U S Reveals Rocket Type Air Defense
The Army pursues a billion dollar Nike anti aircraft program and shows reporters a Lorton Virginia site. Maj Gen Mudgett notes Nike missiles will be installed near communities and valued for security akin to police and fire services.
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U.S
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Lorton
Gilman C. Mudgett
Army Information
R. R. Hendrix
Washington- Baltimore
Nike Defense Area
Army
Nike
Hendrix
Thunderjets complete nonstop Tokyo to New Castle flight
Four U S Thunderjets landed in New Castle Australia after a record nonstop Tokyo to Australia run in 12 hours 2 minutes.
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New Castle
Australia
U. S
Boy 12 tops IQ tests but bored with school
John Francis Schivell, aged 12 from Maple Heights, scores a perfect on WRU tests with a 190 IQ in language memory and concept comparison. Psychologists say public schools lack challenge while his parents seek private academy funding for his room and board.
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Cleveland
John Francis Schivell
John
Maple Heights
Kent State University
Stanford-Binet
Department of Psychology
Western Reserve University
Corinne F. Baker
Albert Einstein
Baker
Tedrow and Sitz Elected to Austin School Board
Incumbent Roy Tedrow and Dr Chester Sitz won three year terms on the Austin Board of Education in an election held Tuesday. Dr Sitz received 674 votes and Tedrow 649, with third candidate Robert Babcock at 253. total votes 865. Sitz will succeed Brooks Cutter who did not run.
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Roy Tedrow
Chester Sitz
Austin Board of Education
Dr Sitz
Tedrow
Robert Babcock
Sitz
Brooks Cutter
Tedrow Sitz Babcock
Shaw
Centro
Whittier
Sumner
Lincoln
Webster
Nevern
Woodson
Banfield
Enterprise
Teaches Toss Teeth The Lad Proves He Can Learn
Oklahoma City tale recounts Taft Junior High teacher Loretta Bonner guiding a boy with a stuck candy between his teeth. When told to toss the teeth into a wastebasket with candy, the student complied and removed a complete upper denture, placing it in the basket.
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Oklahoma City
Loretta Bonner
Taft Junior High School
Polio Vaccine Arrives in State for Distribution to 200 Clinics
Minnesota receives 87 000 cubic centimeters of polio vaccine from Parke Davis to inoculate about 130 000 first and second graders. Shipments go to some 200 clinics with delivery by Minneapolis Star and Tribune trucks and mail. Some clinics may start Friday in St Paul and Thursday elsewhere.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Parke-Davis Laboratories
Detroit
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Twin Cities
C. B. Nelson
State Health Board
Nelson
St. Paul
Girl Dies After Six Minute Heart Stop During Minor Operation
In Mankato Minnesota a 10 year old girl Twila Nickel daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter J Nickel former Alaska missionaries died in a hospital after her heart stopped for six minutes during a minor operation to correct a nasal deformity. Doctors cited anoxia or brain damage due to the prolonged stoppage. The Nickels now live in Mountain Lake near Mankato.
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Mankato
Minn
Twila
Peter J. Nickel
Juneau
Alaska
Minfield Children's Home
Auke Bay
Truman urges U S stay in United Nations to avert world war
Former President Harry S. Truman told Missouri lawmakers that withdrawing from the United Nations would edge toward a third world war and the destruction of the world. He urged keeping Russia in the U N so the United States can press for peace when the Russians face the world.
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Jefferson City
Harry S. Truman
United Nations
United States
Russia
U.N
Missouri
Formosa
Eisenhower Rules Out Appeasement Trap in Big Four Talks
President Eisenhower dismissed fears that a summit with Britain France and the Soviet Union would yield appeasement. He said he would not betray American rights and noted a possible neutral belt in Eastern Europe. He also described Austria as neutral but armed under its independence treaty.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Europe
Russia
West
Austria
Switzerland
Nationalist Planes Fired Upon by Reds
Nationalist Chinese planes on patrol over Loyuan Bay near the Matsu Islands were fired on by Red antiaircraft fire from the mainland and from warships before dawn, according to air force headquarters.
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Taipei
Formosa
Loyuan Bay
Matsu Islands
Air Force Headquarters
Merle Ann Gloor Sells Broilers At Festival Auction
In Gonzales Texas 15 year old 4 H Club member Merle Ann Gloor sold 12 dressed broilers for 510 dollars at a Broiler Festival auction. The hens brought prices above the regular market value with a local hatchery buying the grand champions.
