Bomb Test Delayed Again By Strong Las Vegas Winds
A dawn nuclear detonation in the spring series was postponed due to high winds. About 4,530 troops were to man trenches while observers and officials monitor the blast from Yucca Flat near Las Vegas. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss planned to attend today's test and offered no comment on the opener.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Las Vegas
Nev
New
News Nob
Yucca Flat
4925Th
Special Weapons Center
Kirtland Air Force Base
N.M
Fain H. Pool
Lawton
Okla
Eugene W. Cox
St. Louis
Lewis L. Strauss
Tariff Bill Advances After House Battle for Trade Powers
President Eisenhower wins House approval to boost tariff bargaining powers by a 295 to 110 vote as Democrats, led by Rayburn, push the measure. The plan extends the reciprocal trade act three years and lets the president cut tariffs up to 5 percent yearly with concessions abroad. Senate leaders expect a strong vote though concerns linger about amendments in the upper chamber. Byrd signals hearings next week with finance committee members and keeps options open.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Democrats
George ‘Doa
Finance
Sen
Millikin
R-Cole
FCC Denies Coercion In Lamb Case
The FCC rejected charges that lawyers coached witnesses against Toledo lawyer Edward Lamb in a renewal dispute over his alleged ties to Ohio Communists in the 1930s. Witnesses including Lowell Watson and Narie Natig claimed coaching, while Lamb denied the accusations.
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Washington
Communications Commission
Justice Department
Edward Lamb
Commission
Joseph M. Kittner
ExOhio
Lowell Watson
Lamb
Toledo
Ohio
Watson
Gfoot
Olathe
Kan
Narie Natiig
Miami Beach
Fla
Erie
Woman 43 Accused of Meat Theft Cited Speeding Ticket Help
Police accuse a 43 year old woman of stealing meat from a Cincinnati supermarket to save money for paying a speeding ticket for her son.
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Cincinnati
Rain and Snow Forecast Hits Miami Valley This Weekend
A mild but rainy weekend is expected with tonight and tomorrow showing rain. The mix then turns to snow as a Rocky Mountain blizzard moves into the Miami Valley. Yesterday’s high reached 48 at 4 p.m. and similar highs are forecast today and tomorrow. The overnight low was 34 at 6 a.m.
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Rocky Mountain
Miami Valley
Nationalists Claim Big Taishan Victory At Sea
Formosa based Nationalist air and naval forces reported sinking 21 Red ships and a submarine near the Taishan Islands. They said 15 of 23 motorized junks were destroyed and five heavily damaged, with one submarine possibly sunk in a second reported action.
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Taipei
Formosa
Taishan Islands
Formosa Strait
Taishans
Nanchishan
China
Nationalist Adefense Ministry
Tachen Islands
Wenchow Bay
Chiang Kai-sheks
Keelung
East China Sea
Adm
Lee Yu-hai
Manila Pact Ratified by Eight Nations
The Southeast Collective Defense Treaty was formally ratified today by representatives of the United States United Kingdom Thailand Philippines Pakistan New Zealand France and Australia. Instruments of ratification were deposited to halt Communist aggression and subversion south of Red China's border.
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Manila
Red China
United States
United Kingdom
Thailand
Philippines
Pakistan
New Zealand
France
Australia
Democrats Debate Ike Strategy Over Quemoy Defense
Sen. Ervin supports Eisenhower’s cautious approach to whether the U S would defend Quemoy and the Matsus in a crisis. Sen. Sparkman urges clear signaling if defense is intended, while Sen. Smith pushes for a firmer Dulles stance and Knowland endorses a strong position guiding Formosa defense amid Red threats.
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Washington
Sen
Ervin
D-Nc
Eisenhower
United States
Quemoy
Matsus
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Senate
China
Formosa
Dulles
Knowland
U.S
Islands
Bush vows fight against congress pay raise proposal
Sen. Bush opposes a congressional pay hike as House approval moves to the Senate next week. He aims to separate legislative pay from judges pay, arguing judicial raises deserve priority and that federal salaries should not rush through before budget balance.
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Washington
Sen
Bush
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Supreme Court
Sen. Williams
R-Del
Brazilians Ready For Pre Lent Ball
In Rio de Janeiro crowds gather for four days of carnival revelry before Lent. The celebration draws thousands to the capital as dancing singing and frolics begin with notable visitors including Ginger Rogers Elaine Stewart and Miriam Stevenson Miss Universe from Winnesboro South Carolina.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U. S
Ginger Rogers
Elaine Stewart
Miriam Stevenson
Winnesboro
S.C
Wiretap Ring Cracked in Manhattan with Blackmail Risk
Two New York telephone company workers were arrested after an undercover wiretap center was found in a Manhattan apartment. The operation tapped about 15 numbers over five months, raising fears of security leaks and economic blackmail. District Attorney Hogan said the case was local, with possible grand jury action forthcoming.
