Confederate Veteran Salling Prepares for 109th Birthday
Fort Blackmore Virginia May 14 Tomorrow will be like other days for John B. Salling aged 108 109. He lives with his daughter on an Appalachian hill in western Virginia. He is one of three surviving Confederate veterans joining W W Williams 112 of Franklin Texas and William A Lundy 107 of Crestview Florida. The lone Union veteran is Albert Quolson 108 of Duluth Minnesota. Salling still moves about, has good sight, dark hair from never washing it and a hearty appetite especially for eggs which he eats nine of.
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John B. Salling
United States
Virginia
Fort Blackmore
Salling
Appalachian
W. W. Williams
Franklin, Tex
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Crestview
Fla
Albert Quolson
Duluth
Minn
Gore bill would fund North Carolina road projects at $309 million
Senate Public Works panel backed Sen Gore's five year plan replacing Eisenhower's 10 year program. North Carolina would receive about $309.6 million for new highway construction and a total state spending of roughly $17.94 billion on roads over five years. The plan also envisions $8.61 billion federal interstate funding with $7.75 billion from federal sources. NC's share includes $22.4 million for primary secondary and urban roads and $197.6 million for the interstate network.
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Eisenhower
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D-Tenn
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Designs Revealed for Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs
Architectural designs for the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs were unveiled amid mixed reactions from lawmakers flown in. Architects praised the simple timeless design while some senators and representatives called it modern or futuristic. Secretary Talbott presented the models to about 100 newsmen as Rocky Mountain foothills were called half of the design.
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Air Force Academy
Pikes Peak
Washington
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Hardy
D-Va
Sen. Welker
Idaho
Colorado
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Air
Harold E. Talbott
Rocky Mountain
Barr becomes chief at Montgomery Ward Co.
John Barr aged 47 is named chairman and president of Montgomery Ward & Co after a long board struggle. Directors elected on April 22 installed a Ward majority, with Louis Wolfson opposing a change but accepting the new setup. Wolfson indicated he would resist next year only if Ward’s duties shift.
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Montgomery Ward Co
Chicago
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Ward
Louis Wolfson
Wolfson
Ward’s
Sewell Avery
Avery
Edmund Krider
Krider
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Dulles To Report To Nation From White House Office
Secretary of State Dulles will address the nation Tuesday night from the President’s office with Eisenhower announcing the broadcast. The speech, carried by TV and radio, will cover Big Four talks and European diplomacy including West Germany’s Atlantic Alliance entry and Austrian peace efforts.
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Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
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NBC
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Sion
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Wilson
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Humphrey
Henry Cabot Lodge
Herbert Hoover Jr
Harold E. Stassen
Nelson Rockefeller
Western Alliance
Policeman Retreats as Skunk Attacks in Car
In Holdenville Oklahoma on May 19 a policeman stopped a car for investigation and found a skunk in the back seat. The skunk sprayed odor and the officer, for the first time in his career, retreated from the back door as surprised driver and passengers watched.
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Holdenville
Okla
John Revis
Revis
Golfing Made Easier For Eisenhower At Gettysburg Club
Gettysburg Pennsylvania May 14 The Gettysburg Country Club has equipped electric runabout carts and a private 6 by 12 foot room for President Eisenhower. As honorary member he uses the aids to conserve energy during rounds. An overnight rain left the links sodden delaying his golf plans. Mrs Eisenhower and the family stayed at their new farm home while the President prepared to return to Washington tomorrow evening. Last night the 77th birthday of the first lady's mother Mrs John S Doud was celebrated.
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John S. Doud
Denver
Washington
Gen Summerall Dies At 88 In Washington
Gen Charles Pelot Summerall former Army chief of staff under Coolidge dies at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington aged 88 after a long illness. He is survived by his son Col. Charles P. Summerall Jr. and a grandson Charles P. Summerall II.
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Washington
Charles Pelot Summerall
Army
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Charles P. Summerall Jr
Belmont
Mass
Charles P. Summerall II
White House Salk Report Due Monday
The White House will release a voluminous report Monday on the Salk polio vaccine. The mass inoculation program resumes in several states after a safety check pause as inspectors visit Parke, Davis in Detroit and Lilly in Indianapolis. The study, led by Oveta Hobby, is to be delivered to President Eisenhower and made public hours later. Mrs. Hobby faces Senate questioning amid criticism over the program.
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Parke, Davis & Co
House
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Eisenhower
Welfare
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Hobby
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Congressional
Dispatch
Truman to Speak at Chapel Hill Weil Lectures 1956
Former President Harry S. Truman has firmed a commitment to deliver the Weil Lectures on American citizenship at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill on March 15-17, 1956. He originally agreed to speak this spring but waived delays after confirming plans with UNC officials.
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N.C
Harry S. Truman
Weil
University of North Carolina
Truman
Gordon Gray
Alexander Heard
Gray
North Carolina
Bulgania to Meet Allied Chiefs for Summit in Summer
Vienna report says Molotov pledged Soviet participation in a Big Four summit with Eisenhower Bulganin Eden and Faure to seek East West settlement. Western ministers endorsed Austria treaty terms and discussed site timing with Vienna Geneva Lausanne among options. No agenda discussed and details await White House decision.
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Bulgania
Dulles
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Switzerland
Indochina
Lausanne
Major Party Realignment Likely From AFL CIO Merger
In a Capitol Cloakroom radio segment, Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Barry Goldwater suggested the AFL and CIO merger could realign parties into a labor and a conservative party. He noted union and Democratic Action influence on Democrats and envisioned a possible new conservative grouping. He expressed optimism Republicans could regain Senate control in 1956 with Eisenhower as the leading presidential figure.
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CIO
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Americans For Democratic Action
Goldwater
Senate
GOP
Eisenhower
Russia Expands Supersonic Fighter Lead Over U S
Washington reports intelligence shows Russia widening its edge in numbers of MiG 17 supersonic fighters and heavy bomber production. U S Air Force weighs increasing 137 wing force while stressing quality over quantity amid ongoing jet bomber strength.
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Russia
United States
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U.S
Korea
Nebraska Sunday School Teacher Wins Mrs America 1956 Title
Mrs Ramona Deitemeyer of Lincoln Neb is crowned Mrs America 1956 in Ormond Beach Fla The 35 year old PTA president and mother of five emphasizes homemaking high ideals She beat 18 finalists after an initial field of 49 with awards for best dinner menu and neatest home Her husband Carl edits the Nebraska Farmer magazine and chairs their church board
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Fla
Ramona Deitemeyer
Nebraska
PTA
America
Christ Lutheran Church
Lincoln
Neb
Carl
Nebraska Farmer Magazine
Holmes Elementary School
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Stuttgart
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