Western Big Three propose international Suez board
The Western Big Three urge a multinational Suez Canal board including Egypt linked to the United Nations. Dulles announces a four point plan by the United States France and Britain to govern the canal under a treaty to operate per the 1888 Constantinople Convention.
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London
Suez Canal
Egypt
United Nations
U. S
Dulles
United States
France
Britain
Nasser
Way
Oklahoma Solon Blasts Bradley's Veterans Report
Rep. Ed Edmondson of Oklahoma denounces the Bradley report as a dagger to veterans benefits. He warns the plan threatens non service connected disabled benefits and sets a path toward cuts for service connected ratings, risking military security and pensions.
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Oklahoma
Solon
Bradley’s Veterans Report
Dallas
Ed Edmondson
Okla
America
Friends of Veterans
Edmondson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bradley
Omar Bradley
House
United States
Free World
Sabine Indian Kills Rival Over Wife's Attention
In Houma Louisiana Irvin Pierre a 30 year old Sabine Indian admitted shooting and killing rival Louis Rodrigue 33 in his home late last night over his wife Aline 27 who planned to leave him. He wrestled Rodrigue and fired six times with a .22 pistol then remained with the body until deputies arrived.
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Houma
Irvin Pierre
Louis Rodrigue
Pierre
Aline
Lodrigue
Pilot Killed In Biplane Crash Near Oak Ridge
A crop dusting pilot Dan L. Gallagher 29 of Walden New York died when his single engine biplane crashed during aerobatic maneuvers near Oak Ridge Bastrop Witnesses reported he was 150 to 500 feet up when the craft went down He was scheduled to spray cotton poison on Sam Smiths farm The plane was demolished He was taken to Blackwell Golden Funeral Home with arrangements incomplete.
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Bastrop
Oak Ridge
Dan L. Gallagher
Walden
New York
Pipes Aerial Service
Gallagher
Sam Smith
Mulhearn
Blackwell - Golden Funeral Home
Plenty Of Money In Baton Rouge
Edward J. Steimel of the Public Affairs Research Council says Baton Rouge has ample funds and faults Gov. Earl Long for underestimating Louisiana revenues for 1956-57. He notes the 1956 legislature debated roughly 60 bills daily, due to delays in Long’s budget bill.
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Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Edward J. Steimel
Public Affairs Research
PAR
Steimer
Louisiana
Long
Ouachita Parish Vote Tabulation By Police Jury
The Ouachita parish police jury and the parish library board began official tabulations this morning with bonding attorneys from New Orleans present. Early results show strong support for two library expansion and improvement proposals, while overall turnout was very light in nearly all wards.
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Ouachita Parish
Board of Control For the Parish Public Library
New Orleans
Polio Victim Count Reaches Six in Parish
O M Barlow a 36 year old resident of 301 Roberts street is named the sixth polio victim in the parish this year. Dr W Carroll Summer health director notes a mild bulbar paralytic type and that Barlow had not been vaccinated. Case developed July 19 and treated at St Francis hospital. The parish totals include two adults and four children among seven cases this week.
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O. M. Barlow
Roberts Street
W. Carrol Summer
Barlow
Summer
St. Francis Hospital
Widely Scattered Thundershowers Predicted Today
Partly cloudy today with widely scattered thundershowers. Noon temperature 96, low 72. Tonight lows 70 to 75, tomorrow highs 94 to 98. Wednesday posted a maximum 99 and minimum 71.
GOP Seeks First 1956 Platform Draft In Closed Session
In San Francisco the GOP plans a first rough draft of the 1956 platform with a strong civil rights plank. The draft may urge arming Israel to aid Middle East peace. Nixon is expected to be renominated, with Herter and others signaling availability. The national committee also split Mississippi’s votes and seated a South Carolina delegation.
