AEC seeks private aid for larger university reactor tests
The Atomic Energy Commission invites private industry to fund and build by early 1957 an engineering test reactor near Idaho for large material irradiation. The unit would feature 11 to 15 inch diameter insertion holes, enabling study of cores and components for civilian and military nuclear programs. Estimated cost 10 to 15 million dollars. annual operating costs 4 to 5 million.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
AWC
Air Force
Navy
Army
Arch
Idaho
Commission
British Tax Cut Cited In US Foreign Aid Debate
In Washington on April 24senators discussed Eisenhowers economic aid plan. Senator Sparkman cited a 375 million British tax cut as a factor in opposition to economic aid while Senator Knowland warned its impact remains unclear. Senate leaders weigh the 3.6 billion dollar package with most funds for military aid as Byrd and Potter advocate ending direct foreign economic assistance except for 175 million proposed to continue.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Knowland
California
Congress
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreignty Committee
Asia
Byrd
D-Va
Potter
R-Mich
Survival City Witnesses Atomic Test Prep in Desert Town
Nevada’s Survival City houses mock homes and civilians awaiting an atomic blast. Ahead of a 5:20 a.m. PDT detonation, 2,000 troops, NBC CBS TV coverage, and manikin civilians, including children, populate the replica town to study shock effects and evacuation readiness.
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Survival City
Nev
Mannikins
Lydia Durst
Silver Spring
NBC
CBS
ABC
Camp Desert Rock
Uncle John Salling Seeks Eisenhower Visit in Virginia
Gate City Virginia April 27 Virginia’s oldest living Confederate soldier Uncle John Salling who turns 109 May 19 hopes to meet President Eisenhower before his death He is in good health at his Scott County home and would like to vote for Eisenhower again in the next election He invites a presidential visit to Southwest Virginia to share a porch chat with mountain folks.
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Gate City
John" Salling
Virginia
Scott County
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John
Eise
Hower
Eisenhower
S'west Virginny
Boy Survives Plunge From City Roof Fall
In New York on April 24 nine year old Ernest Meringo tumbled from a six story tenement roof. A clothesline at the third floor broke his fall to the sidewalk.
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New York
Ernest Meringo
Princeton Sewage Program Wins Commission Praise
Charleston April 4 The State Water Commission praised West Virginia communities including Fayettesville Charleston Parkersburg Princeton and Little Glen Dale Marshall County for progress against pollution. It warned against misinformation about sewage treatment costs and said it will fund engineering studies. Princeton nears completion of a major sewerage project with an interceptor system and a treatment plant.
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Charleston
State Water Commission
Fayettsville
Parkersburg
Princeton
Little Glen Dale
Marshall County
Cne
West Virginia
Meee
Emergor Neering
Two Wythe County Men Hurt In 1 Car Accident
Two Wythe County men were hospitalized after a car left U S 11 at Dead Man's Curve near Wytheville today. Charles Lyons suffered a fractured chest and internal injuries. Benjamin Musser was not seriously hurt. Both were taken to Wytheville Hospital. The 1952 Mercury skidded 290 feet before hitting rocks two miles from Wytheville at about 2 30 p m.
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Wytheville
Wythe County
U. S. 11
V. K. Slemp
Charles Lyons
Rural Retreat
Benjamin Roosevelt Musser
Slemp
Wytheville Hospital
Musser
Eisenhower Returns to White House After Gettysburg Rest
President Eisenhower returns to the White House with Mrs. Eisenhower after a weekend at Gettysburg PA. They traveled 85 miles from the farm, accompanied by Mrs. Eisenhower’s mother Mrs. John S. Doud and White House physician Maj. Walter Tkach.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Gettysburg
Eisenhowers
John S. Doud
Maj
Walter Tkach
Roanoke Woman Dies After Home Fire Burns
Golda Gertrude Quesenberry, 67, of Salem Rt. 1, died at Lewis Gale Hospital eight hours after suffering extensive burns from pouring a volatile fluid on a furnace fire. Her husband R. K. Quesenberry, 62, is treated for second degree burns on hands and arms and minor facial burns.
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Roanoke
Roanoke County
Lewis Gale Hospital
Golda Gertrude Quesenberry
Rt. 1
Salem
Charles M. Irvin
R. K. Quesenberry
Increased Funds Tell Displeasure With Benson Farm Policy
Senators said Congress will approve far more than Secretary Benson asked for in the Agriculture Department appropriation bill. The measure totals over 1.4 billion dollars for the year starting July 1, exceeding Benson's requests by about 161 million while supporting some increases despite the president's budget aims.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Agriculture Benson
Sen. Aiken
Benson
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aiken
Agriculture Department
House
Eisenhower
40 States Show Drop In 2-Month Farm Pay
Agriculture Department figures show farm income rose in only eight states for January and February 1955, with gains in Maine Minnesota North Dakota Kansas Idaho Washington and California. Nationally income fell by 250.7 million dollars from 1954 to 1955, with state totals listed for Maryland Virginia West Virginia Tennessee and others.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Maine
Minnesota
North Dakota
Kansas
Flor
Idaho
Caliornia
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Hoover Commission Criticizes Waste and Duplications in Government Purchases
The Hoover Commission reports great waste duplication and overlap in government buying and handling of food and clothing. It estimates potential savings of about 340 million dollars yearly with unified procurement and tighter controls, urging major reforms especially in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover Commission
Commission On Organization
Herbert Hoover
Joseph F. Binns
Commission
Defense Department
Army
California
New York
Navy
Truman speaks at Festival of Ramps in Cosby Tennessee
Former President Harry S Truman attends the second annual ramp feast in Cosby with Gov. Clem ent. He credits Clem ent as a friend and praises his ability while noting political implications in a crowd of about 25 000. He says he will not make a political speech on Sunday.
