First successful major surgery on Siamese twins at age 41
Margaret Gibb, 41, and her sister Mary, both from Holyoke Massachusetts, survived a two hour operation at New England Deaconess Hospital led by Dr. Frank Lahey. The procedure removed a fibrous tumor from Margaret while both were anesthetized, marking the first major internal surgery on a Siamese twin over forty. The sisters share a base of the spine with a common circulatory system and were aided by a two-table, moving operating setup.
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Boston
Margaret Gibb
Annals of Medicine
Margaret
Mary
New England Deaconess Hospital
Frank Lahey
Lahey Clinic
Holyoke
Mass
John R. Gibb
Air Force to Fly Jet A-Bombers to England
The first operational B-47 unit will move from MacDill Field Florida to England for 90 days of training starting June. The 806th Medium Bombardment Wing of the Second Air Force leads in B-47 experience. Gen Nathan F Twining announced the move and noted the planes can carry atomic bombs. Details on aircraft count and base remain undisclosed.
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Dallas
Texas
Air Force
England
Nathan F. ‘Twining
806Th
Second Air Force
MacDill Field
Fila
United Kingdom
306Th
Twining
Limestone
Maine
Diamond Find Sparks Rush in Fort Frances
Diamond prospectors flocked to Fort Frances Ontario after reports of two large stones on the Rainy River bank. A jeweler valued a 2 carat stone found by Elmer Corrigan of Emo at about 100000 dollars. A second stone, with its weight and value undetermined, was found nearby.
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Fort Frances
Ont
Rainy River
Elmer Corrigan
Emo
From Lilibet to Queen Elizabeth Story
London readers anticipate Elizabeth I becoming queen of Britain and its Commonwealth on June 2 with the Press Telegram series by James F. King tracing her life from cradle to throne. The AP correspondent profiles the new monarch and Britons’ hopes as the coronation approaches.
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London
Elizabeth I
Britain
Commonwealth
James F. King
Associated Press
Press-Telegram
Bellflower Mother Jailed After Infant Head Injury
A 17 month old girl clung to life as Colleen Sandra O Boyle of Bellflower lay in very poor condition after head injuries. Her mother was jailed on suspicion of child beating, with homicide investigators preparing possible manslaughter charges if the child dies. The girl’s father claimed the mother apologized for harm and said the child had fallen from a bed earlier, denying serious abuse while admitting a spanking with a window shade batten. Colleen was taken to General Hospital after emergency treatment at Rancho Los Amigos.
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General Hospital
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Colleen Sandra O'Boyle
James O'Boyle
E. Artesia Blvd
Colleen
Bullies torture teens in odd initiation at Norwalk school
Three youths about 13 or 14 halted a Norwalk boy at Corvalis School and etched his name on his arm with a straight pin, then inked the wound. In a separate attack, a 7-year-old Bellflower boy was choked with a rope, his chest cut with a fingernail file, rope burns noted by deputies.
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Norwalk
Sheriff's Deputies
Corvalis School
Leffingwell Rd
Excelsior High School
Local Newspaper Page References Listed
A garbled index of sections and page designations including Churches, Classifieds, Comics, Radio, Shipping, Theaters, Tides, and Temperaturas with scattered page codes and misprints. The text resembles a publisher’s guide to section locations rather than a coherent news item.
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Boyle
Solons Cancel 1 Dam Project, Cut 2 Others
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 16.9 percent cut in funds for Army engineers rivers and harbors and flood control for the coming fiscal year. The total 398,884,100 is down 163,022,800 from current appropriations and 49.6 percent below Truman’s earlier budget. The panel ordered a halt in construction and weighed dynamiting a historic dam work near Los Antos and Orange, Texas, to relieve flooding along the Calcasien and Sabine rivers as orange and lake Charles face rising waters. Governor Kennon surveyed the area and engineers began on-site surveys. weather updates forecast Sabine crest near 8.5 to 9 feet. Flood fighters, about 10,000, remain at work building sandbags and dikes as Port Arthur and nearby communities brace for potential worst.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Army Engineers
Truman
Arles
San Antonio Dams
Los Anti
Louisiana
Orange
Texas
Calcasien
Lake Charles
Sabine River
Robert Kennon
Here
Paul Cook
Port
Frozen Human Artery Flown for Navy Transplant
An aorta from a deceased Bethesda patient arrived in San Diego by United Air Lines and was frozen in dry ice for possible transplantation into a Naval Hospital patient. Doctors said such operations are rare but have been performed successfully over the years while the patient remains under observation pending decision.
