US weighs war option if China attacks Formosa
The article notes top officials agree a major Chinese attack on Formosa would trigger war with the United States. It discusses the tension between pledging war in a treaty with Chiang Kai-shek and pursuing diplomacy, contrasting Rhee's call for force with India's neutral stance and Nehru's influence in Asia.
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Washington
China
Formosa
United States
India
Nehru
Asia
Guatemala Faces Tense Standstill After Aurora Base Surrender
President Carlos Castillo Armas maintains control as 700 liberationists in Guatemala City are disarmed after a 12 hour clash with cadets and Aurora troops. Dozens were killed and many wounded as order to disband irregulars sparked protests and fears of renewed clashes. Castillo Armas holds calm while loyalists guard provincial centers Zacapa and Chiquimula.
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Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Aurora
Castillo Armas
Liberation Army
Col
Ramon Gonzalez
Hig
Zacapa
Chiquimula
Guatermala
National Military Academy
National Palace
East German claims Otto John granted asylum in Soviet zone
East German Premier Grotewohl told parliament that West German security chief Otto John has been given political asylum in the Soviet sector after disappearing into East Berlin on July 20. London says British intelligence cut John off about ten months ago due to unreliability.
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Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
Otto John
John
Iurea
Red State
Bonn
East Germany
West
Grotewohl
German Democratic Republic
Germany
Painter Wins Fifty Cents Loses Life
In Toledo Ohio painter Delmar R Willingham aged 38 died after leaping from the Anthony Wayne bridge into the Maumee River on a bet following a pool and shuffleboard loss to Niles Niemi a tavern acquaintance. Police said Willingham shouted It s a long way to Tipperary as he dove.
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Toledo
Ohio
Delmar R. Willingham
Anthony Wayne
Maumee
Willingham
Niles Niemi
Tipperary
Supreme Court Bill Is Tabled In House Committee
The House Judiciary Committee tabled a proposed constitutional amendment to fix Supreme Court membership at nine justices and require federal judges to retire at 75. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Butler of Maryland, previously passed the Senate weeks earlier.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Sen. Butler
R-Md
Senate
House
Atty
Brownell
U. S
Party Chiefs Seek Senators To Probe WCarthy Charges
Leaders search for a bipartisan six member panel to review 46 accusations against Senator McCarthy. Senators Knowland and Johnson seek three Republicans and three Democrats, with Millikin and others offered as possible GOP and Democratic picks.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Millikin
R-Cole
George
D-Ga
Russell
Byrd
D-Va
Army
Congress
Johnson
GOP
Republican Policy Committee
Payne
Case
Carlson
Kaw
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Barrett
Russel
Stennis
Miss
Hayden
Ariz
Daniel
Tex
Sparkman
Ala
Holland
Pastore
Edwin C. Johnson
Cole
Lyndon Johnson
Sen. George
Sheppard Clams Up as Questioning Is Called Off
Cleveland police chief Frank W Story halted questioning of osteopath Dr Samuel H Sheppard in the Marilyn Sheppard death case citing new information and saying the suspect is too well coached. Detectives questioned Sheppard in relays since Friday after his July 4 Bay Village home murder charge.
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Cleveland
Frank W. Story
Samuel H. Sheppard
Story
Sheppard
Marilyn
Bay Village
Lorain
Philo Blast Victim Dies at Bethesda Hospital
ZANESVILLE Ohio Neil Wilson 47 foreman at Ohio Ferro Alloys Philo plant died in Bethesda Hospital after being burned in yesterday blast that tore roof from a building and shattered windows. Two other workers Gerald Jadwin 28 and Elvin McDowell 46 were in critical condition. Edwin Tansel 27 of Chandlersville also injured. Plant spokesman said a mold exploded during pouring. No damage estimate.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Neil Wilson
Philo
Ohio Ferro Alloys Co
Bethesda Hospital
Wilson
Gerald Jadwin
Elvin McDowell
Edwin Tansel
Rt. 2
Chandlersville
Army to Send Corparal Guided Missiles to Europe
The Army announced that its first battalion equipped with Corporal guided missiles will be sent to Europe soon. The 259th Field Artillery Battalion at Ft. Bliss, Texas, with 10 launchers, can arm missiles with atomic or conventional warheads and has a range of at least 100 miles.
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Washington
Army
Europe
259Th Field Artillery
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Reynolds Pays wage rise to end Reynolds Metals strike
A CIO steelworkers strike at Reynolds Metals Co. plants in Phoenix and Troutdale ended as negotiators produced a new two year contract retroactive to Aug 1 granting a 5 cent hourly boost and enhanced fringe benefits. The pact covers eight plants with six more at risk.
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Washington
CIO
Reynolds Metals Co
J. Lewis Reynolds
Aluminum Co. of America
Reynolds
Arkadelphia
Jones Mill
Hurricane Creek
Little Rock
Arkansas
McCook
la Grande IL
Eisenhower faults deep foreign aid cuts as harmful
President Eisenhower said the Senate foreign aid cuts are too deep and would harm the United States. He noted administration trimming before Congress and urged a restoration of funds, while defending Gen George C Marshall amid rising McCarthy censure talks and party unity concerns.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate House Conference Committee
United States
Kremlin
Congress
House
George C. Marshall
Harry Woodring
Mashall
Marshall
Army
Woodring
Sen
Mee Carthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Police Guard Welch Home After Threats
Boston authorities keep an armed guard around Joseph N. Welch's Walpole Massachusetts home and Cape Cod retreat following a Washington warning that an assassination attempt might be made. Welch's wife reports he left Maryland with a German Luger pistol and had a grudge against him since 1941.
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Boston U
Walpole
Mass
Cape Cod
Joseph N. Welch
Army
Washington
Ime
Boston
Montgomery County
Maryland
Welch
Ince
Morrow Clamps Down As Polio Strikes 8th Victim
Morrow Ohio with eight polio cases prompts mayor to keep children in yards and cancel Sunday school. Health officials distribute handbills, spray for flies, and give gamma globulin after exposures. Linda Williams, daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Williams, is treated in Cincinnati.
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Earl J. Maag
Imall
Morrow
Arch D. Harvey
Warren County
Maag
Harvey
Linda Williams
Kenneth Williams
Cincinnati's Hospital
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