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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
2
Washington reports President Eisenhower, age 65, may or may not run in 1956 as doctors weigh heart damage and arterial disease from his 1955 attack. Medical experts caution that arteries’ condition, not just heart size, governs risk and timing of any campaign decision.
Atomic scientist Dr Ralph E Lapp says Russia and the United States have super weapons of equal power and asks which nation can deliver them fastest He asserts the U S hydrogen bomb and the Russian device are of similar destructive power and that both nations are in a race toward more compact weapons The visit by Lapp to the Midwest Research Institute is noted and discussion centers on parity in super weapon development
Salvagers sought wreckage of the SeaMaster off Chesapeake Bay after a Martin SeaMaster exploded two hours after takeoff from Glen L. Martin Co near Baltimore. Four Martin employees and a Navy officer were aboard. one parachute opened, one unidentified body recovered, and witnesses saw the craft trailing smoke before the midair explosion.
A special ad council urges continuing the current vaccine schedule for children, three Salk antipolio shots over eight months. Surgeon General Leonid A. Selle announced the recommendation after a meeting with experts and diverse representatives. The plan emphasizes spaced doses to maintain immunity nationwide.
Post-Tribune reports Republican senators debate if Harriman is a Tammany Hall candidate for the Democratic nomination. Hagerty notes lack of concrete evidence. DeSapio says Harriman could be more than a token candidate. White House aide Hagerly cites Harriman as a potential political focal point.
A portion of a Christmas malt cargo bound for the United States was destroyed yesterday after an American military mail car burned at Bremerhaven’s main station. On the Tokyo side, Harbor Day on December 4 marked a largely unnoticed event as the International Date Line was referenced in reports.
A housewife misplaced her girdle in a downtown area and a taxi driver found it and returned it. She aimed to sue, while authorities checked the area for the girdle with the driver described as tall and friendly.
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