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San Diego
Naval Hospital
Bethesda Naval Research Center
Bethesda
United Air Lines
Letter Bomb Blast Triggers Belfast Mail Probe
A letter bomb exploded at Belfast's main post office with a loud bang. There were no injuries but police began a mail search that uncovered six similar packages.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Senators Peer at West Coast Port Rackets
A Senate commerce subcommittee is probing waterfront racketeering at Gulf and West Coast ports. Chief Counsel Downey Rice says survey teams have been sent to both areas and results are expected soon. The effort follows hearings on the New York New Jersey waterfront and includes East Coast ports such as Baltimore and Philadelphia.
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Washington
Senate Commerce
Gulf and West Coast
Downey Rice
Tobey R-N. Hi
New York-New Jersey
Rice
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Gulf
West Coast
California flood control funds breakdown and cuts noted
The chart shows original Truman budget figures vs Eisenhower revisions for California projects including Cherry Valley Reservoir Folsom Dam and Whittier Narrows. It reports large cuts. Whittier Narrows is trimmed and overall 1954 authorizations total 26.44 million versus 33.33 million requested, amid Trump era budget changes.
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California
Eisenhower
Cherry Valley
Folsom
Los Angeles County
Pine Flat
Sacramento River
San Antonio
Whittier Narrows
Gunmen Rob Edmonton Treasury Escapes With 25000
Three gunmen held up a downtown provincial government treasury branch in Edmonton and escaped with an estimated 25000. Police search ongoing as officers recover evidence and scene is secured. No injuries reported. Witnesses describe a quick, coordinated robbery in broad daylight.
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Canada
Treasury
Edmonton
Alta
Kennedy Daughter Weds Chicago Businessman in New York
Miss Eunice Mary Kennedy married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr at St Patrick's Cathedral with 1700 guests including Supreme Court Justice Douglas and Senators McCarthy and Langer. The ceremony by Cardinal Spellman followed by a Waldorf Astoria reception. cost estimated up to 100000, unconfirmed by principals.
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New York
Eunice Mary Kennedy
Robert Sargent Shriver
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Joseph. P. Kennédy
Great Britain
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Byannisport
Mass
Shriver
Chicago
Waldorf Astoria
Cardinal Spellman
Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
Vincent R. Impelitteri
Robert R. McCormick
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Margaret Truman
Joseph RR. McCarthy
William Langer
John B. Hynes
Boston
James A. Farley
Winston Guest
Morris Cafritz
Washington
J. Borfen Wharriman
Thomas J. Watkins
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Navy
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
War exercise injures five Fort Benning soldiers
Five Fort Benning soldiers were injured during an infantry tactical problem when an artillery shell struck a tree nearby and exploded. Second Lt. Donald D. Buell of Detroit was critically wounded, First Lt. Richard W. Stenquist of Los Angeles had his left arm amputated, and Capt. Herbert Dow of Lincoln, Nebraska, sustained minor head injuries with others in satisfactory condition.
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Fort Benning
Benning Public Information Office
Donald D. Buell
Detroit
Mich
Richard W. Stenquist
Los Angeles
Herbert ¥. Dow
Line Icoln
Neb
Driver Killed in L B Race
A 28 year old Navy radioman second class Warren Leonard died from head injuries after his midget racer nose dived over a stopped car during the opening night at Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach. Leonard had been driving midgets for two seasons and was taken to Lakewood Mortuary with funeral arrangements pending.
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Navy
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Warren Dean
Lenny) Leonard
Chestnut Ave
San Francisco
Leonard
Bixby Knolls Hospital
Long Beach
Ray Ross
Racing Association
Lakewood Mortuary
Pioneering Plane Hops Polar Route to Tokyo
A Scandinavian Airlines plane from Oslo departed at 10 a.m. on a polar route to Tokyo, believed to be the first Europe to Asia commercial flight via the North Pole. The 7553 mile leg includes 16 hours in Anchorage and a stop at Shemya, with 33 hours total flying time. Forty workers bound for relief duties in Korea were aboard.
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Oslo
Norway
Scandinavian Airlines
Europe
Tokyo
North Polar
Korea
Hjalmar Viking
Gardermoen
Anchorage
Alaska
Shemya
Aleutian Islands
Asia
Weather forecast hints at clear Sunday with cooler feel
Partly cloudy tonight and early Sunday give way to mostly sunny Sunday afternoon. Cooler conditions expected Sunday with brighter skies and light winds helping temperatures rise slightly in the afternoon.
Fullerton Jaycee Locker Room Bomb Prank
A homemade bomb damaged three lockers at Fullerton Junior College in an unoccupied locker room. No injuries were reported. Two unnamed students were apprehended nearby after the blast as Superintendent Stanley Warburton called it a student prank amid carnival unrest and announced suspensions and restitution for damages.
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Fullerton
Fullerton Junior College
Stanley Warburton
Warburton
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Pacific
Joseph McConnell
Apple Valley
Manuel J. Fernandez
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