Pentagon Chiefs Revolt for Keeps Against Pentagon Red Tape
The article reports that top Pentagon leaders led by Army Gen. Jim Gavin protest the heavy bureaucratic delays and committee system hampering defense decisions. Eisenhower aims to reorganize the Pentagon amid Rockefeller Report findings and congressional action.
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White House
Army
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Sputniks
Air Force
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Bernard Schriever
Wernher von Braun
Navy
John Magen
Bureau of the Budget
Eisenhower
Rockefeller
Congress
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Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
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Quotes From The News Highlights Cold War Clash Of Views
United Press items quote Senator Prescott Bush criticizing larger cars as endangering highways. Khrushchev accuses Western envoys of ignorance about U S nuclear bomber risk over Europe. Dulles cites Baghdad Pact defenses and potential Mobile force against Communists. Strauss urges relaxing 1954 atomic law for allied cooperation. Both sides note rising Soviet nuclear capability.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Europe
Ankara
Turkey
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Congressional Atomic Committee
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
Edmondson Proposes Felony Charge for Liquor Violations
Tulsa County Attorney J Howard Edmondson warned at the 44th Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association convention that liquor law violations should become a felony to ease prosecutions amid ongoing debates over search and seizure rulings. He attacked Governor Raymond Gary for weak leadership on liquor law changes, and urged empowerment for county investigators to issue warrants. Edmondson was introduced by Sheriff Glenn H Brown.
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Tulsa
LLP
J. Howard Edmondson
Edmondson
Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Raymond Gary
Glenn H. Brown
Succot
Lester Bush
Wife, Hubby Slam Autos In Detroit
In Detroit a loud crash sparked a quarrel between a married couple as their cars collided. The two drivers sprang from their vehicles and exchanged sharp words, with Mrs Helen Omell calling out Mike and Mr Michael Omell replying. They were headed to separate city jobs.
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Detroit
Mike
Helen Omell
Helen
Michael
Omells
Venezuela Army Backs Rebels Amid Restored Peace
Venezuela's revolutionary junta gained full armed forces backing as Defense Minister Castro Leon announced unity to support the government. Rear Adm. Larrazabal said the pledge would secure peace, with the regime expecting quick US recognition. Reports note cleansing of cities, raids on former secret police, and inquiries into the former dictator Perez Jimenez's assets and alleged debaucheries aboard a Caribbean island."
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Caracas
Venezuela
Wolfgang Larrazabal
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Jesus Maria Castro Leon
Larrazabal
United States
Juan D. Peron
Ciudad Trujillo
Peron
Europe
Argentina
Perez Jimenez
Riots in Cyprus as Turkish mobs clash with British forces
Nicosia faces fresh violence as Turkish demonstrators defy a curfew during funeral services for yesterday’s deaths. A Turkish woman died after being struck by a military vehicle and rioters set fires, while Osman Orek warns authorities to keep the Turkish sector under curfew.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Osman Orek
Mediterranean
Old City
Turkey
Greece
Senior Citizens Meet Tonight in Lawton
Lawton seniors gather at 7 p.m. today in the Lawton Youth Center at 1308 Bell. Hosts are Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Farmer and Mrs. Ethel Hackett.
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Lawton
Bell
S. G. Farmer
Ethel Hackett
Snowplows Clear Path for Fire Equipment in Maine
In Wells Beach Maine high seas created slippery seaweed outside the fire station. Fire equipment found a cleared path thanks to the town snow plows repurposed to tackle the hazardous spill along the coastline.
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Wells
Beach
Maine
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