Nixon Record Big Target Says Butler in TV aired remarks
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler warned Nixon would be a main Democratic target in 1956. He blamed the Eisenhower administration for failures and accused Nixon of demeaning the American system and impugning Truman. Kefauver projected as Democratic nominee with Stevenson seeking write ins in key primaries. Harriman floated an active foreign aid program as an alternative, while a Wesleyan poll showed Eisenhower favored by students and Stevenson leading Kefauver on the Democratic side.
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British Transport Crashes Two Killed in England
A four engine transport plane carrying British servicemen their wives and children crashed on takeoff at Stansted England. Two people were killed a serviceman and a child. Six were seriously injured. The aircraft with 45 passengers and five crew ran off the runway shoulder and crumpled under strain but no fire occurred.
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Stansted
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Cyprus
Hatfield Noses Out Sebald In Race Of River Steamers
Two paddle wheel giants raced 10 miles on the Ohio River watched by crowds and national TV. Hatfield edged Sebald after 12 minutes as NBC spent about 137000 on Wide Wide World coverage. Captains Young and Elsey greeted each other amid cheers and questions of a future race.
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Air Force tests hint at lightweight hydrogen warheads
Washington reports the Air Force tests indicate hydrogen warheads light enough for long range missiles may be feasible with no new inventions. Generals Brentnall and Schreiver told a House subcommittee that a definite development schedule exists and much work remains to perfect intercontinental missiles. They noted size previously blocked progress but lightweight high yield warheads could remove that barrier while the challenge remains integrating the complex missile system.
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Cuba Cracks Down After Rebel Assault Near Havana
Cuba declares a 45 day suspension of constitutional guarantees after 70 rebels attacked Domingo Goicuria army base near Matanzas. 11 rebels killed, 3 soldiers wounded. Former President Prio Socarras arrested. Batista tightens security and orders forces to quarters. The decree empowers incommunicado detention and requires Congress approval.
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Fulgencio Batista
Domingo Goicuria
Matanzas
Carlos Pino Socarras
Francisco Tabernilla
Prio Socarras
Batista
Congress
Pilar Garcia
Mopup
Garcia
Snake Handler Refuses Aid After Hand Bite at Service
Lloyd Hill of Fort Payne, 37, was bitten on the right hand by a rattlesnake he handled during a Pentecostal Holiness Church service in Birmingham. He refused medical aid as two other men including the pastor, Clarence Cole of Valdosta and William Reed of Pinson were charged with handling a dangerous snake. The misdemeanor carries up to six months in jail and a 150 dollar fine. Witnesses said Hill handled the venomous snake for about five minutes before returning it to its case. The group cited a biblical verse in St Mark as justification.
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Lloyd Hill
Hill
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Fort Payne
Snake
Clarence Cole
Valdosta
William George Reed
Pinson
Huge Texas burglary nets $95,000 in cash recovered
Police say more than 95 thousand dollars in cash, part of a 300 thousand dollar burglary, was recovered in a San Antonio raid on Harvey Marley's home. Three men, including Marley and Edwin Hamlett, are jailed on burglary and felony theft charges. A fourth man, used car dealer Arthur Eckert, is in San Antonio custody. A sports writer and a boxing promoter were briefly jailed after turning in cash and tips leading to the raid.
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Harvey Marley
San Antonio
Houston
Texas Rangers
Marley
Edwin Roy Hamlett
Arthur Eckert
Paul D. Denny
Dan Cook
Hamlett
Jimmy Hicks
Cook
Parks
Denny
Jack Heard
Hicks
Khrushchev Signals U.S. Peace Talks After Britain Visit
In Moscow Khrushchev tells 10000 cheering Russians the United States is moving toward cooperation with the Soviet Union. He and Bulganin praise Britain and Eden while denouncing Labour, signaling willingness to negotiate with President Eisenhower on world problems. The speech aired from the central military airport after a 10 day Britain tour.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Nikolai Bulganin
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British Socialist Movement
Eisenhower
Pravda
Washington
Death toll on Ohio highways rises over weekend
A two car collision near Chillicothe killed four people, part of an AP survey showing 12 highway fatalities Friday to Sunday. Additional deaths included a two year old drowning at Buckeye Lake, a Cleveland man who fell from a third story rail gutter, and an Elyria plant worker electrocuted while cutting wires.
