British see hydrogen power to offset coal dip
Sir George Thompson said peaceful hydrogen bomb type atomic energy could be harnessed "in a generation." Sir John Cockroft noted UK research on breeding reactors, predicting long term fuel creation to meet energy needs. Canadian experts projected nuclear power competing with coal and hydro in 10 years with cost targets around 7 mills per kilowatt hour, possibly under construction by 1965, especially in southern Ontario.
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Canada
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Dominion
Chalk River, Ont
U. N
Ontario
Laos Upgrades U S Missions to Embassies in Laos
The United States and the Kingdom of Laos announce raising their diplomatic missions from legations to embassies in Vientiane and Washington. U S Minister Charles Woodruff Yost will stay in Vientiane as ambassador, signaling closer ties between the two governments.
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United States
Laos
State Department
Vientiane
U.S
Charles Woodruff Yost
Howrey Quits FCC to Make Way for Sigurd Anderson
Edward F. Howrey resigned today from the Federal Trade Commission and the White House announced Sigurd Anderson of South Dakota will succeed him as chairman. Howrey plans to return to private law practice. John W. Gwynne of Waterloo Iowa is named as new chairman designate.
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Edward F. Howrey
Federal Trade Commission
White House
Sigurd Anderson
South Dakota
Howrey
John W. Gwynne
Waterloo
Iowa
New Yorker Jailed on Korean Charge
Seoul prosecutors jailed U.S. businessman Murray L. Schwarzman, manager of Schwarzman International Trade Co, for questioning over alleged illegal entry of 460 wrist watches and 2,400 watch bands valued at $230,000. The case centers on imports and customs violations.
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U.S
Murray L. Schwarzman
Schwarzman
Schwarzman International Trade Co
Dulles Urges Patience for South Korea Amid Truce Tensions
Secretary of State Dulles asked South Korea to stay calm and avoid violence as protests target the U.N. truce teams. He affirmed U.S. commitment to protect the truce team members, including claimed Communist spies, and rejected unification by force while warning of atomic war's destruction.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Dulles
South Korea
United States
Korea
Move to Keep Red China Out of U. N. Again
U S officials plan to block Red China from U.N. membership as the General Assembly opens in New York on Sept 20. A 1943 resolution previously barred consideration of proposals to replace Nationalist China, a rule Washington says still bars Peiping. The effort follows Red China’s repeated attempts to join the U.N. and Eisenhower’s reminder that Peiping is designated an aggressor.
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United States
Central People's Government
People’s Republic of China
Eisenhower
U.N
Peiping
U. N
Third Polio Case in Des Moines Family Linked to Vaccine
The Des Moines Health Department reports a third polio case in the Barnes family. Leslie Jean Barnes, 2, is the latest patient, after brother John, 7, and father Charles R. Barnes, 30, fell ill following the May mass inoculation. Leslie is hospitalized at Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital. The current year total in the city rises to 39 polio cases.
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Des Moines
Leslie
Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital
Garner family wins fat steer show at Mower County Fair
The Greiman family of Garner Iowa dominated the Midwest Fat Steer Show at the Mower County Fair with Eugene Greiman taking the winner prize. He is cousin to the 1954 winner Kenneth Greiman, whose steer finished seventh, while Richard Greiman who had the reserve in 1954 placed fourth this year. Eugene earned 400 dollars.
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Iowa
Eugene Greiman
Mower County Fair
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Kenneth
Richard Greiman
Angus
Adis Greiman
Richard Voehl
Lakefield
Minn
Voehl
Midwest
Voed
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Mason City
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Algona
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Meservey
Douglass
Austin
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Crane Pavilion
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Capital Livestock Co
South St. Paul
T. A. Trudeau
Armour and Co
William E. Morris
University of Minnesota
Robert S. Wesley
Owatonna
Loren Bromeling and Sons
Eagle Lake
Weather map shows warm trend amid hurricane Connie threats
The East Coast faced potential hurricane Connie while most of the U S kept pleasant summer conditions. Cool to mild temperatures prevailed from the Rockies to New England, with heat focused in Texas and the southwest, and scattered thundershowers noted in the Plains Gulf states and Ohio Valley.
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Wilson Seeks Man for Talbott's Place
Secretary Wilson, deeply distressed by Harold Talbott's resignation as Air Force secretary, plans to propose a successor this week. The resignation takes effect Saturday to avoid political embarrassment over Talbott's outside business interests.
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Wilson
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force
Talbott
Eisenhower
Two Transports Carry 11 US POWs Toward Home From Pacific
Eleven airmen released after 32 months in Communist captivity depart Tachikawa air base aboard two C-34 transports named after the Bataan. They stop in Hawaii for 27 hours before arriving at Travis Air Force Base, California. The group includes Col. John Knox Arnold Jr., Capt. John Vandi, Capt. Elmer F. Llewellyn, Airman Harry M. Benjamin Jr., Airman John W. Thompson II, Maj. William H. Baumer, Lt. Wallace L. Brown, Lt. John W. Buck, T. Sgt. Howard W. Brown, Airman Steven E. Kiba, and Airman Daniel C. Schmidt.
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Travis Air Force Base
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Harry M. Benjamin Jr
John W. Thompson II
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Wallace L. Brown
John W. Buck
Howard W. Brown
Steven E. Kiba
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Judd Opposes Immediate High Level Far East Talks
Rep Judd says now is not the time for a foreign ministers meeting on Asian issues. He disputes Sen George chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee who proposed high level talks. Judd cites unsettled European concerns as a reason to delay.
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George
D-Ga
Judd
Far East
R-Minn
Free World
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Formosa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Polio cases at Middleboro camp raise concern in Mass
Five polio cases are reported among 114 boys at Camp Avoda in Middleboro Massachusetts as the 1955 New England polio total climbs to 1,189 with 34 deaths. Camp officials say precautions include curtailed strenuous activity no swimming and twice daily medical exams.
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Middleboro
Mass
New England
William Fishman
Avoda
New York
Kansas City Crime Commission Seeks 10000 Reward for Killing of Wilma Allen
The Kansas City Crime Commission on Wednesday aimed to raise a $10,000 reward fund to solve the brutal killing of Mrs Wilma Allen. About $3,000 has already been contributed.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Crime Commission
Wilma Allen
Hoover marks 81st birthday in Newberg dedication
Former President Herbert Hoover, on his 81st birthday, spoke at the dedication of his boyhood home as a national shrine in Newberg Oregon. He defended American productivity and liberty, warned against totalitarianism, and noted the need for family doctors amid debates over social policy. Hoover arrived from San Francisco and the Pacific Highway between Newberg and Portland was named Herbert Hoover Boulevard during the ceremony.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Karl Marx
Henry J. Minthorn
Minthorn
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Salem
Here
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Oregon
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Portland
Mower County Fair Opens With Big Attendance
More than 8 000 people attended the opening night in Mower County. The 1955 count reached 8 535, a 25 percent rise from 1954. Livestock and poultry displays also grew by 25 percent as officials praised the modern new fair layout and expanded parking.
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P. J. Holand
Holand
Attractive Brunette With Pistol Pleads Guilty in Minneapolis
Margaret Ann Stepp 21 of Sioux Falls pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after carrying a pistol to Minneapolis while seeking a former boyfriend. She said the gun was for protection, intended to pressure the man who threatened to kill her. She received a 45 day floater and planned to return to Sioux Falls.
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Margaret Ann Stepp
Sioux Falls
Eugene Bernath
Miss Stepp
Bernath
General Hospital
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