U S and Red China Begin Talks Over Far Eastern Crisis
In Warsaw at Mysliwiecki Palace US Ambassador Jacob Beam and Red Chinese Ambassador Wang Ping nan opened discussions on the Far East crisis. They aimed to resume Geneva talks, with focus on Formosa Strait and a non aggression pledge, amid warnings talks could widen to US recognition of Red China and UN membership.
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Warsaw
Poland
U.S
Jacob Beam
Wang Ping-nan
Mysliwiecki Palace
Formosa Strait
Red China
United Nations
Wang
Peiping
Mao Tze-tung
Talks aimed at stabilizing Far East as diplomats meet
Warsaw diplomats see the talks as a first step to reduce tensions in the Far East and allow both sides to save face. If progress is made the discussions may rise to higher levels. Geneva talks seek release of 40 US prisoners in Red China with four still detained.
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Far East
Warsaw
Geneva
U.S
Red China
Misjudged Landing Ends Tragic Plane Crash Near Lebanon
A plane piloted by Donald Holmes and his wife, both 47 and from Lawyersville New York, crashed five miles southeast of Lebanon at about 7 30 p m during a dusk landing attempt. The craft struck telephones wires on Stubbs Mill Road, bursting into flames after circling for 20 minutes and losing altitude.
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Lebanon
Here
Donald F. Holmes
Lawyersville
N.Y
Myron Baker
Stubbs Mill Road
Ohio Rt
Instad
Holmes
Warren County
New York
Wiley Carr
New Convoy To Quemoy Is Readied
Heartened by their first success in piercing the Communist artillery curtain around Quemoy the Chinese Nationalists assembled another convoy to supply the besieged island fortress. Nationalists reported the first sizable supplies in a week reached Quemoy yesterday by sea and air with U S escorts. United States Air Force planes provided protective cover.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Que '‘Moy Islands
U. S
Nationalist Air and Sea Aid Resumed Around Quemoy
Nationalist transports parachuted supplies to the Quemoy island complex near the mainland for the first time since a blockade. Red guns opened fire at 8:30 a.m. and over six hours dropped 103 Quemoys. A new sea convoy gathered at the Pescadores base, while leaflets flooded the mainland. Newsmen were barred from visiting Pescadores Matsu and Quemoy.
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Quemoys
Pescadores
Matsu
Quemoy
Pescadores Island
Formosa
Convoy Runs Blocked by U S Forces in Snowbound Passage
U S amphibious units reportedly blocked a convoy near the three mile limit while escort ships from the 7th Fleet stayed offshore. A supply ship, an old World War II LST, broke through. LSTs carry about 1,300 tons versus 350 tons for LSMs.
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U. S.7th Fleet
LST Beached During Communist Shelling With Supplies Landed
An LST drove ashore near the beach at noon as 1,600 shells pounded the area. Nationalist forces claimed wheeled vehicles landed with supplies while the ship withdrew. Fragments damaged its doorway and it was towed back to base in the Pescadores.
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LST
Nationalis
Pescadores
Air drop on Little Quemoy Island hailed as successful
The article notes the air drop on Little Quemoy Island was termed successful but provides no details from the Nationalists. It reports the United States is funneling troops missiles and aircraft into Formosa under a 1950 treaty with Chiang Kai shek and could reinforce Quemoy and Matsu if Eisenhower deems them vital to Formosa's defense.
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Little Quemoy Island
United States
Formosa
Chiang Kaishek
Quemoy
Matsu
Eisenhower
Reenactment Fails to Launch at Ft. McHenry Crowd Gathers
In Baltimore a large crowd watched a Coast Guard cutter representing the British warship during a Fort McHenry bombardment reenactment. The first blank salvoes rolled across the water, but no shot was fired and after minutes an announcer asked the British ship to start firing.
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Baltimore
Ft. McHenry
Coast Guard
Summer heat returns with warm through Tuesday
A warm air flow brings summer temperatures back to Middletown. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with highs near 85 today and 88 tomorrow, a low around 68 tonight, and a slight chance of showers. Yesterday's high reached 86 at 3:30 p.m. with a 57-degree low around 5 a.m.
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Middletown
Divorce Talks Set By Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Hollywood divorce talks focus on formalizing the 1955 marriage. Attorneys plan to meet this week while Fisher retreats to television work and Reynolds spends time with her children. Elizabeth Taylor remains out of sight amid high profile rumors surrounding the split.
