Icy Storms Wreck Midwest and Southwest Areas
A massive storm system crippled the Midwest and South with tornadoes and dust storms. Illinois and Indiana reports led fatalities and injuries, with dozens injured overall. High winds up to 97 mph, icy roads, and dust storms battered Missouri Ohio Texas and Oklahoma.
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Chicago
Midwest
Southwest
Xan
Ohio
Indiana
Ulineis
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Illinois
Mississippi
St Louis
Clingis
Ohio Valley
Mehiville
Lemay
Afton
St. Louis County
Summerfield
Imbs
Centerville
Pinkmas
Trenton
Tilingis
Martinsville
Shelbyville
Franklin
Bruceville
Grove City
Columbus
Ohio River
Inodiana
Kentucky
Michigan
St. Clair County
St. Louis
August Ganz
Elizabeth Krumrey
Darrell Butle
Parks Base May Close Parks Base May Close
Pleasanton air force base, one of the Bay Area's largest military installations, faces probable loss of its major training mission to Tecruits and potential further reductions.
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Pleasanton — Parks Air Force Base
Bay Area
Air Training Command
Scott Air Force Base
Parks
Air Force
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
ATC
James W. Spry
Training Command
Northern Lights sighting sparks fear then traced to aurora
Deputies in Santa Clara County reported a bright glow in the sky near Palomares canyon and Mission San Jose around 2:30 am. Observers noted a wide glow across the southern Altamont hills, with Lick Observatory suggesting the Aurora Borealis. No on duty comments were obtained.
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Santa Clara County
Stevenson On New York Tour Stages East Campaign Swing
Adlai Stevenson opened a fresh East campaign push for the Democratic presidential nomination. He planned a Springfield Massachusetts stop and a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Hartford Connecticut, with a Western barnstorm over and a swing into New York and Minnesota ahead. Senator Estes Kefauver, Stevenson’s rival, campaigned in Minnesota and NC, criticizing U S foreign policy and Dulles personal diplomacy.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Springfield
Mass
Hartford
Conn
Stevenson
Libertyville
New York State
Minnesota
Estes Kefauver
North Carolina
Wake Forest College
United States
John Foster Dulles
Westinghouse Strike Talks In Session
Federal mediators held a special session with Westinghouse Corp officials as efforts to end the 432 day strike at the company plants entered the sixth day.
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WASHINGTON _INs
Weertinghouse Corp
Compa
Knight Denies Rumor on Eisenhower Run
Sacramento Governor Goodwin Knight denied being assured by Sherman Adams that Eisenhower would run for a second term. He stated he had received no information from Adams or anyone else about the President's candidacy and reiterated his own decision to stay in California.
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Sacramento
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower Will
White Hi
Adams
Great. Falls
Mont
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
South
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Great Falls
Court Order Ends Picket Line at Farmingdale Plant
A court injunction limited Republic Aviation pickets to 56 at Farmingdale and small numbers at other Long Island plants. The strike, involving about 6,000 workers with 2,000 union members, centers on a 19 cent per hour raise while the company says it can only afford five cents. Tense scenes of past clashes gave way to a quiet morning as police maintained a token presence.
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Farmingdale
N.Y. Tn
Republic
Aviation Corporation
Long Island
Supreme Court
Edgar
Nathan Dr
International Association of Machinists
Port Washington
Greenlawn
Hicksville
Republicy
Government
Republic Aviation
Seay
Democrats Blast Dulles on Arabia and Israel Remarks
Democrats hammered Secretary of State John Foster Dulles over his claim that Western pressure shifted Russia’s policies. Senator Humphrey and Senator Sparkman called his explanations on U.S. tanks to Saudi Arabia and the Arab-Israeli dispute “absurd” or “hard to believe” during a Foreign Relations Committee hearing. Dulles defended the Saudi tank shipment as balancing power and warned against dragging the Middle East into campaign politics while noting a renewal of the Dhahran air base lease looms.
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Washington
John Foster
Dulles
Russia
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Russie
Sen
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Humphrey
Israel
Middle East
Walter ¥. George
Taonga
United States
Dules
Dhahran
German Party Breaks With Adenauer Ends Coalition
In Bonn the Free Democratic Party leaders completed a seven year alliance break with Chancellor Adenauer. Within hours after the split, the FDP national executive met in Stuttgart in emergency session led by Thomas Dehler. Observers expect the FDP to oppose Adenauer in parliament.
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Bonn
Germany
Freej Democratic Party
UDP
Conrad Adenauer
Adenauer J
FRP
Stuttgart
Thomas Dehler
Pan
FDP
Adenauer
Crippled Airliner Reaches Iceland
A crippled U S Air Force Globemaster with 16 aboard was escorted to safety at Keflavik Iceland yesterday by plans which met it over the Atlantic. The plane flying from Labrador to Scotland reported two of its four engines out about 100 miles from Iceland.
