Secretary approves firm stand on Suez conference in London
The United States Britain and France will call an international conference with the Soviet Union to discuss the future of the Suez Canal in London. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles promised American support to Britain and France for any action taken.
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London. &P
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Suez Canal
London
John Foster Dulles
Stevenson Gains After Kefauver Withdrawal in Democratic Race
Kefauver withdraws to back Stevenson at Chicago convention opening. Harriman claims delegates freed and vows to win a majority of Kefauver pledged delegates. Stevenson says Democrats must unite to win the fateful campaign as the convention date approaches.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Kefauver
Stevenson
Chicago
Harriman
Kefauvers
Eisenhower Affirms Nixon as 1956 Running Mate
President Eisenhower stated Nixon is perfectly acceptable as his 1956 running mate and would not rule out Nixon as his preferred VP. He noted Nixon was acceptable in 1952 and said Stassen also has rights as a private citizen to back another candidate. He declined to declare a definite preference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Harold E. Stassen
Six Die As Head On Crash On U S 466 Near Wasco
Six persons killed in a head on collision of two cars on U S 466 in northwestern Kern County. The crash occurred about 10 30 a m thirteen miles west of Wasco. Patrolman Garvin Montgomery reported to Bakersfield headquarters that six are dead and possibly seven.
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Bakersfield
U.S. 466
Kern County
Highway Patrol
Wasco
Garvin Montgomery
Baseball Today Major league games and probables listed
American League matchups include Washington against Chicago with Berendt and Johnson. Detroit hosts Milwaukee with Kellmer and Dailey. New York meets Cleveland with Byrne and Lemon. Baltimore visits Kansas City for night game. National League features Milwaukee at Brooklyn with Baerette and Maglie, Chicago at Philadelphia with Ker and Rogovin, St. Louis at Pittsburgh with Dean and Blass.
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Cleveand
Byrne
Lemon
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Brooklyn
Baer
Ette
Magtie
Chicago
Phiadelphia
Uight
Ker
Denver Floods Swept Streets and Basements in Storm
Heavy rains drenched Denver with a inch of rainfall as creeks Big Dry and Little Dry overflowed flooding streets and basements. An eight foot wall of water swept Big Dry Creek while police evacuated families using park boats. A bridge washed out and a youth was rescued from the water. Rain also hit Iowa Missouri Illinois and Colorado with notable totals across the central plains.
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South Platte River
Highline Canal
Park Lakes
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Colorado
New Mexico
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Springfield
Kirksville
Lamont
Stockville
Neb
Civil War survivor Albert Woolson in coma at 109
Albert Woolson age 109, the last Union Army Civil War veteran, appeared weak this morning and was reported by St. Luke's Hospital attendants to be in a coma.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Luke's Hospital
Gardener Kills Daughter Then Takes Own Life in Garden Grove
In Garden Grove a 59 year old gardener shot his 28 year old daughter in the backyard and then killed himself. Sheriff deputies say investigators, aided by interpreters, pieced together the event as family members described the scene and routine morning chores.
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Garden Grove
Sheriff's Deputies
Air Force Cancels Speech on ICBM Information
The Air Force reversed course and cancelled a scheduled briefing on its intercontinental ballistic missiles in New Orleans. No reason given for the change.
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New Orleans
Air Force
1 700 Yellow Cab Drivers Strike in L A
In Los Angeles nearly 1,700 Yellow Cab drivers walked out at 5 a.m. after rejecting a plan to delay the walkout. Pickets formed at Yellow Cab garages as the strike began with no immediate talks planned. Four Harbor Venice and San Fernando Valley franchises were not affected.
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Los Angeles
Harbor Area
Venice
San Fernando Valley
Yellow Cab
Tourist eyewitness to Grand Canyon airliner collision
A young tourist testified he saw the June 30 Grand Canyon crash of a Constellation and a DC-7 from about 60 miles away near Flagstaff. Eugene F. Sieler of Ottawa Ohio, 24, told investigators he and his wife were traveling when they observed the two planes collide.
