Must Attend Civil Defense Meeting Wednesday
Austin and surrounding villages must have mayoral and defense official presence at an 8 p.m. Courthouse session led by Emil Schaffer. Washington fears civil defense lag nationwide and this gathering aims to clarify each community’s duties in the program for county survival. Parl Enger assists Schaffer in directing Civil Defense.
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Austin
Emil Schaffer
Washington
Schaffer
Mower County
Civil Defense Service
St. Paul
Dulles Reports on Asia Visit and Forward Positions
Secretary of State Dulles briefed President Eisenhower on findings from a two week 26000 mile tour of seven Asian nations. He described the forward positions of freedom as nations with courage and love of liberty and said the United States must be ready to defend them. He plans a radio television report to the nation and linked Bangkok and Taipei moves to broader regional defense pacts with Australia New Zealand Japan South Korea and the Philippines.
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Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
Asia
White House
U.S
Far East
Pacific
Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Taipei
Formosa
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
South Korea
Philippines
Book Lets Laymen Decode Medical Terms
New York based Dr Harry Swartz publishes Intelligent Layman's Medical Dictionary. The work translates terms such as abasia achlorhydria alopecia blepharitis comedones dactylitis and zoopsia into plain explanations. It defines abasia as walking difficulty and zoopsia as animal filled dreams.
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New York
Harry Swartz
Nevada test lights up sky with largest 1955 device
The 1955 atomic blast at Yucca Flat, Nevada, on a 500-foot tower stunned observers across Arizona, California, Oregon and beyond with a 20-second fireball. More than 100 aircraft participated in the exercise Desert Rock VI, and no radiation fallout was reported in populated areas.
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Las Vegas
Nev
California
Nevada
Yucca Flat
Klamath Falls
Ore
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Ariz
Mexico
Los Angeles
Atomic Energy Commission
Air Force
Navy
AEC
Ground Zero
Fred W. Sladen
Angel's Peak
Charleston Range
Mt. Charleston
Associated Press
Korean Veterans Bonus Proposed in Minnesota Legislature
A bill to pay a $30 million state bonus to Minnesotans who served during the Korean conflict was introduced in the Minnesota Legislature. It mirrors the World War II scheme offering $10 per month for domestic service and $15 for foreign service, with about 120,000 potential recipients, for service of at least 30 consecutive days from June 27 1950 to July 27 1953.
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ST. Paul
Army Like a Policeman to Thye on Defense Policy
Sen. Thye compares the Army to a traffic police presence in a busy city intersection to urge readiness against Soviet expansion. He argues repeal of the Selective Service Act would weaken defense and that America must lead the world, aided by goodwill and Christian principles. He cites military strength as necessary to deter communism and support humanitarian aid programs.
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Richard P. Powers
Washington
Sen. Thye
Mankato
Minn
Thye
Thve
America
Israel Charged with Brutal Aggression by UN Body
The Mixed Armistice Commission labeled Israel a brutal aggressor for a Gaza Strip attack that killed 38 Egyptians and 8 Israelis, violating the 1949 Palestine truce. The ruling raised Security Council censure prospects as UN officials plan further reports. Arab protests and observer families were moved for safety amid border tensions.
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Jerusalem
Israel
U. N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Gaza Strip
Palestine
Truce Commission
Gaza
U. N
Francois Geicomaggi
France
Ghomaggi
Moorhead Boy Begins Rabies Injections After Dog Bite
Daryl Emery a 14 year old Moorhead boy began anti rabies injections after being bitten by a rabid collie last Tuesday in Le Mars Iowa. He received initial treatment for a leg wound and returned home to Moorhead with his family. Authorities issued urgent warnings while identifying the victim and arranging ongoing care.
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Emerys
Emery
Daryl
Garnett, Kan
Less Cement Means Cheaper Runways
UC engineers propose thinner runway edges to cut costs by about 100000 dollars per strip. They found the center bears most wear with traffic staying in a 60 foot wide core on 150 to 200 foot wide strips. They suggest center depth 36 inches with edges 30 inches thick.
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San Francisco
University of California
Robert Horoujeff
John Hugh Jones
Reorganization Bill Goes to Legislature
Four Heinrich children die in Mitchell fire sparked by an oil stove blast. Mother burned and hospitalized. father a trucker unlocated hours after blaze. Fire destroyed two bedrooms of the rural home two miles north of Mitchell. neighbors recalled the screams and efforts to save the family.
