Nicaragua under umbrella of planes in border dispute
In Managua, Gen Anastasio Somoza Jr says Nicaragua has an umbrella of planes over the frontier to deter Honduras after troops drove Honduran forces from Mocorón village. Both sides report fighting and a tense standoff as a five nation truce team arrives to seek peace while Honduras warns of total war.
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Richard G. Maslock
Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza Jr
Nicarraguan
Luis Somoza
Central America
Honduras
Roque Rodriguez
Tegucigalpa
Mocoron
Mocor
Vilage
Carlos Garcia
Macoron
North Central Rockies Doused by Thunderstorms and Floods
Thunderstorms and scattered showers were expected to drench the northern and central Rocky Mountains while Texas and the Gulf Coast faced more rain. Red Cross said up to 9,000 displaced. 35,000 square miles flooded. Volunteers worked along Red River to hold back floodwaters in four Louisiana parishes as thousands evacuated low-lying areas.
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Rocky Mountains
Texas
High Plains
Lone Star State
Gulf Coast States
Rockies
Central Plains
Atlantic Coast
New York State
Red Cross
Red River
Louisiana
Chuckle Conceit Descriptions A Queer Disease
A quip states that a certain conceit is a queer disease that makes everyone sick except the person who possesses it. The line sharpens satire on self assumed virtue and universal critique, implying the holder feels immune while others suffer.
McCarthy Remains Viewed Before State Funeral
About 500 people filed through a Washington funeral home to view Senator Joseph R. McCarthy who died of liver ailment. Marines stood guard by the casket as the flag rested on a pew. services will be held in Washington and Appleton Wisconsin with a high mass at St Matthew's Cathedral and burial Tuesday.
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Washington
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Senate
Chamber
Appleton
Wis
St. Matthew's Cathedral
Patrick O'Boyle
New York Foundling
McCarthys
Thye
R-Minn
Frear
White House
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Syrians Vote On New Trend In Parliament By-Elections
In Damascus and three other cities Syrians vote to fill four vacant seats in Syria’s 142 member parliament. The by-elections are seen as a test of government drift to the left with about 100000 expected voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Syria
Couple Finds Other Living as Iron Curtain Stops Reunion
In Chicago a Yugoslav colonel, Dusan Bulatovich, learned his wife Dziana and their children survived. Spurred by a 1944 report and a 1954 letter, he separated from his second wife and sought reunion, but war records prevent return to Yugoslavia and the family remains apart.
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Iron Curtain
Chicago
Dusan Bulatovich
Dziana
Bulatovich
Zorka
Szetozar
Snetislav
Germany
Elizabeth
Wendering
United States
Yugoslavia
Dusan
Navy Attack Bomber Triggers San Francisco Power Outage
A Navy attack bomber cut two 220000 volt lines near Niles causing a wide blackout across San Francisco and the peninsula. The outage lasted 20 minutes to over an hour, crippling motors in homes and elevators while radio and TV signals faltered. One man died as a utility spokesmen cited high amperage from voltage drop as the cause of burned appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Harry M. Nyberg
Berkeley
Calif
Alameda Calif
Naval Air Station
San Francisco
San Jose
East Bay
Niles
J.g. Rg M. Nyberg
Alameda Naval Air Station
Nyberg
Bay
International Airport
Frederick Brand
Churchill Slap Draws Mixed Views From Papers
Churchill in a year old speech at Primrose League praised Eden and Britain's Egypt policy while criticizing the United Nations Suez Canal stance. The Independent and Daily Express hailed the address as attention commanding, while News Chronicle condemned it as unworthy of a great statesman.
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London
Winston ‘Churchill
United Nations
Britain
Primrose League
U. N
Free World
Churchill
Egypt
Eden
Daily Express
Liberal News Chronicle
OSI Funds Killed in Budget Row
Washington reports that the Commerce Department dropped its request to fund the Office of Strategic Information for next year after the House vetoed the full 105 100 dollars requested. Senator Holland noted the decision and its impact on OSI.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Office of Strategic Infomation
iSen
Holland
D-Fla
House
Three O Beirne Brothers Perish in Ohio Fire
In Columbus Ohio three sons of Maj Nelson B O Beirne were asphyxiated when a fire swept their two story apartment near Lockbourne Air Force Base. Don ald Bruce and Barry were 9 6 and 4. Maj O Beirne hospitalized for shock. Maj Robbins wife Nancy Ann in serious condition with extensive second degree burns. Fire likely started from a cigarette smoldering on a sofa.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force Base
A. I. Rapoport
Nelson B. O'Beirne
Donald
Bruce
Barry
Maj. O'Beirne
Nancy Ann
Twe
Wildcat Strike Idle 40500 Jobs at Chrysler Plants
Wildcat strikes over interplant transfers idled about 40 500 hourly workers at Chrysler Corp plants in the Detroit area. Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler and Imperial cars stopped production while Desoto output continued. Drivers cross stoppage cut supplies as union and management dispute over stamping moves to a new plant in Twinsburg Ohio persists.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Plymouth
Dodge
Chrysler
Imperial
Desoto
UAW
iTwinsburg
Ohio
McDonald Reelection Probed by Senate Committee
Senator Mundt says the Senate Internal Security Committee is examining whether union funds financed David J. McDonald’s bid for a second term as president of the United Steelworkers Union. The probe follows Beck's Teamsters-related legal action and includes forthcoming testimony with Dave Beck. McDonald denies corruption and says the union will cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
Backets
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
McDonald
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Beck
Tacoma
Wash
Atty
Brownell
Justice Department
Atlantic City
N. J
Berwick
Donald C. Rarick
Steelworkers
Hoffa Claims Reuther Seeks to Take Over Teamsters
James R. Hoffa, indicted Teamsters official, charged Walter Reuther of the UAW is trying to take over the Teamsters in a premeditated attack. Hoffa spoke after a three state Teamster meeting in St Louis, insisting Reuther will never succeed. In Detroit, a UAW spokesman said Reuther hopes the Teamsters reform, or face expulsion, with the AFL CIO to create a clean union for members.
