U S Agrees to UN Conference as Soviet Veto Threat Looms
The United States backs a United Nations led conference on the Lebanon crisis while Soviet delegate Arkady Sobolev proposes amendments to a Japanese Middle East peace plan and threatens a veto if rejected. The talks aim to bolster UN observers in Lebanon and pave U S troop withdrawal.
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United Nations, N.Y
Middle East
Arkady A. Sobolev
Security Council
U.S
Lebanon
Veatietien
Council Pte
U.N. General Assembly
J Army
Beirut
Nikita
Scien
U.N
Nehru
Dag Nammarskyjold
Khrushchev
Hammarskjold
United Arab Republic
United States
Sobolev
U. S
U. N
U N
Adams Role In Refund Is Probed
A House armed services subcommittee begins closed hearings on Sherman Adams role in a 41 284 refund to Rag laine Worsteds Inc a defunct New England textile firm. Adams denies pressuring and former company officials deny White House influence. The probe follows prior inquiries into Adams and Bernard Goldfine with weeks defending Adams as a loyal public servant amid calls for the full truth.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Sherman Adams
Neland
White House
Adams
Eisenhower
Raglaine Worsteds, Inc
Subcommittee
F. Edward Hebert
Bernard Goldfine
Boston
Goldfine
Secretary of
Commerce Weeks
Weeks
New England
Raglaine Company
Pearl Harbor
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
Columbusite Shot Fatally
A Columbus woman Virginia Addison aged 30 was shot to death in her apartment late Monday night. An airman from Lockbourne Air Force Base is held as a material witness after the shooting and the victim’s neighbor Peggy Moter reported hearing a shot and a crash.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Virginia Addison
Peggy Moter
Addison
Grant Hospital
Bruce Erler
Lockbourne Afb
Direct Talks with Rebels Proposed Amid Middle East Crisis
Sen. Richard B. Russell urged direct U.S. talks with Iraq's revolutionary regime to address the crisis, warning that Marines could stay indefinitely if not withdrawn. He noted Robert Murphy should meet Iraqi Premier Abdel Kerim Kassem. Fulbright said small nations may back a U.N. deployment, while Knowland opposed armed observers replacing U.S. troops in Lebanon.
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Richard B. Russell
Dga
United States
Iraq
East
Russell
Robert Murphy
Lebanon
Baghdad
Prig
Abdel Kerim Kassem
White Beard
Lanout
United Nations
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Unon
U.S
William F. Knowland
R-Calif
Knowland
Chuckle: aging costs rise as fun buys insurance
A playful quip notes that enjoying life gets pricier with age, comparing joy to insurance bought for later years.
Just Get It Over With That’s Lebanese Prayer
Beirut reports show a 73 day rebellion against Lebanon’s government with civilians describing fatigue over any solution. Camille Birbari, purchasing agent, narrates late work amid shelling and curfews as his wife Aida nears childbirth in a dangerous city. The couple secured passes before new orders halted old curfews. The baby arrived that night.
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Beirut
Camille Birbari
Lebanon
Birbari
Aida
Reds Reject U.S. Protest Over Plane Downing
The Soviet government rejected a U S protest note over the downing of an American military plane over Soviet Armenia on June 27, calling the note unfounded and inappropriate. The nine crew members were returned by the Russians.
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Moscow
U.S
Soviet
Armenia
Phillies Fire Mayo Smith Replace With Eddie Sawyer
Philadelphia Phillies fire manager Mayo Smith today and sign Eddie Sawyer to replace him. Sawyer previously led the club to the 1950 pennant, bringing veteran leadership to the team amid a season of turnover.
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Philadelphia
Mayo Smith
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Sawyer
Soviets accuse West allies of delaying Middle East summit
The Soviet Union charges Washington and its allies with seeking to delay or scuttle a planned five power summit on Middle East issues. Izvestia claims the United States uses U.N. settlement as a pretext to dodge Khrushchev’s proposal and urges that the UN be seen as a settlement arena, not an intervention tool. The editorial notes that Security Council sessions show the U. S. and allied nations pressuring the UN to intervene.
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London
Soviet Union
Middle East
Izvestia
Washington
United Nations
Khrushchev
Moscow Radio
Paratroops In Jordan Carry Arms
NICOSIA Cyprus AP British paratroops in Amman were seen armed in public for the first time since arriving in Jordan The armed display followed a string of bombings Sunday night and Monday morning including a pencil bomb attributed to Syrian terrorists The unrest comes amid heightened tension after Iraq’s revolt and reports of strict censorship.
