Hearst's San Simeon Castle Opens to Public May 17
San Simeon castle rises above the coast as the state prepares to receive it from the Hearst family. Beginning May 17 the 146 room manor and its art treasures, gardens, and surrounding 120 acres will be open to the public as a California monument to builder William Randolph Hearst.
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San Simeon
Calif
William Randolph Hearst
People of
California
Hearst
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Greece
Neptune Pool
House says senators will not be invited to Miami TV probe
Speaker Rayburn said the House committee will not summon Senators Kefauver Holland and Smathers in the Miami Channel 10 contest inquiry. He noted they can testify on their own floor if desired and dismissed any plan for a joint House inquiry into the senators. The probe also prompted FCC Commissioner Richard Mack to resign.
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Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Miami
Senate
House Committee
Sens
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sen. Holland
D-Fla
Sen
Garment Strike Enters Second Day Across Eastern States
More than 105 000 garment workers began a second day of strike action led by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. The union reports 100 percent effectiveness with 50 nonunion shops joining the walkout and related crafts also idled. The dispute seeks a 15 percent wage hike and a 35 hour work week for pieceworkers, while employers offer 5 percent and overtime after 37 1/2 hours.
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New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Julius Hochman
New York State
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Hurricane Wound Is Healed At Long Beach Ceremony
In Long Beach North Carolina Governor Hodges officiated at a ribbon tying ceremony marking the healing of a long scar from Hurricane Hazel. The inlet cut the beach in two, blocking western communications. Army engineers completed the project costing about $175,000 to $200,000, begun in January with federal funding support.
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Long Beach
N.C
Hazel
Hodges
James Bowman
Brunswick
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Army Engineers
Locksmith Taught Inmates to Pick Two Locks in Jail
Louisville sheriff told Fiscal Court that a locksmith confined at the county jail instructed inmates to pick two locks. The court agreed to buy two new locks after learning the locksmith had been moved to a penitentiary.
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Louisville
Solon F. Russell
Russell
Communists Shoot Down U S Sabre Jet In Korea
Communist batteries down an American Sabre Jet near the truce line in Korea while the pilot reportedly bailed out just over the Communist side. A second F8 returned to base as the other pilot is unconfirmed. The incident occurred about 65 miles northeast of Seoul during a low level simulated ground support mission.
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Osan
Korea
Osha
Air Force
Seoul
North
South Korea
Nasser campaigns to brand Saud as foe of Arab unity
President Gamal Abdel Nasser denounces King Saud of Saudi Arabia as an enemy of Arab unity amid charges from Egypt and Syria of a plot to wreck the United Arab Republic. Tunisian exile Salah ben Youssef accuses Cairo of plotting to assassinate Habib Bourguiba.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Faisal II
Hussein
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Abdul Hamid Serraj
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
Salah Ben Youssef
Guiba
U.A.R
Arsh
Renswater
Syria
Faisal
Iraq
Bulganin sends new letter on summit with Eisenhower
Soviet Premier Bulganin sends a reply to President Eisenhower on arranging a summit. Mikhail Menshikov delivers the message to Secretary of State Dulles for relay and potential public release in Moscow. U.S. note signals Western powers seek a UN Disarmament Commission meeting this month.
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Washington
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Mikhail Menshikov
Dulles
Menshikov
Moscow
Russia
Bulgarin
United States
National Press Club
Menshikovy
Launching of Third Explorer Authorized
Pasadena scientists announced progress on Explorer III after confirming Explorer II was not in orbit and may have tumbled. Caltech will supply parts for Explorer III, with a launch date undetermined. News conference drew nearly 100 reporters as Pickering conveyed cautious optimism amid ongoing recovery questions.
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Pasadena
Calif
William Pickering
Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pickering
Caltech
Bright Spots In U S Economy Across Segments
The recession shows buoyancy in diverse sectors from Las Vegas hotels to Cape Canaveral and Redstone Arsenal. Detroit jobless families lean on benefits, hunts and freezers for meals. Florida west coast plant workers and snowbirds drive revival while Kansas hay balers sales hint rising farm activity. Buffalo firms forecast stable or higher business.
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Washington
Las Vegas
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
New Mexico
Texas
Associated Press
Michigan
Pennsylvania
California
Bob Conroy
Detroit
Conroy
Florida
Miami Beach
Kansas
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce At
Buffalo
N.Y
Restraints On Court Favored By Senate Panel
Sen. Ervin and Sen. Jenner push to curb Supreme Court powers. Jenner’s bill would bar SCOTUS review in five subversive field cases while Ervin signals mixed support and says some provisions should stand, others narrowed. debate centers on limiting federal court review in state and subversive matters.
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Washington
Ervin
D-Nc
Supreme Court
Congress
Jenner
R-Ind
Senate Internal Security
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Stocks Rise On Demand Boost In Early Trading
Substantial gains across steels, oils, rails drive a broad market uptick as the AP 60 average climbs 80 cents to 161.70 at noon. Major rails and industrials lead with gains around a point while oil majors and steel makers post solid advances amid optimism on recession policies.
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New York
Shorts
Leading Rails
Gulf Oil
Amerada, Texas Co
Sinclair
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Chrysler
du Pont
Illinois Central
Northern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Santa Fe
New York Central
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
Union Carbide
Philip Morris
International Paper
United Aircraft
Associated Press
Missing Satellite Is Sought After Failed Orbit
Moonwatch teams search for a seven inch satellite Explorer launched yesterday by the Jupiter C rocket. Army officials and JPL scientists declined comment as experts note the final stage failure could prevent orbit and send the craft tumbling. Wernher von Braun left Huntsville while Dr Richard Porter cautioned signals hinted the satellite may not function normally and the fourth stage may not have fired.
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Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Wernher von Braun
Army Space Program
Huntsville
Ala
South Atlantic
Africa
Indian Ocean
Washington
Richard Porter
Earth Satellite Panel
U. S&. National Committee For the International Geophysical Year
Baseball Protests Regulation Proposal
Major and minor leagues warn Congress that a House Antitrust bill regulating pro sports would destroy organized baseball by inviting widespread litigation. They argue the measure would erase the antitrust exemption and threaten the reserve clause and player negotiations.
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Washington
Congress
Keating
R-Ny
House
Bert Bell
National Football League
Major League Baseball Players Association
Republic
Ford Frick
Supreme Court
High Court
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Alcoa
Moonwatch
Antitrust Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Celler
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