Molotovs Chicago Visit Triggers Citywide Disruption
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov toured Chicago by a Pullman entourage causing a major traffic jam on Lake Shore Drive as crowds watched. A midnight stroll across the six lane highway stunned drivers while Molotov and 60 associates rode in three Cadillacs to sights including the stockyards. The visit, part of a larger Midwest swing en route to San Francisco for the United Nations meeting, drew police attention and a last minute North Western station transmission scramble.
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Chicago
VY. M. Molotov
Midwest Plains
Omaha
Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Dr
Melda
Lake Shore
Neb
Lithuania
Latvia
San Francisco
Molotov
United Nations
Cheyenne
Wyo
Steen
Windy
San Frencisco
South
Georgi N. Zaroubin
United States
Seidier Field
Museum of Nattral History
Museum of Science and History
University of Chicago
Swittani Co
U.S. Steel Corp
55Th St
Lakeshore Dr
D3rd St
North Western
Chicago Sun-Times
Yale University
Pat McGrady Jr
Mos
North Western Station
Lawrence Schuroiski
Moscow
Schurolski
Frank O'Sullivan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
O'Sullivan
Anl
State Department
Mock Bombing Fails to KO War Potential
The mock nuclear drill Operation Alert 1955 ends with officials asserting national resilience. President Eisenhower and 15,000 evacuated workers test emergency decrees, while the FCDA reports millions displaced, billions in industrial impact, and a fragile path to recovery amid widely dispersed casualties and logistical challenges.
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United States
Givi Nelenss
Val Peterson
Arts
Flemming
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
Val C. Peterson
Continental
Eisenhower
Washington
Argentina Revolt and Peron Rescue Efforts
Rebels struck against Peronist government in Argentina triggering church rift and excommunication fallout. Uruguayan asylum opened for refugees as naval and air units fled, while Peron claimed loyalty of the army and warned of a siege state.
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Morse
Congress
Agriculture Department
Department
Feran
Peron
Benson
Fernment House
Casa Rosada
Pink House
Government House
Argentina
Naval Ministry
Uruguay
Francisco Camorra
Miguel Angel Zavala Ortiz
Broad Plata
Colonia
Radical Party
Montevideo
Punta del Este
Graf Spee
Punta Indio
Iniinees
Jnin
Vatican
Manuel Tato
Eva Peron
santi-Perod
Four Juvenile Burglars Confess Storehouse Breakin
In AAJULOVIDLS Kentucky Elm a Thursday night scene four boys ages six and three abet a storehouse break in at Union Hall. They drank Cokes outside the scene and confessed to stealing Cokes with damage estimated at $500. Ray Barton, hall board chairman, found them on the sidewalk. The ringleader was six, three others three. charged with dependency and paroled to parents.
Training Plane Crash Kills Two Occupants
A Merana Air Base training plane crashed and exploded in Tucson early today, killing civilian instructor George W. Jones, 40, and student pilot 2nd Lt. William ae Gmelin, 22, of New Rechelie. The incident labored under unclear details, with investigators en route.
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Tucson
Anz
Merana Air Base
George W. Jones
William‘ae Gmelin
New Rechelie
Senators Bar the Bill on Military Reserves
Senators bar the reserve bill as House and Senate clash over draft extensions and national guard provisions. Russell notes divisions over four year extensions and a pending House reviving action, while administration backing faces opposition amid broader defense program concerns. Taipei quake prompts regional alerts with no casualties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services
Sailonstall
Russell
Senate
House
Ing
National Defense
Jackson
D-Wash
Sen
Seltonstall
R-Mass
Sion
Selective Service
Taipei
East Fortado
Mosa
Hesulien
Taitung
Extradition Fight Over Bonelli Reaches California Governor
California governor considers Bonelli extradition as he faces charges linked to election law violations and alleged conspired campaign contributions. The decision hinges on constitutionality questions and a habeas corpus path, with Bonelli arrested February 23 near Kingman and hearings ongoing in Santa Monica and San Diego County authorities.
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Phoenix
Wiliam G. Bonelli
California
Ernest W. McFarland
Jin
Bonelli
Ment
Sonelli
Joseph Morgan
Carl D. Hammond
King
McFarland
Morgan Sai
Younds
Kingman
Santa Monica
District Court of Appeals
Bonelli Comesi Chharges
Arizona
Ter
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New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Teed D. Morse
Bellion
Pavon
Whar
Rome
Msgr
Ramon Pablo Navoa
Juan Peron
Luigi Geddy
Extreme
Italian Catholic Action Organization
By Edwin B. Harkinson
Wilton
Carl's
du Uy
Carl
Pacific Coast
Long Beach
Nevada
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