No Danger Involved Moving Bomb Blast Clouds Studied
Las Vegas reports wind blown remnants from the year’s biggest atomic explosion drifted across the nation while AEC monitors track two airborne masses. No injuries reported though 575 service members evacuated trenches near ground zero. plans proceed for a smaller Yucca Flat test as clouds move toward North Carolina Arkansas Missouri.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat Proving Ground
Mexico
AEC
Utes
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma Panhandle
North Carolina
Arkansas
Missouri
Economist Galbraith Sees Signs Of Market Bust
Harvard economist John K. Galbraith warned the Senate Banking Committee that the United States may be entering a boom bust cycle that could end in a 1929 style crash. He urged readiness to halt credit buying and employ emergency brakes if the bull market fails to slow.
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Washington
John K. Galbraith
Harvard
United States
Galbraith
Senate Banking Committee
Wall Street
Harold E. Wood
St. Paul
Iinn
National
Isn. of
Stock Exchange
Bill Proposed To Aid Firms Hurt In Trade
Senator Humphrey proposed a bill to aid domestic producers harmed by foreign imports under reciprocal trade agreements. The measure would allow firms found by the Tariff Commission to be endangered by imports to receive a certificate granting up to a 25 percent bidding advantage on government contracts.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Presi Eisenhower
Tariff Commission
Bandit Kills OSU Student At Work
Don Keys a 24 year old Columbus resident and Ohio State University education student was shot and killed at the Checker Oil station at Fifth and Leonard avenues during an east end robbery. A cash drawer was robbed and a single dollar bill was found on the victim. An off duty bus driver discovered the body and alerted police.
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Columbus, Ohio
Don Keys
Columbus
Checker Oil Station
Fifth and Leonard Avenues
Peter Lombardi
Keyes
Ohio State University
College of Education
Lombardi
Walter Nice
Nice
Taylor New Commander In Far East
Gen Maxwell D Taylor was named U S Far East commander and head of the United Nations Command effective April 1. He succeeds Gen John E Hull who retires after 37 years in the Army. Hull to Washington for final duties before retirement.
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Tokyo
Maxwell D Taylor
U. S. Far East
United Nations Command
John E. Hull
Taylor
Japan
South Korea
Okinawa
Hull
Army Chief of Staff
Washington
Far East
8Th Army
Korea
Refugees Seek Return as Volcano Eases in Hawaii
Six hundred refugees crowded officials in Puna Hawaii asking to go home as week of volcanic activity eased. Lava fountains once reaching 1000 feet were now bubbling with occasional 50 foot spouts. Volcanologist Gordon A Mac Donald urged patience for the returning refugees.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Puna Peninsula
Gordon A. MacDonald
Inmates Ride Charter for Volcano Education Trip
Inmates from Kulani Prison joined a chartered flight to view erupting volcanoes in Hawaii. Supt. Charles C. Smith and guards accompanied the group, a prison official calling it part of the institution's educational activities.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Kulani
Charles C. Smith
Eruption Edges Pause as Families Told to Return
In a warning that further eruptions remain possible, officials say Kala pani and Opihikao residents may return today under conditions with radio-equipped trucks and drivers ready in both villages. Refugee spokesman Alvin Kalawe vows to reclaim homes in Kapoho, while Hawaii County Supervisor Richard Lymann estimates total damage at 3.2 million dollars.
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Kalapana
Opihikao
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Poho
Alvin Kalawe
Kapoho
Hawaii
Richard Lymann
Puna
Warm spell headed for Miami Valley this week
Forecasters say a temporary warm up arrives in the Miami Valley as the next two days stay partly cloudy and warmer. After a frigid day yesterday with a high of 28 at 3 p.m., temperatures cooled to 27 this morning as March continues.
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Miami
Gore Polls Governors On Road Aid And Highway Plans
Senator Gore requested the nation s 48 state governors to declare their ability and willingness to raise extra funds to match and implement a major highway modernization plan. He contrasted his proposal for nearly doubling federal highway aid with the Eisenhower administration plan, noting differing federal outlay and state matching requirements.
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Washington
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Senate Public Works
Eisenhower
Convicted Slayer Granted Stay by Appeals Court
Alphonso Cosby, 46, of Springfield, received a stay of execution from the 2nd District Court of Appeals. He was to die March 17 in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair after conviction for first degree murder in Clark County for the April death of Air Force sergeant and taxi driver Robert W. Myers in a taxicab scuffle.
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Springfield
Ohio
2Nd District Court of Appeals
Alphonso Cosby
Electric Chair
Cosby
Clark County
Myers
Air Force
General Lemnitzer Replaced by Gavin as OPS Chief
General Lyman L. Lemnitzer will be replaced by Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin as assistant chief of staff for operations. Taylor travels to Thailand to assess the military situation. He is noted for bravery and a quiet, studious demeanor. During World War II he undertook a dangerous mission behind enemy lines before the Italian surrender and joined his surrounded division in the Ardennes with a daring parachute jump in the Battle of the Bulge.
