Red Skelton Travels San Francisco Flight Detour
Sixty passengers including Red Skelton flew from Los Angeles to Honolulu, but an engine oil-pressure problem forced an emergency landing in San Francisco where a spare plane awaited. Skelton joked with fellow travelers and his family remained up front with the captain during the delay.
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San Francisco
Red Skelton
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Skelton
Bob Crosby
Red
Georgia
Valentina
Richard
Hollywood
Tokyo
U. S
No Change Made In Convention
Republican leaders see a strong sign Eisenhower will run again as White House delays no convention plans. The GOP committee will meet to finalize San Francisco August events including a three day format and naming a temporary chairman with Joseph Martin presiding.
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Washington
Wpisenhower
White House
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
H. Meade Alcorn Jr
Connecticut
Eisenhower
Nixon
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House
Charles Halleck
R-Ind
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
George N. Craig
Indiana
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Halleck
McKeldin
Craig
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
H. Alexander Smith
Albert E. Cobo
Detroit
G. Mennen Williams
Rep
Martin
Sen. Saltonstall
GOP
H Bomb Missed Target by Four Miles in Bikini Drop
Secretary of Air Quarles blamed human error for the B52 H bomb miss of about four miles from the planned burst point at Bikini last month. He said aircraft and equipment functioned normally, and the test's broad scale recordings showed no serious effect on the experiment. Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott Jr. noted the plane itself was about two miles off target.
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Washington
Air
Quarles
Bikini
Arles
Harbormaster Cracks Down On Boat Speed In Port
J. P. Dufour enforces speed limits on the St. Lawrence river with 6 knots inland and 10 knots downstream. Excess wash from speeding vessels disrupts wharf construction efforts in the port area.
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J. P. Dufour
St. Lawrence
This Car's Strictly For Birds
Mrs. Myron B. Davis in Tampa will not drive her car for three weeks after a wren built a nest between the radiator and grille and laid four eggs. She only noticed after hatchings began and plans to leave the car stationary until the birds grow up.
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Tampa
Fla
Myron B. Davis
Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov visits Cairo for new Middle East deals
In Cairo Dimitri Shepilov arrives with a Soviet entourage to pursue further bargains in the Middle East. Moscow confirms recognizing Morocco and Tunisia as Egypt backs nationalist movements, signaling a broader anti colonial campaign and relations with Cairo.
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Cairo
Egypt
Dimitri Shepilov
Middle East
Shepilov
Moscow
Morocco
Tunisia
France
Cancer Study Confirms High Lung Cancer Risk for Smokers
The National Cancer Institute reports a new statistical study finds the entire smoking population appears to share the high lung cancer risk seen in earlier smoker groups. The study also suggests environmental factors beyond smoking may influence risk, based on Census Bureau survey data and multiple studies.
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Washington
National Cancer Institute
NCI
CI Anouceme
Hese
U.S. Census Bureau
United States
NCT
Pineau Visit Draws NATO Crisis Into Focus
French Foreign Minister Pineau arrives in Washington to meet with Secretary of State Dulles as NATO faces three crises. Strategy questions challenge Western unity amid Soviet pressure. calls for broader NATO tasks grow amid waning member support. Dulles and Pineau to discuss tomorrow through Wednesday. President Eisenhower may meet Pineau at Walter Reed.
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Washington
Pineau
John Foster Dulles
NATO
United States
France
Russia
Dulles
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Konrad Adenauer
Anthony Eden
Eden
Dukes
New York
West
Moscow
NATO Council
Paris
Greece
Britain
Turkey
Iceland
State Dulles
Belavia opens Rome toad plane service
In Rome on June 16, an A A report notes a new air service launch. The brief mentions a Rome based carrier initiating a weekly route, signaling expanded international air links.
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Rome
American killed by Cyprus restaurant bombing
Vice Consul William Boteler, a Washington resident, was killed in a Nicosia restaurant bombing believed carried out by EOKA extremists. Six other Americans were wounded as a man allegedly tossed in two sticks of bombs. The blast created mounds of debris and a hot, airless dining room.
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Washington
State Department
William Boteler
Nicosia
Boteler
Washingcone
Saamett
Romslar
Eler
Soho
Myusband
EOKA
Deserter Convicted After Short Flight From Fort Shafter
Edward Medieros, 33, who lived near Ft Shafter for 11 years after walking away from his post, was convicted of desertion. He received two years at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge for the offense.
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Honolulu
Edward Medieros
Ft. Shafter
Widow with eight children slain by farmer then kills himself
Elizabeth City NC June 16 Sheriff reports Minnie Lane 39 widowed mother of eight shot on her back porch by Joseph Lloyd Tuttle 60 owner of the farm she leased. Lane died. Tuttle then shot himself in a shed nearby. Coroner notes murder by own action. no inquest.
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Elizabeth City
N.C
W. L. Thompson
Pasquotank
Minnie Lane
Joseph Lloyd Tuttle
Tuttle
J. H. Weeks
Thompson
Youth Drowns Near Rockwell at Nazareth Orphanage
A 14 year old Nazareth Orphanage boy, Robert Lee Wright of Rockingham, drowned at a pond on the orphanage property near Rockwell nine miles southeast of Salisbury. Wright, believed to be a good swimmer, disappeared after leaving a grass mowing party to swim. His body was recovered two hours later by the Rowan Rescue Squad. He resided at the orphanage since 1953 and has two sisters there.
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Salisbury
N.C
Nazareth
Rockwell
Here
Robert Lee
Bobby) Wright
Rockingham
Thomas L. Moose
Wright
Howard Isley
Burlington
Rowan Rescue
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lilly Wright
Soviet Naval Squadron to Visit Shanghai Next Week
MOSCOW says a Soviet naval squadron will visit Shanghai next week as part of ongoing diplomatic and military exchanges. The announcement names no ships or dates beyond the stated travel window.
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Moscow
Shanghai
High Point Prepares for Tax Hike Across City
High Point faces higher city taxes up to 15 cents per 100 valuation as property values rise. Officials expect a 1.10 to 1.20 ad valorem rate to fund capital improvements in sewer and water systems. City Manager T F E Hingen projects a sizable increase in expenses and salary raises for most workers. The budget hinges on council action on bond plans and revenue estimates.
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Forrest Cates
County Board of Commissioners
T. FE. Hingen
Hinson
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E. D. Kisselev
Cyprus
High Point
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