Manila Pact nations pledge united stand against communism
United States United Kingdom Pakistan Philippines Thailand Australia New Zealand and France conclude a three day conference in Bangkok asserting resolve to deter communist aggression in Asia. They vow military economic and cultural backing and close cooperation to root out subversion in member and non member Asian countries. Dulles and Eden expressed pleasure with the results.
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Bangkok
Asia
United States
United Kingdom
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
France
America
Pacific
SEATO
U.S
State Dulles
Britain
Anthony Eden
Congress Weighs Substitutes for Tax Free Funds in Pay Bill
Senate opposed the tax free expense fund in a drive to raise lawmakers salaries to 24 000 with 1 250 tax free and 7 500 to 10 000 boosts for federal judges The plan also eyed trips home at 20 cents a mile and faced sharp questions from Barkley Holland Monroney Williams and Knowland about tax exemption and public trust.
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House
U. S
Justice Department
Senate
Kefauver
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
Sens
Barkley
D-Ky
Holland
D-Fla
Monroney
D-Okla
Williams Irdel
Knowland
Sen. Dirksen
Williams
Congress
Wary Senate Committee Eves 820 Tax Cut Bill
The House backed a $20 per person income tax cut and extended current tax levies. Senator Byrd opposes the cut and plans a committee vote to move the bill to the full Senate next week. Senator George weighs steps after Eisenhower denounced the measure as fiscally irresponsible. The plan would cost about 2.2 billion yearly and 15 million in six months.
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Senate
Byrd
Sen
George
D-Ga
Georgia
Eisenhower
House
Rayburn
Texas
Gettysburg
Democrats
Treasury
Tot Turned Into Torch
A kerosene can exploded in a New Jersey home sent a 7-year-old boy and his 9-year-old brother to their deaths from burns. The blaze in LaFayette township, near Newton, destroyed a two story multi family house. The mother Violet Pierces saved four other children as 16 residents fled.
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Newton
N. J
Jerry Pierce
Violet
Donald
LaFayette Township
LaFayette
New Jersey
Unsettled Weather With Showers And Cooling
A messy day gives way to a cooler trend as tonight's forecast extends the current cloudy mild conditions with light rain. Tomorrow's high should edge above 52 but only slightly lower than that, while overnight lows may not dip much below 37.
Prank sends two month-old lion cub to New York bachelor
In Newark a practical joke delivers a two month-old lion cub to attorney Joseph M. Gidding, 37, who faced the unexpected arrival in his NYC apartment. The guardian story notes a missive asking what to do with ice and a collected bill of $11.49 from Nicaragua.
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Newark
N. J
New York City
Joseph M. Gidding
Nicaragua
Bonn set to ratify Paris pact as parliament rages on
In Bonn the Socialists wage a last stand to block the Paris rearmament treaties while Chancellor Adenauer presses for victory. The Bundestag debate stretched into a third day with near-filibuster tactics and a possible all night session as the fate of German sovereignty and western rearmament hung on the vote.
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Bonn
Germany
West
Konrad Adenauer
Bundestag
Two killed as gunman is captured after 90 minute battle
In Appomattox Virginia Frank Mayberry 49 shot his brother in law and Dr David Christian III then engaged in a 90 minute gunfight with about 30 officers. He was wounded by a shotgun blast from David Robertson and taken into custody. The victims were Jack Tucker about 40 and Dr Christian. Mayberry denied the killings and faced two murder counts. Authorities cited no motive for the spree.
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Appomattox
Frank Mayberry
Mayberry
Virginia
Evergreen
Jack Tucker
David A. Christian III
David T. Robertson
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Grant
Lillian Tucker
Tucker
Robertson
Japan Election Looms in Cold War Test as Parties Vie
Japan faces a pivotal national vote to shape Cold War alignment and rearmament pace. Four major parties contest 467 lower-house seats across 118 districts with over 1,000 candidates, as conservatives seek a commanding margin and the Communists mount a minor comeback.
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Japan
Hokkaido
Amami Oshima
Okinawa
Ichiro Hato
Daniel Says Harlan Not a One Worlder in Supreme Court Hearings
Senator Daniel concluded after two days of Judiciary Committee hearing that Judge John Marshall Harlan does not subscribe to world government. Harlan testified he is not a one worlder nor an isolationist and favors aligning with free nations against communism. The committee may act next week, with some members praising his qualifications and rejecting charges of Atlantic Union ties.
