Soviet nuclear test claims included one of the largest yet
The AEC chair said Russia exploded a very large weapon in a central Asian test site. He noted the latest detonation was among the largest in the current Soviet series and counted as the fifth test since April 3, part of a series reaching 11 tests since last August.
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Washington
Russia
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Central Asia
AEC
Ohio House Sets State Superintendent Salary At 25000
The Ohio House completed action on an emergency bill to set the state superintendent of public instruction salary at 25000 annually. Gov. O Neill signed four acts including one to cut cabinet salaries. The House sent to the Senate a dental care corporation bill requiring 75 dentists to form and at least 20 percent in served counties to join. The Senate approved a sewer district planning measure and a rotary fund with a 100000 appropriation. A bill to license 14 year olds for motorbikes passed to House. The House Education Committee opened a hearing on motion picture pre censorship.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
C. William O O’neill
House
Senate
Ohio State Dental Association
Rotary
Ohio
Air Heroics Earned for Stalled Jet Miracle Landing
First Lt. Don K. Emigholz, 26, Cleveland, faced an engine failure at 200 feet during an air show in Ramstein Germany. He climbed to 6000 feet and steered the powerless F100 to a safe landing at Bitburg, then returned to the show in a spare F100 as Air Medal praise pours in.
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Ramsten
Germany
Cleveland
Don. K. Emigholz
Emigholz
Bitburg
Dayton mother arraigned in throat slashing murders
Mrs. William A. Hockensmith, 33, of Dayton, was arraigned on second degree murder charges for the throat slashing of her 13 year old son William Jr. last Sunday. FBI agents filed the murder charge after she slashed the throat of her 10 year old daughter Carol and then cut her own throat and wrists.
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Dayton
William A. Hockensmith
William Jr
FBI
Carol
UN Economist Endorses Loans as Primary Aid Tool
UN economist Eugene R. Black of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development urged governments to base foreign aid on loans rather than grants in a 1956 review to the Economic and Social Council. He warned that loans causing heavy foreign exchange burdens could erode credit and deter investment, unless repayable in the borrower’s currency.
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United Nations
N. Y
Eugene R. Black
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
UN Economic and Social Council
Black
Ward dogs vigil ends as welfare workers adopt it
The lost dog stationed near Dillsboro Indiana for weeks finally becomes a ward of the Cincinnati League of Animal Welfare. Three women from the league coaxed the animal into a station wagon after it refused to leave its crossroads vigil. The dog was bathed and given distemper and hepatitis shots and was named Angel.
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Cincinnati
Dillsboro
Ind
Cincinnati League of Animal Welfare
League For Animal Welfare
Fate of 9 Crewmen Concealed by Hull
In New Orleans an overturned oil drilling barge concealed the fate of nine missing crewmen after capsizing near the Mississippi River delta. Rescuers had previously recovered six of the 15 aboard as grim work began to enter the hull.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Reds Start Embassy Colombo
Two Russians arrived in Colombo to establish the first Communist embassy in Ceylon and begin formal diplomatic operations.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Inertial Guidance hailed as major MIT breakthrough
MIT scientists unveil Inertial Guidance a gyroscope based system that can guide any craft to a set spot without magnetic compass radio or radar. It flew a B29 from Boston to Los Angeles and remains unaffected by weather sunspots or magnetic influences.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Earth
Boston
Los Angeles
MIT
Charles S. Draper
MIT Department of Aeronautical Engineering
Eisenhower's Budget Faces Senate Gridlock in 1957
James Marlow reports a bleak 30 months in Washington as Congress moves slowly, ignores the president, and jeopardizes Eisenhower's budget and programs. The House cuts funds, the Senate delays money bills, and key initiatives like education aid and civil rights lag in committee action.
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Congress
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Eisenhower Feels Budget Strain Amid Civil Rights Debate
The piece notes conflicting signals on civil rights proposals and a wary Congress. It highlights Eisenhower's foreign aid plans and USAI funding being cut from 144 to 106 million dollars, with resistance from the House and Senate looming. It also observes the president's political pressure within the Republican Party.
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House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Slain Salvatore Moretti Tied to Chicago Gangster Era
The body of Salvatore Moretti, 32, a former Chicago policeman and brother of Michael and Vincent Moretti, was found strangled and shot in a car trunk seven miles west of Joliet. Michael Moretti, 37, is serving a life sentence for a 1951 slaying. The case echoes the 1952 shootout involving the Moretti family.
