Britain mulls sending forces to Jordan over Middle East crisis
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd prepares for talks in Washington amid reports Britain would land troops in Jordan if King Hussein requests aid. London says if Hussein asks, air and land forces could be available, with Britain alerting forces from home to Kenya for possible action. Hussein’s stance and Iraq-Jordan union tensions loom as Baghdad revolt is cast as indirect aggression.
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London
Selwyn Lloyd
Washington
Britain
Jordan
Hussein
Famiindness Lalu
House of Commons
Lloyd
Dulles
U.S
Eisenhower
Baghdad
Home Islands
Kenya
Fast Africa
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Liberace settles $2 million libel suit with Confidential
Los Angeles AP reports Liberace agreed to a $40 000 settlement with Confidential magazine to end his $2 million defamation lawsuit. He will donate any remaining funds after court costs to charity. The suit was filed in May 1957 over a defamatory article.
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Los Angeles
Liberace
Confidential
Atlantic City
N.J
Mixed Reactions To Troop Use In Lebanon Crisis
Western observers report mixed international reaction as U S intervention in Lebanon draws sharp accusations from the Soviet bloc and neutral nations The Soviet agency Tass accuses U S of armed aggression while Pravda calls it piracy Czechoslovakia and India condemn unilateral action warning it could spark a world war Britain and France back the move and some French critics voice disapproval with Eisenhower’s policies.
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Associated Press London
United States
Kremlin
Tas
United Nations
Pravda
Czechoslovakia
Tito
U.N
Lebanon
Ural
India
Newry
Iraq
U.S
New Delhi
Soviet Union
Imre Nagy
Hungary
Indian Express
Britain
France
Saveant
Academy
Eisenhower
Goldfine Testimony Details 43 Calls to Adams
Goldfine reports 43 telephone calls to Adams from November 1957 to May 1955 covering tariff issues and textile interests. Harris presses to extract facts as Goldfine testifies for the seventh day, amid questions about Adams’s influence and possible federal favors.
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Adams
Goldfine
House Sud
Harris
Costen
Sherman Adams
Washington
Subcommittee
Army
Rebels Free Seven More Americans
Cuban rebels released seven U S servicemen at Guantanamo Bay after three weeks in jungle camps. Officials said four or five more captives would be freed daily as negotiations continued with U S consuls Park Wollam and Robert Wiecha seeking the remaining prisoners.
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Guantanamo, Cuba
U.S
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Fidel Castro
Cuban
L. C. Robert Gibson
Chattahoochee
Fla. U.S
Park Wollam
Robert Wiecha
Navy
June Brings New Recovery To Economy
Washington AP figures show June brings continued recovery. The Federal Reserve Board index of industrial activity rose for the second straight month to 130 percent of the 1947 average, from 128, with the recession low of 126 in April. Personal income rose in June to an annual rate of 351.8 billion, just 0.3 billion below the August record, aided by higher wage and salary payments.
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Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
The Trouble with Wide Open Spaces
A humorous line notes that the country suffers from too many wide open spaces entirely surrounded by something unseen. The quip plays on geographic irony and national breadth with a playful jab at borders and boundaries.
Hamarskjold Rejects Need for UN Force in Lebanon
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said the UN observer team in Lebanon can handle duties without a new international force. He noted the group has not contacted non Lebanese forces and supported its border surveillance role amid US discussions of Marines and a security force. The Security Council and Lodge voiced differing views as disputes over a force and regional events continued.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Lebanon
U.N
U.S
United Nations
U. N
Theil-Nation Security Council
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hammarskjold
United States
United Arab Republic
Lodge
Iraq
Jordan
Soviet Union
Hammarskjold Opposed U S Landings in Stabilizing Mideast
The UN envoy Hammarskjold was said to be annoyed by U S landings of Marines and by a U S plan to form a new security force amid efforts to stabilize a strife torn Middle East country.
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Middle East
Hammarskjold
U.S
Murphy Ordered To Beirut
Washington Deputy Under Secretary of State Wayne Morte Dore said it was of utmost importance that Murphy obey the summons to Beirut. He stressed the obligation and urgency of appearing for inquiry and potential testimony.
