Morocco Talks Hit New Snag In Coalition Plan
In Aix les Bains France Istiqulal party demands return of deposed Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef before joining a unity government. French minister Pierre July rejects condition while Faure delays cabinet action amid continued supplementary talks.
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Aix Les Bains
France
Istiqulal (Independence
Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef
Pierre July
July
Ben Youssef
Madagascar
Faure
el Mokri
Morocco
Moulay Arafa
Mohammed Ben Youssef
National Union
Government of
Oulay Arafa
Gilbert Grandval
French Colonial Leader Seen Pressured by Colonists Over Nationalist Violence
Grandval, arriving in Paris to meet Faure, defends a calm Morocco and says punitive actions against Oued and Khenifra bands are ended. He rejects calls for a tougher policy toward nationalists, stating no further details beyond radio confirmation.
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Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
National Union
Ben Slimane
Pasha
Fez
Grandval
Paris
Faure
Morocco
Khenifra
Iowa State Fair Opens in Des Moines Year 1955
The 1955 Iowa State Fair opened today in Des Moines with a free children's day and a grandstand show. Attendance fills the 12,800-seat grandstand despite hot dry weather. The fair marks the expo’s second century with a new left handedness study by Guy Miles of the University of Iowa in the Hall of Science.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fair Board
Guy Miles
State University of Iowa
Miles
Byrd and George urge sharp cuts in foreign aid
Senators Byrd and George vow drastic reductions in the foreign aid program next year to help balance the budget. They support cuts while President Eisenhower’s request remains around 3.5 billion dollars. They emphasize retrenchment in spending over immediate tax cuts and foresee continued tax debates in 1956.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
George
D-Ga
Congress
Senate Fredent Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Bytelephone
Vienna
Treasury
Humphrey
Virginian
House
Rep
Eberharter
D-Pa
Dingel
D-Mich
Ways and Means Committee
Sheriff orders vandals to repair widow’s Windsor Heights home
Des Moines sheriff Wilbur Hildreth says up to 20 youths involved in vandalizing Mrs Daisy Thode’s suburban Windsor Heights home will be required to repair damage and clean up. Five boys ages 8 to 10 have admitted taking part, giving names of others involved as authorities plan to bring all offenders to justice. Mrs Thode is away visiting a sister in Fort Dodge.
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Des Moines
Wilbur Hildreth
Windsor Heights
Daisy Thode
Hildreth
Services set for Rev. Edward L. Stone Des Moines Methodist pastor
Funeral services will be held Monday morning for the Rev. Edward L. Stone 72 a Methodist minister who served Iowa churches for ee years He died Friday at a hospital He led a five church circuit in Wayne County and was pastor at Asbury Methodist Church Des Moines from 1948 to 1954 after graduating Simpson College Indianola in 1911 he held pastorates at Derby Russell Elliott Oakland Hamburg Scranton Chariton Enos and Burlington Carbon native and lifelong Methodist He decided to become a minister in 1904.
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Des Moines
Edward L. Stone
Iowa
Simpson College
Indianola
Derby
Russell, Elliott
Oakland
Hamburg
Scranton
Chariton
Eno
Burlington
Two Teens In Critical Condition After Prank Explosion
In Galesburg Illinois two youths, John Roger Everly and Gene Cooper, remained in critical condition after detonating dynamite at a farm home to disrupt a girl’s slumber party. Everly lost an arm and was blinded partially, Cooper lost part of a hand and suffered leg and chest injuries. A neighbor reported Everly was blown across the road as the blast occurred near Prairie City, twenty five miles south of town.
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Galesburg
Ill
John Roger Everly
Gene Cooper
Ralph Tucker
Prairie City
Galesberg
Tuckers
Marilyn
University of Illinois
Tucker
Hugh Erwin
James Martin
Everly
Britain Backs U S Plan to Guarantee Israel Borders
Britain endorses the American bid to guarantee Israel and Arab borders if a peace settlement is reached. Dulles outlined a four point program including a treaty to guard boundaries, a loan to compensate Arab refugees, water development aid, and U S support for a broader Middle East defensive system.
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Britain
Israel
Eisenhower
Dulles
Council On Foreign Relations
New York
Foreign Office
London
Mideast
U.S
Palestine
United States
France
Middle East
Voice of A
Senate
Meyer
Blackboard Film Barred From Italy
The official Venice film festival publication announced that The Blackboard Jungle was withdrawn as a U.S. entry at the request of Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce. Mrs. Luce, present as the United States official representative, could not be reached for comment.
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Venice
Italy
U. S
Clare Boothe Luce
26 Story Gasoline Cracking Unit Explosion Raises Toll
A 26 story Standard Oil hydroformer at Whiting Indiana exploded sending a massive fireball into the night. At least two people were killed ten injured and about fifty nearby homes were damaged. Windows shattered miles away and a smoky plume rose toward Chicago. Firefighting crews from Whiting Hammond East Chicago fought the blaze for hours as residents within two acres were evacuated and extent of damage assessed.
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Whiting, Ind
Standard Oil Co. Ind
Crown Point
Chicago
Standard Oil
Charles Knoblock
Associated Press
Meigs
Loop
Knoblock
Dan- Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil Co
Whiting
Hammond
East Chicago
Iowa Roasts Under Third 100 Degree Heat Wave
Iowa shatters heat records for the third straight day with Sioux City Sac City and Sioux Rapids at 104 while Omaha area hits 103 and Red Oak 102. No rain statewide, but thundershowers expected west Iowa Saturday. Fire danger rises as hot south winds persist and officials urge caution. Temperatures trend cooler in northern plains and Great Lakes, with Thermal California topping 111.
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Sioux City
Sac City
Sioux Rapids
Omaha Council Bluffs
Red Oak
Muscatine
Iowa
Plains States
South Dakota
Thermal
Calif
Plains
Upper Great Lakes
Davenport Youths Cited After Mask Prank Incident
Seven Davenport youths aged 15 to 18 were detained by detectives and juvenile officers after a week of masked pranks. Police did not file charges. four under 18 were released to parents and three 18 year olds to probation authorities. A Davenport High basketball player was among the group involved.
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Davenport
Harvey A. Smith
Baer
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