UN Hears Final Plan For Suez Canal Operation
At the United Nations delegates weighed Egypt plan to run the canal with Egyptian control of tolls and operations while proposing arbitration for disputes The plan calls for a 5 percent royalty to Egypt a 25 percent toll fund and annual toll increases limited to 1 percent A three man tribunal would settle disputes with one member named by the complainant one by Egypt and the third by mutual agreement or the World Court head.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Egypt
Suez Canal
Nasser
Middle East
Ar Tant
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Security Council
Lodge
U S
Dag Hammarskjold
Omar Loutfi
Suez Canal Authority
World Court
Weather Outlook Signals More Thunderstorms and Heat
The Miami Valley is ready for seven more thunderstorms as southerly breezes bring warm, moist air. Expect scattered showers through Friday with partly cloudy skies and continued warm conditions. Today’s high around 85 degrees, 62 tonight, and Friday possibly 90. Middletown reports 84 high at 3 pm and 60 dawn low. rainfall totaled 0.13 inches yesterday and this morning.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Ohio Proclaims School Safety Patrol Day May 4
Gov C William O Neill designates Saturday May 4 as School Safety Patrol Day in Ohio and urges citizens to support patrols in the traffic safety effort across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
Pint-Sized Invention Tabs Votes
Columbus AP report notes politician inventor Martin A. Coyle of Hamilton has a 12 by 30 inch punch card voting machine ready for market and the Ohio House votes on legalizing its use. The same session sees a constitutional amendment on presidential voting eligibility and several other measures moving through the Senate and House.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio House
Martin A. Coyle
Hamilton
Butler County Republican Committee
John W. Brown
Coyle
Board of Elections
House
Senate
Ohio
Perriods
Division of Aid For
Larry Dies Tears and Forgives Karen
In Denver, eight year old Larry Diekman trapped his forefinger in a toy pushmobile jeep steering hole while sister Karen three tried the same. Their father Keith called for help as Karen feared Larry was being sawed off. City firemen arrived and freed the finger with a saw. Larry sobbed but forgave Karen as she cried louder.
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Denver
Larry Diekman
Larry
Karen
Big Brother
Keith
Poland Poland Aid Deal and Canadian Wheat Concerns
Washington officials pursue a 105 million dollar U S aid package for Poland tied to loans and surplus farm goods while assuring Canada that wheat sales to Poland won t be affected. Canada warns wheat supplies to Poland for daily use will not be diverted.
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Washington
Poland
Canada
Eisenhower
Moscow
United States
U.S
Robbers Hold Up Smitty's Tavern in Cleveland
Five customers and the owner were herded into a washroom by two gunmen who then took 2000 dollars from a cash drawer, police said.
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Cleveland
Brain injury blamed for unusual child behavior at convention
Experts at the International Council for Exceptional Children convention say behavior like reversed drawing and inattentiveness may stem from brain injury rather than mental retardation or emotional disturbance. Early Dixon Illinois School results show 3 to 4 percent of brain injured children gaining about 20 IQ points in two years with special instruction.
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Pittsburgh
International Council For Exceptional Children
I. J Ignacy Goldberg
FBI reports rise in U.S. major crime in 1956
FBI data show major U.S. crimes climbed 13.3 percent in 1956 to 2,563,150, with urban arrests of under-18s making up almost 46 percent. Rural crime rose 15.7 percent, while robbery fell 1.3 percent. overall crime occurred about every 12.3 seconds.
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Washington
FBI
U. S
Bureau
Uniform
J. Edgar Hoover
Jordan Clamps Martial Law Under Hussein Crisis
King Hussein enforces martial law in Jordan as a new cabinet is named and curfews are imposed in Amman and major cities. The U S and Britain back Jordan's independence with the Eisenhower Doctrine while riots and communist influence challenge the regime. The new cabinet includes Samir Rifai as deputy prime minister and foreign minister with Suleiman Toukan as defense minister.
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Hussein
Jordan
Sulei‘man
Nabulsi
Khalidi
Tel Aviv
Middle East
Amman
Samir Rifai
Suleiman Toukan
Falah el Madadah
Anastas Hannaia
Akef Faiz
Kholesi Khairi
Faiz
Madadah
McClellan Seethes Over Liars in Portland Probe
Sen. McClellan directed a one day hearing on vice and corruption in Portland Oregon noting new information sent to the Justice Department. The testimony involved James B Elkins and Kathleen Weeks who recanted a prior affidavit claiming Elkins’ ties to narcotics and prostitution amid alleged threats by Deputy Minielly and others. The committee found no proof Elkins profited from prostitution or that Weeks was coached.
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Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Justice Department
McClelland
Senate
Portland
Ore
James B
Big Jim) Elkins
Kathleen Lucille Cooper Weeks
Elkins
George Minielly
Minielly
Lonto
Oregon
Arthur [Kaplan
Minnelly
Kaplan
Mary Childress
U S Forces Move as Jordan Crisis Threatens
The United States ordered the 6th Fleet to the eastern Mediterranean amid tension over Jordan. President Eisenhower and Dulles outlined that Jordan's independence and integrity are vital to U S interests while signaling willingness to act if needed. The Forrestal and escorts head toward the region to deter outside interference and protect American nationals.
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Hussein
James P. Richards
Eisenhower
Ammartr
Middle East
Jordan
U. S
White House
U.S
Mediterranean
Forrestal
Cannes
France
Britain
United States
London
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Damascus
Washington
Augusta
Dulles
Middle Eastern
Paris
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Frightened suitor bent the elder in happy seizure
The Chuckle cartoon punch line follows a girl coaxing her father about marriage. The boy reveals the father merely sobbed with joy and hugged him, avoiding a direct answer.
Judge Acquitted in Georgia Drunken Driving Case
Atlanta Chief Justice W. H. Duckworth of the Georgia Supreme Court was acquitted of drunken driving charges after a traffic accident but fined $50. The ruling concludes the case with a minor penalty.
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Atlanta
W. H. Duckworth
Georgia Supreme Court
Quake Hit Turkish Village Fethiye Killing Seven
A strong earthquake struck Fethiye on the southwest coast of Turkey killing at least seven people and injuring about 70. The Mugla province governor said around 60 percent of the town’s 6000 inhabitants lost their homes as the quake collapsed many buildings.
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Fethiye
Turkey
Mugla
Wiretap Voices Identified in Portland Trial
Thomas E. Maloney, indicted on state gambling and bootlegging charges, testified in the federal case against Portland figure Big Jim Elkins and Raymond Clark. Maloney identified voices on 17 tape excerpts including Langley Sheridan and possible Joseph McLaughlin, with a Spokane call voice his son Rickey. The emotional testimony followed Langley’s bid for a new trial amid prior conviction for deliberate failure to prosecute gambling.
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Portland
Thomas E. Maloney
Big Jim Elkins
Elkins
Raymond Clark
Maloney
Seattle
Spokane
William Langley
Thomas 0. Sheridan
Oregon Liquor Control Commission
Joseph McLaughlin
Langley
Sheridan
McLaughlin
Rickey
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G. Milton Kelly
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