Talbott Status To Take Or Not Take Center Stage
Washington Republicans express confidence in President Eisenhower to decide Harold Talbott's fate after Senate calls for a new investigation. Senator Morse urges inquiry into Talbott's ethics while party leaders stress no political motive and expect a presidential decision on the Air Force secretary's status.
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Talbott
Eisenhower
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Air Force
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
Rep. Martin
R-Mass
House
Talbot
Pentagon
Paul B. Mulligan & Co
New York
Mulligan Company
Senate Investigations
Hall
Balanced Budget Would Aid GOP In 1956 Race
Senators Bridges and Byrd argue a balanced budget strengthens the GOP in 1956 while tax cuts could weaken the campaign. They say balancing would require cutting expenditures, not borrowing, and cite rising revenues but warn against relying on income growth alone. Republican leaders expect gains in Congress as Eisenhower's popularity remains high. A separate item reports a Maryland man struck by a 7200 volt line while piloting a model plane, dying after a brief shock.
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Sen
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
Hall
Aft
Early End Seen To Two Strikes in Midwest Plants
About 30 500 workers at Deere & Co. and Caterpillar Tractor Co. faced strikes in Illinois and Iowa as wage talks stalled. A tentative settlement was announced at Caterpillar East Peoria for 18 000 workers, while Deere plants at East Moline Moline Des Moines Dubuque Waterloo and Ottumwa were picketed. UAW negotiations continued with no contract details disclosed.
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Inlinois
Deere & Co
Caterpillar Tractor Co
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United Auto Workers
Struck Deere & Co
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Illinois
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Dubuque
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Iowa
Deere
Peoria
Russian Troops Set Oct 1 to Leave Austria
Moscow announces 44 000 Russian occupation troops will depart Austria by October 1, reducing overall forces by that number. The move aligns with a summit plan for all four occupying powers to cut forces by evacuee counts, following the Austrian Independence Treaty signed May 15.
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Moscow
Georgi Zhukov
Marshal Zhukov
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Britain
France
William H. Arnold
Avan Cavanal Manthe
Seven Minutes Behind Night Train Pony Express Race
In Roseburg Oregon a pony express showdown saw seven minutes separate a fast gallop by riders including seven women from Eugene to Roseburg to challenge the Nightcrawler freight service. The stunt aimed to spotlight Southern Pacific Railroad amid talks of abandoning the branch line.
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Oregon
Eugene
Black Monday viewed by Nationalists amid Geneva talks
In Formosa the Nationalist capital and press fearfully watched U.S. and Red China talks in Geneva. Chiang Kai-shek’s government would stay informed as ambassadors met, while comments from officials ranged from alarm to caution about any agreement that might affect Formosa.
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U. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
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Hsu Fu-lin
Democratic Socialist Party
the United
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Cimmingham
Missouri
Aptheart
Chen Chi-tien
China Party
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Eisenhow
Crimier
Cay
Cunningham
Fromtiff
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Former POW Gallagher Faces New York Court Martial
Army Sgt. James C. Gallagher of Brooklyn goes on trial in New York for alleged collaboration with Reds in Korea and murder without premeditation of fellow POWs. Charged after three years as a prisoner, he was released in 1953. His buddy Cpl. Harold M. Dunn also faces collaboration charges and pled guilty last month, receiving eight years and a dishonorable discharge.
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Tl — Army
James C. Gallagher
Brooklyn
Reds
Korea
Gallagher
Army
Panmunjom
Iy 1848
Cpl
Harold M. Dunn
Dunn
Camp Crouch Returned to Japanese Army in Honshu
The U S Army announced Camp Crouch, a 57 year old post in southern Honshu, has been turned back to Japanese control. It had been used by American forces since 1949.
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Tokyo
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Crouch
Honshu
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Atlantic Allies Begin Large Scale NATO Exercises
NATO Southern Europe headquarters announced dawn drills by land and sea forces of the alliance to test defenses in northern Greece and adjacent seas. The operation targets enemy forces from the north in a region near Bulgaria and Albania, following a Bulgarian airliner shootdown last week that killed 58 aboard.
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Naples
Italy
Northis
Greece
NATO
Europe
Bulgaria
Albania
Israel
No Heat Relief Seen in Midwest
The Weather Bureau warned heat and humidity would persist across the Midwest with temperatures topping 100 degrees in several cities. Overnight lows reached around 80s in the southern and central plains as deaths from the ongoing heat wave mounted, with Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska reporting multiple fatalities.
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Associated Press
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Sac City
Iowa
Lincoln
Neb
Sioux City
Omaha
Prisoner Theorizes Slaying Motive In Berkeley Case
Burton Abbott, a 27 year old UC student under indictment for kidnapping and murder, suggested the killing of Stephanie Bryan could be an intentional act to get rid of him. He spoke in a San Francisco Examiner copyrighted interview while in custody after a red purse belonging to the 14 year old girl was found in his basement. her body was later located in a shallow grave near his cabin.
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Burton Abbott
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