Ike Calls Emergency Meeting Over Iraqi Coup
President Eisenhower summoned a bipartisan group to the White House to discuss the Iraq coup and the wider Middle East situation amid demands for a U.S. policy reevaluation. Key leaders and committee members were invited as officials weigh next steps with Britain Iran and Turkey.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Middle Eastern
Faisal
Iraq
Congress
Mideast
Dulles
Nixon
National Security Council
Senate
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
William F. Knowland
California
House Foreign Relations
Armed Services
Appropriations Combusetts
Council
Eisen- James C. Hagerty
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Green
United States
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Great Britain
Iran
Turkey
Middle East
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Britain Ponders Action On Middle East Crisis
London weighs urgent measures as Iraq faces Western concerns. The Baghdad Pact members Britain, Pakistan, Turkey and Iran commit to consult on potential aid. planners set Istanbul talks followed by a five-nation London meeting on July 2 to address Lebanon and Cyprus amid regional tensions.
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London
Lebanon
Iraq
Britain
Pakistan
Turkey
Iran
United States
Baghdad Alliance
Faisal
Nuri Said
Istanbul
Baghdad
Cyprus
Chamoun
Jordan
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Amman
Syria
Man Drowns In Farm Pond Near Louisa
A Louisa County man Lee Ernest Harris aged 30 drowned Saturday in a farm pond near Louisa Va. Harris reportedly suffered a cramp moments after diving into the pond on Frank Michie’s farm about 12 miles west of Louisa.
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Louisa, Va
Louisa County
Lee Ernest Harris
Harris
Frank Michie
Louisa
Notice for Brother Moose Regular Weekly Meeting
Tomorrow night at 8 oclock all members are invited. Door prize and refreshments will be provided to promote good comradeship. You will enjoy it with Brother Moose.
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Brother Moose
Pro West regime ousted as Nasserites rise in Iraq
Associated Press report notes pro West forces claim power in Baghdad while the Baghdad Pact appears endangered. Turkey hosts pact leaders without Iraqi delegates as Lebanon leans toward Gen Shehab compromise with unrest continuing in Cyprus and a curfew amid five weeks of rioting. International stocks slide on New York and London exchanges.
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Iraq
Nasser
Turkey
Lebanon
Chamoun
Rebela
Shehab
Cyprus
New York
London
Turkish Leaders Wait in Vain For King Faisal
Turkish leaders waited at Istanbul airport for King Faisal of Iraq amid news of an Iraqi coup. Crown Prince Abdullah and Premier Nuri Said arrived for a Baghdad Pact Moslem members meeting, while Turkey’s president, premier, and foreign minister flew to Ankara after Iraqi officials failed to appear.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Paisal
Iraq
Abdullah
Nuri
Celal Bayar
Adnan Menderes
Patin Rushtu Zorlu
Ankara
Iran
Pakistan
Guard of Honor
Hot Humid Week Forecast With Daily Thunder Showers
The area faces a hot and humid week with scattered afternoon thundershowers daily through Friday. The AP weather man expects cooler, dryer air for Friday and Saturday.
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Associated Press
Benson postpones visit to Russia and Europe
Secretary Benson announced an indefinite postponement of plans to visit the Soviet Union and European countries this summer. He cited legislative and administrative pressures as the reason. The trip had followed a Soviet invitation as the United States and USSR planned six technical agricultural missions this summer and fall.
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Washington
Benson
Soviet Union
United States
Ussr
U S Aid to Iraq on Small Scale
Washington reports U S military aid to Iraq has totaled less than 50 million dollars over 30 years. Britain historically organized trained and equipped Iraqi forces. An agreement in late 1954 brought U S aid into focus on Iraq ground forces with no American bases in the country.
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Washington
Iraq
Britain
United States
McCone Named AEC Chairman At White House Ceremony
Los Angeles industrialist John McCone assumed the role of chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission in a White House ceremony marking his new post.
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AEC
Washington (Ap
Los Angeles
John McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Mills Has No Plan for Tax Inquiry Involving Goldfine
Rep. Mills of Arkansas said there is no present plan to start a tax inquiry tied to Bernard Goldfine, friend of Sherman Adams. Subcommittee chair Rep. Harris raised the issue but Mills indicated he needs more details before deciding.