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San Francisco
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Israel
Middle East
New York
Jacob K. Javits
Cow Palace
Nixon
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Goodwin Knight
California
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
National Committee
South Carolina
David Dows
Bradley
John E. Messervy
J. Bates Gerald
Oscar W. Pitts
Mississippi
Perry W. Howard
Wirt Yerger Jr
McKeon Defender Says All Instructors Share Guilt
Shreveport instructor W D Bamberg, who helped train McKeon at Parris Island in 1948, defends him and argues that if McKeon is guilty of negligent homicide, every drill instructor who ever trained Marines shares the fault. The trial ended August 3 with McKeon found guilty and sentenced to nine years.
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Shreveport
Matthew KeeKeon
McKeon
Parris Island
Democratic Civil Rights Rift Settled At Unity Conven tion
At Chicago’s Democratic National Convention a behind the scenes clash between North and South over a stronger civil rights plank ended in a compromise adopted by the Platform Committee. The final platform accepts Supreme Court rulings as law, pledging to out-do Republicans on prosperity while maintaining party unity despite protests from some delegates.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Truman
Convention Platform Committee
High Court
Paul Butler
E. Robert Short
Minneapolis
Douglas
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Platform Committee
Tve
United States
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Herter Calls for Withdrawal of VP Nomination
Massachusetts Governor Christian A Herter asked that his name be withdrawn if placed in nomination for vice president at the Republican National Convention He supports Richard Nixon for the office and commends the VP for a second term He will ask Joseph Martin to withdraw his name if it is put forward and has written official wishes to the convention chairman.
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Boston
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Herter
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Joe Martin
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Martin
Globemaster crashes and explodes on San Salvador relief flight
A four engine Globemaster with a 13 man crew on a mercy mission to hurricane hit San Salvador crashed on approach and exploded. One crewman died while 12 others survived with minor injuries. The bomber originated from Patrick Air Force Base Florida.
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Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Air Force Globemaster
San Salvador
Col
D. J. Minson
Cocoa
Patrick
Munson
Kelly Airforce Base
Tex
Globemaster
Ochsner Named State Chairman of 1957 March of Dimes
Dr. A J Ochsner II of Alexandria has been named state chairman of the 1957 March of Dimes campaign. The appointment positions him to lead fundraising and awareness efforts across the state.
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Alexandria
A. J. Ochsner II
Tension at Democratic Convention Fades into Fray
At the 5th session in Chicago delegates ringed the aisle as Jan Hogendorn spoke on democracy. The crowd ignored the brief speech and noise rose around figures like Douglas Lehman Kennedy Williams Rayburn as Kerr was introduced with marching songs.
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Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Six Navy Fliers Drowned In Okinawa Typhoon
Six Navy airmen died when their Martin Mariner patrol plane broke loose from its mooring and sank in high winds from Typhoon Babs near White Beach Okinawa. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. first casualties reported from the storm.
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Fort Buckner
Okinawa
Japan
Ryukyu
PBSM
Martin Mariner
Taiwan
Formosa
White Beach
Program For Convention Today Friday
Chicago reports the Democratic National Convention outlines today and tomorrow sessions. The afternoon starts at 2 with invocations and state roll calls to nominate presidential candidates, while the night session begins at 8 with balloting. Tomorrow features noon and 8 pm sessions with invocations and final addresses.
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Chicago
Stevenson clinches Democratic nomination lead at Chicago convention
Delegates celebrate as Adlai Stevenson surpasses the needed votes with help from North Carolina and Kansas. Southern bloc undecided on civil rights plank but most former hopefuls prepare to present their names at the convention.
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Chicago
Nomine
Adlai Stevenson
Associated Press
North Carolina
Kansas
Stevenson
Louisiana Delegation Pleased With Civil Rights Platform
Louisiana's Democratic delegation expressed confidence in an early Stevenson victory on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention. Camille Graves Jr and Rep. Boggs predicted Southern support, with possible exception of South Carolina, as sessions opened and civil rights language was debated.
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Chicago
Louisiana
Adlai Stevenson
Camille Graves Jr
South Carolina
Stevenson
Texas
Boggs
D-La
Platform
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