England To Los Angeles Jet Fighters Set New Record
In a 14 hour 5 minute nonstop flight covering 6710 miles single engine jet planes set a new record. Capt. Jack Bryant Capt. Alan Engle and Lt. Theodore Workman piloted F100C Super Sabre jets from England to Jamestown Virginia and onward to California as part of a six-plane mission celebrating the Jamestown anniversary. The flight demonstrated TAC’s global reach and deterrence capability.
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Los Angeles
U. S. Air Force
England
Air Force Brass
Otto P. Weyland
Tactical Air Command
TAC
Jack Bryant
Muskogee
Okla
Alan Engle
Oden
Mich
Theodore Workman
Oxford
Atlantic
Jamestown
Fes
New Atomic Gun Targets Brain Tumors At Brookhaven
Brookhaven National Laboratories physicists outline a radical cancer therapy using a radioactive isotope created inside tumors. Boron or lithium is injected or routed to the tumor then neutron irradiation activates the isotope, preferentially damaging diseased tissue. Early patient use is limited but promising. a peace conference on atoms draws Latin American scientists and US specialists.
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Brookhaven
N. Y
Brookhaven National Laboratories
United States
North
South America
French hike in postal and telephone rates to fund Algeria war
Paris premier Guy Mollet's cabinet approved higher postal and telephone charges to finance the war against Arab nationalism in Algeria. Domestic stamps would rise from 15 francs to 7 cents. telephone calls and a 15 franc gallon gasoline tax hike are planned as part of new tax measures. Gasoline now costs about 85 cents a gallon in Paris.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Algeria
Tornadoes Cut Path Of Death In Arkansas
Twenty three people were injured Monday as three tornadoes and storms struck Arkansas. Conway suffered the heaviest damage with 21 injuries including eight school children. A boat on the Red River capsized, two men missing. Tornadoes hit Conway Malvern and Oxford, causing widespread property damage and frightening scenes at Ida Burns Elementary.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Conway
Red River
Malvern
Oxford
Ida Burns
Gregg Canton
Hays Gibson
W. E. Bolding
Marilyns Man Goes On Trial
Playwright Arthur Miller, husband of Marilyn Monroe, goes on trial in Washington on contempt of Congress charges. Judge Charles McLaughlin will decide after pretrial rulings left only whether Miller refused to answer questions in 1957 on pertinence to a House committee inquiry.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Miller
U. S
Asst
U. S. Atty
William Hitz
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Rau
Lamapasas Rebuilds After Lethal Flood Overflows
Lamapasas begins recovery after a Sunday night levee break unleashed a nine foot surge that destroyed businesses and damaged hundreds of homes. Four people died and 25 were missing at one point though most later returned. Red Cross and relief workers organize cleanup while engineers move houses and reopen streets. Teens and locals join in, noting mud and waterlogged pasts as they salvage the town.
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Frank N. Manitzas
Lampasas
Tex
Red Cross
Man and Snake Share Auto in Detroit Trade
Nick Babajoff drove his own car after a garter snake slipped into his wife’s car while returning from Easter dinner in suburban Birmingham. Their 10 year old son Dick and 8 year old Judy caused the snake to appear in an uncovered can, later prompting Babajoff to swap cars after the reptile reappeared on Woodward Avenue.
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Detroit
Nick Babajoff
Babajoff
Severa
Woodward Avenue
Ike Warns Congress on Budget Cuts to Defense
President Eisenhower warned he would not want to assume responsibility for the nation's safety if Congress slashes defense spending for aircraft and guided missiles. GOP leaders Martin and Knowland backed his stance as Democratic lawmakers consider cuts to the $71.8 billion budget, with Bridges cautioning cuts may rise to undermine defense and world peace efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Martin
Massachusetts
GOP
Iwititmmg
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Gop
Knowland
California
White House
Senate
Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
Retired Navy officer accused in fatal shooting on Pill Hill
In Oakland a retired Navy officer told police he struck and fatally wounded Dr Harold G Trimble a 61 year old chest specialist after a prior civil matter involving Klass the victim allegedly paid 30000 to Klass in 1955. Witnesses saw the shooting as Klass fired from a lawn near Pill Hill. Police quickly arrested him after a cab driver trailed him using radio. Mrs Ella Klass 45 had died earlier amid personal crisis linked to ill health and was Dr Trimble's patient for eight years.
