Filipino Claim Stuns Nations Over South China Sea Isles
Manila reports that Tomas Cloma, a private explorer, claims about 70,000 square miles of uninhabited islands, reefs, and shoals west of Palawan. He names 53 lands and seeks Philippine sponsorship. China’s embassy and the Foreign Office voiced limited stance while Vice President Garcia hinted occupancy could legitimize Philippine control.
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Manila
South China Sea
China
Tomas Cloma
Philippine Marittime Institute Nautical School
Philippines
Cioma
Cloma
Philippine
Palawan
Intest
National Geographic
Itu Abu
Foregn Office
Carlos P. Garcia
Foreign Office
Garcia
Clma
Home Office
Spratly Islands
Chma
France
Kwangtung
Spratly
Japan
Spratly Island
Compromise Reached On Farm Bill in Senate House Talks
A Senate House conference committee approved a compromise farm bill with a proposed 1.2 billion dollar soil bank program and a two year freeze on cotton allotments. The deal removes oat rye and other crops from soil bank reserve and directs up to 750 million dollars in payments to farmers who underplant designated surplus crops.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ellender
D-La
Eliender
Congress
Eisenhower
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Soil Bank
Large Pizza Has Many Uses
DETROIT A 10 year old boy fell head first from a moving car while holding a large pizza. The vehicle’s door opened during a sharp turn and William Shelhart landed on the pizza, skidding along the street. He sustained only a bruised knee.
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Detroit
William Shelhart
Thomas A. Esse
Esse
William
Saxbe Scare On Vote Tab Is Corrected
Cincinnati election officials corrected a clerk error that added 3,000 votes to the statewide attorney general primary. Harry T. Marshall of Cleveland received 8,673 votes in error instead of 5,673, temporarily narrowing William Saxbe's lead. Recheck restored Saxbe to about the earlier margin, with Saxbe 160,531 and Marshall 157,488 statewide. Hamilton County totals show Marshall 5,673 to Saxbe 6,765.
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Cincinnatip
Apublican Attorney General
Andrew Hitz
Hamilton County Elections Board
Harry T. Marshall
Cleveland
William Saxbe
Mechanicsburg
Marshall
Ted W. Brown
Saxbe
Hamilton County
Physician Needed on Hooper Island Maryland
A fictional classified ad reflects real needs on Fishing Creek Hooper Island in Chesapeake Bay. The region serves oyster and crab fishermen and families numbering about four thousand with a vacant general practice after Dr. James W. Meade’s 46 years of service. Nearest medical facilities lie 25 miles away in Cambridge. The committee promises good living and help to find home and office for the new physician.
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Fishing Creek
Hooper Island
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Dorchester County
James W. Meade
Island
Baltimore
Cambridge
Stevenson Kefauver Agree On Policy In Miami Broadcast
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver, rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, spoke in broad agreement on domestic and foreign policy during a Miami radio television program. They urged renewed efforts for peace, stressed farm relief, and backed Supreme Court directives on segregation. The discussion touched on their Florida primary votes and hints of campaign tensions arose when Kefauver noted Stevenson’s alleged absences from office. Other notes included Potter’s attack on Democrats, Johnson’s status in the nomination race, and Harriman’s prostate operation with an expected hospital stay of 9 to 10 days.
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Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Miami
Kefauver
Stevenson
Tennessean
Senate
Ilinois
Florida
California
United States
Pacific
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
Port Huron
Mich
Eisenhower
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Allan Shvers
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Weather Outlook Shows Warm, Slight Rain Chance
Mild weather continues through Wednesday with a possible shower in the Miami Valley. Official forecast calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions with a high near 85 and a low around 60. Middletown reported an unofficial high of 84 yesterday and a 63 low this morning. rainfall this morning was 2.7 inches, most between 4:30 and 4:45 a.m.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Missouri editors diverge on 1956 nomination race
In Kansas City Missouri editors forecast a Democratic nominee may beat Eisenhower in November while Missouri editors lean toward Senator Stuart Symington for the Democratic nomination. Most Kansas editors doubt a large farm revolt, and anticipate Eisenhower's 1952 margin not repeating.
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Symington
Missouri
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Eisenhower
Kansas
Chavez to Call Inquiry Into Military Bickering
Sen Chavez to head a Senate Appropriations subcommittee inquiry into bickering among the Army Navy and Air Force over defense policies. Wilson says no congressional probe needed but Chavez plans to question top service leaders about why they quarrel, while officials insist differences are healthy yet should not be aired for partisan ends.
