New Atomic Test Blasts Start U S 10 Kiloton Device at Nevada
At theAtomic Test Site in Yucca Flat near Las Vegas a 10 kiloton low power nuclear device was detonated at 4 55 a m to begin the 1957 test series. The 35 000 foot mushroom cloud drifted away as observers reported light fallout confined to the test area. About 40 reporters 14 NATO observers and civil defense reps watched from 11 miles away as 200 troops and 31 aircraft tracked the plume.
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United States
Weapan
James E. Reeves
Nevada
Congressional
Washington
Alvin C. Graves
NTO Planning Board
Yucca Flat
Las Vegas
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Congress Hears Facts On H Bomb Fallout
Congress heard dire forecasts on H-bomb fallout with Russia potentially delivering 2 billion tons TNT and up to 29 million deaths by 1960. Weather Bureau expert Lester Machta warned fall-out concentrates in the north temperate zone, challenging earlier uniform dispersion theories.
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Congress
Washington
Russia
America
Senate
Hcarse Committee On Atomic Energy
Lester Machta
Weather Bureau
Atomic Energy Commission
Machta
AEC
Shafer
Jail Jaeger Man In McDowell Fray
Yaeger man Burne Blevins, 30, was jailed in McDowell County on malicious wounding charges after a 21-year-old former wife, Mrs Randy Hyden, was found in critical condition. Blevins said a heated argument over her tearing furniture led to a rifle discharge while she allegedly struck him with a skillet. The shooting occurred around 5 30 a m and a warrant was sworn shortly before noon.
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Yaeger
McDowell County
Welch
Burne Blevins
Jaeger
F Ormer
Randy Hyden
Leonard Bolt
Floods Recede as Texas Faces Continued Showers
Floodwaters receded slowly in south Texas while thundershowers threatened more flooding across the region. Fort Worth police used boats to chase looters after 4,000 residents were evacuated, amid rising Red River flows and the first spillway release from Lake Texoma since 1944. About 500 families remained out of their flood-damaged homes near Fort Worth and 2,100 people were evacuated over the weekend.
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Dallas
Texas
Fort Worth
River Oaks
Jack Moore
Rio Grande Valley
mid-Texas
Texoma
Red River
West
Trinity River
House Democrats block GOP defense budget amendments
The House defeated a GOP amendment to add 80 million for Army maintenance, with about 20 Republicans dissenting and seven voting yes. Eisenhower favored restoring 322 million of committee cuts, while Speaker Rayburn signaled the issue would be handled within the party as Republicans pressed for larger restorations.
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J. W. Davis
Washington
House
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Rep
Ford
R-Mich
Army
Ae Sikes
D-Pla
Ske
Martin Pat Mansashaneotes
Martin
White House
Rayburn
Texas
Adenauer and Ike Push Reds to Lead Disarmament
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and President Eisenhower urged the Soviet Union to take the lead in any initial disarmament agreement. Adenauer ended talks with Eisenhower by outlining Germany’s opposition to including itself in early disarmament pacts with the United States.
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Adenauer
Ike
Washington
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
Germany
Rica
U S Arms Plan Faces Difficulties in Early Disarmament Push
United States and its allies face opposition as Eisenhower and Adenauer push a first disarmament step aimed at testing Soviet intent. Stassen flies to Paris to brief NATO on proposals while France resists restricting nuclear powers. The U S seeks a broader European zone without a premature test area in Germany.
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Russia
Aia Adenauer
Eisenhower
Moscow
London
Stassen
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Council
U. S
U. N
France
Britain
Soviet Union
United States
Christian Pineau
Jules Moch
Germany
Adenauer
Europe
Harold Stassen
Far East
Alaska
Memorial Day Weather Outlook Across Regions
The Weather Bureau forecast generally fair and mild Memorial Day with possible showers or thundershowers in the Mississippi Valley to the Far West, plus risks in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and parts of Florida and New York. Warmer for the East. temperatures range 60s to 90s across Gulf Coast, Southwest, Great Lakes, and northern Maine.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Tennessee
Florida
New York State
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes Region
Maine
Ceiling Extended On Size of Armed Forces
Senate Armed Services Committee approved a House bill extending the armed forces ceiling to July 31, 1959. The basic law caps at 2,005,000, with wartime suspension allowing up to five million. current forces total about 2.8 million. The temporary cap expires July 4.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Six Hour Hostage Scene Ends Quietly on Treasure Island
A Marines and sailors confrontation on a 7430 ton cargo ship ended when Jimmie Henderson 22 surrendered at 12 30 p m after taking hostage during a hijack on the Treasure Island base He shot Pas R D Harrison in the abdomen then fled to the wheelhouse where chaplains and others attempted to persuade him The incident concluded with Henderson surrender and the ship returning to normal operations while crew members resumed duties
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Treasure Island
Cmeek
Heace Walle
Unman Waa
Jimmie Henderson
Degotes Marin City
Avande
R. D Harrison
Grand Rapids
Mich
Henderson
Harrison
Jagaret Henderson
Marin City
Herman D. Schnurr
Vern D'Jeffers
Thomas Smith
Reavus Cheatham
Sgt. Smith
Almond Sees Sales Tax As Virginia Issue
Roanoke May 28 Attorney General J Lindsay Almond told about 100 supporters at a luncheon that if elected governor he would avoid any increase in state taxes. He said a sales tax would be a major issue in the November election with his Republican rival. He expects to win the Democratic nomination in the July 9 primary and will debate all issues. Other speakers voiced support and cautioned about federal pressure, while Almond stressed tax restraint as essential to public good and state prosperity.
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Roanoke
J. Lindsay Almond
Almond
Bennets Democratic Women's
Yea Dalton
Eal Republicans
Sonardoulas
Ae Ord
Oe Suomen Ene
Gilmer
Virginia
Suiseer
Tes
R. Roy Rush
Rush
U. S
Uiies
Washington
SAC Cuts Flying Training For Crews On Budget Grounds
A SAC spokesman said training reductions will resume June 30 at the start of the new fiscal year and that the command remains in a deterrent posture. He avoided specifics on how much training was cut, citing budget considerations and unclear percentages. The B47 bomber and B26 propeller aircraft are mentioned, while the largest jet unit was reportedly unaffected.
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SAC
Americans May Leave Formosa After Riots
Washington reports hundreds of Americans may depart Formosa after last Friday’s anti American rioting. The State Department says it is actively considering reductions in U S military and civilian personnel on Formosa and overseas. Defense Secretary Wilson notes a 12 percent cut is possible for foreign aid and advisory groups, while combat troops at foreign stations remain unchanged.
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Formosa
State Department
U. S
Se Ae Sena
Wilson
United States
Senate
U.S
Lincoln White
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