Idaho ends polio mass vaccination program in Idaho
Idaho Health Director L. J. Peterson announced the state will not sponsor another mass inoculation program after losing confidence in the Salk vaccine. He cited doubts about effectiveness and safety and noted seven deaths and 79 hospitalizations since April, with 97 polio cases reported this year.
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Boise, Idaho
L. J. Peterson
Idaho
Peterson
Health Department
U. S. News and World Report
Salk
Department
Deadly twisters sweep mid continent with wide damage
Tornadoes and violent storms across Nebraska Texas New Mexico and Pennsylvania killed four people injured over twenty and caused heavy property and crop damage. In Nebraska a twister destroyed 25 homes at Hillerege NE near Scottsbluff killing Mrs. W J Daniels and Jim Karubos 16 while relatives were injured. Flood fears rose as North Platte River swelled and forced evacuations.
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Associated Press
Mid-Continent
Hillerege
Scottsbluff
Neb
Texas
New Mexico
Greenwood Township
Pennsylvana
Nebraska
W. J. Daniels
Jim Karubos
Danies
Nick Karubos
Wyoming
North Platte River
U S To Seek Full Damages From Russia Over Patrol Shootdown
Secretary of State Dulles and President Eisenhower reviewed the case after Dulles briefed the President on the shooting down of a U S Navy plane in the Bering Strait. Russia has offered to pay half damages, but Washington seeks full reparations while planning for the Geneva Big Four talks.
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Washington
Russia
State Dulles
Eisenhower
Dulles
Bangor
Maine
New England
National Airport
James C. Hagerty
U.S
Hagerty
Bering Strait
Alaska
Geneva
San Francisco
Britain
France
Dow Air Force Base
White House
Two U S Marines Missing Off Tokyo Spotted In Life Raft
A life raft possibly occupied by one of two missing U S Marines was spotted 120 miles south of Toyo by an Air Force search plane at 9 40 p m as ships from three nations scoured 20 000 miles of the western Pacific for the fliers presumed alive in fog and expiring from exposure.
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Western Pacific
Minneapolis
David Winton Bell
Charles H. Bell
General Mills, Inc
Navy
Bell
Yayzetta
Tokyo
Foreign Aid Bill Sought With 31 Billion Ceiling
The House considers a 3.2858 billion dollar foreign aid authorization with a 31 percent ceiling, while critics push for cuts. Chairman Richards defends the bill as already trimmed from Senate action. President Eisenhower seeks the aid level for the upcoming fiscal year, and Republicans urge reappraisal and targeted cuts, including India and Yugoslavia. Marshal Tito’s Moscow invitation adds leverage to critics. A proposed 200-million-dollar Asia fund would lack immediate accounting requirements.
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Washington
House
Richards
D-Sc
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Eisenhower
Richards’ Committee
Church
Illinois
Bentley
Michigan
Adair
Indiana
Lawrence Smith
Wisconsin
India
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Asia
Unidentified Hitchhiker Identified by Tattoos in Richmond Crash
Police report an unidentified hitchhiker killed in a U S 40 crash near Richmond bore tattoos reading Trene on the left hand and Mary mother and love on the right arm with Betty and Hazel on the left arm. Phillip J. Ellison 22 and Charles Leachman 24 of Dayton Ohio were injured after their car rear ended the truck. they said they picked up the hitchhiker in West Manchester Ohio.
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Richmond
Ind
U.S. 40
Mary
Betty
Hazel
Phillip J. Ellison
Charles Leachman
Dayton
Ohio
Manchester
No Agreement Yet Steel Strike Deadline Near
Pittsburgh AP. A nationwide steel strike deadline looms as US Steel and CIO United Steelworkers resume talks at 11 a.m. EDT. USW seeks a substantial wage increase amid boom profits, while US Steel argues its latest offer is substantial.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
CIO United
Crosbys Bring Benefit For McArthur Hospital Drive
Bing Crosby and son Gary visited McArthur California to assist a fundraising effort for a new hospital. They organized a benefit show with Phil Harris Jerry Lester Donald O’Connor Red Nichols and Peggy Connolly drawing more than 5000 people who paid 20 dollars each, tallying over 20000 dollars toward a 68000 dollar hospital project.
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Mcarthur
Calif
Bing Crosby
Gary
Crosbys
Phil Harris
Jerry Lester
Donald O'Connor
Red Nichols
Peggy Connolly
Flying Boats Revisit Matsu After Ill Yank Is Brought Out
A Catalina PBY flying boat visits Matsu Island again to retrieve Lt. Col. Lachlan M. Field of the U S Military Assistance Advisory Group for hospitalization. The mission follows yesterday’s clashes with Chinese MIG fighters that damaged the Catalina and downed a Nationalist trainer.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsu
Lachlan M. Field
Burlington
Quemoy
Peiping
Tokyo
Shanghai
Red Radio
Chiang Kai-Shek
Air Force
United States
Chen Kuo-Min
John J. Guidry
Army Medical Corps
Rayne
Turncoats Told of Rights for Repats at Panmunjom
Three American soldiers who refused repatriation in the Korean War face a final chance to return if they appear at Panmunjom. The U S Embassy spokesman outlined rights and aid if released in Korea, with identification, medical exam if needed, and possible flight to Seoul.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
United States
U.S
Korea
Lewis W. Riggs
Jacksonville
Tex
Otho G. Bell
Olympia
Wash
William A. Cowart
Dalton
Red China
Peiping Radio
Military Armistice Commission
Willard O. Brown
Commission
Survive Rugged Mississippi River Trip Reaches City Hall
Three sunburned couples arrived at City Hall after a 1 400 mile voyage from Cincinnati to New Orleans in 174 foot boats. Mr and Mrs Wilson Crawford Lookout Heights Ky Mr and Mrs Len Osborne Mt Washington Ohio and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Lamb Kenton Hills Ky completed the 17 day trip. They faced a blistering sun six foot waves a wild dog inhabited island and a near crushing landslide.
