Senate Confirms Herter Selection as Secretary of State
The Senate unanimously confirmed Christian A Herter as secretary of state by a 93 to 0 roll call. He succeeds the late John Foster Dulles after serving as undersecretary for more than two years. A sharp safety response followed violence at Harriet Henderson cotton mills as workers and strikers faced patrol escorts and confrontations.
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John Foster Dulles
New York Welcomes Castro Amid Muted Speeches
A crowd of about 20,000 greeted Cuban Premier Fidel Castro in New York as he arrived at Pennsylvania Station and rode to the Statler Hotel. Police kept fans back as admirers surged around his car and attempted to lift him onto stairs for a speech, but Castro declined to speak.
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Richard Patterson
Assembly Rejects Death Penalty Moratorium Bill
In Sacramento the Legislature voted 43 to 35 against Assemblyman Lester A. McMillan’s bill to declare an eight-year moratorium on capital punishment after the longest debate of the current session. The defeat preserves the death penalty policy.
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Weather Update Mixed Clouds and Fogs Through Midweek
Mostly clear through Wednesday with late night or early morning low clouds or fog. Temperature expected to stay steady with little change.
Red China hikes budget amid Tibet unrest and peasant strain
Red China raises arms spending 16 percent to 5.8 billion yuan and earmarks 600 million yuan for foreign aid as Tibetan rebellion pressures Beijing. Finance Minister Li Hsein nein disclosed the plan before the National People’s Congress in Peiping, while prisoners Wright and Werner escaped San Quentin as guards tracked them on a long fishing pier.
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Bridges Says He'd Bar War Aid to Chiang
Washington action by 4-Harry Bridges of the Pacific coast waterfront. testifying before the House Un American Activities Committee he said he would oppose U S aid to Chiang Kai-shek in a US China war, invoking the Fifth Amendment and signaling a possible coastwise longshore strike to block Formosa supplies. The hearing linked passport tightenings and a Supreme Court ruling favoring Rockwell Kent and Walter Briehl on security basis for passports.
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Walter D-Pa
International Communist Movement
Mice in Space Foreseen Amid Broad Flight Forecasts
Roy W. Johnson, APRA director, outlined wild space plans from mice in orbit within a month to a manned moon mission within eight years. He cited the Discoverer H satellite as a recent success and previewed multiple projects for later development.
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Where to Find It Travelers From Iraq Report Communists Take Over
A brief note directs readers to where to locate various sections. It mentions that in Iraq, Communists have virtually taken over major cities and points to pages A-3 for the report, with other sections listed across the paper such as sports pages C-1 to C-4, editorial A-8, and death notices B-2.
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Hal Bogie
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Godfrey Plans Hospital Visit After Tumor Diagnosis
New York television star Arthur Godfrey, 85, said he would enter a New York hospital later this week for examination of a chest tumor. He believes it may be benign, reports he has three good omens, and will be off air for now. He left for his Virginia farm to finish this week's shows and will tape next Tuesday's program.
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