Mount McKinley rescue attempt for Argus
Four climbers and army experts battled winds and snow as they hiked toward George Argus on the southern McKinley buttress to aid him after a May 15 fall left him with a broken hip and other injuries. The party faced delays at 5 000 feet and later tried to descend Argus on an inflatable mattress before suspending efforts at 11 000 feet.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
George Argus
George Thayer
Readsboro
John McCall
University of Alaska
Army
Big Delta
Air Force
Argus
Morton Wood
Leslie Viereck
McKinley Park
Thayer
Wood
Viereck
Colorado prison warden Roy Best dies at 54 in ranch incident
Roy Best, 54, suspended warden of the Colorado State Prison, died today of coronary thrombosis at his Hitchrack ranch near Canon City. In Hanoi, a Communist shelling barrage continued into Yen Phu as the city remained encircled.
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Canon City
Colo
U.P
Roy Best
Colorado State Prison
Here
Hanoi
Red China
Yen Phu
Stranahan ousted in sixth round at Gullane
Frank Stranahan, twice British Amateur champion, loses 4 and 3 to former English Champion Ernest Millward in the sixth round at Gullane Scotland.
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Gullane
Scotland
U.P
Frank Stranahan
Ernest Millward
United States may seek talks with China in Geneva
Reports suggest the United States could enter direct Geneva talks with the Chinese Communists to secure the release of about 71 Americans detained in China. The potential negotiations reflect cautious diplomacy amid ongoing hostage issues.
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Geneva
United States
China
Move Rites Back to Library Park
Voices from the past asserted authority yesterday afternoon forcing a revision of plans for the Kengsha observances of Memorial Day. The GAR transferred responsibility for war dead services to the American Legion and mandated Library Park as the site. The Memorial Day committee led by William P. Schmitt revised parade routes and timing to comply, with formation at 9:30 a.m. and a 10 a.m. parade start, rain plan to Kenosha high school auditorium.
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GAR
American Legion
Library Park
William P. Schmitt
Vocational School
Naval Memorial Park
Schmitt
22Nd Ave
60Th St
Sheridan Rd
56Th St
6Th Ave
7Th Ave
61St St
8Th Ave
Lake Front Stadium
Kenosha High School
Camp McCoy Soldier Dies in Collision
A two car crash on Highway 23 near Camp McCoy Wis. early today killed James D Pipes 21 of Trinity Texas and left Charles Gabel Jr in Battle Creek Michigan in serious condition with a skull fracture at St Agnes hospital
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Camp McCoy
James D. Pipes
Trinity, Tex
Charles Gabel, Jr
Battle Creek
Mich
St. Agnes Hospital
France seeks U S officers to train troops in Indo China
A senior French officer stated Seoul is the scene for France to have American officers train local forces in Indo China under French leadership. The plan would involve collaboration between the two nations while French authorities supervise the training.
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Seoul
France
Indo-China
Cloudy Skies With Showers Forecast Through Friday
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions with occasional showers ending tonight and warmer temperatures. Lows will range from 50 to 56 while daytime highs reach the mid 70s, with readings around 54 to 56 at local sites earlier today.
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Nash Motors
Proxy vote count begins in New York Central control battle
Law professors start tallying proxy votes to decide whether Robert R. Young or William White gains control of the New York Central Railroad. Final results expected at noon next Tuesday with 800,000 shares held by Clint W. Murchison and Sid W. Richardson pivotal. Don Carter votes for Young. Appellate Division refuses to halt the 800,000 shares.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Robert R. Young
William White
New York Central Railroad
White
Texas
Clint W. Murchison
Sid W. Richardson
Murchison
Richardson
Young
Don Carter
New York
Appellate Division
New York City
Haile Selassie Tours Washington With Eisenhowers
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, in full military dress, toured Washington with President and Mrs. Eisenhower. The visit included Mt. Vernon and the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He stayed overnight at the White House after a breakfast meeting on the north portico.
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Washington
A.p
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Eisenhower
Mt. Vernon
White House
Eagle River Lumber Fire Costs $50 000
Officials of Hall Lumber Co estimate damage from a storage shed fire at 50 000 dollars. Firemen from Eagle River and nearby towns battled an hour and prevented spread toward the business district as wind blew from the southeast.
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Eagle River
Wis
U.P
Hall Lumber Co
Lincoln
Conover
Bennington Disaster Toll Rises as Inquiry Opens
Eyewitness accounts describe a catastrophic blast aboard the 32,000-ton carrier Bennington off Quonset Point Rhode Island killing at least 91 sailors and injuring 201. A Navy board of inquiry convenes to investigate the catapult room explosion amid no Sabotage evidence.
