Atomic powered planes pose no more danger than routine hazards
GE scientist Dr. C. C. Gamertsfelder said atomic powered airplanes would be no more dangerous than everyday hazards. He noted traffic deaths dwarf the risk of lethal radiation and that main danger is a crash overheating jets, with effects comparable to major air disasters.
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Gatlinburg, Tenn
General Electric
C. C. Gamertsfelder
GE Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Department
Cincinnati
Health Physics Society
Gamertsfelder
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) National Laboratory
National Reactor
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Nationwide Heat Wave Bakes Much of U S
Hot weather enveloped most of the country with scattered showers in the Rockies Plains and Northeast. Morning temps ranged from the 50s in New England to near 100 in the Southwest with Montana and southern Nevada posting notable gains. Miami recorded 1.07 inches of rain and the area saw almost 9 inches over three days.
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Associated Press
New England
Lake Superior
Montana
Nevada
Billings
Mont
Las Vegas
Nev
Pacific Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Plains
Northeast
Upper Michigan
Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Florida
Maine
Miami
No Seats for the First Lady in California Senate
In Sacramento the Senate gallery denied seating to Mrs. Edmund G. Brown until a guard learned her identity. The First Lady stood at the rear before she was given a seat after officials were informed of who she was.
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Sacramento
Calif
Senate
California
Edmund G. Brown
Pressure Off Says 2 Admit Arson in St. Paul Fires
Newlywed couple Jerome Palmquist and Delores Palmquist admitted setting 11 fires in St. Paul since late May to relieve nervous tension. Damages total $226,000 with no injuries. Delores claimed she accompanied but did not set the blazes. The pair were held without charges as investigators reviewed arson across three homes under construction a lumberyard two wrecking firms four sheds and a tire firm.
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ST. Paul (Ap
St. Paul
Frank Oberg
Palmquist
George Barclay
Kaus Seen in Oakland After Prison Break
Authorities search for Conrad H. Kaus 29 after he escaped from Stillwater prison Friday morning three months from release. Police report him seen in Oakland at 1 30 p m with a woman in a waitress uniform as they drove a 1956 cream and green Buick MT 8590 west on Highway 16. He has a long criminal history including jailbreaks and auto theft and was to be released Sept 26 after a seven year portion of a 10 year term.
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Austin
Stillwater
Mower County
Kaus
Oakland
Highway 16
Lawrence Charnecki
Lysne Construction Co
the Herald
Charnecki
Turtle Creek
Steel Wage Talks Aecess Till Monday
Industry wide steel wage talks recessed until Monday with no progress on averting a strike threatening July 1. Union and 12 companies held sessions. 500000 United Steelworkers could halt about 90 percent of US steel output. Base pay is $3.03 an hour.
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NEW York
United Steelworkers
Debt Ceiling Rises To 295 Billion In Peacetime
The House voted 255 to 117 to raise the national debt ceiling to 295 billion dollars for a one year term ending June 30 1960 amid bipartisan opposition. Officials warn failure to extend borrowing power could endanger U S credit while Democrats blame tight money policy for past recession and current deficits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Treasury
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Breezy Point Lodge Blaze Kills Couple, Wounds Twenty-Two
A rapid fire at Breezy Point Lodge on Pelican Lake in Brainerd Minnesota killed Mr and Mrs Frank Hillender of Cleveland and injured more than 20 guests. The two story log main building housed up to 100 guests and many escaped by bedsheets. Several hospitalized with arm and leg fractures as flames spread, with heat too intense for early firefighters.
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Swank Breezy Point Lodge
Frank Hillender
Cleveland
St. Joseph's Hospital
Brainerd
Pelican Lake
Here
Lester Neilson
Minneapolis
Sam Monaster
Chicago
Ross Morford
California
Donald Handel
Willmar
Minn
Len Haugen
Crash Stops Abduction of Daughter
In Hapeville, Georgia, a mother steering a small sedan crashed into another car to stop a would be abductor and rescue her 7 year old daughter Sally. Detectives identified the suspect as 17 year old Ramond A. McMahon of Chicago who fled on foot and was not found. Police alerted authorities in several states.
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Hapeville
Ramond A. McMahon
Chicago
Georgia State Patrol
53 Miles of Paving to Be Set July 24
The Minnesota Highway Dept. plans to let the paving contract for the Austin Belt Line on July 24. With favorable weather and current pace, officials say the 53 mile project could be ready for traffic by freeze up. The belt line includes 12 bridges and work started May 9, 1956.
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Austin Belt Line
Clayton Swanson
Minnesota Highway Dept
the Herald Today
Highway 16- W
Highway 16-E
Swanson
Sutton Park
Big Four Recess Extends Berlin Talks in Geneva
In Geneva the Big Four foreign ministers recessed until July 15 without solving the Berlin stalemate. Western officials say Khrushchev seeks a summit to pressure the West, not Berlin concessions. Herter and other Western diplomats believe Khrushchev wants a summit by threat of a Western split.
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Geneva
Berlin
Khrushchev
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Andrei A. Gromyko
West Berlin
Strauss Vote Shocks Commerce Office Job Cuts Loom
In Washington the Senate voted 51 to reject Lewis Strauss as commerce secretary prompting possible abolition of about 51 jobs from a 300 person secretary's office. Notices warned positions may be eliminated by June 30 as Congress cut 440000 from the department.
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Washington
Senate
Lewis L. Strauss
Commerce Department
Strauss
House
Tax Talks Extend as Welfare Bill Clears House
In St Paul the eighth week of the tax conference ends with little progress on withholding disputes between House liberals and Senate conservatives. The 113 million welfare institutions bill passed both chambers and goes to Gov. Freeman, while tensions rise over Strauss and Johnson amid budget battles and possible staff cuts. Eisenhower condemns the Strauss episode as a national setback.
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ST. Paul
Senate House
House
Senate
Gov. Freeman
Youth Electrocuted in Nebraska City Construction Accident
Keith Ladd aged 18 from Hardwick Minnesota died Friday in an accidental electrocution while a crew was building a grain terminal on the Missouri Riverfront in Nebraska City. The incident is under investigation by local authorities and the construction company.
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Nebraska City, Neb
Keith Ladd
Hardwick
Minn
Missouri River
Honesty Plan Paid Off But Wrong Way
Pan American College in Edinburg posted dollar bills on a bulletin board for student loans. Four nonstudents then removed 27 dollars, with no repayment plan. Officials note the scheme worked with students but failed when outsiders intervened.
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Edinburg
Tex
Pan American College
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