Scientists to test Salk polio vaccine code in Idaho kickoff
Basil O Connor announces first use of a code in Ann Arbor to identify which of 1.83 million second graders received the Salk vaccine last summer. The code will help compare vaccinated children with polio cases to gauge effectiveness as the 1955 March of Dimes begins with a Mt Baldy banner, fireworks, and a skater exhibition by Tenley Albright. Five year old Mary Kosinski of Collierville is the 1955 March of Dimes Poster Girl.
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Idaho
Jonny Salk
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Ann Arbor
Mich
O'Connor
Mt. Baldy
U.S
Tenley Albright
Mary Kosinski
Collierville
Tenn
Congress cautions on Communist peace propaganda
A House committee warns against Communist peaceful coexistence rhetoric and urges a bold bipartisan offensive to confront aggression. It calls for expanding Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, forming a joint overseas information panel, and pressuring non Communist nations to sever ties with Moscow.
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Congressional
Russia
Kremlin
United States
Nineman House
Kersten
R-Wis
Moscow
United Nations
Congress Convenes Wednesday for 84th Congress Start
Senate and House members travel to Washington to open the 84th Congress after a shift of control to Democrats. Speaker Rayburn and Senate Majority Leader Johnson set to be named, with initial caucus decisions and a slate of five anticipated presidential messages including health and highway plans.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Union
Augusta
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
White House
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Rep
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
William Knowland
California
Martin
Knowlang
Rayburn
Johnson
Walter George
D-Ga
Styles Bridges
State of the Union
Lucius D. Clay
Nehru rejects envoy with Hammarskjold to Peiping
Prime Minister Nehru refused a U.N. request for a senior Indian diplomat to accompany Dag Hammarskjold to Peiping citing abstention from a General Assembly vote. Hammarskjold and his party left New Delhi by government plane seeking the release of 11 American airmen and other U.N. personnel held by the Reds. A Peiping radio said Downey confessed the downed plane was on a mission to rescue a U.S. agent, tying him to spying claims.
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Nehru
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Peiping
India
General Assembly
Hammarskjold
Reds
London
V. K. Krishna Menon
U.N. Assembly
N. R. Pillai
Indian Foreign Ministry
Krishna Menon
Canton
Calcutta
John Thomas Downey
China
United States
Downey
Korea
Tokyo
North Korea
New Britain
1955's First Hurricane Dying Out
A tropical storm born at year start weakened as it moved west-southwest through the Caribbean below Puerto Rico at about 10 mph. Winds near the center 30 to 55 mph, storm warnings lowered in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Fla
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
San Juan
P.R
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Florida
Alice Tere
Nuclear Test Plans Consider Live Warhead Firing
Washington reports growing push to test atomic warheads on guided missiles at the Nevada Proving Ground. Armies and services list Honest John, Corporal, Redstone, Regulus, and Matador as capable mounts with mid February tests planned in Europe and Germany.
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Nevada Proving Ground
Atomic Energy
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Europe
Germany
Nevada
Life Ring Found Near Florida Boosts Southern Districts Inquiry
The Coast Guard learned a life ring bearing Southern Districts drifted near Sand Key Florida, tied to the disappeared SS Southern Districts with 24 men aboard on a Louisiana to Maine voyage. A Tullahoma report confirmed the find as authorities weigh another search, though no plan was announced.
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Fla
Coast Guard
Louisiana
Maine
Tullahoma
Sand Key
Florida
Chain of Islands
McCarthy Defense Plant Inquiry Winds Down
Sen. McCarthy led 16 witnesses across morning afternoon and night hearings in a push to identify Communists in defense plants. The sessions before the Senate Investigations subcommittee mark McCarthy’s last as chairman before Democrats take control and chairmanships shift.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Senate
Eisenhower
Mendes France and Adenauer plan next Saar talks
French Premier Pierre Mendes France and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer plan a rapid resumption of talks on the Saar question, the disputed industrial border region, with discussions likely after Mendes France’s planned stop in Germany following a visit to Italy.
