Hydrogen bombs and the 1952 Eniwetok blast details revealed
Congressional atomic expert Rep. W Sterling Cole outlined a 1952 thermonuclear test that obliterated a Marshall Island island, creating a mile wide by 175 feet deep crater. He said the crater could hold 140 U.S. Capitol-sized structures and warned the Soviet hydrogen program could deliver a crippling attack within a few years.
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Chicago
United States
Pacific Ocean
W. Sterling Cole
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Marshall Islands
Eisenhower
Cole
Eniwetok Atoll
Red Russia
Wife Killing Planned Murder Court Told
Salvadore Tapia 40 of Long Beach admitted planning to kill his estranged wife Colleen 33 before Feb 6. Inspector Thiele testified Tapia decided the date to kill if she did not meet him halfway amid marital problems. He described taking a loaded revolver and firing at Colleen then at her temple, with sons 3 and 10 present as witnesses.
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Salvadore
Tapia
Long Beach
Phillip
Salvadore Jr
Salvadore C. Tapia
Dames Imiere
Colleen
Plenty St
Thiele
Philip
Atty
Thomas Cochran
Trains Collision Near Montreal Injures 12
A passenger train traveling from Toronto to Montreal derailed after a collision near St. Clet Quebec about 35 miles west of Montreal. Twelve passengers were injured as an engine and three express cars were wrecked in the crash.
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Montreal
Toronto
St. Clet
Que
Where to Find It Consolidated Index List
A compact notice lists page references for various newspaper sections, including Beach Combing on C-1, Billy Rose and Boyle on A-17, Bridge on A-7, and Classified on C-2 through C-7. It also notes Comics on C-20, Crossword on C-10, Editorial on Ald., Obituaries on C-2, Radio and TV on C-21, Shipping Table on C-2, Sports on A-19 to A-21, Theaters on C-18 and C-19, Tides Temperatures on C-2, Women on C-4 to C-6, and Your World on A-2.
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Billy Rose
Boyle
Ald. Financial
Navy appoints Wright as NATO Atlantic commander
Washington announces Adm. Jerauld Wright will become supreme commander of Allied forces in the Atlantic on April 12 succeeding Adm. Lynde D. McCormick. Eisenhower also nominates Wright as commander in chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Atlantic Command. McCormick to head Naval War College. Wright, 53, a Naval Academy graduate class of 1917.
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Washington
White House
U.S
Jerauld Wright
Atlantic
Wright
Lynde D. McCormick
Eisenhower
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
U.S. Atlantic Command
McCormick
Navy
Naval War College
Newport
R. 1
Richard Conolly
NATO
Naval Forces
Supreme Command
Europe
Amsherst
Mass
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Molotov backs limited East West Germany unity plan
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov proposed the Big Four re examine police force sizes in East and West Germany and create all German committees to coordinate trade finance and cultural relations while easing life for divided Germans. He urged limited unity rather than full reunification as Western powers seek ways to ease Cold War barriers.
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Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Big Four
Molotov
France
Germany
High Commission
Moscow
West Germany
Asia
Palm Springs holds simple visit for Eisenhower
Mayor Florian Boyd says no pomp or ceremony for the Eisenhower visit to Palm Springs. The president plans to rest with Mrs Eisenhower, not conduct political events, with limited public viewing when the plane lands. Palm Springs police will be assisted by Indio Riverside CHP officers for security at Smoke Tree Ranch.
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Palm Springs
Florian Boyd
Eisenhower
Boyd
Russell Peterson
Indio
Riverside
California Highway Patrol
Paul Helms
Helms Bakeries of
Los Angeles
President Sees March as Key Month for Economy
President Eisenhower told reporters that March should prove the economic trend for the country. He warned that a real recession would be evident next month if unemployment fails to drop in March, signaling serious economic trouble ahead.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Palm Springs
Benson
Indochina
South America
Russia
Roosevelt Divorce Case Seeks High Monthly Support
Mrs. James Roosevelt seeks 3500 to 3990 dollars monthly for herself and three children while maintenance suits proceed. Her husband Jimmy Roosevelts assets are under scrutiny after testimony questioning his credibility and a $100,000 loan from his mother Eleanor Roosevelt. Judge Kurtz Kauffman will rule in a few days based on his ability to pay revealed income and expenses.
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Pasadena
James Roosevelt
Superior Court
Roosevelt
Jimmy
Eleanor Roosevelt
Kurtz Kauffman
Reds Slaughter 1400 in Indochina Villages Massacre
French authorities report Viet Minh forces killed about 1400 people in a machine gun raid on Than Thvong, a Catholic village 40 miles southeast of Angi. Homes burned and dynamited. only about 2000 residents worked in fields escaped, with many victims including the village priest. Survivors say attackers wore disguises and infiltrated as peasants.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Angi
Than Thvong
Than Thuong
Hsiphong
United States Air Force
Weather outlook with clouds and showers ahead
Considerable cloudiness continues tonight with occasional showers likely Thursday. Cooler temperatures are expected Thursday with a noticeable drop from today’s high.
Eisenhower seeks looser atomic security rules
President Eisenhower asked Congress to ease atomic security laws to share battle use data with U S allies, cooperate on peaceful energy uses, and spur private U S industry. He argued restrictions hinder nuclear energy benefits and defense needs, noting a hydrogen bomb implication and urging broader allied information exchange.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Congress
United States
Free World
Bargain List Prompt in Downtown Dollar Days Edition
The 60 page Day edition promotes bargains priced in dollars. Items include Boek$, Butter melters, Bras, Butter$ Silent, Bath towels, Box Spring&, Bands watch, Bed$pread, Blouges, and more. A-Z letters yield extra bargains for Dollar Days Thursday and Friday.
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