Conference In London Will Speed Settlement On Cyprus Pact
A three power London conference may open to advance the Zurich plan for Cyprus independence. Greek Turkish and British officials seek a final settlement that would make Cyprus a free republic while keeping British bases and allowing NATO troops. Archbishop Makarios supports the pact. Col Grivas remains allied with Makarios as the revolt nears four years.
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Flood Chases Hundreds From Homes In Indiana
A flood drives hundreds from Indiana homes as officials warn of rising waters. In San Antonio a grief struck father accuses a city siren ban of costing his 17 month old daughter her life. Ambulance driver Wayne Dugan faced a possible fine after using sirens to reach the hospital but not to the home.
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UPI
Debra Lynn Richter
Edwin Richter
Wayne Dugan
Richter
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Southern Ambulance Co
Abraham Lincoln Birthday Sparked Global Tributes
Abraham Lincoln was praised as incomparable by Carl Sandburg before Congress. Ceremonies in Washington and Springfield drew Supreme Court justices, Cabinet members, diplomats, and dignitaries. Eisenhower, Hoover, Truman sent messages as wreaths and lectures marked Lincoln’s birthday and sesquicentennial observances worldwide.
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Eisenhower Urges IMF Increase and World Bank Boost
President Eisenhower asked Congress to approve a 50 percent rise in the U S contribution to the International Monetary Fund to 1 575 million and to double the World Bank capital to 6 35 billion, with no cash outlay required. He cited growing world trade and demand for investment capital and noted the move would not affect the current 1960 budget.
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Eisenhower Nominates Jimmy Stewart for Brigadier General
President Eisenhower nominates film star Jimmy Stewart for promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve. Stewart, then a colonel, faced a Senate Armed Services Committee block last year amid opposition from Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine.
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UPT
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Jimmy Stewart
Air Force Reserve
Stew
Senate Armed Services Committee
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Mystery Blast Kills Four Men at Plant in New Jersey
Four workers died and 28 were injured when a turbine driven air finder exploded on a testing stand at Ingersoll Rand Co heavy machinery plant in Phillipsburg New Jersey. The blast blew out the east end of a long building, showered debris a quarter mile away and toppled nearby structures up to five miles. Two men under a 15 foot testing platform were killed. two others died later at Warren Hospital from blast injuries.
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Contractors Win Bid for Galveston Santa Fe Yard Upgrade
Dallas firms Albands and Briley win the initial contract for grading and drainage at the proposed Santa Fe Railway freight yards in Galveston. The yard expansion will enable handling an additional 507 cars, a 230 percent increase.
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Train Derails Injuring Thirty Two Near Washington
A steel beam on a track buckled a Washington to New York Express causing an 80 mph derailment near Middle River Maryland. Twenty five were taken to City Hospital and seven to Johns Hopkins. The train carried about 350 passengers in sleeping cars, coaches, and parlor cars.
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Banks Of Wabash Flood Reaches New Crisis Zone
Peru Indiana reports the historic Wabash River rising into a new flood crisis as it spreads across western Indiana farmlands. Ice-choked floodwaters threaten broader areas with rain-enhanced conditions and banks eroded beyond recognizable landmarks downstream toward Terre Haute.
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No Panic Needed- Warning On Flu
Flood warnings and evacuation efforts fill central Indiana as Peru and Wabash face ice jams and rising waters. Gov Handley seeks federal disaster designation while Red Cross shelters open and authorities urge calm. In Washington, Public Health Service says no panic over European flu outbreak but advises at risk groups to consult doctors for vaccination.
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Letters Show Ike's Economy Drive Failing
Washington reports Congress faces strong grass roots pressure to balance the budget as letters urging restraint surge back home. Republican leader Halleck says the campaign is catching fire, while Democratic leader McCormack cites only five such letters this year.
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Reds Hint New Price On Berlin
Soviet diplomats floated a price for Berlin that would involve ceding control and warned Western troops might have to leave within two to three years as Western plans to supply atomic weapons faced Kremlin doubts. They hoped to influence Prime Minister Macmillan in Moscow and at the Big Four conference, arguing that atomic jitters and German troop plans could shift Western opinion.
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City bids narrow GOP site of 1980 convention
Chicago and Philadelphia lead to host the 1980 Republican National Convention with a decision not expected before April while San Francisco and Los Angeles remain possible contenders amid debate over regional influence and future political impact.
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