French Physicist Irene Joliot Curie Rejected for Communist Ties
The American Chemical Society denied membership to Nobel laureate Irene Joliot Curie, citing belief she is an avowed Communist. Aliens details from correspondence in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists show Haisinsky and Emery discussing the rejection and lack of reaction to calls for explanation.
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New York
Mme
Irene Joliot-Curie
American Chemical Society
Joliot-Curie
America
Ellis Island
Bulletin of
the Atomic Scientist
Out Today
M. Haisinsky
Institut du Radium of Paris
American Society
Haissinsky
Alden H. Emery
Moen
Los Angeles Cleans Up After Heavy Rain and Floods
City crews and residents mopped up after a heavy downpour flooded streets from Santa Monica to San Pedro. Two point nine inches fell in downtown, with higher totals in ocean cities and canyon areas. Homes evacuated, mudslides blocked key highways, and cars stranded under water as authorities worked to prevent further floods in the Sierra Madre and Duarte regions.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
San Pedro
Ocean
Canyon
Sierra Madre
Duarte
Venice
Readia Police
Santa Anita Racetrack
Harbor
Jaycees Name 1953 Young Man of Year
Oland Peele of near Pikeville named North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce 1953 Young Man of the Year. The 31 year old Peele cited for leadership with the Farmers Convention Wayne County Livestock Erment Assn and Hunter Grange. Record attendance at a three day Jaycees meeting featured speaker Lawrence E. Lee.
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Greensboro
Oland Peele
Pikeville
North Carolina
Peele
North Carolina Farmers Convention
Wayne County Livestock Erment Assn
Hunter Grange
Jaycees
Lawrence E. Lee
Jacksonville
Fla
Lee
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ray Scarborough
Mount Olive
Boys Open Train Switch in Detroit Incident
Two boys aged 10 and 11 broke into a New York Central Railroad tool shed in Detroit and hammered open a main-line switch. No train wreck occurred but a red warning activated at the signal tower. Railway workers closed the switch and police returned the youths to their parents.
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Detroit
New York Central Railroad
Former Wilmington officer to stand trial for double murder
Luke B. Rourk a 40 year old former Wilmington desk sergeant faces trial on multiple charges including buckshot killings of his estranged wife and her escort. The case follows his 1952 dismissal over bribery allegations and a prior bribery trial tied to a Wilmington lottery attempt.
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Daof
Luke B. Rourk
Rourkie Treen
Rourk
Green
Police
J. J. Padrick
Wilmington
Padrick
Committee Warren Stand Explained in FBI Probe Debate
Senate Judiciary Committee members pressed for an FBI check on Earl Warren before confirmation. Senator Olin Johnston said they sought the report while Chairman Langer requested any Justice Department action on a Warren inquiry. Warren, Chief Justice nominee, sits on the Supreme Court during a recess appointment. The department previously did not authorize an FBI probe for a sitting justice.
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Washington
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
Senate Judiciary Committee
FBI
Earl Warren
Langer
R-Nd
Rtment
California
Warren
Senate
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Shaw University Students Refuse To End Strike
Shaw University students ignore administration demand to return to classes after a mass meeting. About 500 students stayed away as picket lines formed amid long standing complaints of heat, light, water, and strict conduct rules.
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Raleigh
Shaw University
Baptist College For
William Strassner
Strassner
Lucius Walker Jr
Roselle
N. J
Walker
Valentine Gift Triggers Postal Frenzy in Caldwell
Caldwell Idaho postal workers seek the sender of a Valentine that disrupted cancellation operations by containing an all day sucker. The playful stunt left staff puzzled while investigating the unusual mail prank.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Labor Leader Beck Warns of Hard Times in Auto Slump
AFL Teamsters Chief Dave Beck opened a Miami Beach executive meeting with a hard times warning against Humphrey money policies he says caused unemployment. He argued the no-raid peace plan may be illegal under Taft Hartley while Meany pushes for AFL CIO peace. Beck cited auto industry woes and shrinking used car values as thousands turn to finance firms for relief.
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Miami Beach
Fla
AFL Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Teamsters Union
Interna
Tional
C. FL
Teamsters
Tearmsters Board
Afl-Cio
Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Detroit
Elmer Rolley
Universal Cit Crre
Paune Tertie Ford
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Judge Kept Gun on Bench in Garrett Snuff Case Trial
Philadelphia judge Charles Klein reveals he kept a small revolver on the bench while presiding over the Garrett snuff estate case. The massive probate fight drew 25,800 claims from 50 states and 25 foreign nations, ending with awards to three cousins’ families.
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Garrett
Philadelphia
Charles Klein
Klein
Warren
Masters
Joann Peter Christian Shafer
Bad Nauheim
Germany
German Kretschmar
St. Louis
Howard Kretschmar
Chicago
Red Radio Says U.S. Fails to Seek Peace Talks
A Chinese language Red Radio broadcast monitored in Tokyo accuses the United States of stalling the start of preliminary peace conference talks to create international tension and to hide Washington’s lack of will to settle Korean issues. It also denies UN Command charges that it is violating the armistice by smuggling warplanes into North Korea.
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Tokyo
Red China
Propanda Radio Today
Yes
America
U.N
North Korea
Free booklet explains new all transistor hearing aid
A Belane Health president announces a three transistor all transistor hearing cane that eliminates tubes and batteries and costs about 80 percent less. The device is sound powered and aims to restore hearing for the deaf with clearer, easier sound. A free illustrated booklet details its features and impact, available by mail request from Beltone Hearing, 36th St, Chicago, IL.
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United States
Peecage
Belane Hearie Reve
Beltone
Chatcago
Ila
Doctors Ponder Whether To Operate
GREENSBORO Doctors weigh surgery on the eyes of Judy Atkins a 12 year old girl whose stepmother Mae Atkins 30 is charged with malicious maiming. Judy has lost sight in the right eye and is nearly blind in the left after the alleged act. Judy has been at Duke Hospital in Durham since late January and her nurses read valentines from schoolmates as detectives continue inquiry.
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Greensboro
Mae Atkins
Judy Atkins
Duke Hospital
Durham
Atkins
Judy
Oil Found on Fox Studio Lot in Backyard Discovery
Universal Consolidated Oil Co. reports a new deep oil and gas zone at about 7000 feet tapped on the Twentieth Century Fox studio lot. The discovery follows drilling that began last November on the Fox property, signaling a major hydrocarbon find in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Twentieth Century Fox Movie Co
Universal Consolidated Oil Co
Fox Studio
Omaha Adds to Population Each Month in America
The text discusses growing Omaha population figures and explains life insurance use. It notes life insurance covers death expenses and provides family income, mortgage payoff, education funding, and retirement income. It prompts readers to review their needs and compare policies to current lifestyle goals.
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America
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Joseph P. Kennedy
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Wilmington, N. C
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Shaw
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Thatcher
Uit Optica
Dayton
Ohio
Richmond
Virginia
Omaha
Nebraska
Long Beach
Institute of Life Insurance
Madison Avenue
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