Jap ferry collision sinks Shinn Maru with hundreds onboard
In thick fog off Japan two ferries collided near Takamatsu. The Shinn Maru sank within minutes. 143 dead or missing, 46 bodies recovered, 636 saved including 51 injured. American Army medevac crews aided evacuations as searches continued.
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Takamatsu
Japan
Hokkaido
Maj
Robert R. Dobson
Charlotte
N.C
Dobson
Shikoku Island
Uno
Okayama
Honshu
Japan National Railway of
Bulganin Opens Warsaw Conference on Unified Command
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin opened the Warsaw conference with a pledge to unify eight Eastern bloc armed forces under a joint command pending West Germany rearmament treaties. Delegates from Poland East Germany Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania Bulgaria Albania and observer Red China discussed creating a single battle unit led by Marshal Ivan Konev.
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London
Warsaw
East
Europe
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
Council of Ministers
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Stalin
Soviet Union
Paris
West Germany
Lion
Molotov
V. M. Molotov
Oefense
G. K. Zhukov
Poland
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Red China
Pen Teh-huai
Ivan Konev
Traffic Toll Climbs to 166 in Minnesota
A May 6 traffic fatality raised Minnesota’s 1955 highway death toll to 166. Victim Soren Nelson, 63, of rural Northield, died in a collision with a car driven by James M. Stanton of Northfield near Lakeville in Dakota County. Last year at this time the toll stood at 215.
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ST. Paul
Soren Nelson
Northield
Minn
James M. Stanton
Northfield
Lakeville
Dakota County
School Girls Die Saving Gifts in Ferry Disaster
Hiroshima grade school girls perished in the Shiun Maru ferry sinking while trying to save their trip souvenirs. A Hiroshima teacher recalled urging students to jump as the ship rolled over, with about 20 girls remaining aboard.
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Takamatsu
Japan
Hiroshima
Yoshitaka Ejishimoto
NATO Urges Cease-Fire in Formosa Strait
The NATO council of foreign ministers called for a cease-fire in the Formosa Strait and pledged to abstain from force. The communique expressed hope for an end to hostilities in the Far East and warned that ongoing fighting would endanger world peace.
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Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
Formosa Strait
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
Far East
Final A-Blast Is Postponed in Nevada Test
The final atomic blast of the 1955 Nevada test series was postponed just before the 5 05 a.m. detonation due to unacceptable wind patterns. A new weather briefing will decide if the shot, a 30 to 35 kiloton detonation atop a 500 foot tower, will occur Thursday.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Dulles Faure Near Agreement on Vietnam Policy
Dulles and Faure moved toward a joint Vietnam policy, with both governments to back Diem while pressuring him to curb his anti French stance. Diem announced a nationalist 14 member cabinet and urged Paris to back democracy and social progress.
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Parisp
U.S
Dulles
Edgar Faure
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
United States
Faure
Paris
NATO Council of Ministers
U. S
Russians Offer World Peace Plan From Moscow
The Soviet Union released a two-declaration peace plan calling for immediate evacuation of most foreign troops from Germany, broad disarmament, and a ban on nuclear and mass weapons with a new international control body. It was circulated by Tass ahead of Warsaw talks and U.N. disarmament sessions.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
West Germany
Warsaw
Bulgaria
Eisenhower
Eden
Faure
Bulgania
Tass
U.N. Subcommittee On Disarmament
London
Germany
U.N. Assembly
West
Eisenhower Seeks Big Four Summit On Russia Sincerity
President Eisenhower said he agreed to a top level Big Four conference to test Russia's sincerity and to clarify the international atmosphere. He noted no definite meeting yet and mentioned possible venues, preferring a neutral country for a summit in Switzerland in July if held. He stressed willingness to travel anywhere for world peace.
