West Virginia to vaccinate over 8000 second graders
More than 8,000 second graders in five West Virginia counties will receive polio vaccine as part of a nationwide test. Dr. N. H. Dyer states inoculations will begin when the vaccine is available and notes preparations for a phased schedule with follow up shots.
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Charleston
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Winchell
Pittsburgh
Dyer
Kanawha County
McDowell
Putnam
Cabell
Wayne
Eva Bowring Named Nebraska's First Woman Senator
Mrs Eva Bowring 62 of Merriman Nebraska became the first woman representing Nebraska in the national Congress appointed by Gov Crosby to fill the Griswold vacancy. She will serve until the November results are certified and a interim senator is chosen. The appointment keeps the Senate 47 Republicans 48 Democrats and one independent. The Republican field for the six year term is highly active with Curtis Benesch Crosby Carpenter Nielsen and Tor gerson among entrants. Bowring will not seek election.
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Lincoln, Neb
Eva Bowring
Nebraska
National Congress
Merriman
Nebraska Sandhills
Robert Crosby
Senate
Dwight P. Griswold
Neb
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Griswold
Bowring
Sen. Griswold
David T. Martin
Kearney
Joseph V. Benesch
Aha
Se, Torgerson
Kimball
FHA probe sparked by reports of official gambling
Washington April 16 Reports of gambling by a key Federal Housing Administration official helped trigger the investigation of the scandal ridden agency Housing Chief Albert M Cole disclosed. The FBI received a report that the unnamed official lost as much as 5000 in a single night at the gaming table. Cole said he did not know of the loss but noted one official is known to be a gambler. He promised further removals to ensure a full investigation with help from Justice and the IRS Bureau. President Eisenhower ordered federal cooperation in the probe.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Albert M. Cole
Washington Post
Times-Herald
Cole
FHA
Justice Department
Eisenhower
Burton C. Bovard
Department of Justice
Bureau of Internal Revenue
White House
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Free World
Asia
Subcommittee
Francis P. Carr
Army
McCarthy
Cohn
Carr
McCarth
Prominent Coal Operator Dies in Mount Hope
P L Boersole Gaines 61 a leading West Virginia coal figure and past National Coal Assn president died of a heart attack in Hunt's office at 1 30 PM He headed New River Co since 1939 and served as WV Coal Ass head for 13 years He also chaired Amherst Fuel Buffalo Creek Coal and Coke Merchants and Miners Bank and was a director of Chesa Turn To Page 3, Column 6.
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Mount Hope
W. Va
L. Boersole Gaines
West Virginia
National Coal Assn
Gaines
J. A. Hunt
New River Co
Hunt
Fayetteville
West Virginia Coal Ass
New River District
Amherst Fuel Co
Buffalo Creek Coal and Coke Co
Merchants and Miners National Bank of
Oak Hill
Chesa
Mournful Good Friday Rites Mark Christ's Death
Mournful Good Friday services in Vatican City and Rome under dark skies and rain commemorated Jesus' death. Pope Pius XII, 78, would give his Easter Sunday speech from his Vatican apartment for the first time, broadcast by Vatican radio. Crowds filled St. Peter's Basilica and city squares as Holy Week neared its end.
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Pius XII
Vatican Radio
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St. Peter's
Age Peter's Basilica
St. Peter’s
Official Says It Should Go To Asia
A high administration official urged that American forces could be used to save Indochina if all other options fail. The statement drew Senate criticism from Hickenlooper and Humphrey who questioned its policy implications. The official insisted action might be needed to support Indochina, with emphasis on Korea and Geneva talks shaping the path forward.
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Washington
Indochina
Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
Humphrey
D-Minn
Conese
U.S
Sen
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
State Dulles
Sen. Hickenlooper
Sen. Mansfield
Ike pledges US troops to stay in Europe as long as needed
President Eisenhower assured France that American forces will remain in Europe as long as necessary to deter any threat, backing Paris’s push to move forward on the European Defense Community. He outlined six U.S. commitments, including maintaining a fair share of troops, coordinating with NATO allies, and deepening alliance defense and information sharing.
