U S Troop Pullout From Japan Set for July
About 30 000 U S ground combat troops will begin withdrawing from Japan in July under a Eisenhower Kishi accord. The plan envisages a substantial force reduction within a year with cost to Japan over 100 million dollars annually and the loss of about half of 140 000 Japanese civilians employed by the armed forces. Kishi praised the outcome but kept Ryukyu Bonin control unresolved.
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Washington
U.S
Japan
Eisenhower
Kishi
U. S
State Dulles
Ryukyu
Bonin
Court Sets July Date for Girard
The U S Supreme Court postponed hearings on July 8 to decide if Army Specialist 3 C William S Girard should be turned over to Japan for manslaughter trial. Brownell urged rapid ruling to avoid straining U S Japanese relations amid the controversy over surrendering Girard for trial.
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Supreme Court
William S. Girard
High Court
Brownell
Girard
Ottawa
Til
U. S
Congress
U. S. District Court
Ward
U.S
Supreme U.S. Court of Appeals
McGarraghy
Japan
Nobel Physicist Stark Dies in Traunstein
Nobel Prize winner Johannes Stark, aged 8, died in Traunstein Germany after a heart attack. Stark won the 1919 prize for his work in spectral analysis of electromagnetic fields.
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Traunstein
Germany
Johannes Stark
Stark
Two Arrested in Loot Theft From Singer Lauritz Melchior
Police hunted two men after arresting two others in connection with the theft of furs and jewels valued at 99 770 from tenor Lauritz Melchior and his wife Kleinchen. Authorities recovered two suitcases worth 88 670. Gunmen invaded the Hollywood Hills home Tuesday night. a fourth man waited in the getaway car.
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Los Angeles
Lauritz Melchior
Robert Morgan
Alfred J. Pope
Thad Brown
Hollywood Hills
Kleinchen
Brown
Public Power Forces Gain Senate Victory
The Senate approved a high federal dam in Hells Canyon by a 45-38 vote, paving the way for House action. Public power backers claim a major win against Idaho Power’s three private dams, with an Eisenhower veto possible if the bill moves forward.
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Hells Canyon
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House
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Eisenhower
Idaho' i Power Co
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Stong
Hells Men
Public Power
Pacific Northwest
Idaho Power
Public Power Groups
U.S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Thomas F. Roach
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Frank Church
Paul Douglas
Ill
United States to deploy faster jet defense to Korea
The United States will send modern jet interceptors to South Korea beginning Monday to counter North Korean buildup. The F100 jets with advanced radar will be based at Osan along with undisclosed D100s and possibly light bombers to modernize U N forces in Korea. North Korea denounced the armistice and called for talks while Kim Il Sung urged a conference of concerned nations. The new planes join 150 F86 Sabres in the Allied air defense force.
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South Korea
North Korea
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Panmunjom
Korea
U. S
Pyongyang
Kim Il Sueg
Peiping Radio
Kim
AMA Chief Urges Benny Hooper Family to Let Doctor Sue
Manorville New York May 16 Benny Hooper Jr. 6 fell into a 24 foot well. Dr Joseph H Kris anesthesiologist kept him supplied with oxygen. Kris seeks 1500 dollar fee prompting AMA head Dr David Allman to urge mediation. Hoopers say they cannot pay. Hawley advises not paying and letting suit proceed. Local contractor S L Madewell offers to cover the bill. Sam Woodson who helped rescue defends his role and has quit his job over criticism. Kris says if they are poor there is no bill.
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Kris
Benny
Hooper
Atlantic City
N.J
David B. Allman
AMA
Benjamin Hoopers
Hoopers
Betty
Pittsburgh
Paul R. Hawley
American College of Surgeons
Hawley
Los Angeles Mirror-News
Dallas
Tex
S. L. Madewell
Philip J. Rafle
Suffolk County Medical Soiciety
Sam Woodson
Mike Stiriz
Stiriz
Woodson
Man admits fatally harming 6 year old in store incident
A Detroit man, Lawrence Turner, 50, confessed to fatally harming 6 year old Mary de Caussin after she slipped in his produce market. He dumped the body in a wooded lane near Ecorse Township and claimed the death occurred during a serious incident. Turner seeks help as prosecutors pursue first degree charges.
