Fiery eruption shatters Pahoa as villagers flee
In Hawaii, a dramatic volcanic eruption declared a state of emergency with 490 residents fleeing. Lava flows threaten Kapoho and Pahoa while Red Cross staff monitor fumes and possible new crater activity. Sightseers crowd roads as lava shoots 50 feet high and windows rattle in tremors.
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Hawaii
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Pahoa High School
Robert Spence
Red Cross Disaster
Puna
Kapoho
Paulena Crater
Oregon
March Tornado Strikes Youngstown and Troy In Ohio
A March tornado raked Youngstown and Troy Ohio causing one confirmed death and multiple injuries. In Youngstown a 43 year old housewife died, six others were hurt and several homes and a manufacturing building damaged. In Troy a motorist suffered minor injuries as a car hit a tree. Damage estimates top 100000 dollars in both cities. Authorities policed the scenes and began cleanup.
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Ohio
Youngstown
Troy
Miami County
Mary Fallott
Andrew
Fallott
U S Officials Reject Talks Over 15 Imprisoned Airmen
Senators Knowland and Mansfield oppose direct negotiations with Red China for the release of 15 American fliers held since the Korean War. They criticize a Chinese proposal relayed by U Nu and say the State Department gave it a chilly reception. The fliers face spy charges, with eleven convicted, as the issue centers on compliance with the Korean armistice and Geneva conventions.
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Knowland
R-Calif
Mansfield
D-Mont
Red China
U Nu
Rangoon
Dulles
United States
Peiping
U.S
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Snowbound Truck Hauls Snow to Idaho Movie Set
Workers dug for hours to free a large truck snowbound by a blizzard on Murray Summit south of Ely Nevada. The truck carried 6,200 pounds of artificial snow bound for a film production at Sun Valley Idaho.
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Ely
Nev
Murray Summit
Here
Sun Valley
Idaho
Disappeared in 1950 atom scientist now works for Russia
Bruno Pontecorvo, the Italian born British scientist who disappeared in 1950, says in letters to Soviet papers that he has worked on peaceful atomic projects in the Soviet Union since that time. He accuses Britain and the United States of using atomic energy for world domination and appeals to Western scientists to protest. The letters, signed Prof. Bruno Pontecorvo, appear in Pravda and Izvestia and imply he is in Moscow. Official U.S. records had labeled him a top scientific brain and linked him to hydrogen bomb developments. the Congressional report said information from Pontecorvo and Klaus Fuchs boosted the Soviet program by about 18 months.
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Moscow
Bruno Pontecorvo
West
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Pontecorvo
Pravda
Izvestia
Communist Party
Washington
Klaus Fuchs
U.S
Joint ‘Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Fuchs
Pruning Hooks Hang Over Lausche's Record Budget
Ohio lawmakers study a 931 million two year budget proposed by Governor Lausche. Republicans call it unbalanced as they warn surplus funds may not cover future spending. Highlights include raises for schools, poor relief, and mental hospital staff.
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Lausche
Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
GOP
Senate
Gambling Twins Fined By Judge
Elyria Ohio twins Roy and Ruby Jones were fined 500 dollars each and given six month terms in the Toledo Workhouse by Justice of the Peace C C Lord after a sheriff raid found marijuana and policy game materials at their Albrecht Road home. Ruby Jones received a suspended sentence.
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Elyria
Ohio
Roy
Ruby Jones
Sheriff’s Department
Albrecht Road
Justice of the Peace
C. C. Lord
Toledo
Ohio budget seeks big increase for state universities
Gov. Lausche proposed a two year rise in state university operating budgets totaling 74 percent in parts, funded mostly by fees and the treasury. New buildings are not funded. Increases vary by campus from Bowling Green to Ohio State, with Ohio State seeing the largest jump.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Treasury
Bowling Green State University
Kent State University
Miami University
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Big Flash Marks 3rd Atom Blast
LAS VEGAS Nevada pre-dawn detonation marks the third atomic device in 1955 test series. The 5:30 a.m. blast was visible in five states from Phoenix to Utah with observers reporting a strong thump at Yucca Flat 75 miles away. The device atop a 300 foot tower produced a mushroom cloud rising beyond 27,000 feet and drifting east on a 40 knot wind.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Phoenix
Ariz
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Lake City
St. George
Utah
Atomic Energy Commission
Marely
Yucca Flat
Flying Boxcar Down Off Japan
The U S Air Force reported a twin engined C119 flying boxcar crash tonight about 18 miles north of Ashiya Air Base on Kyushu Island. Seven men aboard bailed into the sea and were rescued. One man died later. Names were withheld.
