Trussville Death Leaves Mystery
Police hunt slayer of John H. Bailey 30 of Chattanooga Tenn whose body was found near a church in Trussville. Bailey father of three left home Tuesday to shop and was not heard from again. The body showed a single .45 pistol shot near the left temple and was dragged into brush by a passerby couple identified as Mr and Mrs J W Shelley.
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Birmingham
John H. Bailey
Chattanooga
Tenn
Trussville
Bailey
Jefferson County
J. W. Shelley
W. W. Gore
Shelley
Gore
Southern Chemical Cotton Co
Polio Cases Jump Sharply as Vaccination Showdowns Rise
U S Public Health Service reports 206 new polio cases for the week ending May 14, up 30 percent from the prior week. Among inoculated persons the count remains 77 confirmed cases, while 23 cases involve non inoculated contacts of vaccinated children. Cases under investigation include a Nebraska suspect and several other states with deaths among vaccinated individuals. A public relations spokesman cautions against blaming the vaccine manufacturers, as the health service weighs possible use of smaller doses.
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W. Joynes Macfarlan
Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
The
Health Service
Cutter Laboratories
California
Scheele
Nebraska
Idaho
Sylva
Kentucky
Lauderdale County Buys Six Voting Machines
Lauderdale County has purchased six voting machines for 105000 dollars, Probate Judge Herman K. Longshore announced. Delivery is expected in about 30 days and the machines will be ready for the fall municipal elections.
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Florence
Lauderdale County
Herman K. Longshore
Longshore
Military Aircraft Featured at Birmingham Air Show
Birmingham observes Armed Forces Day with an air show at Birmingham Municipal Airport featuring the North American F-51 Mustang, Corsairs, and the P4Y-2 Patrol. Lt. Robert Galloway will lead Corsair demonstrations while Eastern Air Lines offers free rides to about 40 spectators and 100 Boy Scouts.
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Birmingham
Robert Galloway
Birmingham Naval Reserve
Navy
Armed Forces
ABC Board Reports Upswing In Profits
Montgomery Alabama ABC Board reports April sales at 3,170,343 up 4.44 percent from 1954 with store net profits at 787,515 up 11.40 percent. For the ABC system overall net profits reach 970,806 up 22.37 percent. year to date profits total 7,025,595, down 2.23 percent from prior seven months.
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Montgomery
Alabama Beverage Control Board
ABC
Ocean Warming Shifts West Coast Fish Ranges
Scientists report a century of rising ocean temperatures off the U S West Coast has altered marine life near ports. The warming has changed which fish species are found in these waters and could impact local fisheries and ecosystems.
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U.S. West Coast
Army Reserve Buildup Foes See New Weapon
Rep. Short says an antisegregation amendment strengthens opposition to a bill expanding the military reserves. The measure would raise active reserves to 2.9 million by 1960, include a six month teen volunteer program, and allow recalls for training lapses. the amendment passed 126 to 87 and remains under reconsideration.
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Washington
Short
R-Mo
Powell
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Too Much Rain In Southwest Brings Flood Fears
Weather across the Southwest eased fears after a week of cloudbursts. Texas towns Ballinger Brady and Eastland evacuated low areas as highways washed out and floods appeared minor with no injuries reported. Eastland recorded heavy rainfall exceeding 11 inches in 12 hours.
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Associated Press
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Ballinger
Brady
Eastland
Tex
Temple
Waurika
Lawton
Frederick
Comanche
Walters
Texas & Pacific Railroad
West Texas
Senators Probe Cash Payoffs in Military Procurement
Senate Investigations subcommittee heard conflicting testimony on alleged payoffs and favors in large scale armed forces buying. Witnesses described gifts including a coat to a contract officer, a home freezer, lingerie, and $50 bills to a Navy inspector claimed as loans. Rubin testified he never paid a payoff while asserting loans were offered. officials named Mella Hart and Jerome Schlesinger were cited in various payments and gifts amid flood warnings in Oklahoma.
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G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Arvin Rubin
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Rubin
Subcommittee
McClellan
Navy
Julius Goldman
Goldman
Ansonia (Conn.) Garment Co
Robert F. Kennedy
Mella Hart
Ansonia Company
Bonita Originals, Inc
New York City
Jerome Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Talbott Acknowledges Surprise at Red Air Advances
Secretary of the Air Force Talbott said U S air power is greater than the Soviet Union's but noted surprise at recent Russian advances. General Twining challenged Brig Gen Burgess's claim that the Russian air force matches or exceeds U S strength. Talbott and Twining questioned Burgess's statements and cautioned they do not know what bombs Russia may possess.
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Washington
Talbott
Russia
Talbot
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Twining
Detroit
Woodbury M. Burgess
Continental Air Defense Command
American Legion
Burgess
Fire ants invade U.S. south attacking stored food and livestock
The fire ant, introduced from Brazil, spreads through the southern United States and threatens stored foods, food plants, and live farm animals, prompting concerns among farmers and authorities.
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United States
Brazil
Russian Air Force Rivals U.S. in Bombers and Fighters Says Burgess
Brig. Gen. Woodbury Burgess warned at Selfridge Field that the Russian air force matches or exceeds U.S. power with two new bombers equal to the B52 and a two engine medium bomber akin to the B47. He cited more supersonic fighters and noted Moscow showcased aircraft near May Day, while the U.S. defense department released the information. Burgess described turboprop versions of intercontinental bombers with four jet engines driving two counterrotating propellers.
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Woodbury M. Burgess
Continental Air Defense Command
American Legion
Selfridge Field
Burgess
Air Force
U.S
Defense Department
Russia
Moscow
Four Sisters Die In Smithfield Traffic Crash
A collision on State Route 10 near Smithfield killed Olive Branch 58 and May Branch 63 from Smithfield, and Gerdine Copeland 10 and Plassie Copeland 9 from Wilton NC. Their father William M. Copeland 40 also died as a hog truck rear ended a car and fire engulfed both vehicles and a parked truck.
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Smithfield
Olive Branch
May
Gerdine Copeland
Plassie
Winfall
N.C
Copeland
William M. Copeland
Branch Sisters
First U S patent law passed in 1790
The article notes the passage of the first United States patent law in 1790, marking a foundational moment in American intellectual property. It highlights the legal framework established to grant patents and protect inventor rights.
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U. S
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