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Gonzales
Tex
Merle Ann Gloor
Eisenhower Praises Hobby Over Salk Vaccine Policy
President Eisenhower defended Secretary Hobby at a news conference saying she has handled the Salk polio vaccine program and her duties efficiently. He dismissed Sen Morse’s charge of gross incompetency as unfounded and said Morse’s accusations were a waste of his time.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hobby
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Morree
Zhukov
United States
Soviet Union
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Russia
WAC
Polio Fund Bills Introduced Amid Vaccine Debate
Bills to fund the Eisenhower administration polio vaccination program for poor children were introduced by Sen. H. Alexander Smith and Rep. Priest though some lawmakers dropped the measure. The plan seeks 28 million dollars for free vaccines for the 1 9 age group unable to pay. The White House endorsed a voluntary distribution system and free vaccines for those unable to pay.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hobby
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
Rep. Priest
D-Tenn
Voters in Six-County Austin Area Decide School Board Outcomes
Heavy turnout in Grand Meadow and Lyle shaped results as two incumbents fell in Rose Creek and a new bus garage passed in Lyle. Blooming Prairie added a seventh board seat while Adams and Spring Valley reported the lightest votes in years. June elections set for common and independent districts with two year terms.
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Grand Meadow
Lyle
Austin
Rose Creek
Blooming Prairie School Board
Adams
Spring Valley
Incumbents Re-elected in Lyle Consolidated District Vote
Three incumbents, William Klusmeier Carroll Howard and Maurice Carroll, were re-elected while O F Brown won his first term. Webster Johnson ran by petition and received 96 votes. A bus garage proposal passed 197 to 72, marking a notable first election in the district.
Gilderhus and Prescott Re-elected to Adams Board
N. P. Gilderhus and Martin Prescott were re-elected to the Adams board with 109 and 103 votes respectively. Eleven scattered votes were cast among 115 total ballots.
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Gilderhus
Prescott
Adams
N. P. Gilderhus
Martin Prescott
Rose Creek Elects 2 New Members
Rose Creek voters elect Melvin Schnorenberg and Richard Holm to the board defeating incumbents James Hansen and Eugene McCloskey. Holm led with 83 votes, Schnorenberg 46, while Hansen and McCloskey received 6 and 5 respectively. Ulwelling Brown and Mrs. Landherr each polled one vote.
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Rose Creek
Melvin Schnorenberg
Richard Holm
James Hansen
Eugene McCloskey
Schnorenberg
Holm
Hansen
McCoskey
Isidore Ulwelling
Adolph Brown
Martin Landherr
Grand Meadow Sets Record for Voting in School Election
GRAND MEADOW District 7 voters cast the largest tally in district history with 366 ballots. Elmer Hoeft and C. L. Twitchell won seats. Hoeft sought reelection after 18 years while Twitchell did not. Other candidates were Joe Snyder, Harry W. Russell, and Joe Stejskal.
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Grand Meadow
Dist
Elmer Hoeft
C. L. Twitchell
Hoeft
Tune
Joe Snyder
Harry W. Russell
Joe Stejskal
LeRoy School Board Results Return Two Incumbents
Kenneth Seese and Orvis Satre were re elected to the Le Roy School Board. Seese tallied 51 votes and Satre 33 votes. Glen Hoon received 20 votes. A total of 50 ballots were cast.
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Leroy
Kenneth Seese
Orvis Satre
Seese
Satre
Glen Hoon
Brownsdale Elects Two New Board Members
Brownsdale voters chose two new board members to fill seats left by J. H. Risius and Claude Oelkers who did not file for reelection. The election results were announced by the Brownsdale elections office.
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Brownsdale
J. H. Risius
Claude Oelkers
Minnesota districts approve over two million in school bonds
Voters in Crookston and Paynesville approved bond issues totaling 1 878 000 dollars and 265 000 dollars respectively. Crookston plans a Central High School addition with gym cafeteria library and space for music and industrial arts and a new McKinley grade school. Construction is set to finish by fall 1958.
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Minnesota
Crookston
Paynesville
Central High School
McKinley
Debbie Reynolds Leads USO Show for Nationalist Troops in Formosa
Debbie Reynolds and nine USO performers entertained Nationalist Chinese soldiers in Formosa. The group arrived from California and conducted a two hour show amid cheers from the soldiers and audience.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hollywood
Debbie Reynolds
USO
California
Talks With Chou Should Follow Big Four
Sen. George says talks with Red China’s Premier Chou En-lai should wait for the Big Four meeting before any relaxation of Far East tensions. He favors dialogue but conditions set by Chou and support from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists weigh in.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Red China
Chou En-lai
Far East
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chou
United States
Formosa
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Russia
Smith
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa Strait
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