Eisenhower praises Boy Scouts training at banquet
President Eisenhower, marking the 50th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, lauds the service ideal and scout training. He recalls a gag about guiding an elderly man across a street and a story of his son Lt. Col. John Eisenhower gaining self reliance after a 14 mile Scout hike at age 12, urging opportunity for independence.
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Dr Moore Explains Long Walk From California to New York
Dr Barbara Moore explains her cross country walk to prove Americans kill themselves with meat and coffee. The 56 year old Britisher credits a vegetarian diet for her endurance and notes she could add another 40 miles today. She grimaces at Kansas City stock yards odor while walking and ends with nut loaf and vegetables.
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Three Die in Fargo Explosion at Welding Worksite
Sparks from a welding torch caused an explosion at an industrial building in Fargo North Dakota killing three workers and injuring eight, some critically. Welders Samuel G Rott August Neyssen Robert LaPash were among the dead, while others involved were assisting to convert a carriage building into a natural gas distribution center for Northern States Power.
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Warning By Polltaker Warns Of 1948 Repeat
LOS ANGELES AP A poll taker warns against overreliance on polls noting 1948 as a black year for pollsters. Thomas E. Dewey was seen as a shoe in by many, while Mervin D. Field reports at a Chamber of Commerce gathering that 1960 resembles 1918 without a Roosevelt or Eisenhower dominating.
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Madrid church to reopen after government order reversal
The Spanish government has granted permission for the Third Baptist Church of Madrid to reopen, ending a closure imposed by authorities since September 1958.
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