New obstacle delays ambitious Suez Canal reopening
Cairo raises a new hurdle to the U.N. plan to reopen the Suez Canal quickly as Egyptian authorities refuse waterway clearance until all Israeli forces exit Egyptian territory. U.N. aides rushed to Cairo to press talks while Israel withdraws from Sinai and Gaza remains a contested issue under U.N. supervision.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.N
Suez Canal
Nasser
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Andrew W. Cordier
Alfred G. Katzin
Israel
Sinai Desert
Gaza Strip
U. N
Palestine
Suez Canal Authority
Gaza
Suez Canal Zone
Europe
Middle East
Suez
Washington
United Nations
U. S
Raymond A. Wheeler
Gulf of
Aquaba
New Theory On Life's Origin From Gases And Lightning
Scientists describe a theory that life began when lightning sparked reactions among methane ammonia water and hydrogen in the early earth atmosphere leading to amino acids and more complex molecules. Dr Miller simulated these conditions exposing gas mixtures to electric discharges forming nine amino acids supporting the idea discussed at an AAAS NY Academy of Science gathering.
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American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Association
New York Academy of Science
Harold Urey
Chicago
Chou En-lai to Visit Moscow Reflecting Soviet Worries
Chou En-lai's planned Moscow trip signals Soviet anxiety about current affairs. The invitation interrupts his East Asian tour as he plans talks with Nehru in India, then a visit to Poland's Gomulka, amid questions over Poland's independence and Hungary intervention.
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Moscow
Russia
Chou
Pakistan
India
Warsaw
Wladyslaw Gamulka
Gomulka
Poland
Hungary
Choo
Nehru
United States
Eisenhower
Red China
Museum Acquires Manet Painting From Havemeyer Bequest
The National Gallery of Art announced it has acquired Le Chemin de Fer by Edouard Manet, bequeathed by Horace Havemeyer who died in New York last October 25. The work shows a seated young woman reading an open book as a child watches a locomotive pass.
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Washington
National Gallery of Art
Edouard Manet
Horace Havemeyer
New York
Wounded store keeper shoots burglar in Texas store
Fort Bend County shop keeper wounded two intruders during a dawn burglary at his store ten miles west of Rosenberg. Elmer Kencey of Newark was shot in the chest and in critical condition while Bushnell, the 54 year old owner, was not in critical danger after firing with a 30 30 rifle. Three men fled. Kencey, William Watts of Newark and Paul Nickerson of Houston were later arrested near Wharton by local deputies. Bushnell and Kencey were hospitalized in Sugar Land and at the local hospital respectively.
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Bushnell
Elmer Kencey
Newark
N.J
Kencey
Sugar Land
Rosenberg
Texas
William A .Watts
Paul L. Nickerson
Houston
Ilencey
Wharton
Wharton County
Victor Sassin
C.G. Noles
R. L. Gaston
Gaston
Santa in Jail: Claus Arrested on Christmas Eve
Free Spirits FOLLYWOOD item reports Harry Wesley Clark in a Santa suit arrested Christmas Eve after telling officers he had attended several parties where “every one gave me a drink.” The source notes he claimed friends were too free with their Christmas spirits.
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Follywood
Santa Claus
Harry Wesley Clark
Integrated Bus Riding Forecast in Tallahassee
In Tallahassee Florida Negroes planned to ride integrated buses as a boycott ended with a campaign to sit where they please. The City Commission ordered enforcement of segregation laws but Christmas Eve delays left buses idle. Some Negro riders took front seats with little opposition as leaders vowed continued action pending a court test on franchise segregation validity after the Supreme Court ruling on Montgomery.
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Tallahassee
Fla
City Commission
Cities Transit Co
U.S. Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Refuge seekers cross border with Hungarian and Russian soldier
Austrian border police reported 75 more Hungarians and an armed Russian tank crewman crossed the snowy frontier last night seeking refuge in the West.
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Viennan
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