Nasser Now In Control
Cairo reports Maj. Gen. Mohamed Naguib ousted as president by the military junta, with Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser acting president amid power struggle. Naguib linked to a Brotherhood plot. Talaat in custody after clashes killed two civilians and injured two policemen. Government says 700 Brotherhood members arrested.
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Egypt
Mohamed Naguib
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hel
Naguib
Farouk
Nasser
Suburn
Helmosis
Youssef Talaat
Brotherhood
Talaat
Alexandria
Witness Seclusion Nears End in Sheppard Trial
Cleveland report says Susan Hayes, the state's star witness, nears testimony in the murder trial of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard. The case enters its fifth week as prosecutors seek to finish their portion in the sixth. Hayes, once linked to Sheppard, has avoided public appearances, living with her parents in Rocky River after being brought from Los Angeles to testify.
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Cleveland
Susan Hayes
Samuel H. Sheppard
Miss Hayes
Dr. Sheppard
Marilyn
Los Angeles
E. C. Hayes
Rocky River
Bay View Hospital
Bay Village
Sheppard
Collins Replaces Heath In Viet Nam
Saigon Vietnam Geo J Lawton Collins special envoy of President Eisenhower took charge of the U S mission in chaotic non Communist South Vietnam today replacing Ambassador Donald R Heath Heath a 60 year old career diplomat who had served in Indochina four years flew to Washington yesterday for reassignment Collins formerly U S Army chief of staff has the personal rank of ambassador He is charged with coordinating American diplomatic military and economic agencies in South Vietnam
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Geo. J. Lawton Collins
Eisenhower
U.S
South Viet Nam
Donald R. Heath
Heath
Indochina
Washington
Collins
U. S. Army
No Hope For Fifteen Miners Trapped In Seal of Mine
In Farmington West Virginia a fatal mine explosion trapped 15 men and miners sealed nine openings to cut air and smother a fire. One body recovered, fifteen missing presumed dead. Rescue halted by lethal carbon monoxide as officials, Jamison Coal Co, state and federal mine bureaus authorize sealing. James Fork Elementary closed due to danger. Page 11 continuation noted.
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Farmington
W. Va
Jamison Coal Co
No. 9
James Fork
Federal
Mine Bureau
Charles Flaharty
Missing Crew Of Ditching Navy Plane Found In Atlantic
Four of five crew members of a PV2 Harpoon ditched in Pamlico Sound were found in a life raft about 75 miles south of Elizabeth City. The fifth crewman went down with the plane. A Skynight jet and another search jet disappeared. two Marines remain missing. Coast Guard and Navy ships and planes continued the search in heavy fog near Cherry Point.
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Norfolk, Va
Navy
Pamlico Sound
Elizabeth City
N.C
5Th Naval District
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Miami
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Washington
Goodrich
Turner
Burrfish
Croaker
Big Cherry Point Marine Base
Two Americans to speak in UN today on peace program
UNITED NATIONS N Y top US delegates prepared a double speech in the UN Assembly to push Eisenhower's atoms for peace plan. C D Jackson, now a U N delegate, will deliver a major address while Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. resumes the US argument in the afternoon. The plan envisions an international atomic energy agency and a world scientific congress with Western support but Russia objections remain. The United States signals flexibility on two points: no veto power for the agency and no inclusion of Red China in either body.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Assembly
Eisenhower
C. D. Jackson
U. N
Jackson
International Atomic Energy Agency
World Scientific Congress
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
U. S
United States
Congress
Nationwide Anti Slum Unit Born
Washington announces ACTION American Council to Improve Our Neighborhoods a private nonprofit led by Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving with a 53 member board. President Eisenhower attends the kickoff luncheon as ACTION plans a spring 1955 program to mobilize industry and communities to protect the nation’s 22 billion dollar housing investment across 50 million homes. The group aims to preserve seven million dwellings and rehabilitate about 35 million needing repairs through cooperation with federal and local agencies.
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Washington
Actionamerican Council
Eisenhower
Nen
Frederick A. Irving
U. S. Military Academy
Action
20 Building Contractors Blacklisted
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell announced 20 building contractors were blacklisted in the last fiscal year for violating wage laws and labor standards. He said the cases were five times higher than the previous 17 years combined, and warned of criminal prosecutions and further blacklisting. Examples cited included misclassifying workers in Texas and overtime avoidance at New Mexico Air Force bases. He spoke at the AFL United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America convention.
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Cincinnati
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
AFL
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Texas
New Mexico
Air Force Base
Scandinavian Airliner Pioneers Arctic Route
SAS inaugurates the first commercial transpolar passenger service between Los Angeles and Copenhagen aboard the Royal Viking. The DC6B carried 32 passengers plus crew, with a 22 to 25 hour eastbound or westbound flight time and a $1,034.50 round trip fare. The route saves about 600 miles and stops only at Winnipeg and Bluie West 8 Greenland with twice weekly service.
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Los Angeles
Royal Viking
Copenhagen
Denmark
Scandinavian Airlines System
Jean Hersholt
Walter Pidgeon
Cyd Charisse
Pacific Coast
SAS
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Greenland
Scandinavian Airlines
California
Europe
Arctic
New ‘York
Top French Statesman In Canada
Pierre Mendes France, 47, premiers France, arrived in Canada on a state visit. He planned talks with Quebec leaders, visits to universities, and an address in Quebec City before traveling to Ottawa and Washington with his wife Liliane. A guard of honor greeted them as Air France Constellation touched down.
