Two Arizona Men Rescued After Desert Survival Ordeal
Lonnie Davison and R. V. Powell, both Tucson construction workers, survived five days in a barren south central desert after a plane crash between Ray and Tucson. Davison crawled eight miles for water, signaled rescues and pulled Powell from the wreckage before Air Force helicopters carried them to a Tucson hospital.
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Kearney
Ariz
Arizona
Lonnie Davison
R. V. Powell
Tucson
Ray
Davison
Gila River
Powell
Air Force
Scientists foresee bold, costly future in atom smashers
Washington reports a White House release outlining a four year plan to boost federal funding for high energy accelerators from 59 million to 135 million dollars annually by 1963. The physicists compare discovery to peeling an onion, uncovering new universes with each layer. President Eisenhower has already backed one project from the proposal.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
New York
Cantor's Daughter Marjorie Cantor Dies at 44
Hollywood mourns as Eddie Cantor's eldest daughter Marjorie, 44, dies after a cancer battle at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Cantor, 67, long known for his radio and TV fame, faced health issues and had kept family sorrow private despite public jokes about his five daughters.
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Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
Marjorie
Cantor
Eddie
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Ida
Bing Crosby
Natalie
Eddie Fisher
Liz Taylor
Las Vegas
Partner Killed in St. Louis Drug Store Heist
A gunman Ivan L. Deckard escaped from a federal building and later terrorized a North St. Louis family after a two detective gun battle at a drug store. He expressed regret over ammo and released a 23 year old hostage, Richard Wetzel, unharmed. Deckard, 32, had been sought since his April 13 escape. A shop owner named Herbert J. Lorts was shot dead. $104 was taken in cash and checks. The scene was interrupted by a telephone call between a boy and his girlfriend.
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ST. Louis
Deckard
Richard Wetzel
Wellston
Wetzel
Federal
Herbert J. Lorts
Bruce Zuckerman
Irwin Zucker
Atom Plane Statement Is Challenged
An Air Force official asserted the United States would seek presidential authorization to accelerate a nuclear powered airplane project. A Defense Department spokesman said no decision has been made and the matter remains under study. Senator Melvin Price cautioned that requiring an actual flight is the true test.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
Roscoe C. Wilson
Air Force Research Chief
Donald A. Quarles
Secretary of Defense
Eisenhower
Wilson
Defense Department Public Information
White House
Ada
Melvin Price
Dtil
Price
Senate
House Atomic Energy Subcommittee On Research and Development
Defense Department
Western powers seek Berlin talks separate from German reunification
Western leaders offered to discuss the Berlin crisis with the Soviet Union independently of broader German questions. They insisted Berlin could be settled in isolation, while maintaining a tough stance on reunification and European security with France and West Germany. The group met at Herter's headquarters to align strategy ahead of the Palace of Nations session.
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Geneva
Berlin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
Nied
Isola
West
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Palace of Nations
Battle of Nerves in Mid East Iran Faces Soviet Pressure
Tehran reports a high stakes standoff between Iran and Soviet influence. Iran benefits from U S support and guards against a potential Kurd area corridor while the Tudeh Party weakens. Moscow aims at propaganda and internal turmoil rather than direct invasion.
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Mid-East
Tehran
Iran
David and Goliath
Middle East
United States
Iraq
Tudeh Party
Moscow
Turkey
Pakistan
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Reds Fire on Matsu in First Assault in Two Years
On Sunday Red China fired 444 shells at Matsu and nearby islands in the Formosa Strait. A Nationalist officer and two soldiers were killed as 162 shells hit Matsu and 112 hit Peikantang Island. Nationalist defenses silenced the mainland batteries after 90 minutes. Earlier 10 Communist ships fired on Nationalist warships west of Matsu and later 84 shells hit Quemoy.
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Taipei
Formosa
Red China
Little
Matsu Island
Formosa Strait
Matsu
Peikantang Island
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Little Island
Quemoy Islands
Tax Hearings Set on Fall Tax Revisions
House Ways and Means Committee will hold fall hearings on significant reductions in individual and corporate income tax rates. Chairman Wilbur Mills said cuts should not sacrifice revenues for government financing. He expects gradual changes, possibly a broad tax base to address wartime tax disparities.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
Mills
Congress
Mrs Truman Undergoes Major Surgery at Research Hospital
Mrs. Harry S. Truman was taken to Research Hospital for major surgery with former President Truman at 8 20 a m CST. Drs Wallace Graham and Philip D Reister led the operation begun at 9 a m. No details on the surgery were released and conditions were not disclosed.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
President Truman
Wallace Graham
Trumans
Philip D. Reister
Tom Faulkner
Truman
Clover men sentenced to 15 years in bank robbery case
Two Clover men, James Hiram Fields and Edward Campbell Walker, pleaded guilty to robbing Sharon First National Bank, taking 6376 dollars. A federal judge sentenced each to 15 years without probation after witnesses testified the pair fired at bystanders during the midday April 28 crime.
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Spartanburg
S.C
Sharon First National
C. C. Wyche
James Hiram Fields
Edward Campbell Walker
Fields
Walker
Charlotte
N.C
York
Wyche
L. C. Bankhead
Theola S. Smith
Bankhead
Clover City
F. M. Stephenson
York County
F. H. Youngblood
James A. Hill
Youngblood
Clover
Chicago Elevat ed Trains Crash Injures 119
A head tail collision of two jammed Chicago rush hour elevated trains injures 119, two seriously. The impact telescoped a four foot section of Logan Square cars near 1800 Milwaukee Ave, with many passengers treated at St Elizabeth and St Mary of Nazareth hospitals. A passenger described the bang and sparks as cars buckled and people fled.
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Chicago
Logan Square
St. Elizabeth
St. Mary of Nazareth
Ronald Nowak
Milwaukee Ave
Dulles Receives Avalanche of Mail as He Fights Illness
Former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, gravely ill at Walter Reed Army Hospital, has received over 32,000 messages with about 300 arriving daily since February. Aides say the flood overwhelms him as he battles cancer and pneumonia, with no further condition update from the State Department.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
State Department
Bleachers Collapse at Mayetta Rodeo Injures 150
A Mayetta Kansas rodeo arena bleacher section buckled injuring 150 spectators as 23 required hospitalization. Witnesses described a sudden pop and bang and people scrambling amid wreckage while responders ferried victims to Topeka Holton and Lawrence hospitals.
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Mayetta
Kan
Kansas
Topeka
Holton
Lawrence
C. W. Lawson
Perry
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