Amman under military rule after Baghdad Pact riots
Armored cars patrolled Amman at dawn with loudspeakers ordering residents to stay indoors as curfew enters its third day. Arab Legion troops guarded streets after weekend violence by mobs protesting the Baghdad Pact. Prime Minister El Rifai vowed to avoid new pacts and restore order amid a near shutdown of city life.
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Jordan
Arab Legion
Hussein
Britain
Samuel Rifai
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Amnan
State OKs Continued Segregation and School Plan
Virginia legislature weighs action on the administration plan to continue segregated schools. Gallipolis court upholds an injunction to stop rental collection for a sewer project. Gallia County votes show strong turnout amid constitutional convention debates and an antiintegration program. Governor says changes protect schools and prevent forced racial mixing.
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Equest
Virginia
General Assembly
Gallipolis
Court of For
Gallia County
H. W
W. P. Cherrington
Ronald E. K
L. Claude Miller
Citt
Gray Study Commission
Mother Testifies About Operation and Abortion Killings
Gertrude Silver, wife of a food-chain executive, testifies she arranged an abortion that led to her daughter Doris Jean Ostreicher’s death last August. Indicted as an accessory, she details publicity and her role while her husband Herman knew nothing of the plans. Doris, a two month newlywed, had spoken of elopement plans in June with a Miami Beach motorcycle ride.
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Philadelphia
Gertrude Silver
Doris Jean Ostreicher
Herman
Massachusetts to Resume Mass Salk Vaccinations
Massachusetts planners move to restart large scale Salk polio vaccinations after months of delay. The Polio Advisory Committee says the newer vaccine is safe enough for widespread administration to schoolchildren.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Freeze Hurts Florida Crops in Mass Losses
Florida vegetable growers report million dollar losses after a cold snap that idled tomatoes beans watermelons peppers eggplant and sweet corn along the lower east coast. Union engineers worked on power plant repairs while crews returned to work by noon after a temporary halt.
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Gallipolis
Kgger Creek
Lake Okeechobee
Florida Keys
Ters
Har- Engineers
Fred R. Jions
Carman
Soil Bank Costs Versus Price Tags
Washington report outlines the soil bank plan to cut government costs tied to cotton and wheat surpluses. Officials estimate savings of about 750 million dollars in cash and kind, with potential net reductions in storage costs and price support obligations.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Sur- Washington
Eisenhower
Soil Bank
Eastern U S Faces Snow Rain and Sleet Storms
Rain snow and sleet pelted eastern states with dozens of deaths blamed on icy conditions on Northeast highways and sidewalks. Weather kept rain in New England and the Middle Atlantic as floods threatened portions of the region.
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Associated Press
New England
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
North Carolina
Indy
New Hampshire
Contoocook
Wallace Praises New GOP Farm Program
Wallace voices support for Eisenhower era farm policy, praising the program as timely. The report notes ongoing bipartisan health and mental hygiene leadership changes in Ohio with Dr. C Earl Rais appointed director and corrections oversight continuing.
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Wallace
New York
Henry A. Columbus
C. Earl Rais
Wace Shetany
Geass
Sopa Agriculture
Eisenhower
Ohio Deltas
John D
Dog Survives 4-Day Burial After Seattle Ruin
Jim Sneddon revived hope when his dog Bonnie a 2 year old wire haired terrier survived four days beneath a collapsed Seattle home rubble. He dug through the wreckage after hearing a faint whine and reunited with Bonnie on Monday amid relief and danger.
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Seattle
Bonnie
Jim Sneddon
Sneddon
Benson Calls Mountainous Surpluses No. 1 Problem Facing U S Farmers
New Orleans Secretary of Agriculture Benson told the American National Cattlemen's Association that mountainous surpluses are the top issue for U S farmers. He urged soil bank plans to divert excess crops to grass and trees and warned wartime incentives lingered too long. He stressed expanding markets, reducing costs, and balancing production for 1955 harvests.
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Benson
U.S
New Orleans
America National Cattlemen's Association
Congress
Dart
Mississippi Ignores Ban in Segregated Stations
In Jackson and other cities signs and divided waiting rooms for interstate travelers remained in use as officials insisted segregation would continue despite the Interstate Commerce Commission ban. Chief W. D. Rayfield announced the ruling took effect today but exceptions for travelers who do not cross state lines appeared to limit its reach.
