New Look At Military Under Way
The Eisenhower administration launches a long range defense review to shape forces and weapons for the next three years. Joint Chiefs of Staff meet in secrecy at Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico to evaluate size nature and composition of armed forces amid Cold War shifts. The group led by Adm Radford Gen Taylor and other service leaders will assess deployments in Europe Asia and potential Middle East conflicts.
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Washington
Military High Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Pentagan
Arthur W. Radford
Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Navy
Arleigh Burke
Air Force
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Randolph McC. Pate
Secretary of Defense
Ison
Pentagon
Europe
Asia
United States
Middle East
Court Reopens Road Passage After Odor Dispute
Hammond Indiana resumption of dredging work on the Northern Indiana Toll Road was ordered by Federal Judge Luther Swygert after Missouri Valley Dredging Co obtained a temporary injunction. The firm had claimed loss of over $2,000 daily as Hammond revoked its mining permit and arrest of five workers tied to odor violations stalled work at the oil waste basin.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana
Luther M. Swygert
Missouri Valley
Dredging Co
Swygert
Wrong Way Buster
Indianapolis youth Don F. Pettree an 18 year old art student was sentenced to six days in jail for repainting his old license plate with 1956 colors in a defiant act against regulations.
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Indianapolis
Don F. Pettree
Dulles urges SEATO forces in being against Red subversion
Secretary of State Dulles calls for creation of local SEATO forces to deter Communist aggression and protect exposed member states. He says Moscow shows no clear abandonment of force while stressing unity to counter subversion. Other ministers back a total defense effort across military political psychological and economic fronts.
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Pakistan
U. S
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Wales
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North Atlantic Alliance
Europe
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United States
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Philippines
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New Zealand
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France
Asia
Southeast Asia
Vedes
Carlos P. Garcia
Garcia
Saltonstall Rebuts Kefauver On Aerial Power Claims
Senator Saltonstall of Massachusetts challenged Senator Kefauver's charge that Eisenhower lets the United States fall behind in air and missile power. Kefauver cited a supposed Soviet super sonic bomber, while Saltonstall called it an extreme political statement amid ongoing debates on intercontinental missile development.
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Washington
Sen
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Armed Services
Kefauver
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Armed Services Group
Symington
D-Mo
Jackson
D-Wash
Twining
Red Beard Is Shaved For School
Chicago suburb Forest Park officials order 16 year old Philip G. Barnes to shave his week old red beard before returning to Proviso Township High School. The junior, tall and well known, grew the beard to participate in the suburb Centennial Celebration in June. The mayor and police chief advised, but school authorities insisted.
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Chicago
Forest Park
Philip G. Barnes
Proviso Township
Barnes
Marie
William Meyer
Joseph Cortino
White Citizens Councils debate Jewish membership in Alabama
In Birmingham Alabama a split over admission of Jews to membership surfaces among pre segregation White Citizens Councils. Asa E Carter says some councils require belief in Jesus Christ while a Alabama association leader says Jews and Catholics are in the movement. State Senator Sam Engelhardt notes the fight targets segregation, not every group.
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Birmingham
Ala
Citizens Councils
Alabama
Asa E. Carter
North Alabama
White Citizens Council
Association of Citizens Councils of Alabama
Sam Engelhardt
Association
The
Birmingham News
Arab Summit Aims to Lure Jordan Into Alliance
Saudi King Saud arrives in Cairo for talks with Egyptian Premier Nasser and Syrian Premier El Ghazzi to woo Jordan and its Arab Legion into a united front. The trio seek to replace Britain subsidy funding and pressure Iraq to quit the Baghdad Pact, while mutual defense pacts link Egypt Syria and Saudi Arabia under a joint command.
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John Bagot Glubb
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Almaza
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Kabbeh Palace
Abdel Hakim Amer
Ameri
Israel
Dayton averts transit strike with contract settlement
Dayton transit workers and City Transit Co. reached a contract ending a planned midnight strike. The vote was 149 to 80 to approve a 15 cent hourly raise over one year and a 44 hour work week. Fares rise to 15 cents cash and 12 ½ cents for tokens. The deal delays a fare increase and sets retroactive payments.
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Dayton
O. W
City Transit Co
William Steele
Afl-Cio
Harry Weingartner
Oakwood Street Railway Co
Bonn approves plan to rearm West Germany
The Bonn Bundestag passed permanent legislation to permit rapid buildup of an army navy and air force for Europe defense. Fourteen constitutional amendments tightening civilian control were approved 390 to 20 and now go to the Bundesrat which is expected to approve by March 16.
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Germany
Bundestag
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Europe
Bundesrat
Westinghouse Accepts Mediation Terms Ending 142 Day Strike
Westinghouse Electric Corp accepts the mediation panel plan to settle the 142 day strike. The company says the terms are fair to both sides and that employees can return to work if the IWE accepts the recommendations. The union has not yet commented on the plan.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
IWE
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Westinghouse
Gunman Holds Priest and Officers in Stolen Patrol Car
Joseph Madara, 32, seized a priest and two policemen in a Philadelphia Bristol chase ending with his capture after a prolonged pursuit. He sought death by police bullet but could not act, citing Catholic teachings. Madara, a Navy veteran with mental health issues, forced Father John Lynch into the car and fled toward his wife's home before being disarmed.
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Adolphiap
Joseph Madara
George Thompson
Ae Phile Daily News
Madara
U. S. Navy
Philadelphia
Bristol
Daily News
Thompson
Father Johny Lynch
Bven
Reyburn Plaza
Father John Lynch
Madera
Father Lynch
Ex Sheriff testifies in slaying case on farm stand
George Baldridge 63 a former Adams County sheriff testifies in Washington Court House Ohio on his account of the fatal Nov 15 shooting of game protector Irvin Patrick 43 Baldridge says Patrick grabbed gun barrel during a dispute over pheasants and the shooting followed a brief struggle A gun expert later testified Baldridge shotgun might not eject if the barrel was held.
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Washington Court House
Ohio
George Baldridge
Adams County
Baldridge
Irvin Patrick
Farmer
Common Pleas Court
Patrick
Donald Butler
Patrick Ace
Patecer
Everett Holcomb
Portsmouth
Holccomb
Wet southern breezes linger with fronts approaching
The weather page notes lingering southern breezes through Wednesday with colder air ahead. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy mild conditions today and tonight with showers and possibly severe thunderstorms. Wednesday should bring warmth and dampness with showers and a afternoon cooling trend.
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Middletown
Rolls Royce Gift for Rainier Grace Kelly Wedding
The Nations Monaco council announced a Rolls Royce will be the likely wedding gift for Prince Rainier III to carry Grace Kelly through Monaco. The announcement underscores the royal nuptials and the official celebration planned by the principality.
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National Council of
Monaco
Prince Rainier III
Grace Kelly
Principality
Typical Failures Highlighted by Pasadena Juvenile Conference
In Pasadena a juvenile delinquency conference led Superior Judge Roger Pfaff to urge criminal accountability for parents of youths who break the law. A panel listed common parental types, including the see sawer flashback nervous Nellie tab keeper and heavy chaperon, urging reform and parental responsibility.
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Calif
Roger Pfaff
Community Conference On
Fussell Grant
Asso Council
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Mrs. Grant
Nellie
Grant
Johnny
Ang
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