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Joliet
Ill
State
Will County
Chicago
Moretti
Husky Salvatore Moretti
Stateville Penitentiary
Salvatore
Michael
West Side
Vincent
Chicago Park District
Willard Blood
Park Police
Cook County
Edward Gamino
Edward Salvo
Leonard Monaco
Michael Moretti
State’s Attorney’s Office
Cannon Opposes Subsidies for Atom Plant Near Toledo
Rep. Cannon backed by a plant opponent in opposing a 14 million dollar request for the Lagoona Beach reactor project. The PRDC run project near Lake Erie plans a 1960 start, selling nuclear material to the Atomic Energy Commission and supplying steam to Detroit Edison.
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Washington
Toledo
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
House
AEC
Lagoona Beach
Mich
Lake Erie
Power Reactor Development Corp
PRDC
Detroit Edison Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Dean's Ex-Home Burns in Sherman Oaks Blaze
An explosion and fire destroyed the $40,000 home once owned by the late James Dean in Sherman Oaks California. Firemen said current owners Mr and Mrs Warner Allen were away when the blast hit Wednesday night.
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Sherman Oaks
Calif
James Dean
Warner Allen
Los Angeles
Bohlen Plane Eye-Popping To Russians
U S Ambassador Charles E Bohlen left Moscow aboard a massive C 124 Globemaster plane that astonished the Soviet crowd The envoy was given a formal farewell by Moscow diplomatic corps Khrushchev praised Bohlen and said he understands them The Globe master was making its first Soviet visit and can carry over 200 troops.
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Moscow
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
Bohlen
United States
Germany
Khrushchev
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal executive predicts coal pipeline revival
George H. Love president of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co says a 110 mile Ohio coal pipeline will work after a plug halted operations was removed. He notes more money may be needed but the project is to proceed and resume flow.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
George H. Love
Pitt Consol
Wrong Way Driver Sought After Shoreway Crash
A motorist entered Memorial Shoreway in the westbound lane causing a five car crash that critically injured 78 year old Cleveland resident Bernard E. Pettet. A similar eastbound incorrect entry killed two people 24 hours earlier. The wrong way driver fled on foot and remained unidentified.
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Cleveland
Memorial Shoreway
Bernard E. Pettet
Shoreway
Prospectors Report Uranium Deposit in Lorain County
After three years of effort John F. Rogerst eighty three and Lewis N. Halitzka thirty four both of Elyria announce a large deposit of low grade uranium ore found in western Lorain County near Birmingham.
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Lorain
John F. Rogerst
Lewis N. Halitzka
Elyria
Lorain County
Birmingham
Minster High Freshman Dies of Lockjaw
Robert Albers aged 16 died at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital near Coldwater from lockjaw after a jaw injury from a foot wound that occurred 11 days earlier when a portable device slipped. He was admitted to the hospital the preceding Sunday.
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Minster
Robert Albers
Minster High School
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Coldwater
Soviets Push New Campaign to Ease West Tensions
U.S. officials note a revived Soviet diplomatic effort after Hungary and the Middle East crises. They cite Khrushchev's Moscow speech on coexistence and U.S. resumption of cultural exchanges as signs of a calculated shift to expand influence and seek broader talks with Western powers.
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Washington
West
U.S
Hungary
Middle East
Europe
Russia
Asia
Africa
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
London
Khrushchev
Moscow
United States
Desperado Gets 15 Years for Bank Robbery
Donald R. Butch a 23 year old Mansfield father pleaded guilty to the February 1 armed robbery of the First National Bank of Mount Gilead. Federal Judge Mell G Underwood sentenced him to 15 years and ordered transfer to the Federal Medical Rehabilitation Center at Jefferson City Missouri. Butch said he robbed the bank due to a yen to be a desperado. The amateurish holdup netted nearly 15000 dollars and the defendant is father to a 3 year old boy and an 18 month old daughter.