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Mills
Washington
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams Mills
Ways and Means
Oren Harris
Commerce
Goldfine
Harris
Adams
Adam
Eisenhower
Boston
Congressional
Subcommittee
Herris
Curfew Locks Cyprus As Greek Turkish Warfare Surges
A round the clock curfew was imposed in Cyprus by British Governor Sir Hugh Foot to curb escalating Greek Turkish violence. Dozens dead in five weeks as EOKA resurges and Holy Mamas chapel in Limassol burns amid mounting calls for UN intervention and trusteeship.
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Cyprus
Nicosia
Hugh Foot
Mediterranean
Greece
EOKA
Handley Far Ahead in State Curriculum Plan
Handley High School is about 38 years ahead of many state schools in curriculum divisions. The State Board committee proposed three programs for high schools academic commercial and general Handley has used this setup since 1920 and it remains largely unchanged. The plan would cut electives and requires four years of physical education for all students.
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Handley
State Board of Education
Frederick E. Clerk
Board of Education
Garland Quarles
Carnegie
U.S
Virginia
U. S
Galax Man Named President of Virginia Letter Carriers
Lonnie Ward of Galax has been named the new president of the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association. Ward’s election came at the association's annual convention in Richmond, with Roanoke chosen as the 1959 convention site.
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Richmond
Virginia Rural Letter Carriers’ Assn
Lonnie Ward
Galax
Ward
Roanoke
Solenberger Returns to Testify in Shawnee Suits
Former Shawnee Building & Loan official An sel B. Solenberger, serving 16 years for stock and bond forgeries, is back to testify in civil suits brought by John F. Anderson, receiver. About 306 witnesses will address if each defendant held office between August 3, 1952 and August 3, 1957. Judge Franklin P. Backus will oversee the special civil jury proceedings in Alexandria.
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Ansel B. Solenberger
John F. Anderson
Shawnee Building & Loan Association, Inc
Solenberger
John H. Rosenberger
P. E. Lineburg
Clarence J. Robinson
Noble C. Pierce, Jr
J. Lloyd Martin
Emory Larrick
H. J. Martin
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Mr. Rosenberger
Daniel A. Colan, Jr
Julian D. Steele
Mr. Lineburg
Ethel Marion Martin
Robinson
Pierce
Larrick
J. H. Yost
B. B. Dutton
Yost
Dutton
Franklin P. Backus
Alexandria
Elliott Marshall
State Farm
Goochland
Revolt Overthrows Iraqi regime in Baghdad Pact pivot
In Beirut a military coup ousted the pro Western Iraqi government and proclaimed a pro Nasser republic. Baghdad radio announced King Faisal’s overthrow and a new republican leadership headed by an army brigadier.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Baghdad Radio
Faisal
Abdul Mah
Cairo
Nasser
Aran
Egypt
Syria
Nuri
Middle East
Europe
U.A.R
Budapest
Jordan
London
Hussein
Samir Rifai
Federation
Amman
Baghdad
Damascus
Moscow
Camille Chamoun
Abdel Karim Kassem
Naguib Ef Ribaei
Abdel Guelil Hatem
Jah
Alliya
Auto Workers Resume Talks With Big Three
Detroit reports the United Auto Workers and Ford General Motors and Chrysler restart contract negotiations amid recession concerns and a backlog of 1958 unsold cars. UAW shows a strong strike vote backing potential action as Buick plants pause for 1959 model changes and wage demands remain centered on a 10 cent hourly boost.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
UAW
Buick
Riots Besiege British Embassy in Baghdad
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd announced Parliament that the British Embassy in Baghdad has been besieged by Iraqi rebel rioters. He said the embassy has not sent messages since 8 a.m. due to rioters in the courtyard.
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London
Selwyn Lloyd
Baghdad
Lloyd
Oddities and Sightings From Cork to Amherst Streets
Local notes report a boy perched on a mailbox corner at Cork and Washington streets. A Friday storm sent two boys in swimwear wading in a gutter at Braddock Street and Fairfax Lane. Residents heard cries they thought were from a lost child but were peacocks from a Amherst Street resident. Chief Grandma was seen in a feathered headdress on a boy. A deer crossed Senseny Road near the Golf Club course, near the eastern woods.
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Cork
Washington
Braddock &T. and
Fairfax Lane
Senseny Road
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