Martial Law Drill Sets U S Civil Defense Through Mock Attack
President Eisenhower and 15,000 officials lead a nationwide mock emergency as 61 cities report casualties totaling over 7 million dead and 5 million injured. SAC reports radar bombing drills. Portland is last hit after long delay. Officials say the exercise tests wartime relief, rationing, and production planning.
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United States
Strategic Air Command
Wichita
Kan
Birmingham
Ala
Memphis
Tenn
Val Peterson
Eisenhower
Pentagon
National Security Council
NSC
Picure
Office of War Information
Portland
Ship Strike Hits East and Gulf Ports
A broad stoppage by the CIO National Maritime Union and allied unions halted work in 18 ports across the East and Gulf coasts. About 33,000 union members, including seamen and licensed personnel, left 1,000 ships idle, with 2,000 idle in New York Harbor and tankers and passenger ships affected from New Orleans to Philadelphia.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf
CIO
National Maritime Union
Philadelphia
NMU
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Baltimore
New Orleans
Boston
Union
Excommunication for Argentine bishops expulsion
Vatican declares excommunicated all involved in expulsion of Bishop Manuel Tato of Buenos Aires and associate Ramon Pablo Novoa. The notice, signed by Cardinal Piazza, targets President Juan D. Peron and senior government figures, noting such acts incur latae sententiae excommunication as a grave sanction.
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Vatican City
Manuel Tato
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
L’osservatore Romano
Commuunique
Adeodato Giovanni Cardinal Piazza
Tato
Buenos Aires
Archidiocese
Msgr
Ramon Pabilo Novoa
Revolt in Argentina: Planes Bomb Capitol and Riots
Report from Buenos Aires details a failed revolt against President Peron. Troops moved into central areas near Government House, crowds clashed with gunfire, and casualties were carried from Plaza de Mayo. The Vatican condemned events after Bishop Tate’s expulsion, with excommunication announced.
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Argentina
Plaza de Mayo
Government House
National Cathedral
Peron
Hhis
Vatiscan
Manuel Tate
Tate
Rome
Hugo di Pietro
General Federation of Labor
CGT
Mechanical School
Naval Academy
Buenos Aires
Casa Rosada
Pink House
Long Beach Atomic Test Drill Reveals Civil Defense Tactics
In a simulated nine day emergency compressed into 26 hours, Capt Mooney directed a Belmont Shore control center coordinating evacuation, detection, and communications. Police raided priests homes in Buenos Aires amid church state clashes. navy exercises paralleled the drill, while public officials urged calm.
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Casa Rosada
Buenos Aires
Peron
Domingo Cantegalli
Long Beach
Werdlow Rd
Cherry Ave
Artesia St
Downey Ave
Sacramento
11Th Naval District
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San Diego
San Francisco
Belmont Shore
Leonard BR. Kearney
E. I. Greer
J. G. Henry
California Highway Patrol
A. J. Yoho
Civil Defense
Fort Macarthur
Feria
Stata Aw
State CD
Nevada
Knight
Conelrad
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