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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1957

Page

5

Did Potato Soup Save Pope Yes Says Swiss Specialist

Swiss specialist Paul Nichans claims potato soup aided Pope Pius IXs recovery from grave illness in 1955. He administered the soup and later wrote a book amid debate among apocriats about the Popes treatment. The Pope, then 81, reportedly showed improved health and received a large audience at the Vatican.

Pope Pius Nul Paul Nichans Nichans Ital Jan Milan Niehans Pontifical Academy of Sciences St. Eugene Vatican Palace

British tactical H Bomb and papal health tale

A controversial report alleges a British nuclear test near the Pacific produced a powerful hydrogen bomb and sparked debate over the pope's health. Swiss experts questioned survival chances, while Pontificio officials and Italian outlets debated the claim, noting no perceptible rise in radioactivity near the blast.

Pontucci Rome Giornale d'Italia Rej Central Pacific Antonio Gasbarrini Oggs Pacific Nic Hans Pontiff

Informants debate use of clean bombs in warfare and Grapple test

Informants say a clean bomb could shield noncombatants in field or naval battles if detonated at least two miles high, but hotter bursts would be deadlier. Britain’s Pacific Grapple test occurred near Maldon Island, with a lone pig named Percy surviving the blast before vanishing. two support ships approached the atoll within hours with no noted high radioactivity.

IMS Alert Britain Maldon Island Atoll Percy Malden

Independent Wins Lyon By election in France seat

In Lyon, a rightwing Independent candidate won the National Assembly by election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of former Prime Minister Edouard Herriot. Roree Futchiron secured 109,228 votes, defeating Socialist Louis Laple who tallied 0,095, as Fulchtron's deputies helped topple Guy Mollet's government on May 21.

Lyon France Sunday National Assembly Roreé Futchiron Louis Laple Fulchtron Guy Mollet Edouard Werriot

Crash Ordeal Survivor Continues to Improve

Mrs. Dorothy Le Masurier, 46, and her husband Dalton Le Mansurier, 48, survived a plane crash on a Wyoming mountain during a 20 day ordeal after a storm. She described excellent physical condition and told reporters she kept hope by recalling good people and events while awaiting rescue near Rawlins.

Dulatin Mint Mia Dorothy le Masurier Raw Ilewan Wyoming le Macsurier Dalton le Mansurier Dulith Radio

Memorial Day Rescue After Crash Yields Survivors

A search party found survivors days after a crash near an unnamed location. A French foreman spotted wreckage while locating lost sheep, prompting a rescue that recovered Mrs. Le Masurier and others who had been presumed dead.

le Masurier Rench

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