Britain Poised for Suez Crisis Action
Britain mobilizes land and sea forces for possible moves in the Middle East as Dulles arrives in London for crisis talks on the Suez Canal dispute. Eisenhower asked him to participate, with Robert Murphy leading U S talks. British ships, including Eagle, Jamaica, Bulwark, and Ocean, stand by near Cyprus amid mounting tension.
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Britain
Middle East
U.S
Dulles
Suez Canal
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Eisenhower
Robert Murphy
Mediterranean
Eagle
Jamaica
Cyprus
Suez
Denver Floods Trigger State of Emergency Amid Severe Rain
A three day storm drenched Denver and southern suburbs causing widespread flooding. Hundreds evacuated as water depths reached two to three feet and traffic halted. Officials declared an emergency and police flooded the affected area while damage climbed into millions.
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Denver
Trains Collide Killing 17 in Rio de Janeiro
A freight train on a siding struck a crowded passenger train killing 17 and wounding about 100. The passenger cars carried farmers displaced from their land en route to Sao Paulo factories. The impact crushed several coaches and caused widespread damage.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Bill Awaits Collins Signature on $50 000 NAACP Investigation Bill
In Tallahassee the bill creating an interim seven member committee and allocating $50 000 to probe groups deemed to provoke violence or violate state law awaits Gov. Collins signature. House approved 72 to 1 with Senate already passing it. The measure grants subpoena power to three senators and four representatives to investigate, with NAACP as prime implied target per sponsors.
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Tallahassee
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
Gov. Collins
House
Senate
NAACP
Boone Tillett
Polk County
Appropriations Committee
Jack Orr
Dade
Sam Gibbons
Hillsborough
Gibbons
Orr
Miami
Eisenhower backs Nixon and ignores Herter as VP option
President Eisenhower reaffirmed his 1956 candidacy and said Nixon remains a satisfactory running mate. He praised Harold E. Stassen's admin role, declined to judge Herter, and insisted on continuing his reelection plan after abdominal surgery. He said he feels good with no doubts about leading four more years.
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Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Stassen
Nixon
Massachusetts
Christian A. Herter
United States
Herter
Harold E. Stassen
Bargain Circus Plans Lead Merchants and Immigration Notes
Merchants reveal plans for an annual Bargain Circus and immigration authorities ponder problems of foreign circus stars. A Sarasota trade center may have a bright future as merchandise experts weigh in. The chamber boosts a building fund to 55000 while a school committee studies bids for a fiscal agent on a 4400000 bond issue.
Shipwreck Probe Opens as Nine Congressmen Inspect Stockholm
Nine congressmen launch the first official U.S. probe into the Andrea Doria disaster by inspecting the damaged Swedish liner Stockholm in a Brooklyn drydock. The inquiry follows last week's fatal collision with the Italian liner Doria, which sank with most of its 1706 passengers and crew.
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New York
U.S
Stockholm
Brooklyn
House
Doria
Kefauver Withdraws as Democratic Presidential Candidate
Nancy Kefauver calls her husband Senator Estes Kefauver's withdrawal from the Democratic presidential race a very wise decision and says he will fly from Washington to join her and the children in McMinnville for a new days.
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Mcminnville
Tenn
Estes Kefauver
Nancy
Washington
Adlai Seen A Shoo-In For Nomination
Adlai Stevenson's stock as the Democratic presidential nominee rises after Sen. Estes Kefauver's sudden withdrawal to foster party unity and victory in November. Some supporters forecast a swift Stevenson win at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago beginning August 13.
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Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Illinois
INP
Adlai
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Stevenson
Chicago
Kefauvers
Hebert
Willis
Sen. Long
Louisiana
Goof-Offs Disciplined Drillmaster Admits He Slapped Marine Boots
Marine Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon testified at a general court martial over the night march that led to six drownings in a tide-swept marsh. He admitted briefly slapping three recruits while denying malice, saying there was no hate in his heart and the slaps were to restore discipline.
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Associated Press
Parris Island
8. C
Matthew C. McKeon
McKeon
Worcester
Mass
Rainy spray planes rustle car owners in Sarasota area
Weather notes aside, a humorous local item says spray planes produced misty “rain” leaving white specks on autos. Residents hoped for genuine precipitation as showers teased the area with mostly fair skies and scattered afternoon thundershowers through Thursday.
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Sarasota
Florida
East Coast
Keys
Feast Gulf
NAACP Plans Appeal Over $100000 Contempt Fine
Alabama NAACP attorneys prepare a petition to the Alabama Supreme Court to halt or delay the $100,000 contempt fine after the state high court refused to suspend it. The case centers on defiance of a court order to surrender Alabama activity records to the attorney general.
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Montgomery
Ala
INS
NAACP
Alabama Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Walter B. Jones
Alabama
Alabama High Tribunal
Egypt Warns U S Against Supporting Suez Oppose Nationalization
Cairo reports say Egypt warns the United States against backing Britain and France as it asserts its right to nationalize the Suez Canal. Egyptian troops are on full combat alert along the canal with mobile guns on sand dunes. Informants estimate thousands of troops diverted from the Israeli front as Al Goumhouria cites a New York correspondent about Ambassador Henry Byroade conveying the warning to Washington.
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INS
Egypt
United States
Britain
France
Suez Canal
Canal
al Goumhouria
New York
Henry Byroade
Britain Holds Suez Warning Amid Egyptian Standoff
Britain signals readiness to use force in the Suez crisis with or without U S backing as Eden and Pineau meet Dulles amid Egypt’s firm refusal to yield sovereignty. Cairo taunts Britain while Khrushchev calls for a peaceful solution and Arab protests widen across Egypt.
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Britain
Dulles
France
London
INS
United States
U.S
Bir
Sir Anthony Eden
Christian Pineau
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Suez Canal Declared Vital to U S Economy and Welfare
President Eisenhower said the free use of the Suez Canal by all nations is vital to the world's coastlines and to America's economy and future welfare. He noted Egypt's seizure of the canal and urged careful action to protect world rights and ensure fair conduct.
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Eisenhower
Suez Canal
United States
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America
Egypt
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