Japanese Seek Trade with China amid Defense Push
Japanese Foreign Minister Shigemitsu flies to Washington to urge defense buildup tied to freer trade with China. He warns against unrestricted trade while war materials cannot be shipped and calls for resolving the Sugamo Prison cases as war criminals.
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San Francisco
Japan
Washington
China
Mamoru
Aro
John Foster Dulles
Shigemitsu
United States
Sugamo Prison
Storm toll and damage from Diane raise noted
The death toll from Hurricane Diane was revised downward to 176. Flood damage remains untracked as crews recover timbers and assess widespread destruction. Ike approves relief with no cost cap. Army Engineers may divert up to 100 million dollars for debris removal and repairs to public property.
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Tims
Diane
Eisenhower
Army
Big mink of all time claims against Dixon-Yates deal
Kroll attacks the Dixon Yates private power contract as a five million dollar loss in today’s terms and labels Hell’s Canyon dam as a presidential responsibility. He criticizes government favors to bankers and accuses Eisenhower of yielding to big business while media glorifies the president.
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Dixon-Yates
Kroll
Hell’s Canyon
Idaho
Dixon Yates
Eisenhower
Ike
Princess Bad Ray At Black Rock at Amusements Today
The listing highlights showings for Princess Bad Ray At Black Rock with stars Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan at 1:25 3:25 5:25 7:25 9:25 and 1:35 3:30 5:25 7:20 9:20. Also featured are Sunset Saracen Blade Bowline The Purple Mask Hatfield Ranch Starvue Courtland Highway and Fire Over Africa with listed cast and times.
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Princess
Bad Ray
Black Rock
Spencer Tracy
Robert Ryan
Starvue
Courtland
Africa
Maureen O'Hara
MacDonald Carey
Permits Issued for Room Addition and House Near 4th Ave
City clerk issued a permit to Mrs. W. Greenwood for a room and back porch at 614 4th Ave SW costing 1000. Loyd Wilson received a permit to build a two room house at 385 11th Ave NW costing 500. A 1953 Ford collided with a Dodge on Sherman Street SE at 4:04 p.m., damaging front ends. Linda Kay Davis and Franklin David Hames were drivers. Bowman and Slater investigated.
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4Th Ave
W. Greenwood
Loyd Wilson
11Th Ave
Sherman St. Aanaie
Dodge
Ford
Linda Kay Davis
Grant
Franklin David Hames
8Th Ave
Bowman
Slater
Lawrence Moore in 1952 Chevy crashes in pasture chase
Law rence Moore's car headed south plunged off the highway and crashed into a bank after a long skid. He was found badly injured in a bushy area with severe head wounds. He was taken to Decatur General Hospital for treatment and rest. Damage to the car was estimated at 600 dollars.
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Moore
Decatur General Hospital
Alabama
Here
Letson Road
Walter Terry
Moulton
Ford
Fennell L. Johnson
Hartseller
Plymouth
Johnson
Roy Thomas
Wilburn Craft
Hospitals and Clinics List Dated 1954 Population Note
Dated items list dismissals and admissions at multiple Decatur and area hospitals including Decatur General Hospital and Bank Street Hospital with names and addresses of patients. A United Nations population estimate for mid 1954 places world population at about 2.528 billion and mentions a vacationing individual.
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The
United Nations
Bombers Raid American Cities In California And Washington
Riverside hosts the seventh annual Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition. Crews from 34 Air Force bomb wings vie for the Muir Fairchild trophy with B47s from March AFB and B36s from Fairchild AFB. Target cities include Los Angeles Sacramento and Spokane for 3000 mile simulated missions.
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Riverside
Calif
Strategic Air Command
Air Force
March Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Wash
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Cutter vaccine contamination linked to live virus findings
The PHS report ties polio cases to live virus in Cutter Laboratories vaccine. It cites insufficient inactivation and failed safety tests, noting 401,000 children vaccinated with Cutter product and 79 developing polio within 90 days. Regulators halted use and revised production and testing standards.
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Cutter Laboratories
Arthur Beckley
Cutter
The
Health Service
Leonard Scheele
Scheele
PHS
Berkeley
Calif
Cullman Plans New Industry Site With Poppell Visit
Edgar Allen Poppell consulting engineer for the construction project will arrive in Cullman on Monday. Citizens raised over 80000 dollars to buy a site for the new industry, far exceeding initial expectations.
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Edgar Allen Poppell
Cullman
Teen girl missing. foster boy led police to body in woods
Doris Trudeau vanished after 5:30 p.m.. Fortunat Michaud, in custody, allegedly beat her with a stick and dragged her body 250 yards into the woods where it was found. Investigators said the boy led authorities to the remains after a search.
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Fortunat
Doris
Albert Trudeau
Biddeford
WIDE
Michaud
Patrick LaChance
Lombard
Fortunat Michaud
Industrial fund feeds expansion efforts
A portion of surplus funds has been allocated to support industrial expansion efforts. The move aims to bolster growth and create opportunities within the sector.
Lightning fuels formation of fertilizer in air
Lightning converts nitrogen and oxygen into nitrates that dissolve in rain and reach soil, enabling plant growth.