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Associated Press
Buckeye Lake
Newark
Cleveland
Elyria
Gunman Hired Cab For Robbery Getaway
In Los Angeles Miles Smith 50 is jailed on suspicion of robbery after a cab driver and police tracked his odd spree. Smith allegedly used a hired taxi to tour holdup sites including a filling station where a clerk was robbed of 69.50. The cabbie reported Smith bragging of the plan and later tipped off an arriving police officer who found him boarding another cab in Hollywood.
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Miles Smith
Smith
Richard E. Hilger
Hollywood
Cat Burglar Strikes Again at Truckers Inn
Louisville resident Thomas Pruitt a 65 year old night guard at Truckers Inn reports a burglary after thieves returned to loot pinball and cigarette machines and steal his 12 gauge shotgun left at the site.
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Louisville
Thomas Pruitt
Truckers Inn
Pruitt
Mink Stores Stolen
Albert Snyder a 36 year old fur salesman from New York reported to police that about 30000 dollars worth of mink stores were stolen from his car as he slept in a Reynoldsburg motel near Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Albert Snyder
New York
Reynoldsburg
Marie Gill Pack No 7.028 in 11th Annual Choice Package
Marie Gill marked as package No 7.028 in the 11th annual choice package competition held in New York. The Folding Box Paper Association of America sponsored the event. One hundred of the 7.027 entrants were named best in America.
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New York
Folding Box Paper Assn. of America
America
Bombed Bridegroom in Okay Condition After Porch Blast
Dayton Ohio ne dayton. Andrew Dixon 27 a University of Dayton student injured by a homemade bomb placed on his front porch Saturday awaits in Good Samaritan Hospital in satisfactory condition. His fiancé Sarah Pfarrer 21 postponed their 10 am wedding. Detectives questioned about 10 people but have no direct leads while Capt Coburn suspects a disgruntled suitor.
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Dayton
Ohio
Andrew Donald Dixon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dixon
Englewood
University of Dayton
Sarah Louise Pfarrer
Cold front chills Miami Valley with frost likely
A cold front cleared the Miami Valley bringing cooler conditions. Highs near 48 with clearing tonight and frost likely as lows dip to around 3. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and chilly with highs about 55. Middletown recorded 72 for a Sunday high and 41 at 8 am with .14 inches of rain Sunday.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Israel Reports Three Dead In Fresh Border Clashes
Israel said weekend border incidents with Egypt left three dead and one wounded, with a second soldier killed by a mine near the Gaza frontier. Hammarskjold pressed for a pullback on the line as Egypt and Israel, both pledging ceasefires, awaited final assurances from Syria and Lebanon.
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Egypt
U.N
Dag Hamemarskjold
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U. N. Security Council
New York
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Hammarskjold
Nasser
Moshe Sharett
Jordan
Hammareskjold
Syria
Lebanon
Deaths May Force Auto Classic Ban
Rome A call was made to ban future runnings of Italy's thousand mile road race after five died and about 20 were injured in Sundays auto classic. Socialist Deputy Fernando Santi urged the government to act as newspapers described the event as a massacre and criticized the safety measures adopted this year.
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Rome
Italy
Fernando Santi
French Forces Battle Strong Rebel Group Near Algiers
French troops engaged what authorities described as a strong rebel group within about a dozen miles of Algiers. Initial clashes cost French some losses, with several rebels reported killed. Over the weekend Arab nationalists were blamed for eight attacks in Algiers that left three dead and seven wounded.
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Algiers
Algeria
Presidents Leisure Time Ranked by Time Away
Washington reports U S News World Report compares eight presidents on time spent away from Washington including vacations and official trips. Roosevelt led with 136 days away yearly, Taft 131 and Eisenhower 124, while Hoover averaged 44% days.
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U. S. News & World Report
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White House
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