Arab League warns West over Suez attack in canal dispute
The Arab League meeting in Cairo pledged support for Nasser's call for a 45 nation conference to safeguard free passage through the canal and warned that any Western attack on Egypt would be aggression against all Arab states. Britain airlifted troops to the Mediterranean as Bonn reports troop withdrawals to reinforce strategic reserves.
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London
Arab League of Nine Nations
Egypt
Suez Canal
League
Cairo
Nasser
Britain
Suez
Canal Zone
Malta
Bonn
Germany
Mediterranean
Tel Aviv
David Ben-Gurion
Menachem Bergin
Herath
Florida East Coast Alerted For Betsy Storm
The Florida east coast from Daytona Beach to Miami was alerted for possible onslaught by Hurricane Betsy with 110 mph winds. Betsy battered Puerto Rico killing at least one person. emergency measures were planned as advisories urged coastal residents to stay in touch with hurricane warnings.
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Miami
Florida
Daytona Beach
Betsy
Puerto Rico
Bahama
Luis Munoz Marin
U. S
Fla
Bahamas
San Salvador
Chinese Mob Attacks U S Sailor and Wife in Taipei
A Chinese mob attacked American sailor Alfred D. Elsholz and his Chinese wife Chen Chin-Hsia in Taipei theater district. Elsholz sustained bruises to arm and neck after a dispute with a Chinese major who slapped his wife. the clash followed insults exchanged in Chinese. Local and American officials are investigating the incident amid a police crackdown in the district.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S. Taiwan
Alfred D. Elsholz
Grantsville
Utah
Chen Chin-Hsia
Keelung
Elsholz
Theater
King of Louisiana Yam Bilee to be announced Sept 23
The 1946 era tradition will see the Yam bilee king named early this year on Sunday September 23 in Opelousas. Organizers say this is the first early announcement since 1946.
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Opelousas
Louisiana Yambilee
Orleans Lad Beaten By Monsters in New Orleans Attack
A 15 year old New Orleans boy, Danny Campbell, was beaten and kidnapped by three teenage attackers in early morning hours. He was left unconscious with severe injuries from screwdrivers, a knife, fists, and a jack handle near Audubon Park and Lake Pontchartrain. Police arrested two suspects, Ronald Ramages and Daniel Pickering, both 17, with another youth jailed.
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New Orleans
Charity Hospital
Danny Campbell
Danny
Ronald Ramages
Daniel Pickering
Audubon Park
Lake Ponchartrain
Hodge pleads guilty to $1 million theft case
Orville E. Hodge once Illinois state auditor pleads guilty to charges of embezzlement forgery and con fidence game. The 51 year old former Republican official changed his plea at arraignment before Circuit Judge Clem Smith on 46 indictments tied to the million dollar financial scandal.
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Springfield
Orville E. Hodge
Hodge
Illinois
Clem Smith
Fats Domino Show Ends With Bank Rush In Houston
A dispute over dancing led to a rush on the City Auditorium box office as about 4,000 white patrons and 1,000 Black attendees demanded refunds. Police shut the box office, escorted staff and musicians to safety, and the engagement was canceled to avert further trouble.
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Houston
Fats Domino
City Auditorium
J. C.wingo
Domino
Arthur Bliss Lane Dies at 62 in New York
Arthur Bliss Lane former U S ambassador to Poland died at Doctors Hospital Sunday night from an acute liver infection. He was 62.
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New York
Arthur Bliss Lane
U. S
Poland
Doctors Hospital
Slaying 13 Days Earlier Kidnaper Of Sergeant's Wife Held For Murder
Durham Connecticut police charged Everett Cooley and his brother Milton in a dramatic case linking a July 28 murder of John Davis to the kidnapping and assault of Sgt Albert W. Drepperd's wife Grace. Cooley confessed to the earlier shooting and implicated Milton as the getaway driver. The two brothers, arraigned in Justice Court, await Grand Jury action.
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Durham
Conn
Air Force
John Davis
Carol Brookes
Everett Cooley
New Haven
Albert W. Drepperd
Cooley
Drepperd
North Branford
Ser
Geant
Grace
Davis
Justice Court
New Haven County
Truman Intensifies Bid to Stymie Stevenson Nomination
President Truman stages a full day of delegate meetings and campaign maneuvers backing Gov. Averell Harriman as the 1956 Democratic nomination battle against Adlai Stevenson tightens. His team, led by Frank McKinney and Bill Boyle, works state by state while Truman spends a lunch with Mrs. Roosevelt amid ongoing speculation of a possible dark horse outcome.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Stevenson
Truman
Harriman
Illinois
Frank McKinney
William M
Bill) Boyle Jr
Edwin G. Pauley
California
Donald Dawson
White House
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Sen
Stuart Symington
Loyalty Of Union Leaders Divided In Demo Struggle
Labor union leaders split their loyalties between Democratic presidential contenders at the convention with Walter Reuther of United Auto Workers influential in Michigan. Gov. Harriman backers seek favor with Gov. G. Mennen Williams and Reuther as Williams hedges between Stevenson and Harriman. Union figures like David J. McDonald and George M. Harrison align with Harriman while Williams wavers on formal preference.
