Klaus Fuchs Bets for Freedom from British Prison
London officials consider early release for Klaus Fuchs after nine years of a 14 year Old Bailey sentence for passing West German atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Debates focus on potential exile to the East and risks to British security.
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Patrick Massey London
Soviet Union
Home
Richard A. Butler
House of Commons
Fuchs
London
Old Bailey
East
Leipzig
Order of the Fatherland
Derailed chlorine tanks trigger town’s safety fears
In McRae Georgia authorities confront two derailed 55 ton tank cars filled with deadly chlorine. Army reserve and air patrol units secure the site as mayor warns of possible evacuation while Olin Matheson officials assess contamination risk within a one mile radius.
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Mcrae
Main Street
Georgia
Army Reserve and Air Patrol
Warner Robins Air Force Base
George Callahan
Olin-Mathison Chemical Co
McIntosh
Ala
East German Leaders Fly to Moscow for Talks
East Germany’s party chief Walter Ulbricht and Premier Otto Grotewohl led a delegation to Moscow for discussions linked to the Geneva conference. Western observers suspect the visit aims to influence propaganda and signal possible moves toward a separate peace with East Germany. A separate automotive ad promotes five LEWIS HOMES model homes in Venice Gardens near US 41.
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East Germany
Moscow
Geneva
Walter Ulbricht
Communist Party
Otto Grotewohl
Kremlin
Lewis Homes
Venice Gardens
Venice
US 41
Ady
President Urges Hike In Bond Interest Rate
President Eisenhower asked Congress to raise savings bond interest from 3.26 to 3.75 percent, abolish the 4 percent cap on new marketable Treas ury bonds, and lift the national debt ceiling to 288 billion permanently and 295 billion temporarily. He urged these steps to safeguard public credit and improve debt management.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Bus Crash Kills 16 Farm Laborers Near Phoenix
A crudely fashioned bus carrying Mexican nationals crashed into a tree and exploded near Phoenix. Sixteen people died and 32 were injured, with many in serious condition from burns and broken bones. Officials noted there could be more fatalities as crews searched the wreckage.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Highway Patrol
Lady's Light Bright But Not Island's Bulbs
New York AP reports Liberty Island sees power cut since Saturday after a submarine cable from New Jersey was severed. Twelve residents tend the statue for the National Park Service and all homeowners rely on candles as crews investigate suspected sabotage by PSE&G maintenance staff.
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New York
Fredom
Liberty Island
New York Harbor
New Jersey
National Park Service
Noel Foster
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
Ike To Advise Party Tonight
President Eisenhower plans a $100 plate dinner with GOP leaders to discuss reviving party prospects in Senate and House races. Vice President Nixon will speak as the event raises funds for Republican campaign committees.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
GOP
Senate
House
Richard M. Nixon
Republican Campaign Committees
House Committee
County Commissioners May Act Tuesday On Pavilion Concessions
County board expected to act Tuesday on bids for operating the beach pavilion concession and locker room. The opening date hinges on bid approval with the Recreation Council’s report due. Landscaping bids were rejected earlier and new ones are being sought as seeding and parking work continues.
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Siesta Beach
County Recreation Council
Longboat Key
Coquina Beach
Board of County Commissioners
Raymond Copes
Englewood Disposal Co
Farmer Kills Neighbors and Shoots Self in Georgia
In Macon Georgia a 70 year old farmer Mike Kordash lured three neighbors into a timber area by claiming a missing cow then killed two men Claude Inman and Charles Hermis and died by suicide. One neighbor fled as a bullet narrowly missed his head.
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Macon
Claude Bloomberg
Mike Kordash
Kordash
Woodlet
Claude Inman
Charles Hermis
Bloomberg
Denver Orbin
Inman
Forrest Vansickle
Vansickle
Florida Senate predicts small reserve for next two years
Florida faces a tight budget outlook but should stay out of the red for the next two years, said Kenneth Ireland, adviser to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Legislature approved about 727.85 million dollars in appropriations, including a 10 million dollar revolving fund to cover loan tax periods.
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Tallahassee
UPI
Senate
Florida
Kenneth Ireland
Senate Appropriations Committee
Canal Lobbyist Seeks Senate Aid for Inland Waterway
J Hardin Peterson, canal district lobbyist, voices high hopes for U S Senate funding inclusion in the appropriation to start the West Coast Inland Waterway project from the Caloosahatchee to the Anclote. He notes possible House hurdles and cites an absent final engineering report and economy resistance but expects movement in the conference committee. Peterson reported to the inland navigation district in Bradenton as Venice officials prepare to advance an easement through the Venice Airport property.
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U. S. Senate
J. Hardin Peterson
Canal
Senate
Peterson
House
Due Venice Council
Venice City Airport
Venice
Smyth Brohard
Washington
Inland Navigation District Board
Bradenton
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