Three Killed When Freight Hits Car in Carlyle Crossing
A west bound Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck a car carrying school children at an unguarded crossing in Carlyle Illinois. Three Berry children Irene 15 Phyllis 14 Flora Kay died. Eugene Higgins 33 died later. Lester Berry 18 and Allen Berry 7 injured. Higgins was married with four children. The car veered 100 feet.
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Carlyle
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Francis Berry
Irene
Phyllis
Flora Kay
Berry
Eugene Higgins
Lester Berry
Allen
Higgins
Eisenhower Keeps Door Open to Talks with Soviets
President Eisenhower said the United States will not close the door on a summit with Soviet leaders, but warned talks must be well prepared. He noted a Kremlin offer to consider a U S gathering and discussed conditions for a Washington meeting. He also addressed economic policy and the hoped for upturn driven by consumer demand.
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Johnson
Senate
Sen
Sparkman
Ala
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
SUT hile It Over- By R. L. Dieffenbacher
The piece discusses radio and television commercials and how sponsors gain loyalty. It argues advertisers interrupt programs, yet listeners patronize them and grow attached to sponsor products. It then shifts to a religious reflection about God speaking through conscience and lasting loyalty when life is given to God.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
God
Johnson backs Gore plan for Public Works Admin fund
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson endorses a Gore bill creating a Public Works Administration with a half billion dollar job program. The plan would cover 90 percent of project costs for diverse works from buildings to hydroelectric facilities to curb unemployment.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Public Works Administration
Johnson
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Signals Soviet Willingness for Washington Summit
President Eisenhower said Soviet leaders have sent word they are willing to come to Washington for a summit. He noted that a long session might be best held in the United States, with careful preparation and clear achievements. He also backed Dulles against any fraudulent or hoax talks and said the door to talks remains open.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Dulles
Mean
Dressmakers Stage Pre Easter Strike in East
A 105000 strong dressmakers strike begins in seven eastern states led by the International Ladies Gar ment Workers Union against 1550 contractors across New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and Delaware. Wages and contract rules are in dispute with a 15 percent raise and 35 hour week sought for piece workers amid talks of a brief stoppage.
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New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
New York City
Madison Square Gar
Recession in America II Consumer Buying With Caution
AP reporters survey across the country finds the consumer buying with caution while saving and paying old bills. In Reno shoppers are wary, Nashville furriers report steady mink sales, and factory workers bear the brunt of the recession though defaults remain low.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Associated Press
Reno
Nev
Nashville
North Carolina
Furni
Jupiter-C Rocket Launches New Moon
The Army launched a second Explorer type satellite aboard a Jupiter C rocket at Cape Canaveral The 70 foot rocket identical to the first device launched 33 days earlier rose to space with a six inch by six foot satellite The launch followed the earlier orbit of Explorer I and Sputnik II with expected altitude and speed checks due within two hours The four stage rocket roared skyward at 1 28 p m and disappeared into overcast signaling a smooth ascent
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Free World
Tremors Rip Coastal North Carolina. Navy Firing Suspected
Two tremors shook Wilmington and coast from Hampstead to Kure Beach and inland to 20 miles as officials link the shocks to Navy ship firing offshore. The first quake at 6 54 a m and a second at 9 05 a m caused minor disruption with no injuries reported. Authorities note this follows a February sequence of tremors and deny natural causes.
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Wilmington
N.C
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Hamp‘stead
Pender County
Kure Beach
Disability Plan Discussed in Washington Debate
Sen. W Kerr Scott questioned when a president is considered disabled noting that decisions about presidential disability must be made by the president himself. He warned that giving Cabinet or Congress authority could lead to grave consequences if such a question ever arises amid Eisenhower’s disability agreement with Vice President Nixon.
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Washington
Sen
W. Kerr Scott
Scott
Eisenhower
Nixon
Suspension of Bell Upheld by NC State Judge
Chancellor Carey H. Bostian at North Carolina State College upheld the suspension of star guard Whitey Bell for academic irregularities. Bell, the team's leading scorer, will miss the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The review confirmed the Feb. 15 decision. Hal Estis was also expelled last month.
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Raleigh
Carey H. Bostian
North Carolina State College
Whitey Bell
Bell
N.C
Bostian
Bo Bell
State
South
William (Whitey) Bell
Hal Estis
Brooklyn
N.Y
Air Force plans motionless moon satellite
The Air Force discusses a fixed point satellite 20 000 miles out to hover above Earth. It could serve as a radio relay, weather observer, cosmic ray monitor, or space launching platform. The craft would reach 22 000 miles altitude, travel near the equator at 9000 miles per hour, complete a daily orbit, and stay in pace with Earth's rotation.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
C. S. Irvine
Armed Forces Communications Electronic Assn
Washington
Irvine
Air Force Missile Test Center
Professor Named To Housing Group By Gov Hodges
Governor Hodges named Martin Lee Black a 53 year old Duke University accounting professor to the board of commissioners of the Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority. Black will replace Roland O Dail who resigned after a state investigating committee report into the authoritys affairs. The panel examined plans to buy a Goldsboro housing development from a group led by executive director H Emmett Powell and assistant director N E Mohn Jr for 1 165 million, with the land bought for 39 010. The report urged Powell and Mohn ouster and four county commissions asked their reps to follow the panel recommendations.
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Raleigh
Hodges
Martin Lee Black
Duke University
Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority
Black
Roland O. Dail
Goldsboro
Dail
H. Emmett
Docks in Britain A Sub Claims Atlantic Record
Portland England naval base flags a record as the nuclear powered submarine Skate docks after an 8 days 11 hours underwater Atlantic crossing. Skipper Cmdr James F Calvert claims fastest US to Europe leg. notes not declaring overall transatlantic record and cites secrecy on speed depth and distance. Skate joined Nautilus and Seawolf in growing US nuclear fleet. built by Electric Boat Co to travel 61000 miles without refueling at a cost of 31 million dollars.
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Portland
England
Brita Naval Base
United States
Atlantic
Cmdr
James F. Calvert
Europe
Calvert
Cleveland
Ohio
U.S
America
Groton
Conn
Lon
Seawolf
Electric Boat Co
General Dynamics ‘Corp
Skate Makes Fast Submarine Transatlantic Run
The nuclear powered submarine Skate arrived at Portland England after an 8 day 11 hour submerged crossing from Groton Connecticut claiming the fastest U S crossing. Skipper notes shakedown voyage from Groton to Portland was completed submerged.
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Pwaplan
Andrew Lamar Chapman
Burgess
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Tenn
Times-News
Gerlad McCarthy
University of North Carolina Seismograph
Docks
Britain
Atlantic Record
Atomic
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