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Quebec
Pierre Mendes-France
Canada
Washington
Quebec Province
North America
Liliane
Montreal
Ottawa
la Marseillaise
Air France
Pais
Hunters Open Fire In Ohio
Ohio hunters began rabbit and pheasant seasons with 200 to 250 game wardens on site. Officials say enforcement aims to prevent hunting accidents, with past seasons reporting multiple fatalities and injuries. Season dates, hours, and bag limits are listed for pheasants rabbits grouse and partridges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Division of Wildlife
Britain seeks remote Pacific site for thermonuclear test
London reports the British government is considering a Pacific testing site for a new type of thermonuclear weapon. Defense chiefs may seek U S permission to use Eniwetok Atoll or another Pacific island away from shipping lanes, with no immediate government comment.
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London
The
Daily Express
Pacific
Chapman Pincher
U.S
Eniwetok Atoll
Express
Watkins Slated to testify on Peress case before McCarthy probes
Sen. Watkins chairing a bipartisan six member panel faces Merriam McCarthy accusations as the censure issue moves into week two. Watkins will testify before McCarthy's Senate Investigations subcommittee on former Maj. Irving Peress and other matters. He aims to answer McCarthy’s charge the Watkins panel acted as the unwitting handmaiden of the Communist party.
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Sen
Watkins
Utah
McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Irving Peress
Aia Ani MG MA Afl Com
Inen
Communist Party
Milwaukee
Ralph W. Zwicker
Zwicker
Peress
New York City
Watkins Committee
Special Committee
Balky Heifer Rescued From Sewer in Decatur Ill
Jewel the heifer fell into a sewer in Decatur on Friday, slipping down a manhole into a 500 foot line. Construction workers finally coaxed her out after two days, with Eddie Seaton guiding her from a second manhole and splashing water to urge her toward safety.
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Decatur
Ill
Jewel
Ernest Florian
Eddie Seaton
Eisenhower seeks Senate okay on German treaties
President Eisenhower urged the Senate to approve treaties freeing and rearming West Germany as part of a Western alliance. He attached London and Paris documents, saying they reflect years of work to grant Germany independence and integrate the country into the Western defense system. The move would restore sovereignty and end occupation by the U.S., Britain, and France, with Germany joining the North Atlantic community.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
West Germany
Free World
London
Paris
Germany
North Atlantic
Sinking of Taiping Triggers Talk of Retaliation
In Formosa the sinking of the Taiping, a 180 crewed Nationalist destroyer escort formerly the USS Decker, by four Red torpedo boats north of Formosa at dawn Sunday sparks calls for retaliation. Twenty eight crewmen remain missing while a rescue ship saved others.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Taiping
U.S
Taipei
Chung Hau Daily News
Russia
Tsingtao
North China
Decker
Tachen Islands
Chekiang Province
Yushan Island
18 Year Old Steals Plane Prints "The Bird" Flight
An 18 year old Gladstone boy took a Beechcraft Bonanza from Grand Rapids to Gladstone, steering along Lake Michigan coastline for 300 miles. He was arrested on grand larceny charges after landing near Gladstone and stated he wanted to reach Gladstone quickly to visit family before an Army induction.
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Gladstone, Mich
Gladstone
Grand Rapids
Air Force
Upper Peninsula
Darryl Spaulding
Detroit
Army
Lake Michigan
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Lear Inc
Grand Rapids Aircraft Instrument Company
Lear
Kent County
French Shoot 27 Guerrillas in North Africa clashes
In Tunisia and Algeria, French security forces clashed with nationalist guerrillas. The toll included at least 31 dead overall, with 20 rebels killed at Djebel Garbou in eastern Tunisia and French losses of one soldier. Paratroopers engaged near Djebel Achmoul in southeast Algeria, killing five guerrillas and losing two men. Additional fighting at Gigzirt and other areas reported separate casualties.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Algeria
Djebel Garbou
Ompees
Djebel Achmoul
Gigzirt
Fame
Burke seeks recount aid from Brown in Ohio race
Supporters of Senator Thomas A. Burke plan to push for a Hamilton County recount today with Secretary of State Ted W. Brown. Affidavits of election irregularities are to be filed, while Burke’s defeat by Republican George H. Bender stands at about 6,500 votes. The official tally is due this week and a recount request must follow within five days after completion.
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Ohio
Thomas A. Burke
Hamilton County
Ted W. Brown
Cincinnati Enquirer
Brown
Timothy S. Hogan
Sen. Burke
Robert A. Taft
George H. Bender
Bender Leads Burke In Ohio Senate Race In Early Returns
Columbus Ohio Republican George H Bender held a 6539 vote lead over Democrat Sen Thomas A Burke with 85 of 88 counties reporting in the Ohio Senate race Official returns show Burke gaining 3015 votes in eight counties while Bender adds 375 Official tallies from Cuyahoga Franklin and Darke counties are still missing.
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Ohio
George H. Bender
Thomas A. Burke
Senate
Bender
Secretary of
Ted W. Brown
Burke
Cuyahoga
Franklin
Darke
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