Navy Patrol Plane Fends Off MIG Jets Over Yellow Sea
The Navy reported a Martin Mariner on routine patrol west of Korea fought two Chinese built MiG-15 fighters. The plane limped to West Coast Korea for spot repairs before heading to Iwakuni Japan. Two crew were killed and two wounded.
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Navy
Yellow Sea
Korea
Martin Mariner
Iwakuni
Japan
H. G.road
Jamestown
N. D
Claude Playforth
Cincinnati
R. H. Smith
Abilene
Tex
H. T. Atkins
League City
Tokyo
U. S. Navy
Siberian
Korean Peninsula
U. S
E. E. Bartlett
George West
Soldier husband ready to serve as juror after notice
In Omaha Mrs. Joseph Vanosi told court officials her husband, a soldier stationed in Korea, would be glad to report for jury duty once the notice arrived. She urged arrangements to have him come home to fulfill the obligation.
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Omaha
Neb
Joseph Vanosi
Korea
Army style barber trims hair for infant in Inverness
In Inverness Mississippi barber Houston Minyard cuts hair for a 28 day old baby whose Army father requested the service. The baby's grandfather fed the infant while the barber clipped.
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Army
Inverness
Miss
Houston Minyard
Minyard
East West misread hand in five club shot at bridge
East faced a risky decision in a heart led by West after South planned a five club sacrifice. East guessed wrong by discarding the ace of diamonds, but South later ruffed and overcalled to secure 11 tricks. The columnist explains East could not tell which suit would yield an immediate win, emphasizing timing over risk.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
East
South
Hearts
West
Queen of Hearts
King of Hearts
Russians Busy Mining Uranium at 500000 Workforce
Allied and Yugoslav sources report massive Soviet uranium mining across East Germany Czechia and Bulgaria. Up to 300000 workers in East German mines. hundreds of thousands in satellite states with many slaves, including women, to extract low grade ore.
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Outer Space
New York
Tahiti
Russia
Berlin
Belgrade
East Germany
Czechslovakia
Bulgaria
Altai Mountain
Siberian
Tomsk
Altai
Yugoslav Review of International Affairs
Yugoslav Union of Journalists
Erzgebirge
Saxony
Joakimovo
Goten
Sofia
Bad Oberschlema
Queen Narriman’s Capri weight loss tied to royal upheaval
In Capri during Egypt's military coup, ex King Farouk's queen Narriman reportedly shed weight while tailoring details emerged. A Capri tailor said she supplied many old dresses to be altered and ordered 15 new beach and cocktail outfits. Farouk himself ordered summer suits, slacks, and bathing trunks before leaving Alexandria ten days ago.
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Isle OF Capri
Narriman
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Capri
Farouk
Alexandria
Sensational, scattered notes on magazines and culture
A collage of magazine snippets and media comments touch on The Atlantic sex appeal, Redbook symptoms, Fortune trends, Movieville chattels, McCall’s diplomatic woes, Lana in a swimsuit, dieting and sex, and quips about journalists. It references Lana, Bogart, Eva, and Jimmy Walker in a breezy, opinionated roundup.
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the Atlantic
Mister
Miss Penguin
Redbook
King Borouk
Fortune
Movieville
H. Bogart
McCall
Cosmopolitan
Lightning bolts rise from earth at 18000 miles per second
A science note explains lightning originates on the ground and shoots skyward at about 18000 miles per second, highlighting the rapid electrical discharge in storms.
Plans Started For Improving '56 Convention
Washington writers speculate on reforms for the 1956 convention amid criticism of floor demonstrations and TV time. Economists and sociologists weigh the meaning of delegate buttons and polling, with long term view that today’s issues may seem minor centuries hence. Broadcast firms could provide more TV time without cost to delegates.
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Washington
Economist
Youngster Quits Smoking After Uncle’s Appeal
Newark New Jersey two year old James McLaughlin Jr quit smoking on his birthday after an Army uncle in Korea urged him to stop in a letter about a dispatch noting the boy as a possible world’s youngest smoker. He gave up six cigarettes and one cigar daily. As a reward the uncle sent a bright red jacket.
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Newark
N. J
James McLaughlin, Jr
McLaughlin
Korea
Jimmy
German city marks 100th anniversary of hot dog invention
The German tourist office notes the 100th anniversary of the hot dog this year at Frankurt Germany where the original ingredient formula is still preserved.
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Frankurt
Germany
Paris Faces New Look Drop as Hemlines Fall Again
Paris endures a bold return of the new look with Christian Dior cutting hemlines two and a half inches. American designers and fashion figures react with mixed notes of disbelief and caution, predicting longer skirts for evening wear and gradual changes for everyday attire. Marilyn Monroe weighs in on style and perception.
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New York
Paris
Christian Dior
Ilka Chase
America
Maggi MecNeillis
Ceil Chapmen
Dior
Molly Parnis
Adele Simpson
Marilyn Monroe
Woman Held In Killing Of Five Year Old
Philadelphia police charge 35 year old Mrs Lillian Bradley with slaying her five year old son James Adley after she allegedly admitted beating him repeatedly to discipline him. Doctors cite rope burns wrist marks and multiple bruises. Bradley says he slipped on a bathroom rug and hit his head on a radiator. Investigators report she later said the boy had been misbehaving so she beat him severely several times. The boy died en route to Biscopal Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Lillian Bradley
James Adley
Biscopal Hospital
One Cent Sale On Car Offers Two For One
CHICAGO shows an auto dealer advertising a one-cent sale on a 1948 car for 995 dollars. For one cent more, he will throw in a 1939 model, effectively giving two cars for the price of one plus a penny.
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Chicago
Egypt trims King Farouk income as exile buzzes
Premier Aly Maher's government cuts King Farouk's salary from 280000 to 100000 annually and shifts two thirds to his son King Ahmed Fuad while one third goes to a regency council. An investigation into Farouk's wealth and tax returns is launched amid broader land reform and labor rights plans.
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Cairo
Egypt
Aly Maher
Farouk
Isle of
Capri
Maher
Life
Saturday Evening Post
Ahmed Fuad
Alexandria
Wafd
Reflections on science duty and social thought
The note discusses science lifting living standards yet raising dangers after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It contrasts Frankenstein fears with hope that atomic knowledge may benefit humanity and urges daily moral reflection and responsibility to God. It cites O Arthur Kirkman on finding a golden mean amid Communism socialism and Stateism. It ends with a quip about a plaster and rheumatism and notes 17 artificial respiration methods.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Daniel Webster
O. Arthur Kirkman
Sertoma Club
Polio Expert Urges Disaster Plans For Epidemics
Dr. Herbert T. Wagner warns communities to prepare disaster plans for polio epidemics. He cites Dallas success, urges hospitals to integrate polio care with general services, and stresses fully using local facilities to lessen epidemic impact. He notes improved national preplanning but calls for more decisive action.
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New York
Herbert T. Wagner
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Wagner
Dallas
Dallas V
No Credit So Customer Steals Cash Box
A thief entered a liquor store in Columbus Ohio and asked for credit. After being told to see the manager, he grabbed a cash box with $20 and fled, prompting a police hunt.
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Columbus, C
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