Watch Reds In Santiago
In Santiago Chile armed guards surrounded the Government Palace and Parliament to block Communist demonstrators as a U S Chile mutual defense pact moved to final Senate ratication. Seven people including two policemen were injured in a pro Red riot after the deputies approved the pact 78 21 with one abstention. Diplomatic tensions rose as demonstrators attacked British Ambassador Stirling and Austrian Minister Hudeck as they left a Parliament reception. both escaped unharmed though Stirling’s glasses were broken. The Foreign Ministry later apologized.
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Chile
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
U.S
Charles Norman Stirling
Karl Hudeck
Folke Werner Berge
Stirling
Foreign Ministry
Dever Sees Ike Easier To Beat At Convention
Massachusetts Governor Paul A. Dever, a Democratic National Convention hopeful, says General Dwight D. Eisenhower would be far easier to defeat than Senator Robert A. Taft. Dever cites what he calls Ike's ignorance of domestic affairs and notes his remarks as he heads to Albuquerque to address the New Mexico State Democratic Convention.
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New York
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Dever
Albuquerque
N. Mex
New Mexico
Ailing King To Go Home From Swiss Treatment
Jordan's mentally ailing King Talal is to leave Switzerland to return home for ongoing treatment of schizo phrenia. A regency council will rule during his absence, and he is not expected to resume royal powers until doctors declare him cured.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Jordan
Talal
Tewfik Abul Huda Pasha
Abdullah
Middle East
Hussein
Boy Turns Up As Search For Him Is About To Begin
Eight year old Raymond Dausen was reported missing in Vilas County Wisconsin when he appeared overnight with a dog. He said darkness in the woods frightened him and he slept under a cottage porch until morning, ending planned search efforts.
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Eagle River
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Vilas
Raymond Dausen
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Four Children Fall From Fifth Floor Window Tragedy
Theresa Cadiz left four youngsters with a 14 year old cousin and rushed to a store. Two infants toppled from the fifth floor, then a third and the cousin followed. Socorro Cadiz, 2, died. Ramonita 3, Francisco Jr. 1, and the cousin were critically injured. Police say the children were playing near the window.
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New York
Theresa Cadiz
Rose Cadiz
Socorro Cadiz
Ramonita
Francisco Jr
Man Wins National Sewing Contest In Surprise Result
London report says Harry Leonard a 49 year old health inspector won the national sewing contest. He claimed the first prize of 140 dollars by sewing a blue suit in 330 hours of spare time.
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London
National Needle Arts Bureau
Harry Leonard
Ammo Rationed On Korean Front
The Defense Department announced rationing of certain munitions in Korea. It stressed the move is not unusual and does not leave soldiers without shells, noting shortages arose as artillery units were allowed to fire more rapidly than in World War II.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Department
Fish social ladders extend to the last school member
The National Geographic Society reports that certain fish show complex social hierarchies reaching to the lowest ranking individuals within a school, indicating structured group behavior and communication patterns among aquatic species.
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The
National Geographic Society
Wonder Cure Eggs Banned By Austrians
In Vienna the government banned sale of nine-day-old embryo eggs sold as a cure. Hatcheries prospered as a fad, but Vienna University Clinic found no benefit. The ministry declared them spoiled food under food laws and banned sale under drug laws, forcing outlets to stop.
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Vienna
Austria
University
Ministry of Social Welfare
Doctor Holmes Cut Childbed Fever with Handwashing
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes advised doctors to wash hands before delivering babies. His counsel helped reduce the incidence of childbed fever, shaping early medical hygiene practices.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
U.S. Supreme Court
Winds Up High Do Not Blow Hats Off
National Geographic Society reports winds about 1 000 miles per hour about 100 miles above earth in the ionosphere. With little atmosphere there, winds are too weak to buffet a hat. Cambridge University scientists note a ghost wind streak reaching 1 100 miles per hour in radar tracked data.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Society
Cambridge University
Woman Awarded 5274 for Stopping Dogfight in Bronx
In New York Brooklyn area a Bronx Supreme Court jury awarded Mrs Elma C Fulkerson 5274 after she intervened in a dogfight between her terrier and a doctor's collie. She sought 30000 alleging injury and loss of a diamond ring. Jury allocated 5000 for the ring and 274 for injuries and medical expenses.
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New York
Bronx Supreme Court
Elma C. Fulkerson
Philip G. MacDonald
Cuba Roundup Targets Communist Leaders After Red Riot
Police ordered a roundup of Cuba's major Communist leaders after a Red riot opposing Gen Fulgencio Batista's government. Anibal Escalante publisher of Hoy was arrested. others named include Juan Marinello Blas Roca Lazaro Pena and three deputies. A demonstrator Galegui died from a bullet wound as authorities cited dissolution of parties amid a pending electoral law.
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Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Anibal Escalante
Hoy
Juan Marinello
Socialist Popular (Communist) Party
Blas Roca
Lazaro Pena
Red
Chamber of Deputies
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