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Europe
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Eisenhower
Augusta
U. S
EDC
Germany
Paris
Joseph Laniel
Britain
Bri
Royal Air Force
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Truman
Wiley
R-Wis
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
West Germany
United States
European Defense Community
U.S
America
NATO
Grenade Explodes Near Gethsemane Pilgrims
A hand grenade exploded in Valley Kedron as 2 000 pilgrims left a Holy Land service at the Basilica of Gethsemane. No injuries were reported. the blast occurred in an empty valley across from Gethsemane amid tense Arab Israeli tensions.
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Jordan
Kedron
Holy Land
Basilica of
Gethsemane
Mount of Olives
Tornadoes and High Winds Strike Three States Across Alabama Georgia Florida
Tornadoes and high winds damaged 11 communities from Panama City Florida to Wetumpka Alabama. Six structures wrecked, two Alabama Power lines down, a Panama City restaurant owner Clyde Cooper critically injured when a twister hit his cafe. One farmhand Jimmy C McClinden escaped unharmed after a near miss.
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Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Panama City
Wetumpka
Clyde Cooper
Panama Ty
Cooper
Crystal Lake
Fla
Alabama Power Co
Auburn
Martin Lake
Tallassee
Enterprise
Skipperaville
Hunter Station
Gordonville
Former GI Silent On Arrival Home After Sex Surgery
A former GI returning from a sex changing operation arrived in New York in a wheelchair and silent. Charlotte McLeod formerly Charles McLeod spoke in Denmark that the operation almost killed her. The 28 year old ex New Orleans bookkeeper said she lived at 419 Samson Ave., Dyersburg, Tenn.
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Denmark
Charlotte McLeod
Charles McLeod
Christine
Gensen
Idlewild
Bronx
Copenhagen
New Orleans
Samson Ave
Dyersburg
Tenn
Blood-Stained Woman Seeks Hair Help Not Police After Rain
In Elyria Ohio on April 16 a police cruiser checked a street intersection after reports of a woman with blood streaming down her face. The blood proved to be dye used for a reddish hair color, washed away by the rain.
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Elyria
Ohio
Japan fears Pacific radioactive contamination after blasts
Japan's Fishery Board reports 20 fishing boats radioactively contaminated across the Pacific up to 3,000 miles from Bikini Atoll. Despite U.S. experts saying fish dangers are slight, Japan will conduct its own survey in May with 20 experts to reassure the public. The Lucky Dragon crew of 23 aboard suffered sickness after the March 1 fallout. Kyodo notes U.S. scientists may join the expedition.
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Japan
Fishery Board
U. S
Pacific
Bikini
South Pacific
United States
Kyodo
Hiroshima
Mundt Vows No Delay for McCarthy Hearing Start
Senator Mundt said only illness could delay the McCarthy army hearings opening Thursday. He will chair the subcommittee as the probe moves forward amid accusations McCarthy sought special favors for Pvt. G David Schine and countercharges of blackmail. Mundt spoke on health, witness lists, and the expected Monday preliminary session at Camp Gordon where Schine will be interviewed.
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Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Texas
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
MccCarthy
Joe
Army
Subcommittee
Schine
Camp Gordon
Ft. Dix
N. J
French Fortress Leader Promoted Amid Dien Bien Phu Siege
Paris April 16 Brigadier General Christian de Castries commander at Dien Bien Phu was promoted after a cabinet reversal of an April 7 decision delaying the rank. The Defense Ministry had recommended the promotion on March 31, and President Eisenhower had praised his general's caliber earlier. The move comes as Vietminh forces tighten around the fortress.
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Christian de Castries
Dien Bien Phu
Defense Ministry
Joseph Laniel
Eisenhower
de Castries
Laniel
French Defense Ministry
Emile Hugues
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Enduring Association
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Betty Ann
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Saletan
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