Washington Eyes Middle East as 1956 Campaign Issue
Democratic strategists see Middle East shifts toward the Communist bloc as a potential 1956 campaign issue. They aim to use Egypt’s Red China recognition and Arab nations’ ties to Russia to challenge Eisenhower foreign policy and offset GOP claims over China and Eastern Europe. A weak State Department posture and Israeli arms pleas could add to Democratic talking points if the crisis worsens.
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Washington
Middle East
Russia
United States
China
Europe
State Department
Pressure on refugees urged to remain in US amid communist pressure
Reports say Communists continue to pressure refugees to return behind the Iron Curtain. FBI, State Department and Immigration Service monitor claims and work to stop such actions, noting phony letters and other devices used to lure refugees from the United States.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
State Department
Immigration Service
United States
Rel
Political and economic notes from the era
Senate investigators are told daily of new cases involving Russians Poles Czechs Romanians Hungarians and other nationals of the Red bloc. Many influential businessmen expect the Federal Reserve to ease credit restrictions possibly lowering the discount rate or reserve requirements. Soil bank plans draw GOP criticism as aiding only small farmers while rural towns suffer from falling purchasing power and farmers seek a new approach with ticket splitting likely in November.
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Senate
Federal Reserve Board
Eisenhower
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
GOP
House
Japan approves fisheries and rescue treaties with Russia
The Japanese cabinet approved fisheries and rescue treaties negotiated with Russia in Moscow. Ministers agreed to resume peace talks with the Kremlin in London before July 31, a condition Russia set before signing the pacts on May 14.
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Japan
Tokyo
Russia
Moscow
Kremlin
London
Child Injured At Home In New Castle
Seven year old Bobby Jim Raiter son of Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Raiter of 1508 Jackson Ave injured his forehead Monday night at home when he was pushed against a rack. He received treatment for a forehead laceration at New Castle Hospital.
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Bobby Jim Raiter
Ferdinand Raiter
Jackson Ave
New Castle Hospital
Union Veteran Albert Woolson Shows Marked Improvement
Albert Woolson is listed as 109 and the last surviving Civil War Union Army member. He arrived at St. Luke's Hospital on Memorial Day with lung congestion and his condition is reported as markedly improved.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Woolson
U S Considers Repatriation Choice for 36 Chinese Detainees
Washington reports the United States may allow about 36 alien Chinese jailed here to decide between serving their sentences or returning to Red China. India would relay the offer to Beijing as part of Geneva talks to aid freeing 13 Americans held in Chinese jails. The move is not a swap.
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Washington
United States
Red
China
Geneva
India
Moscow Denounces U S Expulsion Of Korea Truce Teams
Moscow Radio says the United States decision to expel neutral nation truce inspection teams from South Korea renews the cold war and calls the move a gross and arbitrary violation of the Korean armistice agreement.
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London
Moscow Radio
United States
South Korea
Communist Party
Pravda
Narrow Escape for Actress in Johannesburg Crash
Hollywood actress Zassa Gabor narrowly escaped death in a Monday night car crash near Johannesburg. She was driving with Derek Goodman a wealthy stock broker and sports man when another car struck their vehicle. The incident occurred during a South Africa tour reported by Agence France Presse.
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Johannesburg
INS
Zassa Gabor
Agence France Presse
South Africa
Derek Goodman
Bridge research project at Northwestern Tech to test truss design
A $250000 bridge research project by Northwestern Technological Institute will test truss members and connections for a 100 foot span. The study uses hydraulic jacks on concrete caissons to simulate loads and a large steel ball to create shocks. Funders include the Army and public road agencies.
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Northwestern Technological Institute
Army
Bureau of Public Roads
The
Association of American Railroads
Perrotta Receives Honors and Fellowship for Science Work
Miss Carmi Ann Perrotta has joined the Sigma Xi Society and received the Ellen C. Sabin fellowship from the American Association of University Women for study at Cambridge University. Initiation occurred in Madison Wisconsin as Dr J Z Bowers spoke on Medical Research with Atomic Energy.
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Carmi Ann Perrotta
Society of Sigma Xi
Miss Perrotta
Ellen C. Sabin
American Association of University Women
Cambridge
England
Memorial Union
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wisconsin
J. Z. Bowers
Atomic Energy
New Castle High School
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