Britain's Macmillan Nonaggression Pact Idea Analyzed
London officials frame the proposal as a complement to broader disarmament talks. The Foreign Office notes the idea aims to support a wider package of agreements potentially easing the world arms race, while Madrid and Paris react with skepticism and cautious NATO review.
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London
Macmillan
United States
Foreign Office
Pime
Moscow
Geneva
Europe
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Pravda
Daily Telegraph
Paris
NATO
West
Germany
Italy
John Diefenbaker
Canada
United Nations
U.S
Gavin Revolt Triggers Demand for Shakeup in Military Leadership
Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin urged retirement at 51 after 30 years service and called for major reforms. He criticized the Joint Chiefs of Staff system and urged Congress to consider reorganizing military command to concentrate planning power in a single commander. Senators pressed for prompt inquiry and debated potential consequences for Pentagon governance.
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Washington
James M. Gavin
Military High Command
Gavin
Army
Pentagon
Congress
Senate
Kefauver D-Tenn
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Brucker
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Kefauver
Three American Mothers Enter Red China to Visit Sons
Three American mothers Mary Downey Ruth Redmond and Philip Fecteau crossed into Red China with state sanction to visit imprisoned sons their journeys marking the first nonofficial visit since the Korean War Los Angeles attorney A J Wirin followed seeking information to defend John Powell exiled editor charged with sedition The mothers are from New Britain Conn Yonkers N Y and Lynn Mass their sons John Downey Hugh Redmond and Richard Fecteau all sentenced to decades in prison
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Hong Kong
Red China
Mary Downey
New Britain
Conn
John Downey
William
Ruth Redmond
Yonkers
N. Y
Hugh Redmond
Philip Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Richard Feeteau
State Department
U. N
Hammarskinld
William Ranallo
Peiping
Los Angeles
A. J. Wirin
John Powell
Shanghai
Wirin
U. S
United
Stock Prices Rise With Broad Market Rebound
New York stocks gained strength today on weekend business news. Aircraft and steel shares led the advance, moving several cents to over a dollar a share as trading ran rapidly and tickers lagged behind floor activity.
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New York
Winchester reports first auto injury of the year
Winchester records its first 1958 traffic injury as four people were hurt in separate incidents. Elmer Manuel, 55, Middlebury, was treated and released after being struck while crossing S Braddock St by a 1950 Plymouth driven by Robert W. Tinsman Cross Junction. A second early incident at 2 45 a m on Braddock and Cork streets involved Theodore Orth Evansville Ind in a 1950 Chevrolet. damage to the car and building was noted. A third mishap on Paper Mill Road left four injured when a car overturned. driver Benjamin F Brown 21 of 723 S Cameron St sustained a laceration. The report cites Officer Shumaker and Trooper Griffith Jr. in detailing the crashes.
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Winchester
Paper Mill Road
Elmer Manuel
Middlebury
Memorial Hospital
S. Braddock St
Handley Boulevard
Jack Shumaker
Robert W. Tinsman
Cross Junction
Handley Blvd
Manuel
Cork St
Herbert McGolerick
G. T. Griffith, Jr
Benjamin F. Brown
S. Cameron St
Rockefeller panel urges big boost in defense spending
A civilian study group says the United States must sharply increase defense outlays by about three billion dollars annually for years to keep ahead of the Soviet bloc. The 21 member Rockefeller Brothers Fund panel criticizes current strategy as lagging tech advances and calls for unified commands and officers serving the armed forces rather than individual services.
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Washington
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
United States
U.S.S.R
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCS
Secretary of Defense
Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
White House
Gaither
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Missiles poised at Cape Canaveral launch area
Cape Canaveral reports multiple Atlas intercontinental missiles in launching towers with Army and Navy rockets, a Vanguard program, and four experimental firings planned before a March orbital attempt. Weather delays persist as engineers converge for possible satellite launches and communications indicate busy days ahead.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Florida East Coast
Mam
Atlas
Air Force
Thor
Navy
Vanguard
Army
Cape Area
Defense Department
Vanguard Project
Washington
Local Building Dips in 1957 Tight Money Gets Top Blame
The 1957 building activity fell from the 1956 peak as tight credit restrained residential construction. Dealers cite credit curbs as the main brake and expect no upturn before March to June. Winchester and Frederick County show lower totals but more remodeling work. In Winchester 1957 had 284 permits worth 1 687 993 versus 239 for 2 129 524 in 1956, while Frederick County reports 304 permits totaling 1 790 620 in 1957 against 256 permits totaling 1 943 201 in 1956. The city saw a sharp drop in new homes, with lot shortages and credit limits cited.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Almond Takes Office as 61st Chief Executive Saturday
J Lindsay Almond Jr. will be sworn in as Virginia governor on Saturday in a ceremony on the Capitol’s south portico with a 19 percent gun salute. Governor Thomas B. Stanley passes the reins at 12 30 p m and the inaugural program includes a parade, address, and public reception.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Capitol Hill
General Assembly
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Commonwealth
Thomas B. Stanley
Almond
Capitol
Edward W. Hudgins
State Supreme Court
Virgina
Virginia National Guard
VMI
Virginia Tech
del. BE. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
House
Senate
Atty
Albertis 8. Harrison
Garland Gray
Crabill Re elected President Of Sarah Zane Fire Company
Loryn Crabill was elected president for his 22nd term at the annual meeting. New officers include Garvin Walter as first vice president Fred Teets as second vice president Ed Ritter as third vice president Albert Robinson secretary Richard Brown Jr treasurer Grover Cooper financial treasurer Lee A Brown and Elmer Dorsey named as drivers Richard Brown Sr named fire warden and Richard B Brown Jr chairman of the board of trustees with B M Sullivan Grover Cooper Russell Potts and W H Bush. Edgar Mason chaplain Edwin Ritter assistant chaplain Dr H S Pifer surgeon W E Edwards counsel Richard Ritter chief pipeman and William Hoar chief boseman. A memorial service will be held in February at the First E U B Church honoring George Patton Harvey Hawkins and Thomas K Fitzpatrick.
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Loryn Crabill
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Garvin Walter
Fred Teets
Ed Ritter
Albert Robinson
Richard Brown
Grover Cooper
Lee’ A. Brown
Elmer Dorsey
Richard B. Brown, Jr
B. M. Sullivan
Grover C. Cooper
Russell Potts
W. H. Bush
Edgar Mason
Edwin Ritter
H. S. Pifer
W. E. Edwards
Richard Ritter
William Hoar
Boseman
Ritter
Mason
Harold Bageant
E.U.B. Church
George Patton
Harvey Hawkins
Thomas K .Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
New Cold Wave Predicted With Wednesday Impact
A new cold wave formed in the weather outlook with polar air moving in. The first surge is due late tomorrow or tomorrow night and its full impact is seen Wednesday. Temperatures may dip tonight to 28 36 degrees with a low and a high around 44 today.
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Associated Press
Congress Opens Tomorrow In Atmosphere Of Urgency
Congress returns to work amid urgency after Sputniks and a failed U S launch. Wright notes a mood of pressing to act as all 435 House seats and 32 Senate seats face elections. Committees probe missiles budgets, defense aid, and science education. Eisenhower’s health adds transfer-of-power debate.
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Congress
Lewes Gulick
Washington
Senate
House
Russia
United States
Rep. Wright
D-Tex
Senate Preparedness
House Defense Appropriations
House Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
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