Year-Old Man
71-year-old Jessie Isaac Melton of Beach Grove community died after a gray spider bite. He was bitten early yesterday, treated, released, and died en route home in an ambulance. Doctors cited a slight heart condition but noted improvement after initial care.
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Jessie Issac Melton
Beach Grove
Melton
Statements of Prisoners Leave China Uneasy
Washington officials said Red China appeared uneasy over claims by 11 U S airmen that they were tortured in Communist jails. Peiping radio accused the United States of mistreating Chinese students, while State Department officials insisted all students free to leave the United States. Ambassador Johnson and Chinese Ambassador Wang Ping Nan discussed freeing 42 American civilians as Geneva negotiations continued.
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Donald J. Gonzales
Washington
Red China
U. S. Aire
United States
Peiping Radio
State Department
Alexis Johnson
Reds
Geneva
Wang Ping-Nan
Man Pushes Invalid Wife Across States in Wheelchair Journey
NEW ALBANY Ind A man Roscow Mendenhall 50 says he carried his invalid wife Pearl 38 by wheelchair across multiple states from Miami to Hot Springs Ark to aid her in gaining strength. The trip involved auto lifts and a loose tire. a passing motorist alerted police and the couple were jailed briefly before arranging return by bus. Mendenhall noted his weight drop from 175 to 145 pounds during the trek.
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New Albany
Ind
Roscow V. M Hall
Pearly
Miles
Miami
Newbany
Coupe
Cou Mendelia
Beth
Florida
Hot Springs
Ark
Mendenhal
Vic
West Point
Miss
Richmond
Mendenhall
Federal Service Allows Persons Over 70 to Hold Jobs
The Service Commission announced new rules permitting individuals over 70 to hold regular federal positions. Prior limits allowed only temporary renewable appointments up to one year. The change aligns with action to lift age restrictions for this fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and does not alter the 70 year mandatory retirement rule for those with at least 15 years unless continued by order.
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Washington
Service Commission Today
Commission
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