Global Briefs from Copenhagen Manila Hong Kong Tokyo
Editors from all continents gathered in Copenhagen for the International Press Institute General Assembly to discuss free press aspects over three days. At Clark Air Base Manila about 2100 children received a second Salk polio vaccine dose with no reported difficulties. In Hong Kong the New China News Agency said Nationalists flew 11028 sorties over the Red China coast in April, with two dead and seven wounded on the mainland. In Tokyo Crown Prince Akihito, aged 21, was mobbed by screaming students.
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Copenhagen
International Press Institute
Manilap
U. S. Clark Air Force Base
Manila
Clark
Hong Kong
Communist New China News Agency
Red China
Prince Causes Near Riot at Higibya Park Auto Show
Reporters described a near riot as crowds gathered in Higibya Park when the prince appeared at an auto show. The Neutral National Supervisory Commission in Panmunjom says UN charges of combat material in Korea were not proven. The UNSC decision was reported as unanimous by the U N Command.
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Higibya Park
Prince
Panmunjomp
National Supervisory Commission
Korea
Red
United Nations
UNSC
U. N. ‘Command
Social notes from Walnut and surrounding towns
Walnut and nearby communities host a string of visits and calls as Ed Bowman and family of Erie share time with Mrs. P. J. Bowman and others. Visitors include L. Miller of Kansas City Foster Parker H. C. Bundy of Cha ynote Irl Kaupp of San Diego Wayne Milton of Bartlesville and the Hembree family at Erie. Cmdr. R. H. Shireman attends Arlie Burns funeral. out-of-town mourners listed from Manhattan Kansas City Hiattville Uniontown Lawrence Parsons St. Louis and more.
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Ed Bowman
Erie
P. J. Bowman
Garland
L. Miller
Kansas City
Foster Parker
H. C. Bundy
Chaynote
J. L. Moore
Irl Kaupp
San Diego
Ella Pownall
Wayne Milton
Bartlesville
S&s. E. Tredway
Fort Scott
Glen Sweetser
John Wadsack
L. H. Speece
Arkansas City
Bob Cress
Arlie Burns
Walter W. Berry
J. E. Bradshaw
Walt
David
Cecil D. Hunter
Nancy
Susan
Manhattan
Otto H. Rinas
Bobby
W. H. Burns
Hiattville
Estell Shull
Uniontown
Lee Burns
Lawrence
Ross Stephens
Jim Shields
Parsons
Dick Shireman
St. Louis
Ray Rinas
Jess Farris
Jens Johannsen
C. A. Jones
Harry Jones
Ray Brady
Independence
Methodist Church
W. R. Cleveland
Whittier
Calif
Clarence Singleton
Downy
C. C
Singletons
Cleveland
Joe Cole
Ira Dutton
Yates Center
Jack Shireman
Ricky
Girard
John ZurBuchen
Fred Kennedy
Merton Kennedy
Harry Kennedy
Anna Marie
Marvin
Wilber
Joe
Earl Dean
Chanute
Lena Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Families gather for 90th birthday and first plane ride
In Wichita a multi‑town gathering honors the elder Mrs. Bass as she nears age 90, making her first flight to Albuquerque to visit son Roy and family. Brothers P A Bass of Denver and Mason Bass helped meet her in Wichita while other relatives from Parsons Girard Humboldt and Pittsburg joined the celebration.
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Wichita
Paul Coghill
Augusta
John Lee
Verle Westhoff
V. J
Connie
Joe Ferns
Ed Bybee
Ginger
William ‘Flemmings
Parsons
Charles ‘Brazil
St. Paul
Nelle Stevens
Eric
Claude Hurst
Stark
Buster Brown
Girard
John Stultz
Roy Furneaux
Pittsburg
Jim Weiner
Humboldt
Ted Mudd
Galesburg
Edgar Jones
Hepler
Mason Bass
C. E. Bass
Albuquerque
N.M
Roy Bass
P. A. Bass
Denver
William Pherigo
Robert Hamill
Marie Deitrich
Chanute
Jim Hurt
Paul Mudd
Kansas City
Gladys Mudd
Community Notes Highlight Family Visits and Local Events
A collage of social visits and gatherings across Erie Girard Parsons and Chanute features dinners birthday celebrations bridal showers and church activities. Notable mentions include Loret ta Smith's YWCA shower in Parsons and Helen Reeve's 13th birthday surprise. Local clergy district officials and visiting Californians also appear amid family reunions and civic notices.
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Earl Vandervort
Erie
Lillie Noland
Harold Smith
Gladys Mudd
Smith
Iva Mudd
Lillie Dyson
Lloyd Sands
Ray Brown
St. Paul
Pamela
Carol Ann Mudd
Junction City
Brown
Monty Mudd
Paul Dahl
Salina
Glen
Hurst
Paul Smith
Vernon Born
Bernita Ann
Parsons
Loretta Smith
YWCA
Shirley Cowley
Peggy Easley
Nancy
Debbie Eggleston
Springfield
W. A. Green
Green
Leroy
J. S. Whitteberry
Chanute
Solon Markham
Miami
Okla
Frances Clarkin
John van Leeuween
Pete Seivert
Harold Reeve
Tulsa
Reeve
Leon Reeve
Girard
Youth Faces Prison In Abortion Death
A 27 year old bookkeeper, Roger Fred Brenon, faces five years to life in prison after being convicted of second degree murder in connection with the abortion death of Mrs. Virginia Hopkins Watson, a former swimming champion, occurred last November in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Virginia Hopkins Watson
Roger Fred Brenon
Woman seeks film role via costly surgery ends in death
Police report says Mrs. Watson paid 150 dollars for the surgery to secure a minor movie part. Superior Judge Clement D. Nye found Brenon guilty and scheduled sentencing for June 2.
Final Atomic Test Postponed in Nevada Winds
The final atomic blast of the 1955 Nevada test series was postponed due to unacceptable wind patterns. A new weather briefing will decide whether to attempt the shot at 5 a.m. tomorrow, with the final 30 to 35 kiloton detonation planned atop a 500 foot tower.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
A Little Disorder At Alcatraz Prison
Warden Paul J. Madigan reported a minor riot at Alcatraz on April 25, with seven or eight inmates placed in solitary confinement. The disturbance arose from demands for better food newspapers and commissary privileges amid disciplinary housing on the island in San Francisco Bay.
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San
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