Nixon Quiet Sunday as Eisenhower Foes Uncertain
Vice President Nixon spent a calm Sunday with his family then visited friends while President Eisenhower remained ill. He pledged the government would continue and weighed plans for a Denver trip, Sea Island vacation, and a Middle East goodwill tour. Nixon initially hid his location to avoid calls and stayed at William P. Rogers’ home.
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Eisenhower
United States
Nixon
Denver
Dep. Atty
William P. Rogers
Spring Valley
Washington
Patricia
Juke
Westmoreland Congregational Church
Sea Island
Middle East
Rogers
Eisenhhower
White House
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Littering spoils picnic car. $297 missing bills
In Fair Lawn New Jersey the Mondellis returned from a picnic to find someone littered their car with debris and scattered $297 in bills inside and outside. They turned the note over to police saying let them figure it out.
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Fair Lawn
N. J
Joseph Mondelligg
Sony
Mondellis
Mondelli
Janet Now Aiming For Nicaragua
Hurricane Janet roared through the mid Caribbean with 110 mile per hour winds. The storm bypassed Jamaica and threatened Nicaragua and Honduras about 690 miles away, with potential 350 more miles to cross if its path shifts west-northwest. Weathermen expected the track to hold for 12 hours as Janet caused heavy damage and fatalities in the Windward Islands.
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Miami
Fila
Janet
mid-Caribbean Sea
Central America
Nicaragga
Honduras
Yucatan Peninsula
Jamaica
Barbados
Typhoon Roars Toward Japan After Iwo Jima Damage
Lt Col Arthur R Kingham reports from Iwo Jima no casualties but warehouses and buildings suffered major damage as the typhoon battered the island. Communications cut for over an hour. relief supplies and medical aid requested.
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Air Force
Kingham
Japan
Stock Market Shaken by Ike Illness and Sharp Drops
The New York stock market fell under heavy selling as President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack. Brokers cited uncertainties around his health, with losses reaching around 10 points at times. Trading showed large blocks and cautious price setting, while bargain hunters reappeared as prices sagged from record highs.
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New York
Eisenhower
New York Exchange
Associated Press
President Eisenhower Stable Amid Shift to NSC Leadership
President Eisenhower remains stable after a heart attack as the National Security Council shifts to center stage. Vice President Nixon and three cabinet secretaries promise continuity, with Dulles Humphrey and Benson stressing the government will run as usual while the President recovers.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Nixon
Dulles
State
Humphrey
Treasury
Benson
Agriculture
Denver
White House
James C. Hagerty
Justice Department
Woodrow Wilson
Ottawa
Geneva
America
Western Alliance
Russia
Security Council
GOP's Fate Hinges On Heart Beat
Washington report describes President Eisenhower's heart attack and its political impact. Republicans face uncertainty over a 1956 bid, with Nixon as a possible nominee if Eisenhower cannot run. Democrats gain a strengthened position as the campaign outlook changes.
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Gop
Eisenhower
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
CA7 Plane Crash Probe Continues
Investigation of the fiery crash of a C47 Air Force plane near Burns Wyoming continued today. Seven airmen died in the Saturday night crash while en route from Stead Air Force Base near Reno Nevada to Selfridge Air Force Base at Detroit. identities of the victims have not been released.
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Burns, Wyo
Stead Air Force Base
Reno
Nev
Selfridge Air Force Base
Detroit
President Eisenhower's Colorado trip ends with unexpected heart attack
Friends and aides recount Ike's final days in Colorado where he golfed at Cherry Hills, fished, cooked, and enjoyed hobbies. Rip Arnold and Murray Snyder testify to his strong health and buoyant mood hours before the heart attack shocked his associates and the nation.
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Eisenhower
Denver
Colorado
Ralph
Rip) Arnold
Cherry Hills Country Club
Rip
Arnold
Murray Snyder
Murray
Rocky Mountain
Over
Snyder
Cherry Hills
Greek and Slav Delegates Before UN Explore Shaky Balkan Alliance
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York Koca Popovic of Yugoslavia outlined foreign policy after Belgrade and Moscow normalizations. Greek Foreign Minister Stephanopoulos faced a setback on Cyprus self determination as Yugoslavia and Greece, both NATO eastern flank members, navigate shifts in Soviet and Western diplomacy.
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United Nations
N.Y
Balkan
U.N
Koca Popovic
Yugoslavia
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Belgrade
Moscow
West Germany
V. M. Molotov
General Assembly
Japan
Popovic
Stephan Stephanopoulos
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
NATO
Two Women Rescued After Seven Days Lost in Gorge
Mrs. Avera Ferguson and Mrs. Bernice Sharkey, both of Portland, were found in the Columbia River Gorge after a week. they said they were never lost, survived seven days with little water, warmth, and a cave shelter, and were in good condition to be released from hospital.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River Gorge
Avera Ferguson
Bernice Sharkey
Larch C Mountain
Second Term Conceivable as Ike Improves
President Eisenhower remains stable after a moderate heart attack. Dr. Paul Dudley White, arriving from Boston, says a second term is conceivable if recovery continues, while hospital bulletins note a comfortable night and stable condition at Fitzsimons.
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Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Wekend Semeon En
Igvest Wuiu
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
White Cepress
James C. Hagerty
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Byron E. Pollock
Fitzsimons
Massachusetts General Hospital
Justice Department
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White
Thomas W. Mattingly
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Walter Reed Hospital
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Fitzsimons Hospital
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