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Lyama
Democratic Party
Hatoyama
Japan
Russia
Red China
United States
Liberal
Shigeru Yoshida
Washington
Daniel
D-Tex
John Marshall Harlan
Harlan
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kilgore
D-Wva
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Enner
R-Ind
Jenner
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Watkins
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert H. Jackson
U. N
Arabs Oppose Iraq Turkey Pact Faces Arab Opposition
Baghdad reports mounting opposition as Iraq and Turkey push final approval for their mutual defense pact. Parliaments are expected to approve quickly after the Baghdad signing by Premier Nuri Said and Adnan Menderes. Iraq pledges to enforce UN Palestine resolutions.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Turkey
Nuri Said
Adnan Menderes
Arab League
United Nations
Palestine
Far East Commander Hull to Retire in April
Gen. John E. Hull U.S. and U.N. Far East commander in chief will retire April 30 after more than 37 years of service. Hull leaves as Maxwell Taylor and others speculate on who will succeed him while Defense Department stays silent on top command plans.
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Washington
Army Today
John E. Hull
U.S
U.N
Far East
Hull
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Maxwell D. Taylor
Western Pacific
Taylor
Defense Department
Air Force
Japan
Korea
8Th
VA To Shift Home Loans To Private Lenders
The Veterans Administration will refer all direct VA home loan applications to private lending groups through regional VHMCP committees to speed financing in rural areas at about 4 percent interest. About 20 000 veterans on direct loan waiting lists may file immediately. direct loans continue where committees fail to arrange private funding. Thirty five of 57 regional offices report direct loan waiting lists as of Jan 1. 13 WHMCP regional offices cover 38 states with Cleveland offices planned for Ohio.
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Washington
The
Veterans Administration
Engineer Cleared of Wright Patterson Bribe Charge
Vladimer Stephen Kozloff a 58 year old engineer was found innocent by a federal court jury of offering a 100 bribe for a better job classification at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Kozloff said he is unsure about returning to work after suspension last summer.
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Dayton
Ohio
Vladimer
Stephen Kozloff
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Kozloff
Wright-Patterson
Man Dies In Crash Near Dayton
Four cars were involved in a fatal crash on Ohio 25 south of West Carrollton injuring Glenn Wilson, 19, of Miamisburg. The accident occurred last night near Dayton, Ohio.
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Dayton
Ohio
Glenn Wilson
Miamisburg
West Carrollton
Chinese gunboats shell Wuchiu. invasion unlikely says ministry
Communist gunboats shelled Wuchiu in the Formosa Straits as Nationalist officials reported heavy damage to Red ships. Taipei said the exchange was not an invasion prelude, while Premier Yui vowed defense of Quemoy and the Matsus and noted American support.
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Taipei
Formosa
Wuchin
Defense Ministry
Nationalist
Wuchiu
O.K. Yui
Legislative Yuan
Chiang Kaishek
Quemoy
Matsus
Pescadores
United States
Foochow
Red
Amoy
Formosa Strait
Nanjih Island
Peichishan
Nanchishan
Chiang Kai-shek
Tatao
Interior Ministry
Red China
North China
Tsingtao
Fukien
Matsu Group of Islands
Dad Battters Whole Family in Poplarville Trial Notes
A 30 year old tenant farmer Chester Thrash was jailed on assault and battery with intent to kill after beating his wife and two children with a shotgun and a chair arm. Police say the wife required 75 stitches for head wounds and the daughter 125 stitches while the son needed 75 for head wounds. The family injuries include bruises and lacerations and Thrash was said to have attacked them after a drinking argument. The sheriff reported the wife remained in serious condition.
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Poplarville
Miss
Buford Walker
Chester Thrash
Thrash
Linda Gale
Gary Lyn
Walker
Weather delays third atomic test at Yucca Flat Nevada
The third blast of the 1955 atomic test series was postponed due to adverse weather. Preparations for the 500 foot tower shot at Yucca flat continued after a late night weather check. Officials expected a 50 kiloton yield and a weather briefing was planned to decide if the test could occur tomorrow.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
AEC
Livermore
Calif
Release Effort Aims At 15 American Fliers In Red China
The United States seeks to free 15 American fliers jailed in Red China by setting an example. It returns seven fishermen rescued by U S Air Force planes after being stranded near Indochina. Fishermen from Hainan Island. Dag Hammarskjold notified. prior UN pleas for release were unsuccessful.
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Red China
United States
U.S. Air Force
Indochina
Hainan Island
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Hammarskjold
Dulles In Rangoon For 36-Hour Conference
Secretary of State Dulles arrived in Rangoon Burma for a 36 hour visit to confer with Burma Premier U Nu. He had just attended the Manila Pact conference in Bangkok before traveling to Burma.
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Rangoon
Burma
Dulles
U Nu
Bangkok
Eisenhower picks grey green barn color at Gettysburg farm
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower chose a pastel greyish green for the barn trim at their Gettysburg farm. The couple, visiting after inspecting the new home on the Civil War battlefield, approved the shade after several paint trials and with Mrs. Ike’s blessing.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Thurmont
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Charles Tompkins
Washington
Ike
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