Eisenhower Presses Foreign Aid and Yugoslavia Review
President Eisenhower urged Congress to support the foreign aid program noting the need to wage peace and continue Mutual Security. He called for a reexamination of aid to Yugoslavia in light of Tito’s visit to Russia and Soviet concessions. He avoided taking sides in Wisconsin primary contests while stressing non barnstorming campaign limits.
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Queen Elizabeth II Arrives for Swedish State Visit
Stockholm police expect about half a million Swedes to greet Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on a three day state visit. Security clashes with Cyprus tensions surface as one Cypriot bicycle repairman quips he would go underground. Britannia docks Friday and the royal party will travel in King Gustaf VI Adolfs barge to the castle.
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Army Brass Draws Fire In Argentina
President Pedro Aramburu moved to reduce military influence by removing two top army commanders Lt. Gen. Julio Lagos and Brig. Gen. Roberto Dalton after Peru ratified Peron era rule. Maj. Gen. Zerna became army commander in chief and Dalton was named ambassador to Peru reflecting a shift toward younger officers and democratic restructuring.
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Pedro Aramburu
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Juan Peron
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Julio A. Lagos
Roberto Tomas Dalton
Francisco Jose Zerna
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Dalton
Peru
Moonshine Crackdown Seizes 126 Stills In May
South Carolina liquor agents report the month long crackdown netted 63 arrests and 126 stills smashed. Authorities also confiscated 20 trucks and cars, two boats, one wagon, one horse, and a mule in the operation.
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Columbia
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Seaton Confirmed as Interior Secretary by Senate
WASHINGTON The Senate unanimously confirmed Fred A. Seaton to be secretary of the interior after prior unanimous approval by the Senate Interior Committee. The action came following a brief discussion and seals Seaton’s elevation from Nebraska publisher cattle raiser and former senator.
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Senate Today
Fred A. Seaton
Nebraska
Senate Interior Committee
Cancer Vaccine From Own Tumor Trials Promise Hope
Detro it report details that about 30 cancer patients received vaccines made from their own tumors. Vaccines injected under the skin aim to boost natural resistance, potentially increasing healthy defensive cells and antibodies against cancer. X-ray therapy follows to target remaining cells.
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John B. Graham
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Stassen Sees East West Thaw Through Eisenhower Doctrine
Harold E. Stassen urged a developing Eisenhower doctrine for peace in the H bomb era and a gradual reduction of the Soviet Iron Curtain. He cited U S efforts from atoms for peace to open sky verification and noted Moscow’s arms cut pledge as needing strict control and inspection.
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Doctors remove half brain to calm brat into angel
CHICAGO doctors at Wesley Memorial Hospital described a case of a six year old girl with sleeping sickness in infancy who was labeled a brat. In a 4 hour 35 minute operation on May 14 the right half of her brain was removed. Post operative reports say the healthy left brain is taking over functions and the child is now cooperative cheerful and of normal intelligence with no convulsions though partial paralysis remains. Her parents plan to send her to school in northern Indiana.
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Monroe Gets Parlor Maid With House
London reports actress Marilyn Monroe renting Sir Laurence Olivier project seaside country house of Patrick Cotes-Preedy. Police guard grounds for privacy as Monroe stays about four months. estate at Ascot spreads over 20 acres with nine bedrooms four baths and grand reception rooms.
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Marilyn Monroe
Adlai Puts California Primary In West Pocket
Albany report notes four Adlai Stevenson supporters won New York convention delegate seats in a primary where Averell Harriman held the bulk of 98 votes. Two pro Stevenson delegates pledged support on the first ballot. Elsewhere Incumbents generally won renomination and party factions clashed in Syracuse and Rochester. Javits ordered Manhattan ballot boxes impounded after Liberal party fraud complaints. Republicans faced no opposition for 96 delegates backing Eisenhower.
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Ancient City Ruins Found Near Aleppo by British Team
Four British women uncovered ruins of a 3,000 year old city north of Aleppo after 45 days of excavation. The site is identified as the capital of ancient Arbad, a finding announced by Syria's National Archeology Department. Separately, a 4,000 year old seaport city Semira was reported in northern Syria.