Missing girl in Michaud company questioned after tip
A tip from a boy seen with the missing girl led police to question Michaud. The body was sent to Portland for autopsy. Medical examiner William T. Roussin said death occurred about three hours before discovery, due to exposure. Doris had been missing since her father Albert returned from work at a machine shop and noted she had not come home. The Trudeaus cited concerns over a heart condition.
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Biddeford
WIDE
Michaud
Portland
William T. Roussin
Doris
Albert
Trudeaus
Poor Seed at Any Price Is Always Too Costly
Progressive farmers know seed quality largely determines crop value. Buying uncleaned or unknown cheap seed harms stands and invites weeds and disease. Recleaned tested seed costs little more and provides weed-free, disease-free crop insurance and higher yields.
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Agriculure
Istiqlal Members to Confer With Exiled Leader in Geneva
The Istiqlal group plans talks in Geneva with secretary general Ahmed Balafrej who has lived in exile since the party was outlawed nearly three years ago. French sources say Faure may invite Balafrej before the conference ends.
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Istiqlal
Geneva
Ahmed Balafrej
Faure
Balafrej
Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Ben Youssef
Ben Moulay Arafa
Madagascar
France
Rabat
Paris
National Assembly
North Africa
Morocco
Algeria
Casablanca
Gilbert Grandval
Raymond Duval
Oued Zem
Ae Aeae
Atlas Mountains
Weather threats loom as deadly storm nears New York and New England
Weather officials report at least 175 deaths and about one billion dollars in damage. An easterly wave east of Puerto Rico was monitored for days before an Air Force flight prompted updates on its danger. Forecasters cautioned that path and speed remain uncertain pending new observations.
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New York
New England
Puerto Rico
Air Force
Cecil Gentry
Gulf of Mexico
Havana
Key West
Miami Weather Bureau
Births to Mrs. Mary Boley announce a son today
Mrs. Mary Boley of 1905 Endland Boulevard announces the birth of a son today. The brief notice lists the newborn as a family event.
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Decatur General Hospital
Mary Boley
Endlam Blvd
Ore Through Sault Ste. Marie Canal 1855 to 1873 Milestones
In 1855 the Sault Ste. Marie canal opened and 1447 tons of iron ore passed through. The first million ton year followed in 1873 marking a milestone in canal traffic.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Early New York Stocks Edge Higher In Moderately Active Trade
The market opened modestly higher led by gains in steels and chemicals while rails slipped. U S Steel rose to 54, Firestone 66 and Westinghouse 67 with varied early movements across General Electric International Nickel and others. Major names Bethlehem General Motors Sears Douglas and Southern Pacific gained while Pennsylvania Southern and B&O slipped slightly.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Firestone
Westinghouse Up
General Electric
International Nickel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
Market Report North Alabama and Georgia Poultry Prices
North Alabama markets report heavy weights continuing short supply with demand good. Georgia market steady to unchanged with moderate demand for heavier weights and ample medium weights, prices 24 hours to 10 am include broilers at farms 25.44 to 26.44 and at plants 27.00 to 27.44 per hundred pounds.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Egg market steady with tight top quality supplies
Birmingham reports a steady egg market with shortages of top quality eggs in some areas. Prices show whites large 51 to 57 cents, medium 43 to 47 cents, small 28 to 33 cents, with a loose basis nearby.
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Birmingham
Cattle and Hogs Prices Reported In Nashville Trade
AP notes a thin Nashville market with 150 cattle and scattered calf sales. Cattle steady to weak. calves 75 mainly. Choice and prime dealers 19.00 to 23.00. commercial 15.00 to 19.00. Hogs around 275 with 200 to 240 weight range. policans 3 lower.
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Nashville
Cotton futures mixed in slow New York trading
New York AP reports cotton futures finished mixed with late afternoon quotes 15 to 20 cents below the prior close. October 33.86, December 33.78, and March levels cited.
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New York
Bate Sieber
Grandfather Held For Beating Child Fatally With Hammer
Texas City police charged 41 year old Robert Wallace with murder after he beat his 9 year old granddaughter Frances Jean Wallace to death with a hammer while she sat coloring. He told officers the child had been singing and hollering keeping him awake. The victim was struck about 20 times as relatives say the grandfather recently attempted suicide.
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Texas City
Tex
Robert Wallace
Asst. Dist. Atty. A. A. Alexander
C. C. Beard
Frances Jean Wallace
Glenn W. Wallace
Milk Bill Up Top Agenda as Farm Bloc Stalls Senate
Lawmakers fought over farm bloc tactics delaying the milk control measure amid a skirmish over senate and house priorities. The proposal would shift regulatory power to the State Health Department and allow reciprocal agreements with other states. Alabama dairymen protest price controls with Tennessee and Mississippi. A separate conference advanced two million dollars in school funding for next two years to add about 400 teachers, funded by surplus, while a minority sought full four million next year and a 10 million cushion fund for potential tax changes.
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Senate
Law
James E. Folsom
Rules Committee
Commissioner of Agriculture
Tennessee
Mississippi
Senate Health Committee
State Health Department
Agriculture Commissioner
Health Departments
Alabama
Milk Control Board
Missisippi
Senate House
Rep
Joe Dawkins
Montgomery
Sen
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson
A. R. Meadows
Dawkins
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Decatur
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