Polio Vaccine to Be Tested in Million Schoolchildren
A nationwide test will vaccinate about one million second graders with three injections of a killed polio vaccine to assess protection against paralytic polio. Developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, the trial spans roughly 200 counties as a check on vaccine effectiveness with results anticipated in 1955.
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Alton L. Blakesler
Associated Press
Science Reporter
New York
Jonas Be, Salk
University of Pittsburgh
U. S
Basil O'Connor
O'Connor
Audience Takes Over Met Show
Hal Boyle recalls missing the Metropolitan Opera opening on its 70th anniversary, noting the social penalty for absence and the new obsession with dramatic attire. He planned an outrageous outfit featuring leopard skin, Tiffany diamond, and a carnival dwarf, but logistics failed and he stayed home sulking.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Faust
Hoi Polloi
Alverages Brn
Makins
Carl H. Pforzheime
Francis
Descen
Adam
Tiffany
Dwarf
Frances
Council bans paddling at Indiana University
Bloomington Indiana report says the Indiana University Interfraternity Council voted to ban paddling after a pledge, Tom Lukens of Evansville, was hospitalized weeks earlier from the incident.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University Interfraternity Council
Tom Lukens
Evansville
Creekmore named evaluator of Motor Vehicles Dept
Thomas L. Creekmore former burial commissioner is named head of the new supervis evaluator section of the Motor Vehicles Department. He will take the post November 23, with pay of 6000 dollars a year. Creekmore previously led the State Bureau of Investigation from 1942 to 1946 and served as burial commissioner until July 1.
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Raleigh
Thomas L. Creekmore
Joe W. Garrett
Creekmore
State Bureau of Investigation
North Carolin
Talmadge Pledged To Segregation
Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge told lawmakers he cannot accept a Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation and urged preparation to preserve separate education. He repeated his solemn promise that as governor there will be no mixed schools or colleges in Georgia.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
United States Supreme Court
Eve Oe
Rmit
Talmadge
Georgia
Flying Stiletto X3 High Speed Plane Details Revealed
The Air Force released details of the X3 a experimental high speed plane built by Douglas Aircraft Santa Monica division. The 66% ft fuselage exceeds DC3 length while its 22 ft 8 in wing span is shorter than the DC3. The craft nicknamed Flying Stiletto features more than 850 pinholes on its exterior for pressure measurements.
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Washington
Air Force
Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Co
Ani
Witnesses Called In Trial Of Woodard
Bayboro North Carolina state witnesses were to be called in the trial of T B Woodard charged with bribery while serving as Pamlico County Recorder Court judge He faces nine counts for performing acts as a judge and for failing to perform official duties Heber Johnson of Farmville testified Woodard acted as middleman in returning a seized liquor car to him and Johnson noted he asked if the car could be recovered Raymond E Dunn 31 was appointed to replace Woodard after Woodard resigned following his indictment on September 8.
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Bayboro
N. C
T. B. Woodard
Pamlico County
Woodard
Jan Ae
A. Caton County
Whoodard
Heber Johnson
Farmville
Caton
Johnson
Raymond E. Dunn
Bombers to Fight Mau Mau Terrrorists in Kenya Forests
Four Lincoln heavy bombers from the Middle East Command arrived at Nairobi to join an intensified air drive against Mau Mau terrorism in the Aberdare and Mount Kenya forest areas. Col. A D Tree, commander of the new combined army and air force operations center, announced the move and said the army aims to produce a very loud bang.
U.S. Weighs Military Aid to Pakistan Amid India Rift
Washington indicated it is studying supplying some military aid to Pakistan. The move drew sharp protest from Prime Minister Nehru who labeled it an unfriendly act and signaled possible repercussions in the region.
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Washington
United States
India
Pakistan
Nehru
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