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Jackson
Miss
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. D. Rayfield
Southern Railways
Hattiesburg
Milk drinking urged for slimmer figures at Ohio dairy convention
At the 20th annual Ohio Milk Producers Federation convention in Columbus, about 300 delegates heard dairy experts say milk can help reduce appetite and aid slimming. Miss Emily Bennett and Dr. G. Trout of Michigan State University cited milk as a calorie reducer while noting general weather forecasts for the period.
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Columbus
Ohio Milk Producors Federation
Emily Bennett
G. 3 .Trout
Michigan State Univer
Biy
Dairy Department
Midwest Republicans split on farm plan despite Senate push
GOP lawmakers express mixed views on a soil bank and price supports with Humphrey predicting Senate action to back a 90 percent parity floor. Eisenhower and others press for limits or disposal measures while Iowa and Kansas representatives call for stronger action to aid farmers amid surpluses and rising costs.
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Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Agriculture Committee
House
Eisenhower
Georgia to Remain Segregated, Gov Urges Bypass Court
Atlanta Gov. Marvin Griffin declared that Georgia must not surrender to the Supreme Court ruling banning public school segregation. In a prepared address to the General Assembly he urged state measures to circumvent the court decision and preserve state developed schools and financing.
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Atlanta
Marvin Gritfin
Georgia
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Georgia General Assembly
General Assembly of Georgia
Court Told Graham Lane Sane in Airline Bombing Murder Case
Graham Lane, 23, accused in the United Air Lines crash killing 44 aboard a charter flight and his mother, was found sane by two psychiatrists. Dr. Leo V. Tepley reported he had full possession of his mental faculties. The court heard testimony on the murder charges linked to the 14 November incident 32 miles north of here near the aircraft.
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Jonn Wunert
District Court Fonday
Leo V. Tepley
Graham
United Air Lines
Here
Daisie EB. King
Denver
Judge and Hillsboro Board Face Integration Decision
U S District Judge John H Druffel and the Hillsboro Board of Education will confer in Cincinnati on whether to complete school integration by next September. Druffel may order desegregation but will wait for board approval. The board met last night and delayed action. About 100 local children include 78 Negro elementary pupils six enrollees at Lincoln and 11 at Webster and Washington schools with 20 not yet in school due to parental objections.
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Hillsboro
Unio
U. S
John H. Druffel
Hillsboro Board of Education
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Druffel
School Board
Cincinnati
Charles J. Francis
Dayton
Ohio
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lincoln
Washington and Webster
Webster Washington
No Decision Made On New OSU Proxy
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees met today but did not discuss a successor to University President Howard L Bevis who plans to retire this year. The board has data on more than 79 candidates and a study is underway to evaluate them. Bevis will retire in June.
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Ouf Ulla
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Nina
Eisen
Columbus
Ohio State University Board of Trustes
Howard L. Bevis
Univers
Bev
Murder charge tied to former sheriff in hunting death case
Court records show a murder charge linked to a former sheriff amid a complex case surrounding the death of Irvin J. Baker during hunting season. The investigating party alleges a shotgun incident connected to a companion, while related divorce proceedings and corporate ties to Rand Development Corp. emerge in Reno.
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Wildife
Cleveland
Homer Pat
New Lexington
Reno
Nev
Jack Benny
Ergy
Irvin J
Joan Benny Baker
H. J. Rand
Patrick
Rand Development Corp
New York
Seth Baker
Baldridge
GOP Solons Debate Ike 1956 Run Amid Mixed Views
Republican senators split over Representative Cole’s claim that Eisenhower should not seek a second term. Saltonstall and Thye voiced support for Ike’s capability, while Young doubted a bid. Mundt and Bender urged a possible run, Dull predicted it, and Nixon weighed potential support if Ike declines.
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Cole
Eisenhower
Young
North Dakota
Eos
Mundt
South Dakota
Bender
Ohio
Dull
R-Pa
Nixon
Ohio Receives Former U S Marine Hospital for Mental Health
Columbus receives the old U S Marine Hospital in Cleveland from the U S Department of Welfare to be used for mental health treatment. Dr John D Porterfield of the Ohio Department of Welfare says the plant spans 9837 acres with 13 buildings and originally cost the government 1 863 880 dollars. The state plans partial opening by summer after deed transfer and renovations begin.
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Ohio
Federal Hospital
Cleveland
U. S. Department of Welfare
U. S. Marine Hospital
John D. Porterfield
Ohio Department of
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