Adlai Estes Wind Up Fight In California
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver closed their California campaign for the Democratic national convention votes. Stevenson campaigned in the San Joaquin Valley while Kefauver moved from San Francisco to Ukiah and other upstate towns. Both faced internal party exchanges as they pressed issues and personal attacks over pensions civil rights and national policy.
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Adlai
Estes
California
San Francisco
INS
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Kefauver
Tennessee
Golden Gate
Ukiah
San Francisco Bay Area
William H. Orrick
Northern
Daly City
Washington
Trunk Murder Not Funny Says Indianapolis Police
Three Indianapolis high school students confessed to a trunk murder scheme after a 16 year old waitress reported a bloodied arm seen in a car trunk. The youths said they spilled ketchup and crawled into the trunk for prank fun. Police dismissed the incident as not funny and dealt with the youths.
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Indianapolis
INS
Radio Hams Pick Up Messages From Russia
Detroit amateur radio operators report a flood of Russian contacts after a long silence. Mickey Unger says conversations with hams in Leningrad Moscow Latvia and Siberia followed Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev’s England visit. He adds confirmation cards should be sent to Moscow.
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Detroit
Mickey Unger
Huntington Woods
Bulganin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
England
Unger
Leningrad
Moscow
Latvia
Siberia
Ag Dept Not Ready for 1956 Soil Bank Program
President Eisenhower signed the 1956 soil bank bill, but Agriculture Department officials say local committees will need 10 days to two weeks to determine which farmers qualify. Benson outlined general rules, yet eligibility regulations remain unsettled amid debate over paying on land already likely to fail or requiring a production cut.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Department
Agricultural Adjustment and Conservation Committees
Soil Bank
Snapping Turtle Seeks Invitation into House
In Cincinnati James Hassett heard scratching at his door to find a snapping turtle that appeared eager to enter. The animal resisted a broom and Hassett called county police who escorted the creature away amid talk of turtle soup.
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Cincinnati
James Hassett
Hassett
Nuclear Test Planned for Light Hydrogen Warhead
Washington reports a hydrogen warhead of one to two tons aimed at a 1500 mile Jupiter missile will be tested within ten days. Defense Secretary Wilson travels to the Pacific proving ground to witness the test with Lt. Gen. Alvin Luedecke and Herbert Loper joining the mission. Navy Times predicts weapons will remain on the ground while avoiding urban targets, stressing mutual deterrence.
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Washington
INS
U.S
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Pacific Proving Ground
Wilson
Navy
Navy Times
Army
Alvin R.luedecke
Pentagon
Air Force
Luedecke
Armed Forces
Herbert B. Loper
Atomic Energy
Marilyn Monroe in New York for rest and possible Miller visit
Marilyn Monroe arrived in New York for six weeks of rest on doctors orders and to possibly see playwright Arthur Miller who remains in Reno awaiting a divorce. She said she is not ill but fatigued after Bus Stop filming and plans England work on The Sleeping Prince with Sir Laurence Olivier.
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New York
INS
Marilyn Monroe
Fsee
Arthur Miller
Reno
Nev
England
Laurence Oliver
Miller
Idlewild
Marilyn
Europe and West Must Work Together to Counter Soviet Influence
The speaker urges forming a united front in Asia and Africa to prevent Soviet alignment with new nations. He stresses pooling resources and believes Europe should play a key role, despite Western fatigue. He calls for plain talk to strengthen European cooperation and warns against doom unless the alliance endures.
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Asia
Africa
Free World
Europe
Reds Turning North Korea Into Colony
United States intelligence reports allege China is colonizing North Korea. Gen. Lemnitzer cited Chinese takeover, with millions of Koreans fleeing to the South. Economic coordinator Wood described a heavily guarded demilitarized zone and repeated South Koreans’ exodus.
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Reds
North Korea
Washington
INS
United States
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
L. L. Lemnitzer
U. S. Far East
Lemnitzer
United Nations
Leinitzer
South Korea
C. Tyler Wood
Korea
Wood
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Harden 95-Year-Old Rejoins DMV With New Tag
H P Harden entered the clerk’s office in Danville to pay ten dollars for a new license tag. He stated his age as 95 and drove home to Climax, Virginia in his pickup, continuing his long standing routine.
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Danville, Va
H. P. Harden
Climax
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