Eisenhower seeks to hold overall budget steady as defense rises
President Eisenhower told Republican congressional leaders the administration plans a two billion dollar defense increase while aiming to keep total outlays from rising beyond this year's 71.8 billion. The White House briefing followed a five hour meeting on the fiscal 1957 budget with Senators Dirksen Bridges and Saltonstall reiterating restraint and confidence in defense plans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Sen. Dirksen
Ill
Sens. Bridges
R-Nh
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Bridges
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Pres- Eisenhower
Adlai E Stevenson Declines Paris NATO Meeting Role
Adlai E Stevenson announces he will not accompany the U S delegation to the December 16 Paris NATO talks. He cites lack of authority to shape policy and differences with Eisenhower on proposals. Sources note Democratic resistance to his role and concerns over Eisenhower’s absence from Paris.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Paris
Stevenson
NATO
U.S
Ilinois
Russia
Dean Acheson
Truman
Auto Crash Fatal Near Portsmouth
A two truck collision on Ohio 52 about 10 miles west of Portsmouth killed Howard H. Cassidy 28 of Careys Run Tuesday.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Ohio 52
Here
Howard H. Cassidy
Careys Run
Baby Moon Is Readied for Afternoon Firing
At Cape Canaveral the Vanguard test launch enters its halfway countdown with no major delays. Officials describe 23 page checklists and hourly then minute by minute timing as engineers test a three stage rocket to inject small scientific satellites into orbit before a moonlet reaches space.
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Avaul
P.i
C. H. Schooley
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Schooley
Paul Walsh
Vanguard Project
Cape Canaveral
Project Vanguard
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Vanguard
Martin Co
Baltimore
Martin
Fla
Plant Inferno Claims 6 Lives
An oil heater knocked over inside Porter Glass Co in Martins Ferry Ohio sparked a two and a half hour blaze that killed six workers five women and one man at the glass blowing plant. Five victims were found earlier and the sixth was recovered early this morning. Six people were injured including plant owner A H Porter and three other workers. The fire damaged adjoining homes and cars and cut power to much of Martins Ferry.
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Ohio
Porter Glass Co
Small
A. H. Porter
Wheling
W. Va
Oroins Ts 4
Thomas Longwell
David Cuddihy
Gilbert Stauffer
Cuddihy
Salk Polio Booster Urged for Next Spring
Dr Lewis J Cornell urged a fourth booster for all under 40 and three properly spaced injections for others. He cited 1957 season had unusually low poliomyelitis and estimated protection above 90 percent after three or more shots and 75 to 80 percent with fewer than three.
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Philadelphia
Lewis J. Cornell
Cornell
University
School of Medicine
American Medical Assn
University of Dayton to groundbreaking new science building
The University of Dayton will break ground Thursday for a new 1.45 million dollar science building. It will house six departments including physics biology mathematics home economics psychology and nursing.
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Dayton
Ohio
University of Dayton
Chuckle On Success Attributed To Wife And Jones Couple
A light quip notes that behind every successful man you often find three people his wife and Mr and Mrs Jones.
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Mrs. Jones
Jets Clash Near China Coast Report
Nationalist and Communist jets clashed off the Red China coast. Nationalist planes returned to base with no losses reported. four Communist MIGs were said to have engaged. The battle was the first reported since October of last year.
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Taipei
Formon
Red China
Air Force
Agreement Reached in Mt Scopus Convoy Talks
Premier Ben-Gurion announced a settlement after two days with U N Secretary Dag Hammarskjold on Mt Scopus convoy disputes. Jordan had halted a convoy carrying nine drums of gasoline. Israel says the fuel will run a generator and that no fortifications exist in the Mt Scopus sector housing Hadassah Hospital Hebrew University and a large library.
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Mt. Scopus
Ben-Gurion
U.S
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Middle East
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Palestine
Israel
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Old City of
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Reds seize Dutch trading firm in Jakarta amid unrest
In Jakarta Premier Djuanda warned drastic action against workers who seize Dutch firms without approval. Communist led unions moved to take over Jacobson Van Den Berg Trading Co and two Dutch shipping offices as part of a campaign linked to Dutch New Guinea. Officials protested unauthorized action while union leaders claimed no government instruction not to seize ends.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Djuanda
Dutch West New Guinea
Sobi
Jacobson van den Berg Trading Co
Middletown Reports Five Inches Snow With Cold Outlook
Middletown recorded five inches of snow with a state average around seven inches. The weatherman forecasts little additional snow in coming days, with high temperatures near 33 degrees and a clearing, colder night ahead.
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Columbus
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