Kefauver Opens Up Democratic Nomination Fight in Week
The World This Week analyzes Kefauver's surge in the Democratic race as Stevenson suffers a major setback in Minnesota. Republican cross-votes and Knowland's exit shape a wild convention at Chicago, with Stevenson and Harriman contending for influence and futures.
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Nehru to Meet Eisenhower in Washington July Visit
Prime Minister Nehru will meet President Eisenhower in Washington for a four day July visit on his way home from London. He will stop in the United States during a return trip from talks in London.
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Mideast tensions rise as Lacoste campaigns in Algeria
French Resident Minister Lacoste widens his grip in Algeria with new authority and a call for general discipline as demonstrations are banned. In Cyprus, Greek and Turkish factions clash in Va ssilia and Nicosia leaving over 30 injured amid a British plan to push an 86 million dollar development program. U S backing for liberal solutions in North Africa is stated in Paris, while a UN Security Council meeting on Palestine tensions is urged.
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Turkey
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France
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North Africa
UN Security Council
Palestine
Winter storms halt Northeast transit and claim many lives
Two coastal storms dumped up to 20 inches of snow in New England while Suffolk County declared a state of emergency in Long Island. Drifts reached 14 feet isolating communities and crippling travel reporting thousands stranded and commerce paused across the region.
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Secretary Humphrey Credits Strong Economy for Defense
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey emphasized that a robust economy is essential to sustaining an adequate defense program. He argued that without economic strength, maintaining a strong military is impossible, tying fiscal balance to national security.
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Religious Holiday Dates Narrowly Spanning Spring
The list notes major 2024 spring holidays with Passover starting Tuesday March 27 First Day Good Friday on Friday March 30 and Easter on Sunday April 1. The items show a sequence of observances across a religious calendar.
Man Made Star Sunlight Breakthrough From Air Force
The Air Research and Development Command announced a major breakthrough in upper atmosphere science. At Holloman Air Development Center New Mexico ARDC scientists fired an Aerobee rocket releasing nitric oxide gas creating a man made star that briefly shone brighter than Venus and four times the moon’s apparent diameter. The glow faded after about ten minutes. The experiment shows sunlight stored in atmospheric oxygen can be released in large amounts and may lead to long range radio communications and future propellant ideas for rockets.
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New Mexico
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Foreign aid debate grows as Dulles tours Asia
The return of John Foster Dulles from a 10 nation Asia tour sharpens focus on Eisenhower’s foreign aid request to Congress. The plan seeks 4.86 billion for next year with over four billion for military aid, while critics note Soviet gains in propaganda with less spending.
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Khrushchev Denounces Stalin in Cold War Gospel Push
A Central Committee letter carries Khrushchev’s secret speech denouncing Stalin and the purges. It aims to end the heroic Stalin myth with mass reeducation and a move toward objective truth. Diplomats say Russians seek a disciplined shift and a more open image abroad.
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Central Asia
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Moscow
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Russia
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