Malik and Russ Diplomats Cultivate Friendly London Ties
Ambassador Malik of Russia eases Cold War posture by inviting British and American diplomats to lunch at the Moscow Embassy on Kensington’s Millionaires Row. He hosts open discussions, sharing vodka and caviar as he broadens informal talks with Japan over a wartime peace settlement.
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London
Jacob Malik
Russia
Britain
Kremlin
V. M. Molotov
Malik
Kensington
Shunichi Matsumoto
Matsumoto
Wisconsin Great Divide Tour Graces Ashland County
A local feature labeled the Great Divide in Ashland County lets visitors see a watershed split on Wisconsin soil. Spanning about 80 miles, it runs through Ashland and Iron counties toward Upper Michigan, with a sign on Wis 13 south of Mellen.
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Mellen
Wis
Wisconsin
Ashland County
Chippewa River
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic Ocean
Ashland
Iron Counties
Upper Michigan
Wis. 13
Youth Sets Fires In Two Churches in Pensacola
A 13 year old boy confessed to lighting two candles at the altar and starting a $30,000 fire at Emmanuel Lutheran and a $1,000 blaze at Christ Episcopal Church in Pensacola Florida. He also threw bricks through Lutheran church windows ten days earlier and did not give a reason.
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Pensacola
Episcopal Church
Burma Minister Arrives for Talks with U.S. Leaders
Prime Minister U Nu of Burma arrives in Washington to confer with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles on Far East tensions. The scholar leader seeks to bridge gaps between Communist China and the United States and will stay in Washington through Sunday. A London sale fetched $196 for Britain's Nelson letter from 1805 aboard the Victory.
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Washington
U Nu
Burma
Far East
Eisenhower
Dulles
China
United States
New York
Britain
Nelson
London
Pneumatic bricks may change farming and housing
The University of Illinois unveiled “pneumatic bricks” triangular plastic pillows used to assemble a 3 foot high and 6 foot diameter dome weighing 10 pounds. Low pressure air keeps them firm and they fold into a suit box. They could form arches and cover fields for year round weather conditioned living and agriculture. Inventors include Prof Am brose C Richardson and Air Force Maj George W McCauley.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
University
Air Force
Ambrose C. Richardson
Architecture
George W. McCauley
Richardson
McCauley
Modern Day Cowboy Nets Fleeing Inmate in Florida Field
Lonnie Patterson, 25, imprisoned for breaking and entering at Glades State Prison Farm, bolted while working in a Belle Glade field. Cowboy Pete Lee spotted him on Walter Schlecter's ranch, pursued by horse, and used a lasso to capture the escapee after about a half mile.
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Belle Glade
Fla
Lonnie Patterson
Glades State
Pete Lee
Walter Schlecter
Admits Setting Fire To Girl in Tavern Row
Willie Jackson 23 admitted in a signed statement that he dashed gasoline on Betty Jean Watts 19 and tossed a match during an argument in a tavern. Watts died yesterday from burns covering about seventy percent of her body in Mobile Alabama. The incident occurred in New Orleans per the report.
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Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Betty Jean Watts
Willie Jackson
Billy Graham Goes to Holland
Evangelist Billy Graham travels to The Netherlands as part of his Europe crusade. The crowd in Dortmund reached about 30,000 with 2,200 responding to Christ. He will meet Queen Juliana at Soestijk Palace and hold a press conference in Amsterdam.
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Dortmund
Germany
Billy Graham
Holland
Juliana
Netherlands
North Carolina
Westfalen
Graham
Soestijk Palace
Amsterdam
Proxmire Critiques Wisconsin Bank Tax Policy
William Proxmire, former governor candidate, urged the 1955 Wisconsin legislature and Gov. Walter Kohler to tighten bank tax rules. He labeled their inaction a pathetic surrender to lobbying pressure after noting Wisconsin banks do not pay the same corporation income taxes as other firms.
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Juneau
Wis
William Proxmire
Walter Kohler
Dodge County
Democratic Club
Kohler
Wisconsin
Unidentified Tourist Seeks Yellowstone Old Faithful Timing
An Idaho Falls visitor asked when Old Faithful geyser at Yellowstone National Park eruptions begin for daily operations. The Idaho Falls Chamber tourist aid lacked details and noted no official schedule.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Wausau Wins Grand Safety Award For 1954 Traffic
Wausau earns the National Safety Council grand traffic safety award for 1954, with a record six special achievement awards including a year without a traffic death and strong programs in school and public safety education. Gen George C Stewart presented the plaque in Chicago to city officials.
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Wausau
National Safety Council
George C. Stewart
Chicago
The
Safety Council
Stewart
Buried Alive Not Bothered by Night in Elk River Dump
Charleston resident Bill Tinsley, 55, a repeat offender in City Police Court, claimed he slept buried beneath a Elk River dump heap after being found by a bulldozer operator. Police dug him out. he faces arraignment today on a drunkenness charge.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bill Tinsley
Elk River
Tinsley
Things Like That Make a Person Swear
Mrs. Ruth Uchida tries to quit swearing and finds little help from a burglar. A piggy bank containing $15 and a cussing box holding 40 cents were taken from her apartment. She quips it’s things like this that make a person swear.
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Salt Lake City
Ruth Uchida
Urge More Women In Office Panel Speakers Promote Female Candidacy
Three women politicians from Republicans and Democrat groups urged more women to run for public office at a panel during the American Association of University Women biennial convention. Katherine White Bertha Adkins and Mildred Younger discussed ambition, resilience, and avoiding apology for being a woman in campaigns.
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Los Angeles
the American Assn. of
Katherine E. White
Red Bank
N. J
White
New Jersey
Democratic State Committee
Capitol Hill
Washington
Bertha S. Adkins
Republican National
Mildred Younger
GOP
California
Pretty Nurse Calls Fire Brigade for Date
Linton England nurse Norah Lyne 18 a recent convent school graduate asked for the fire brigade to visit Linton hospital. Four fire trucks two radio control cars 50 firemen and officials arrived but found only the nurse holding the line hoping to speak to her boyfriend.
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Linton
England
Norah Lyne
Linton Hospital
Norah
Fire officer recalls gentle rebuke over phone use
A fire officer recounts giving a girl a light lecture on using the phone, noting restraint and the imprudence of harsh treatment. The remark reflects a cautious approach to guiding her behavior without severity.
Prison Break Murder Brings Life Sentence
In Lake Butler Florida George A Heroux Jr 25 was given a life term in Florida State Prison for the murder of J C Godwin 56 during an attempted breakout. A 12 man jury convicted him of first degree murder and recommended mercy though the state sought the death penalty.
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Lake Butler
Fla
George A. Heroux, Jr
Florida State Prison
J. C. Godwin
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