Six Billion Cut Urged In Defense
Washington Senator Ferguson proposes a six billion dollar cut in arms and atomic spending while Symington warns U.S. strength lags behind Russia. Dulles prepares to address editors on NATO buildup and a possible shift to longer term priorities. Gillette suggests easing NATO pace and rebalancing toward Indo China and the Far East.
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Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate Armed Service Appropriations Subcommittee
Symington
D-Moc
U.S
Russia
Gillette
Dulles
NATO
Far East
Indo-China
Indo- China
The
Man Swallows Teeth by Mistake in Georgia Home
ATLANTA AP story reports 28 year old L. M. Curhow who swallowed his teeth while asleep. He woke with chest pain and an X-ray showed five teeth lodged in his esophagus. Doctors removed them. he suffered a very sore throat and hoped to return to work next Saturday.
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L. M. Curhow
Weather Outlook for the Weekend
Fair tonight and unseasonably cold with lows 15 to 24. Sunday fair and milder, highs 43 to 46. Temperature states list four directions with readings 40 SW 41 SE 48 NW. Data recorded at 2:30 pm.
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Legislature Expected To End in Week
DES MOONES The Town senate met on Saturday for the first time this session pushing for adjournment next week. House members quit Friday night and will reconvene Monday. They cannot adjourn by Tuesday noon and may stay two to three weeks. Both houses worked on spending bills for two years with appropriations higher than two years ago. Senate approved $11,520,480 yearly for Board of Control institutions including Independence Mental Health Institute and Mt. Pleasant among others. House debated $9,862,515 yearly for state departments with partial action and a $24,715,164 yearly bill for State Board of Education institutions, higher than governor’s recommendation. Senate approved sales tax exemption measure and authorizations for two new police radio buildings at Atlantic and Fairfield. State aid to county fairs set at $200,000 with equal distribution for dual fairs. Senate also backed $400,000 for soil conservation. (Continued on Page 2)
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Atomic Blast Test Shows Marines in Desert Exercise
LAS VEGAS AP Twenty two hundred marines crouched in trenches as a spectacular spring atomic blast flashed white then rosy orange. The pre dawn detonation was fired from a 300 foot tower, marines from Camp Pendleton and Camp Lejeune advanced toward a mock enemy, with 1200 more marines in helicopters. Ground shock reached ground zero but observers saw the orange glow and heard no shock wave in Cedar City Utah.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Camp Lejeune
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William C. Bullock
Pork Chop Hill
Los Annele
Norgeles
Illuminati Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat Proving Ground
Cedar City
Utah
Yucca Flat
Pissiona
Eddy Howard Suffering Heart Attack While Leading Band
MOLINE AP Eddy Howard a 45 year old Chicago composer and singer suffered a heart attack Friday while leading his band at an automobile show in Rock Island. His condition was reported as satisfactory.
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Eddy Howard
Sust
Satur Howard
Chicago
Rock Island
No Wonder Call Got No Response
MEMPHIS UP Three employees in the police motor pool were out of jobs Saturday. They failed to answer the telephone when police phoned for a vehicle. When the cops investigated the first thing they heard from the garage was Seven come eleven. A game of chance was in progress.
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Williamsburg Yacht Shelved by Ike as Luxury Symbol
President Eisenhower ordered the White House yacht Williamsburg mothballed, deeming it a symbol of needless luxury. The vessel will be retired at month end, with operation costs about 600000 yearly. From 116 crew, staff will be reassigned, while the Red Cross will run daytime Potomac excursions for wounded servicemen prior to decommissioning.
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Merriman Smith
Augusta
Eisenhower
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Truman
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Key West
James
Hagerty
Dead in Chicago Fire Rises to 28 Dead
CHICAGO AP Firemen found another body in the ruins of a four story Haber Corporation factory, raising the known dead to 28 in one of the citys major recent fires. Officials warned the toll could reach 33 as search continues and five workers remain unaccounted for. Eleven bodies were found Friday and 32 of 37 injured remained in hospitals, two in critical condition. About 90 people were in the plant when the explosion and fire occurred Thursday morning.
