Khrushchev says USSR does not want war in TV interview
In a CBS Face the Nation appearance arranged from the Kremlin Khrushchev asserted the Soviet Union aims to compete with the United States economically and ideologically rather than seek war. He reiterated disarmament offers, proposed troop withdrawals, and argued that peace requires normalization of relations, economic exchanges, and mutual trade while letting history decide which system endures. Khrushchev spoke with interpreter, fielding unrehearsed questions and stressing a younger, healthier Soviet system.
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New York
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
United States
Khrushchev
Columbia Broadcasting System
America
Soviet
Kremlin
Geois
Hero of Socialist Labor
Scientists Appeal To End Tests
Pasadena based Nobel chemist Linus Pauling announced that about 2000 American scientists signed an appeal urging an international halt to nuclear bomb testing. The statement warns radiation damages hearts worldwide and risks increasing numbers of defective children over 29 future generations.
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Pasadena
Calif
Linus Pauling
Pauling
Division of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
H. J. Muller
Indiana University
Joseph Erlanger
Washington University
St. Louis
Powell Stricken During Harlem Sermon
Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. collapsed from exhaustion and possible heart trouble while delivering a noon sermon at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. The 48 year old pastor and congressman was hospitalized in non serious condition and to receive a general medical checkup. Powell, serving his sixth term, stayed involved in Republican civil rights views despite a Democratic affiliation.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
D-Ny
Ingo Harlem Church
Powell
Congress
Eisenhower
Three Are Killed And Eight Hurt In Hotel Blaze
In Worcester Massachusetts a five story hotel Pleasant was engulfed in flames in the predawn hours. Three people died and eight were seriously injured with more than a dozen others less injured or treated and released. Firefighters rescued over a dozen from upper floors as witnesses heard panicked screams. The 60 room hotel catered to permanent guests near Worcester center.
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Worcester
Mass
Hotel Pleasant
City Hospital
Belmont Home
Syrians Ordered Out of Lebanon After Riots
Reports from the Lebanon Syria frontier say Lebanon expelled more than 80 Syrians deemed undesirable after pre election riots. Border guards search Syrian cars as Syria retaliates with similar checks. Eight killed and 70 wounded in clashes. Syrian Defense Minister denied reports of a captured army lieutenant. said the officer was in Damascus.
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Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
Arab Republic
Egypt
Khaled Alazm
Britain’s Second H bomb Blast Hits Maiden Atoll
Britain's second hydrogen bomb test near Maiden Atoll produced heat about 10 million degrees C, igniting timber along a five mile stretch. William Cook, chief scientist, called the explosion a complete success and noted no radiation contamination on the island, fueling talk of a possible clean bomb.
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Ronald Thomson
Christmas Island
Britain
William Cook
Pacific
Cook
Fof
Malden
Bikini
Maiden
WeatherNotes on Cool Wet May and June Start
May rain reached 6.52 inches, boosting 1957 total to 20 154 inches making it the wettest year since 1947 through May when 23.15 inches fell. May 1957 had 8.33 inches. Sunday low was 58 and high 77. Today cooler with low 54 and highs under 80. expect another cool night and Tuesday.
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May
Foreign Aid Authority Bill Starts
Washington The Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins detailed work on a foreign aid authorization bill with strong signs Congress will closely monitor the program. Senator Lyndon B Johnson predicts approval will force the administration to come back to Congress each year. Senator Knowland expects a provision to keep Congress fully informed of progress and prospects. The administration seeks 3.865 billion in new money for military and economic aid abroad on a permanent basis until spent, while Humphrey urges amendments to reveal where funds go. Johnson, not a committee member, says the group will not write a blank check.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Sen. Knowland
California
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Johnson
Jany
Inmate Charged With Abuse at Lackland AFB Court Martial
A.2.C. William Roberts Jr., 22, of Key West Florida, faced a five member board at Lackland Air Force Base for alleged mistreatment of recruits. Specifications allege he pulled Basic Airman Robert Disenbacher from his bunk, struck him, and shoved him against a wall. Disenbacher died two days later from heat exhaustion with kidney illness. Roberts also allegedly kicked Airman George Walker, 18, now at Davis-Monthan AFB, who will testify.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
A.2
William Roberts Jr
Key West
Fla
Lackland Air Force Base
Roberts
Basic
Robert
Springfield
Davis-Monthan Afb
Tucson
Ariz
U S Seeks Access To Missing American Students
U S officials asked Hungary to permit a meeting with two University of South Carolina students believed detained after disappearing near the Austrian frontier. Hungarian ministers said they had no knowledge of the case, while Austrian border police reported no sightings since the students left a youth hostel in Austria.
