15 Day Delay Okayed In License Tag War
Ohio Governor Lausche agrees to a 15 day extension sought by Michigan to delay ending reciprocity pacts on license plates. Michigan officials say the extension would allow time to seek an amicable solution as Ohio threatens to cancel pacts with 20 states to preserve its axle tax on big trucks.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Michigan
Illinois
Lansing
Mich
Vonnam. mcCarthy
Michigan Highway Reciprocity Board
Ohio Recipocity Board
G. Mennen Williams
Lausche
Williams
Common Pleas Court
Ilineis
Oklahoma
Dock Strike Shuts Ports From New York To Baltimore
A longshoremen walkout halts work at the port of New York costing about a million dollars daily and spreads to Baltimore amid union disputes with the New York New Jersey Waterfront Commission. ILA leaders threaten a wider walkout from Canada to Texas if issues aren’t resolved.
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New York
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen's Assn
ILA
Canada
Texas
Bradley
New Jersey
New York-New Jersey
Commission
Plane crash at Lockheed Terminal leaves three dead
A two engine DC3 owned by Currey Air Transport crashed after takeoff at Burbank's Lockheed Air Terminal while attempting an emergency return. The impact destroyed a parked plane and damaged a hangar. Military police cordoned the site as 15 to 20 injured were taken to St. Joseph Hospital.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Air Terminal
Currey Air Transport
Oakland
St. Joseph Hospital
Signers of Integration Petition Lose Jobs in Alabama
In Selma Alabama several signers of a petition for racially mixed classrooms have been fired, with more than half of the 29 signers affected. The Dallas County White Citizens Council says 16 were dismissed amid economic pressure, while others remain self-employed or unemployed. NAACP officials promise an investigation into the dismissals and potential remedies as they argue councils push coercive tactics.
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Selma
Ala
Dallas County School Board
Alston Keith
Dallas County
White Citizens Council
Alabama
National Assn. Or
the Advancement of Colored People
Ruby Hurley
Birmingham
Southeastern Naacp
Keith
Citizens Council
U S Tracks 32 Students On Red Jaunt
U S officials monitor movement of 32 American youths traveling without proper passports behind the Iron Curtain. Some may have returned to college. six reportedly in Moscow as guests of the Soviet government, nine or ten in Red China. They traveled to Europe to attend the Warsaw Youth Festival in Red Poland last month. Justice Department may pursue action for passport violations or for possible Communist or fellow traveler status. Passports could be canceled if records check proves ineligibility, with personal service required.
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Washington
U. S
Moscow
Red China
Europe
Warsaw
Red Poland
Justice Department
GOP Starts Drive for Early Declaration on Eisenhower Run
GOP leaders push for President Eisenhower to announce a 1956 bid. New Jersey Chairman Bodine urges state chairs to organize and sign a petition. Indiana and Virginia officials back a second term, while Illinois and Iowa figures express confidence ahead of South-focused strategy. Nixon to speak to the group as chairmen anticipate a Republican ticket victory.
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Washington
Samuel L. Bodine
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Bodine
GOP
Jergery
Denver
Colo
Murray Snyder
White House
al Cast
Indiana
South
Dixie States
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Florida
Texas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Flogg S. Landreth
Flood Recedes as Tampico and Mexico City Recover
Floods from heavy rain left a four square mile area of Mexico City flooded but receded today. The Panuco River crest of about 15 feet passed Tampico last night. Portable pumps drained homes and health units disinfected buildings as cleanup began.
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Mexico City
Panuco
Tampico
Strike Vote On At Westinghouse
CIO Local unions at eight Westinghouse Electric plants favor a nationwide strike. Voting began at 28 plants with more due this week. Of the first 10 reports two voted against. nationwide ratification by two thirds of locals is required.
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Pittsburgh
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Tehran raid seizes opium dens and smoking gear
The Tehran raid netted 53 opium dens and 65 pipes and other smoking accessories. Opium smoking is banned and tablets for addiction care are being widely distributed as Iran exports about a third of its 750 tons annual opium production.
