West shows talk on Suez plan as Moscow seeks wider conference
In London US Britain press Russia to back Western Suez settlement. Dulles meets Shepilov, Lloyd at the Russian embassy and with Pineau, while India delays its reply. Moscow demands a broader conference and Egypt resists. Cairo hints at resistance units and rifts in Arab front.
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London
United States
Britain
Russia
V.S. Semenov
Dulles
Foreign Office
Pineau
Lloyd
India
V. K. Krishna Meron
Suez
Shepilov
Christian Pineau
France
Radio Moscow
Egypt
Cairo
Beiruti
Arab Front
Addouiya
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Shepilovy
Ion
Herter
Stassen
Massachusetts
Nixon Heads to San Francisco for GOP Convention Showdown
Vice President Richard Nixon arrives in San Francisco as Harold Stassen presses a bid to unseat him from the GOP ticket. Stassen, staying at the St Francis Hotel, aims to replace Nixon with Massachusetts Governor Christian Herter while delegates gather for the convention in the Cow Palace.
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Harold &. Stassen
Nixon
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Stassen
Massachusetts
Christian A. Herter
St. Francis
Cow Palace
Mon
Eisenhower
Submis
Ships Collide At Quebec Minor Damage Reported
Quebec City The Homeric carrying 1197 passengers from Europe brushed the Columbia in fog at Quebec Harbor. Damage was minor with a bow scrape on the Homeric and a 80 foot scratch on the Columbia. Both ships to sail on time for Europe with 730 and 460 passengers respectively.
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Quebec City
Europe
Columbia
Quebec Harbor
Home Lines
Reception Plans For Iire At GOP National Conclave
President Eisenhower relaxed at the White House as Republicans prepared a triumphant reception at the GOP National Convention. Press secretary Hagerty dodged questions about the Democratic ticket and Stevenson while noting the ongoing tour and crowd reactions.
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Iire
GOP
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Miss Granger
Jail Receives Seized Lobsters From State Fish and Game
Prisoners at the City Jail were served creamed fare as 1,000 pounds of illegal Mexican lobsters seized by the State Fish and Game Commission were turned over to jail authorities for distribution.
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Los Angeles
State Fish and Game Commission
State Fair Opens For Nine Day Run
West Allis Wisconsin State Fair opens to run nine days with expectant officials aiming to exceed 1951 attendance. Livestock exhibits expand with 193 exhibitors and 1219 head of cattle advantageous showings. The fair features a new $10 000 portable stage and Rusty Draper attendance expected to rise beyond prior records while polio concerns recede. Junior and youth activities include a new 590 000 youth building and dormitory facilities amid family entertainment and a 250 acre fair ground with dozens of exhibitor displays.
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West Allis
Wis
Ness
Milwaukee
Cornucopia
Bayfield County
America
Eisenhower
San Francisco
Eiseshower
Esaessar
Tennesseean Victorious On Second Ballot
At the Democratic convention in Chicago Kefauver surged on the second ballot as an anti-Kefauver coalition shifted to Kennedy while Gore possibly withdrew to back Tennessee's Kefauver. Illinois and New York heavily favored Kennedy, boosting his delegate count amid a tense, multi-candidate fight.
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Kefauvee
Kefauver
Kennedy
Gore
Wagner
Humphrey
Tennessee
Palmdale
Calif
Air Force
Sam Rayburn
Continental Air Defense Command
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
San Gabriel Mountains
Mt Gleason
Edwin P. Carey
Oxnard Air Force Base
Carey
Los Angeles
Acid Marks Clue In Riesel Blinding Case
The FBI charged garment district figures linked to the attack on columnist Victor Riesel. A petty hoodlum hired to blind him was killed after suffering facial acid burns. Arrests included Gandolfo Miranti and Joseph Carlino, with Abraham Telvi named as the hired thrower.
