Understanding Might Be Fatal Some Circles Can't Be Broken
A Robrt Ruark column recalls Jimmy Maxwell's Arab pastiche and the author’s own inability to truly understand Moor, Arab, or Berber cultures. He recounts experiences in Tangier Casablanca and Algiers, noting cultural limits, stereotypes, and the dangers of misreading, with vivid scenes from the medina, casbahs, and Bousbir.
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Many Demos Seen as Possible Presidential Timber in 1956
Washington reports eight governors and several senators emerged as potential contenders with Adlai E Stevenson for a Democratic presidential nomination as Ike's health sparked talk he may not run again. Democrats named Averell Harriman, G Mennen Williams, Abraham Ribicoff, and Frank Lausche among likely hopefuls while Nixon drew GOP interest but uncertain victory prospects.
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Connecticut
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Ohio
Survivors Rescued After Mid-Pacific Plane Crash
HONOLULU two shark attacked survivors of a mid-Pacific plane crash were aboard the freighter Steel Advocate en route to Honolulu after 44 hours in the sea. Three others died in the crash of a DC4 cargo plane about 900 miles west. Surviving crew include Chief Pilot Tony Machado 40 Hollywood California and Copilot Robert C Hightower 22 Vallejo California. Deceased named Warren F Gin 34 Los Angeles copilot and navigators Richard C Olsen 43 Van Nuys California.
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Freighter Rescue Details From Honolulu Flight Crash
Dominick Ventrescar, 43, of Sepulveda California, among three survivors reported from a Honolulu bound freighter crash. The rescue vessel said shark bites, broken bones, and shock but not critical. Plane ditched Friday after two engines failed while carrying military cargo from Honolulu to Japan. Indonesian farmers flood paddies to fertilize rice with fish and harvest both.
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Upward Trend in Crime May Be Broken
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said 1955 may show a break in the seven year rise in major crimes. He reported a slight 0.7 percent drop in the first half of 1955 versus the same period in 1954, though he warned 1955 could still be the fourth year with over two million major crimes.
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JAP SOW SETS RECORD IN SHIZUOKA BIRTH TWENTY FOUR PIGS
A Japanese sow in Shizuoka Prefecture gave birth to 24 piglets, tying the world record for litter size set by a British sow. An official from the Prefecture Livestock Section announced the count today.
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Fort Scott Gridsters suffer lime burns during practice
Fort Scott High School players may miss action after lime burns on legs and hips from field marking sand. Nine players reported injuries, with Girard players also burned. Superintendent John Haberbosch said the district will line out the field to prevent repeats.
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Yom Kippur Ends Tonight in Observance Worldwide
Yom Kippur, the most sacred of the high holy days, ends at sunset tonight as communities around the world observe 24 hours of prayer and fasting. The observance began at sundown Sunday with traditional atonement rituals.
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Iran Asked to Join Mutual Defense Pact with Turkey
Turkish President Colal Bayar said he invited Iran to join the mutual defense pact and expected Iran’s reply soon. He argued that participation would close the western defense arm against Soviet China along the Middle Eastern frontier.
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West Germany seeks names of German war prisoners to be released
Bonn asked the Soviet Union for the names of about 626 German war prisoners slated for release. Officials said the aim is to ensure home towns in West Germany receive the detainees rather than return them to Communist East Germany. A cubic mile of sea water reportedly contains a vast amount of magnesium.
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Russians consider building mammoth Bering Strait dam
London reports Russian scientists discuss damming the Bering Strait to pump Pacific waters with atomic power. A scientist of the Seer Academy suggests an artificial warm current could temper Arctic regions, with potential global climate and flood consequences.
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Rep Avery Leaves For Kansas District Today
Washington reports Rep Avery R Kas plans to travel by car to his Kansas congressional district accompanied by a CBS cameraman. A network representative will accompany him as a reporter follows his activities next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to document a congressman’s recess duties.
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