Pilot completes sunrise to sunset coast to coast flight
1st Lt. John M. Conroy flying an F86A Sabre Jet nicknamed the California Boomerang set a one day coast to coast record from Los Angeles to New York and back. He averaged about 445 mph covering 5065 miles in 11 hours 26 minutes 33 seconds with six refueling stops. Conroy broke the prior east to west record and returned to a cheering family amid a near sunset finish.
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Los Angeles
National Guard
John M. Conroy
California
New York City
Conroy
34Th Air Division
Kirtland
APB
Albuquerque
N. M
Jeanne
Barbara
Timothy
Billy
New York
Paul Mantz
Albuarene
Strike Ends But Dispute Lingers Over CWA Pact
Atlanta dispatch reports a top level agreement to end the Southern Bell strike while lingering quarrels arise. CIO Communications Workers of America locals in nine states vote on the proposed contract as union officials expect results before workers return to duty.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications Workers of America
Martin Predicts Passage Of Bill In House
Rep. Martin of Massachusetts, House Republican leader, predicted the House will pass a revised military reserve bill to expand the reserves. Critics fear a political clash over more military appropriations or an intensified draft, while Senate leaders wait for House action. The measure would add about two million reservists over four years, drawing from a new volunteer pool and authorized recalls for 45 days of active duty.
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Washington
Rep
Martin
Mssachusetts
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Pentagon
Johnson pushes standby polio vaccine controls move
Senator Johnson leads push for discretionary authority over standby polio vaccine controls as Congress faces stalled inoculation program. Surgeon General Scheele outlines Monday conference with NIH staff and six manufacturers to review safety standards and manufacturing controls for the vaccine.
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Johnson
Washington
Senda
Penedly
Velana Hill
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Labor Committee
Leonard A. Scheele
U.S. Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
Public Health Service
Scheele
White House
James Mener
Labor conciliator sets May 31 talks in Greyhound strike
Charleston May 21 federal conciliator Joseph C Wright said he would meet with Atlantic Greyhound President Deares S Engle on May 31 regarding the 45 day old strike by 725 drivers of Division 1493 AFL Motor Coach Employees Union. No joint sessions are scheduled, and no meetings are planned before Memorial Day weekend.
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Charleston
Joseph C. Wright
Atlantic Greyhound
Wright
AFL Motor Coach Employee Union
Alantic Greyhound
Deares S. Engle
Franka
Engle
Daniel V. Joney Jr
Eee
Spiritual Diary Theme Of New Feature In Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph launches Spotlite series My Spiritual Diary by Dale Evans Rogers beginning tomorrow. Mrs Roy Rogers shares intimate diary excerpts from six meditative chapters authorship tied to her faith and self inspection. Proceeds from the book support the Los Angeles Hospital Society Clinic for the Study of Mental Retardation.
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Daily Telegraph
Dale Evans Rogers
Roy Rogers
Los Angeles Hospital Society
Diem Regime Strikes New Blows Against Bao Dai
In Saigon May 21 premier Ngo Dinh Diem and supporters moved to oust Bao Dai. They ordered arrests and treason trials of two top Bao Dai aides and four civil war leaders. The National Revolutionary Committee sent telegrams to Eisenhower and 42 nations urging support for Diem and a republic. Bao Dai’s government was dismantled as Diem formed a new administration and abolished the Imperial Guard while Bao Dai stayed abroad.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
Die i
National Revolutionary Committee
Eisenhower
Diem
Nguyen Bao Toan
South Viet Nam
Viet Nams
French
Riviera
Neely objects to ICC ceremony celebrating coal steam locomotive
Senator Neeley expresses deep dismay at an upcoming Interstate Commerce Commission event honoring a coal burning steam locomotive. He argues the railroads now favor a steam turbine coal burner and questions the commission’s motives and use of taxpayer funds to promote diesel manufacturing. He seeks legal justification for the proposed ceremony and calls it a blow to coal operators and miners.
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Washington
Sen. Neeley
D-Wva
Rstate Commerce Commission
Neely
Lodge Predicts Ike Will Run and Win in 1956
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. told reporters that President Eisenhower will feel duty bound to seek re election in 1956 and is in excellent health. Lodge said Eisenhower is tremendously respected abroad and his wife is in good health, supporting a run and victory.
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Lodge
Ike
Atlanta
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Eisenhower
U.S
U.N
Massachusetts
United States
Nationalists Deny Big 4's Parley Rights
Formosa Premier O K Yui tells 40 reporters that Nationalist China will not accept a cease fire nor yield offshore islands and rejects any Big Four accords affecting ROC interests. Red China fires on Quemoy as Menon heads to New Delhi amid talks on US Red China cease-fire proposals.
