Major Atomic Device Detonated at Nevada Test Site
A major atomic device was exploded at 4:55 a.m. at the Nevada proving ground. The flash was seen in Las Vegas 75 miles away and in Los Angeles, with observers reporting a bright plume and a brief pressure shock. The test involved about 650 soldiers and 28 Marines in nearby trenches, with an air drop of a smaller device planned later.
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Nev
America
Nevada Proving Ground
Los Angeles
San
Angel's Peak
Atomic Epercy Commission
Cedar City
Utah
Salt Lake City
Prisoners Holdout Tops Third Day at Nebraska Prison
At Lincoln Nebraska a nine man revolt at the state penitentiary continued into its third day with two hostages and nine inmates inside the maximum security building. Governor Victor E Anderson said no concessions would be made and noted ongoing food shortages and shifting prisoner participation.
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Neb
Nebraska's
Victor E. Anderson
Richest Man Loses Round In Court
Bombay police obtain a court order to investigate a complaint that the Nizam, reputedly among the world’s wealthiest men, keeps 300 women and 100 men in his palace as slaves. The magistrate ruled immunity from criminal investigation does not apply. the Nizam’s lawyers said they would appeal.
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Bombay
India
Hyderabad
Creation of World Food Bank Proposed
Washington leaders Scott and Murray propose a world food bank to distribute U S surplus crops to hungry people. A Senate resolution would urge the President to negotiate with other nations to establish the bank as a tool against hunger and communism.
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Washington
World Food Bank
Scott
Dn.c
Murray
D-Mont
United States
Senate
Guizado Convicted in Panama Presidential Assassination Case
Panama's National Assembly convicted President Jose Ramon Guizado as an accessory in the assassination of predecessor Jose Antonio Remón. He received six years eight months in prison, loss of office, and a public-office ban from a secret session.
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Panama
National Assembly
Jose Ramon
Jose Antonio Ramon
Guizado
Palace of Justice
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
Remon
Ruben Miro
Miro
Simulated Atom Attack Planned Across 56 U S Cities
Washington announces a 26 hour mock A-bomb and ICBM strike to test civil defense. Fifty six cities including New York, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Cleveland are targets with Alaska, Panama Canal Zone, Hawaii and Puerto Rico added.
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New York
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Civil Deense Administration
Ofice of Defense Mobilization
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
CDA
Civil Air Defense of Rage Network
Nature Takes Over Niagara Ice Jam
Niagara Falls NY reports the Niagara River ice jam overwhelmed efforts as a weeklong buildup from Lake Erie sent 40 to 50 foot ice blocks toward Lake Ontario. Demolition experts blasted 925 pounds of dynamite at the river mouth but the main jam remained intact despite two slush floes breaking away. Army engineers abandoned blasting as hopeless.
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Niagara River
Lake Ontario
N.Y
TheNiagara River
Niagara
Falls
Rail Strike Conferences Continue
The National Mediation Board kept talks under way on the 15 day old Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike across 14 states. Union and management reps meet with board as vacations holidays and welfare benefits are in dispute. About 24,000 workers are affected by the strike. George Leighty, president of the Railroad Telegraphers Union and committee chairman, awaited comments on progress as negotiations continued since March 21.
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Washington
National Mediation Board
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Eugene Thompson
George Leighty
Railroad Telegraphers Union
Four See 7 Year Old Lured Into Blue Car In Detroit
Detroit police report four pupils saw 7-year-old Barbara Gaca lured into a shabby blue car near her school Thursday morning. A pasted letter and a call claiming she was alive were deemed crank hints as the search intensifies with no ransom demands.
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Detroit
Barbara Gaca
Aaswicktan
Michigan
Frank Gaca
Barbara
Richard Gaca
Grand River
Elizabeth
Edward S. Piggins
Carmelo
Vincent Gonino
Louis Casise
Rita Head
Miss Head
Petee
Churchill Sees Hope For Parley
Prime Minister Churchill in the House of Commons expressed hope that a four power parley could brighten, while noting no agreement yet among heads of government for a top level summit. He dodged a question on timing and said retirement plans remain veiled while international talks might unfold without a formal agenda.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Anthony Edenurchill
Eisenhower doubts Red China ready for Formosa clash
Washington reports say President Eisenhower does not believe Red China is prepared for a major attack on Quemoy and Matsu by mid April. Administration sources caution against alarm while noting uncertainty about a big power conference and U.S. defense decisions in the Formosa Strait.
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Eisenhower
China
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Matsu
White House
Red China
Potsdam
Yalta
Matsu Islands
Formosa
U.S
Matsu and
Pacific
Bandung
United States
State Officials Move to Help North Carolina Peach Growers
State officials acted to aid fruit growers after a weekend freeze caused an estimated six percent million dollar peach and apple damage. Agriculture Commissioner Ballentine sought to reopen cotton acreage releases for peach regions in the Sandhills and urged ASC to adjust deadlines. Ballentine called the peach crop a total loss and noted other crops including apples and blueberries suffered significant losses. Gov Hodges planned discussions with Ballentine and sought to reallocate cotton allotments to hit hard by the freeze, while FHA offered emergency operating loans and promised outreach to stricken areas.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
L. Y. Ballentine
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Sandhills
Ballentine
ASC Committee
Luther Hodges
Hodges
ASC
U.S
Kerr Scott
Rep
Harold Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Farmers’ Home Administration
North Carolina School Measure Approved Amid Integration Debate
The North Carolina House passed a bill to keep schools segregated by transferring pupil assignment and enrollment control to local districts under the State Board of Education. Rep. B. I. Satterfield framed it as a temporary stand against integration while Gov. Hodges backed the measure. A milk pricing bill awaits conference action, and the Senate Education Committee approved public school provisions aligning bus transportation with local enrollment authority.
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U.S. Supreme Court
House
State Board of Education
B. I. Satterfield
Innstead
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Hodges
Satterfield
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
Senate Education Committee
Dulles urges Senate approval of West German rearmament
Secretary of State Dulles urged prompt Senate approval of treaties to rearm a sovereign West Germany. He said the accords would lay the basis for a new Europe and Western European unity. Dulles warned that Western Europe faces a last chance to survive as a place of human welfare if the treaties fail.
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Dulles
Senate
West Germany
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Western
North Atlantic
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