Western Big Three Agree on Geneva Strategy for Talks with Russia
Paris report says Dulles Macmillan and Pinay endorsed a defined list of Geneva talking points on German reunification European security disarmament and Faure's development plan. Eisenhower Eden Faure to review roles Sunday before talks with the Kremlin leaders begin.
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Paris
Geneva
Russia
U.S
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
Edgar Faure
Faure
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Kremlin
Eden
Macmillian
Pinny
Deluge in Arkansas Drops Heavy Rain Across Lonoke County
A weather system drenched east central Arkansas with record rainfall in Lonoke and Carlisle, causing two-car crashes that killed two men and injured two others in Lonoke during peak downpour. Rain totals included 7.80 inches at Lonoke and 5.05 inches at Carlisle, with other cities reporting measurable amounts.
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Associated Press
Lonoke County
Aransas
Lonoke
U. S
Little Rock
Carlisle
Arkansas
Heber Springs
Mountain View
Walnut Ridge
Flippin
el Dorado
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Moscow Asks for Book on Manners
New York publishers received an order from the Central Library in Moscow for a copy of Good Manners Pay Off by Sarah Burton. The shipment order was placed today marking a cross border cultural exchange.
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New York
Vantage Press
Central Library
Moscow
Sarah Burton
Boy's foot stuck in toilet prompts fire rescue call
In Los Angeles Elisa Kernan had to summon a fire unit to free her two year old Robert Kernan Jr who wedged his foot in a bathroom toilet and pulled the handle. In Knoxville Mayor George Dempster dismissed reports of his death as wishful thinking from opponents.
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Los Angeles
Elisa Kernan
Robert Kernan
Knoxville
Memphis Mayor backs Memphis plant bid against Dixon-Yates
Mayor Frank Tobey said Memphis will assist West Memphis if Dixon-Yates pursues a power plant in West Memphis Arkansas. West Memphis lawyer James Hale accused Memphis of stalling Dixon-Yates to force contract cancellation after a Washington trip to seek Eisenhower support. The tense but mostly cordial conference ended with Tobey and chamber leader interrupting a heated exchange.
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Memphis
Dixon-Yates
West Memphis
Ark
Frank Tobey
James Hale
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hale
Facts of Life
Washington
Tobey
T. H. Allen
Navy unveils Sea Master fourjet plane in test flight
The Sea Master, a new four-jet naval aircraft, was shown in a two hour test flight by the Glenn L. Martin Co in Baltimore. Officials cited security restrictions for withholding flight details. Earlier indications suggested speeds above 600 mph at 40 000 feet and capacity for an atomic bomb.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin Co
Martin
Eisenhower expresses hope for Geneva peace progress
President Eisenhower voiced optimism that the upcoming Big Four Geneva conference could open new vistas toward solving East-West problems. He called for identifying decisive issues and developing methods at Geneva while preparing to meet leaders of Russia Britain and France. Meanwhile Soviet Premier Bulganin pledged to seek common language with the West to end the cold war.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Russia
Britain
France
Congress
U. S
United Nations
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
State Department
Austin Fire Threatens Landmarks
Underground transformer fires ignited by a storm threatened two downtown landmarks in Austin. Firemen evacuated six blocks while battling flames under the Driskill Hotel and Scarborough Department Store. No injuries in Austin. four National Guardsmen hurt at North Fort Hood from a similar storm.
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Austin
Tex
Driskill Hotel
Scarborough
National
North Fort Hood
Texas
36Th Infantry Division
Kildare
East Texas
Jet and bomber join in long range reconnaissance
The U S Air Force tests FICON a kangaroo operation pairing the Convair GRB 36 ten engine bomber with a Republic RF 84F Thunderflash mounted in its belly for global reconnaissance missions The bomber offers a 10000 mile range while the jet contributes about 2000 miles.
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U. S. Air Force
Seek to Link Talbot With Private Firm
Senate Investigations subcommittee to study Harold E. Talbott’s financial interest in a New York efficiency engineering firm led by Paul B Mulligan. The inquiry aims to determine any conflict with his duties as Secretary of the Air Force while Talbott asserts no profit from a government oriented business.
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Washington
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
New York
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Talbott
Paul B. Mulligan
Subcommittee
Thas
The
Chattanooga Times
Hearing on Bus Insurance Continued
A hearing into Capitol Transit Co. alleged harming of strikers’ insurance and retirement plans was continued to Thursday by Pulaski County Chancellor Rodney P. Kham. Union members were notified that their participation in plans ended June 30 after a June 22 strike over a 14 cent wage increase. Bus service has resumed with nonunion labor.
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Little Rockp
Capitol Transit Co
Pulaski
Rodney Parkham
Henry Woods
CTC
AFL Teamsters Union
Health law used to commit TB patient in Little Rock case
A court order hospitalized North Little Rock man Boyce Gene Wilson 23 with highly contagious active tuberculosis, invoking a new state law. Pulaski Chancellor Guy E Williams, who battled TB years ago, signed the order, with Dr M G Lawson calling Wilson dangerous as a germ bomb.
