Holiday Road Toll Heading For Record
The Associated Press reports Memorial Day holiday traffic fatalities could set a record with a 350 predicted deaths for the long weekend. A six-death crash on Cross County Parkway Westchester County New York and other deadly incidents push the toll toward a new high. An AP survey shows 294 deaths in the 78 hour preholiday period, with totals rising as the holiday unfolds.
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Westchester County
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Tex
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Okla
Hidalgo
Ill
Thunderstorms Across Much of Nation From Warm Humidity
Warm humid air fueled widespread thunderstorms and heavy rains from the North Central states to a belt from the Pacific Northwest to the Gulf. Fair skies in New England stood out as the soggy pattern persisted elsewhere east of the Rockies.
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Weather Bureau
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Nebraska
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Texas
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Ohio Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Dakotas
Upper Great Lakes
Madison
Wis
Continental Divide
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Colorado
Doctor Aids In Delivery By Telephone
A Sparta physician guided the grandmother through a remote birth by telephone. Mrs. Malcolm Grant spoke with the doctor as her daughter Mrs. Roger O Neill prepared to deliver at home. The doctor advised spanking to stimulate the baby, which was reported as blue initially. both mother and infant later were said to be well at St Mary's Hospital in Sparta.
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Sparta
Malcolm Grant
Roger O'Neill
De Gaulle Seen By Aides As Careful Thinker
Paris AP report portrays General de Gaulle as a thoughtful leader whose mind stays ahead of events yet listens to opinions. Aides note his public reserve, loyalty to trusted comrades, and selective cabinet choices amid postwar politics with Communists excluded since 1947. Eisenhower admired him but warned of stubbornness in minor matters.
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Gaston de Bonneval
Olivier Guichard
Andre Malraux
Eisenhower
Europe
Champs Elysees
Learkier
Isis
Wisconsin Road Mishaps Claim Four Wisconsin deaths over Memorial Day weekend
Four people died in Wisconsin road accidents since Thursday evening, raising the year’s total to 262. Lawrence Cohen and his wife Sharon were injured in a Washington County motorcycle crash near West Bend. Ester Westover died in Manitowoc after losing control near the city limits. Leona Brei died in Kimberly, with Alvin Brei injured, and Gilbert Helke died after a tire blew on Highway 26. Robert Drinkman drowned in a Dunn County gravel pit while trying to help a brother.
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Lawrence L. Cohen
Fond du Lac
Sharon
Washington County
Manitowoc
Leona Brei
Kimberly
Highway
Shawano
Alvin Brei
Gilbert Carl Helke
Rudolph
Highway 26
Juneau
Robert Drinkman
Glenwood City
Dunn County
Fred
Robert
Connorsville
UAW Seeks Breakthrough as GM Walks Ahead
The United Auto Workers push for mediation in Ford and Chrysler talks while GM workers across 126 plants prepare to work under expired contracts. GM extends gains and payroll details, with wage portions outlined and union opposition noted in tense negotiations.
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UAW
General Motors
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
Chrysler
Ken Bannon
Bannon
Economy Hits Hard Times Yet Hopes For Recovery Endure
The nation endures its toughest spring in a decade yet signs point to a recovery. Construction and auto sectors show activity lifting. retailers expect gains by autumn. Eisenhower notes the worst of recession is behind, while tax cuts face opposition.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Housewife Held For Two Armed Robberies
A 28 year old Birmingham housewife pleads innocent to robbing two savings and loan offices at gunpoint. She bonded out at $10 000 and fainted in her husband’s arms upon release. TheRead more details describe her as calm at arraignment and a mother of two with another child on the way. She is accused of robbing branches across from police HQ in Homewood. The maximum penalty is $10 000 fine and 25 years in prison.
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Savings and Loan Association
Charles Anderson Jr
FBI
Sub Is Sank by Destroyer in Naval Exercise
A submarine, Stickleback, sank after a collision with destroyer escort Silverstein during maneuvers off Honolulu. All eight officers and 84 crewmen were saved without injury. The Silverstein sustained minor damage, and the incident prompted praise for crew cooperation.
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Paul C. Stimson
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Larry Hughes
Norton
Kan
Stickleback
Here
Cmdr
R. Schulz
Racine
Wis
C. S. Swift
San Leandro
Calif
Radio Pill Offers New Way to Study Digestive Tracts
Doctors Farrar and Bernstein describe a swallowed plastic capsule with a transistor radio transmitter that records pressures in the stomach and intestines. The pill, measuring about one inch by two-fifths inch, sends data to an external receiver and is recorded on paper. Trials on 16 subjects show it enables prolonged monitoring in hard to reach areas of the GI tract.
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James
Berstein
American Gastroenterological Assa
New York
Cub
Hamilton
Franklin and Jefferson School
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Immanuel Lutheran Girl Pioneers
Boreham Dies During Memorial Day Services in Fond du Lac
Starley D. Boreham, 85, longtime Fond du Lac leader of the Spanish American War Veterans, collapsed and died Friday at Roosevelt Junior High during Memorial Day services. The retired insurance agent had planned Fond du Lac's Memorial Day activities for 25 years.
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Starley D. Boreham
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Junior High School
Boreham
Jumps Bail Through Hole in Floor
Miami man Charlie Roberts 23 posted 2500 bail on an aggravated assault charge after claiming the money was hidden in a hole in the floor. Bondsmen watched as he pried up floor boards and disappeared into the hole, handcuffed, and escaped down the street.
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Fla
Charlie Roberts
Frank Hull
Murray Singer
Roberts
Memorial Day Parade Lights La Crosse Observance Colorful Yet Solemn
La Crosse marked Memorial Day with a parade featuring the Naval Reserve unit National Guard and Legion color guards. School bands Cub Scouts and twirlers, and veteran groups followed by Masses at Catholic Cemetery. Eighteen Army vehicles and local media covered the event.
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De Gaulle Wins Wide Assembly Backing for Investiture
Gen. Charles de Gaulle secures broad support in the French National Assembly with Socialist votes and backing from Mendes France followers and Poujadist deputies. President Coty accepts Premier Pflimlin’s resignation as De Gaulle heads toward Sunday investiture and a new cabinet. Violence flares on the Champs Elysees as factions clash amid the crisis.
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