Italian doctor wins 1957 Nobel Prize for antihistamines work
Dr Daniel Bovet, Italian scientist, receives the Nobel Prize in medicine worth about 42,000 dollars for pioneering antihistamines and anesthetic techniques. He is reported to be recovering from Asian flu in Rome as news arrives from Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Daniel Bovet
Une Gisson
Alfred Nobel
Sweden
Royal Caroline Institute of Medicine
Rome
Bovet
Europe
Walter Raleigh
Not It Over Not It Over
A reflection on modern Americans prioritizing physical comfort over spiritual satisfaction. The piece urges unity of outer life and inner spirit under God's guidance to avoid moral decay.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
God
Guatemala to hold new election after deadly protests
Guatemala's army announced the cancellation of the presidential vote amid a second fatal demonstration in two days. Congress met to ratify the move and legalize a modified martial law as unrest prompted calls for a fresh election to resolve the succession.
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Guatemala
High Command
Congress
Ydi
Thor Missile Test Firing Spurs US UK Scientific Pool
Eisenhower and Macmillan agreed to pool scientific and weapons work in atomic and missile fields. Two expert groups were named to develop recommendations, led by Strauss with Plowden on atomic and Powell with Quarles on military defense. The aim is to boost joint service to the free world and maximize shared resources.
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Thor
Washington
Eisenhower
Macmillan
White House
Lewis L. Strauss
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Edwin Plowden
British Atomic Energy Authority
Richard Powell
Donald Quarles
U. S
Dulles
State Department
Rogers to Head Justice Department in Eisenhower Era
William P. Rogers will replace Herbert Brownell Jr. as attorney general, promising no change in civil rights policy. Brownell resigned after more than 40 years and will return to private practice. Rogers, Brownell’s deputy, is a Nixon confidant and faces Senate confirmation next year.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Herbert Brownell Jr
Eisenhower
Brownell
Lega
White House
Rogers
Justice Department
Weeks
Senate
Nixon
Crosby and Kathy Grant Wed in Las Vegas Ceremony
Bing Crosby and Kathy Grant, who had dated for three years, obtained a marriage license in Las Vegas and were married by Msgr. John J. Ryan at St. Ann's Church. They planned to wed in Yerington, Nev., before instead choosing a church ceremony.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Olive K. Grandstaff
Kathy Grant
Yerington
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
John J. Ryan
Antiunion Spy Allegations At Whirlpool Marion Plant
Testimony before the Senate Rackets Committee portrays Charles Litell as a labor spy recruited in 1955 by Dr. Louis Checov to keep unions out of the Whirlpool Co plant in Marion Ohio. Litell says he reported to Theodore Hufert until his firing and that Checov funded an antiunion committee with weekly payments, while Whirlpool claims Litell was fired for insubordination.
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Sntionion
Whirlpool Co
Marion
Ohio
Charles Litell
Theodore Hufert
Litell
Senate
Hufert
McClellan
D-Ark
Louis Checov
Nathan W. Shefferman
Shefferman
Chicago
Robert F. Kennedy
Checov
Flu and Pneumonia Toll Rises Across Major Cities
The Public Health Service reports 692 more deaths from influenza and pneumonia in 108 cities between Sept 1 and Oct 18, with 4,179 more deaths from all causes in 114 cities in the same period as Asian flu reaches epidemic levels. Burney cautions national totals may differ, predicts cases remain high for weeks, and suggests mortality as a key index while focusing less on new case counts.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Leroy E. Burney
Soviet General Rokossovsky Assigned to Turkish Border Command
Tiflis radio announced Rokossovsky, a former Polish-born Soviet field commander, will lead Trans Caucasian forces near Turkey and Iran. The move follows tensions over Syria and accusations of Soviet influence in the region, with Syria and Turkey denying Western blame.
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Syria
Tiflis
Tbilisi
Georgia
Rokossovsky
Trans Caucasian
Turkey
Iran
Poland
Ivan Fedyuninsky
Georgi Zhukov
Stalin
Warsaw
Wladyslaw Gomulka
U S Presses Anew For U N Probe In Syria Turky Crisis
United States urges a U N inquiry to find who is behind the Syria Turkey crisis and broadens scope beyond border tensions. Russia backs a narrow probe while the West fears Moscow’s tough stance in Middle East talks as Saudi mediation gains cautious support. Turkey engages with Saudi envoys.
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United Nations
N.Y
Syria
United States
U.N
U.S
U. N
Russia
Middle East
Andrei Gromyko
Egypt
Indonesia
India
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Turkey
Thor Missiles Test Firing Reported From Cape Canaveral
The Air Force announced a successful test firing of the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral shortly after noon. It was the sixth test, with initial reports indicating a clean ascent and mixed outcomes on prior flights.
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Washington
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Defense Department
Negro Students Enter School Without Escort at Central High
In Little Rock eight Negro students attended Central High School today without a military escort for the first time since federal troops began protection a month ago. Elizabeth Eckford was absent due to illness. An Army spokesman said the new policy allowed the change as white students watched.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Elizabeth Eckford
Army
Coast Guard rejects search for West at this time
Norfolk reports the Coast Guard refused to launch a search for Melvin West a week after he sailed from Morehead City in a 15 foot motor boat named The Impossible bound for Bermuda. Weather and fuel concerns delayed action as planes scoured the ocean and a merchant ship relayed West’s lack of response. West’s father Barry urged a cautious ongoing review of the urgency.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
Melvin West
Jacksonville
N.C
Bermuda
Barry L. West
Barry West
H. C. Moore
5Th Coast Guards
North Carolina
West
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Aldebaran
Morehead City
Market Continues To Climb As Stocks Rally Across Sectors
New York shares rose on strong buying led by Lukens Steel and Bethlehem Steel with Lockheed gaining on a missile contract. The Associated Press average climbed 90 cents to 157.60 as industrials and rails posted gains amid optimism over President Eisenhower’s economic messaging.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Eisenhower
Federal Reserve Board
Lukens Steel
Bethelhem Steel
Lockheed
Western Douglas Aircraft
Martin Co
Johns-Manville
Eastman Kodak
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Goodrich
UN- Electric
Associated Press
Stock market gains in early trading after sensational upturn
New York stocks moved higher in early trading as gains remained mostly under one dollar per share. Dealings were active and rapid in the initial minutes after the opening.
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New York
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