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Haber Corporation
Soldiers Escape In Train Mishap
WEST UNION West Virginia AP seven of ten cars of a Nevada bound army troop train derailed Friday night. The engineer Ira W McDowell of Parkersburg was killed as the locomotive plunged 40 feet into a creek. Fireman Gerald E Marshall of Parkersburg jumped free and was bruised and scalded by escaping steam. The accident occurred on a Baltimore and Ohio line from Fort Meade Maryland to Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Ira W. McDowell
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Gerald E. Marshall
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Fort Meade, Md
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Airlines To Switch to Daylight Saving Time
W YORe AP reports that all 44 major airlines will switch to daylight saving time starting this spring. The move aims to standardize schedules across hubs and reduce confusion for passengers and crews. Airlines expect minor timetable adjustments and potential impact on cross time zone connections.
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Astin Stays Director As Weeks Yields On Plan
Washington AP report says Dr. Al Astin remains temporarily as director of the National Bureau of Standards. He will stay several months while a special committee studies the bureau and national needs. No guarantee of permanent retention. a post in his grade may be offered. Astin says he is gratified the secretary reassured the bureau and his professional integrity. Astin has led the bureau since 1932, with wartime honors for proximity fuse work. Weeks cited administrative differences, not questioning integrity.
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Red Captives Riot At Korea Prison Camp
Four North Korean communist prisoners rioted at a U.N. P.O.W. camp off Korea. Allied guards used concussion grenades and irritants after inmates refused inspection. The mob hurled stones. guards fired shotguns to quell the attack. No U.N. guards were injured.
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Ice Crushes Fruit Trees In Missouri
Spring storms from the Rockies to the Atlantic delivered snow hail sleet and high winds. Missouri fruit trees in full bloom were crushed by the storm as damage spread across several states including Oklahoma Kansas and Colorado with reports of injured and damaged homes and property.
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Nebraska
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Wyo
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Wilson Earned 581000 From GM Last Year
NEW YORK AP Secretary of Defense Wilson earned 581000 in salary and bonuses during his last year as president of General Motors Corp. He and 65 other top executives and directors earned a total of 11878 in salaries and bonuses disclosed Friday with GM annual meeting set for May 22 in Wilmington Delaware. A GM chart showed 16 top executives paid 70 percent or more of their compensation in federal income taxes. Wilson now earns 22500 a year as a member of President Eisenhower's cabinet.
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Wilson
General Motors Corp
Wilmington
Del
G.M
Eisenhower
Twins Get Draft Board Reunion in Detroit
Twin brothers Jimmy and Jerry Bantin, 19, began army service after a reunion at their draft board. Separated since childhood due to their parents' divorce, they had not seen each other in 15 years. Officials noted initial shyness but soon the twins warmed to each other and prepared to serve together.
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Jimmy
Jerry Bantin
Jimay
Jerry
Bantin
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Naval Academy announces large class to graduate June 5
The Naval Academy said on Friday that the vast number of midshipmen, the second largest class in its 106 year history, are slated to graduate June 5. The announcement highlights a sizable cohort finishing coursework and preparing for commissioning.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Copstaidshipmen
Bandit Holds Up Former Senator
Burlington dispatch reports bandit robs a filling station seven miles south of Burlington near Springs Grove on highway 61. The lone attacker about 5 feet 8 inches, 170 pounds, forced the former Iowa state senator elected in 1948 into a washroom around 1:30 to 2:00 a.m. and fled with cash while sheriff J. Shook investigates.
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INS
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Skourup
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Woman seeks grounds for divorce after visit to lawyer
A woman enters a divorce lawyer office asking if she has grounds for divorce. The attorney confirms she does, though she is unsure about her marriage status. The exchange highlights uncertainty over grounds and marital state.
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