New Junta In Control In Colombia
Colombia's new military junta vowed to restore order and freedoms and to step down in 1958 for a freely elected civilian government. The regime promised a 14 point program while Rojas Pinilla resigned and went into exile amid deadly unrest across major cities.
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Richard G. Maslock
Bogota
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas
Plaza Bolivar
Intermedio
Medellin
Cali
Miami
Gabriel Paris
Paris
Constituent Assembly
AECPlans Test Despite New Appeals
The Atomic Energy Commission moves forward with Nevada nuclear tests this year despite new appeals from India and West Germany to halt testing. The 47-nation observer plan begins May 27 with low yield explosions and excluding Communist states. Prime Minister Nehru condemns atomic and hydrogen bombs from New Delhi. West German lower house calls for a temporary suspension. AEC subcommittee on fallout to hold hearings May 27. Gromyko accuses theWest of fearing test termination would undermine nuclear strategy.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
India
West Germany
AEC
Nehru
New Delhia
Holifield
D-Calif
Gromyko
Moscow
Diem Ends Four Day Visit to United States
President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Viet Nam completes a four day state visit with satisfaction in talks with President Eisenhower and top aides. A White House statement summarizing the discussions was planned for release later. Eisenhower bid farewell after a formal dinner in Diem's honor at the Viet Nam embassy.
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Washington
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Eisenhower
White House
Diem
United States
Viet Nam
Becks Financial Dealings To Be Probed Further
Senate probers plan hearings next week on alleged demands by Teamsters Union President Dave Beck on a Detroit firm aided with union loans. Roy Fruehauf and Beck would be quizzed on Becks demands after a $1 million loan, with further evidence of Beck profiting from union funds and benefits from multiple trusteeships. Beck defended his conduct, citing a rise in the union investment yield from 2.5 to 4.06 percent over five years.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Robert F. Kennedy
Roy Fruehauf
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Kennedy
Teamsters
Fruehauf
Brown Equipment Co
Donal F. Hearing
Seattle
Ray Leheney
Mermorial Fund
McClellan
D - Ark
Wisdon
Mansfield seeks USIA return to State Department
Senator Mansfield proposes a Senate panel recommend reintegrating the USIA into the State Department to speak with one world voice. Johnson doubts raising the House approved 105 million budget for USIA, after hearings on restoring funds from 35 to 30 million. Larson faced questions over a Honolulu speech on political party ideology.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
U. S. Informaton Agency
State Department
USIA
Department of State
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Johnson
Arthur Larson
Larson
Honolulu
Mayflower II sails west of Canary Islands
A radio message from the Pilgrim replica ship Mayflower II reported she was 900 miles west south west of the Canary Islands. Skipper Alan Villiers said the vessel was sailing in a light trade wind and did not provide speed.
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Penzance
England
Canary Islands
Alan Villiers
Union Pickets Desert Road Tests Hit
Union pickets block the desert road to the Nevada test site threatening delay to the United States new atomic explosion series. The protest by Ster teamsters Local 631 at Reynolds Electrical and Engineering contracts halted supplies to test projects, risking a first shot delay next week. The dispute centers on jurisdiction between the Teamsters and Electrical Workers Union with Reynolds accused of contract violations.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Teamsters Union
United States
Nevada Test Organization
Teamsters
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co
Teamsters and
Electrical Workers Union
Reynolds
Chuckle on modern girls cooking and mothers
A playful quip notes the only thing the modern girl can cook as well as her mother is some man's goose. The line wittily suggests domestic prowess in a tongue in cheek style characteristic of period humor.
Rescue of 16 after Tradewinds landing near San Francisco
An 80 ton Navy flying boat forced a high speed emergency landing in shallow San Francisco Bay. Four crashes this week left 41 aboard, 16 rescued, five with minor injuries. Repair crews fixed the hull to resume service.
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San Francisco Bay
Japan
Azores
Honolulu
Bream
Pearl Harbor
Air Force
Tokyo
Atlantic
Sandefjord
Demos Challenge Eisenhower On GOP In South
Senators Mansfield and Stennis challenge the President's view that the Republican party is “in to stay” in the South. Eisenhower, addressing a Louisville conference by telephone, urged GOP candidates in 65 Dixie districts with no 1956 entries. Mansfield warns the 1952 and 1956 wins were personal triumphs, not GOP victories.
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Washington
Mansfield
D-Mont
Stennis
Eisenhower
Louisville
Dixie
Texas
Eisenhower to Speak Tuesday on Spending Budget
President Eisenhower will deliver a 30 minute nationwide radio and television address Tuesday night in support of his 71.8 billion spending plan. The speech will be carried live at 9 p.m. EDT by NBC TV and major radio networks with ABC and CBS providing delayed broadcasts later. A second nationwide talk is planned during the week of May 19 on foreign aid.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Nbc-Tv and
Mutual Radio
ABC Radio
CBS Radio
Abc-Tv
Cbs-Tv
Slow economic upturn seen by 100 leaders in 1957
About 100 corporate leaders report signs of an economic upturn for 1957. Production is set to rise to roughly 435 billion yearly by year end from 427 in early 57. Expect modest inflation and continued consumer demand with wage gains around 10 cents per hour and no major auto or housing surge.