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NAVY
Bennington
Quonset Point
R. I
Harriet Barlow
Braintree
Mass
Navy Board of Inquiry
Leyte
Boston
Naval Board of
William F. Raborn, Jr
Oklahoma City
General Service
New England
Secretary of the Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Quonset
Newport
Narragansett Bay
Air Task Group 181
Oceana Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Raborn
Search Ship At Panama For Arms
U. S customs inspectors ransacked the French freighter Wyoming at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal amid Guatemala arms concerns. Officials said the manifest shows primarily machinery with five boxes of sporting arms, though more may be aboard. The ship, en route to El Salvador and Guatemala, faced a delayed departure as investigations continued. The U. S. air force announced three B 36 bombers would fly over Nicaragua at the government's request.
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Panama
Central America
U. S
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Cristobal
Wyoming
Guatemala
el Salvador
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Vancouver
B. C
U. S. State Department
Washington
U. S. Air Force
Nicaragua
Mau Mau Burn Treetops Lodge in Nairobi Fire
Mau Mau terrorists burned down the Treetops hotel in Nairobi where Princess Elizabeth learned of her father King George VI’s death in 1952. The blaze destroyed the jungle lodge famed for royal history and its storied connection to the British monarchy.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Treetops
Elizabeth
England
George VI
Union May Limit Kohler Picketing
Allan Graskamp president of Local 833 CIO United Auto Workers said the union was meeting on a proposal to limit picketing at Kohler. The Wisconsin Employment Relations board ordered a limit during the seven week strike, which the union had defied, and Gov. Walter Kohler was believed to have urged compliance.
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Sheboygan
Wis
U.P
Allan Graskamp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Kohler Company
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Walter Kohler
Stevens and Adams Tried to Block Probe Findings
Roy M. Cohn testified that Secretary Stevens and Army Counselor John G. Adams sought to halt the McCarthy subcommittee probe into Communists in the Army. Adams allegedly called it a feather in his cap to prevent hearings and discredit the inquiry.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Stevens
Army
John.g. Adams
McCarthy Sub-Committee
Adams
Sen
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Cohn
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Monmouth
FBI
McCarthy McClellan clash over classified information and crime
Senate hearing drama centers on whether an Army officer who shared an FBI summary with Senator McCarthy committed a crime by receiving confidential material. McClellan says unauthorized receipt of secret reports risks crime, while McCarthy accuses foes of indicting him for exposing communists and urges disclosure to Congress. Public tension escalates as officials weigh legality and loyalty oaths.
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Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
McClellan
Wisconsin
McCarthy Army
McCarthy
FBI
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
J. Edgar Hoover
Army Intelligence
Hoover
Atty
Brownell
Wisconsin Republican
Congressional Committee
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Congress
Congressional
France proposes five point Indo China peace plan
France submits a five point plan via Georges Bidault calling for an immediate cease fire and a meeting of military representatives next week to map zones for troop withdrawals in Vietnam. The plan aims to avoid partition and excludes Laos and Cambodia from regroupment.
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Geneva
U.P
France
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Indo-China
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Funeral Hearse Kills 15 Month Old Girl in Wisconsin
A funeral hearse backing from a garage attached to a mortuary in Coleman Wisconsin struck and killed Janet Mary Maloney 15 months old. Mortician Robert Rhodes said he did not see the child as the incident occurred Wednesday evening.
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Coleman
Wis
Janet Mary Maloney
Aelred Maloney
Robert Rhodes
Milwaukee man jailed for showing obscene film at stag party
Robert Lindholm, 28, admitted displaying obscene movies at the Hayloft Tavern stag party that led to the arrest of more than 200 people on February 5. He was sentenced Wednesday by Municipal Judge Herbert J. Steffes to 12 to 15 months in state prison.
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Milwaukee
Robert Lindholm
Hayloft Tavern
Herbert J. Steffes
Liberace Wows 15000 Fans At Madison Square Garden
Liberace entertained about 15,000 fans, mainly devoted women, at Madison Square Garden for over three hours. The pianist performed songs jokes and piano pieces with a 50 piece orchestra directed by his brother George. He credited Paderewski and his mother for much of his success and closed with Beer Barrel Polka.
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New York
U.2
Madison Square Garden
Liberace
Joe Louis
Bobby
Piarre
Paderewski
George
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Appleton
Roy Joseph Svoboda
la Crosse
State Department
Kohler
Mark
Frito
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Tex
Roy Cohn
Army-McCarthy
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