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Taipei
Formosa
O. K. Yui
V.K. Krishna Menon
India
Nehru
New Delhi
Red China
Peiping Radio
Menon
Formosa Strait
Chou En-lai
Quemoy
Defense Ministry
Yul
China
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Republic of Ina
Republic of China
Civil Defense Chief Flays States and Feds for Inaction
New York Mayors Conference hears Val Peterson criticize both state and federal governments for not setting a strong Civil Defense example. He argues the 1950 Civil Defense Act creates buck passing and that localities must shoulder most of the burden for national security. He says Civil Defense is a job too big for the military.
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New York
America
Val Peterson
Peterson
CIO Pushes Southern Lawmakers for Higher Minimum Wage
AFPL and CIO workers from 12 Southern states plan a two day visit in Washington to urge congress to raise the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum from 75 cents to 1.25 per hour The White House has backed a 90 cent proposal The delegation is part of a series from the Joint Minimum Wage Committee including AFL CIO unions and the International Ladies Garment Workers Amalgamated Clothing Workers and others
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Washington
AFPL
CIO
APL
International Ladies Garment Workers
AFL, Textile Workers Union
United Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers
APU
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Cio
Solon Warns On Russ Proposals As Nation Considers Armed Force Might
Washington residents observe Armed Forces Day open houses as national leaders warn of Soviet power while showcasing military strength. Generals Twining and Gruenther offer contrasting views on Soviet air and missile capabilities amid parades, missiles, and advanced weapon displays. Nixon and Wilson attend the Washington parade.
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Solon
Washington
Symington
Eisenhower
Army
Air Force
Navy
Palace Clears Agenda on Election Day
London May 21 Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will watch results as palace cancels all royal engagements on election day next Thursday. Members of the royal family do not vote.
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London
Seeresham Palace
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Blind deaf mother hears baby cry in Ohio a breakthrough
Mrs Harold Hathaway who is blind and deaf said today she heard her 3 month old son Clarence cry for the first time while using a new hearing aid. The Hathaways live with help from a neighbor and visiting nurse service. Doctors say further improvements are possible and tests continue.
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Ohio
Harold Hathaway
Clarence
Kenneth Pipes
Hathaways
Hathaway
Edward J. Hetzel
Hearing Aid Company
Intruder dusted as groundhog causes police station chaos
At Blue Field police station a drunk was jailed after carrying a groundhog. The animal wandered the station and vanished between a wall and a partition, leaving Desk Sergeant Bobby Jones unsure how to retrieve it and seeking another method.
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Bluefield
Bobby Jones
Pravda Attacks US Demands for Big Four Conference
Pravda charges the United States with endless talk and unrelated demands ahead of the Big Four summit. It calls Eisenhower and Dulles proposals absurd and says Washington seeks talks about negotiations rather than real business. Foreign ministers at Vienna agreed to a heads of state meeting but left place and time open.
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Moscow
Pravda
United States
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Eisenhower
Dulles
Russia
Britain
France
Vienna
Bulganin
Eden
Faure
Mayberry Sentenced to Life for Virginia Doctor Murder
Frank Mayberry was found guilty of first degree murder in Appomattox on May 21 and sentenced to life. Jurors deliberated about two hours after the judge instructed that Mayberry's intent to kill Dr. David A. Christian III was irrelevant. Mayberry, 47, was also linked to the fatal shooting of his unemployed brother-in-law, Jack Tucker, the same night.
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Appomatox
Frank Mayberry
Noel W. Flood
Mayberry
David A. Christian III
Jack Tucker
George Backs Parley With Caution Note
Sen. George D Ga warns against giving up European air bases or reducing forces in Europe despite Russia proposing a neutral zone. He cites no present circumstances to ease American military strength and calls for readiness ahead of any summit proposals. He notes West Germany rearmament aims and asserts no current plans to withdraw U S troops.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
United States
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Uussia
Sen. Knowland
California
Yugoslavia
Scandinavia
Erynes Gelres
Britain
France
Germany
Eisenhower
Austria
West Germany
NATO
U. S
Graham Ends London Visit With 90 000 Crowd
Billy Graham closed his London crusade with an impassioned Wembley Stadium sermon to 90 000, plus 25 000 in an afternoon service. A total of 5 382 people decided for Christ across the two services, described as the most fruitful day of his evangelistic career. Scots in attendance joined the British crowds.
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London
Billy Graham
Wembley Stadium
Graham
Glasgow
Britain
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Alfred M. Gruenther
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