Dump Nixon Plea by Stassen Renews GOP Split Talk
Stassen repeats call to dump Nixon as VP saying Nixon’s name would cost millions of votes and backs Gov. Christian Herter as a safer running mate. He spoke at the National Press Club before meeting Eisenhower and urged a 30 day disarmament leave while GOP leaders weigh the issue.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Nixon
Stassen
Massachusetts
Christian Herter
Eisenhower
National Press Club
White House
Chris Herter
Republican Organization
GOP
Herter
Hall backs open convention for GOP VP Nomination
Republican chairman Leonard W. Hall supports an open convention and says Harold E. Stassen may nominate anyone for the vice presidential slot. He reiterates no firm prediction on Nixon as Eisenhower's running mate and appears before Stassen at a National Press Club luncheon amid Herter support chatter.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Harold E. Stassen
Hall
Stassen
Nixon
Eisenhower
GOP
National Press Club
Massachusetts
Christian A. Herter
Kefauver withdraws from race backs Stevenson
National headquarters announces Sen. Estes Kefauver will quit the presidential contest and endorse Adlai E. Stevenson. Marines court martial resumes after S Sgt Matthew C McKeon breaks down detailing a deadly march that killed six recruits. Archbishop John Francis Noll dies at 81 in Fort Wayne after a two year illness. Cairo pledges freedom of navigation in the Suez Canal citing 1888 convention and 1954 Anglo Egyptian agreement.
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Sen. Estes Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
Fort Wayne
Ind
John Francis Noll
Legion of Decency
Eisenhower Sends Dulles to London Over Suez Crisis
President Eisenhower orders Secretary of State Dulles to London for talks with Britain and France on Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal. Deputy Undersecretary Robert Murphy already attends. British warship crews recalled. naval moves linked to international canal control talks with Malta meetings and U S Navy officers arriving for conferences.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
London
Britain
France
Egypt
Suez Canal
White House
United States
Robert Murphy
Admiralty
Ocean
Devonport
Malta
Mediterranean
Adm
N. K. Dietrich
U. S. Atlantic
KHS Exchange Student Witnesses Sea Disaster
Karen Christensen, an exchange student at Kenosha High School, rode the Swedish liner Stockholm during the Andrea Doria collision. She described the moment, aided injured passengers, and noted chaos aboard as the ship neared shore. Christensen, returning to Copenhagen, faced theft of funds in Quebec and secured passage via American Field Service in New York. She plans to sail on the Bergensfjord and reach Copenhagen August 10.
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Karen Christensen
Kenosha High School
Stockholm
Andrea Doria
Miss Christensen
W. H. Bullamore
Kenosha
United States
Copenhagen
Quebec
New York
American Field Service
Bergensfjord
July Weather Patterns Signal Transition Into August
The report notes a stormy July ending with thunderclouds and an August start expected by similar transport. Local rainfall totaled .45 inches over the city while temperatures ranged from a low in the 50s to highs in the 70s. Kenosha logged 74/59 with noonday readings 75 at AMC and downtown and 70 at the treatment plant. Sunrise was 4:44 a.m. and sunset 7:11 p.m.
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Kenosha
AMC
Convicts Break Own Limbs in Quarry Protest
In Buford Georgia prison officials report more than 30 inmates at Rocky Quarry State Prison for incorrigibles fractured their legs using ten pound sledge hammers and rocks as anvils during a demonstration against hard working conditions. State Corrections Director Jack Forrester said 36 prisoners participated, including seven Black inmates, with four or five sustaining fractures and at least ten compound breaks. All involved were maximum security or incorrigibles.
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Buford
Rocky Quarry
Jack Forrester
Forrester
Help End Highway Tragedies PSA Call to Action
Public service notice encouraging community involvement with safety efforts. Urges supporting local safety organizations, policing, road improvements, lighting, and school safety training. Advises contacting local police or newspapers to connect with community safety groups.
Bargain Hunters Pack Auction Of Boat Yard Assets
About 500 people lined the drizzle to bid on the assets of Keno sha Marine Service in Racine including 240 feet of frontage and a fleet of boats and gear. Milwaukee auctioneer Sam Ansfield oversaw bids that climbed to $13,000 for the package as bankruptcy officials prepare court approval.
