Eisenhower vows U.S. support for Formosa amid martial parade
President Eisenhower, before a massive crowd in Taipei near the Nationalist Defense Ministry, denounces Communist China as a tyrant and pledges firm U.S. backing for free China against aggression. He stresses peaceful solutions but warns against yielding to threats and weakening defenses as Quemoy endures a recent barrage.
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Taipei
Eisenhower
Communist China
Defense Ministry
United States
Pacific
Hagerty Mopped by Crowd After Eisenhower Address
White House press secretary James C. Hagerty faced a huge Formosa crowd after Eisenhower spoke. His automobile stalled as cheering supporters blocked the route, but Hagerty quipped that the crowd was friendly this time.
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Formosa
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Quote on Weakness and War Risks
A brief remark warns that weakness would heighten the danger of war, underscoring concern about security and potential conflict.
Eisenhower denounces Peiping from Nationalist island stronghold
After arriving for an overnight goodwill visit on Quemoy Ike condemns Red Chinese bombardment as a deliberate aggressive act. He arrives amid tensions and vows firm stance against Communists.
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Eisenhower
Peiping
Quemoy
Pope John XXIII Meets Argentine President Frondizi
Pope John XXIII received Argentine President Arturo Frondizi in Vatican City. The audience followed their talks on international affairs and the church’s role in Latin America as Frondizi visits Rome.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Arturo Frondizi
Argen
U S Says Cuban Case Frames New Plot Against U S
Washington officials claim proof that Castro’s Havana regime framed a case against the United States involving Nicaraguan exile Chester Lacayo. They say photographs and a telegram are misdated or misidentified and that Lacayo never met State Department officials or Secretary Herter.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Lacayo
State Department
Notoes
Castro
Roy R. Rubottom
Inter-American Affairs
Rubottom
C. Allan
Stewart
Christian A. Herter
Western Union
Home Run Was Lulu in Sandslot Game
A sandslot baseball game ended with a shattered glass in Lexington Kentucky. The broken glass triggered a fire alarm bringing three engine companies a ladder company and the first aid squad from the fire department.
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Lexington
Last-Ditch Try Made To Junk Security Pact
Tokyo witnessed the largest leftist protests against the U S Japan security treaty as 300000 demonstrators blocked streets and marched to oppose the pact hours before its midnight ratification. Police and a provisional army unit stood by while no violence occurred. The treaty preserves U S bases for at least ten years and sets U S defense commitments with Japan, removing internal disturbance duties from the alliance. Michiko Kamba's death at Parliament gate haunted the scene as incense burned around her flower altar.
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Michiko Kamba
Parliament Gate
Demonstrators push Kishi to dissolve Parliament before midnight
Zengakuren leaders set a 9 p m deadline for dissolving Parliament and threaten to besiege the Premier’s residence. Protesters form a snake dance around the grounds shouting Down with Kishi while police brace for trouble and warned of riot law.
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Zengakuren
Noburo Kato
Kishi
Dirksen Battles Pay Raise and Medical Funds in Senate
Senate fights unfold over bills to raise federal workers pay and boost medical research funding. Dirksen files amendments to curb a 1.6 billion pay hike, but votes pass 63-6 and 62-17. He plans to seek a veto from President Eisenhower, with possible overrides. A separate bill authorizes water projects and a large NIH funding increase, amid heated debate.
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Ernest B. Vacarro Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Eisenhower
Dirksen
House
Sen
Johnston
Body In Trunk Case Turns on Toronto Lead
Cleveland detective reports Leonard Eade admitted choking his former wife Marjorie Scott to death last month and shipping her body in a trunk to Argentia Newfoundland. The trunk was consigned under the alias Mrs Williams as investigators pursue extradition to Canada for charges.
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Cleveland
Toronto
Canada
Leonard Eade
Marjorie Scott
C.O.D
Eade
Scott
Argentia
Toronto man charged in May murder and trunk disposal
Eade and Mrs. Scott argued in a Toronto bar and he strangled her. He hid the body in a trunk with a false address, paid a driver to move it to a warehouse, and fled by train to Cleveland on May 5. The trunk sat unclaimed at Argentia from May 16 to June 7 before being opened. Mrs. Scott was identified only last Tuesday.
