Memphis to Build Own Power Plant Replacing Dixon Yates
Memphis officials announce plans to build a city plant to meet power needs, eliminating the Dixon Yates private project. Senate Republicans hail the decision as a win for Eisenhower while Democrats debate political fallout and possible investigations continue.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
Eisenhower
Memphis
Dixon-Yates
California
Tennessee Valley Authority
G.O.P
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Adolphe H. Wenzell
Anderson
D-N.m
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Edgar H. Dixon
Eugene A. Yates
West Memphis
Ark
Mississippi River
Memphis, Tenn
TVA
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon- Yates
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senators Call Wolfson for Strike Hearing
A Senate committee issued subpoenas for Financier Louis E. Wolfson to appear in Washington next Thursday for questioning on ending the local transit strike. Subpoenas were sent to U S marshals in DC Miami Beach Jacksonville and Los Angeles to locate Wolfson. Indications were talks on the strike were paused until Tuesday.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Louis E. Wolfson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
District of Columbia
U.S
Wolfson
California
Montgomery Ward and Company
Sewell L. Avery
Capital Transit Company
Knowland
U. S
Miami Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Los Angeles
AFL
Iowa Patrolman Killed in Bridge Collision
Iowa highway patrolman Ralph Garthwaite, 34, stationed at Harlan, died in a head on crash on a bridge near Woodbine. Gene Schreiner, 25, of Rapid City South Dakota, was seriously injured and taken to Mercy hospital Council Bluffs. Schreiner declined a blood test as his attorney advised.
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Woodbine
Iowa
Here
Ralph Garthwaite
Sheldon
Harlan
Harrison County
Harold Hennessey
Gene Schreiner
Rapid City
S. D
Minnesota
Schreiner
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Lincoln
Neb
Garthwaite
Barrett
Dunlap
Lees
Dows Man Killed in Two Car Collision
Hans Lee Larson 32 of Dows died at a Webster City hospital after a gravel road intersection crash six miles southeast of the Highway 20 69 junction. The other driver Gilbert Sprow Blairsburg was not seriously hurt. Both were hospitalized by a passing trucker.
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Blairsburg
Hans Lee Larson
Dows
Webster City
Hamilton County
Ray Lear
Larson
Gilbert Sprow
Sprow
Russians Return 14 Lend-Lease Vessels
Germany reports the Soviet navy has handed back fourteen lend-lease craft from World War II. A 140-ton submarine chaser and thirteen 60-ton motor torpedo boats were returned to the United States after service with the Soviet forces.
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Germany
INS
United States
Soviet Union
Ohio Flyer Wins Trophy Race on Handicap Basis
Lt. Col. James A. Poston of Columbus Ohio won the second annual cross country Ricks Memorial trophy race from Ontario California to Detroit. He finished 1 945 miles in 3 hours 32 minutes with an adjusted time that topped all finishers under a new handicap scoring. Capt. George C McCrory of Pennsylvania led the fastest actual speed at 611.27 mph, but his small handicap left him unofficially sixth. Four pilots failed to finish and three others stopped due to mechanical issues or tire failures.
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Associated Press
James A. Poston
Columbus
Ohio
Detroit
Ann Francis
Ontario
Calif
Poston
Air National Guard
George C. McCrory
Pennsylvania
Charles ‘J. Young, Jr
New Jersey
McCrory
Arnold G. Wackerman
Tonawanda
N. Y
Jack M. Burden
Houston
Texas
Donald I. Christianson
Madison, Wis
Dale Connolly
Illinois
Buckley Naval Air Station
Denver
W. Russell Miller
Connecticut
Battle Creek
Mich
Charles Carmichael
Charlotte
N. C
Des Moines
Camp Health Fund Receipts and Outstanding Balance
Community fundraiser ledger shows receipts totaling 4 698 74 from various donors including Iron Workers Union No 89 Knights of Columbus and family gifts. Still to be raised 3 201 26 with a remaining goal of 7 900 00.
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Iron Workers Union
Willman Conor
Sdoes
Fourth Degree
Knights of Columbus
Bowen General Assembly
A. Te. OD
Johnny Brown
W. E. Payne
Sherry Payne
Charles
Warren
Margery
W. L. Capron
Elizabeth Aaiee
A. W. Carl- Ooie
Ladies Aid
Kool Aid & Waeny
Geiger Counter Snafu in Downey Hose Mystery
In Downey California an amateur prospector used a Geiger Counter to investigate a garden hose that vanished by burrowing 17 feet. Glenn Saunders of Azusa read radioactivity at a two foot hole but concluded the reading came from brass nozzle on the hose, not an unknown metal.
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Downey
Calif
Glenn Saunders
Azusa
George di Pesa
Saunders
Powder Puff Derby Flyers All Safe
All 47 women flyers in the Powder Puff Derby were accounted for after reports of difficulties. Officials said 18 planes landed in Phoenix, 19 in Tucson, 3 in El Paso, and 7 at Blythe as the cross country race concluded.
