Egypt Seeks Sovereign Vote on Suez Canal Control
The report notes Egypt insisting on sovereign control of the Suez Canal while offering to allow maritime nations to advise on operations. Egyptian President Nasser would back a covenant with signatories of the 1888 navigation guarantee and support an international body representing canal users. Western powers seek a more binding international guarantee and a future advisory board. Dulles arrives for a conference with Eden and Lloyd as tensions ease slightly.
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London
Pakistan
Nasser
Egypt
Hamidul Haq Chowdry
Chowdry
Dulles
Britain
France
United States
V.K. Krishna Menon
India
Eden
Selwyn Lloyd
Seek Cause Of Fatal Blast
In Monticello Utah a cook opened an oven door and heat caused an explosion that killed 15 people in the Lariat Cafe. State experts deem a gas explosion likely but still lack proof if natural or manufactured gas caused the blast as investigators press on.
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Monticello
Utah
Typhoon Boils Near Okinawa
Typhoon Babs churned the Pacific about 115 miles from Okinawa tonight with gusts up to 105 mph. The storm's path would run parallel to the western side of the island, and all U.S. personnel were ordered to seek shelter unless on emergency duty. Most American quarters are typhoon resistant.
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Ft.buckner
Okinawa
Pacific Ocean
U.S
Harriman Says He Has All To Gain In Nomination Fight
CHICAGO Strategists for Averell Harriman argued he has everything to gain and nothing to lose if civil rights is debated at the convention. The stance could stall Adlai Stevenson, the front runner Harriman aims to topple.
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Chicago
Averell
Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Averell Harriman
Steven
Stevenson
Car Crash Kills Air Force Ace
Col. David C. Schilling 37 a highly decorated U S Air Force ace of World War II died in a car crash near Mildenhall England His vehicle skidded and hit a bridge The Leavenworth Kansas native was inspector general of the Strategic Air Command 7th Air Division Survivors include widow Mary and two children David Jr 13 and Carla 3
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Mildenhall
England
David C. Schilling
America
Kansas
Schilling
U. S. Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
7Th Air Division
Leavenworth, Kas
Mary
David Jr
Carla
Wooden Leg Is Private Property
Municipal Judge Joseph L. Call ruled that searching a man's wooden leg to check for horse betting was unreasonable. He dismissed a bookmaking charge against 55 year old Ralph W. Pattison, saying detectives had no reasonable cause to search the artificial limb after allegedly finding four betting markers and 3233 dollars in cash.
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Los Angeles
Joseph L. Call
Call
Ralph W. Pattison
Pattison
Vice Presidency Topic Dominates GOP Platform Talks
In San Francisco ten Republican groups debated the 1956 platform as governors California and Maryland said they were available for the vice presidency but not campaigning for Nixon. GOP chairman Hall defended Nixon against Dem charges he is the hatchet man, while Maryland’s McKel din said he would accept if urged by proper officials. California Governor Knight said he would be honored to be nominated, with Labor official Finks signaling support in Long Beach.
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California
Maryland
Nixon
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Eisenhower
Chicago
Theodore McKeldin
Harold Stassen
McKeldin
White House
Sacramento
Goodwin Knight
Harry Finks
California State Federation of Labor
Long Beach
Knight
Finks
Nazi Figure Dead at 83 in Germany
Baron Konstantin von Neurath, 83, former foreign minister and protector of occupied Czechoslovakia, died at his Enzweihingen home. He was released from Spandau prison in 1954 after eight years of a 15 year sentence for Nazi war crimes. In Chicago, Missouri Democrats clung to hopes of nominating Stuart Symington, scheduling a caucus to revive their bid despite slim odds.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Konstantin von Neurath
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Enzweihingen
Here
von Neurath
Spandau
Berlin
Little Enthusiasm At Democrat Convention
Chicago dispatch notes a dull Democratic convention with little visible enthusiasm for the candidates. Observers blame the stale speeches and bare-bones floor demonstrations while Eisenhower is seen as a likely winner. Truman’s sharp critique of Stevenson hints at lingering factional tensions and questions about party unity ahead of next year’s vote.
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Eisenhower
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