Long Illness Takes Madeline Hoover
Thomasville native Madeline Hoover dies after long illness. Sister W L Hargett of High Point and Emma Leigh Hethcock of Thomasville survive along with brothers Paul Hoover of Jacksonville and Ray Hoover of North Wilkesboro. Hoover’s half century as High Point woman’s editor connected her to social and civic life, with leadership roles in Altrusa and the North Carolina Press Women, plus church and Woman's Club service. She was born September 19, 1899, to Emma Grimes and David E Hoover.
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W. L. Hargett
High Point
Emma Leigh Hethcock
Thomasville
Paul A. Hoover
Jacksonville
Fla
Ray E. Hoover
North Wilkesboro
Woman's
Miss Hoover
High
Woman's Club
St. Mary's Church
Young People’s Service League
Women’s Auxiliary
Emma Grimes
David Early Hoover
Thomasville High School
S. Wargett
Capus M. Malayne
Waynicks
Raleigh
Hoover
Listening to God Through Modern Sound Systems
The author uses loudspeakers and amplified voices as a metaphor for divine communication. He argues that just as canned voices are heard in public spaces, God’s guidance is available at all times and locations if people choose to listen with the same openness and acceptance.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
America
God
Penguins Not Such Bargain
Portland officials question the value of the penguin program as 17 of 67 Emperor penguins brought from Antarctica remain alive. Zoo Director Jack Marks organized the capture and transport for a budget trip that cost about $500, with a planned transplanting effort met by disease and death.
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Portland
Ore
Zoo
Jack Marks
Antarctica
Marks
New Play Portrays Roosevelt on Stage at Campobello
Mrs Roosevelt praised the production Sunrise at Campobello for its acting with Ralph Bellamy as Theodore Roosevelt and Mary Fickett as Edith Roosevelt. Dore Schary wrote the drama about Roosevelts polio fight and rise to national politics ending with his 1924 DNC speech.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Camor
Ralph Belamy
Fdr
Interior
Oscar Chapman
Chapman
Roosevelt
Belamy
Mary Fickett
Campobello
Rosevelt
N. B
Canada
Madison Square Garden
al Smith
Schary
Bellamy
Policemen to Be Posted at 41 New York Schools
New York Police Department assigns patrolmen to 41 schools amid rising teen violence. Rapes and stabbings cited, plus a fatal self-inflicted death and heated disputes involving a grand jury and educators. Board of Education vows to protect staff and students from intimidation.
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New York Schools
New York
Brooklyn
John Marshall Junior High School
George Goldfarb
Goldfarb
Russians Preparing Huge Rocket Likely Satellite Launch
The Times reports the Soviet Union is preparing to launch a huge rocket to lift its third artificial satellite. A countdown has begun and checks on every part are underway as the launch is believed to be attempted within days.
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New York
New York Times
Soviet Union
Times
West Begins Second Open Boat Attempt to Bermuda
Melvin West launches a 16 foot open boat voyage from Morehead City toward Bermuda seeking the first solo open ocean crossing by an outboard. He carries 268 gallons of gasoline and eight days of provisions with navigational gear. The veteran disc jockey aims to prove the craft has matured and expects 4 to 12 days at sea depending on weather.
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Morehead City
N.C
Bermuda
Jacksonville
Melvin West
West
Coast Guard
North Carolina
S. S
Beaufort
Ray Cummins
Barry West
Man Builds Private T 33 Shooting Star From Scraps
Bob Kamensky of North Hollywood California built a private T 33 Shooting Star from about 30000 spare parts over three years. He gathered a fuselage wing and engines in parts from Nevada and Phoenix Arizona amid government red tape. The craft speeds to 550 mph burning 240 gallons per hour, financed by a Chicago banker who invested about 130000 dollars.
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Dallas
Bob Kamensky
North Hollywood
Calif
Chicago
Kamensky
Nevada
Phoenix
Ariz
US develops anti missile weapons and nuclear defense tests
The AEC releases its semiannual report detailing work on nuclear counterweapons to destroy intercontinental missiles and defense against airborne or missile threats. It notes gains in small defensive weapons and reduced fallout after Nevada tests, and warns about bone cancer risk from strontium-90 levels rising but still under limits.
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Frank Carey
Washington
United States
The
Atomic Commissio
Eniwtok
AEC
Eniwetok
Nevada
Arizona
California
Utah
Americans
Tariff Battle Grows Over Eisenhower Trade Authority
Washington lawmakers move to strip part of the Presidents tariff powers as he seeks a five year extension of the reciprocal trade program. Critics would curb executive tariff action while some Senate support signals a split party battle with a tight 1955 vote history noted.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Tariff Commission
Commission
House
Senate
U. S
Rep
Kean
R-Nj
Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Frelinghuysen
Kefauver objects to tax cut plan urged by Curtice
General Motors president Harlow Curtice urged an across the board tax cut to revive the lagging economy while Sen. Kefauver said he could not back a broad tax cut now. Curtice told the Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee Congress should seriously consider tax relief. He cited slow car sales and warned against delaying action. Kefauver noted a potential temporary cut if recession worsens. The administration shares the general approach but stopped short of full endorsement.
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Washington
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Curtice
Kefauver
Antitrust and Monopoly
Congress
Snowstorm Dumps Up To Six Inches Across Midwest
A fast moving storm dumped up to six inches of snow from Nebraska to Illinois. It moved toward the southern Great Lakes and northern Ohio Valley followed by a mass of cold air with subzero readings in Devils Lake and Rockford. Gusty winds and dust advisories affected West Texas and the Gulf Coast region.
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Nebraska
Illinois
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Devils Lake
N.C
Rockford
Chicago
Plains
Gulf Coast
Texas
Morgan City
St. Marks
Fla
Roswell
N.M
Laredo
Tex
Campanella Battle Continues As Lung Infection Deepens
Roy Campanella remains in critical condition in Glen Cove after a lung infection added complications following his car crash. Doctors report a fever spike and mucus removal tube, though he had a more comfortable night and some sensory return below the chest. President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon sent messages of support.
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Glen Cove
N.Y
Roy Beemains
Los Angeles Catcher
Dodger
Campanella
Eisenhower
Nixon
Union Battles Are Probed in Maloney Case Hearings
Senate investigators pressed testimony on battles within Chicago locals 150 and 399 of the International Union of Operating Engineers under William E. Maloney. They allege 29 years of control without elections, questioned Illegitimate expense payments totaling 171110 and 353650 received by Maloney from 1950 to 1956. Clarence Donath testified as a witness. Maloney, described as a very sick man, spoke briefly from a Miami Beach hospital.
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Washington
Senate
Chicago
William E. Maloney
Pease
Ivestigating Committee
Maloney
International Union of Operating Engineers
Robert F. Kennedy
Dennis Bruce Ziegler
Kennedy
Clarence Donath
Ziegler
Miami Beach
Fla
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Miss ‘Madeline Hoover
Leibowitz
Board of Education
Shooting Star
Associated Press
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