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Long Beach
Calif
Air Race
Phoenix
Ariz
Tucson
el Paso
Tex
Blythe
Searchlights Used In Continued Hunt For Lost Flyers
A massive seven day search for two missing U.S. Marine airmen continues as planes from Guam Korea and Japan join Navy crews. The search near Tokyo uses searchlights and illumination rockets to find Capt Hodgen Montague of Jackson Mississippi and Second Lt David W Bell of Minneapolis who disappeared over the Oshima Strait during a routine flight.
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Tokyo
INL
Pacific
Guam
Korea
Hodgen Montague
Jackson, Miss
David W. Bell
Minneapolis
Montague
Oshima Strait
Japan
Boy Falls 700 Feet To Death in Yosemite
A 14 year old named Donald Hugh Genereaux of Stockton died after a 700 foot fall from Larbert Dome in Yosemite National Park on Friday. Park rangers investigated the fatal accident and noted he was visiting the area with no accompanying guardians. The incident occurred within the park boundaries near Larbert Dome and authorities began the formal casualty report.
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Yosemite
Yosemite, Calif
Donald Hugh Genereaux
Stockton
Larbert Dome
Yosemite National Park
Senate Leaders Predict Early Passage of Reserves Bill
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson and Republican Leader William Knowland forecast swift approval of a military reserves bill. Russell plans hearings, and revisions may add voluntary service for veterans and include the national guard. The house bill’s compulsory reserve duty proposal drew criticism and was rejected on a segregation issue.
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Washington
Ins
Senate
Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
G.O.P
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Russell
National Guard
Georgia
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N. Y
Fourth of July weekend activities in Cedar Rapids area
Fireworks displays, stock car and midget car races at Hawkeye Downs, and stage shows open in Cedar Rapids. Baseball tours and softball tournaments at Memorial Stadium Ellis Park and other venues. Cedar Rapids city hall library and courthouse closed. post office operates on holiday schedule.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
The
American Legion
Hawkeye Downs
Memorial Stadium
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Burlington
Keokuk
Post Office
Chamber of Commerce
Tornadoes Hit Walcott North Dakota Area
Tornadoes and high winds struck Walcott and surrounding farms along the Minnesota North Dakota line Saturday night. One person was killed nine injured two missing. Russell Nelson family members and grandchildren hospitalized in Breckenridge Minnesota in serious condition.
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Walcott
N. D
Minnesota-North Dakota
Fargo
Russell Nelson
St. Francis Hospital
Breckenridge
Minn
Lightning Crack Vanishes From Plate Glass Window
IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS Minn AP a plate glass display window cracked by lightning closed eight feet long and eighth inch wide. The crack vanished within hours after a glass firm replaced the pane drawing astonishment from Eleanor Cline Fire Chief Vernon McMicken and about 20 onlookers. No one was hurt and the storefront appears intact.
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International Falls
Minn
Eleanor Cline
McMicken
Segni Seeks Italian Cabinet After Acceptance of Mandate
Antonio Segni, 64, a left of center Christian Democrat, accepted a mandate to form a new Italian government with reservations. He asked President Giovanni Gronchi for another extension of time and expected to report a definite decision by Tuesday after a private palace meeting. The president formally asked him to form the government.
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Rome
Italy
Antonio Segni
Christian Democrat
Giovanni Gronchi
Gronchi
Segni
Cedar Rapids Swelters As 90 Degree Heat Persists
Cedar Rapids residents faced 90 degree heat with forecasts of possible thundershowers Sunday. The weather bureau noted little change over the weekend with highs 87 to 96 across the area and scattered thunderstorms developing in the west. Sioux City reached 95 degrees by mid afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson suffers heart attack
Washington AP reports Senator Lyndon B. Johnson 47 D Texas endured a moderately severe heart attack while visiting Middleburg Virginia on Saturday. An aide said he could not return to active duty this session and Johnson was later transferred to the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland for treatment.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Congress
George R. Reedy
Middleburg
George R. Brown
Texas
Reedy
Johnson
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, Md
Benson Reverses Ruling on Ladejinsky Security Status
Secretary Benson withdraws designation of Russian born land reform expert Wolf Ladejinsky as a security risk. He orders removal of the previous record and press release, noting reviews by two agencies and a shift in department coordination. Humphrey calls it a welcome reversal.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Wolf Ladejinsky
Sen
Carlson
R-Kan
Senate Civil Service
Mr. Ladejinsky
Ladejinsky
Japan
State Department
Agriulture Department
Foreign Operations Administration
Harold E. Stassen
Indo- China
FOA
New International Cooperation Administration
Humphrey
D-Minn
Tokyo
Eisenhower
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