Five Nation Panel Seeks Fresh Talks With Nasser
The five nation Suez committee formally asked Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser to meet today in Cairo to try once more to break the deadlock over international control of the Suez Canal.
08 Sep 1956
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1956
Page
1
The five nation Suez committee formally asked Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser to meet today in Cairo to try once more to break the deadlock over international control of the Suez Canal.
A derailment on the Trail Blazer near Warsaw injured 37 as cars left the rails and tore up a quarter mile of track. Nine other cars left the rails with limited fatalities, while investigators blamed a defective journal on a kitchen-end wheel. Train reroutes and buses replaced service as passengers were transported to Fort Wayne for onward travel.
Funeral services were held Friday for Frank A Nuon elder brother of Vice President Richard Nixon at East Whittier Friends Church. More than 400 persons attended inside and about 300 stood outside as Rev George Jenks and Rev Harold E Walker conducted the Quaker service. The elder Nixon who died last Tuesday was praised as a good Samaritan and a man unfraid to stand for truth. The vice president sat with his wife and family, later planning to continue campaigning in Washington.
Madison area report says eight Wisconsin natural gas utilities added 46 407 space heating customers after the Federal Power Commission approved larger gas deliveries to the firms. The PSC introduced a new wait list method placing applicants for gas heat at the bottom if they refuse a space heater. Eight companies listed new allocations: Milwaukee Gas Light 95, Wisconsin Natural Gas 7 410, Madison Gas and Electric 3 211, Wisconsin Power and Light 4 110, Wisconsin Public Service Corp. 5 632, Wisconsin Michigan Power 3 228, Wisconsin Fuel and Light 1 573, Stoughton Light and Fuel 140.
Washington reports Clare Boothe Luce ambassador to Italy planned to resign Monday and submit a formal notice to President Eisenhower. Administration sources say she agreed to remain two to three months more and may stay in Rome until year’s end before leaving the post.
Baltimore police halted a Bible reader on Friday after discovering bookmarks made from lottery slips. Officers cited the improvised bookmarks as a potential distraction and questioned the individual before releasing him with guidance.
Segregationists push boycott as a new move after violence failed in mixed classrooms. National Guardsmen monitor Clinton Tenn and Sturgis Ky as white students, parents, and reporters report threats, arrests, and withdrawals amid ongoing integration clashes across several states.
Washington report surveys current Supreme Court makeup with eight justices named: Warren a Republican chief from California sworn Oct 3 1953. Black Democrat from Alabama sworn Oct 11 1937. Reed Democrat from Kentucky sworn Aug 19 1937. Frankfurter Democrat from Massachusetts sworn Jan 30 1939. Douglas Democrat from Connecticut sworn Apr 17 1939. Burton Republican from Ohio sworn Oct 1 1945. Clark Democrat from Texas sworn Aug 24 1949. Minton Democrat from Indiana sworn Oct 12 1939. Harlan Republican from New York sworn Mar 28 1955.
University of Minnesota researchers, led by Dr. Edward Ney and John Winckler, tracked a plastic balloon launched Friday that reached about 27 miles up before leveling off. Equipped with cosmic ray and meteorological gear, the balloon aims to study aviation radiation and universe formation as it ascends and eventually bursts. The Army Navy and Air Force plan to use similar tech for space research, with a one fourth thinner plastic contributing to the new height record.
NEW YORK APJohnny Dio and six other defendants were indicted on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice in the acid attack on labor columnist Victor Riesel. The case involves hiring Abraham Telvi to throw acid at Riesel outside a Broadway restaurant on April 5. Telvi was murdered later, and Abraham Telvi's brother Leo is accused of helping move the assailant to Ohio. All seven face conspiracy charges with potential penalties up to five years and $10,000 fines. Len Telvi remains in custody as a material witness.
President Eisenhower seized an early start at Burning Tree Club around 7 am in Washington for golf and exercise, as press secretary James C. Hagerty reported no appointments were scheduled for the day. The brief outing emphasized a routine morning round with no further public plans announced.
President Eisenhower may have to look outside the judiciary to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton. Republicans are scarce in the right age group on the federal bench, and Hagerty noted no clear nominee before the November elections. The vacancy opens Oct. 15, with Senate confirmation possible only after January.
Federal Judge Lass E Goodman ruled the United States was at war in Korea despite no formal declaration, denying dismissal bids by Jean W Powell former head of the China Monthly Review his wife Sima and Ihan Schulman. They faced conspiracy charges for allegedly interfering with the operation and success of U S armed forces during the Korean War.
Fear of heavy toll as Emma the powerful typhoon pounded Okinawa with 156 mph winds, 15 inches of rain, and broad damage feared to farmers and villagers. Reports delayed, 40,000 U.S. troops in shelters, barometer at a record low, civilians seeking refuge in sturdy shelters and schools.
Judy Horst, 15, displayed a Hereford steer at the Nebraska State Fair. Bob the steer, born with only half a tail, received a full tail crafted from tape and a tail end. The repaired animal secured three purple ribbons, the fair’s highest awards.
SPRINGFIELD Ill (UP) Edward A Epping the last member of the Orville E Hodge embezzlement ring was sentenced to four to five years in a state prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud the state of 637000 The 38 year old accountant cried as the sentence was announced He claimed he was only a messenger boy and insisted he did not profit from the theft Hodge already serves 12 to 15 years and Hintz a former Chicago banker serving three years awaits at Joliet while the Senate Banking and Currency Committee continues to probe Illinois banking campaign practices
CHICAGO based report quotes Gov Arthur Langlie of Washington denying that Republicans will employ smear campaign tactics. He also notes presidential aide Sherman Adams shortened seven minutes from Langlie's keynote address because it was too forceful.
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