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Murphy
Beirut
Washington
Wayne Morte Dore
U S Forces Ready Says McElroy Amid Lebanon Crisis
Secretary of Defense McElroy told newsmen the American people can be assured forces are ready for any assignment. He spoke at a test site during the Lebanon crisis and noted that Eisenhower’s remarks had kept SAC Navy and the Army alert. McElroy avoided detailed Middle East discussion during travel back from Hawaii.
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Washington
McElroy
Ecific
Lebanon
Eisenhower
Ion McElroy
Strategic Air Command
Navy
Strategic Army Corps
Middle East
Hawaii
Korean GIs Alerted on Front and Bases in Japan
U S forces in Korea, Japan, and Okinawa joined Eisenhower's alert order. Admirals Stump and Pacific Command said ground, air, and naval units tightened readiness. Seoul radio claimed NKorea canceled leaves and ordered troops back, but a South Korean spokesman found no unusual intelligence.
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Japan
Okinawa
U.S
Eisenhower
Korea
Adm
Felix Stump
Pacific
Seoul
North Korea
Soviet urges U.S. to leave Lebanon now
London dispatch reports the Soviet government demanding immediate U.S. withdrawal from Lebanon and declaring it cannot stand as a spectator. Moscow notes Deputy Steven son expresses confidence Americans will back sending troops to Lebanon. Paris items state the United States mobilized over 100 transport planes in Europe to move 11th Airborne Division to the Middle East at a moment's notice.
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London
United States
Lebanon
Soviet Union
Paris
Europe
11Th Airborne Division
Mideast
States' Rights Measure Near Senate Vote
Advocates led by Howard W. Smith push a bill to limit Supreme Court impact by declaring federal law preempts state laws only in case of irreconcilable conflicts unless overturned by explicit federal exclusion. The proposal stems from the Steve Nelson sedition case and faces a potential liberal-backed amendment targeting future laws. Kenneth Keating warned it could unseat 150 years of laws if adopted.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Howard W. Smith
Deva
Congress
Kenneth Keating
Steve Nelson
Pennsylvania
Nelson
Trujillo Brunette At Sea Aboard Angelita
In San Pedro California a striking brunette in a scarlet dress joined General Angelita aboard the yacht Angelita. As the vessel slipped past the breakwater the party set for departure but the brunette boarded at the San Pedro dock. The Angelita sailed at dusk with calypso music fading into the evening.
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San Pedro
Calif
Brunette
Angelita
U.S. Airlift and Marines Move Toward Middle East Tense Zone
Reliable sources say the United States began a large airlift of paratroopers to Turkey near Iraq and Lebanon while new action-ready Marines reach the Mediterranean. British troop rumors surface as Jordan seeks aid. Marines land in Beirut with more units en route from Cherry Point.
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United States
Turkey
Iraq
Lebanon
Washington
Mediterranean
Jordan
U.S
Beirut
Hussein
London
Nasser
Iat
Cairo
Cherry Point
N.C
Middle
Marines land in Beirut as Lebanon crisis grows
A new U S Marine battalion landed in Beirut expanding the beachhead to 3 600 troops as rebel leaders denounce the intervention. Civilians flee and tensions rise with the United States framing the action as to preserve peace in the Middle East amid regional upheaval.
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Edwin A. Shanke
Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Saed Salm
Iity
Leaders of three Moslem nations discuss Middle East crisis
Ankara reports that the chiefs of state of Turkey Iran and Pakistan concluded a two day emergency meeting on the Middle East crisis and the Baghdad Pact. Britain remains the fifth member while Iraq pursues a pro Nasser coup shifting regional alignments.
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Ankara
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
Middle East
Britain
Mother Comes Home Finds Slain Children in Farm Home
In Troy New York state border area a mother Margaret Pelton 23 returns to a farm house to find her three daughters Connie 2 Patricia 3 and Pauline 5 months shot dead. Husband Paul 19 is missing after driving the car with Pauline the twin brother Paul seriously ill. Police and coroner investigate as a wide search unfolds.
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New York
Margaret Pelton
Connie
Paul
Patricia
Pauline
Wales
Kiera
M. Y
Pelton
Gerald Vickery
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