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Columbus
Mansfield
Donald R. Butch
First National Bank of
Mount Gilead
Mell G. Underwood
Butch
Federal Medical Rehabilitation Center
Jefferson City
Fire Kills Boy in Garage Blaze Near Loveland
Batavia authorities report a gasoline spill from a one gallon can ignited by a spark from an oil burning furnace causing a fatal garage fire. Michael Haas age two, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Haas, died Wednesday at the family home near Loveland.
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Batavia
Michael Haas
Loveland
Ralph Haas
Athens Man Awarded Engineer Registration
Norman E. Hatch of Burgess & Niple in Columbus earned full engineer registration. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Hatch was among the successful applicants.
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Athens
Norman E. Hatch
Burgess & Niple
Columbus Consulting
Associated Press
Ethiopia Backing Richards for Middle East Doctrine Support
Ethiopia guarantees cordial support to special envoy James P. Richards for the Eisenhower Middle East doctrine. Government confirms cooperation and follows U S policy lines.
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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
James P. Richards
Home Insurance Up For Storm Damage in Ohio
The Ohio Inspection Bureau announced wind and storm damage insurance on private dwellings increases from 25 to 35 cents per $100 for three years. Household goods rates drop to 20 cents per $100 for three years. New coverage and renewals apply immediately. existing policies unaffected.
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Columbus
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Federal Aide To Talk At Republican Day
Walter Williams undersecretary of commerce will deliver the keynote address at Ohio Wesleyan University ninth annual Republican Day. The program includes an overseas policy discussion led by U S Rep John M Vorys of Columbus and a panel of GOP leaders.
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Delaware
Walter Williams
Ohio Wesleyan University
U. S
John M. Vorys
Columbus
British plane crash at Aqaba kills 27 service members
An official statement reports 27 British servicemen were killed when a Royal Air Force Valetta transport plane crashed near Aqaba in Jordan on Wednesday, at an isolated British base.
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Nicosia
Aqaba
Jordan
Eisenhower outlines $1.858 billion cut plan to Congress
President Eisenhower asked Congress to cut appropriations by 1.858 billion dollars while warning that substantial spending reductions require legal changes. He listed six to seven economizing targets and proposed a 10 point program including user charges for airlines and to block new river and harbor projects without Army Engineers review.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Army Board of Engineers
Eisenhower Faces Senate Over USIA Funds Fight
President Eisenhower nears a clash with Senate Democratic leaders over USIA funding. Sen. Mansfield predicts further cuts beyond the House 26 percent reduction to the $106.1 million budget for the new fiscal year. Mansfield and Mundt note cuts target international programs but support for Voice of America and foreign exchange remains contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
U. S. Information Agency
Sen. Mansfield
Montana
USIA
House
America
Mansfield
Sen. Mundt
R SD
Voice of America
U. S
Tigers Stage Death Fight At Madison Square Garden
A 7 year old female royal bengal tiger Ila was killed by a 4 year old male tiger Rajah during an act before 15000 spectators at Madison Square Garden. Trainer Trevor Bale managed the 12 tiger act but Rajah mauled Ila as they were leaving the ring. Ila bled to death, Rajah had only scratches and remains in the show.
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New York
Circus Arena
Madison Square Garden
Ila
Rajah
Trevor Bale
Bale
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in First Degree Murder Trial
A jury found Louis T. Johnson guilty of first degree murder with mercy recommendation after a 13 hour deliberation. Judge Emmons deferred the mandatory life sentence pending a motion for a new trial. Prosecution tied Johnson to a conspiracy in the November 21 killing of Coburn Van Gunten, with Le Roy Keith identified as the actual shooter.
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Akron
Louis T. Johnson
Youngstown
Common Pleas
Claude V. D. Emmons
Johnson
Coburn van Gunte
McNair Machine and Engineering Co
van Gunten
Painter and Cop Note Parking Swap in Ardmore
A painter left a note on his truck stating he was working inside a building. A second note on the parking ticket replied that a cop was working on the outside.
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Ardmore
Edgar Eisenhower Defends Family Harmony Amid Budget Talk
Edgar Eisenhower, 68, brother of the President, told reporters there are no rancorous differences with his siblings and criticized the administration's budget only briefly. He spoke at a White House stag dinner in Tacoma, Washington, and said he plans to move his office, making direct comments about expenses brief and personal.
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Rayburn
White House
Washington
Edgar Eisenhower
Edgar
Milton
Sherry Adams
Ben
Tacoma, Wash
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