Move to restore Hirohito divinity gains momentum in Japan
Reports from across Japan show a growing effort to revive belief in Emperor Hirohito as divine. Shrines and temples are rehabilitated and monuments to World War II dead are built, with Ise Shrine worshippers rising from 830,000 in 1947 to 3.5 million in 1952 and donations near 2 million dollars last year.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Japan
Ise
Asahi Evening News
Akita
Asahi
Basconist Rescued From North Maroon Bell Peak
Four expert climbers rescued Arthur Grossman 18 from North Maroon Bell near Aspen after he fell ill at about 13 300 feet. He was brought 2000 feet to a road and transported to Aspen. Grossman is second basoonist with the Aspen festival orchestra.
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Aspen
Colo
Lorain Herwick
Arthur Grossman
Oklahoma City
Young Grossman
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Bob Craig
Himalayas
Sandy Sabbatini
Tony Woerndle
Sepp Kessler
Aspen Ski School
Malcom Norton
Baker
Ore
Grossman
Norton
Soviet Accused of Running Dope Network
Los Angeles reports that a California crime prevention adviser labeled Soviet Russia as masterminding a vast dope traffic in the United States to threaten democracy. Attorney Robert A. Neeb Jr. said he would ask President Eisenhower for help to fight this “dreadful challenge.”
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Los Angeles
California
Soviet Russia
United States
Robert A. Neeb Jr
Atty. Gen
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Eisenhower
20-Ton Crane Runs Wild Through Tulsa
A 20 ton crane rolled down 15th Street in Tulsa for seven blocks before crashing into a car and stopping four feet inside a drugstore. Operator E. J. Mc Kenzie attributed brake failure and stayed with the vehicle as about 20 cars passed. Car owner M. L. Stirling suffered a concussion and bruises. auto wreckage reported.
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Tulsa
Okla
15Th Street
E. J. McKenzie
M. L. Stirling
Mystery Man Paves College Drive In Baton Rouge
City officials praise College Drive street work as Public Works Director J Lester White hails workmanship and value at thousands of dollars. Neither city nor state funded the project and the payer remains unknown.
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Baton Rouge
College Drive
Jesse Webb Jr
Public Works
J. Lester White
Customer Drops In On Gas Station To Refuel His Plane
In Dallas a small plane swooped over a filling station then landed on the roadway. The pilot asked for five gallons of gasoline and directions to a nearby airport before flying away after a crop dusting job.
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Dallas
Woody Taylor
Actress accuses cop of beating in Honolulu incident
Marie MacDonald a Beverly Hills actress says a police officer punched her in the head and kicked her in the stomach after an auto crash. She recounted the alleged abuse during a Waikiki Beach interview, stating she was denied contact with husband and lawyer.
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Honolulu
Marie MacDonald
Beverly Hills
Calif
Miss MacDonald
Waikiki Beach
Solon Urges Move To Keep Mississippi River In Place
Rep. Hale Boggs of Louisiana urged quick House approval of an 47 million project within an 822 million rivers and harbors bill to prevent the Mississippi from diverting into the Atchafalaya at Old River Louisiana. He warned continued diversion could allow the Atchafalaya to capture the Mississippi.
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River
Washington
Hale Boggs
D-La
Thursda
House
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Louisiana
Atchafalaya River
Old River
Boggs
Atchafalaya
Mississippi
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Fred Clark
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Sheree North
John Ericson
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Louis Calhern
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