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Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Fisher
Debbie
Elizabeth Taylor
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Chester
Bud Magnin
Eddie
Publii City
Iit
Passenger Train Falls From Bridge Into Bay
A Jersey Central commuter train rammed a raised Newark Bay drawbridge and two locomotives with five coaches plunged into the water. Coast Guard reports unconfirmed tolls and dozens injured as rescue ships, boats, and helicopters swarm the scene near Elizabeth and Jersey City.
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Bridge Into Bay
Jersey Central Railroad
Jersey City
Elizabethport
Coast Guard
Bay Head
Ee Port
New York City
Little Rock Feared Tension As Central High Remains Closed
Spectators gathered near Central High as Gov. Faubus keeps the school closed amid integration pressure. Armed guards patrol. U.S. marshals in cars monitor the area while State troopers guard Faubus's residence. DOJ weighs action. judge signals no immediate case anticipated.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Orval E. Faubus
U.S
Faubus
U. S. Supreme Court
Central High
Central
Horace Mann
Soustelle Missed By Assassins In Paris Gun Fight
Algerian assassins opened fire in central Paris missing French information minister Jacques Soustelle. He was cut above the eyes and under the chin by shattered glass as a gun battle erupted near the Arc de Triomphe. One assassin died and another wounded. a subway worker was killed and three others injured by stray bullets.
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Paris
Jacques Soustelle
Soustelle
Algeria
Arc de Triomph
de Gaulle
France
Marines Leave Beirut as Units Withdraw from Lebanon
Two more U S Marine battalions depart Beirut as equipment is loaded and ships sail US Navy says the 1st and 2nd battalions of the 8th Marine Regiment will be sent home. Remaining forces include a Marine battalion and about 8,000 Army troops shadowing the U N mission. A civilian contractor was wounded by a jet near a Beirut destroyer. a sniper was suspected in the incident.
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Reinhold G.ensz
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Marine
U.S. Navy
U. N. General Assembly
Middle East
U. S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Navy
United States
New York
Camille Chamoun
United Arab Republic
Chehab
Beru
Joseph A. Domotta
Philadelphia
Cmdr
Robert Pond
San Francisco
Atlas Shot Is Success
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA AP The Air Force fired another Atlas in a 3,000 mile test of guidance and strength setting the stage for a first intercontinental range shot. The Atlas, described as the most powerful war rocket in the free world, blasted away early Sunday and a 6,325 mile full-range shot is expected soon.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Soustelle Links Attack to FLN in News Conference
Soustelle blamed the Algerian National Liberation Front for the shooting after a drive near his office. Police initially said attackers were members of the Nationalist Algerian Movement, rival to the FLN, as bursts of gunfire shattered the car’s rear window. Two American tourists, Jack McLeod and Elmer Johnson of Duluth, Minn., rushed from a nearby hotel. a French detective with a pointed gun halted their attempt to photograph. Soustelle spoke to reporters amid the incident.
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Soustelle
Algerian National Liberation Front
FLN
Algerian Movement
MNA
Jack McLeod
Elmer Johnson
Duluth
Minn
Police Kill Man in Atlanta Riots After Negro White Clashes
A Black man was shot and killed by a police officer during weekend disturbances in Atlanta’s northwest. Police chief ordered scene control, and a trolley was fired upon as a crowd stoned vehicles. A separate fatal shooting occurred in St Marys as Ernest Hunter attacked an officer before being killed.
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Atlanta
Herbert Jenkins
St. Marys
Georgia
Willie Smith
Ernest Hunter
Billy Carter
Smith
Hunter
Carter
Virginia Faces School Closure Over Integration Crisis
In Warren County Virginia Gov J Lindsay Almond Jr seized control of the county high school under state law after a federal order required 22 Black students to be admitted. The white school is closed with 1045 students awaiting further action as Charlottesville Arlington and others weigh possible closures amid new litigation plans.
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Federal
John FE. Miller
Fort Smith
Ark
Justice Department
U. S
Richmond
Warren County High School
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Charlottesville
Arlington
Warren County
Almond
Life’s Problems Missed by 18-Year-Olds Who Know All
A humorous reflection wonders why life’s challenges bypass bright youths who claim total knowledge. The piece playfully contrasts confidence with reality, suggesting wisdom grows from experience.
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