Dallas Tornado Seen by Record Viewers and Scientists
Dallas officials and Weather Bureau experts said the April 2 tornado was seen by more people than any other in history and is the best documented. Debris and even people were hurled from the funnel edge as winds reached an estimated 500 to 700 mph. Ten were killed and about 200 injured in a 21 mile path lasting over 40 minutes. Researchers cite questions about pinpointing local tornado areas and the triggering mechanism before effective control is possible.
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Robert E. Ford
Dallas
Weather Bureau
Tney
Robert G. Beebe
Kansas City
P. H. Kutschenrenter
U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Beebe
Kutschenreuter
Hoover receives top NARTB award at 35th convention
Former President Herbert Hoover won the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters 1957 keynote award at the NARTB convention in Chicago. President Eisenhower praised Hoover for aiding early radio development while he was secretary of commerce in the 1920s, shaping initial industry regulation. C. M. Jansky Jr. accepted the honor on Hoover’s behalf in Florida.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters
Hoover
Eisenhower
C. M. Jansky Jr
Washington
NARTB
Florida
Pittsburg Hospital to Offer Free Birth Services
Pittsburg California’s Pittsburg Community Hospital announced it will provide free services to the mother of the first baby born on May 12, Mother’s Day. The plan emphasizes honoring new families as local officials expect many births.
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Pittsburg
Califonia
Pittsburg Community Hospital
Britain’s Budget Cuts Taxes for Rich and Expands Incentive
Britain unveiled a budget easing surtax for those earning over 2000 pounds a year, cutting taxes by about two percent and aiming to curb skilled emigration. Almost two ninths of the first 4000 pounds will be tax free, while a higher personal allowance for children and reduced purchase tax on household goods accompany higher TV license costs. Gasoline taxes drop by one shilling per gallon to fund entertainment tax cuts amid labor unrest and shipyard strikes.
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House of Commons
Peter Thorneycroft
Daily Herald
Voice
Laborites
Thorneycroft
Pilot Blacks Out Kept Jet In Air Over Germany
SPANGDAHLEM Germany UP Air Force weather observer John R Teare 31 of Harper Kansas saved a pilot and his plane by flying the jet after the pilot blacked out during a February flight from Spangdheim to Neubiberg. Teare took control for 15 minutes through stormy zero visibility until the pilot recovered at 18 000 feet and landed.
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Spangdahlem
Germany
Air Force
John R. Teare
U.S
12Th Air Force
Teare
Harper, Kan
William R. Burkholder
St. Petersburg
Fla
Spangdeh
Cows Show No Cancer From A-Bomb Fallout
An Army scientist reported at an International Academy of Pathology meeting that Alamogordo cows exposed to fallout from the first atomic explosion show no signs of cancer as they near the end of their normal life span. Col. Carl Tessmer, head of the radiation injury section, called the findings reassuring.
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Washington
Alamogordo
N.M
Carl Tessmer
International Academy of Pathology
Tessmer
Forces Institute of Pathology Observes Cattle Radiation Effects
Tessmer reports cattle in a contaminated area received heavy beta radiation. Animals showed greying hair loss sores and overgrowths on hides though no cancer has yet appeared. The crayfish eye chapter notes its compound structure of many simple eyes fused into one.
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Bill McNeal
Omer-Mer
C Avenue
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Oklahoma Wire and Pipe Co
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Bertha
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Cagle
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Garber's Jewelry
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Gilbert Woods
Goodyear Service
Hamra’s Dept
Hawkins’ Studio
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Howell
Ideal Dress Shop
Labour
John
Johnson's Milk & Iee Cream Co
KCCO
Kirkpatrick Feed & Pet Store
Kswo—Radio and TV
LaVerne. Shop
Lawton Publishing Co
Leister Music Co
Liberty’ Army Store
Lintz, Dept. Store
Mayfair
Bill McCowan Shoe
R. K. Meadors & Son
Melton Jewelry
Nelson Furniture
Page's Cache Road
J. C. Penney Co
People’s Ice Co
Popular Furniture Co
R. & S. Sporting Goods
Ratcliffe Book Store
Raulston Furniture
Arville Sanders Hardware
Scott's
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Security Bank & Trust
Super-McNeal
Southwest Men's Store
Soottwestern Furniture and Appliance
Hardy Suggs Music Co
Sweetbriar Shop
Townes Men's Store
Zale’s Jewelry
Andy
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