Sultan Balks At Quitting In Moroccan Political Standoff
Sultan Moulay Arafa defies calls to quit as France tries to install a three man regency in Morocco. His vow to persevere came after tensions with French officials and nationalist leaders seeking a role in a new government. Observers see the stance as a possible leverage for influence over his own succession.
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Rabat
Morocco
Mohammed “Ben
Moulay‘arafa
France
Moulay Arafa
Protectorate
Abder Rahman el Hajoui
Aix Les Baines
Meaway
Arafa
Eisenhower acts to avert Pennsylvania Railroad strike
President Eisenhower moves to avert a stoppage by creating an emergency board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate a dispute between the Pennsylvania Railroad and 35 000 non operating employees. The board can delay strike action for at least 60 days as it is named.
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Denver T
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Mediation Board
Unit Opens Study On Air Pollution
A committee of health sanitation and conservation experts opened a study of air pollution in New York State. The group acts as an advisory panel to the Joint Legislative Committee on Natural Resources led by Senator Wheeler Milmoe of Canastota. The aim is to find feasible voluntary controls and strengthened state laws.
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Albany
New York State
Joint Legislative Committee On Natural Resources
Wheeler Milmoe
Canastota Republican
Milmoe
Unsold New Cars Glut Hits New York Area
The New York Times reports the metropolitan area holds over 212000 unsold new automobiles, triple the typical stock. Dealers use aggressive promotions to clear excess ahead of 1956 models, with first deliveries due in a week. The methods draw concern from the Better Business Bureau as "weird and unwholesome" tactics.
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New York W
New York Times
New York Metropolitan
The
Times
Better Business Bureau
Seven-Hour Workday Proposal Takes Root in California
Joseph Prendergast, executive director of the National Recreation Association of New York, told the California Recreation Commission yesterday that men could work one seven-hour day per week a century from now and earn the same pay as a 40-hour week, signaling a bold labor reform idea.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Prendegast
National Recreational Assn
New York
California Recreation Commission
Robber Holds Hotel Belvedere During Wedding Crowd
A gunman robbed the Hotel Belvedere of 2800 dollars yesterday as police officers attended a wedding reception upstairs for Patrolman Joseph Kelly. The heist occurred despite the hotel being filled with lawmen, who learned of the hold up later. The piece also mentions Grand Canyon National Park and the isolated Havasupai Indian reservation with around 300 members.
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New York
Belvedere
Joseph ‘Kelly
Grand Canyon’ National Park
United States
Home Loving Cop Riches By $1 200
New York Patrolman Julius A Horai 52 turned down a promotion to detective citing the extra 215 a year would steal time from his family. The beat for 23 years Horai’s colleagues and neighbors praised his past kindness and a hat passed raising 2200 to match six years of the pay raise.
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New York
Julius A. Horai
Wall Street
Horai
Juvenile and adult burglars rounded up in Syracuse case
Detectives arrested a 17 year old and an adult from the Fast Side after signings by suspects tied to five week burglaries. A 14 year old led police to loot hidden near Spangler's home and named a 13 year old accomplice from Cicero. The younger boy faced court as one suspect remained in Hillbrook detention.
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John
Litcher
Ralph
Camp
Robert
Kline
Paul Marcette
William Metzger
Youth Bureau
Children’s Court
Spangler
Rand
Syracuse
Francis Letterman
Curtis Millard
Letterman
Cicero
Leo J. Yehle
Hillbrook Detention Home
Governor Declares Union Label Week in New York
Governor Harriman urged New Yorkers to look for the union label when purchasing goods. He proclaimed Union Label Week to reflect economic liberty and industrial justice for American workers.
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Albany
Harriman
New York State
Peron backs strong show as CGT-led protests roil Argentina
Amid a tense crowd in Buenos Aires the CGT backed by Peronistas demonstrated after reports Peron offered resignation. Seven died and 37 injured near Tucuman when a cable severed over a rally train. Peron urged pacification but warned that violence would be met with violence by Peronistas.
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Tucuman
Peronistas
Plaza Dé Mayo
Peron
CGT
East Harlem teen held in shooting case
Police arrested 17 year old Jose Baby Danois of the Viceroys gang on charges of wounding 18 year old William Hearne Jr. Hearne was shot in the back while with youths on a street corner Tuesday night. Danois reportedly said he and another Viceroys member were out to burn the Dragons, a rival gang.
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New York
East Harlem
Jose
Baby) Danois
Viceroys
William Hearne Jr
Hearne
Danois
Dragons
Lawmaker Proposes Picnic Plazas Along Highways
Assemblyman Grant W. Johnson of Essex County introduces plans to study creating 50 000 acres of picnic plazas along state routes. Proposed features include ample parking, sanitary facilities, drinking water, shade, picnic tables and fireplaces for motorists.
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Albany
Grant W. Johnson
Essex’ County
Johnson
First Olympic Games Recorded in 776 B C Greece
The first recorded Olympic games occurred in 776 B C in Greece with Cornebus of Elis winning the only event, a race about 200 yards.
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B. C
Greece
Cornebus of
Elis
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