Eight Die in Tornadoes Strike Georgia Air Bases
Tornadoes across central and west Georgia killed eight people, injured about seventy and caused over 23 million dollars in damage. At Lawson Air Force Base near Fort Benning two airmen died, and three children died in Macon area homes. Rescue crews formed a cleanup task force as authorities assessed widespread destruction.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Macon
Lawson Air Force Base
Ft. Benning
Southland
Weather Bureau
West Georgia
Columbus
Lawton Field
Linda Joyner
1-C
James T. Joyner
Bobby T. Robinson
Dublin
Dorothy Ann Lockhart
Gilbert Robinson
Austin Hogan
Irene Wallace
Lorena Wallace
Lizella
Sam Emory
Centerville
Bibb County
Four Die in Kokomo Apartment Fire Tragedy
In Kokomo Indiana a family of four perished in a second floor garage apartment blaze. Paul Imlay 27 a filling station operator his wife Betty 24 and children Cindy 4 and William about 1 year old died after attempting to escape. Fire Chief Mannion said Imlay woke smelling smoke and tried to help but collapsed near a window. The wife and children were found at the bedroom door with arms outstretched toward safety.
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Kokomo
Ind
Paul Imlay
Betty
Cindy
William
Imlay
Ihe
Francis X. Mannion
Mossadegh Aide Faces Treason Trial in Iran
Tehran reports former Foreign Minister Hossein Fatemi, a top aide to the Mossadegh era, to be tried on treason charges in about two months. Fatemi, 41, was captured Saturday in a Tehran house where he had been in hiding since the 1953 revolution, adopting a heavy beard as a disguise.
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Tehran
Iran
Hossein Fatemi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Fatemi
Lost and Found Ad Service by Classifieds
A public notice explains a classified section service to place a "Lost" ad by calling 31242. For 60 cents, items can be listed to aid recovery, with ads accepted up to 9:00 PM the same day.
Senate test on farm program shapes debate
Senator Aiken of Vermont, leading the administration farm program, prepared a Senate session amid a storm over action on wool legislation. Ellender of Louisiana heads a group seeking a two year extension of fixed price supports, while Eisenhower and Benson push for expiration of high level supports this year in favor of flexible lower level props. Aiken and Anderson pledged a floor fight against the Ellender plan.
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Washington
Sen. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Eisenhower
Benson
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Anderson
D-Nm
Martin
White House
Sen. Knowland
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
NBC
ABC
DuMont
Camp David
Catoctin Mountain
Ohio leaders seek study on St. Lawrence Seaway impact
The Ohio Legislative Service Commission received two requests for a study on problems if Congress approves the St. Lawrence Seaway. State Auditor James A. Rhodes and Rep. Robert W. Reider urge analysis of effects on Ohio, which borders 200 miles of Lake Erie shoreline from Toledo to Conneaut, as Great Lakes access to the sea would expand.
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Columbus
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
James A. Rhodes
Robert W. Reider
Port Clinton
Ohio
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Toledo
Conneaut
Turnpike Service Area Plans Are Unveiled
The Ohio Commission revealed a standard service area design for the east-west toll road across northern Ohio. The 241 mile project will include auto service, restaurant, snack bar, playground, picnic area and parking for autos and trucks at 16 points with a 1200 foot deceleration lane for entering traffic.
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Columbus
Ohio Os Commission
Ohio
Dentists dispute toothpaste claims as ineffective
The president of the American Dental Association said an ADA study group found no evidence that any toothpaste now on the market has special value in preventing tooth decay. Dr Leslie M Fitzgerald of Dubuque Iowa warned the profession is concerned about potential dangers from certain toothpaste claims.
