Comanche man turns uranium dirt into visitors attraction
Jesse F Reese in Comanche Texas sells two hour sittings in dirt from his farm for two dollars. He turned his dairy barn into a sitting shed after customers sought relief from rheumatic pains, drawing lines of mostly elderly visitors who place bare feet in the soil. He claims the dirt has healing value, though no verified quantities exist.
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Jesse F. Reese
Comanche
Tex
Fred Hall
Jesse
F. Reese
Fay
Reese
Uber
Four Alarm Blaze Destroys San Francisco Night Club Hotel
A four alarm fire in North Beach San Francisco destroyed the Italian Night Club and the Enella Hotel early today. Six firefighters were injured, one seriously, as crews battled the blaze starting around 3 30 am. Initial search found no fatalities. A trio of teens alerted the scene and warned residents before escaping.
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San Francisco
North Beach
Julio Leon
An de Sincane
William Filton
Billy Graham invited to visit Russia by Soviet Baptists
In London, Baptist leaders said they ban a world Baptist congress and hope Billy Graham will visit Russia for a Crusade for Christ. A Soviet delegation in Britain discussed inviting Graham to carry his campaign behind the iron curtain, with a possible formal invitation from Baptists en route to the World Baptist Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lonmen
Billy
Graham
Russia
Cansterbuys
Britain
World Baptist Congress
Billy Graham
Minsk
Archbishop of Canterbury
J. I. Zhidkov
All Union Council of Evangelican Christian Baptists
Elks Conclave Reports $7 Million Welfare Spending
At the national convention in Philadelphia the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks announced about seven million dollars spent last year on charitable, welfare and patriotic activities. Grand secretary Lee A. Donaldson cited assets totaling 257,474,308 and youth programs totaling 52,257,366. John L. Walker was nominated to succeed William J. Jernick as grand exalted ruler, while Jernick noted a record 1,165,060 members and 1,750 lodges nationwide. Nearly 50,000 Elks and guests attended the five day gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lee A. Donaldson
Chicago
Donaldson
John L. Walker
Roanoke
William J. Jernick
Nutcy
N.J
Order
Jernick
The
Elks
U. S
Philippine Islands
Union
Strikers Vote on New Offer in Los Angeles Transit Tie Up
Union leaders expect bus and trolley operators to approve a two year wage package after a three week strike against Los Angeles Transit Lines. The proposal adds 12 cents an hour across three raises with the last on September 1, 1958, and includes an escalator clause for living costs. If approved agencies say buses and streetcars will resume service Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Francis J. Donnelly
AFL Amalgamated Assn
America
Donnelly
Harry Malcom
Transit Lines
Voline
Union
Hope for End in Transit Strike Grows
District of Columbia Commissioner Samuel Spencer voiced slight optimism over talks to end the an ongoing capital transit strike now in its 11th day. AFL Transit Workers Union chief Walter Blemwagen sought talks with Capital Transit financier Louis E. Wolfson, who faces Senate questioning on franchise removal.
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Washington UI
District of Columbia
Samuel Spencer
Spencer
Louis E. Wolfson
Bond
Strikehound Capital Transit Co
Senate
Walter J. Blemwagen
AFL
Transit Workers Union
Wolfson
Montgomery Ward & Co
Bray ‘Hancet Spencer
Imntil
Memphis Plan Sought for City Power Plant Amid Dixon Yates Clash
Administration officials pressed Memphis to assure construction of its own power plant as Dixon Yates cancellation debate widens. Meetings in Washington included Tobey Allen and city officials with Eisenhower appointees as AEC scrutiny and TVA contract fate loom.
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Washington P
Dixon-Yates
Memphis
Pobey and
May
Thomas Hy Allen
Light, Gas and Water Division
Ternessee
Valley Authority
Eisenhower
Dixon-Yates Power
TVA
Set
Anderson
Dixon- Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
Sen
Wefanver
Tenn
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
ANC
Cclim
Memgers
Nates
AEC
Eisenerer
West Memphis
Ark
Mississippi River
Tobey
Paonia Awe Peerneio
Kefauver
Wenzell
World Bank
A Bomb Seen as Finish for Entire Cities
Washington civil defense head Val Peterson testified before a House subcommittee that some American cities could be completely erased by a nuclear strike. He cited New Orleans perched on water, warning a crater could flood the city, turning it into a lake. He also noted cities may gain five hours of advance warning, rising to four to six hours with a nationwide radar network.
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Washington
Val Petterson
House Appropriations
Peterson
New Orleans
Tide Sweeps 8 to Death in Scotland Beach Tragedy
Nairn Scotland a Scottish mother Isabella McIntosh 33 and her six children aged 12 to 2 plus her 18 year old niece Shena Mac Donald were swept to death by a rising tide while paddling at a picnic beach. Six bodies recovered as Jaine McIntosh 46 searched for his family after they vanished from view.
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Nairn
Scotland
Here
Isabella McIntosh
Birch Cottage
Tsaibe
George
Rose
Donald
Shena
Amp
Shena MacDonald
McIntosh
Jain
MccIntosh
Jther
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J. G. Keys
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Atlantic Ave
Cesspool
Rob Wynne
Bob
Vogel
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Germany
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Iron Curtain
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Blaney
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