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Washington
Grand Canyon
Eugene F. Sieler
Ottawa
Ohio
Flagstaff
President Eisenhower Undergoes Morning Physical Exam
President Eisenhower was examined at the White House by his personal physician Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder Col. Thomas W. Mattingly heart specialist from Walter Reed and Maj. Gen. Leonard Heaton commander at Walter Reed who operated on the President on June 9 and officials report he is in fine shape.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Howard McC. Snyder
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Leonard Heaton
Walter Reed
President gauges re election and world crisis in press session
The President told 311 reporters he expects to serve four more years if re elected and that his health has improved since June 9. He called the Suez Canal crisis a great issue for nations with coastlines and urged protecting world rights. He mentioned Stassen, his disarmament aide, in remarks.
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Fleitis
United States
Stassen
Marine chief says no oppression in marching incident
General Randolph Pate testified at the court martial of S Sgt Matthew C McKeon that he did not view the night march as oppression apart from its results. The case concerns a platoon march that led to a fatal march across a rifle range and marsh.
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Matthew C. McKeon
Parris Island
S.C. UP
Marine
Randolph McCall Pate
Pate
Worcester
Mass McKeon
Oil Measure Stays on Ballot
California Supreme Court rejected to block Proposition 4 the conservation measure from appearing on the November ballot. The court denied the appeal without comment leaving the measure active in the statewide vote.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Aluminum Workers Strike Nationwide Paralyzing Plants
More than 28 000 aluminum workers walked off the job at aluminum company plants and Reynolds steel plants across 13 states halting half the nation's aluminum production. Federal mediators joined late as talks stalled and union officials maintained no contract no work policy. The strike began at midnight and spread quickly across facilities in 13 states.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
Reynolds Ls Co
USW
Alcoa
Reynolds
Actress Nancy Valentine Weds Frederick Tillinghast III in Yoga Ceremony
Nancy Valentine and Beverly Hills broker Frederick Tillinghast III married at the Self Realization Fellowship Shrine in Pacific Palisades after a postponed ceremony. The couple exchanged red and white roses in a Yoga rite with a private dinner following the event.
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Los Angeles
Nancy Valentine
Frederick Tillinghast III
Beverly Hills
India
Maharajah of
Cooch Behar
Pacific Palisades
Tillinghast
Grapevine Speeders Jailed in Bakersfield Crackdown
Seven motorists were jailed in Bakersfield after speeding on the Grapevine strip of U S Highway 99. A 19 year old woman received one day, others got three to ten days. Ray B Edwards Jr 24 and his wife 22 faced 80 mph driving. Edwards got 90 days with 80 suspended. wife fined 100 and 30 days with sentence suspended.
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Bakersfield
U.S. Highway 99
Ray B. Edwards Jr
E. Providencia
Burbank
Edwards
California Mother Flees Iraq With Baby To Rome
Mrs. Helen Subbagh of Palo Alto fled Iraq with her 22 month old son after alleging a Moslem court sought custody and a revolver threat. She credited U S Vice Consul James May for aid, said she traveled via Basra to Rome, and vowed never to return to Iraq.
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Joe Vigil
Mary
Vigil
John Vigil
Rome
California
Baghdad
U.S
Helen Subbagh
F._E. Johnstone
High St
Palo Alto
Calif
Iraq
Basra
America
British Navy Deploys Warships With Egyptian Destroyer
In Portsmouth England two British warships moved alongside an Egyptian destroyer anchored nearby in what naval spokesmen called a routine naval guard ordered by the Admiralty in London.
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Portsmouth
England
Admiralty
London
Britain and U S discuss Suez action options under canal dispute
Dulles met Prime Minister Eden in London amid talks on enforcing canal control through firm measures. Britain hints at potential military landings if needed while emphasizing diplomatic and economic steps like freezing Egyptian assets. France backs Britain, while troop movements to Malta and Singapore proceed as a last resort option is kept open.
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Si Anthony Eden
Dulles
London
Paris
Britain
Suez Canal
Washington
Eisenhower
Eden Dulles
United States
Egypt
Eden
Christian Pineau
France
War Office
Singapore
Malta
Navy project expansion planned for Imperial County
The commanding officer of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station in El Centro forecasts a 510 million dollar expansion of Navy facilities in Imperial County.
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EL Centro
Imperial County
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Weather Ahead Mostly Sunny With Light Clouds At Night
A weather note describes mainly sunny conditions today and tomorrow with some low clouds late at night and in the early morning. The report cites a maximum around 5 and a minimum near 60, with sections directing readers to Page A-10 and various classified and feature pages in the San Gabriel Valley edition.
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