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London
Keflavik
Iceland
Atlantic
Labrador
Scotland
Niles Marine Crash Inquiry Near End
Near the end of its investigation the board planned to question crews of planes that made safe instrument landings at Alameda. The fatal plane, part of a group from El Toro bound for Hawaii, carried Marines and left the Alameda Naval Air Station for El Toro yesterday.
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Santa Ana
Niles
Alameda Naval Air Station
el Toro Marine Corps Station
Alaméda
Martines
el Toro
Hawaii
Nationwide Action Seen in Alabama Negro Boycott
Alabama protests against arrests of African Americans sparked a nationwide passive resistance discussion. Thousands remain in the 11 week boycott despite possible jail terms for 3,901 leaders, including 26 ministers. Planned demonstrations in Columbus and Cleveland fund legal defense. National church leaders discuss further actions.
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Montgomery
Alex
New York
Ralph Bonche
Nepid' Diphom
Nobel Peat
Jens
Ing
Bonche
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Columbus
Cleveland
Council of Bishops of the
African Methodist- Episcoe Church
Washington
Alabama
Adam Clayton Powell
D- N
Powell
M. L. King
Newark to vote on $500000 school bonds
Newark voters will decide on a $500000 bond issue to fund three school projects. The plan adds a west Newark kindergarten through sixth grade school, an east Newark school, and completes an intermediate school as well as four elementary schools total. The bond also qualifies the district for state aid on future construction. Polls run 7 am to 7 pm at Newark Elementary School and Newark Fire Station.
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Newark
Musick Street
Jack MacGregor
Weather outlook for Bay Area includes rain and light winds
The weatherman predicts more rain for the Bay Area today though waves remain calm. A small storm from Oregon follows yesterday’s clear weather and is expected to reach Modesto and Kings City. Southerly winds may hit 25 mph, easing tonight. a cooler, changeable Sunday with light winds and a low tonight is anticipated.
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Bay Area
Hood
Oregon
Modesto
Kings City
Morthern
California
Five Candidates File For South County Water District Seats
A rash of filings for Southern Alameda county water district elections leaves only one contested race in Oakland. Five candidates seek two director positions in Alameda County Water District. incumbents Grimmer and Amaral run unopposed in other districts, with filings from Pihl Kelley Filsworth and others for the two board seats. Incumbents in Eden and Gastro Valley districts also filed and remain unopposed, as did Cherryland and Fairview incumbents seeking reelection.
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Oakland
Alameda County
John G. Pihl
Norris Road
Centerville
William H. Kelley
Mudberry
Newark
Vernon
Gastro Valley
Oscar’ Sturzinger
William Street
T. Peters
Lake Chebot Road
John C. Gutlehen
Heyer Avenue
Cherryland
Rex ‘Road
Everett Mettoy
Reds List Missing Korea POWs To UN Command
In Panmunjom the Communists delivered a long list of names they claim explain the fate of 2698 Allied prisoners missing according to UN records. Admiral Walter S. Moore, who received the list, refused to disclose its contents pending UN command confirmation.
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Panmunjom
United Nations Military Command
U.N
U.S
Walter
Fire Cuts Gas Service in Portland Plant Blaze
A three alarm fire at the Portland Gas and Coke plant in Linnton knocked out 14 generators and left about 61,000 people in the Portland metro area without gas service. The incident caused an estimated half a million dollars in damage and disrupted regional gas supply.
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Portland Ff
Portland
Portland, Gas and Coke Company
Linnton
Eisenhower flies home after Georgia vacation
President Eisenhower returns to Washington from an 11 day Georgia holiday spent golfing hunting and pondering whether to seek a second term. He and Mrs. Eisenhower visited the Humphrey plantation in Thomasville before a National Airport arrival greeted by about 200 fans. The couple proceeded to the White House then planned a birthday gathering for John Foster Dulles.
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Merriman Smith Washington
Eisenhower
Georgia
Thomasville
Treasury
George M
Humphrey
Colum ‘Bine ID
National
Moultrie
White House
John Foster Dulles
Humphrey "Plantation
Albany
jGa
Reel Seotor Guard
Spence Air Force
Pase
Confederate Vet John Salling Stricken With Virus at 109
Confederate veteran John Salling of Gate City Virginia, one of three surviving veterans, has fallen ill with pneumonia. He is 109 years old.
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Gate City
John Salling
General Merino Surrenders to End Peruvian Revolt
In a Lima broadcast Gen Marcial Merino Pereyra admitted ending the forest division rebellion in northern Peru after recapturing Requena earlier. He said the movement failed to win popular support and he would separate from the army forever. Official Lima confirmed the surrender and a statement noted the ex commander sought permission for a radio interview to announce his withdrawal from the revolt.
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Lima
Peru
Department of Revolution
Loreto
Marcial Merino Pereyra
Requena
Merino
Amazon
Iquitos
Merina
Aoort
Forrest Division
Marcial Merino
Amazon River
Tquitos
Fouitos
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