Wrist Size Life Saver Developed by Marine Inventors
Gunnery Sgt. Daniel C. Davis and Landon G. McGill unveil an inflatable wrist worn life preserver that inflates at the push of a button, is reusable, and targeted for mass production with a planned $3 to $4 retail price. They seek a patent and will manufacture the units themselves, with Davis retiring from the Marine Corps to join the venture.
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
Daniel C. Davis
Wilmington
Landon G. McGill
St. Pauls
Davis
McGill
John A. Noel
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co
Del
American Red Cross
Cohen and Candy Barr Drama Repeats in Jail Saga
Los Angeles report notes Candy Barr 23, jailed on a fugitive complaint in Las Vegas after bond was posted in Dallas. Mickey Cohen says he may free her soon though not involved, while Barr and Cohen once had a stormy romance and Barr faces marijuana conviction appeal details.
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Los Angeles
Candy Barr
Mickey Cohen
Miss Barr
Cohen
Las Vegas
Nev
Dallas
Tex
Melvin Belli
Texas
Belli
Janita Phillips
Truman Attacks Eisenhower Vetoes at Young Democrats Banquet
Former President Harry S Truman denounces the Eisenhower vetoes as shameful and a tactic to thwart the will of the people. He accuses the administration of favoring bankers and financiers, harming farmers and workers, and seeks a return to true leadership in domestic and foreign policy.
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Toledo, Ohio
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Truman
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Congress
White House
Madison Avenue
Wall Street
Car and Tanker Collide In Fiery Raleigh Wreck
In Raleigh six miles from Garner a car and a tanker collided causing a fiery wreck. Driver Paul Brooks Jr., 34, of Rt 2 Clayton, was admitted to Rex Hospital with facial cuts and possible skull fracture. Patrolman F J Gray charged Brooks with careless and reckless driving. The tanker was driven by Bennett Grower, 37, of Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Garner
Paul Brooks Jr
Rt. 2
Clayton
Rex Hospital
F. J. Gray
Brooks
Oe Bennett Grower
Volcano erupts with record lava fountain at Kilauea Iki
In Hawaii, Kilauea Iki unleashed a sudden 1250 foot lava fountain the highest yet, with lava spouting 800 to 900 feet and bursts above 1000 feet. Thousands watched from Lookout Point as officials ordered spectators away. The eruption's peak had followed eight days of activity and earlier spiking lava levels declined.
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Honolulu
Kilauea Iki
Lookout Point
Hawaii National Park
Hawaii Island
Drake or Fremont Named Golden Gate Channel Entrance
The historical note compares Francis Drake and J C Fremont as early claimants to naming the Golden Gate channel entrance to San Francisco Bay during exploration in the late 16th and early 19th centuries.
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Siir Francis Drake
World
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
J. C. Fremont
California
Former champ Max Baer dies of heart attack in Hollywood
Max Baer 50 former heavyweight boxing champion dies of a heart attack at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel while shaving. He arrived to shoot TV commercials after refereeing a Phoenix bout. Baer known as Madcap Maxie, crowned in 1934, stood 6 feet 3 and weighed about 209 to 245 pounds in later years. Born 1909 in Omaha, he moved to Livermore California as a youth.
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Hollywood
Max Baer
Baer
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Exchamp
Phoenix
Ariz
Zora Folley
Alonzo Johnson
Italy
Primo Camera
Long Island City
N.Y
Jimmy Braddock
Carnera
Omaha
Neb
Livermore
Calif
California
Fish Migration Reaches New York Harbor Across Seasons
Officials report at least 36 fish species enter New York harbor from the sea each spring summer and fall. The pattern shows diverse aquatic life using estuary passage routes and adapting to seasonal temperature shifts.
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New York Harbor
Mandate Cited In Berry Fuss
Boston AP The FDA faced a congressional mandate to remove contaminated cranberries from the market and warn the public while sorting clean berries. FDA head George P. Larrick urged stronger policing of agricultural poisons, noting millions of farmers use vast amounts of organic poisons annually. He also said lipstick coal tar colors were not linked to cancer despite a recent ban on some colorants after rat studies.
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Boston
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
George P. Larrick
FDA
Larrick
New England
Department of Economics
Boston College
How Far Away Is That Storm
To gauge a storm’s distance observe lightning then count the seconds until thunder. Since sound travels about one mile every five seconds, a 20 second gap means the storm is roughly four miles distant.
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Lori Ann
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Utica
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Joseph Gotch
Rome
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ASV
Numa F. Reid Lodge
Troy T. Shelton
Edward G. Updegrove
Sec’y
Berry
Dauphine
U.S
Renault
Horace G. Alderton
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