Reds Plan Real Cut In Forces
Washington AP reports Soviet Premier Bulganin urged President Eisenhower to cut armed forces and armaments by 1.2 million men and to pursue parallel unilateral disarmament. Dulles rejected such cuts as not in U.S. interest, noting uncertainty about Soviet reductions and the need for collective defense within the UN framework.
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Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Russia
Bulganin
United States
State Dulles
Geneva
White House
United Nations
Niagara Falls Rockfall Wipes Out Niagara Mohawk Plant
A massive rockfall at Niagara Gorge killed Richard A. Draper and destroyed two Schoekikopf hydroelectric sections of the Niagara Mohawk system. About 300,000 kilowatts were lost and tens of millions in damage followed as power to Niagara Falls area industries halted and then gradually resumed from other sources.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Gorge
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Richard A. Draper
Lewiston
Draper
American Falls
Prospect Point
Chris Nelson
Niagara Mohawk
Egypt standardizes names to speed mail and calls
Cairo government orders Egyptians to adopt family names to streamline the telephone book. The system creates chaotic cross references as multiple names place Mohamed Ahmed under Mohamed, not Ahmed, forcing readers to navigate through extensive listings to reach a single person.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Moustafa
Mahmoud Amine Youssef
Moustafa Amine
Zaghloul Ali
Mohamed Wagdi
Ali Abdel Sayed
Mohamed Ahmed
Ahmed
Mohamed
Mohameds
Mohamed Mohameds
Mohamed Ahmeds
Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Nabi el Eskandarany
Mohamed Ahmed Aly Abou Chanab
Mohamed Ahmed Farag el Sanhouri
Man in Water Charged After Teased on Chicago Beach
Raymond Hurd, 50, took a swim at a North Side Chicago beach to prove he was not a sissy. Teenagers mocked him, stole his clothes, and he was escorted to Rogers Park Station after police arrived. He faced a disorderly conduct charge.
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Chicago
Raymond Hurd
Lake Michigan
Hurd
Murd
Hari
Rogers Park
French Drive To Wipe Out Rebel Forces Near Morocco
French divisions push rebels from western Algeria mountain strongholds toward the sea near Oran as the 19th Division waits. Twenty rebels reported killed. In Kabylie Mountains two divisions overrun a rebel redoubt to regain villages abandoned months ago. In Algiers police arrest seven FLN leaders accused of extortion and killings.
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Algiers
Algeria
Oran
Morocco
Kabylie
Shirt removal deemed disorderly conduct in garage painting
Binghamton AP report notes Miss Selena Mary Smith, a suburban Conklin schoolteacher, paid a $10 fine after pleading guilty before a peace justice. Under certain conditions removing a shirt while painting a garage window on a hot day can be construed as disorderly conduct.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Conklin
Selena Mary Smith
Gunman Kills Two In North Side Tavern Shooting
In Chicago early today a gunman, described as an enraged ex convict, blasted three shotgun rounds killing Max Epstein 45 and Lois Gates 28 inside Mickey and Maxie’s Miracle Cabaret at 1114 Argyle St. A 32 year old newsboy was shot nearby and died at Edgewater Hospital. Police traced identity to a victim’s brother.
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Chicago
North Side
Max Epstein
Mickey
Maxie
Argyle St
Epstein
Lois Gates
Edgewater Hospital
Ike Taken To Hospital For Ileitis
President Eisenhower was taken from the White House to Walter Reed Hospital after being stricken with abdominal pains. Officials said doctors diagnosed ileitis with no heart trouble. A cardiogram would be performed and doctors called the hospitalization precautionary. The president's condition was described as noncritical with stable blood pressure and pulse. Major Eisenhower and other aides accompanied Mrs Eisenhower to the hospital as the medical team prepared for tests.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
James C. Hagarty
Walter Reed
Hagery
Hagerty
Maj
John Eisenhower
Ft. Belvoir
Walter R. Tkach
Robert Schulz
Howard M. Snyder
Porgy and Bess troupe tours behind the Iron Curtain
The Porgy and Bess company returns from a two month tour through Leningrad Moscow Stalinograd Warsaw and Prague after 62 performances. Director Robert Breen notes Soviet audiences show hunger to learn about America and educators served as waitresses to observe American dining.
