Bombed Nation Can Support War Effort, CD Tests Show
Emergency Press quarters reports Operation Alert 1955 show the nation can sustain a war effort despite mock casualties. FCDA cites 4% million saved by evacuations in 24 cities. 24 million homeless refugees projected as a major home front problem. Deaths and injuries tallied at 8.2 million dead and 6.55 million injured nationwide by the study’s partial count. President Eisenhower and top officials observe evacuations.
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Sterling F. Green
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
Val C. Peterson
United States
Eisenhower
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
State of Agriculture
True D. Morse
Department
Morse
Congress
Ike and Aides Review Mock Attack Damage at Pentagon
President Eisenhower returns to underground Pentagon for a cleanup appraisal of the mock atomic attack on major US cities. He meets with National Security Council members to review damage and casualty reports and to assess relocation center evacuations.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
White House
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Gettysburg
Washington
San Francisco
United Nations
Defense Department
National Security Council
John S. Doud
Moscow's Price for Peace Treaty With Japan
Washington reports Russia aims to neutralize Japan and Germany through peace talks. Moscow seeks to withdraw U.S. troops within 90 days of a Japan treaty and use peacemaking to split the United States from allies while expanding influence over Germany and Japan.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
Japan
Germany
U.S
Moscow
Tokyo
United States
State Department
London
Europe
Asia
Fire damages roof of Riceville shed
Fire at the Clarence Conger farm two miles west of Riceville damaged a machine shed roof after burning cardboard from shingles ignited the roof. Fire chief Jack Ring estimated $200 in damage after the blaze that began about 12 45 p m spread near gasoline barrels while workers were at lunch.
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Riceville
Iowa
Clarence Conger
Jack Ring
Smut Mill Operators Summoned In Juvenile Delinquency Probe
Marilyn Monroe calendar exhibits open as the Ke fauver subcommittee ends a local stay and probes smut mills. The hearings hear defense from Dore Schary Jack L Warner Y Frank Freeman Harry Joe Brown George Murphy and Ronald Reagan as they debate Hollywood’s role in youth delinquency. Freeman defends films while Warner links blame to Prohibition and wars and Murphy defends Blackboard Jungle.
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Los Angeles
Marilyn Monroe
Kefauver
Senate
Miss Monroe
Y. Frank Freeman
Harry Joe Brown
George Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Freeman
Paramount Studios
Jack L. Warner
Warner Bros
Orson Welles Stages Moby Dick in Bare Duke of York’s Style
Orson Welles presented a bare stage Moby Dick at the Duke of Yorks theater with no props aside from packing crates and ropes. He played both manager and Captain Ahab in a dramatic, fevered performance that left London critics divided yet impressed.
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London
Orson Welles
Duke of York
Welles
Herman Melville
Ahab Melville
Ahab
Moby Dick
Daily Mirror
Fergus Cashin
Cashin
News Chronicle
House OKs Dixon-Yates link and TVA funding bill
Eisenhower victory as the House approves a $1.37 billion public works bill including the Dixon-Yates transmission link to the TVA system. The measure passes by voice vote and moves to the Senate amid the era’s debate over privatized power and TVA expansion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Dixon-Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
TVA
Fulton, Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Southwestern Power Administration
Southeastern Power Administration
Bonneville Power Administration
Reclamation Bureau
Army Engineers
Masonic Grand Lodge Accepts Will for Perry Home
In Cedar Rapids the Masonic grand lodge of Iowa voted to accept terms of the will of Herman L. Rowley, who left an estimated half million dollars for establishing a Masonic home in Perry. The move marks a major step toward building the facility.
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Masonic Lodge of
Iowa
Perry
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Cedar Rapids
Grand Lodge
Herman L. Rowley
Man Dies in Cabin Fire on River Flats
Donald Adams, 22, was found dead in the wreckage of a two room cabin on the Mississippi River bottoms in Burlington Iowa. Fire broke out shortly after midnight and a kerosene can exploded in the kitchen as firefighters fought the blaze. Cause of the fire was under investigation. This was Burlington’s third fire death of the year.
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Burlington
Iowa
Donald Adams
John Adams
Gail Borden Patents Condensed Milk in 1856
The condensed milk process earns a patent for Gail Borden in 1856 marking a milestone in dairy preservation and food manufacturing. Borden’s invention would influence feeding practices and commercial dairy products.
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Gail Borden
Sabre Jet Crashes Into Japanese Homes
A US Sabre Jet crashed near Nagoya injuring and killing residents. The pilot and a 16 year old boy died, three others were critically hurt including a 10 month old baby, a 53 year old woman, and a man. The jet missed the runway by a quarter mile and struck five houses, destroying one.
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Nagoya
Japan
5Th Air Force Headquarters
Elephants Kill Attendant at Nagoya Zoo Tragedy
Two female elephants fatally attacked a 23-year-old attendant at Nagoya Zoo. Visitors witnessed as the man was knocked down and trampled by the herd. Police and zoo officials investigate the incident for exact motives and safety violations.
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Nagoya
Japan
Nagoya Zoo
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