Eisenhower defends Hobby on Salk vaccine program
President Eisenhower backed Secretary Hobby at a news conference disputing Sen Morse’s charge of incompetence. He said Hobby ran the Salk polio vaccine effort efficiently and noted her potential resignation for personal reasons while citing her role with the Women’s Army Corps and family illness. He praised the vaccine supply and planned school vaccination.
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Eisenhower
Hobby
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Houston
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Eisenhower sees value in potential talks with Zhukov
President Eisenhower at a news conference said a top level meeting with Marshal Zhukov could yield something useful. He noted past cordial ties in Berlin and warned against expectations of appeasement while addressing topics from air power to TVA and Formosa cease-fire talks.
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Eisenhower
Marshal Zhukov
Russia
Zhukov
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U.S
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Try
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hoover Commission
TVA
Yugoslavia
Red China
Formosa
Congress
Accident victim awarded $117000 in damages
Aron A. Wedin, 19, a miner who lost both legs when an ore car struck him, was awarded $117,000 in damages by a district court in Hibb ing Minnesota. The Duluth Mesabe and Iron Range railroad was ordered to pay $105,000 and an insurance firm $12,000, though Wedin had sought $400,000.
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Hibbing, Minn
INS
Aron A. Wedin
Duluth, Massabe and Iron Range Railroad
Wedin
Pilgrims Killed in Bus Crash in Brazil
A bus carrying pilgrims returning from a religious pilgrimage crashed in Sao Paulo Brazil killing 10 and injuring 39 authorities said Tuesday.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
President Eisenhower Plays Golf with Hogan and Sarazen
President Eisenhower hosted two golf legends Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen at the White House. The trio attended a stag dinner Monday night and then played 18 holes at Burning Tree Country Club after luncheon, marking a rare social golf outing with the two golf greats.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
Ben Hogan
Gene Sarazen
White House
Burning Tree Country Club
Hogan
Sarazen
Food Price Index Drops to Two-Year Low
New York report shows wholesale food prices measured by the Dun and Bradstreet index fell to 6.37 on May 17, the lowest in over two years, according to the agency.
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New York
Rhinebeck woman found guilty in party line fire report case
A Dutchess county jury convicts Mary L. Kayes of Rhinebeck after deliberating about three hours in a case testing a new state law on party line telephones during emergencies. The 43 year old faces up to one year in jail and a $500 fine with sentencing set for May 24.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Dutchess County
Mary L. Kayes
Rhinebeck
N. Y
John R. Schwartz
Mrs. Kayes
Two Children Die in Abandoned Ice Box Tragedy
In East St. Louis two 3-year-olds, Robert Lee Ballance and Nancy Anne Cygan, suffocated after being trapped in an abandoned ice box in a neighbor’s garage. They were found unconscious after about an hour and died soon after at a hospital. Police will seek warrants charging Julian Gilliam with violating a city ordinance prohibiting leaving ice boxes accessible to children unless doors are removed.
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East ST. Louis
Robert Lee Ballance
Nancy Anne Cygan
Nancy
Robert
Julian Gilliam
CHANNEL ONE LAUNCHES FRIDAY IN Gazette TV COLUMN
The Gazette announces a new television column CHANNEL ONE to debut Friday. It promises insider news about prominent television and radio personalities and industry moves.
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Channel One
the Gazette
U S Peace Quest Sets a Strong Vigilant Course
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles outlined a strong and vigilant U S push for world peace as a follow up to a claimed cold war victory over the Soviet Union The Vienna talks and the Austrian peace treaty are cited as key steps with unification of Germany world disarmament and limits on atomic weapons listed as objectives The plan foresees a possible Big Four summit this summer and stresses the need to avoid overoptimism while praising recent diplomatic gains for Western unity and Soviet troop withdrawal
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United Press
Dulles
George
Howard Handleman
Washington
U.S
Russia
Eisenhower
State Dulles
White House
Western
Europe
Moscow
Germany
Big Four Chiefs of Government
D.-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Floods in Ceylon Cause Dozens of Deaths and 600 Homeless
Two dead and at least 600 families homeless as floods sweep across Colombo and surrounding areas in what officials call the worst disaster in the island nation’s recorded history.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Suburban bank manager captures fleeing bandit in Detroit area
Bernard St. Germaine, manager of a St. Clair Shores bank, pursued and trapped a lone gunman who fled with over $2,000. The chase reached 70 mph before a cement truck blocked the path. the manager wrestled the suspect to stop him and recover spilled cash. Police identified the robber as 21 year old Charles J. Cadaret.
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Detroit
St. Clair Shores National Bank
Bernard St. Germaine
St. Germaine
Denver Votes to Put Dogs on Leash or in Pen
Voters approved a city leash or fencing ordinance by about 3 to 2 in the mayoral election. With 116000 voting, 55013 favored and 39917 opposed, it becomes law July 1. Enforcement may center on rabies tagged dogs and pound capacity.
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Denver
Quigg Newton
Mail Robbery Plot Foiled in Las Vegas Four Nabbed
Police arrested four in Las Vegas on Tuesday night for conspiring to rob the U S mail of an estimated 750000 in gambling casino cash. A tip led to stakeouts and mock runs as officers surrounded the post office and seized a small arsenal from a house.
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Las Vegas
INS
U. S
Los Angeles
Post Office
George Anderson
Joyce
Robert
Robert Scholmer
Walter Ludwig
Union Pacific
Hey
Scholmer
Cement Workers Win Wage Increase Amid Traffic Toll Talks
Gov. Leo Hoegh urged possible night speed limits on Iowa highways citing rising traffic deaths. A cement workers' wage boost was announced, raising the hourly rate for local 561 cement masons as part of low traffic death counts analysis and safety discussions with state officials.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Hoegh
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
John Evans
Bvvva
Weanessay
Senator Frank Byers Remains In Fair Condition
State Senator Frank Byers survived a brain hemorrhage and remained in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital on Wednesday. He had been unconscious for much of the time since the Saturday onset and was only moderately responsive to treatment.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Byers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sen. Byers
Whittier Sunday School Fundraiser Notes
A prior report lists funds for Whittier Community Sunday School associated with Printing House Crafts Skolske and circles including Bernice Pratt Circle and Ella Hungerford Circle Linn Lodge 249. Amounts noted include 1.330.64 dollars and smaller contributions such as 2.00 and 12.00 with a 10.00 line.
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Whittier Community Sunday School
Club of
Printing House Crafts- Skolske
Bernice Pratt
King’s Daughters
Ella Hungerford
Linn Lodge
Russian Halt on H Bomb Rumor Spurs Allied Readiness
The Daily Express reports allied intelligence chiefs believe the Soviet hydrogen bomb program may be paused after no new tests of the H bomb since August 1953. The paper notes the weapon’s roughly one million ton yield and says further improvements would require another test, suggesting a temporary halt.
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London
The
Daily Express
U.S
Dust Bowl Receives Welcome Rains Across Plains
United Press reports gully washing rains break the drought in the Dust Bowl area on Wednesday. Farmers in the Texas Panhandle record up to five inches with additional downpours in Colorado Nebraska and western Kansas. Dodge City Kansas measured 1.57 inches and Valentine Nebraska an inch.
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Dust Bowl
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Dodge City
Kan
Valentine
Neb
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