Britain delays move on Suez Canal issue
London reports Britain's plan to coordinate Western action against Egypt over the Suez seizure. Prime Minister Eden imposes a 48 hour breather while awaiting American and French positions on Nasser's nationalization. Officials say a protest note has been sent and Cairo has rejected it.
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Egypt
London
Britain
Suez Canal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Anthony Eden
Cairo
Eden
Nasser
Cotamea
Heat drives pests and ruin in county as streams surge
Local residents report extreme heat driving swarms of mosquitoes and gnats that attack exposed limbs. Flooded streams continue to rise after renewed rain, delaying drainage work and soaking fields. Corn rots in low ground while summer cottages abandon campsites as humid days remain scarce. Demolished building site draws crowds as investigators plan further examination.
Daily Weather Report Showers Then Clearing
Showers and thundershowers this morning, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon with less humidity and scattered showers. Highs 80 to 86, cooler tonight with lows in the 60s. Sunday looks pleasant and sunny with lower temperatures. 24 hour period ends 7 am: high 90, low 70, precipitation 0.10 inches, river 10 feet. One year ago: high 95, precipitation 0.30 inches.
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United States
Western Powers Study Suez Canal Action Plan
United Nations diplomats report the United States Britain and France may press at the UN Security Council to compel Egypt to reverse Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal. London and Paris held emergency cabinet meetings as Washington prepared coordinated measures with the two allies.
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John H. Crider
London
INL
Britain
Egypt
France
United States
Suez Canal
UN Security Council
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Aswandam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eisenhower
White House
Paris
Nasser
Court Martial Trial Reopens On Monday
Navy studies channels to call Lt Gen Lewis Burwell Puller as potential defense witness in the death march court martial of S Sgt Matthew C McKeon. Puller said he would testify if ordered, stressing his service. Prosecution likely to oppose his appearance.
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H. D. Quigg
United Press
Parris Island
S. C
Navy
Lewis Burwell
Chesty
Saluda
Puller
Airliner In Distress Over Pacific With 91 Onboard
A Constellation airliner carrying about 91 passengers and bound from Honolulu to San Francisco sent a distress call 500 miles off the California coast. Two engines were out as the Coast Guard dispatched three escort planes and a fourth to guide the crippled flight to safety. The carrier was Seaboard and Western Airlines.
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INS
Constellation
Honolulu
Coast Guard
EDT
California
Seaboard and
Western Airlines
Murphy Sent To Canal Parley Over Suez Seizure
Washington dispatches Deputy Undersecretary Robert L. Murphy to urgent talks in London with Britain and France on Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal.
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Washington
United States
Robert L. Murphy
Britain
France
London
Egypt
Suez Canal
Dulles Asked To Participate In Canal Parley
Paris reports that the French government asked Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to join Monday talks in London over Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal. London sources say a U S envoy may attend and that Washington will be kept closely advised as London and Paris coordinate.
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INS
John Foster Dulles
London
Egypt
Suez Canal
Foreign Office
Christian Pineau
Selwyn Lloyd
Washington
Dulles
Europe
Britain
United States
U. S
Young Man Killed In Auto Crash Near State College
One young man died and a companion was seriously injured when their car crashed on Route 322 about eight miles west of State College. State police identified the victim as Donald B. Kline, 20, driver, with two licenses listed as White Marsh Maryland and Irvona Pennsylvania.
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State College, Pa
INS
State College
Donald B. Kline
White Marsh
Irvona, Pa
President Eisenhower in talks over Suez Canal seizure
President Eisenhower conferred with top State Department officials on Egypt's seizure of the Suez. Acting Secretary Herbert Hoover Jr and Deputy Under Secretary Robert Murphy visited the White House. The conference was a continuation of Friday discussions on the canal crisis with Henry Cabot Lodge Jr present. State Department notes say the U.S. is consulting urgently with other governments and in touch with London and Paris.
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INS
Eisenhower
State Department
Egypt
Suez Canal
Herbert Hoover Jr
Robert Murphy
White House
Murray Snyder
Hoover
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
John Foster Dulles
Lima
Peru
U.S
London
Paris
Sit Down Strike Staged At Prison In Connecticut
About 300 convicts held a six hour sit down strike at the Connecticut state prison in Wethersfield Friday night. Governor Ribicoff promised to hear grievances about living conditions and good time adjustments, and Warden Cummings signaled his retirement after the uprising. No violence occurred.
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Wethersfield
Congress Sees Democratic Victory Stamp Midnight Adjournment
The 84th Congress adjourned with Democrats claiming they proved Eisenhower wrong about a partisan cold war. Senate ended at midnight, House at 11 55 p.m. EDT. Major bills sent to the White House include social security expansion housing and foreign aid. immigration measure dies in the House. Senator Hubert Humphrey counters the president's forecast.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Sinc
Senate
House
White House
Capitol Hall
Executive Branch
Congress
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Eight Airmen Killed In Air Crashes Friday
At least eight Air Force personnel died in two crashes on Friday and a ninth was missing after a high altitude collision of two jet fighters. A C119 Flying Box Car from Offutt to Mountain Home crashed near Federal Wyoming, while a B47 bomber from Lincoln air base crashed on takeoff from Lakenheath in England. A midair collision of two F86 jets over the Utah Nevada border left one pilot missing Maj Manuel A Pidcock.
