Arabs Press For Sanctions Split With U S
Britain and France split with the United States over sanctions against Israel. Prime Minister Guy Mollet urged strong support for Israel while Britain balked at U.S. demands for reprisals. Israel sought understanding from the U.S. and warned of sanctions and hardship if it withdraws from Egyptian territory without guarantees. Ambassador Abba Eban prepared for U.S. talks as Israel pressed for guarantees against Egyptian attacks.
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New York
Britain
France
United States
Israel
Guy Mollet
Mideast
Eisenhower
London
Indiana House Majority Leader Opposes Right to Work Bill
Indianapolis February 22 Indiana House Majority Leader Robert S Webb says he will vote against the right to work bill though it will not be a party issue. Webb and Rep W O Hughes oppose the measure, reducing its chances and signaling a party split with Gov Handley not committing. The bill would ban union shop agreements and Webb may not take the floor to debate it.
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Robert D. Novak
Indianapolis
House
Robert S. Webb
Arcadia
Webb
Handley
W. O. Hughes
R.fort Wayne
Hughes
Diener
Indiana
George S. Diener
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Cable G. Ball
R.lafayette
Senator Charges Oil Firms Influence U S Middle East Policy
Sen. O Mahoney says subpoenaed papers from big oil firm files reveal secret meetings with Secretary Dulles and that oil companies influence U S decisions in the Middle East. He notes a August meeting before a London conference on Egypt Suez Canal nationalization amid oil price rises and European supply efforts.
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Washington
Sen. O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
United States
Middle East
O’mahoney
Dulles
London
Egypt
Suez Canal
Congress of
Senate
Western
Europe
Drive to End Polio Planned Nationwide Campaign
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announces a winter and spring drive to wipe out epidemic polio this year. Basil O’Connor, the foundation president, says 3,100 chapters were notified that a third of their March of Dimes net receipts could fund the effort to inoculate 63 million Americans under 40 with Salk vaccine, while 45 million already received at least one shot.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Basil O’connor
Foundation
O’connor
Asian-African Bloc Plans Sanctions Push Against Israel
At the United Nations in New York the 27 nation Asian-African group prepared to urge the General Assembly to halt financial military and economic aid to Israel over Gaza and Gulf of Aqaba disagreements. The move follows Israel's rejection of Eisenhower's demand to pull back to 1949 lines as Premier Ben-Gurion seeks new talks with the UN and US. Ambassador Abba Eban was recalled to Washington to explain Israel's position.
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Israel
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Eisenhower
Ben-Gurion
Abba Eban
United States
White House
Middle East
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Dulles
U.N
U.N. General Assembly
N. Y
U.N. Assembly
General Assembly
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Washington
Handley Faces Bigger Tax Hike After Error
Indiana Governor Handley admitted a multimillion-dollar error in his tax plan and said the gross income tax must rise more than the 35 percent increase he proposed. He cited miscalculations on the retail tax cut and the cost of repealing part of the property tax, with other errors affecting expected revenues.
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Indianapolis
Handley
Herbert R. Hill
Hadley
Two Airmen Held After Robbery Incident In Indiana
A young Ohio man and his girlfriend were forced into a car by two airmen posing as officers in Loganport Indiana. Deputies arrested John P Hammond 26 and Edith Isbel Clemens 20 of Dayton Ohio, who said they were en route to Knox Indiana to visit Clemens mother when their car broke down and they slept roadside.
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Logansport
Ind
Ohio
Lionel Davis
John P. Hammond
Edith Isbel Clemens
Dayton
Knox
Miss Clemen
Congressmen Hear Farewell Speech of Washington
Washington Birthday ceremonies mark the day with the reading of Washingtons farewell address. Freshman Rep. William S. Broomfield is to read it in the House, while Sen. Barry Goldwater will read it in the Senate. Masonic groups plan a wreath at Mt. Vernon and the Veterans of Foreign Wars hold their annual parade in Alexandria Va.
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Washington
George Washington
House
Senate
William S. Broomfield
R.-Mich
Barry Goldwater
R.-Ariz
Mt. Vernon
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alexandria
Man Dies After Being Struck By Car In Fort Wayne
Jesse S. Johnson, 74, was fatally struck by an automobile in Fort Wayne on Thursday night. The incident occurred as he was near his home and the driver remained at the scene. Authorities are investigating the collision and conditions surrounding the death.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Jesse S. Johnson
Queen Elevates Edinburgh To Prince of Realm
London February 22 Queen Elizabeth granted her husband the title Prince of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland in a formal letters patent. The proclamation follows recent gossip of a rift after nine years of marriage and is published in the London Gazette. The title carries K G, K T, G B E honors.
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London
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
K.G
K-T
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Assassination Attempt Fails Against Diem in Banmethuot
In Banmethuot Viet Nam on February 22 an unidentified youth fired at President Ngo Dinh Diem as he arrived to open a fair. A government minister Do Van Cung was wounded in the chest. Diem survived the attack and his condition was not yet known.
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Banmethuot
Viet Nam
Nego Dinh Diem
Diem
Do van Cung
Linda Darnell to Wed in Riverside Mission Inn Chapel
Film actress Linda Darnell aged 33 and her fiancé Merle Roy Robertson 39 obtained a marriage license in Los Angeles. They plan to marry Sunday March 3 at the Fliers Chapel of the Mission Inn in Riverside California. It will be his first marriage and her third.
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Los Angeles
Linda Darnell
Merle Roy
Robbie) Robertson
Mission Inn
Riverside
Calif
Detroit Black woman fights mob of white neighbors over home
Ethel Watkins a 30 year old Black seamstress who bought a Detroit house says she will stay despite nightly demonstrations aimed at her and the former owner Eugenia Nowak. Stones were thrown at her window and a dining room window was broken amid protests labeled a disgrace by community leaders.
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Detroit
Ethel Watkins
Miss Watkins
Eugenia Nowak
John E. Coogan
Commission On Community Relations
Father Coogan
Beulah Whitby
University of Detroit
Mrs. No
Warning Issued On Vehicle License Plate Deadline
John Church of the Automobile License Bureau warns Terre Haute and nearby areas that Thursday February 28 is the deadline to purchase this year's plates. He cites no extension from Indianapolis and says those without 1957 plates after Thursday may be arrested by police.
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John Church
Automobile License Bureau
Cherry Street
Terre Haute
Margaret Barnes
Eastside
Indianapolis
Church
Rain and Snow May Fall Over State Tonight
Clouds over Indiana bring a mix of rain and snow with light showers in the north today central and south tonight into Saturday. Temperatures fall to 15 to 38 tonight with freezing conditions Saturday and highs 25 to 37. The five day outlook shows below normal highs 38 to 52 and lows 21 to 32 across the Indiana Illinois area with colder conditions through midweek.
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Indiana
Indiana-Illinois
South Bend
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Weather Map Update From U S Weather Bureau
Mostly cloudy conditions reported with river stage at 3.2 feet and stationary. Timings show sunrise at 6 33 and sunset at 5 35 with hourly readings from 6 a m to noon and a 9 a m reading of 38.
Local Conditions Forecast For Terre Haute And Vicinity
Higher yesterday reached 48 degrees with a low of 31 last night and no precipitation. Mostly cloudy tonight through Saturday with a cold snap and scattered light showers possibly snow. temperatures fall to 23 to 30 tonight and remain cold Saturday. In Indiana light frost and colder air prevail with northern areas 15 to 24 tonight and 25 to 30 Saturday. southern areas 23 to 29 tonight and 30 to 36 Saturday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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