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New York
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Carl E. Ruh
Bronx
Walter Asmann
Jamaica
Queens
Ruh
Asmann
District Attorney's Office
Hogan
Plaza
Francis W. H. Adams
Eastside
U.N
New York City
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Wash
Ington
Sen. Ives
Plaza Exchange
Warren Magnuson
Dwash
Senate Commerce Committee
Louis Hess
New York Telephone Co
Bank Bandits Tracked Down in Carl Junction Pursuit
A minister, a funeral director, and a newspaper editor formed a motorized posse to arrest three Webb City men Paul Courtwright Earl Vaughn and George Stoneking tied to yesterdays bank robbery in Carl Junction Missouri. The FBI reported nearly all loot recovered from a pillowcase under Vaughn s back porch with 167 dollars missing.
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Carl Junction
FSI
Paul Courtwright
Earl Vaughn
George Stoneking
Webb City
FBI
Vaughn
John Martin
Courtwright
Citizens Bank
Ray Miller
Carl Junction Standard
Rube Stone
Keith Bottles
Stoneking
Town
Miller
Stone
Car Junction
Cerfort
Doctors Study Surgery Chances For Joined Twins
In Chicago doctors at Mercy Hospital report further tests are needed to see if head joined Deborah Marie and Christine Mary Andrews could survive a separation. Spokesman Msgr John W Barret says the twins have separate brains but blood circulation remains undetermined. The 4.42 month old twins are undergoing exhaustive tests as parents Wilfred J Andrews and his wife await results.
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Chicago
John W. Barrett
Mercy Hospital
Deborah Marie
Christine Mary
Wilfred J. Andrews
Mountain States Digging Way Out Snow Claims Five
A massive blizzard barreled east from the Rocky Mountains causing five known deaths, 19 injured, and 19 missing across three states. The storm dumped up to 30 inches in mountains, closed Wyoming roads, stranded motorists, and prompted rescues on U.S. 30 and in Continental Divide areas. Denver air travel largely on schedule despite treacherous visibility and lingering drifts.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Indiana
Miami Valley
Wyoming
Colorado
Greyhound
Continental Divide
U.S. 30
Newcastle
Wyom
Montana
Wolf Point
Mont
Riverton
Wyo
Durango
Grand Junction
Continental Trailways
Silverton
Colo
Air Center
Cheyenne
State Patrol
Pineau Loses Bid In France
In Paris the National Assembly rejected Christian Pineaus bid for prime minister 312 to 268. President Rene Coty began consultations for a new candidate amid a week of political maneuvering with potential choices from the Radical Socialist party and other former ministers. Pineaus defeat followed pressure from communists and far right factions as De Gaulle followers refused cabinet posts.
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Paris
Frances
National Assembly
Christian Pineaus
Pineau
Rene Coty
Pierre Mendes-France
Coty
Radical Socialist Party
Edgar Faure
Andrew Morice
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Sen
Jean Berthoin
Morice
Mendes- Frances
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Frances 21St
Antoine Pinay
Pierre Pflimlin
Pineaus
Prise
Charles de Gaulle
Oxford Resident On Lost Plane Slim Chances
Anchorage search efforts for a Navy P2V Neptune and 11 crewmen continued as 55 planes scoured Cook Inlet and surrounding mountains. Navy officials released a list of aboard personnel including Ensign Morris Pindel Brown of Oxford Ohio and aviation technician Charles Alan Trostel of Barbaras Point Hawaii with Troy Ohio addresses.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Navy
Cook Inlet
Washington
Morris Pindel Brown
Oxford
Ohio
Charles Alan Trostel
Barbaras Point
Hawaii
Troy
Soviet call for world freeze and ban on atomic weapons
Moscow declares global halt to armaments and complete abolition of atomic and hydrogen bombs. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and ambassador Jacob Malik will lead talks in London. the plan seeks international control, a conference on disarmament, no growth in arms from Jan 1 1955 levels, and no more German rearmament. NATO decisions are cited as fueling danger of atomic war.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
London
United Nations
Andrei Gromyko
Jacob Malik
Germany
Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
New York
U.S. State Department
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