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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1958

Page

8

Global News Roundup Mixed NATO and World Events

NATO remains united but struggles to win overseas support as nations demand trade over aid. Lebanon mourns Nasib Matni after his assassination. Japan prepares its May 22 general election with 953 candidates. Britain reports 11 000 more unemployed, total 44 000. France stalls another postwar government as Pleven and Coty fails.

Japan Tokyo -P Nobusuke Kishi Liberal Democratic Party

Strauss Says Russia May Think It Holds Lead In Nukes

WASHINGTON UP Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission suggested Russia may feel it has overcome U S nuclear superiority. He noted Moscow announced a March 31 halt to nuclear tests if the United States and Britain followed suit and said the first Pacific test was a small one. Strauss urged continued U S nuclear weapons development until Russia accepts safeguarded disarmament. He criticized secrecy on tests and said more disclosures could expose the nation to enemies.

Paris Upi France Rene Pleven Rene Coty Rene Billeres Maurice Faure Faure Jean Berthoin Washington Lewis L. Strauss The Atomic Energy Commission Russia United States Britain Strauss Charles Porter Tum National Press Club Pacific U.S Kremlin U.S. Atomic Commission John Foster Dulles Rep AEC

Navy Sees Danger in Space Bill for Civilian Agency

Washington May 28 The Navy fired a torpedo of grave misgivings Thursday at President Eisenhower's plan to set up a civilian space agency. Assistant Secretary Garrison Norton said civilian control could let a future president or NASA director seize military and space operations, urging Defense Department oversight of matters of military concern.

Washington Navy Eisenhower Garrison Norton Aeronautics and Space Agency NASBA NASS Defense Department Norton NASA National Defense United States

At 81 He Pleads for Mercy Gets It

Charles Manwell, 81, appeared in traffic court in Houston on a charge of driving without 1988 license plates. He told Judge Abe Levy about personal losses, late wife, burglaries, and his small pension, pleading for mercy as he could not pay the $25 fine. The judge dismissed the charge.

Houston Upi Charles Manwell Manwell Court Abe Levy Fie

Threat to Miami Lawyer From Confederate Underground

George Talianoff, a Miami attorney and board chairman of the Greater Miami Anti Defamation League, said a Thursday phone call warned that his days are numbered and that his turn is next, claiming threats from the Confederate Underground. The incident highlights safety concerns for local civil rights figures in Miami Beach.

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