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Washington
American Dental Association
ADA
Leslie M. Fitzgerald
Dubuque
Iowa
Wilson outlines new look military buildup and army downsizing
Secretary of Defense Wilson told the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the United States will pursue a rapid buildup of air power and a downsized Army as part of the post Korea crash program. He projected 137 Air Force wings, 16 carrier groups, 15 antisubmarine squadrons, and 17 Army divisions by July 1 1957, with three divisions reduced from wartime peaks. Hydrogen tests at Eniwetok were noted as context for the new weapons rollout.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Armed Services Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Korea
Eniwetok
Air Force
Air National Guard
Navy
Marine Corps
Naval
Marine
Marine Air Reserves
School Chief Dies From Heart Attack At Dayton Game
Earle R. Seidner age 47 longtime Middletown schools superintendent collapsed at the University of Dayton fieldhouse during a hectic basketball game and died at Miami Valley Hospital. Middletown lost to Dayton Roosevelt 64 to 62. Medical attendants said the death was due to a heart attack.
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Dayton
Ohio
Earle R. Seidner
Middletown
University of Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton Roosevelt
Seidner
Ohio Chief Justice Weygandt Released After Kidney Stone
Carl V. Weygandt 65 year old chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court was discharged from White Cross Hospital after treatment for a kidney stone.
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Columbus
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
White Cross Hospital
Showdown Looms in McCarthy Dispute
Republican leaders grapple with strategy to end the clash between Sen. McCarthy and the Army. They aim to prevent a full-scale confrontation between the Wisconsin senator and the Eisenhower administration as they seek a truce.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
McCarthy Presses Fight as Showdown Looms in Washington
Senator McCarthy travels from Wisconsin vowing to press his anti communist investigations. He suggests temporarily handing leadership to Karl Mundt and asks William Buckley to replace him on a TV reply, while Nixon calls for fair procedures and a potential sworn hearing with Army officials.
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Milwaukee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
United States Senate
Senate
William Buckley
Edward R. Murrow
Murrow
Maj
Irving Peress
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
GOP
Army
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Tie
Washington
Senate Ae
David Sechine
Roy Cohn
Sechine
Robert T Stevens
John Adams
Schine
Subcommittee
MiCarthy
Office
Cohn
Frank P. Carr
Stevens
Stevenas
Adams
Armed Services
Eisenhower
Republican Party
United States
No Cones
Co Ee
Eight Children Die In Fire On St. Regis Reservation
On the St. Regis Indian Reservation in Hogansburg New York eight children of Mr and Mrs Paul Cree aged from one to 15 died when flames swept their frame home. Parents escaped from a second floor bedroom state police said. Victims named Doris Susan 15 Raymond 14 Francis 11 Thomas ? Merna 8 Kenneth 6 Joyce 4 and Jennifer 1.
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Hogansburg
N. Y
Paul Cree
St. Regis
Doris Susan
Raymond
Francis
Thomas
Merna
Kenneth
Joyce
Jennifer
French Drop Chutists Into Fight for Fortress
French paratroopers reinforced Dien Bien Phu as Viet Minh hurled thousands more troops in a savage battle to drive the French from northwest Indochina. Rebels bombarded the fortress while French and Vietnamese paratroopers were dropped onto the airstrip and airlifted reinforcements arrived from Hanoi. The French said the situation was well in hand as cease fire interrupted fighting and both sides began moving casualties.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh
Saigon
French Union
French
Tate Ma
Hoe Chi Minh
China
Geneva
Switzerland
Three West Virginia fugitives escape jail in Ohio truck
Three West Virginia men Russell King 31 Lawrence Carr 25 and Cecil Summers 21 escaped Cumberland County jail after breaking out of a government truck and eluding a highway blockade. William Fisher 19 also escaped from the same cell. State police said the men had earlier fled Clay County jail and were captured five days earlier. King faces robbery and parole violation charges Carr and Summers robbery and forgery. Fisher was arrested after wrecking a stolen car.
