Britain to Test Atomic Weapons Near Australia
Britain warns ships and planes to avoid a 60 000 square mile area northwest of Australia as it prepares to test a new atomic weapon at the Monte Bello Islands. The area around Monte Bellos may extend to the channel to the Australian mainland.
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London
Britain
Australia
Monte Bello Islands
Indian Ocean
Admiralty
Monte Bello
Monte Bellos
Winston Churchill
U. S
Italian Rail Service Returns to Normal After Strike
Rome reports rail service back to normal across Italy after a 24 hour CGIL led strike with about 30 percent of 180 000 workers out. The stoppage ended at midnight and early shifts began returning to work as authorities labeled it the least successful CGIL action.
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Rome
Italy
General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Three Die In Plane Crash On Mt Baldy Slope
Three persons were killed when a light plane crashed on the south slope of Mt Baldy in the Cascade Mountains. Pilot E. W. Cleveland of Cleveland, Ohio, and two unidentified women were aboard. The Civil Aeronautics Administration said they were traveling from Spokane to Renton.
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Seattle
Mt. Baldy
Cascade Mountains
E. W. Cleveland
Cleveland
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Spokane
Wash
Renton
Ash
Butner land sale creates state mental hospital center
In 1945 North Carolina acquired 14000 acres around Camp Butner near Wake Durham and Person counties from the federal government. The project centers on a hospital with 2000 beds, a modern water system and other facilities, converted into a state mental hospital. The transition, costs, and renovation needs are examined as the advisory budget commission tours the site.
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Butner
State of
North Carolina
Granville County
Wake
Durham
Person
State Hospital Board of Control
James Murdoch
Budget Commission
Reynolds-O'Brien divorce ends with $2 million settlement
In Miami the marriage of Marianne O'Brien and tobacco heir Richard J. Reynolds Jr. ended with a divorce and a $2 million settlement. Reynolds had charged indiscretions in Paris with Porfirio Rubirosa. she denied the charge. Custody went to Mrs. Reynolds for their children Michael and Patrick.
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Miami
Fla
Marianne O’brien
Richard J. Reynolds Jr
Funds Reserved For School Buildings
The U S Office of Education said it reserved 8 5 million for building schools in crowded defense areas across 13 states. Since July 15, total federal funds reach over 100 million for such construction with 195 million authorized for federally affected defense zones. States on the new list include Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Georgia Indiana Maryland Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Texas Virginia and Washington. Pinkeye is a highly contagious disease caused by infection.
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Washington
U. S. Office of Education
Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Georgia
Indiana
Maryland
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Radio Program Time Adjustments For Local Stations
Radio schedule notes explain time changes by local stations to fit schedules. It warns that last minute changes are not included and that time zones shift for Eastern Central and Mountain regions.
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights For Network Lineup
A dense listing outlines 6:00 to 11:00 pm radio blocks across abc cbs mbs abe and other networks. Programs include News broadcasts, sports discussions, dramas like Lone Ranger, Variety shows, concerts, and commentaries with multiple host names and show titles.
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Abc-Cbs
Abc-Mbs-East
Abc-Mbs
Abc
Cbs
Abc News
Rae Naep
Abc Wax Works
Cbs News
Abe News
Abe
Mba
Cbs Evening
Abe Musicland USA
Cbs Top Guy
Bob
F.B.L
Mario Lanza
Cbs Newsstand
Abe Steve Allen
Cbe
Neta
Three Medical Men Killed In Explosion
A Navy doctor Lt. James E. Shropshire Jr. of Birmingham Alabama and two hospital corpsmen Richard Smith Taylor of Noble Indiana and James Vergle Wark of El Monte California died aboard the carrier Boxer in Korean waters. The trio were among nine men killed when an explosion ripped the hangar deck as they treated wounded sailors. Shropshire remained at his post near the flames before being struck by a fragment.
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Tokyo
Navy
James E. Shropshire Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Carrier Air Group Two
Richard Smith Taylor
Noble, Ind
James Vergle Wark
el Monte
Calif
Personal Incomes Reach Record National Rate
The Commerce Department reported that U S personal incomes kept climbing in the first half of the year to a record annual rate of 264 billion dollars. In June income hit a monthly record of 266 billion dollars a year. Farm income rose by 1 billion dollars from May to June and private industry payrolls showed a small rise.
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Washington
Commerce Department
TV Schedule Highlights Friday Programs
A detailed Friday lineup lists 3:00 Melody Matinee through 10:30 Roller Derby, with music, dramas, news, sports, plays, and features. Notable entries include Howdy Doody, Cavalcade of Sports, Groucho Marx, and Roller Derby action.
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Carolina Calling
Eddie Arnold
We the People
Footlights Theater
Covington
Willie Wonderful
Theater
Mountain of Mail In Postman’s Basement
DETROIT (UP) Roman Kortes a postman admitted a heavy route led him to take letters circulars and packages home with him over four years of his 28 years service. Inspectors found about 15 000 pieces of mail in his basement as residents complained they were not getting all their mail. He was caught while carrying two packages.
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Detroit
Roman Kortes
Kortes
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