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Cosby
Tenn
Harry S. Truman
Frank Clement
East Tennessee
Truman
W. W. Luttrell
Clement
Tennessee
Deaths Of Violence Mark Algerian Ramadan Outbreak
Seven deaths by violence were reported today in Algeria's French department in North Africa as Muslims observed Ramadan the month of fasting.
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Algiers
Algeria
North Africa
Lee Theatre Fire Threatens Bluefield Block
A fast moving blaze destroyed the Lawless building housing the Lee Theatre in Bluefield Virginia early today. Smoke and flames damaged adjacent buildings including the Masonic Building home to a Maytag outlet and Crockett Hughes law offices. Firemen confined the fire to the theater block after about 30 minutes. damage estimated between 860,000 and 8100,000 with insurance unclear. The theater operator McCoy escaped from an upstairs apartment with a policeman’s warning.
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Lee Theatre
Bluefield
Ray Barnett
Virginia Side Department
Chou Says Peiping Vows Formosa Liberation Stance
Red China’s Chou En lai declared no surrender of the sovereign right to liberate Taiwan while seeking direct talks with the United States to ease tensions. He spoke at the closing session of the Asian African conference as delegates urged nuclear restraint and broader UN representation for Asia and Africa.
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Bunding
Indonesia
Red China
Chou Enlai
Peping
Formosa
United States
Chou
China
Taiwan
People’s Republic of
U. S
Adenauer Faces Possible Loss in Lower Saxony Vote
Early returns show West Germany's Socialists defeating Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's Christian Democrats in Lower Saxony's state election. The Socialists won 1,182,066 votes (35.2 percent), with coalition uncertainties over the Refugee party and BHE.
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Hannover
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Lower Saxony
Refugee Party
RHE
BHE
Oenares Wreged
Parken
Adenauer
State Election Bureau
Hermadene Aids Maid of Honor at Millar Florea Wedding
In Tacoma on April 4 television actress Marjie Millar married photographer John Florea in a 15 minute ceremony. Boni Buehler who lost an arm and a leg after a Lake Arrowhead accident attended as maid of honor with Hermadene the artificial leg assisting her. The pair stayed for a reception at the Millers home.
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Tacoma
Wash
Ben Buehler
Assis
Hermadene
George W. Miller
Widow Denies Role in Bomb Death of Husband
Mrs. Marjorie Smith, widow charged with first degree murder in the bomb killing of her attorney husband Oliver Kermit Smith, 35, during a stag party at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Detectives say Victor L. Wolf planned the plot for Mrs Smith’s supposed lover, and insurance issues were cited.
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Portland
Ore
Marjorie Smith
Ed Fuller
Thomas Adrian Marlin
Sherwood
Marlin
Puller
Oliver Kermit Smith
Columbia - Edgewater Country Club
Smith
Marjorie
Victor L. Wolf
Wolf
Fuller
Raleigh Countian Held For Income Tax Frauds
BECKLEY April 24 Leroy Shadrick 30 of Skelton jailed on income tax fraud charges. He allegedly received 1900 in illegal refunds 1100 already collected and another 800 mailed to him. He filed eight to ten returns with his name but different addresses and faces arraignment before a U S Commissioner at 10 am tomorrow.
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Beckley
Leroy Shadrick
Skelton
U. S
Morris B. Imboden
Shadrick
Wiadrick
Imboden
Chiang Kai-shek Meets U.S. Officials on Formosa Situation
Chiang Kai-shek met with Walter Robertson and Admiral Arthur Radford in Taipei to discuss the broader Formosa crisis and the U S Nationalist treaty. Rankin and Yeh joined in the talks which ran from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will resume tomorrow amid cautious optimism.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
Foreign Office
Chou En-lai
Red China
United States
Chiang
Walter Robertson
U. S
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of A Sommmmanines
Parmosa
Pescadores
Robertson
Chang Chun
Tornado Hits In Alabama Killing Three In N Alabama
A northern Alabama farming area was hit by a tornado Sunday killing three people and injuring at least 15 with about 250000 dollars in damage. The cyclone path ran through Piney Grove Andrew's Chapel and Cedar Plains razing 20 homes two churches and unroofing several houses. The deceased were Will Smith Ida Marie Mails and another resident near Piney Grove.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Birmingham
Ney
Piney Grove
Andrew's Chapel
Cedar Plains
Will Smith
Ida Marie Mails
Midwest
Ohio Valley
Virginia
New England
Washington
Pacific Coast
Idaho
Montana
Mississippi River
Rockies
Fascist Anniversary Celebrated in Rome
Italy marks the 10th anniversary of the anti Fascist uprising and the end of Mussolini's reign with a two day celebration in Rome. The observance highlights the fall of the fascist regime and the country’s pursuit of a new political era.
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Rome
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Escaped Virginia Cons Caught Traveling Slow
Two Virginia prison farm escapees were captured by state highway patrolmen near Mount Vernon after their car, traveling 35 to 40 MPH, drew suspicion. The suspects Honard Justus and Clarence Craigger, both 22, were held for Virginia authorities. Justus was jailed for armed robbery, Craigger for shooting with intent to kill.
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Mount Vernon
Onio
Virginia
Knox County
Honard Justus
Grundy
Clarence Craigger
Tazewell
Paul
Dudley
Earl Shoeneman
U.S
Here
Shoeneman
Woodbridge
Washington, D. C
Blue Ridge
Lebanon
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