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Tehran
Ran
Iran
Eisenhower Defers 1956 Announcement Amid GOP Talks
President Eisenhower will not disclose his 1956 plans this weekend. White House aide Murray Snyder said no announcement is planned and that the president may wait until spring 1956. Republican chairmen from all 48 states meet in Denver to discuss campaign strategy.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Murray Snyder
White House
Congress
Lkely
UN Approves Gaza Frontier Barrier Plan
The United Nations Security Council unanimously backed a Western plan to place barriers along the Gaza frontier to separate Israeli and Egyptian forces. If accepted by Israel and Egypt, a demilitarized zone over half a mile wide and barbed wire barriers would be created.双方表示愿就措施恢复谈判。
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United Nations
N. Y. Ih
U. N. Security Council
Gaza
Israel
Egypt
E.L.L. Burns
U N
United States
Britain
France
Burns
Jerusalem
Ohio Revenues Top One Billion Dollar Mark
Ohio reached a record annual operating revenue of 1 019 740 516 for fiscal 1955 while expenditures totaled 994 774 021. The treasury balance at year end stood at 262 915 763, up 10 5 percent from the previous year, per the state treasurer’s annual report.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roger W. Tracy
Treasury
Weather warms then fades with sunny high in 80s
The forecast calls for a sunny day with a high in the low 80s and a clear cool night, followed by a low in the 50s. Wednesday unofficially reached 84 degrees at 2 45 p m and a 56 degree low was recorded at 6 a m.
NATO Council to Hear Greek Turkish Cyprus Dispute
Paris report says NATO Secretary General Ismay convened a closed session of 15 members to address anti Greek riots in Izmir and Istanbul. Greece charges Greek officers and families faced looting. British Greek Turkish talks in London failed over Cyprus status. Martial law extended in Turkey. Greek reinforcements deployed amid rising tensions.
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Istanbul
Adnan Menderes
Izmir
Turkey
Rome
Paris
Greece
North Atlantic Council
NATO
Lord Ismay
Alliance
INATO
Southeastern European Command
Council
Russia
Balkan Defense Alliance
Yugoslavia
Athens
Balkan Pact
Ankara
London
Cyprus
Britain
Middle East
Ranean
Ex-con Holds Four Hostages Slain Near Rockefeller Center
In New York a parolee with a withered left leg took four people hostage in a taxicab and challenged police before being shot dead by an officer in view of after theater crowds. Peter Hatzis, 35, of Brooklyn, identified by fingerprints, had a long criminal record and had just committed a $741 restaurant holdup on 6th Avenue.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
Peter Hatzis
Brooklyn
Hatzis
6Th Avenue
Fires scorch Pacific timberlands injuring workers
Ten firefighters were burned and one reported missing as California and Oregon fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres. Foreman David Robb and nine Mexican volunteers suffered injuries while crews fought blazes near Santa Barbara and other fronts in Klamath Forest, with damages estimated above 344 million dollars.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Round Butte
David Robb
Santa Barbara
Calif
Yreka
Klamath National Forest
Klamath
Long Kidder Creek
Greenview
Klamenth
Albert’s fall rescue tears wall to free boy
Eight year old Albert James Crafton became stuck in a clothes chute at his Detroit home. Police, firemen, and family helpers tugged him free after other methods failed. They finally freed him by tearing out a part of the wall.
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Detroit
Albert James Crafton
Crafton
Albert
Two Soldiers Killed in Lakewood Crash
Four soldiers were involved when a car left the road near Lakewood. John Gahan and John C. Hyde, both 19, died at the scene. Thomas Lavelle and Ed ward McNamara, 20, were seriously injured and taken to Fairview Park Hospital. The group had just completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and were on 10 days leave.
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Cleveland
Lakewood
John Gahan
John C. Hyde
Cleveeland
Thomas Lavelle
Edoward McNamara
Fairview Park Hospital
Gahan
Hyde
McNamara
Fort Leonard Wood
Army
Womanless frog world hints at possible human shift
East Lansing scientists describe experiments on frogs showing sex reversal where male embryos treated with female hormones become egg producing females. Fertilized eggs from these frogs yield male tadpoles, while small hormone doses can turn them into apparent females. The researchers suggest similar human possibilities though still theoretical.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
East Lansing
Mich
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Emil Witschi
D. C. Y. Chang
State University of Iowa
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