U.S. Plans Permanent Unit in Antarctica Led by Byrd
Retired Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd was designated to head all U.S. Antarctic activities and plan a permanent program. The Defense Department said Byrd will coordinate political, scientific and legislative aspects, while the Glacier leads a Navy task force of 1,800 men and seven ships. Byrd heads expeditions for the International Geophysical Year preparations and will travel to New Zealand to join early Antarctic trips.
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U. S
South Polar
Richard E. Byrd
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Byrd
Soviet Union
Antarctic
United States
Antarctica
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Robertson
U S
Norfolk
New Zealand
Frustrated poodle mothers toy puppy tale in Albuquerque
A French poodle named Mandy in Albuquerque showers a rubber toy with motherly care as if it were a real pup. Vet says hormonal confusion may trigger nest building and nursing, with Mandy refusing to part from her toy and whimpering at anyone who touches it.
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Albuquerque
Mandy
Muriel Carpenter
Mrs. Carpenter
Solon Urges Ike to Retire If He Can't Make Campaign
Rep. James P. S. Devereux told the Washington County Young Republican Club in Hagerstown that the Republican Party is strong enough to not rely on one person. He said if President Eisenhower can run that would be fine but stressed it would be better for a well man resting on his Gettysburg farm than a sick president unable to carry on.
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James P. S. Devereux
Washington County
Young Republican Club
Republican Party
Freeman Appointment Sparks Oklahoma Corporation Commission Battle
Speculation rose that Harold Freeman may trigger a bitter election fight after Gov. Raymond Gary named him to the Corporation Commission to replace Ray O. Weems. Freeman, 53, a former five term House member and ex chairman, could face Ferrill H. Rogers, with both planning to run for the unexpired term. The Commission was to resume hearings on a $417,000 annual rate increase for Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp.
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Harold Freeman
The
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Raymond Gary
Freeman
Ray Jones
Wilburn Cartwright
Ferrill H. Rogers
Commission
Rogers
Gary
Board of Affairs
House of
Garvin County
Burch
Planning and Resources Board
Roy J. Turner
Ravia
Johnston County
Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp
Ryan Man Named Bank Examiner in Federal System
WAURIKA Special report notes Ryan Anderson, clerk of the Jefferson County selective service board for four years, has been accepted as a bank examiner in the 10th Federal Reserve district. He will report November 7 to Kansas City for a Civil Service post with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation covering Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.
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Nebraska
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Wyoming
Dulles Visits France and Tito Shape U S Policy
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles traveled to Madrid and Belgrade after talks in Paris and Geneva, signaling a shift in U S policy toward Franco and Tito. The trips aim to strengthen Spanish and Yugoslav ties, discuss Arab world influence and North Africa, and explain U S support for the Philippines at the UN Security Council.
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Europe
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Francisco Franco
Tito
Paris
France
Franco
United States
Kremlin
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Madrid
Belgrade
North Africa
Middle East
United Nations
Philippines
UN Security Council
Oldest North American King’s Plate began in Quebec 1836
The King's Plate, North America's oldest stake race, originated in Quebec in 1836 as a premier Canadian fixture in horse racing. It established a historic standard for thoroughbred competition in the region.
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North America
Quebec
Pittsburgh Bus Strike Called Off
Mayor David L. Lawrence announced an indefinite postponement of the threatened Pittsburgh Railways Co. bus and trolley walkout by 2,280 workers after union rejection of a contract proposal. The plan amended the rejected offer, while about 1,500 trolley and bus operators earned 2.01 per hour under a contract expiring last April.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways Co
David L. Lawrence
Division 85
AFL Amalgamated Assn
Lawrence
Tinier baby dies in Bowling Green disaster
Rosemary Christian, the smallest baby born in Bowling Green, Ky., died at 10 months. She weighed 20 ounces at birth, born four months premature last December. Doctors cited complications from premature birth.
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Bowling Green
Rosemary Christian
Quietest Atomic Test Series Starts Quietest
LAS VEGAS November the Atomic Energy Commission announced the quietest series of atomic tests yet had begun. A test today involved a detonation with no measurable fallout though fissionable materials were used. Residents heard and saw nothing as tests were to continue weather permitting.
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Las Vegas
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Truman To Sign Memoir Volume At Kansas City Event
Kansas City reports former president Harry S Truman will autograph copies of Year of Decisions for about five hours during a downtown reception honoring the memoirs publication. He will sign for guests at the event.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Sweetheart Killer May Plead Insanity
In Alva Oklahoma Wanda Tegarden, 27, may base her defense on temporary insanity as her murder trial moves into its third day. The state is to rest its case after displaying a .32 caliber pistol prosecutors say was used to kill her 31 year old boyfriend Raymond Dunham at an Alva tavern on June 9. The defendant admitted shooting him when he called off their marriage, a confession presented amid defense objections.
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Alva
Okla
Wanda Tegarden
Raymond Dunham
Dunham
Tegarden
John B. Doolin
Doolin
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