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New York
FBI
Victor Riesel
United States
Riesel
Thomas B. Gilchrist Jr
Abraham Telvi
Brooklyn
Telvi
Lower East Side
Atment District
Gandolfo Miranti
Fingerman
Joseph Carlino
Gendolfo Miranti
Joseph Peter Carlino
Miranti
Carlino
Badgers See Kefauver Win As Own Victory
Wisconsin delegates traveled home content, giving Estes Kefauver the Democratic vice presidential nomination after a dramatic second ballot. The emotion packed scene included tears from women delegates as Kefauver secured the win, while many Wisconsin supporters shifted to Adlai Stevenson for president and Governor Bill Proxmire aided the switch.
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Badgers
Kefauver
Chicago
Wisconsin
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Tennessean
John F. Kennedy
Massacusetts
Adlai Stevenson
Carl Thompson
Stoughton
Bill ‘Proxmire
Adlai
William Proxmire
Stevenson
Pe Ymrs
James E. Doyle
Democrats Rally Behind Stevenson Kefauver Ticket
Democratic delegates returned home after a unified show of support for Stevenson and Kefauver. Truman endorsed both while warning of Republican inaction under Eisenhower as the party plans an intensive campaign May raise about 3 million dollars plus 2 million more from volunteers. Stevenson aims for a looser campaign with TV use and cross country tours. Kefauver will begin hustling after a brief rest.
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Chicago
Lisenhower
Adlai E. Stev
Enson
Mittee Wag
Ilo Scallon
Paul Butler
National Committee
Stevenson
Sen. Files Kefauver
Eisenhower
White House
Kefauver
Tennessean
Smugglers Bust on Aztec Eagle Train in New Laredo
Police seized the Aztec Eagle train car stuffed with smuggled dresses. A pullman porter and a passenger were arrested as suspects in attempting to move the merchandise to the interior.
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Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Pullman
Three Caledonia Boys Rescued After Lake Michigan Drift
Three boys Marwin Tancher 15 Billy Snyder 12 James Van Rudan 19 of Caledonia survived two days and nights adrift on Lake Michigan. They crawled into an unused car ferry rowboat, drifted in fog, and were spotted by a passing ferry crew. They reached Racine safe after a long ordeal and were reported in good condition after a hearty meal.
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Milwaukee
Ioine County
Floyd Thompson
Lake Mich
Igan
Carferry
Jotte Aewaee
Marwin Tancher
Billy Snyder
James van Rudan
Caledonia
Ches
Here
Coast Guard
Wisconsin Fair Highlights Sewing Baking Fashion Shows and Crown Dairyland Contest
The 1956 Wisconsin Fair features sewing and baking judged by experts, fashion shows with fur trends, and a Dairy Day crowning of Alice in Dairyland on August 22. Finalists for Dairy Day include Jean Hohenstein Doris Olsen Della Media and Joyce Wagenknecht. The Grandstand promises varied thrills from Bubble Bounce to Sky King Roller Coaster and The Tunnels while a court ruling on a party bans it as unconstitutional.
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Bao Yungi O
Alice
Fairdale
Wisconsin
Jean Hohenstein
Arkdale
Doris Olsen
Brooklyn
Della Media
Menomonie
Joyce Wagenknecht
Kiel
Supreme Court
West Berly
United States
Canada
West Berlin papers attack Reds ban
West Berlin daily and weekly newspapers in Allied occupied zones united to condemn the West German government ban on the Communist party. Editors argued the move violated basic rights and accused authorities of suppressing dissent amid Cold War tensions.
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Berlin
West Berlin
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Arlene T. Vail
Vaca ‘Tioning College
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Estes
Coonskin
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Harry Truman
Rusty Draper
Uminger Cok
UPI
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Adlai E. Stevenson
John I. Kennedy
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Robert HH. Humphrey
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Robert F. Wagner Jr
Luther Hf, Hodges
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Leroy Collins
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Truman
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