France Walks Out Of NATO Meeting Over Tunisia Arms
France protests U S Britain arms to Tunisia walking out of a NATO gathering and lodging protests in London and Washington. Paris fears arms may reach Algerian rebels, delaying Tunisian negotiations and straining alliance unity amid Soviet pressure.
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France
U.S
Tunisia
NATO
London
Washington
Egypt
Algeria
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Britain
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Bourguiba
Jean Chauvel
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Tunis
U.N. Assembly
Assembly
Nixon Pleads For Continuation Of Foreign Aid
Vice President Richard M Nixon urges continued foreign aid during a Denver stop, arguing the mutual security program may be as vital as military spending. He stresses strengthening economies of developing nations to prevent communist influence and asserts independence and dignity as key to acceptance by the US and its allies.
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Denver
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Committee
American Council of Education
United States
Nixon
Army Hints at Moon Launching in January
The Army may be ready to launch space travelers by January, with Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris stating a 30 percent probability of success on the first try. He noted required revamping of Jupiter-C rocket and emphasized no advance schedules. Navy Vanguard remains separate, while Army noses cones tests are deemed successful.
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Army
John B. Medaris
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Medaris
Eisenhower
Navy
Vanguard
Russia
Defense McElroy
Wilber M. Brucker
Alleged Mafia Mobster Appeals for Senate Probers
Vincent Squillante, reputed mob figure, faces the Senate Rackets Committee to answer questions about control of New York garbage collections estimated at 50 million dollars annually. Testimony links him and associates to hoodlum activity and Teamsters Local 813 alignments pressuring firms to hire his nonunion waste hauling service. Nunzio Squillante invokes the Fifth Amendment amid questions of racketeering.
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Washington
Vincent
Jimmy) Squillante
Senate Rackets Committee
New York
McClellan
D- Ark
Squillante
Albert Anastasia
Murder, Inc
Teamsters Local 813
Nunzio
Teamsters
Long Island
Mafia
Largent elected 1958 Shenandoah Apple Blossom head
Flournoy L. Largent Jr., a prominent Winchester attorney and civic leader, was chosen president of the 1958 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival at the annual meeting in the George Washington Hotel. Also elected were a 12 member Executive Committee and a 54 member Board of Directors, with four vice presidents and other officers named.
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Flournoy L. Largent, Jr
Shenandoah
Thomas G. Scully
George Washington Hotel
James R. Wilkins
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Charles S. Toan
J. Thomas Kremer
Wayne A. Whitham
Tom W. Baldridge
Robert K. Woltz
J. Pinckney Arthur
C. F. Schenck
Frank Armstrong
Mr. Sargent
Cumberland
Winchester
John Kerr School
Handley High School
Lynchburg College
University of Virginia
Mr. Largent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Omaha
U. S. Navy
Boy 10 Admits Setting Fires on Northwest Side
A 10 year old boy admitted starting 40 to 50 fires over 18 months, with damage at least 250000. He showed 15 blaze sites including a December 27 1956 fire in which 70 year old Anna Kessie died. Two older boys, 12 and 13, aided him. all three handed to juvenile authorities.
Abel gets 30 year term with fine in spy case
Russian Col. Rudolf Abel, the highest ranking Soviet spy caught in the United States, is sentenced to 30 years in prison and fined 3000 dollars after escaping the death penalty. The judge first imposed 8000 dollars, then struck 5000 dollars of the fine due to a legal error. Donovan argued for life or exchange considerations. the prosecutor urged a strong sentence. Abel showed no emotion as he was led away in handcuffs.
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New York
Rudolf I. Abel
Byers
Abel
Asst
U.S. Atty
William Tompkins
James Donovan
U.S
Russia
B&O seeks to drop passenger trains on New York line
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad asks permission to discontinue 14 passenger trains northeast of Baltimore amid heavy losses of about five million dollars yearly. The move reflects a broader rail industry retrenchment as autos and air travel expand. Freight service will continue. Baltimore to Washington passenger runs unchanged.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore-New York
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Erie
Lackawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Howard E. Simpson
Simpson
Washington
West
Television & Radio Service Co
W. Hart St
Navy Recovers Bodies of 17 Killed In Pacific Crash
In Honolulu the Navy reports recovering 17 bodies from the Pan American Stratocruiser crash. Debris and lifebelts found 955 miles northeast of Honolulu. 44 aboard when it vanished en route from San Francisco to Hawaii.
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Pacific
Honolulu
Pan American Airways
San Francisco
Hawaii
Philippine Sea
Coast Guard
Donald MacDiarmid
Epperson
Renshaw
Bering Strait
Bakery Workers Union Suspended by AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO suspended the Bakery Workers Union for failing to comply with an Oct 25 executive council order. The board held a new convention but refused to debar President James G Cross or reinstate Curtis Sims, signaling ongoing internal power struggles amid calls for reforms.
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AFL - Cio
George Meany
Bakery Workers Executive Board
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Meany
James G. Cross
Curtis R. Sims
Cross
Bakery Workers' Board
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Aflcio
Andrews Warns Against Drift Toward Socialism
T Coleman Andrews former Internal Revenue head warned about inflation and high taxes pushing the nation toward socialism at a Shenandoah National Bank dinner for over 200 Winchester Frederick County teachers. He warned of a loss of representative government under current policies and cited federal income taxes as high as 91 percent in the low bracket.
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T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue
Winchester
Frederick County
Sven
George Washington Hotel
Shenandoah National Bank
States’ Rights
Harold G. Brown
Andrews
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Eisenhower to Visit Deep South for Five Days of Golf
President Eisenhower plans his first trip into the Deep South since the Little Rock crisis. Accompanied by Mrs. Eisenhower, he will travel to Augusta Georgia for about five days of golf and work at the Augusta National Golf Club. Security remains tight with guards around the course and a vacation cottage near the 10th tee. The trip is expected to produce little public display of sentiment about federal troops’ involvement in integrating Central High School.
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Eisenhower
Deep South
Little Rock
Ark
Ebrnhower
Augusta
Augusta National Golf Club
Dixie
Central High School
3Eret Services
Georgia
Mas
John Eisenhower
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