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Cyprus
Amman
Jordan
Iraq
Middle East
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Israel Expel Romanian Diplomat Over Espionage Case
Israel says it has proof of espionage by Romanian second secretary Stelian Persianu in Tel Aviv and orders him to leave within three days. The move follows Romania’s expulsion of Israeli second secretary Joseph Vered in Bucharest last Friday.
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Israel
Tel Aviv
Stelian Persianu
Romannia
Bucharest
Joseph Vered
Marines May Withdraw From Lebanon Soon Claims Opponent
Hussein Oweini, leader of the National Front, says talks with Robert Murphy suggest U S troops may exit Lebanon soon as the Iraqi situation stabilizes. In Beirut, Marines faced renewed rebel activity and heavy shelling, with one Marine killed at a sentry post amid ongoing clashes.
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Beirut
Camille Chamoun
Lebanon
Hussein Owein
National Front
Robert Murphy
Eisenhower
Iite
Oweini
U.S
Challenge Is Ignored Marine Dies Near Beirut
A U S Marine was killed at a Marine outpost near Beirut airport after failing to answer three sentry challenges. He was hit by a sentry’s rifle fire and transported to an American warship by helicopter, but died before surgery. The deceased’s name was withheld pending family notification. He had been placing trip flares in front of the outpost.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Camp Pendleton Leaves Are Off
Camp Pendleton cancels all but emergency leaves for about 17 000 Marines of the 1st Division as tensions rise in the Middle East. The 3rd Marine Air Wing at El Toro restricts liberty to within 50 miles, vs the normal 150. The division remains ready for a possible Middle East move. 30 day leaves won’t be recalled without orders.
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Calif
1St Marine Division
Middle East
3Rd Marine Air Wing
el ‘Toro
Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Jhase
Iraqi UN delegate Abdul Majid Abbas under guard after threat
Police in New York placed round the clock protection outside the Stanhope Hotel suite of Abdul Majid Abbas the UN delegate of the toppled Iraqi government after he reported a life threatening telephone threat from an Iraqi army officer in the United States. Abbas remained in his suite during a UN Security Council debate as Hashim Jawad arrived and credentials were under review.
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New York
Abdul Majid Abbas
United Nations
Iraq
Abbas
Stanhope
U. N. Security Council
Middle East
U.N
Hashim Jawad
Ike Relents and Backs U N Security Council Summit
President Eisenhower yielded to British pressure and agreed to support a United Nations Security Council summit if desired by the Western Powers and Russia. The White House said the Western Big Three should move toward a summit openly, ending a dispute with Britain. British Foreign Minister Lloyd indicated Prime Minister Macmillan would attend if a special session is arranged to discuss the Middle East crisis.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations Security Council
Russia
White House
Britain
U.N
Moscow
Selwyn Lloyd
House of Commons
London
Harold Macmillan
Security Council
Lloyd
Middle East
Recognition Of Rebels Is Studied
London and Washington consult Baghdad Pact allies on recognizing the Iraqi rebel regime. Some favor de facto recognition while withholding full de jure recognition until rebels prove capable of conducting international relations. Turkey Iran and Pakistan reportedly cool to the idea, with September meeting postponed to allow decision.
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Britain
United States
Anblic
Ashington
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
Ctandardhigl
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Iraq
Washington
Diplomatic Maneuver Aims at Geneva Summit Amid Cold War Tensions
Secretaries Dulles and Eisenhower weigh a U N option while Britain pushes for a formal summit. Khrushchev seeks a five power emergency meeting including Nehru and UN Secretary General Hammarskjold. France leans conditional, Italy reports 421 refugees from Lebanon aboard Esperia.
Iraq Revolution Seizes Monarchy In Two Hour Coup
In a swift military operation on July 14, army officers toppled the Iraqi monarchy and proclaimed a republic. By dawn, royal and government centers were surrounded as Gen. Rafiq Aref led the action, with the public showing cautious approval and mixed views on Western intervention.
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Iraq
Butt
U.S
Lebanon
Jordan
Middle East
Faisal
Abdullah
Nuri Said
Rafiq Aref
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