Dulles Lloyd Finish Talks On Middle East Crisis
U S and British diplomats wrap up marathon talks on Middle East strategy facing possible UAR retaliation in Jordan. Dulles warns Cairo that an Egyptian Syrian attack on U S forces would have grave consequences while Moscow meetings influence Nasser. Talks continue as U S eyes UN security role in Lebanon and troop withdrawal.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Middle East
U.S
United Arab Republic
Jordan
United States
Cairo
Selwyn Lloyd
Dulles
Senate
Soviet Union
U. AR
Nasser
Moscow
Khrushchev
Senate approves Defense Department reorganization in 90 0 vote
The Senate voted 90 to 0 to authorize a Defense Department reorganization sought by Eisenhower. The bill curbs interservice rivalries, preserves three service branches, and shifts power to the secretary of defense with House changes possible in conference. Russell touts reduced duplications and stronger unified authority.
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Senate
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National Guard
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Neil McElroy
Red Maneuvers Stop Students Abroad Exchange
A Soviet move near the southern border disrupted an American student exchange delegation. The 46 member group had planned visits through Armenia and Georgia, but the itinerary was canceled amid Kremlin led concessions negotiations with Washington.
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Soviet Union
Armenia
Georgia
United States
America
Kremlin
Envoy Plans Protest Over Soviet Embassy Attacks
US Ambassador Llewellyn E Jr will meet the Soviet foreign ministry to lodge a protest after anti American demonstrations at the U S embassy. Police guards and ink stained walls marked the scene while hundreds of Americans in the USSR stayed abroad. The situation threatens to end a cultural exchange program amid worries of violence disrupting sports and academic ties.
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Harold K. Miles
Moscow
Llewellyn E. Jr
State Department
Thompson
Soviet Union
United States
Washington State
U.S
New York
Patrick Reilly
Foreign Ministry
Paratroopers Reinforce Beirut Amid Fire From Moslem Quarter
A US DC4 transport was hit by small arms fire as Marines from Camp Lejeune and 1,700 paratroopers from Turkey arrived to back up Marines around Beirut. Brig. Gen. David W. Gray was aboard the aircraft. bullets narrowly missed the navigator and struck the fuselage. Rebels in Beirut’s Moslem quarter are blamed for the fire as the airlift continues to reinforce the 6,990 Marines already on the ground.
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Lebanon
Middle East
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Turkey
David W. Gray
Normand J. Charest
Charest
Woonsocket
R.I
Santa Anna
Calif
Germany
U.S.M
Adana
Augsburg
6Th Fleet
Gemany
Gray
Slick New Army Units Are Ready
The Army has formed STRAC four divisions two airborne and two patels into a rapid response force. The STRAC units could fill vacancies in Western Europe as U.S. forces shift to the Middle East, with paratroopers from the 24th Infantry Division in Germany moving toward Turkey and Lebanon if needed. Troop movement may be limited by insufficient airlift to deploy large units overseas.
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Strategic Army Corps
STRAC
Middle East
Beirut
Turkey
West Germany
Lebanon
2Th
Germany
U.S
Wife Turns Old Rake Into Lawn Mower Joke
A humorous line notes a wife who can repurpose an old rake into a lawn mower. The quip highlights clever homemaking wit with a playful twist.
Eisenhower Hinting At Special Session On Foreign Aid
President Eisenhower signaled a possible special fall session of Congress if foreign aid funds are not restored. He pressed for about 1.597 billion dollars cut by the House to be fully restored amid Middle East crisis, noting national security stakes. Senate Appropriations Committee work on the bill continued with unclear prospects for restoration.
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Diles
Congress
House
Lloyd
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Middle East
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cincy Wall Fall To Be Probed
Cincinnati building officials will inspect the seven story downtown wall after veneer bricks fell into an alley injuring a passing insurance agent and causing downtown traffic tie ups.
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Cincinnati
Faisal Picture Removed From Iraq Pavilion at World Fair
In Brussels the portrait of King Faisal II of Iraq that hung in the Iraq pavilion at the World Fair has been removed and replaced by an Iraqi flag.
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Brussels
Faisal II of
Iraq
Explosion Kills One on Italian Ship in Capri Harbor
An explosion aboard the Citta Di Sorrento, docked in Capri Harbor, killed one crewman and wounded two others as it prepared to take on 700 tourists. The blast occurred early in the incident.
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Capri
Italy
Citta di Sorrento
Capri Harbor
Nixon Sees Hot War As Not Likely
Vice President Nixon in Minneapolis during Aquatennial visit said a shooting war in the Middle East was unlikely and noted U S troop moves into Lebanon did not spark a war. He cited Iraq’s rapid monarchy overthrow as proof external forces acted and planned to attend a parade before returning to Washington tonight.
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Nixon
Middle East
U.S
Lebanon
Iraq
Washington
Gas Blast Buries Injured In Cincinnati House
A gas explosion collapsed the first floor kitchen of a brick building in Cincinnati injuring ten people, including three children. Victims were listed in good condition at General Hospital. Elbert Lawson, 46, said repairs to a gas line preceded the blast and his wife Goldie, 30, warned of a gas odor before the explosion. Firefighters found Lawson dazed in an alley. most injuries occurred in the areaway. The three children were buried under bricks and furniture but none was seriously hurt.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
Elbert Lawson
Goldie
Lawson
American Plane Crash Reported Near Bhamdoun Lebanon
AP sources say an American plane crashed in a forest behind Bhamdoun in the Lebanese mountains. No details on whether it was shot down or aircraft type were given.
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Beirut
Bhamdoun
Lebanese Mountains
Korean First Army orders suspension of leaves and passes
Seoul Korea The First Army ordered all subordinate commands to suspend leaves furloughs and restrict passes for men and officers to avoid the bile trace line. In West Germany police announced the release of U S Army personnel held by East Germany since June 7.
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Hamburg
Germany
Ind Ae
West Germany
Seoul
Korea
Seoth
Hof
U. S
East Germany
Nasser Warns UAR Pressures Amid Beirut Troop Landing
In Beirut 1700 U.S. paratroopers begin arriving to back 6300 Marines patrolling ports and beaches as President Nasser and allies issue warnings amid a UN General Assembly standoff. Soviet and Chinese notes threaten intervention if Western actions continue.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Middle East
Nasser
U.N. General Assembly
Rival Proposals Eyed At UN Weekend Session
The United States and the Soviet Union pushed rival Middle East proposals as the UN General Assembly nears an emergency session. The Security Council failed to pass three resolutions, vetoes and abstentions shaping the debate on Lebanon and Jordan.
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United States
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Iination Security Counci
U.S
Lebanon
Jordan
Nasser
United Arab Republic
U S Captives Freed by Cuban Rebels in Lebanon Crisis
Fourteen U S service members, the last North Americans held, were released by Fidel Castro's order amid the Lebanon crisis. They were airlifted to Guantanamo Bay after being seized with 29 others during a park bus ambush, and rebels freed prisoners in staged batches as diplomats negotiated.
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Park
Wollam
Santiago
Robert Wiecha
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