Tommies Seal Off Suez Canal
CAIRO Egypt Oct 21 Tank supported British infantry sealed off the Suez Canal zone and occupied the Egyptian customs office in the Port of Suez. Egyptian college professors urged no holy war against Britain as unrest rose in the Sudan. Pro-Communist leaflets urged independence. students rioted in Alexandria and Khartoum police used tear gas. Eleven rioters were arrested and bailed pending trial.
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Ismaili
Egypt
Canal Zona
Cairo
Suez Canal
Britain
Sudan
Movement For National Liberation
Khartoum
Alexandria
Farouk EF Awal University
Formosa Hit by Very Strong Quake, Tokyo Reports
Tokyo dispatch says the Japanese Central Meteorological Observatory logged four strong tremors today with the epicenter near Formosa. Officials say the quake was stronger than the 1948 Japan disaster and may have lasted ten days, signaling a major seismic event in the region.
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Japanese Central Meteorological Observatory
Formosa
Japan
Fearful Missing Girl Case Sparks Police Investigation
Joyce Phyllis Steele, 16, vanished Thursday afternoon after being seen with a 21 year old man described as a farmer and sailor and a 17 year old youth. Police, who questioned and arrested both, say the man admitted taking $12 and clothing from her home and hiding her clothes under his house. Officers recovered the clothing and search efforts extend to nearby cities.
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Long Beach
Joyce Phyllis Steele
Lewis Ave
Juvenile Bureau
L. W. Stanley
Verlo Steele
Jordan High School
Stanley
Yuma
Aziz
Hnis
Two of a Kind Attlee and Truman share political fate
The piece compares Labour leader Mr Attlee and President Truman as colorless figures who rose unexpectedly to power. It cautions that a Labour defeat next Wednesday could hurt Truman and his fair deal program, with continued coverage promised on Page 14.
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Labor Party
Mr. Attlee
Truman
Brita
Atom Bomb Test Scheduled Today
LAS VEGAS Nevada January 22 early today the first atomic explosion of the second series at Frenchmans Flat is scheduled. The Atomic Energy Commission told the Civil Aeronautics Administration to keep all aircraft away within 5200 miles of the site up to noon while the blast may occur between 5 am and noon. Weather changes could alter timing and the test marks the seventh atomic burst in the continental United States with prior blasts in January February at Frenchmans Flat and the New Mexico test in 1945.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Get
Frenchman’s Flat Proving Ground
Atomic Energy Commission
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Here
United States
Frenchman's Flat
New Mexico
Full Scale Parley Nears After Panmunjom Accord
United Nations and Communist liaison officers signed an incident proof agreement at Panmunjom to reopen the Korean armistice talks. A spokesman said talks would begin within 48 hours and be held at Panmunjom. Vic Adm. C. Turtter Joy proposed resuming talks at 11 a.m. the day after Communist ratification. The site is Panmunjom, last host to full dress talks on Aug 22.
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Teter Kolischer Tokyo
United Nations
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Vic
Kaesong
Link Barkley Aide to Loan and Disavowed Knowledge
Washington reports Charles F. Shaver said he and Mrs. Flo Bratton interceded with RFC directors on behalf of two loan applicants. Barkley disavowed knowledge. They pressed for a $1.1 million loan for a Miami Beach hotel project, later approved but never disbursed as plans were abandoned.
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Charles F. Shaver
Senate Small Business Committee
Flo Bratton
Alben W. Barkley
RFC
Barkley
Minneapolis
Sam Fleisher
Miami Beach
Pla
Bratton
Chalfonte
Shaver
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