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Pierre Mendes-France
Konrad Adenauer
Mendes-France
Germany
Italy
Saar
Mendes- France
Rome
Mario Scelba
Pius XII
Strangling Death of Sister Leaves 17-Year-Old Held
In Bucyrus Ohio Frederick Spears 17 is jailed for questioning in the strangling death of his sister Patricia 16 whose nude body was found in a thicket north of Galion. An autopsy found manual strangulation likely with a cord and no sexual assault.
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Ohio
Galion
Crawford County
John D. Sears Jr
Frederick Spears
Patricia
B. P. Mansfield
Sears
Frederick
Shah Arrives in Sun Valley for Eight Day Ski Tour
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his queen land in Sun Valley Idaho for an eight day royal ski visit as part of a United States tour featuring recreational and public appearances.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
United States
Girl Admits Slaying Dad TOPHER Kan
A 13 year old girl admitted to police that she killed her father in their home after a dispute over a boyfriend. Linda Lee Lantis said she shot Lawrence R. Lantis in the back of the head with a .22 rifle, the same rifle used to win her marksman medal. A murder charge will be filed in Juvenile Court.
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Kan.p
Linda Lee Lantis
Linda
Lawrence R. Lantis
Myron Lindstrom
Traffic Death Toll Over Weekend Surpasses Estimate
New York AP report shows 282 traffic deaths from Friday 6 p m to Sunday midnight, with 27 fire fatalities and 36 other accidents making 345 violent deaths. Ned H Dearborn calls the toll a national disaster amid nationwide Safe Driving Day reflections and Ohio highway counts.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Dearborn
Associated Press
Ohio
Ohio General Assembly Opens with GOP Control in 101st Session
The 101st Ohio General Assembly opens in Columbus with Republicans holding majorities in both chambers. Lt. Gov. Brown presides in the Senate and Rep. Roger Cloud becomes House speaker as leaders plan a brief start to swear ins and set rules. A new electric voting system aims to speed up House votes.
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Senate
William Saxbe
House of Representatives
House
Saxbeac
Roger Cloud
Carl Guess
Carrollton
Cleveland
James J. McGettrick
Brown
C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Joseph W. Batuiek
Senate Clekcs
Thomas E. Bateman
Columbus
Legislative Service Commission
Cloud
J. Lausche
Film Battle Drowns Out Real Shots
NEW YORK policewoman Mary Shanley fired two shots at a fleeing pickpocket inside the Capital Theater during a Vera Cruz scene. Patron John Duffy, seated nearby, stopped the suspect Henry Orlando Martin after he knocked Shanley off balance and fled. The gunfire occurred as movie action played out.
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New York
Capital Theater
Mary Shanley
John Duffy
Shanley
Henry Orlando Martin
Eisenhower Aides Say 8008 Men Dropped From Federal Payroll
The Eisenhower administration reported that 8008 people have been removed from the federal payroll as security risks, with 2096 of them carrying subversive data in their files. In Cleveland a judge will rule on the first part of Dr Samuel H Sheppard's bid to overturn his second degree murder conviction of his wife Marilyn. In New York City and across the nation at least 290 people were killed in traffic over the New Year weekend.
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Washington
Cleveland
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
New York
Three Die in Bloody Gun Battle in Panama
In Panama City a gun battle at Juan Franco race track left President Jose Antonio Remon dead and several others wounded. Police arrested former President Arnulfo Arias and more than 20 suspects after predawn raids, while Foreign Minister Jose Ramon Guizado was sworn in as president amid the crisis.
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Arseulfo Arias
Jose Antonio Remon
Remon
Juan Franco
Arias
Boquette
Capital
National Assembly
Jose Ramon Guizado
Guizado
United States
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New York
Santo Tomas
Jose Peralta
Danilo Sousa
Sousa
Alberto de Obarrion
Joaquin Borrell
Antonio Anguizola
Tomas Wilson
Wilson
Cecilia
Miami
Florida
Leroy Collins
Tallahassee
Roberto Heurtematte
Washington
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