North Korea Accused of Major Air Buildup Violating Armistice
Seoul says DPRK has 580 MiG15 jets in three air divisions plus a fighter-bomber force and 15 bases with two more under construction. Two defectors report 25,000-man army rebuilt to 600,000 with 60 divisions. Russians and Chinese train pilots in China. North Korea claims to seek ROK citizenship for the pilots.
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Seoul
North Korea
Republic of Korea
ROK
Red China
Lee UN Yong
Lee Eun Sung
Manchuria
Taedong River
Pyongyang
China
North
Demilitarized Zone
Russia
Hong Kee Karl
ROK Office of Public Information
Auto Converted to Sailing Vessel in Shelbyville
Amos Gordon and FE J Bruce transformed a car into a sailing craft by lifting the body from the chassis, laying it on plywood, mounting a rudder to the steering wheel, and adjusting the transmission to drive a propeller, producing a seaworthy cruiser.
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Shelbyville
Amos Gordon
FE. J. Bruce
Twin-Hulled Sailing Craft Reaches California in 15 Days
Skipper Ernie Nowell and a five member crew sailed the twin-hulled Waikiki Surf from Hawaii to California in 15 days aboard the catamaran designed in Polynesian style. The craft weighs 12 tons with 1500 square feet of sail and a 13 foot beam.
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Hawaii
California
Santa Monica
Calif
Waikiki
Coast Guard
Ernie Nowell
Honolulu
Nowell
Rudy Choy
Choy
Woody Brown
Richard Muirhead
Wally Froiseth
Monty Woolley vents about Kismet role and life in hotel
Hollywood veteran Monty Woolley, in a sharp mood, laments his small part in MGM’s Kismet and the delays of filming. He cites health issues and vertigo from a sinus condition, plus the strain of living costs in hotels as he awaits shooting. He dismisses Liberace rumor of Sheridan Whiteside in a musical version of The Man Who Came to Dinner.
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Hollywood
Monty Woolley
Fine Fettle
California
Omar Khayyam
MGM
Wooley
Woolley
Minnelli
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Liberace
Sheridan Whiteside
Cold Water Taps Trigger Steam Blast in Cambridge
In Cambridge Massachusetts Al Cristo turned on a cold water tap and the faucet released hot steam from a vaporized water heater on the second floor. Firefighters shut off the heater and drained the pipes to prevent an explosion.
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Cambridge
Mass
al Cristo
I Survived Multiple Air Crashes
Perry Covent, a writer from San Diego, proposed a magazine piece titled I Survived Three Air Crashes and then, after a crash in Ensenada that left him in a weeklong coma, published in hospital release a line about surviving four air crashes.
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San Diego
Calif
Perry Covent
Ensenada
Mexico
Covent
Administration backs bipartisan security study proposal
The Eisenhower administration reportedly agrees to back a Democratic sponsored 12 member commission to study the federal employee security program. The measure, set for Senate debate, aims to improve the program while a companion House bill progresses. Senate backers expect overwhelming passage.
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Administration
Rowland Evans JR
Washington
Eiisenhower
Humphrey
D-Minn
Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Eisenhower
Atty
Brownell
House
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Government Operations Committee
Germany to Get U.S. Arms Aid
Bonn reports a military accord with the United States promising military assistance for West Germany as it builds a 500000 man army navy and air force. The pact awaiting cabinet approval covers equipment valued in the hundreds of millions but does not fix a specific delivery amount.
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Bonn
Germany
United States
West Germany
U.S
James B. Conant
Heinrich von Brentano
Hoover Commission backs easing stock divestment rule
The Hoover Commission urges changing the law that requires policy makers to divest corporate stock. The report, aimed at Defense Department reforms, says executive stock holdings hinder service and could save up to two billion dollars yearly. It notes high salaries and incentives to retain capable administrators.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Defense Department
ex-Presi
Congress
Defense Secretariats
Aerial Acrobat Hurt as Pole Collapses at Amusement Park
Aerial daredevil Herman Hoger of New York, 32, was listed in serious condition after the 65 foot pole he performed on broke. He suffered two fractured feet and possible spine injuries. Four spectators were injured but not seriously as the pole toppled into the crowd at White City park.
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Shrewsbury
Mass
Herman Hoger
New York
White City
Hoger
Parsee Defined as Astronomical Unit of Distance
A parsee is described as an astronomical measurement equal to about 19 trillion miles. The term frames a vast cosmic distance used in historical or speculative discussions of space scales.
Land Reform Expert Asked to Be Premier in Italy
Antonio Segni, 64, a farmer and Christian Democrat, was asked by President Giovanni Gronchi to explore forming a new government as Italy's seventh postwar premier. He will consult leaders before any formal charge, with a Thursday deadline to decide. The note follows a 1953 precedent set by De Gasperi and Einaudi.
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Frank Brutto
Rome
Antonio Segni
Christian Democrat
Italy
Giovanni Gronchi
Segni
Alcide de Gasperi
Luigi Einaudi
Gronchi
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Vincente Minnelli
Air Crashes Supply Magazine
Stretch
Misty-Smeer
By Elton C. Fay
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Wilson
Charles E. Wilson
Secretary of Defense
General Motors Corp
Pentagon
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Omfort
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Philco
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