Tunisian President threatens break with Egypt over alleged plot
President Tahib Bourguiba accused Cairo of masterminding a plot to kill him and warned that Tunisia may end diplomatic relations with Egypt. He said his plan to unite western Arab states advances as he cites France Algerian unrest and expects clarifications within a week. An Egyptian-Syrian bid to topple Nasser is linked to broader UAR expansion concerns. Tunisian officials also reported an agent from Cairo crossing from Libya with weapons and letters urging holy war against Bourguiba.
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Tunis
Tahib Bourguiba
Egypt
Cairo
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
U.A.R
Middle East
Bourguiba
Libya
McGonigle Confident in GOP Running Mates Plan
Harrisburg March 6 Arthur T McGonigle 51 urged party unity and said the Republican organization can find qualified statewide running mates for governor. He noted a 28 member steering committee endorsed a slate for lieutenant governor and internal affairs secretary and named possible candidates from a prior list of 12. The two still-running contenders include William S Livengood Jr and John M Walker, with Stassen remaining in the race.
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Bob Holton
Harrisburg
Arthur T.mcgonigle
Reading
Rep
Hugh Scott
Philadelphia
GOP
McGonigle
Livengood
William S. Livengood Jr
Internal Affairs
Allegheny County
John M. Walker
Walker
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Stassen
Federal Reserve Cuts Discount Rate Amid Recession Push
The Federal Reserve Board approved a reduction in discount rates from 2% to 2.5% for New York Philadelphia and Chicago, aiming to ease credit and bolster recovery. Congress sees rapid construction and spending as a remedy to unemployment, with leaders Johnson and McCormack pushing resolutions and a Senate housing bill advancing.
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Federal Reserve Board
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
San Francisco
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Eisenhower
Texas
Congress
Johnson
Rep
McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Johnson—McCormack
Federal Reserve Action
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Rain and Snow Sweep Across Nation in Weath er Map
A broad weather system covered most of the United States with rain and snow. Gulf Coast thunderstorms produced nearly three inches in Pensacola Florida while snow fell in West Yellowstone Montana Austin Nevada Tucumcari New Mexico and Las Vegas New Mexico. Snow also touched western and southern New York with light rain in southern California. Normal late winter temperatures prevailed in much of the region.
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Gulf Coast
Pensacola, Fla
Rockies
Far West
West Yellowstone
Mont
Austin
Nev
Tucumcari
Las Vegas
N. M
New York
California
New England
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
Somerset Poultry Day Highlights Local Industry At Armory
Somerset County held its first Poultry Day at the armory with 30 plus exhibitors from poultry supply companies. Roy Romesberg welcomed attendees and Harry Kauffman of Penn State spoke on Egg Quality with slides and a live eggs demonstration. The event featured panels on wire floors dairy barn remodeling and other poultry operations along with numerous exhibits and demonstrations showcasing equipment and methods. Directors Irvin Dietle Ray Friedline Harry Meyers Herman Bender Irving Smith Donald Welch Albert Kline led the Somerset County Poultry Association.
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Somerset County
Somerset
Somerset County Poultry Association
Somerset County Agricultural Extension Association
Roy Romesberg
R. D
Berlin
P. Glenn Harr
Harry Kauffman
Pennsylvania State University
Glenn Harr
Poultry Association
Ray Friedline
Irvin Dietle
Harry Meyers
Herman Bender
Springs
Irving Smith
Glencoe
Donald Welch
Albert Kline
Geiger
Mazey Apology Clarifies Clergy Inference At Senate Hearing
Emil Mazey of the United Auto Workers faced questions over remarks about Catholic clergy in Sheboygan Wisconsin during a Senate rackets committee hearing on the Kohler strike. He later said he apologized if anyone drew that inference and insisted he did not question clergy integrity.