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Mitchell
S.D
John Heinrich
Dale
Delores
Diana
David
Phillip Deer
Omaha
Minneapolis
Walter Bracha
Heinrichs
Heinrich
John Hoeltzner
Santony Bracha
Hoeltzner
Bracha
Judge Calls Case Too Complicated for Court
In Concord North Carolina Judge W H S Burgwyn dismissed a civil claim saying no 12 men could understand the 30 year charge account within a single Superior Court session. He added even the presiding judge cannot.
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Concord
N. C
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Superior Court
Fire Engulfs Johnson Tire Co in Red Wing Blaze
Red Wing firefighters mobilized all available equipment to confront a large blaze at the Johnson Tire Co. building. A thick black smoke plume hung over the city as crews battled the flames.
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Red Wing
Minn
Johnson Tire Co
Pacific Fleet Boss Vows We Can Defend Anything
Adm. Felix B. Stump, head of the U S Pacific Fleet, says the United States can defend anything against the Communists if willing. He avoided specifics on Matsus Quemoy action and noted the offshore island front has been quiet amid Taiwan defense talks with Chiang Kai-shek.
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Taipei
Formosa
United States
Felix B. Stump
Matsu Islands
Matsus
Quemoy
Formosa Strait
Stump
Matsui
Chiang Kai-shek
Hong Kong
Defense Ministry
B36 Crashes at Loring AFB. Crew Walks Away
A B36 bomber crashed on a snow logged runway at Loring Air Force Base during a landing, burning fiercely. All 11 crew members survived, with five suffering burns. Col. Jackson W. Lewis cited snow drifts cushioning impact and delaying fires as the crew escaped to safety. One hospitalized crewman was M Sgt Donald L. Johnson of Frederick, Md.
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Limestone
Maine
Loring Air Force Base
Col
Jackson W. Lewis
Loring Afb
Lewis
Burns
Donald L. Johnson
Frederick
Youth Fatally Injured in Marshalltown Bridge Collision
Marlow Minear a 19 year old from Liscomb was fatally injured when his car struck a concrete bridge abutment on a gravel road north of Marshalltown early Sunday.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Marlow Minear
Liscomb
Fire destroys Des Moines feed plant at Sargeant & Co
A Sunday night blaze gutted the Sargeant & Co feed manufacturing plant in Des Moines. The two story building and its contents, valued at 800000 dollars, were described by secretary B A Ferguson as virtually a total loss.
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Des Moines
Sargeant & Co
B. A. Ferguson
C54 Crashes on Formosa Missing 14
A US Air Force transport plane carrying 14 aboard crashed in the Formosa mountains near Taitung after scheduling an altitude change. Rescue teams rushed to the scene. no survivors are reported. The aircraft, from Tokyo’s 6000th Operations Squadron, originated in Okinawa with five crew and nine passengers.
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Taipel
Formosa
Okinawa
Hong Kong
Taitung
Couse
Tokyo
Hengechun
Air Traffic Control Center
Bjornson Attacks Tax Cut as Trickery in Minnesota
Val Bjornson calls the 20 dollar income tax cut trickery and political skulduggery during a Political Participation Day program at St. Marys College in Winona. Karl Rolvaag counters that the cut would help small consumers and improve the nation.
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Winona
Minn
Val Bjornson
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
St. Mary's College
Bjornson
U.S
Democratic-Farmer- Labor
Sought for Efficient Government
Gov Freeman’s omnibus reorganization bill introduces a plan to condense more than 100 departments into 10 major agencies with single administrators. Rep. D D Wozniak says hearings start next week and vows full party support, while lawmakers urge caution about a large package and unknown savings.
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ST. Paul
Gov. Freeman
D. D. Wozniak
House Civil Administration Committee
Rep. Wozniak
House
Fred A. Cina
Aaron
A. I. Johnson
Benson
Minnesota
Wozniak
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Canada
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York
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le Roy
Elkton
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Jack MacKay
Elmer L. Andersen
Senate Civil Administration Committee
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Remagen
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George P. Soumas
Perry
Charles W. Miller
Silver Spring
Carl Spaatz
Anthony March
Army Times
William J. Goodson
Pendleton
Ind
Michael Chinchar
Saddle River Township
N. J
John W. Leonard
San Antonio
Tex
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Anthony Samele
Bronx
N.Y
Joseph S. Petrencsik
Cleveland
John Grimball
Columbia
S. C
Joseph A. DeLisio
Fort Totten
Emmet J. Burroughs
Jersey City
N.J
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Manhattan
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Rear
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Toledo
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