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Detroit
Mary de Caussin
Gerald K. O'Brien
Lawrence Richard Turner
Ecorse
Thomas Cochill
Turner
O'Brien
de Caussin
Southern Michigan
Eisenhower Spends Weekend at Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower arrives in Gettysburg to enjoy a quiet weekend at his farm. He planned another round of golf at the Gettysburg Country Club, arriving mid afternoon and waiting as the heat neared 90 degrees before teeing off.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Gettysburg Country Club
Daytonian Survives Run-Over By Large Motorized Roller
Dayton Ohio resident Herbert Callison aged 21 was run over by a 3500 pound motorized sod roller at a housing development. He suffered only elbow abrasions according to constable Russell Trump who noted the machine pressed him into soft topsoil.
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Ohio
Herbert Callison
Harrison Two
Russell Trump
Callison
Trump
Today's Chuckle The best rule for talking is the one carpenters use
A witty quip notes the carpenters rule to measure twice before cutting and speak thoughtfully, playing on careful planning in daily conversations.
Tornado Strikes Fargo Ni Major Disaster Declared
Eisenhower designated Fargo North Dakota a major disaster area and ordered federal aid. More than 1,500 homes damaged or destroyed, 10 dead and over 80 injured. Red Cross counts 129 houses leveled, 1,135 damaged, and 202 severely. Governors and guardsmen mobilized for ongoing patrols.
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Eisenhower
Fargo
N. C
White House
Federal Civil Defense Administration
American Red Cross
Don Tutgen
Red Cross
North Dakota
John Davis
Two Britons Convicted in Cairo Spy Case
A Cairo court sentenced two Britons to prison for spying against Egypt. James Swinburn received five years and James Zarb ten years for aiding a Soviet arms shipment inquiry. Charles Pittock and John Stanley were acquitted. The defendants, long-term Egypt residents, were arrested last August amid British Egyptian tensions after Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
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Cairo
Egypt
James Swinburn
James Zarb
Swinburn
Charles Pittock
John Stanly
Nasser
Suez Canal
Plane Crashes Over Maryland Two Feared Dead
Capital Air Lines reported a DC-3 training flight crash near Rockville Maryland. Jennings Randolph said about three persons were aboard with at least one killed. Mrs Jessie Rippeon said two bodies were recovered. Maryland state police confirmed two fatalities.
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Washington
Capital Airlines
Rockville
Jennings Randolph
Jessie Rippeon
Maryland
Senate advisers may join London disarmament talks
Sen Humphrey said a bipartisan Senate Disarmament subcommittee team would likely join later stages of the London talks. Secretary Dulles asked leaders to name members to study progress and join the U S delegation if desirable, with 12 members to be chosen, three Democrats and three Republicans, to participate when the time is ripe.
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Humphrey
Senate
U.S
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Dulles
Ten Coal Miners Die in Akabira Mine Blast
A mine explosion at Akabira near Sapporo kills ten miners and injures one seriously. Authorities report the accident occurred last night at the Akabira coal mine, located about 50 miles northeast of Sapporo.
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Sapporo
Japan
Akabira
Graham Sees Bowery Despair Shaping New York Crusade
Billy Graham toured Manhattan's Bowery with 18 000 at Madison Square Garden and reported stark scenes of sickness and ruin. He said Jesus would seek out those in need, as 486 decisions for Christ boosted the crusade total to 21 097 and spurred plans for further city visits.
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New York
Billy Graham
Bowery
Madison Square Garden
Lower Manhattan
Jesus
Graham
Christ
Kansas City Hit by Midnight Thunderstorm
A midnight storm in Kansas City produced winds up to 100 mph and caused scattered damage across the metro area. Two people were injured as investigators assess the scenes.
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Kansas City
Healthful Parrot Blocks City March Plans in Victoria
A 96 year old parrot named Mike, living in Victoria, British Columbia, occupies a mansion site bought for an hotel project. The bird will stay in the aviary for life, with Miss Victoria Wilson’s estate leased to Mike and Wah Mong ensuring daily brandy for the bird. Hotelman Doug Abrams bought the land and plans conversion but yields to the stubborn parrot.
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Mike
Doug Abrams
Abrams
Victoria Wilson
Miss Wilson
Wilson
Parrot Paradise
Wah Mong
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