Nehru Rules Out Force in Tibetan Border Standoff
Prime Minister Nehru rejected immediate use of force against Chinese troops occupying Indian territory in Ladakh and on the northeast frontier. He said the conflict should be settled through discussions and would not pursue bombing or war, while planning talks with leaders of states adjoining Tibet. The Dalai Lama urged UN action as Indian troops bolster border guards and discuss possible paratroop drops, with Nehru preparing meetings with Pakistan Bhutan and Sikkim leaders.
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India
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Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
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Senator proposes six week Congress recess starting Friday
Senator George Smathers urges a six week recess beginning next Friday citing unfinished labor legislation Eisenhower veto of the water bill and the Chicago Jake diversion bill. He notes Khrushchev’s Sept 15 visit and says members should be home with constituents. Johnson favors keeping Congress until major laws pass including civil rights. Senator Jacob Javits suggests Khrushchev witness a civil rights debate.
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George Smathers
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D-Tew
Eisenhower
Chicago
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Jacob K. Javis
Khrushchev
Siberia
Pooling Forced By Red Threat Says Research
Washington report to the Senate from the Corporation for Economic and Industrial Research says a Soviet effort to dominate the world necessitates pooling money and weapons by free nations. It calls for belt tightening, expanded economies, and strengthened militaries to deter intercontinental missiles, advance electronic processing, and build mechanized forces despite high costs, noting U S and allies hold a 3 to 1 economic edge over the Communist bloc. It urges a 70 to 20 year endowment policy to face future Soviet power politics and a quick defense against missiles.
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Senate
Corporation For Economic and Industrial Research, Inc
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
U. S
Phantom arsonist captured after Staten Island gunfight
Police in New York captured Albert Bennett, 31, of Manhattan, after a blazing gun battle near the St. George ferry terminal. He is believed to be the island’s months long arson burglar, with 18 shots fired, no serious injuries, and Bennett’s satchel containing stolen items from the string of burglaries.
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Thomas O'Connor
Albert Bennett
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Polce
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Westerleigh
Harold Vreeland
Vreeland
It Was Like Death Says Chinese Student of Hiding
Yu Pi- Chheng Guan Lim, a 28 year old Chinese student at the University of Michigan, describes four years living in caves beneath First Methodist Church after vanishing in 1955. He survived on scraps, brushed teeth with burnt matches, read library books, and skipped meals to hide from immigration and university authorities.
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Engineering College
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Syracuse Hit Hard by Rain
Seventeen people died in a storm battered New York over the weekend as lightning hail and heavy rain swept across the state. Syracuse suffered two inches of rainfall in two and a half hours causing flooded streets and roof collapses. Utilities and transportation were disrupted and property damage ran into the hundreds of thousands. Names and ages include Virginia Rolen 44 of German Town Frank Barbano 43 of White Plains and others in Kingston Mattydale Syracuse and nearby suburbs. Eleven highway deaths and multiple drownings were reported along with a fatal car crash that struck a utility pole.
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Nikita Khrushchev to be accompanied by family on U S trip
Five members of Soviet Premier Nikita S Khrushchev s family will join him for the United States visit the State Department said Eisenhowers London inform check lists show two daughters Julia and Rada Sergei Khrushchev daughter in law Adzhubei and son in law Victor Petrovich all in their 30s or 40s Khrushchev s wife Mamie Eisenhower could also visit the Soviet Union later this year the trip begins September 15
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Conservation stamp sold in Washington sale
The first sheet of the new four cent soil conservation stamps was sold in Washington on Thursday. Marvin L. McLain, assistant secretary of agriculture, bought the sheet. The stamp is a three color print in yellow, green and blue.
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Marvin L. McLain
Clarified 32 Radio TV Phoenix 16 Fulton 10 Bridge Sports
A compact sports brief notes radio and TV coverage in Phoenix and Fulton with results and standings. It highlights team efforts, player contributions, and timing details across local games and broadcasts.
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Fulton
Girl Fights For Sight Against Parents Beliefs
Charlene Butts, 19, seeks court permission to decide her medical fate as doctors warn a pituitary brain tumor may cause blindness within years. Her Oswego, Kansas parents refuse consent to surgery after a nonmedical Oklahoma practitioner claimed no eye damage. Charlene reports loss of 40 percent vision and coerced treatment funding.
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Charlies Butts
Oswego
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Six Year Old Girl Found In Ice Box After Assault
Cincinnati police say Debby Tucker, six, spent half a day inside a running refrigerator before being found by her stepfather Kenneth Spangler. She was revived at General Hospital after being unconscious for hours. Detectives plan to charge Charles Thomas Crawford, twenty one, who admitted molesting the girl and placing her in the appliance.
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General Hospital
Charles Thomas Crawford
Kenneth Spangler
Spangler
Oklahoma Rows Back From Prohibition After 52 Years
Oklahoma ends 52 years of prohibition as 500 package stores prepare to open at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Gov Edmondson urges temperance while reformers and liquor suppliers race to meet legal opening. Whiskies flow in, stamps slow. private clubs may operate, bootleggers promise to endure.
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Oklahoma City
Ted
Unrest in China Amid Admissions Of Policy Flaws
Tokyo reports Mao Zedong’s domestic policies including peasant communes have met rent disputes and rising opposition. Indications point to a revolt within the party’s higher ranks as workers labeled “rightish opportunists” attacked Mao’s 1959 line. The party seeks to silence critics after admitting inflated production figures and unattainable goals.
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Dozen To Be Arrested In New York Young Lords Case
In New York City two 16-year-old victims were stabbed to death as a gang assault on a West Side playground sparked a probe. Police said at least a dozen suspects would be arrested with two charged with homicide and others held as material witnesses or for unlawful assembly. The incident drew nationwide notice as violence involving a Puerto Rican street gang, the Young Lords, unfolded amid a tense housing area near Hell’s Kitchen.
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Leggett
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Robert Young
Ewald Riemer
Harold Luken
Sandy
Tony Woznikaites
Reach Accord on Cold War Plans for West
London cheered as President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan announced broad accord on future cold war strategy after weekend talks at Chequers. They agreed to aim to bring De Gaulle into fuller NATO cooperation while shelving a final East West summit until Khrushchev visits the United States.
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