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United Press
Air Force
Federal
Wyo
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Neb
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Idaho
England
Lakenheath
Strategic Air Command
307Th
Lincoln
Air Force Base
Utah-Nevada
Wendover
Utah
Maj
Manuel A. Pidcock
New Blow To Stassen Move To Dump Nixon
Nearly 180 House Republicans endorse Vice President Nixon for renomination, dealing a new blow to Harold Stassen’s drive to replace Nixon. A We Like Dick petition and a letter from GOP campaign chairmen will be released, signaling party unity against Stassen’s plan for 1956 ticket changes.
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Raymond Lahr
United Press
Washington
House
Richard M Nixon
Harold E. Stassen
Nixon
Stassen
Eisenhower
Senate
GOP
New Peruvian President Prado Takes Office After Free Elections
Manuel Prado becomes Peru’s president in the nation’s first free election in 11 years, succeeding Manuel A. Odria after a 1948 coup. Prado’s term began with a four day inauguration aligned with independence festivities, as 40 diplomatic missions presented credentials. John Foster Dulles attended the ceremony after routing from a Panama conference and canceled a local tour in Lima to return to Washington.
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Lima
Peru
Manuel Prado
Prado
Manuel A. Odria
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Panama
Washington
Egypt
Suez Canal
Dulles
Four Polish Air Force Pilots Fly To Freedom
Four Polish air force pilots escaped the Iron Curtain to the West in two planes within hours. Two landed near Krems north west of Vienna after 9 a.m. One plane crash landed near Kirchberg am Wechsel south of Vienna. Police named two pilots Bogdan Biskupski and Karol Kruk from Warsaw and said they sought asylum.
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Freedom
Krems
Vienna
Kirchberg Am Wechsel
Bogdan Biskupski
Karol Kruk
Warsaw
Senlo
Biskupski
Kruk
Austria
Fear toll of ships collision may reach 49
Reports from New York indicate the death toll from the midnight collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm could hit 49 as rescuers confirm 12 deaths and 37 missing. Capt. Calamar contrasts statements with investigators while the Coast Guard asserts more casualties are likely.
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United Press
New York
N. Y
Stockholm
New York Harbor
Coast Guard
Patrick Carr
NEW York i
Andrea Doria
Piero Calamar
Willis B. Anderson Obituary Notice
Willis B. Anderson, 75, of Savannah Road RD 9, passed away. The obituary lists his residence and age in the notice.
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Willis B. Anderson
Savannah Rd
Burglars Kill Watchman to Take About Five Thousand
In Coatesville Pennsylvania burglars beat 72 year old Fred H Casey to death to steal an estimated five thousand dollars from a wall built safe at the Coatesville Scrap Iron and Metal Co. The body was found Friday in a washroom of the office building. The deputy coroner said death came from a skull fracture. The safe had been built into the wall.
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Coatesville, Pa
Coatesville
City Loses 75 Housing Units In Site Rejection
Earl R. Wimer of the Lawrence County Public Housing Authority says the New York regional public housing office rejected the Gaston Park site plans cutting a $1,000,000 appropriation and 75 housing units. He cites the final area approved by regional land appraiser Hudgins and limited building ground at the Gaston site.
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New York
Gaston Park
Earl R. Wimer
Lawrence County Public Housing Authority
Wimer
John M. Hudgins
New Castle
Gaston
Air Force Board Takes Weeks To Decide Crash Cause
An Air Force spokesman said the board investigating Wednesday's South Side plane crash will not reach a decision for several weeks. Lt. Charles R. Goerth of the 79th Fighter Group in Youngstown said the board will review every phase of the accident before releasing its finding. Continued on Page 2 Column 4.
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Air Force
Charles R. Goerth
79Th
Youngstown
Goerth
Steel plants end 27 day strike with wage gains
United Press reports steel companies and union reps finalized contracts ending a 27 day stoppage that cost over $1 billion in wages and output. The deal guarantees no strike for three years and includes direct wage increases of 10.5 cents this year and 9.1 cents in 1957 and 1958 plus premium pay, union protections, and enhanced benefits. President Eisenhower hailed the settlement as good news.
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United Press
New York
Eisenhower
Early Resumption Expected For Steel Mills After Strike
Pittsburgh reports the nation’s steel mills idle but workers hopeful as three-year company contracts loom. Both mills and dependent industries anticipate recall within two to three weeks with some immediate recalls at Gary. Coal miners began returning as steel talks near closure in New York City between top firms and the United Steelworkers Union.
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Pittsburgh
Gary
Ind
New York City
United Steelworkers Union
Zhukov Warns Against Misreading Cult Probe
Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Georgi Zhukov warned in Warsaw that condemning the Stalinist cult of personality should not be read as opposing one man leadership of the armed forces. He stressed that opposition to the cult does not deny individual authority and urged proper support for military fighting capacity.
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Warsaw
Poland
Georgi Zhukov
Defense Ministry
Zhukov
Communist Party
Josef Stalin
Santa Left Me An Outdoor Grill For Sundays
Poem describes a wish for sunny weather on Sunday so the speaker can use a new outdoor grill for hamburgers hot dogs and Tbone steaks. It contrasts last year when rain spoiled outdoor cooking and asks Mister Weatherman to provide dry skies and good grilling conditions.
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Santa
Jolly Rascal
Mountain Peak
Weatherman
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