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Toledo
Lil
West Virginia
Cumberland County
Clay County
W. Va
William Fisher
Columbus
John Mack
Russell King
Lawrence W. Carr
Cecil L. Summers
King
Carr
Summers
Fisher
House Debates Flood Control Bill Under Budget Cut
The House opens debate on the Army civil functions appropriation bill funding flood control and navigation projects for the year starting July 1. The bill totals 430,168,000 dollars, about 34 million under Eisenhower's budget proposal.
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House
Martin
Washington
Army
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Fares Cut On Nickel Plate Round Trips
The Nickel Plate Road announces a one third cut in round trip coach fares effective April 10.
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Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
The 16th Amendment and the tax history described
Washington notes discuss the origins and effects of the 16th Amendment, covering proposals by Taft, adoption under Wilson, and early tax rates. It traces Civil War and 1894 attempts, then outlines modern brackets and exemptions, contrasting past and present tax practices.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Britons Drop Talk With Reds
Roland Berger, chairman of the China Trade Committee, said Berlin talks between British businessmen and a Chinese Communist trade delegation were postponed but would be revived. He denied communist links and dismissed British Foreign Office accusations of a Red front connection.
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Berlin
Roland Berger
China Trade Committee
Berger
Red Front
School Board Drops Book Censoring Plan in Galion
Galion city school board abandons plans to censor high school libraries after lacking public support. It withdraws the order, returning most of about 2000 books to shelves, leaving three titles deemed too mature: Toward Morning, Anthony Adverse, and Native Son.
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Galaon
Galion
Hervey Allen
Anthony Adverse
Richard Wright
Einstein Celebrates 75th Birthday Quietly at Home
Princeton New Jersey Albert Einstein marked his 75th birthday at home with a cake baked by his secretary Miss Helen Dukas. He avoided public fuss and had noted birthdays are for children.
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Princeton
N. J
Albert Einstein
Helen Dukas
Einstein
Puddle Protest Moves From Circleville To State Meeting
State Natural Resources Director A W Marion plans to attend a Circleville protest Thursday night as sportsmen defend a State Plan Puddle a 60 acre Pickaway County lake proposed by the Pickaway County Sportsmen and Farmers Club. Charles A Dambach says shallower depth improves fishing and saves money.
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Columbus
A. W. Marion
Circleville
Pickaway County
Spotiemen's and
Farmers’ Club
Hargus Creek
Charles A. Dambach
Bill Owens
Dambach
State Wildlife Council
President Baker Urges Stress Fundamentals at Parma High
Ohio University President Dr John C Baker spoke at the Parma Senior High School dedication remarks urging focus on fundamentals of education at secondary and college levels. The event marked a five million dollar school dedication in Cleveland area coverage.
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Cleveland
Parma Senior High
John C. Baker
Ohio University
Mother and Daughter Die In Crash at Crossing
A freight train collided with a car at a crossing near Waynesburg killing Betty Travis 23 and her 2 year old daughter Vickie. Six other family members were injured or killed in Ohio over the weekend.
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Columbus
Waynesburg
Betty Travis
Minerva
Vickie
Ohio
Mayo Brothers' Nurse Sister Mary Burke Dies in Rochester
Sister Mary Sylvester Burke surgical nurse for the Mayo Brothers died yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital where she served for more than 64 years. She was the last of six Order of St. Francis nuns assigned to St. Mary's at its 1889 opening. Surviving sister Ellen Burke of Fronton Ohio. Born in Pine Grove Ohio.
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Rochester
Minn
Mary Sylvester Burke
Mayo Brothers
St. Mary's Hospital
Mary
Order of St. Francis
Ellen Burke
Lronton
Ohio
Sister Mary
Pine Grove
Appeal Action Planned By Convicted Slayer
GREENSBURG Pa John Wesley Wable 24 convicted of slaying a sleeping truck driver on the Pennsylvania Turnpike began fighting for a new trial to escape the electric chair Defense attorney A Seales said the appeal will contend the jury verdict of first degree murder with recommendation for death was marred by improper testimony.
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Greensburg
John Wesley Wable
Seales
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