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Washington
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Senate
Armed Services
Wilson
Chavez
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maxwell D. Taylor
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force Chiefs of Staff
Twining
Quarles
White House
Eisenhower
British alert tightens security for Archbishop Makarios
In the Seychelles group of islands 1000 miles east of Africa Sir William Addis said authorities have been alerted to watch for Greek ships that might attempt a night rescue of Archbishop Makarios the exiledCypriot Enosis leader, as Greek commandos are feared to be attemping a rescue.
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Mahen
Seychelles
Makarios
Enosis
Cyprus
Greece
William Addis
Seychelles Group of Islands
Africa
Ford Orders Two Day Shutdown for Cleveland Plants
Ford Motor Co announced a two day shutdown of three Greater Cleveland plants affecting 7,500 production workers. The Brook Park Road engine plants and foundry will end the week on May 30 and resume June 4, while the Walton Hills stamping plant remains unaffected.
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Cleveland
Ford Motor Co
Greater Cleveland
Ford
Brook Park Road
Walton Hills
Reds Sound British On Royal Visit
London papers speculate that a letter exchange between Queen Elizabeth II and Soviet leader Voroshilov could lead to an invitation for a royal visit to Moscow. Reports say unofficial soundings are under way in court and cabinet circles as Conservative Prime Minister Eden backs the talks.
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London
Elizabeth II
Kiementi Voroshilov
Moscow
Russia
Elizabeth
Voroshilov
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Britan
Eden
Nike Show Set Today at White Sands Proving Grounds
The Army plans to launch the Nike ground to air missile at White Sands Proving Grounds in southern New Mexico today weather permitting. Newsmen from across the nation will witness the rocket test along with a tour of Nike battalion training facilities.
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White Lands
Nike
Paddle Case Settlement Rejected by Denvertown Board
MCCONNELLVILLE Ohio Monday night the Denvertown school board rejected settlement proposals in the long investigation of an ousted high school teacher. The board issued counter proposals as hearings continue for Jack W Eberle charged with paddling five girl pupils teaching Bible and failing to perform coaching duties. Hearings began April 18 after attorneys failed to draft settlement terms.
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Mcconnellville
Ohio
Denvertown
Jack W. Eberle
Rebels Attack French Convoy Near Senuf and Morocca
Algerian rebels ambushed a French military convoy 50 miles west of Senoufi on the road to Constantine, killing three and wounding five. Two French officers were among the dead as guards counterattacked and rebels fled after initial fire. A separate French patrol near the Moroccan border was ambushed with two wounded. French forces reportedly killed 50 rebels earlier this week.
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Algiers
Algeria
Senuf
Constantine
High Court Lets Union Shop Stay For Rail and Airline
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state right to work laws do not apply to railroad and airline workers. Congress can exempt these industries from such laws, enabling union shop agreements in 18 states including Nebraska and others. Management plans to seek further bans while unions push for repealing right to work laws.
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Opanesmen 10F
Supreme Court
Nebraska Supreme Court
Congress
High Court
Nebraska
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
Noth
South Carolina
North
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Boys Make Own Bomb In Rocky River Basement
Three ninth grade boys from Rocky River Junior High School were injured when a chemical mixture in a test tube exploded in a basement. Richard Ellis Jr., 15, suffered a mutilated hand and neck lacerations. Robert Trostle, 14, and Jon Robert Sorrell, 15, had severe cuts. Police said the group intended to photograph a later explosion. John E. Sorrell, father of Jon, called it a routine experiment. The trio were in stable condition at Lakewood Hospital.
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Cleveland
Rocky River
Richard Ellis Jr
Robert Trostle
Jon Robert Sorrell
Lakewood Hospital
John E. Sorrell
Jon Robert
Rocky River Junior High School
Murder hearing scheduled today in Preble County
Tavern operator Mike Wilczynski, 45, faces first degree murder charges in Eaton Ohio for the shooting death of 23 year old John C Wright of Richmond Indiana. Sheriff Floyd Spitler said Wilczynski admitted the shooting claiming self-defense after Wright and others threatened him.
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Eaton
Ohio
Preble County
Common Pleas Court
Mike Wilczynski
John C. Wright
Richmond
Ind
Floyd Spitler
Wilczynski
Wright
Going Back Up New Coffee Price Hike To Be Felt In 10 Days
New York reports higher wholesale prices for major brand coffees with increases up to 4 cents a pound. Retail chains expect these rises to reach consumers in about 10 to 14 days, as General Foods raises Maxwell House by 2 cents to 99 cents and others follow. Albert Ehlers cites rising South American and Brazilian shipping costs as key drivers. San Francisco firms also lift wholesale prices by 2 cents.
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New York
General Foods Corp
Maxwell House
S. A. Schonebrunn & Co
Savearin Coffee
Old Dutch Coffee Co
Albert Ehlers
Albert Ehlers, Inc
San Francisco
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