Japanese Prime Minister Resigns Tug Sinking Triggers Rescue
Coast Guard reports a tug carrying 11 men, the Bertha R of Tampa, sank in rough Gulf waters about 100 miles south of Panama City. Cartigan and Bradford Island reached the scene with three more vessels. planes marked the spot while rafts and flares signaled possible survivors.
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Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Cartigan
Bradford Island
Bertha R
Tampa
Fla
Panama City
Texas
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
St. Petersburg
E Bertha R
Blue Stack Towing Co
Pope Pius XII Improves as Vital Signs Stabilize
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII, 78, taking more nourishment and resting better after three days of revised treatment for a gastric ailment. He remains in serious but not desperate condition, with medical staff beginning a new regimen of plasma, liver extracts, vitamins, amino acids, and small mouthfuls of broth. A TV set and microphone are being installed to broadcast his Ave Maria and blessing to the city and world.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Riccardo Gaeazzi - Lisi
Vatican
Vatican Radio
Pinball Units Are Banned in Columbus
The Columbus City Council passed an ordinance banning all types of pinball machines. The move follows a Second District Court of Appeals order effective today, replacing a broader 1953 rule and listing machines by name with fines up to $500 and six months in jail for operators.
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Columbus
Ohio
District Court of Appeals
UN expected to back speedy Korean airmen resolution
Western diplomats foresee a swift U N Assembly vote affirming a Korean allies proposed resolution demanding the release of 11 American airmen held by Red China on spy charges The Steering Committee backed the move amid Soviet opposition and Burma and Syria abstentions with Dag Hammarskjold urged to pursue release and report by year end
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N. Assembly
Red China
Dag Hammarskjow
Burma
Syria
Korean Armistice Commission
Lodge
India
Peiping
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United Nations
Korea
J. N. Banner
United States
Britain
Russia
Czechoslovakia
China
Democrats Attack Humphrey Budget Pledge Clash
Democrats accused Secretary Humphrey of political posturing as he said a balanced budget is not possible next year. Sparkman and Douglas ripped the 1952 Republican promises, while Ives urged Congress to study tax cuts. Eisenhower will unveil his budget soon after Congress returns.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Sen. Douglas
DII
Sen
Ives
R-Ny
Congress
Eisenhower
Douglas
Chlorine Gas Fells 12 At Barberton Plant Fire
Twelve people were overcome by chlorine gas fumes during a fire in the bleach room at Columbia Southern Chemical Corp. in Barberton. Five were hospitalized, none in serious condition. Manager William S. Straub estimated damages between 20 thousand and 100 thousand dollars. The blaze started when a welder’s torch sparked a can of dry bleach, heated by the reaction to produce chlorine gas. The plant shut down quickly, limiting gas release.
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Barberton
Ohio
Columbia Southern Chemical Corp
Barberton Works
Williams
Straub
South Korean Pilots to Start Jet Training Tomorrow
The Far East Air Forces announced that South Korean pilots will begin training in flying jet planes tomorrow, marking a new phase in regional air defense and cooperation.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Forces
Relatives of Dr. Sam Sheppard Describe Happy Marriage
In Cleveland relatives testify in defense of Dr. Samuel Sheppard, charged with murdering Marilyn Sheppard. They depict a normal, affectionate marriage with shared activities and no serious rifts, while noting past discussions of possible divorce between Marilyn and Sam.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
Stephen Sheppard
Sam
Chip
Dr. Sam
Sheppard Brothers
Richard Sheppard
Steve
Pact Reportedly Signed Between Indo Chinese Reds
South Viet Nam army claims a secret pact exists between Vietnamese Communists and Chinese Reds to aid each other and to control Haiphong with joint Russian Chinese Viet Minh oversight. The agreement allegedly covers troops for Formosa, extra forces for North Viet Nam, and Peiping based technical support.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Formosa
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Vietminh
Peiping
North Indochina
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
Haiphon
Geneva
North
South Viet Nam
Kamhong
Boy Trades Iron Lung For Grave In Mennonite Cemetery
In Columbus Ohio a frail four year old Loyle Farmwald son of Bishop Andrew Farmwald and Mrs Katie Farmwald dies after years in an iron lung nicknamed my pickle jar He will be buried today in the Plain City Mennonite cemetery beside the United Bethel Church where his funeral is held The boy spent most of his life in the iron lung and died Saturday in its small parlor setting
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Columbus
Ohio
Plain City
Loyle Farmwald
Andrew Farmwald
Katie Farmwald
United Bethel Mennonite Church
Loyle
Supreme Court rules states cannot bar interstate truckers on highways
The high court held that only the Interstate Commerce Commission may issue permits for multi state trucking and that states cannot suspend truckers for repeated overloads. The Illinois law forcing temporary bans was struck down, prompting calls for clearer federal enforcement of weight limits and trucking regulations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sen. Monroney
Oklahoma
Rep
Harris
Arkansas
Congress
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Narcotics Ring Arrests Grow in Columbus Case
Two more arrests were made yesterday in an alleged narcotics ring roundup that began Friday. Edward B Linz, 41, and another man faced federal narcotics sales charges. Hearings were set for tomorrow before Commissioner Robert Be. Police said three other men and two women were questioned and likely would be released.
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Columbus
Ohio
Edward B. Linz
Sinz
Robert New
Eisenhower Cannot Speak to CIO Convention
President Eisenhower announced he would not address the CIO convention due to a already formidable schedule. He sent his regrets to the attendees.
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Los Angeles
Eisenhower
CIO
Right and Left Unseat Yoshida in Japanese Crisis
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida resigns amid strong opposition from both right and left. Ichiro Hatoyama emerges as likely successor, favoring continued alliance with the West and seeking improved ties with Russia and China within a framework of friendship. Diet to vote on a new leader. Socia lists may support Hatoyama temporarily.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Fox
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
Yoshida
Hatoyama
Russia
Red China
Diet
San Francisco
Liberal Party
United States
Defense Plant Hearings Open Under McCarthy Probe
Washington Senate inquiry led by McCarthy’s Investigations subcommittee begins open hearings on communism in defense plants. Senate aides note McCarthy’s elbow still troubled him. Witness Herman E. Thomas and Bethlehem Steel workers slated for today after private prior session. Thomas allegedly named several Bethlehem plant workers as former FBI agents.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Herman E. Thomas
Allentown
FBI
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Sen. Mundt
RSD
Thomas
Ohio recount prompts investigations in several counties
In Ohio the senatorial recount sparked planned inquiries in six counties. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown urged prosecution for what he called outright fraud in Jefferson County’s Bender Burke race, after ruling Burke gained 141 disputed votes and discarding 26 Burke ballots and 21 Bender ballots.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hamton County Board of Elections
Ted W. Brown
Bender-Burke
Jefferson County
Thomas A. Burke
George H. Bender
Toronto
Brown
Burke
Secretary of State
Bender
Cincinnati
William J. Leoneard
Hamilton Election Board
Rockfall Erupts at Niagara Falls Dumping Tons into Gorge
A rockfall along the Niagara Falls crest on the American side sent about 2,500 tons of rock into the Niagara River Gorge. The event, the year's second on the American side, occurred between Luna Island and Prospect Point near a popular observation area. Detection came last weekend by lighting crews.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y.R
Niagara River
Luna Island
Prospect Point
Maine
Planes Destroyed At Calgary Municipal Airport Fire
A large hanger at Calgary's Municipal Airport burned to the ground last night. Twenty five airplanes were reported destroyed in the blaze.
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Calgary
Alta
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