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Hot Springs
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Secretary of Treasury
Humphrey
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
BAC
Council
T. W. Houser
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Benjamin F. Fairless
American Iron & Steel Institute
Firefighting Efforts Inside Northeast Fire Calm Yet Not End
Cooling showers eased but did not end the forest fire crisis across the parched Northeast. Light rain fell across New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maine, Connecticut, and Vermont, while New Jersey stayed dry. Officials warned the drought remains. Historic Plymouth faced nearby blaze near Jordan Hospital as 3,000 firefighters contained it. In New Jersey a tuberculosis sanitarium near Farmingdale evacuated nearly 200 patients. Middleboro, Massachusetts evacuated 35 patients from a nursing home. Most New York state parks closed. Governor Harriman ordered hunting and camping bans.
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New York State
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Maine
Conneticut
Vermont
Plymouth
Mass
Jordan Hospital
New Jersey
Farmingdale
Middleboro
Soviet Boss Says Tension Key To Peace
New York Times quotes Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow interview saying war avoidance hinges on easing tensions between the United States and Russia. He favors another Big Four summit but stresses U S leadership in reducing global strife.
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New York
New York Times Today
Nikita Khrushchev
America
Russia
Communist Party
Moscow
Times
Turner Catledge
Catledge
Khrushchev
United States
Tavern Operator Kills Three Women in Houston
In Houston Texas Tommie Heads Jr 36 killed his wife Florence 30 Mrs Emily Jacquette 70 and Mrs Pricilla Rabin 40 with a .22 rifle after shooting Jacquette’s husband Taylor 77. Heads wounded Jacquettes husband and fled toward his mother’s home before being captured. Homicide Lt. Harry Cole said Heads would face murder charges.
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Houston
Tex
Tommie Heads Jr
Florence
Emily Jacquette
Pricilla Rabin
Heads
Jacquette
Babin
Hailstorms Cause Floods Across Western Texas
Hail the size of hen eggs piled up 12 inches deep on highways in western Texas and almost four inches of rain caused flash floods. Lightning struck telephone lines and winds up to 80 mph disrupted communications. In Norton area 80 to 90 percent of the grain crop was ruined. The Trinity River flood crest moved through Liberty reaching 29.08 feet and expected to crest at 29.50 feet, near the all time record of 29.38 set in 1952.
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Dallas
Texas
Norton
West
Dave Compton
Trinity River
Liberty
Houston
Treasury Caught By Tight Cash
Washington reports the Treasury’s refinancing offer drew 72 percent of 1954 notes, leaving 28 percent to be redeemed for cash. With $1.167 billion maturing next week, reserves of about $5 billion cover part of the payoff as demand for money outpaces supply, raising potential for higher rates to attract buyers.
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Washington
Treasury
Suicide attempt penalty reduced by Meyner in New Jersey
TRENTON New Jersey Gov Robert B Meyner signed a law reducing the maximum penalty for attempted suicide from three years to one year The move narrows punishment while keeping legality of the act under state law reflecting a shift in treatment of self harm cases
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Trenton
N. J
Robert B. Meyner
France Reading For Atomic War
Paris reports France reorganizing its armed forces for atomic war following Britain's lead. The plan emphasizes defense against nuclear attack and rapid reprisal, with reduced military spending. Maurice Bourges-Maunoury vows NATO participation remains, notes no atomic warheads yet, and says reforms to the military system will be presented to Parliament in a few months, affecting the economy and family life.
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Paris
Britain
France
Maurice Bourges - Maunoury
NATO
Bourges - Manoury
Tax Evader Ordered To Surrender For Five-Year Sentence
New York former U S commissioner of internal revenue Joseph D Nunan Jr, 59, ordered to surrender May 23 to begin a five year federal tax evasion sentence. He was convicted in 1954 for failing to pay 91086 in taxes summed during his time as commissioner. The appeals court upheld the conviction and the Supreme Court denied review. A Brooklyn court signed the surrender order. Nunan, of Port Washington, has been free on 1500 bail.
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New York
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
U. S
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Walter Bruchhausen
Nunan
Port Washington
N.Y
Chinese Reds Fire Heavy Bombardment on Quemoy
The Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry said Red forces fired 605 rounds at Nationalist positions on Quemoy yesterday, the heaviest bombardment since last June, though qualified sources indicated no sign of an invasion plan for the offshore island.
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Taipei
Formosa
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