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Tokyo
U.S. Air Force
Ashiya
Kyushu
Recue
Don Cisle Low Bid On Rt 73 Improvement Project
Don Cisle of Hamilton submitted the low bid of 1 197 991 on a state highway project to improve 22 57 miles of Route 73 in Middletown Lemon Franklin townships and the city of Franklin. Bids opened today with an estimated project cost of 1 278 900.
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Don Cisle
Hamilton
State Highway Department
Middletown
Lemon Township
Franklin Township
City of
Franklin
Keyserling Pushes Tax Cut to Bolster Consumer Power
Economic adviser Leon Keyserling told the Senate Finance Committee that personal income taxes should be cut to counter lagging buying power. He supported a House plan for a $20 per person tax cut next year, arguing it would not be inflationary and was needed to curb unemployment and deficits. The measure faced likely removal as the committee prepared to vote, amid White House talks on taxes and GOP opposition.
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George M. Humphrey
Harry Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
John Williams
Humphrey
International
Washington
Leon Keyserling
Truman
Keyserling
House
Capitol
Eisenhower
White House
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
George
Malone
Nev
Congress Approves 50 Percent Pay Boost for Members
Congress approves a 50 percent pay increase raising members’ pay to 22500 yearly with March 1 start. The measure, sent to President Eisenhower after Senate passage, also raises pay for federal judges, the vice president, the House speaker, U S attorneys and top Justice officials, while trimming two benefits from the first compromise.
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Washington
Congress
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Rep. Gross
Iowa
U.S
Justice Department
March Winds Roar In As Miami Valley Feels Cooler
March arrives in the Miami Valley with strong winds and a sharp rain. A storm leaves more than a third inch of rain, turning breezy and cooler. Yesterday reached 71 degrees at 4 pm. today may stay in the 50s with cloudy skies and little rain expected tomorrow.
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Miami Valley
Five Die As Bomber Hits Trailer Park Near Lake Charles
A crippled six engine B47 jet bomber slammed into a Lake Charles area trailer park during an apparent landing attempt at Lake Charles Air Force Base. Five people died including three residents in the Morgans’ house as debris ignited trailers and homes. Civilian victims were Albert Morgan 24 and Kate Morgan 20. The air base reported one engine failed before the crash. Captain Clarence Wilson 34 piloted the plane with Copilot Mark Veck and Observer Elwyn McBee, all killed. T Sgt James Sapp was burned but not critically injured. his wife survived. Wreckage covered a wide area with multiple homes damaged.
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Lake Charles
Lake Charles Air Force Base
George Spotswood
Clarence Wilson
California
Mark M. Veck
Downieville Calif
Elwyn B. Mc» Bee
Fort Worth
Tex
Calcasieu Parish
Albert Morgan
Kate
James C. Sapp
Lake Charles Afb
Morgans’ House
Cole Olen
Morgan House
Iit
Spotswood
Mom and Children Admit Killing Dad in South
Mrs. Sam E. Davis Jr. 41 told Sheriff Ed Guinn she and her two daughters aged 14 and 11 and her 8 year old son beat and choked her husband to death after he threatened to drive the car off a steep embankment near the Great Smoky Mountains. Davis faces first degree murder. children charged with murder but released to relatives.
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Ed Guinn
Sam E. Davis Jr
Davis
Great Smoky Mountains
Atom Tank In Works
The Army announces an atomic powered tank is in the experimental stage at its research center, the Detroit Arsenal, marking a new phase in propulsion and armored vehicle development.
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Detroit
Army
Detroit Arsenal
Churchill: U S Only Nation Capable Of Hydrogen Attack
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons the United States holds a decisive edge in knowledge and power to deploy a hydrogen bomb on short notice. He warned a hydrogen threat looms over the islands and called for a genuine disarmament system, noting Soviet resistance to international inspection and the Soviet bloc's advantage in conventional arms.
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Churchill
United States
Soviet Russia
House of Commons
Hydro
Russia
Soviet Union
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