May blizzard swamps Colorado and Wyoming highways
A severe spring blizzard dumped up to two feet of snow across central Rockies and parts of northern Oklahoma and Texas, causing floods and road closures. At least 25 people died in the storm season as rivers rose, while other areas enjoyed fair weather. In Colorado, towns like Monarch Pass, Loveland, and Berthoud Pass recorded heavy snowfall and highway problems.
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Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma
Texgerier
Continental Divide
Loveland
Berthoud
U.S. Highway 6
Denver
Colorado
Stole Rae LA Atomic Reactor Movement Unveiled
An odd report notes a mobile atomic reactor described as roaming to generate just enough energy for a flashlight and then releasing a momentary burst equal to Grand Coulee Dam output. Idaho page A17 mentions a production go ahead for a guided missile with 1 650 mph speed and 200 000 mile range.
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Grand Coulee Dam
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Predictions of astounding future tech on the horizon
The piece notes rapid advances from cars and airplanes to electricity television and atomic energy. It cites a Reader's Digest April feature by David Sumner predicting an atomic battery powering homes for years.
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David Sumon
Radie Corporation of Americar
Avenlu
Dwighta Eisenhower lampoons spark women run country show
Vice President Nixon attends Women’s National Press Club party where a skit shows a dreamt presidency by a female Dwighta Eisenhower. The spoof features mocked White House power, with "Dwighta" envisioning a Cabinet of women and jokes about Nixon and Stassen.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Enixon Ang
National Press Club
Marine Band
Dwighta Eisenhower
Dwighte
Vicky Nixon
White House
F. Stassen
Wilsons
Dwighta
Shermeen Adams
Eisenhower
Nunner
Wale
John Foa
Sid Caesar Loses NBC Contract
Sid Caesar was dropped by NBC after nine years due to low ratings amid a ratings war with Lawrence Welk on ABC TV. NBC and Caesar announced the ending, noting his sophisticated comedy failed to draw mass audiences.
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New York
Winds Delay Atom Test and NBC Schedule Shifts
Weather favorable winds postpone the first atomic test again while NBC maps a spring season ending, delaying Caesar’s contract and plotting a music show on a Caesar hour. Major comics face cancellations as NBC shifts toward westerns and musicals amid ratings battles.
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New
Atomic Energy Commission
NBC
Caewar
Spa
Jon
Cafrar
Warm Southland Promises Sunshine in Job Application
A whimsical weather desk piece notes a hopeful applicant’s reply to a rent question. The form asks, Do you owe any back house rent? The response: No, sir, we’ve got modern plumbing. The tale highlights a humorous contrast between weather optimism and practical concerns.
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The
Hill
Coun Iry
U S criticism over Hungary revolt fuels foreign affairs report
A House Foreign Affairs Committee study group accuses the Eisenhower administration of creating insecurity and aiding the enemy by not backing Hungary's revolt last fall. The majority report, led by Rep. Edna Kelly, calls this the lost opportunity of our generation and says NATO was weakened. In Budapest, 14 Hungarians were sentenced to death for anti Soviet actions, with one prisoner brought from a hospital.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europa
Hungary
Eisenhower
Russia
Wetson
Edna Fy Kelly
D-Ny
France
Austria
Germany
England
Hungarion
United States
Budapest
Workman Burned in $750,000 Paint Plant Fire
An Angelenwood man named Clifford Hughes, 48, suffered burns to hands and face when a fire at the Pervo Paint Co damaged the plant. He and another worker were pumping paint thinner into a 3,000 gallon varnish tank. Damage was estimated at $750,000.
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Los Angeles
Dnglewood
Pervo Paint Co
Cuilford Hughes
Rescue Gang Races Death After Child Slides Into Well
A rescue crew battled time to save a child who fell into a well as a crowd cheered. Medical teams worked at the scene as responders attempted a careful recovery. The incident prompted warnings about water hazards in public spaces.
Boy Trapped 25 Feet Underground Rescued in Manorville Well
A one year old boy Benjamin Hooper Jr. fell into an 18 inch well on his family property and was trapped 25 feet below ground for about five and a half hours. Firefighters Civil Defense workers and volunteers aided by spectators fought Caves and heavy soil to reach him. The boy was unconscious but breathing when a rescue team used oxygen and a perforated pipe to supply air. he later became unconscious again but regained signs of life as rescuers persisted.
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Senate
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Teamters
Dave Beck
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Donald McDonald
Beck
Teameters
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Manorville
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Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
Calif
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Beegan
George Georgish
Tokyo
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Hubbard
Prove
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U.S
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Sir William S. Girard
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Camp Welr Tring
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Japan
Girardoon
Jense
YU. B
Douglas
Rene MacArthur JI
Igirard
Morichey
Baatport
Riverhead
Patcheogue
Cost of L B Water to Go Up 70 Cents
Municipal water rate increases approved in principle by the Board of Water Commissioners will raise the average domestic bill by 70 cents starting August 1 as part of a $5,140,536 next-year budget. The plan bases increases on consumption in higher brackets with a 28.3 percent rise for the next bracket and a total impact of about 21.5 percent for current meter charges.
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Board of Water Commissioners
Steapeat
Brennan
Mendes-France Thomas
Water Dept
Ca- Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Guy Motlet
Copter Crashes Off San Diego Navy Helicopter Incident
Navy pilots suffered minor injuries when their helicopter crashed into the ocean off San Diego on Thursday, according to the Navy.
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San Diego
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