Saudi Arabia faces a new social revolution and fiscal crisis
Foreign analyst William L. Ryan reports Saudi Arabia amid mounting financial chaos and political shift. Crown Prince Faisal tightens grip while monarchy frays, foreign press barred, and Lebanon’s turmoil threatens the Sidon oil pipeline. The U.S. now has a potential role to calm the restless young royals and steer away from pan-Arabism.
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Illinois Town Wrecked by Tank Car Explosion
Mt Pulaski Illinois residents faced destruction after a railroad tank car blast wrecked two thirds of 400 homes, left about 1,000 homeless, killed two crewmen and injured over twenty. State police evacuated the town as two other tank cars burned and looting was prevented by National Guardsmen arriving. A crater 35 feet wide and 30 feet deep marked the blast site and debris flew as chunks of steel landed far from the wreck.
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Mansfield Plans To Oppose Eisenhower Tax Extensions
Washington AP Sen Mike Mansfield D Mont says he will oppose the Presidents request to extend excise taxes beyond July 1 and oppose slashes in other federal levies. He urges considering dropping the 10 percent excise tax on new cars as a relief to a surplus of unsold vehicles. The railroads are called a sick industry and should be freed from excise taxes on passenger and freight.
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Actor Edward G. Robinson Jr. injured in balcony fall
Edward G Robinson Jr 25 son of a movie star fell 35 feet from a balcony while fishing at his Malibu Beach home Sunday night. He was rushed to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital with numerous cuts and possible fractures.
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Top British Jailbreaker Haunts UK and Missouri Areas
Alfred Hinds the notorious jailbreaker escapes again in Britain amid a manhunt and fears of flimsy jail security. He previously fled Nottingham and Chelmsford prisons, sending protest letters while claiming innocence. Tornadoes cross Kansas and Missouri, damaging farms and structures with no reported injuries.
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Brazil Service Doubts U.S. Missionary Dead
The Brazilian Indian Service says there is no evidence that Rev. Robert Butler, a former Branson, Missouri missionary, was killed in a brief Indian war. Officials returning from Mato Grosso report peace with the XKavante and Nayante groups, and Butler was not involved.
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Prisoner Escapes From Ottawa Jail On Sunday
A prisoner escaped Sunday from the Ottawa jail. Sheriff Jay Brown reported the escape during supper hour after two inmates Breen and Leavis moved toward the door but could not flee. The fugitive, Carl Lewis Ur, 24 of Kansas City, was recaptured later and returned to custody.
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