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New York
Iron Curtain
Porgy and Bess
Robert Breen
America
Leningrad
Moscow
Stalinograd
Warsaw
Prague
Blevins Davis
Breen
Globe
Helen Thigpen
Serena
Alexander Smallens
Bess
George and
Ira Gershwin
Stalinogrod
Nixon Urges Visas and Contact to Build Free World
Vice President Nixon, at Lafayette College’s 1211th commencement in Easton, said exchanging visits between Americans and people from uncommitted nations fosters long term friendship and lowers reliance on broadcasts. He argued personal contact among leaders and students is vital and that breaking the Iron Curtain can serve freedom better than weaponry. He warned against ignoring the new Soviet diplomatic approach after Stalin’s death and urged Americans to act as missionaries for freedom.
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Easton
Nixon
United States
Lafayette College
Joseph Stalin
Kremlin Twins Plan New Tour in Scandinavia
Oslo reports that Premier Bulganin and Communist party Chief Khrushchev accepted invitations to visit Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Moscow radio said the trip would occur in early 1957, following past visits to Britain, India, Burma, Afghanistan, and Yugoslavia.
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Oslo
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Soviet Union
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Khrushchev
Britain
India
Burma
Afghanistan
Yugoslavia
Mild Weekend Weather in Miami Valley Forecast
The forecast predicts dry pleasant conditions with a weak high pressure system. Partly cloudy and mild today with a high near 85 degrees, followed by fair cooler nights and weekend highs around 80 with lows near 60.
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Miami Valley
Unions Plan Own Search for Racketeering In Labor Ranks
The AFL CIO Executive Council empowered its Ethical Practices Committee to launch an all-out probe into union corruption. A staff and counsel are assigned, with early hearings promised. The move follows White House backing for federal help to root out crooks in the labor movement. The committee will first review a Senate subcommittee report detailing welfare fund shortages and irregularities in several unions.
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Washington
Organized Labor Today
Aflic Executive Council
White House
Elisenhow ‘Er
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Movement
Ethical Practices Committee
al Hayes
The
Machinists Union
Aflicio
Senate
Senate Group
Sen
Douglas D-Cd
Laundry Workers Union
Distillery Workers and Allied Industrial Workers
AFL Auto Workers
Noisy jet blasts may be silenced by counternoise
Washington researchers study a scheme to mute jet roar by emitting a targeted noise 180 degrees out of phase from the jet exhaust. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Raymond H. Fogler told a House Appropriations subcommittee that they are giving serious thought to partially canceling jet noise with an external directional source.
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Washington
Asst
Secretary of the Navy
Raymond H. Fogler
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Plane Lands Safely After Engine Troubles
A Pan American Clipper from Honolulu with 62 aboard landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after flying the last 1,100 miles on three engines. Capt. H. J. Blanco of San Francisco feathered the No 2 engine when it began acting up, and the flight continued without incident.
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Los Angeles
Honolulu
International Airport
H. J. Blanco
San Francisco
Boston Doctor Says Eisenhower Condition Unchanged
Dr Paul Dudley White, who treated President Eisenhower for a heart condition, said he has not heard from Washington about the president's health. White's secretary stated he is keeping his day's appointments in Boston as usual.
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Boston
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Washington
White
House Divides on Aid to Yugoslavia Amid Tito Visit
In Washington the House sharpened the battle over extending military and economic aid to Communist Yugoslavia as Tito visits the United States. Supporters backed Eisenhower’s request while leaders fought to restore funds, but a 192-112 vote rejected the 600 million dollar restoration.
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Washington
House
America
Yugoslavia
Tito
Russa
Rayburn
Edna F. Kelly
Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Richards
DSC
Joe
Martin
Lee
Slash
Brooks Hays
d-Ark
The Name's The Same Bad Game
Mrs. Elwanda Lorey of Louisville was arrested on 55 counts of obtaining goods under false pretense after she copied charge customers names and used them for her own purchases. The incident began when she asked for a sales receipt under another name and address belonging to the saleslady.
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Louisville
Elwanda Lorey
Youth's Body Found in Scioto River in Columbus
Police identified the youth as 18 year old James Horn Jr. of Columbus. Fishermen recovered the body Thursday from the Scioto River. Detective Sid Hoyt said the remains were fully clothed and there was no evidence of foul play.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Horn Jr
Scioto River
Sid Hoyt
Turtle cross road craze in Oklahoma causes highway hazard
Oklahoma residents report a surge in terrapin crossings as dry weather ends and rains return. Drivers swerve to avoid turtles, tourists chase them for prizes, and Julian Frazier notes spring brings more migrations with turtles seeking higher ground.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Julian Frazier
Lincoln Park Zoo
Frazier
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