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Washington .P
Eisenhower
Russia
Eden
Britain
Premier Faure
France
Marshal Bulganin
Paris
Switzerland
U S Missionaries Escape Sinking Ferry
Willis Adams and his wife Bernadine American missionaries aboard the ferry Shiun Maru were rescued after it sank near Takamatsu Japan Adams from Kansas was hospitalized with minor injuries while Bernadine escaped unhurt The couple has served with the Evangelical Alliance Mission since 1950 and is scheduled for further duty in Japan
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Takamatsu
Japan
Willis Adams
Bernadine
Adams
Kansas
Junction City
Wis
Evangelical Alliance Mission
Eisenhower Eyes Rapid End To Polio With Salk Vaccine
President Eisenhower expressed strong confidence that the Salk polio vaccine will eliminate polio in time. Public Health Service reports 62 confirmed cases among vaccinated individuals, with vaccine releases anticipated from Parke-Davis and other manufacturers. Health officials pursue plant inspections and possible resumption of mass inoculations for children ages 1-9 before summer peak.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Public Health Service
Detroit
Parke-Davis Laboratories
Parke-Davis
U.S
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
CBS
House’ Banking Committee
Welfare
Hobby
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Sen. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Electricians Win 7 Cent Wage Increase in Austin
Eight Austin firms and 30 electricians of Local 949 AFL IBEW reach a new contract approved by the Union and Austin Contractors Association. Journeymen gain 70 cents to $2.46 per hour. apprentices rise to 69 percent of journeyman rate, with four years required to reach a share of the senior rate. Licenses issued after state exams. Representers: L L McGrew for employers and Leonard Prescher for workers. Firms involved include Austin Electric Heise and Roberts Smith Electric Patton Electric Carle Electric Gordon Electric Christensen Electric.
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Austin
Austin Contractors Assa
Afl-International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
L. L
Jack) McGrew
Leonard Prescher
Austin Electric
Heise and Roberts
Smith Electric
Patton Electric
Carle Electric
Gordon Electric
Christensen Electric
Doctor Hamilton urges hospital fund drive sponsors
Dr James A Hamilton director of hospital administration at the University of Minnesota told more than 200 sponsors at a St Olaf Hospital fund drive dinner that supporting hospitals gives a thrill. He said health and voluntary institutions are vital and emphasized the need for modern hospital facilities and emergency equipment to save lives and speed recovery.
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Austin
James A. Hamilton
St. Olaf Hospital
Hamilton
University of Minnesota
Queen of Angels Hall
North Central plans new routes including Twin Cities terminals
North Central Airlines seeks Civil Aeronautics Board approval to add five routes. One line would connect Minneapolis and St. Paul with Cedar Rapids via Rochester Davenport Rock Island and Moline. A second route to Chicago would pass through Rochester Dubuque and Rockford. A third plan extends Detroit to Houghton across Lake Superior to Port Arthur and Fort William.
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Minneapolis
North Central Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Rochester
Minn
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Chicago
Dubuque
Rockford
North Central
Detroit- Houghton
Mich
Lake Superior
Port Arthur
Ft. William
Ont
Idaho reports third polio death after injection
A U S Public Health Service virologist flies to Idaho Falls to probe the death of 6 year old Danny Eggers, the third Idaho child to die from polio after the Cutter Laboratories vaccine. The 15th Idaho case occurred after inoculation as state halts mass vaccination pending federal vaccine review.
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Boise, Idaho
U.S. Public Health Service
Idaho Falls
Danny Eggers
Idaho
L. J. Peterson
Carl Ecklund
Rocky Mountain Laboratory
Hamilton
Mont
Danny
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Alexandria Youth Dies on Motor Bike
Gerald Ofstedal, 16, of Alexandria, died from head injuries after his motor bike struck a parked car. He was the son of Clarence and Mrs. Ofstedal. The death raised Minnesota’s 1955 traffic toll to 165, 50 fewer than last year.
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Alexandria
Minn
Gerald Ofstedal
Gerald
Clarence Ofstedal
Minnesota
U S Sabres Unharmed In Yellow Sea Dogfight
Tokyo reports deny Peiping radio claim that Red Chinese MIGs shot down or damaged U S Sabres in a Yellow Sea engagement. Air Force says eight Sabres suffered no hits while MIG losses were cited by Peiping. Pilots returned safely after patrol and training mission over international waters.
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Tokyo
Peiping
U.S
Ir Force
Yellow Sea
Manchurian Islands
Antung
Yalu River
Ters
Air Force
Shihcheng
Tak
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NATO
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Bao Dai
Stanley Johnson
James Hamilton
C. W. Hildreth
Center
Park Dougherty
Mt. Fuji
Peiping Radio
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