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Sam Ansfield
Kenosha Marine Service
50Th St
Lake Shore
Simmons Island Bridge
Milwaukee
Marine Service
Joseph J. Miller
Federal Court
Sam
Ansfield
Racine
Fred Bishop
Highland Park
Bishop
McKeon testifies on death march discipline at Parris Island
S/Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon testified at his general court martial that the death march tactic aimed to build discipline so Marines would endure combat stress. He described Recruit Platoon 71 as once spirited but later lacking eagerness, and recalled training in knee-high water during 1948 boot camp to simulate air raid conditions.
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Parris Island
S. C
Matthew C. McKeon
Korea
McKeon
Fire devastates nursing home in Puxico killing twelve
A three story frame nursing home in Puxico Missouri burned Monday night killing twelve people including nine aged 72 to 91. Mrs Sherry Fredericks of Poplar Bluff was rescued by a minister and a service station operator. The home is run by Bertha Regan 55 and the incident also claimed Regans seven year old grandson David Johnson and Lois Rodgers 30 who had just entered as a patient. Local volunteers and trucks from Poplar Bluff aided firefighting efforts to prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Puxico
Sherry Fredericks
Poplar Bluff
Bertha Regan
David Johnson
Lois Rodgers
Missouri “Bootheel
Protest Call Over Suez Canal Seizure
Senator Mansfield urged U.S. protests to the World Court and United Nations General Assembly over Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal, calling it clearly illegal and a danger to world peace. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Richards said a September inquiry into the crisis will be part of foreign aid program study.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
U. S
Egypt
Suez Canal
World Court
UN General Assembly
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richards
D-Sc
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Two Cypriots Slain in Separate Cyprus Shootings
Two Greek Cypriots, a woman and a man, were shot dead Monday night in separate incidents in Nicosia. The killings come amid a new wave of violence on the island.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Man Swallows Hardware For Prize At Festival
In Tobata Japan 52 year old Goichi Kawakami collapsed in the street and was found to have swallowed numerous hardware items over six months including razor blades nails wire and a fountain pen. Doctors at Kyoritsu Hospital performed surgery and Kawakami is reported doing fine.
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Tobata
Japan
Goichi Kawakami
Kyoritsu Hospital
Kawakami
Ike to Vacation in Wisconsin At King's Gateway
A reliable source says President Eisenhower plans a Wisconsin vacation in August at King's Gateway in Land O Lakes near the Upper Michigan line. White House comment was not available. hotel manager Garber said there is nothing definite.
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Madison
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
White House
King
Land O’ Lakes
Milton
King's Gateway
Colorado
Upper Michigan
John Garber
King’s Gateway Hotel
Chinese troops invade Burmese frontier area reported
Several hundred Chinese Communist troops were reported to have invaded and occupied 500 miles of Burma’s northeastern frontier from Putao to the Salween River. Premier U Ba Swe convened cabinet and military chiefs as speculation grew of a planned permanent occupation amid tensions with China.
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Rangoon
Burma
U Ba Swe
Armed Services
Putao
Kulong Ferry
Salween River
Kachin
Tokyo
Asia
Republic of Korea
SEATO
Seato Organization
United States
Britain
Australia
France
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
Peiping
Major Spins Through Niagara Rapids in Barrel Ride
Major Lloyd Hill, 37, rode the dangerous lower Niagara River in a stainless steel barrel Monday night. After a 22hour spin four miles below the cataract, he swam ashore towing his barrel as it drifted within 50 feet of land near the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge. This was Hill's fourth trip through the rapids.
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Niagara Falls
Driving Point System To Take Effect Tomorrow
Madison Wisconsin drivers will face a new point system starting Wednesday. Accumulating 12 points in 12 months, 18 in 24 months, or 24 in 36 months will suspend licenses. The schedule weights violations from 12 to 1 points, with three and four point offenses for serious infractions. Rules include age and accident adjustments, plus stepwise record clearance over three years.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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