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Oakland
Calif
Navy
California Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Saul Sidney Klass
Harold G. Trimble
Trimble
Klass
Herman Cook
Dr. Trimble
Neighbor Boy Admits Crime in Lise Jorgensen Strangling
In Chicago a 14-year-old neighbor boy, Lawrence Madsen, admitted strangling 3 year old Lise Jorgensen and burying her under a porch enclosure after police found her body shortly after midnight. Lise’s mother reported her missing and more than 100 officers joined the search. The boy said he lured the girl to his bedroom, tied her neck with a cord and hid her remains in soft dirt beneath the porch. He was held for further questioning. The Jorgensens had moved from Norway 16 months earlier and lived in a Northwest Side apartment building with the victim’s family.
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Chicago
Robert Ryan
Lawrence
Larry) Madsen
Lise Jorgensen
Ryan
Madsen
Ao Records
Lise
Inger Jorgensen
Young Madsen
Arnold
Lars
Jorgensens
Norway
Missing Son Hunt Futile
HONG KONG James Blackwood, a Cincinnati restaurant owner, returned from Macao after another futile search for his missing son. He has not decided when to return home. Donald, his son, and the latter's Korean wife and child vanished from Macao on April 27. Blackwood met with government officials and residents for clues during his third Macao visit.
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Hong Kong
James Blackwood
Cincinnati
Macao
Blackwood
Donald
Eisenhower disbands Hungarian Relief Committee
President Eisenhower dissolves the Committee For Hungarian Refugee Relief after a final report from the 15 member panel. He says U S efforts for Hungarians here and abroad will continue via government and voluntary agencies coordinating resettlements of those who fled Communist Hungary.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles Agencies Test on Arms Plan Worth a Try
Secretary of State Dulles rejected a neutralized zone for Germany and urged an Arctic disarmament pilot as a path to easing East West tensions via aerial inspections. He signaled tacit U S support for Israel’s Suez test and urged modernizing weapons for South Korea while criticizing North Korea for jet planes. He warned the Senate over approving U S membership in the proposed atoms for peace agency.
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Washington
Dulles
Germany
Russia
Arctic
Europe
State Department
United States
Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
U. S
South Korea
Korea
North Korea
Senate
International Atoms For Peace Agency
Eisenhower
Weather update shows scattered showers and heat
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and very warm weather with scattered showers. A high near 85 and low around 60 are predicted, with showers continuing Wednesday as highs reach about 88 degrees. Middleton reported a humid 90 at 2:30 p.m. and 64 at 6:30 a.m. Rain yesterday totaled 0.46 inches.
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Miami Valley
Middleton
Fruehauf Is Quizzed About Loan
Senate rackets investigators focused on whether Teamsters boss Dave Beck gave favored treatment to trucking firms aiding a $200000 personal loan. Alphons Landa testified about memos by Arthur Condon linking Fruehauf Trailer Co. and Associated Transport to strike-related favors and a large loan arrangement.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Robert F. Kennedy
Alphons Landa
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Arthur Condon
Condon
Landa
Roy Fruehauf
New England
Fruehauf
Beck
Bert Seymour
Associated Transport, Inc
New York
Seymour
James Duff
R-Pa
Associated
Associated Transport Co
Teamters
Beck Faces New Union Ouster Try
Washington The Teamsters Union public relations advisers reportedly urged the union to demand Beck quit as president. Five man executive board committee weighs the recommendations amid Beck’s suspension from AFL CIO posts. Senate panel seeks witnesses linking Beck to financial dealings as Norman Gessert is subpoenaed for testimony.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Tony Smith
Allied Public Relations Associates
Smith
iBeck
Teamsters
Beck
Teamsters General Executive Board
Afl-Cio
Allied Public Relations
David B. Charnay
Charnay
Senate
Capitol
Norman Gessert
Gessert
Ellensburg
Wash
McClellan
D- Ark
Committee
Dave Beck Jr
Vacation Weather Sigh Inspires Chuckle Rain Image
A lighthearted note plays on rain ruining vacations with a playful refrain about rain falling on everyone and everything, especially holidays. The snippet captures a whimsical moment of shared meteorological satire.
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