Fires Sweep Sierra Nevada Block. Power Restored in Nevada
Electric service returned to Reno and 14 Nevada cities after shifting winds slowed major Sierra blazes that had blacked out 120,000 square miles. Some 90,000 residents endured ~28 hours without power as crews repaired 12,000 volt lines and battled fires near Truckee Foresthill and North San Juan with 2,000 firefighters including 450 Navy and Marine volunteers.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Lake Front
Sierra Pacific Power Co
California
Truckee
Navy
Alameda
San Francisco Bay
Foresthill
Placer County
Calif
Foresthill Memorial Hall
U.S. Highway 40
Emigrant Gap
Blue Canyon
North San Juan
Nevada County
Eisenhower seeks power to divert Dominican sugar allotment
President Eisenhower asked Congress to authorize diverting 322000 tons of Dominican sugar from the U S market to other foreign suppliers. The move follows regional condemnation of Rafael Trujillo and links to a July sugar act amendment that set aside Cuba and Dominican allocations amid diplomatic tensions. He urged legislation to allow purchases from any country regardless of Dominican allocation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Dominican Republic
U.S
Rafael L. Trujillo
Foreign Ministers of
San Jose
Costa Rica
Fisenhower
Cuba
Venezuela
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures 70s at night, highs mid 70s to 80s with a cooler Panhandle tonight. Winds southeast to south 10 to 20 knots across the Gulf region.
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Snyder
South Central
North Central
Texas
Northwest Texas
Panhandle
West Gulf
Dag Plans Congo Advisory Panel Amid Congo Tensions
United Nations secretary general Dag Hammarskjold moves to form an advisory group from U N Congo Command nations to guide the 15 000 man U N force in the Congo The plan follows Lumumba withdrawing demands for U N aid to curb Katanga and after a meeting with the Soviet ambassador to Kinshasa. Lumumba’s government says it sees no reason to press demands and notes Belgian troops will be withdrawn.
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United Nations, N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Committee of Nations
U. N
Congo
Hammarskjold
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Katanga
Palestine
U. N. Congo
Lumumba
Security Council
Moise Tshombe
Mikhail D. Yakovilov
Pressure By Nixon Aide Is Charged
Sen. J William Fulbright accuses a Nixon campaign aide of pressuring the State Department to fund African student transport after learning the Kennedy Foundation would contribute $100000. Fulbright condemns government susceptibility to outside influence amid Senate fire over the influential foundation’s role.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Nixon
State Department
Senate
James Shepley
Richard M. Nixon
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hugh Scott
Rpa
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Foundation
Kennedy
Foundation
Herter Warns Latins Reds biggest Menace
Secretary of State Christian A Herter will tell Latin American nations that the United States faces the greatest threat from communism as Cuba is accused of training spies and guerrillas to spread revolution. He urged OAS unity against Red Chinese Soviet threats and noted Cuban moves on religious freedom.
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Stanford Bradshaw
San Jose
Costa Rica
Christian A Herter
United States
Cuba
Herter
Fidel Castro
Foreign Ministers’ Conference of the Organization of American States
Argentina
U.S
Hemisphere
Fidal Castro
OAS Peace Committee
OAS
Carlos Lechuga
Raul Roa
Trujillo
Dominican Republic
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Democrats Plan Kennedy Johnson Rally Here
Local Democratic spokesmen announced a meeting Thursday night in the district courtroom of the county courthouse to plan campaign activities for Senator John F. Kennedy and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. The group aims to organize a rally in the area and hopes a well known speaker can attend.
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John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic Party
C County
Fort Worth Child Crushed To Death
A 2 year old boy, Charles Daniel, was killed after the family car rolled onto him in a Fort Worth driveway. His 3 year old brother was present as the vehicle began moving when they apparently released the gear shift.
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Fort Worth
Charles Daniel
Southwest
Charles
Texas Highway Commission Ban On Foreign Goods Criticized
The Texas Highway Commission faced criticism over its order banning foreign goods in road construction calling it ill conceived and likely to draw U.S. criticism abroad. The hearing weighed treaty spirit with domestic steel industry claims of job and tax impacts while opponents argued it discriminates against foreign competition.
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Highway Commission
Herb Perry
Carrizo Springs
Texas
KE. B
Germany
Dallas
Lone Star Steel
Walter Lee
Houston
Sheffield
Armco
Wayndall Johnson
Fort Worth
Texas Steel Co
Robert Horlander
Houston World Trade Assn
Stitt
U.S
Texas International Trade Assa
Montana Sees First Freeze Amid Stormy Weather
The Associated Press notes freezing temps sweep Montana with winds and mixed precip. Helena drops below freezing while Butte endures snow and rain. most areas see 40s, Billings excepted at 50 after a 90 degree high. Thunderstorms lash southeast with 52 mph winds at Miles City and 48 mph in northern Wyoming. Dakotas and Nebraska report storms and heat elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Montana
Helena
Butte
Mercury
Billings
Miles City
Wyoming
Pair Lose Lives In South Texas Crash
LA MARQUE Texas AP Mrs Lulu Clark Stahl 85 of Houston former president and oldest active member of the Houston Hearing Society and Kioward Shields 40 of Texas City were killed in a two car crash at the Gulf Freeway and Texas 6 intersection. The driver of Mrs Stahl s car William P West 50 of Houston and three others were injured and hospitalized in Galveston.
Republicans hint Eisenhower veto on Social Security medical plan
Washington AP reports Republicans hint President Eisenhower may veto any medical care plan tied to Social Security. Senate set vote by 6 pm on Kennedy backed proposal, with Javits alternative funded by federal state grants. Debate centers on financing, eligibility and state participation for aged medical benefits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Javits
Jacob K. Javits
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Capitol
Richard M. Nixon
Clinton P. Anderson
Kennedy
Anderson
New Yorker
Republicas
Senate Finance Committee
Churchill Warning Brought To Light
Washington reports that Churchill warned Truman of Soviet expansion before Potsdam in 1945 and that Stalin pressed for more in Eastern Europe. The Potsdam papers reveal daily Western protests and unresolved tensions. Truman became president April 12 1945 after FDR’s death.
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Churchill
Washington
Britain
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
U.S
Potsdam
Truman
Joseph Stalin
Europe
Minneapolis Tribune
Des Moines Register & Tribune
Fletcher Knebel
Charles W. Bailey
State Department
Berlin
Kne
el-Bailey
James F. Byrnes
United States
Anthony Eden
V. M. Molotov
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Italy
Greece
Poland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Knebel-Bailey
Stalin
Hiroshima
Senate wage bill sent to House Rules panel
The Senate passed minimum wage legislation and sent it to the House Rules Committee after Rep. August E. Johansen opposed immediate Senate House committee travel, blocking a direct compromise. The bill would lift minimum wages to 1.25 dollars per hour and extend coverage to about 4.05 million more workers with Kennedy support.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
August E. Johansen
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
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Dag
Radio Caribe
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Ciudad Trujillo
Tass
Broadcasting Company
By ED Overholser
Dakotas
Nebraska
Dickinson
N.D
Philip
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