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Washington
Emil Mazey
United Auto Workers
Sheboygan
Wis
Senate
Mazey
UAW
Kohler Co
Kohler
Sheboygan County
Bar
Medical Association
Curtis
R-Neb
Madzey
North Korea Frees U.S. Pilots and 22 Others From Detained Plane
North Korea released two American pilots and 24 other detainees from an airliner seized by Communist agents on Feb 16 over Korea. Willis P. Hobbs and Lt. Col. Howard McClellan were among those freed. eight remained in the North, including seven agents and a child.
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North Korea
U.S
K. C. Hwang Panmunjom
Korea
Red North Korea
Willis P. Hobba
Vallejo
Calif
Air Force
Howard McClellan
Buchanan, Mich
Pyongyang
Panmunjom
South Korea
U. N
North
Car Truck Crash Causes Damage on Pennsylvania Turnpike
About 120 damage resulted from a collision Thursday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike three miles west of Laurel Hill tunnel. Eastbound driver John W. Estap 80 Mt. Rainier Maryland struck the rear of a trailer tractor driven by Robert E. Rayborn 33 of Augusta Georgia. Police said Estap followed too closely. No casualties were reported.
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Laurel Hill Tunnel
John W. Estap
Mt. Rainer
Maryland
Robert E. Rayborn
Augusta
Georgia
Estap
Two Maryland Men Jailed for Disorderly Conduct
Two Cresaptown men Richard Brown about 25 and James R Brown about 2 were jailed in Somerset county jail after a Berlin borough fight. They were charged with disorderly conduct and required medical treatment for injuries. Also remanded was George Molchanov 48 of Windber for vagrancy.
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Cresaptown
Maryland
Somerset County
Richard Brown
James R. Brown
Berlin
George Molchanev
Windber
U.S. challenges Russia to prove desire for parley
The United States urged Russia to prove it seeks a substantive summit rather than a mere spectacle by agreeing to a full foreign ministers meeting. The note demands preparatory work and meaningful disarmament steps before any heads of government conference, and declines limited talks on agenda or timing.
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John Scali
Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Mikhail Menshikov
Menshikov
State Department of
East Europe
U. S
Kremlin
Dulles
Girl Dies After Court Ordered Blood Transfusion
Sonja Jonsen a 7 year old Jehovahs Witness patient at the University of Minnesota hospital died of hemolytic anemia despite a court ordered blood transfusion. Post mortem tests are underway. Judge Paul S Carroll of Hennepin County signed the order over parental religious objections.
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Minneapolis
Sonja Jonsen
Sonja
University of Minnesota Hospital
Pauls. Carroll
Hennepin County
Tor Jonsen
Mound
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Senate groups approve bills to bar price support cuts
Senate Agriculture Committee moved three measures to block President Eisenhower from cutting price supports or acreage allotments below 1957 levels for wheat corn cotton rice tobacco and nuts. A separate House bill would freeze dairy supports at last year’s level, while the Senate rejected a single stopgap and pursued separate dairy and food price actions.
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Gardner L. Bridge
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House Farm
Senate Agriculture Committe
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
House
Abernethy
D-Miss
Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Aiken
R-Vi
Sens. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Williams
R-Del
Holland
Dfla
White House
Hearst Castle to Become California State Property
San Simeon California March 6 One of the world famous private art collections housed in Hearst Castle will become state property open to the public. The Hearst family will gift San Simeon Castle and its treasures to the State of California as a historical monument with tours starting May 1. The White Castle sits on a 1700 foot mountain and houses about 100 rooms of statues carvings paintings tapestries and other art objects. Surrounding it are guest houses a Roman bath a Greek pool and terraced gardens with marble statues hidden by trees and shrubs.
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San Simeon
Calif
William Randolph Hearst
California
Hearst
San Simeon Castle
Father of 13 steals cheese for family and pays fined
In South Bend Lester E. Smith 37 pleaded guilty to stealing two pounds of cheese from a relief counter to feed his 13 children after years of bean diets. He admitted the act and received a suspended fine and upcoming hospitalization in April.
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South Bend
Ind
Lester E. Smith
Smith
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