Redlegs crush Cubs in 22-2 rout at Cincinnati
Cincinnati battering of Chicago Cubs produced 22 runs and 22 hits, with seven homers including two by Frank Robinson. Hal Jeffcoat and Ed Bailey joined the barrage as Cincinnati opened a 4-2 inning and dominated the late game to crush Chicago.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Chicago Cub
Reds
Frank Robinson
Hal Jeffcoat
Cardinals
Dick Littterfield
Gus Bell
Redlegs
Ed Bailey
Don Hoak
Littlefield
Jim Brosnan
Tom Poholsky
Robinson
Wally Post
Pholosky
Dave Kaiser
Cubs
Earliest recorded instance of coining money in 700 BC
The fragment notes the earliest documented use of metal coins dating to around 700 BC, marking a pivotal development in monetary systems. It highlights the shift from commodity/barter forms toward standardized currency, with implications for trade and state authority.
Red Cross Reports Record Disaster Toll This Year
Kansas City official says disasters via tornadoes and floods have been the most extensive in Red Cross history. National director Robert Edson cites 99 dead, 807 injured, 302 hospitalized and 8,693 affected across seven states, with millions spent and thousands evacuated or aided.
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Washington
Kansas City
Red Cross
Eary Spring
Maine
Hawaii
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Ilinois
Tarrant County Red Cross Chapter
Fort Worth
Dallas
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Television Schedules for KSYD and KFOX Networks
Television listings for KSYD Channel 6 and KFOX Channel 2 show a full day lineup from 11:00 to 10:15 with serials, dramas, news, weather, sports, and specials. Highlights include Heckle and Jeckle, Gene Autry, Oral Roberts, World News Roundup, Roy Rogers, 8:00 P M G E Theatre, 8:30 Disneyland, and 10:15 Million Dollar Theatre. The paper notes it is not responsible for program changes.
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Ksyd-Tv
Heckle & Jeckle
Wild Bill Hickock
Gene Autry
Oral Roberts
Face the Nation
World News
Roy Rogers
Odyasey
Public Defender
Annie Oakley
Jack Benny
G. E. Theatre
Ed Sullivan
National News
Southwest News
Weatherfacts
Kit Carson
Steve Allen
TV Playhouse
Loretta Young
Sword of D'Artagnan
TV Schedule Listing for KFDX Channel 3 Morning to Afternoon
A detailed daily lineup lists 6:45 News through 2:00 PM with shows like Captain Kangaroo, CBS News, soap operas The Edge of Night and The Secret Storm, and game shows The Price Is Right and Truth or Consequences. News updates and weather appear at 6:50 and 6:55.
White Sox Rally Past Tigers 12 to 4 for Fifth Straight Win
Chicago White Sox erased an early 4-0 deficit to defeat the Detroit Tigers 12 to 4. Gerry Staley earned the win in relief as Chicago extended its lead in the American League to five games, aided by 17 hits and a seven-run second inning against starter Billy Hoeft.
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Chicago White Sox
Telay
Billy Hoeft
Detroit Tigers
Hoeft
Chiago
Sox
Gerry Staley
Staley
Tigers
Detroit
Visitors Praise Local City Park
Jackson Mississippi couple Mr and Mrs Be gs t Scott thanked Childress for overnight camping at Chil dress Fair Park. The card from Jackson Wyoming praised the swimming pool and play facilities and noted the parks hospitality as the town builds its reputation. Doyle McKinney Chamber of Commerce president commented on the town’s growing hospitality and the value of Fair Park.
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City Park
Cookie
Canada
Be Gs T Scott
Jackson, Missisippi
Scotts
Camber of Commerce
Childress Fair Park
Jackson
Wyoming
Fair Park
Doyle McKinney
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Business Activity Still On Upswing
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports April Texas business activity rose 6 percent from March and 8 percent from April 1956. Consumer spending up 1 percent. durable goods up 12 percent year over year. non-durables up 18 percent. Residential construction climbs to 180 percent of 1947-49 average. nonresidential building also up. Most concerns report 1957 earnings above 1956 and remain optimistic for the year.
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Bureau
Texas
Burea
Norway braces for British trade stance impact on shipping
Norway and China trade totals run to only a few thousand dollars monthly in each direction even in normal times. The British decision looms large for the Norwegian merchant marine with many ships in Far Eastern waters. Denmark and Holland plan to declare positions next week and are expected to align with Britain.
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Norway
Far
Denmark
Holland
Britain
Europeans in Britain's least known colony archipelago
About 38000 residents occupy a remote archipelago with only a few hundred Europeans. Those Europeans are largely French in culture and identity, standing apart from the British roots of the colony.
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Britain
Soviet Scientist Declares Satellite Work Finished
Moscow reports that Prof Alexander Nesmeyanov announced the Soviet Union has completed rockets and instruments for its first artificial satellite. Pravda says preparations target the 1957 58 geophysical year though no launch date is set. The United States is pursuing a satellite as well.
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Soviet Union
Alexander Mesmevanov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Communist Party
Pravda
United States
Outer Space
Nesmeyanov
Arthur Miller Found Guilty in Federal Contempt Trial
Federal Judge Charles F. McLaughtin finds playwright Arthur Miller guilty of contempt for refusing to answer questions before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Miller faces up to a $1000 fine and a year in jail. sentencing date not set.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Federal District Court
Charles F. McLaughtin
Miller
Marilyn Monroe
McLaughtin
Onew Cor
Governor Price Daniel to deliver report to the people
Gov Price Daniel will review the 55th Legislature and outline administration plans in a radio and TV report scheduled Monday night from 6 30 to 6 45 pm. The speech will be broadcast from Houston and carried by stations in San Antonio Dallas Temple Austin and Weslaco and via the Texas state network. Daniel spoke today at Nacogdoches and will appear Sunday on the Houston Post press conference over KPR TV. He heads to Mineral Wells Tuesday for a Texas Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
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KRGV
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Mineral Wells
Mansfield Proposes Big Four Summit on H Bomb Tests
Senate Democratic whip Mike Mansfield urged a four nation summit involving the United States Russia Britain and France to seek a ban on hydrogen bomb tests. He suggested limiting the agenda to suspending tests and cited past conferences as examples of overreach.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Russia
Britain
France
London
Mansfield
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clarke College
Dubuque
Town
Montana Democrat
Geneva
Beck's Resignation May Halt Teamsters Bounce
Washington June 1 The decision of Dave Beck to retire as president of the Teamsters Union could spare him from being ousted. Disagreement over a successor and timing may keep him in office until a new leader is elected around Sept 30, with a board meeting possible mid June. Sources say internal strife and political pressure swirl as discussions loom.
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Washington
Beck
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
John F English
Madisonville Cattlemen Seek Driest Rancher Amid Rain Return
The Madisonville Cattlemen Association plans a contest to honor the driest rancher after heavy Texas rains broke a long drought. President Gus Morgan challenges the man to recall old traditions while the group weighs past honorees. In unrelated notes, Gulf porpoise populations in the Gulf of Aden reach thousands with leaps up to twenty feet.
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Texas
Jackson
Gus Morgan
Madisonville Group
Gulf of Aden
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