U.S. Urges Egypt to Clear Suez Canal Quickly
The State Department, approved by President Eisenhower, urged Egypt to clear the Suez Canal without delay after the British French attack and sunken ships blocked the 103 mile waterway. The move signals U.S. demand for freedom of transit and hints at pressure on President Nasser to cooperate.
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Washington
U. S
Egypt
Suez Canal
State Department
Eisenhower
London
Admiralty
Europe
U.S
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Britain
France
United States
Arab-Israeli Conflicts Referenced in UN Peace Talks
A speech mentions using the United Nations and other means to help achieve a permanent settlement of ongoing Middle East disputes. The remark clearly addresses Arab-Israeli differences and seeks persistent conflict resolution.
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Jed
United Nations
Middle East
Segregation Foe Calls for Negro Unity
In Montgomery Rev. Martin Luther King Jr spoke to a packed church at the opening of a Southside institute on passive resistance. He outlined five ways to speed the end of segregation including ballot gains through legislation, continuous struggle, fundraising, leadership, and moral courage to protest injustice.
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Montgomery
Ala
Martin, Luther King Jr
King
Portsmouth Council Declares Emergency Over Phone Outage
Portsmouth Ohio city council adopts an extraordinary emergency due to telephone service outage since October. The measure seeks immediate restoration by Ohio Consolidated and authorizes the city manager to request National Guard support if law enforcement cannot be maintained.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Robert E. Layton
Ohio National Guard
Harold Frecka
Layton
Albert Bailey
State Highway Patrol
Clare E. Williams
Ohio Consolidated
Portsmouth Citizens' Committee
Court Voids Suit In Drinking Death In Dayton
A $50 000 damage suit over the death of Louis Angoff after he drank 16 martinis was dismissed by Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Charles Lee Mills. The ruling found liquor-sale legality to intoxicated persons is governed by state law and that the bartender could be liable only if ordered not to serve by the State Liquor Control Department. Angoff collapsed in front of a bar after a bet to drink 16 martinis in under two hours.
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Dayton
Ohio
Louis Augatt
Montgomery County
Charles’ Lee Mills
State Department of Liquor Control
Angoff
Ibar
New York Still Tops in Manufacturing Despite Slower Growth
The New York Chamber of Commerce reports 1947 154 study shows New York leads U S in manufacturing with 12 percent of workers and 12 percent of goods. It notes slow growth and urges Gov Harriman and the Legislature to act to keep the state on top, with nearly half the workers in New York City.
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New York
New York Chamber of Commerce
Averell Harriman
New York City
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