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Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Lemnitzer
James M. Gavin
Taylor
Thailand
Barogne Forest
Man Arrested After 90 MPH Run To Avoid Repair Bill
In Lexington John B. Sheehy faced arrest for driving 90 miles per hour to skip a $38.50 car repair. A mechanic allegedly advised speeding to blow out the car. He was fined $90.
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Lexington
John B. Sheehy
Sheehy
Ohio Pilot Killed In Skyraider Crash During Training
A Marine Skyraider crashed on training maneuvers in the James River area yesterday, killing 2nd Lt. George R. Roden III of Youngstown Ohio. The accident occurred during routine drills near Warwick Virginia, authorities said.
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Warwick
James River
George R. Roden
Youngstown
Ohio
Sure U S Will Defend Matsu, Kin of Taiwan Crisis
Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists claim American support will defend the Matsu Islands and Quemoy in the Formosa Strait. Evacuation rumors provoked anger after Tachens and Nanchishan withdrawals, as the line firmed that Quemoy and the Matsus would be defended with or without U.S. help.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Matsu Islands
Foo-chow
Matsus
Formosa Strait
Tachens
Nanchishan
Quemoy
Major Freed On Charge Of Aiding Enemy
Major Am brose H. Nugent of Merrill Wisconsin walked free after a seven week court martial verdict acquitting him on nine specifications of aiding the enemy during 38 months as a prisoner of war in Korea. The trial was the longest in U S military history with seven of nine members being Korean veterans. Nugent pleaded duress and obedience to superiors while arguing his actions protected his men.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Ambrose H. Nugent
Korea
U. S
Nugent
Merrill
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Dulles Foresees New Red Move Against Formosa Area
Secretary of State Dulles said the Chinese Communists are not bluffing and will likely strike Nationalist held islands near Formosa. He spoke at congressional briefings and a nation wide TV radio broadcast. Dulles hinted at defense of Quemoy and Matsu if attacked.
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Washington
State Dulles
Formosa
Far East
Congressional
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
CBS
ABC
MBS
Columbia
Dulles
Chiang Kaishek
Quemoy
Matsu
Red Mainland
Eisenhower
Quemoy and
Red China
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower Halts Schedule for Cold Symptoms and Flu
President Eisenhower canceled morning engagements citing slight cold symptoms while First Lady Mamie Eisenhower is confined to bed with the flu. White House secretary James Hagerty said the president remains in his living quarters with Dr. Howard Snyder, and will likely report his condition later.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Howard M. Snyder
Snyder
Coast Guard Wives Club
Billy Jennings
Trumbull
Slippery Bedspread Theft Stuns Montgomery Couple
Billy Kelton awoke to find the bedspread slipping from the bed and out the window. He and his wife suspected prank until the spread vanished, exposing a burglar's escape. The incident marks a curious, unnamed theft amid a quiet Montgomery morning.
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Montgomery, Ala
Billy Kelton
Kelton
Eden Urges Nationalists Quit Isles
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons he urged Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw Nationalist forces from coastal Chinese islands. He praised the US and Chinese Communists for easing tensions over Formosa, but said prospects for progress remain limited.
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London
Anthony Eden
Chiang Kai-shek
China
House of Commons
Bangkok
Dulles
Southeast Asia
Eden
United States
Formosa
U.S
Tachen
Nanchi
Quemoy
Matsus
Pescadores
Two-car crash claims lives in Columbus area
Dies From Injuries COLUMBUS Ohio Injuries sustained Sunday in a two car collision on U S 23 caused the death yesterday of James E Brown 56 of Chillicothe in University Hospital here The accident killed Miss Ruth Spraggings 32 of Chillicothe
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
James E. Brown
Chillicothe
University Hospital
Ruth Spraggings
Ohio River flood crest now 61.5 feet at Cincinnati
The U S Weather Bureau raised the Ohio River crest forecast to 61.5 feet, nine and a half feet above flood stage, as the flood slowly moved downstream. Officials warned of millions in damage but saw no catastrophe, with evacuations and closures across Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
International
Marietta
1St Street
Williamstown
W. Va
Cincinnati
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Col. J. L. Person
Ohio River
Red Cross
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Gallipolis
Huntington
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Catlettsburg
Ashland
Henderson
Ysterday
Kingston
Bank Robbery at Waynesville Bank Stuns Locals
Two men entered the Waynesville Bank at 1 20 p m held up four employees and a customer and escaped with several hundred dollars in cash. Bank president Ross Hartsock and cashier Earl Conner were away at lunch. One robber guarded the door while the other rifled drawers. Loot amount undetermined.
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Waynesville
Waynesville Bank
Ralph Smith
Mary Stansbury
Frances Gray
Patricia Perry
James Mee
Dayton Sunshine Biscuit Co
Ross Hartsock
Earl Conner
State GOP Raises Budget Critique In Ohio
Republican leaders say Governor Lausche’s 1955-57 budget is out of balance by 25 million dollars, alleging 20 million more is needed over two years. They claim underfunded school foundation costs and growing enrollments push the state toward financial trouble.
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Art Parks
Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Lausche
GOP
House
Roger Cloud
Logan
J. Frank McClure
Ashland
Ohio House Finance Committee
Senate
Cloud
McClure
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