Shelter Holds The Answer H Bomb Danger Area Details
ABC reports 7000 square miles could face fatal radiation from a Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb detonation with shelter and precautions sharply reducing deaths. Data show 140 by 20 mile contamination, 5000 roentgens at 10 miles, and 50 percent death risk at 160 miles without protection.
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New Jersey
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AEC
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
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Three anti Reds surrender Romanian legation in Bern
In Bern Switzerland three anti Communist fighters ended their 42 hour siege of the Romanian legation surrendering without bloodshed. Police described a torn interior with no major damage and said the men aged 9 to 35 refused to reveal names. They claimed oath-breaking by a priest before surrender.
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Switzerland
Hermann Alboth
The
Legation
Romania
Rocation
Alfred Zehnder
Otto Kresse
Kresser
Bucharest
Moscow
Tass
Eduard Freimuller
Congress considers 66 percent pay boost for lawmakers
House members weigh a plan to raise pay from 15 000 to 25 000 a year and boost federal judges pay. Senate panel backs 22 500 for lawmakers. Proposals include raises for U S attorneys and top presiding officers. President Eisenhower backs an unspecified increase.
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Washington
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Rep
Celler
Supreme Court
U.S
Martin Reports Good Outlook for Trade Bill Passage
Republican leader Martin told President Eisenhower that House passage of the foreign trade bill looks favorable. The measure, cleared 83 votes by the Rules Committee, would let Eisenhower cut tariffs up to 15 percent over three years in exchange for concessions on American exports. A bitter committee debate followed, with Reed criticizing the plan and Cooper arguing tariff cuts aid global peace and security.
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Washington
Martin
Mass
Eisenhower
House
Rules Committee
U.S
Daniel A. Reed
R-Ny
Cooper
D-Tenn
Ways and Means Committee
Nuclear tests again postponed in Nevada
Cautious atomic testers meet in Las Vegas to decide if Operation Teapot will proceed amid shifting winds and radiation safety concerns. A forecast of high altitude winds threatens the southeast Nevada area near Lake Mead as officials weigh whether to reschedule the predawn tower blast.
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Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Lake Mead
Pentagon seeks new security law to fire communists on defense plants
Industry The Target Pentagon seeks authority to fire known Communists and subversives at plants with military contracts. Wilber Brucker says legislation is needed as new industrial security program to go into effect in April will centralize screening, reduce delays, and replace the regional system with a Pentagon led review process.
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Defense Department
Department
Wilber Brucker
Pentagon
Brucker
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Central Review Board
Defense
Red buildup near Quemoy and Matsu stirs Taiwan crisis
Taipei defense officials could not confirm reports of a large scale Red deployment opposite Matsu and Quemoy. Political sources say big guns and troops are being moved toward mainland targets near Quemoy as Manila Pact talks open in Bangkok on February 23. A ship with 700 civilians and about 100 Nationalist soldiers arrived at Keelung.
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Formosa
Matsu
Quemoy Islands
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Amoy
Foochow
Bangkok
Nanchishan
Keelung Harbor
Chiang Kaishek
Tachens
Turnabout: Akron man steals police cruiser keys
Akron 32 year old ex Air Force pilot George Hoover took police cruiser keys after seeing officers at a restaurant with motors running. Officers found their keys missing and arrested Hoover on tampering charges after he returned the keys and waited to be tried. He posted 300 dollar bond and pleaded innocent seeking a jury trial.
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Akron
Ohio
George Hoover
Hoover
Air Force
Los Angeles Bans Crime Comic Books
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors banned sale of comic books depicting crime and violence. Violations face fines up to 500 dollars and up to six months in jail or both.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Soviet Japan Parley May Be In New York
Soviet Union and Japan moved toward peace negotiations with a proposed site in New York. Andrei Dominitsky delivered a note to Prime Minister Hatoyama waiving Moscow or Tokyo as a site and suggesting New York due to UN headquarters. Hatoyama forwarded the message to the Foreign Office for public release in Osaka.
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United Nations
Japan
Russia
Andrei Dominitsky
Ussr
Hatoyama
Osaka
Foreign Office
Record Cold Hits Umiat in Yukon River Region
It was 76 below zero yesterday at Umiat Alaska on the Yukon River tying a cold record for the area first set in 1886.
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Alaska
Umiat
Yukon River
Dirksen Denounces Third Party Talk as Nonsense
In Washington Sen Dirksen called third party talk by GOP critics nonsense while Gov Lee of Utah noted a possible split but said it was a mere suggestion. Langer also criticized Eisenhower at Atlantic City, calling the administration a willing handmaiden of a power monopoly and praising generous but controversial policy moves.
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Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Eisenhower
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Lee
Dirksen
Chicago
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
Philadelphia
GOP
Sen. Lanager
R-Nd
Langer
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
Atlantic City
N.J
Banker's Club
New York
Hull Visits Seoul With South Korean Defense Minister
Gen. John E. Hull arrives in Seoul for a one day visit from his Far East Command in Tokyo to meet Defense Minister Sohna Won IL and discuss regional security.
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Seoul
John E. Hull
Far East
Tokyo
Sohna Won IL
Marilyn Sheppard Estate Valued at $32,000 in Probate
Probate inventory lists a lakefront house worth 31500 and personal effects under 500 for Marilyn Sheppard, 31, wife of Dr. Samuel H Sheppard. The estate, willed to him, could pass to their 7 year old son Chip if the murder conviction stands. If minor inherits a guardian may be appointed for Chip.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard
Lake Erie
Sheppard
Chip
Stephen A. Sheppard
Burglary at First Christian Church Nets Cash and Checks
Middletown detectives said thieves broke into the First Christian Church on 1914 1st Ave last night and stole about 600 to 800 dollars in cash and checks, with around 1 dollar in checks. The incident was reported today at noon. TOKYO accuses the United States of crimes against humanity over the Tachens evacuation by Chinese Nationalists.
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Russia
Britain
AEC
First Christian Church
1St Ave
Middletown
Tokyo
Red China Today
Tachen Islands
U.S
China
Tachens
Explosion Wipes Out One Family
In Highland Heights near Pontiac Michigan a 19 month old tipped a gasoline can triggering a blast that killed six people. Victims included Samuel Fowler and family members plus Robert Zeller and family. Fire destroyed the three room home and oxygen deprivation caused deaths. Officials reported two separate fires later in Ionia, including the death of Rays mond Longdyke a 3 year old and injuries to Portia Ann Longdyke and Esther Longdyke. The Longdyke father Leaped from a window sustaining a sprained ankle.
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Mich
Highland Heights
Pontiac General Hospital
Samuel Fowler
Jeannie
Robert Zeller
Anita
Florida Jean
Robert Jr
Zeller
Fowler
Patricia Zeller
Robert (Zeller
Bob
Mr. Fowler
Ionia
W. W. Mac
Richard Longdyke
Longdyke
Raysmond
Weather Forecast Correction Noted After Rainy Day
The weather man predicts cloudy and colder conditions tonight and tomorrow after yesterday’s surprise rain. Today’s high near 45 degrees will fall about 10 degrees from the 37 degree low recorded early this morning. Temperature tomorrow expected to stay cool in the 30s.
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