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New Orleans
City Hall
Mississippi River
Cincinnati
Wilson Crawford
Lookout Heights
Len Osborne
Mt. Washington
Ohio
Kenneth Lamb
Kenton Hills
Boy Shot Accidentally in Wooster Target Shooting
Authorities say Jack Baumgardner 20 of Orville accidentally shot and killed Danny Miller 13 of Wooster while the pair were target shooting at the Miller home last night.
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Wooster
Ohio
Jack Baumgardner
Orville
Danny Miller
Rt. 3
Miller
Miami Valley Weather Forecast Inches Toward Warmth
The weatherman predicts fair skies today and tonight with a high near 90 and a low around 58. Expect generally fair conditions on Wednesday with a slight uptick in temperatures after yesterday's 90 degree high and this morning's 58 degree low.
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Miami Valley
Cop Frees Student From Desk Hole In Toledo School
In a Fulton School math class in Toledo Ohio seventh grader Stephen Vass got his finger stuck in a desk hole. The class and teacher tried oil soap and grease. Police arrived and had the desk cut free with shears at a sheet metal shop.
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Toledo
Ohio
Stephen Vass
Fulton
Dulles says German unification talks test Soviet sincerity
Secretary of State Dulles warned that Russia not discussing German unification at the Big Four summit would cast doubt on Soviet willingness to ease tensions. In Washington the House Armed Services Committee approved 29-1 President Eisenhower's revamped military reserve program and sent it back to the House.
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Washington
Dulles
House Armed Service Committee
Eisenhower
House
Bridal gowns spark blush at Burley church
In Burley England Rev Leslie Aitken complains in a parish letter that many bridal gowns are low cut backless or frontless and he fears the sight mirrors onlookers during ceremonies. He suggests brides wear shawls if revealing. The pastor notes he has been married 17 years.
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Burley
England
Leslie Aitken
Mr. Aitken
Explosions and Fire Destroy Pitt Health Building
Fire swept 10 stories of the Pitt Schools of Health and Professions building under construction beside Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. About 225 hospital patients were evacuated. none injured. Damage pegged at 250000 dollars or more as flames consumed the T shaped structure. Ground had been broken a year earlier.
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Pittsburgh
Pitt Schools of Health & Professions
Presbyterian Hospital
Women's and
Eye & Ear Hospitals
William Martin
Pitt Stadium
University of Pittsburgh
Charles J. McDermott
Plane Height Not Subject To City Law
A federal judge ruled Cedarhurst New York near Idlewild Airport cannot ban low flying planes. Judge Walter Bruchhausen said air traffic is Congress regulated and local ordinances blocking flights below 1000 feet are unconstitutional. He warned the measure could shut down Idlewild and spur similar local bans.
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New York
Nassa County
Cedarhurst
Idlewild
Long Island
U. S. Dist
Walter Bruchhausen
Brooklyn
Congress
Bruchhausen
Worse Than 1950 Says ROK Chief
South Korea's military chief Gen. Lee Hyung Keun warned that a new Far Eastern war could begin by 1958, likely in Korea, with air power as the main threat. He cited North Korea with seven air divisions and 40 air bases, up from earlier estimates, and tied buildup to the region's five year plans and timing.
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Seoul
South Korea
Korea
Lee Hyung Keun
Joint Chiefs of Staff
38Th Parallel
Republic of Korea
Lee
North Korea
U.S
Japan
Guam
Okinawa
China
Soviet Union
Pro-Peron Labor Boss Steps Out in Argentina
Eduardo Vuletich the secretary general of CGT the Argentina labor federation resigns in favor of Hector Hugo de Pietro. The CGT under Peron and Eva Duarte has backed the regime amid tensions with the Roman Catholic Church and amid the 1952 revolt in the capital. Vuletich was abroad at an ILO conference in Geneva when the coup broke out and returned home Saturday.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
General Confederation of Workers
CGT
Juan Pereon
Eduardo Vuletich
Hector Hugo de Pietro
Peron
Eva
Vuletich
International Labor Organization
Geneva
Adenauer Warns of Civil War Threat in East Germany
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told the West German Parliament that the Russians are preparing East German youth for a civil war against the Bonn republic. He warned of rising tensions and the risk of armed conflict within Germany amid Cold War strain.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn Republic
Senate GOP to oppose 21 million for Eisenhower peace ship
Senate Republicans planned a floor fight to restore 21 million for the peace ship reactor project as part of the Atomic Energy Commission bill. Senator Anderson signaled backing to strike the ship funds, while House Republicans did not seek restoration. The bill authorizes 267.7 million for AEC construction, plus five million for a UN reactor program and other large reactor projects. Eisenhower unveiled the peace ship concept last April to showcase peacetime atomic progress.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Hickeloper
Lowa
Atomic Energy Commission
Anderson
DNM
House Atomic Energy Committee
House
Joint Committee
Associated Press
Atomic Energy Committee
W. Sterling Cole
AEC
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