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ST. Louis
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Teamsters
Hoffa
Teamster
Team
Detroit
UAW
Reuther
Afl-Cio
AFL & Cio
Curious Comet Leaves Solar System With Dual Tails
Arend-Roland, spotted last November and brightest in April, races away from the sun leaving a mystery: a comet tail pointing away from the sun and a second slender jet toward it. At closest approach it was 30 million miles from the sun and 50 million miles from Earth and may not return for 10,000 to 100,000 years.
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Dial Torgerson
Pasadena
Calif
Arend- Roland
Seth Nicholson
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Jesse Greenstein
Callifornia Institute of Technology
Pasadene
Arend - Roland
Royal Observatory of Belgium
Brussles
Dr. Greenstein
Water Ends Convict's Rebellion
Lifer Robert Smith ended his 11 year old conviction protest atop the Maryland penitentiary smokestack after 16 hours. Guards doused him with water in 45 degree conditions while he remained about 60 feet high seeking to file a petition with the U.S. District Court. He was moved to an observation cell and offered hot shower and meals.
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Baltimore
Robert Smith
Maryland
Dulles Almost Fired McLeod Over a Leak Claim
Scott McLeod testified in secret that Secretary Dulles considered firing him as a State Department security chief for an alleged leak to the Washington Times Herald about reservations on Charles Bohlen’s Russia ambassadorship. The committee later approved his Ireland ambassador nomination 9-6, with Democrats planning a Senate floor challenge next week.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Scott McLeod
State Department
Dulles
Washington Times Herald
McLeod
Charles E. Bohlen
Russia
U. S
Ireland
Dublin Post
Senate
County Auditor Dies in Greenfield Hometown
Clayton M. Cockerill age 65 longtime Highland County auditor died Friday night at Greenfield Memorial Hospital after several weeks illness. He served in county government for many years and was widely respected in the community. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family later.
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Greenfield
Ohio
Highland County
Clayton M. Cockerill
Greenfield Memorial Hospital
Louisville Derby Favorite Gen. Duke Likely Out
Trainer Jimmy Jones indicated Gen. Duke is all but out of the Kentucky Derby as a field of top 3-year-olds prepared to start in the 83rd running of the classic in Louisville.
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Louisville
Jimmy Jones
Gen. Duke
Atlantic Allies Back Nuclear Defense At Bonn Meeting
Fifteen nation foreign ministers at Bonn reaffirmed that NATO can use all available means including nuclear weapons against any aggressor. The communiqué urged disarmament talks but insisted on defense with modern arms. It also touched on German reunification and the Middle East threat, with Adenauer’s coalition seeking unity with the West. Ollenhauer favored leaving the alliance to push for German reunification.
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Bonn
Germany
Atlantic
Russia
NATO
Kremlin
Scandinavia
West Germany
Greece
Turkey
NATO Council
Middle East
Jordan
Hussein
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Race Issue Cut By Democrats
Democrats attack Eisenhower policies focusing on monetary and credit issues. Patman claims Republicans manipulate interest rates while Kennedy criticizes unemployment and the administration’s response. A $100-a-plate fund raising dinner precedes speeches by Stevenson and Truman as the party seeks to reduce its deficit and expand policy statements via the advisory council.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Rep
Patman
D-Tex
Senate House Economic Committee
Sen. Kennedy
Dmass
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Matthew McCloskey
Stevenson
Southern Committee
National Committee
Denmark Groover Jr
Georgia
Nimitz Sees Submarine Key To Navy Role
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz retired asserts subs will gain prominence in the Navy as the least vulnerable ship to atomic attack. He notes advances in atomic propulsion and guided missiles. A speech read at the Navy League convention final meeting. Nimitz ill and absent. Rear Adm. John J. Bergen of New York elected Navy League president, succeeding Carl G. Stockholm of Chicago.
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New York
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Navy League
John J. Bergen
USNR
League
Carl G. Stockholm
Chicago
Mystery Wife Seeks Past For Seattle Couple
In Seattle prior to Sept 1955 a man named James John Kelly fears he may have a wife and children. His wife Patricia shares the fear and they seek police help to uncover a possible past. Kelly was found unconscious in a railroad boxcar in Sept 1955 bearing initials J J K and tattoo J K. He later worked as a railroad timekeeper, met Patricia in March, married in October, and she is pregnant with a child due in October.
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Seattle
James John Kelly
Patricia
Kelly
Sept
J.K
James John Kelly Monicker
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