Red China names Liu Shau-chi president in new power shift
Beijing reports Liu Shau-chi 61 year old Henanese named president while Mao Zedong remains top leader. Chou En-lai re named premier as Meo steps aside to focus on party chair duties. Time Sun Yat-sen and Tung Pi-wu named vice chairmen with Chu Teh moving to a key parliamentary post.
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Tung Pi-wu
Marshal Chu Teh
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Yunnan Province
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Five Dangerous Convicts Escape From Kilby Prison Threats
A Montgomery manhunt followed a Kilby Prison escape as five dangerous convicts slipped from a cell, possibly via a window and roof route, and evaded armed officers. Officials reported no weapon use and noted the men may be on foot near Montgomery with observations of a stolen automobile abandoned eight blocks away.
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Montgomery
Minno Cron
Frank Lee
Willard Tyler Byrne
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Lee
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Today Show Paris Taping Brings Action
A sudden NBC strike by NABET technicians knocked the network off the air in New York and other cities. The walkout centered on a Paris taped Today show segment featuring Brigitte Bardot, with NBC accusing the union of a no strike pledge violation.
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Boy of 3 swept over Niagara Falls and dies
Niagara Falls police say a three year old boy fell into the river near the American Falls and was swept over after playing on rocks with brothers. An eight year old playmate who could not swim tried to rescue him.
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Herter Heads to Paris for Berlin Meet With Foreign Ministers
Secretary of State Christian Herter leaves Washington for Paris to meet British French and West German foreign ministers. The trip comes amid Berlin and nuclear test talks with Moscow and shows Herter tightening ties with Democratic leaders like Fulbright while briefing Macomber for updates.
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Weather forecast for tonight and Tuesday
Low clouds to night and early Tuesday, but otherwise clear and sunny. Warmer Tuesday. Maximum temperature by noon today 70 degrees.
Still Hope For Little Richard Trapped in Rocky Den
In Owasso Oklahoma Larry Wilson works to free his coon dog Little Richard after four nights trapped by rocks and crevasses. A drilling crew and volunteers used a jackhammer to widen a crevasse and a fire department hose supplied water while Wilson waits for movement or rescue.
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Dulles X ray therapy halted with no clear result
Former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles remains under treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. X ray sessions on the lower neck ceased after nine treatments with no significant relief from pain. Doctors say he will continue to receive analgesics and stay hospitalized following his February hernia operation and 1956 abdominal cancer recurrence.
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John Foster Dulles
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FAUSD
Ulaicel Lincowie
Dulles
Walter Reed
White
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Veto Hits Bill Limiting REA Loan Powers
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill to strip the secretary of agriculture of authority over Rural Electrification Administration loans. In a special message to Congress he called the measure a major retreat from sound administrative policy. The proposal would have reorganized REA with loan approval functions removed from the Agriculture Department.
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Eisenhower
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Congress
Rural Electrification Administration
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Agriculture Department
Cohen Aids Strippers in Dope Case
Las Vegas reports that gangster Mickey Cohen says he arranged for Melvin Belli to take Candy Barr’s narcotics conviction appeal to the Supreme Court. Barr, a Texas nightclub performer, was convicted of marijuana possession and sentenced to 15 years after an appellate ruling upheld the Dallas verdict. Cohen says he made the connections and credit for legal fees, while denying pay responsibility and noting a Southern California ACLU attorney has shown interest.
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Candy Barr
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Texas
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Amér+ican Civil Liberties Union
Quakes Wreck 1000 Homes in Rural Turkey
Turkish authorities report earthquakes have damaged about 1,000 dwellings in rural southwestern Turkey since Saturday. No injuries or exact locations listed. The disaster comes as regional relief teams assess the scale of damage and coordinate aid.
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