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Budapest
U. S. Sioemain
Foreign Ministry
University of South Carolina
Communist
Hungary
N. Spencer Barnes
Mike A. Gilbert
Waterboro
Warren Hair
North Augusta
S. C
Bela Biszku
Imre Horvath
Biszku
U. S
Eisenstadt
Congress Sets Hearings On Tax Cuts And Spending
Washington AP Congress begins two weeks of hearings led by Rep Mills to ask economists bankers and businessmen when tax cuts might come amid rising government spending and inflationary pressure. Officials warn fiscal year 1957 1958 spending may exceed January estimates by 1 to 1 1/2 billion dollars each year.
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Washington
Congress
Senate House Economeic
Rep
Mills
D-Ark
Eisenhowser
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate House Economic Subcommittee
Feisenhowier
Ex-Congressman Crosser Dies in Bethesda at 83
Ex congressman Robert Crosser who served 38 years as a Democratic representative for Ohio's 21st district died in a Bethesda hospital at 4 a m He would have been 83 Friday Crosser served from 1913 to 1954 and was born in 186? he died today in Maryland
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Bethesda
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Pilot rides to 96000 feet in balloon capsule
Air Force test pilot Capt. J. W. Kittinger Jr. climbed in a 3 by 7-foot capsule attached to a balloon, reaching 96,000 feet in 78 minutes. He stayed aloft nearly two hours before radio failure ended the mission, as part of tests for rocket and manned satellite flights.
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Air Force
Joe Kittinger
Fleming Field
South St. Paul
Minn
Holloman Air Development Center
New Mexico
International Soundphoto
J. W. Kittinger Jr
Rapid City
S. C
Navy
Weaver
Kittinger
Minneapolis
Lake Michigan
United States Joins Baghdad Pact Military Committee
Karachi report says the United States joined the Baghdad Pact Military Committee as a step toward full alliance membership. The U S delegation, led by Lou Henderson, attends a ministerial council session planning economic and military steps with Britain, Iran, Turkey, and Iraq to bolster Cold War defense in the Middle East. Gen Nathan F. Twining heads the American delegation. The council aims to boost telecoms, air, road and rail cooperation, with U S funding pledged at 12 million dollars and Britain at five million pounds.
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Karachi
United States
Middle East
NATO Joint Command
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Britain
Pakistan
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
Soviet Union
Ike Social Call With GOP Aims to Unite Budget Rifts
President Eisenhower visits Congress for a Capitol luncheon arranged by House Republican Leader Martin of Massachusetts. The aim is to mend party unity and bring the White House and Congress closer, though many Republicans oppose the $71.8 billion spending request.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol
House
Martin
Massachusetts
White House
Confederate Memorial Day Observance At Fairview Ky
Hundreds of residents gathered in Fairview Kentucky for a daylong Confederate Memorial Day observance. Local officials and veterans attended as the community reflected on history and honors.
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Fairview
Patient Takes Turn Towards Recovery After Hospital Stay
After two days in the hospital he took a turn for the nurse.
Atomic War Unthinkable Says Scientist Witness
Dr Eugene P Cronkite of Brookhaven National Laboratory warned a Senate atomic energy panel that multiple H bomb detonations would create radiation hazards for all living things and future generations. He cautioned against overemphasis on worldwide fallout while urging attention to nonradioactive pollution and rising leukemia risks. He noted there is no known therapy to prevent death for the most exposed, and antibiotics could save many but are not a cure.
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Washington
Eugene P. Cronkite
Senate‘House Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
N. Y
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