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Eade
Scott
Toronto Police Contact Cleveland Over Suspect Call Attempt
Toronto police notified Cleveland police after a friend of Eade reported an attempted call from Cleveland. Eade said he married the woman 17 years ago but later learned she already had a husband.
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Toronto
Cleveland
Eade
Porcupine Burial Case Reaches Albuquerque Court
Judge Robert Reidy orders Garcia Mortuary to pay 2055.50 for burial of a burned porcupine remains believed to be those of Manuel N. Armijo Jr. of Albuquerque. Embalmer Eloy Vigil testified the animal was buried with an Indian skull and calf bones after Armijo’s car burned in western New Mexico and he was dazed at a mountain logging camp.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Robert Reidy
Manuel N. Armijo Jr
Eloy Vigil
Garcia Mortuary
Armijo
New Mexico
Japan ratifies new U S military pact amid riots
Japan’s ratification of the new security pact with the United States becomes final after a May 2 approval. U S Senate action and ratification documents remain to finalize the treaty, which keeps U S bases in Japan for at least 10 years and commits Washington to defend Tokyo. Riots and opposition from leftists continue to shadow the agreement.
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U. S
Japan
United States
Tokyo
U.S. Senate
Washington
U. S. Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
America
Court Freeing William Talman in Nude Party Case
Beverly Hills California AP television actor William Talman and seven others were cleared of lewd conduct and vagrancy charges after a West Hollywood raid. Judge Adolph Alexander dismissed the misdemeanors due to insufficient proof, despite deputy testimony of nude participants and a party at tenant Richard Reibold’s apartment.
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Beverly Hills Calif
William Talman
West Hollywood
Adolph Alexander
Harry Stameisen
Talman
Peggy Flanigan
Peter Haspelt
Miss Flanigan
Lola de Witt
James Baker
Jean Donovan
Richard Reibold
Meg and Tony Return From Honeymoon to Britain
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones returned to Britain from a six week honeymoon in the sun. The royal yacht Britannia faced fog and slow progress entering Portsmouth as crowds cheered the homecoming.
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Portsmouth
England
Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Britain
Britannia
Ike's Foreign Aid Bill Heads to Senate Ambush Cast by Ellender
The House approved 3.5845 billion in foreign aid for the next fiscal year, a partial win for President Eisenhower. Senator Allen Ellender indicated strong Senate resistance as the Appropriations Committee and House altered military and economic aid, with a final House vote splitting along party lines.
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Ike
Senate
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Insurance Plot Aims for Fifty Thousand After Plane Crash
Los Angeles police say James Gibbs and his boss plotted a 1957 DeHavilland Mosquito crash to claim $50 000 in life insurance. Gibbs died in the fire while passenger Richard E. Loomis 45 collected $47 000 and allegedly kept it. Detectives cite a signed agreement giving Gibbs 10 percent of proceeds.
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James Gibbs
Gibbs
Richard E. Lomis
Lockheed
Burbank
Probers
Loomis
Insurance and trial swirl around fatal England plane crash
Four days before the crash Loomis insured the plane pursued in England for 38000 at 50000. Lloyds of London paid him 47000 after the crash. Loomis faced a $10000 suit from the dead pilot’s father Kerber of San Diego for Gibbs shares in the policy. The Los Angeles Council honored Gibbs for choosing to crash with the plane. The Resada Chamber fund raised for Gibbs’ son David, with Loomis allegedly promising 5000 but not paying.
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Loomis
England
Lloyds of London
Kerber
San Diego
Calif
Gibbs
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Chamber of Commerce In
Resada
David
Chamber
Quakes Continue Shaking Southern Chile After Month
In Santiago and Valdivia province four temblors were felt Friday as aftershocks continue to shake southern Chile nearly a month after the quakes devastate the area. No casualties or damage were reported.
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Santiago
Chile
Valdivia
Chuckle: Easy to spot a well informed person
A light quip notes that a well informed person shares opinions closely aligned with the reader’s. The line suggests familiarity with common viewpoints and assumes equal knowledge in a humorous tone.
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