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Little Rock
North Little Rock
Pulaski
Guy E. Williams
Boyce Gene Wilson
Booneville
M. G. Lawson
Little Boen
Wilson
Blytheville Citizens Die on Highway 4
Four Blytheville Arkansans die in a two car crash near LaFayette Indiana. Victims are John Belew 55 Esther Belew 55 Zula Walker 32 and her son Jerry 14. Seven others injured including Alvin E Manery 33 and his family. The Belew car swerved after a tire blew and collided with Manery’s vehicle.
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Indiana Ind
Arkansas
la Fayette
John Belew
Esther
Zula Walker
Jerry
Blytheville
Ark
LaFayette
Cherson Ind
Belew
Alvin E. Manery
Berrien Springs
Mich
St. Elizabeth Hospital
J la Fayette
Manery
Mittie
Michael Manery
Larry
Terry Manery
Ronnie McGough
Jeanette Walker
Boost in Marine Corps Challenged
ELTON C. FAY reports from Quantico that Congress approved more funding to increase Marine Corps strength but Secretary of Defense Wilson impounded the money and ordered a hold while a review is conducted. The Pentagon comptroller and Asst. Secretary McNeil will decide subsequent steps. The piece also notes about a million people receiving Red Cross water safety certificates in the past year.
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Elton C. Fay
Quantico
Congress
Marine Corps
Defense Wilson
Wison
Marine Corps Base
Pentagon
Asst
W. J. McNeil
American Red Cross
State to Pave 322 Miles on Arkansas Roads
The State Highway Department awarded contracts totaling over 322 miles of paving for January through June. Projects include 187.42 miles under state federal aid and 134.62 miles under exclusively state funds, plus 13 093 feet of bridges. The largest contract is 906 464 to pave 18.3 miles of Highway 12 in Union County. Cumulative totals reach 10 092 270 for state federal aid and 2 126 480 for state funds. Work spans 60 percent of Arkansas counties.
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Little Rock
State Highway Department
Union County
el Dorado
Morocco terror blasts leave six dead and 35 hurt
In Casablanca a Bastille Day bombing killed six and injured 35 as Europeans protested in the main square. The attack damaged two cafes and sparked strikes on local stores. casualties include a killed man, wounded man, and two young Europeans near the blast. Further violence reported in Algiers with 15 Arabs killed and three injured from a balcony collapse.
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Casablanca
France
North Africa
Jean Charles Legrand
Moroce Presse
Jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil
Algiers
Ofan
Peach Festival Opens Amid Scarce Harvest in Clarksville
The 1955 Johnson County Peach Festival begins with three titles to be awarded Miss Arkansas Valley Queen Elberta XIV and Princess Elberta IX. Lt Gov Nathan Gordon will crown the winners as a late freeze left few peaches and 25 entrants compete in Miss Arkansas Valley.
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Clarksville
Johnson County
Elberta XIV
Elberta IX
Natthan Gordon
Farmhand Eliminated as Suspect in Iowa Girl Slaying
Audrey Brandt, jailed on a vagrancy charge, was cleared by the FBI of the Donna Sue Davis murder claim. He previously confessed, then recanted, saying he lied after hearing a radio account. FBI records show Brandt traveled with a carnival in 1955. authorities weigh his earlier statements and fingerprints.
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Joplin
Audrey Brandt
Donna Sue Davis
FBI
Percy Wyly
Kansas City
Brandt
Missouri
Sioux City
Mound City
St. Clair
Clinton
Nevada
Salisbury
Donna Sue
Johnny Showers
Audrey Earl Brandt
Showers
Iowa
la Porte City
Tucson
Ariz
Riots Kill 21 and Injure 77 in North Africa
Rioting in Casablanca yesterday left 21 Europeans and Moroccans dead and 77 injured during 12 hours of violence in the European quarter. French soldiers and police prepared for further clashes as funerals proceeded and nationalist bombings push self government talks.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Gilbert Grandval
Paris
U S Military Leaders Assess Soviet Air Power
At the Defense Secrets Conference in Virginia, Gen Nathan F Twining and Adm Arthur Radford briefed about Soviet progress in long range bombers and high tech weapons. They warned the United States must remain vigilant as new unknowns in space speed and energy challenge air superiority.
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Elton C. Fay Uantico
Tion
United States
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Russia
Moscow
Arthur Radford
Chars F
Joint Chiefs
Cns
Radford
Soviet Union
Last Day to Buy Truck Licenses Urges Owners
Kathryn Jones in the revenue office reminds truck owners that today is the last day to purchase truck licenses without penalties. The notice cautions buyers to complete the process immediately to avoid fines.
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Kathryn Jones
Revenue Cole Sector
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