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Aleppo
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Army carrier pigeon quits mission over rain in Schenectady
An Army carrier pigeon in Schenectady May Saturday rain caused it to quit a mission for the second consecutive week. The Army said if found the bird will be flown to Fort Monmouth New Jersey for a refresher course.
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Joe Rodriguez Toscano Wins Fair Fairfax Diploma
Jose Rodriguez Toscano known as Little Joe delivers a graduation speech at Fairfax Adult High School. A 19-year-old Mexican national who arrived in 1949 after hitchhiking from Mexico City, he faced immigration trouble but earned his diploma with help from supporters. He praises America, plans college and law study, and aims to become a citizen.
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Los Angeles
Jose Rodriguez Toscano
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Mexico City
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SMT. Turnbins School
Franciscan Sisters of
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Air Force Reserve
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Stevenson Crushes Kefauver In California Primary
Adlai Stevenson swept California with about 42 percent of the Democratic vote, gaining 68 delegates and widening his lead over Kefauver. With preliminary counts in, Stevenson held 601,583 to Kefauver 364,809 in California. Eisenhower led Republicans with 596,589. Kefauver conceded, pledging effort for Democratic wins while Stevenson hailed the primary as the first step in a long campaign. California Attorney General Edmund Brown predicted Stevenson’s November victory.
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South Dakota
Stevenson
Kefauver
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Eisenhower
Edmund G. Brown
Adlai Stevenson
James A. Finnegan
Novel Way To Beat Rap Novel Way To Beat Rap CASEY ILLINOIS
Fred Collins 45 of West Plains Missouri told police he rode U S 40 near Casey at about 35 mph when two cars followed him and sideswiped him at 70 mph The drivers George C Lee 27 of Stillwater Oklahoma and Mon H Lo 24 of West Lafayette Indiana offered Collins a 1941 used car claiming it was better than his old one Police filed no charges
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Fred Collins
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U.S
George C. Lee
Stillwater
Okla
Mon H. Lo
West Lafayette
Ind
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Colum bus Woman Killed in Two Car Collision
Louise Rutherford, 40, of Columbus died Tuesday night in a two car crash at a city intersection. The driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries, and authorities investigated the cause of the collision.
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Columbus
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Louise Rutherford
New Weapon Could Stop Soviet ICBM
Air Gen Earle C. Partridge told a Senate Armed Services subcommittee that U S scientists have a theoretical counter to Soviet ICBMs. He stressed no hardware exists yet and the work must translate into operable defense. He warned the threat is daunting and mutual effort is essential.
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Washington
Earle C. Partridge
Senate Armed Services
Partridge
Warm spell moves into the Miami Valley
The forecast predicts mostly fair and warmer weather over the next few days with sunny skies and rising temperatures. Today tonight and Thursday should reach highs near 86 degrees and overnight lows around 58. Middletown yesterday saw a high near 79 at 5 45 p m and a low around 50 at 6 a m.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Court Holds That Pinball Is Gambling
Ohio Supreme Court rules pinball machines that reward play with free games are gambling devices. Westerhaus Inc. sought relief to stop seizures of about 200 machines in Cincinnati. Decision could end the pinball business in Ohio by disallowing any rewards and affects machines statewide.
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Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Westerhaus, Inc
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Supreme Court
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Rumored Death Of Trujillo Foe Is Probed
New York reports say the Dominican freighter Fundacion docked as detectives boarded to investigate claims that Dr. Jesus de Galindez, a Trujillo foe and Columbia University instructor, was tossed alive into the ship’s flaming boilers after disappearing on March 12. Dominican authorities dismissed the tale as a hoax.
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Cooumbia University
Nicholas Silva
D-Day Remembrance Marked 12 Years After Invasion
At Omaha and Utah beaches in Normandy French visitors and veterans recall D-Day anniversaries. Taps, speeches, and rifle salutes echo across cemeteries as locals and tourists honor the 1944 invasion. British Housing Minister Duncan Sandys led the official party with Maj. Gen. Richard Partridge delivering an American wreath at Utah Beach.
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