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Chicago
Michigan
Walter Reuther
United Workers
Harriman
New York
Mennen Williams
Reuther
Williams
Stevenson
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
George M. Harrison
Railway Clerks Brotherhood
Thomas
Fifth Polio Case Reported By Health Unit
Gary Collingsworth, 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs W Collingsworth of Sterlington, was taken to the Shreveport polio center as the health unit reports its fifth polio case this year. Dr W Carroll Summer says the August peak month is approaching and the center still has Salk vaccine.
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Gary Collingsworth
W. ¥. Collingsworth
Sterlington
Shreveport
W. Carroll Summer
Parish Health Unit
Young Collingsworth
Summer
Democratic platform drafts expand welfare and health program
The Platform Drafting subcommittee at the Chicago meeting signaled a welfare plank to boost social security and expand the federal health program. It also outlined farm aid plans with 90 percent parity loans and subsidy measures to lift small farmers to full parity. A civil rights plank remains unsettled, with moderates seeking a compromise acceptable to Southern delegates and Eleanor Roosevelt given a hearing on civil rights.
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Chicago
Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Platform Committee
John W. McCormack
Dmass
Mrs Roosevelt urges Civil Rights moderation at Democratic drafting
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt urged the 1956 Democratic platform drafters to seek a civil rights plank acceptable to both North and South. She spoke briefly to the 16 member group, backing Adlai Stevenson for the nomination, and urged moderation without offending delegates.
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Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adlai F. Stevenson
Stevenson
Roosevelt
Bipartisan push in Congress to settle Suez crisis
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles seek broad congressional backing for a peaceful Suez settlement. Leaders from both parties met to discuss the plan as Dulles heads to London to win support from 22 nations for internationalizing canal operations and negotiating with Nasser and allied powers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
White House
London
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Russia
India
Nasser
Knowland predicts Nixon as GOP VP pick after Ike talks
Senator Knowland, after a White House meeting with President Eisenhower, predicted Richard Nixon will be the Republican vice presidential nominee. He briefed about 30 minutes with the President and had breakfast with Gen. Wilton Persons. Other discussions included convention prospects and congressional outcomes.
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Washington
William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Knowland
White House
Wilton B. Persons
San Francisco
Harold EF. Stassen
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Nixon
California
New Orleans Gunfight Leaves Man Dead and Two Wounded
In Jefferson Parish a 50 year old man Freddie McGee was killed and two other men Albert Simms 31 and Herbert Simms 21 were wounded after a road intersection gunbattle. McGee fired back and collapsed between two buildings. Witnesses cited a prior barroom argument. No charges yet while DA reviews statements.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
Freddie McGee
Albert Simms
Herbert
McGee
William H. Scott
Scott
Favorite Sons Hold Tight To Crucial Votes
Convention Hall Chicago AP opens Democratic national convention with favorite sons clinging to key votes for Adlai Stevenson and Averell Harriman. Delegates show Stevenson leading on first ballots while Harriman aims for strong counting amid doubt of nominee on initial ballot.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Associated Press
Stevenson
Harriman
New York
West Monroe Man Dies After Police Shooting Inquest Set
Ouachita Parish Coroner J T French will hold an inquest at 2 p m Thursday into the death of William E F Morris 38 of 215 Crawford street West Monroe who died at the charity hospital after being shot by Officer H L McPhail Morris allegedly cursed and aimed a loaded .22 rifle at the officer and refused to drop it. The coroner will decide whether the shooting was justified and funeral plans are pending with Douglas Funeral Home.
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Ouachita Parish
J. T. French
West Monroe
Dr. French
William EF. Morris
Crawford Street
Charity Hospital
Morris
H. L. McPhail
Jeff Caldwell
Caldwell
French
North Third Street
Monroe
Douglas Funeral Home
Court hearing set for Joseph Sheffield December
The Louisiana Supreme Court will hear December 14 the appeal by attorneys for Joseph Sheffield convicted of murder in Deputy Sheriff John Waller’s fatal 1953 shooting in Franklin Parish. Sheffield’s second conviction and death sentence were upheld earlier this year, with appeals ongoing.
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Louisiana Supreme Court
Joseph Sheffield
John Waller
Franklin Parish
Sheffield
Supreme Court
Hiram Waller
Carey Ellis
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