Balloon Soars 22 Miles in Minnesota Test Flight
The Super Skyhook balloon rose over Minnesota to about 117000 to 122000 feet, a potential record for this polyethylene bag. Built by General Mills for naval research, it drifted 80 miles and landed near Madison after nine hours, deflated by an automatic cord releasing instruments.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Marvin Arndt
Madison
Wilbert Harty
Arndt
Farrault
General Mills, Inc
Naval Research
Scott Carries Campaign to Wake County Wake Scott Tour
Senatorial candidate W Kerr Scott campaigns in Wake County with a handshaking tour while opponent Alton Lennon remains in Washington. Lennon plans Raleigh visit for the Democratic convention with Scott. Raleigh leaders and activists including Mrs Margarete Wood Smethurst and Mrs Mayne Albright organize radio outreach and praise Gov Aycock as a model for Scott's road and education initiatives.
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Raleigh
W. Kerr Scott
Wake County
Alton Lennon
Washington
Charlotte
Lennon
Scott
Margarete Wood Smethurst
New Paper
Smethurst
North Carolina
Mayne Albright
Charlies G. Doak
Charles B. Aycock
Doak
Aycock
Farm Security Administration
Segregation Decision Draws Worldwide Praise
The U S Supreme Court ruling outlawing school segregation drew favorable press abroad. Indian Parliament members and major newspapers in New Delhi Bombay and Madras hailed it as enlightened American policy. London outlets including the Daily Herald and Daily Mirror praised the decision as a liberal victory and a sign America is confronting a colonial issue. Le Monde in Paris devoted space to praise the ruling as justice over prejudice.
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London
Supreme Court
U.S
United States
India
Indian Express
New Delhi
Bombay
Madras
Laborite
Daily Herald
America
Daily Mirror
Paris
le Monde
Gront
Selassie Aims to See U S Life and Leaders on Visit
Emperor Haile Selassie outlined plans to tour the United States visiting leaders bases and a typical American family. He will meet President Eisenhower in Washington and may announce a US base agreement in Ethiopia. A Minnesota farm family near Rochester hosts a U S visit as part of the itinerary.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
United States
America
U. S
Solomon
Sheba
New York
Eisenhower
Washington
State Department
King of
Minnesota
Joseph Simonson
Edwin Doty
Rochester
Minn
Dotys
Rubens Oil Painting Stolen From Toronto Gallery
Thieves stole a 17th century Rubens painting titled Elevation of the Cross from the Toronto Art Gallery last night. The work is valued at $30,000 and depicts Christ being raised to the cross.
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Toronto
Rubens
Christ
Merchants Install New President in North Carolina
J. G. Pfaff of Salisbury was installed as president of the North Carolina Merchants Assn at its 52nd convention banquet in Raleigh. W. W. Kale and R. W. Wilkinson were named 1st and 2nd vice presidents, Thompson Greenwood re elected secretary treasurer, and a new executive committee was named including Fowler Johnston Ziegler Gold and Greene. The Rocky Mount Merchants Assn won a loving cup for membership growth and the group urged ES C and other business groups to back get-out-the-vote drives for the May 29 Democratic primary amid low primary interest.
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Raleigh
J. G. Pfaff
Salisbury
North Carolina Merchants Assn
Ansel E. Fowler
Winston-Salem
Pfaff
Belk-Harry Co
W. W. Kale
Charlotte
R. W. Wilkinson
Kannapolis
Thompson Greenwood
Fowler
Paul A. Johnston
Littleton
Charles B. Ziegler
Gastonia
George Gold
Whiteville
Clyde A. Greene
Rocky Mount
ESC
General Assembly
Merchants Associations
Chambers of Commerce
Religious Idol Bathing Practice in India Described
Britannica notes a Hindu ritual involving washing statues of idols with rancid butter as part of specific ceremonies. The custom highlights ritual cleansing acts and the cultural context of venerating deities through symbolically preserved offerings.
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India
Bankrupt Ward Hopes To Pay Creditors From Prison
Fred Ward a Colorado convict seeks to pay $2.47 million in creditors from Colorado Penitentiary. Convicted of fraud in 1952 he plans a comeback with assets including a nylon stock washer sold nationwide, prison manufacturing projects, and a plastic dripless saucer. Ward says he will repay every cent owed.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado Penitentiary
Fred Ward
Ag Son Farm
Denver
Ward
Dan Thornton
Harry
Gloria De Haven Seeks Separation
Hollywood reports actress Gloria De Haven will seek a legal separation from New York real estate man Martin S. Kimmel. A studio spokesman says the couple have lived apart most of their year of marriage due to his NY business.
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Hollywood
Gloria DeHaven
Martin S. Kimmel
New York
Miss DeHaven
Tinsley Sets Example by Paying Debts
Tinsley is praised for assuming debt he wasn’t required to bear and making an effort to repay creditors, setting a strong example for others.
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Tinsley
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Cental Methodist Church of
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Dunham Hall
Selassie
Monite
Pine ST
Chrysler
Spitfire
Windsor
de Luxe
Davis-Pruett Motor Co., Inc
N. Main ST
Gloria de Haven
Elane Spence
Ney Funet
Dean
Doan
W. W. Robbins
Reavis Memorial Baptist Church
Lloyd Garner
Southern Railway System
Washington, D.C
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