Dulles Pressured Ike to Reveal Resignation
Washington reports say Secretary of State Dulles, ailing in a hospital bed, urged President Eisenhower to announce his resignation today rather than next week. A trusted informant said Dulles feared clinging to power and sought a swift decision, while Eisenhower hesitated until medical doubt faded. He later held a news conference in Augusta, labeling Dulles as absolutely incapacitated.
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John Foster ‘Dulles
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Eisenhower
Spress
Augusta
Dulles
Fix Senhioner
James C.J. Hagerty
No Change in Dulles Condition Reported by State Dept
A State Department spokesman said Secretary of State Dulles had a good night and his condition remained unchanged since Tuesday. He will receive another Xerage treatment this afternoon. Dulles was visited today by his special assistant Joseph N. Greene Jr. and personal assistant Phyllis Bernau, along with Eleanor Dulles, a State Department official, who conferred and later flew to Berlin to discuss cooperative programs with West German officials. White said Dulles was up and about this morning and declined to discuss his resignation decision.
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Ington
State
Dulles
State Department
Lincoln White
Eleanor Dulles
Berlin
White
UPI
U.S
West Berlin
West Germany
West
U. S
United States
Four Men and Indian Boy Held in Dope Bust
Palm Springs police and Riverside County authorities arrested four men and a 16 year old Indian youth on narcotics charges. The roundup, ending a year long investigation, led to all suspects being jailed in Riverside County jail.
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Palm Springs
UPI
Riverside County
Riverside
Dulles Highest Hoover Asserts
Former President Hoover praised John Foster Dulles as the highest secretary of state, calling his resignation a tragedy and stating that history will rank Dulles among the greatest, if not the greatest, in the office. The remarks were made in New York.
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New York
Hoover
John Foster Dulles
Ople
Dulles
Eisenhower reveals Dulles resignation amid emotion
President Eisenhower announced the resignation of Secretary of State Dulles who is cancer-stricken and "absolutely incapacitated" to carry on. He left open the choice of successor with Undersecretary Christian Herter seen as the leading candidate, while Dulles will advise as a foreign policy consultant.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Dulles
Christian A. Herter
Herter
House Probe Ordered on Alford Vote in Arkansas
The House Administration Committee ordered a subcommittee led by Rep. Robert T. Ashmore to investigate Rep. Dale Alford of Arkansas. The 12-11 vote followed Alford’s win over Bracke Hays in the 5th Arkansas District via write-in, amid Alford’s anti integration stance and Hays’ moderating position.
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Washington
House Administration Committee
Dale Alford
Arkansas
Robert T. Ashmore
Frank Thompson
Alford
Bracke Hays
Hays
Weather outlook clouds tonight then sun Thursday
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Thursday morning with mostly sunny conditions by Thursday afternoon. A slight cooling is expected with a maximum temperature around 65 by noon today.
Girl Admits Slaying of Human Target
Redwood City AP report states 18 year old Rosemarie Bjorkland confessed to killing 28 year old AUGUST NORRY, a golf course gardener, with 18 to 48 bullets. Sheriff Whitmore cites her motive as a shooter’s urge to kill. The body was found Feb 1 in Crocker estate hills south of San Francisco.
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Redwood City
Earl B. Whitmore
Rosemarie Diane Bjorkland
Norry
Crocker Estate
San Francisco
Whitmore
Bjorkland
Kidnapping Suspect Captured After Nightlong Ordeal
A 47-year-old Pontiac girl was found after an intensive manhunt. She reported being abducted by ex-convict Harold E. Martin who forced her into his stolen car and drove to a wooded suburb before police rescued her. She was unharmed but frightened. Martin, 20, was seized. authorities said the car crash involved another vehicle during the escape.
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Pontiac
Mich
Jo Ann
Vesure
Harold E. Martin
Martin
U. S
Navy
Edward
Tessier
Martin Steals Car In Pontiac Intercepted In Bloomfield Township
Martin stole a car in Pontiac Tuesday night and an ensuing chase ended after ten hours when a water-board inspector spotted the stolen vehicle parked off a rural road in Bloomfield Township. He alerted police and Martin surrendered without resistance.
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Tessier
Martin
Pontiac
Bloomfield Township
Lemnitzer Arrives in Taipei for Overnight Visit
U S Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen Lemnitzer landed in Taipei from Korea for an overnight stay. He will meet local military and government officials to discuss regional security and U S agendas in Asia.
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Taipei
U. S. Army
L. L. Lemnitzer
Korea
Truck Leaps Divider on Anaheim Freeway
Three people died and five others were injured when a tanker truck jumped the Santa Ana Freeway divider near Anaheim, crashed into a car, and set it ablaze. A witness fled screaming as others suffered burns. the wreck involved five vehicles in total.
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Iremen
Santa Ana
Anaheim
Bud Larriha
Sheldon Craddock
Heliotrope Ave
Corona del Mar
William Mather
Harbor Blvd
Dan Maher
S. St. Santa Ana
Tee Ver
Ken’ ‘Skala
Sas
Tragic freeway crash sparks fatal burns and hero saves
A Pacific Coast tragedy on the freeway near Orange left three dead and several injured after a gasoline tanker crash. Witness Robert Henderson dragged Eugene Megill from flames, suffering severe burns himself. Donald Currell and Adolph Kinkelear were among those injured or detained as investigators assessed the wreck and vehicle chain reaction.
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Eugene B. Megill
Bluebell St
Garden Grove
Robert Henderson
Mesa St
Orange
Henderson
Megil
Sterling Ditch
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Wilson
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Loara St
Donald L.currell
Heath Sn
Tong Beach
Hilgenfeld Mortuary
Anzheim Memorial Hospital
Currell
Adolph Kinkelear
Sproul St
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