Death of Aikichi Kuboyama sparks nationwide mourning in Japan
Japan mourns the 40 year old fisherman Aikichi Kuboyama who died from radiation sickness after exposure in the Bikini Atoll H-bomb tests. U S doctors debate causes while the U S government offers aid and Japan seeks compensation to five to seven million dollars.
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Tokyo
Japan
Aikichi Kuboyama
Kuboyama
U.S
Bikini
U S. Army
James L. Hansen
John M. Allison
United States
Allison
Katsuo Okazaki
50 Former PWs Under Investigation
NEW YORK The Army is examining former Korean War prisoners to decide if they should be charged with currying favor with the enemy. The number under review may exceed 50. Names are withheld and details not released. Some are in the New York City area or at Ft Devens, Ft Dix. Possible outcomes include exoneration, discharge, or trial.
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New York
Army
Pentagon
New York City
Ft. Devens
Mass
Ft. Dix
N.J
International Fund Bank Held Parley Opens With Eisenhower Support
President Eisenhower told the International Bank and the International Monetary Fund that they have the assurance of U S support to reduce restrictions on free world trade. Treasury Secretary Humphrey read the message at the six day meeting, with Ivar Rooth and Johan Van de Kieft also speaking on currency convertibility and economic development.
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Washington
Eisenhower
International Bank and International Monetary Fund
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
U.S
Ivar Rooth
Sweden
Johan van de Kieft
International Bank
International Monetary Fund
United States
Dulles Outlines Four Point Atoms For Peace Plan
United States proposes an international atomic agency to foster peaceful use with or without Soviet cooperation. Dulles outlines a four point plan including an agency, an UN sponsored conference, a reactor training school, and inviting foreign medical experts to work in U.S. cancer hospitals. Britain and seven other nations reportedly back the idea, with debate shaping Soviet stance at the UN.
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United Nations, N. Y
United States
Dulles
U. S
U. N. General Assembly
Eisenhower
U. N
U.N
U.S
U N
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Assembly
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Soviet Union
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
France
Canada
Australia
Belgium
Portugal
South Africa
Nationalist raids on Chinese coast. Que Moy tensions grow
Late dispatches report 22nd day of Nationalist planes and warships hammering the China coast amid fears fighting near Que Moy could spread. In New York, two holdup men tied up staff and escaped with about 100000 from a Fulton Avenue County Trust Co bank drive‑in before opening.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Quemoy
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Fulton Ave
The
County Trust Co
Tank Blast in Bitburg Kills 32 as Fire Drill Backfires
A fire fighting demonstration at Bitburg France zone left 32 dead and 16 injured while investigators weigh sabotage versus accident. The 120000 gallon jet fuel tank exploded after engineers poured gasoline on the roof. flames and smoke rose over the depot near the Luxembourg border.
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Bitburg
Germany
Luxembourg
France
Nims
Sauer
West Germany
1.G. Farben Chemical Works
Ludwigshafen
Eisenhower addresses AFL convention amid labor tensions
President Eisenhower told the AFL that labor views will be studied and sympathetically considered though differences remain. He praised cooperation against communism and warned against tax rises as 18,000 cheered at Hollywood Bowl. The AFL later passed a resolution attacking the administration and Taft Hartley.
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Los Angeles
Eisenhower
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
AFL
Washington
Hollywood Bowl
Congress
Soviet Subs Said Major Sea Threat
Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas warned the Soviet submarine threat to be the greatest in naval history. He noted Russia owns more than 350 subs and can produce about one weekly, but said the US Navy can counter it from factory to high seas. The remarks came at a Chicago dinner marking U 505’s capture in 1944. Eight hundred civic leaders attended. the sub is shown at the Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park.
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Chicago
Charles Thomas
Russia
Thomas
Science of Museum and Industry
Jackson Park
Diem reshapes cabinet with Cao Dai and Hoa Hao ministers
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem dissolves the old cabinet and creates a 22 member panel. He keeps 11 former ministers and names four from Cao Dai and Hoa Hao sects, naming himself defense and home affairs minister. Generals take state and national defense roles amid army tensions.
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Saigon
Indochina
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen van Xuan
Diem
Army
Nguyen van Hinh
Xuan
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
Coa Daist
Hoa Hao
Senate censure report on McCarthy near completion
Senators finished hearings on censure charges against Sen. McCarthy and prepared a report due for filing Monday. A decision on reconvening before or after the election remained unsettled amid signs of delay and discussions among Republican and Democratic leaders.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Senate
Joniry. Watkins
Special
Steel City Store Strike Emerges as Violent History
In Pittsburgh a 10 month strike by 12 AFL unions against the city’s five largest department stores marks one of the most violent periods in local history. Police report 29 shattered display windows, $40,000 in damages, and three fires as patrols guard stores daily.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Steel City
AFL General Teamsters Local
AFL General Warehousemen
Gimbel’s
Desegregation Sparks Tense Milford High Reopening
Milford Delaware faces a tense reopening of Lakeview High with desegregation efforts after the State Board of Education overrode the local board. Threats of violence and anti desegregation pamphlets circulated as the district prepares for a nonseg regated start.
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Milford
Del
Delaware
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Dover
State Board
Lakeview High School
Ford
Georgetown
Lem
Fire Prevention Week preview in Sundays Journal
Captain Gall heads Fire Prevention Bureau to preview events stressing fire safety before Fire Prevention Week. Home Safety Division pursues volunteers amid limited response while women lead Army-style efforts. Also see Middletown gun repairs hitting Christmas rush and Butler County residents saluted for Fair effort in a full page photo feature by Bill Werth.
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Howard Gall
The
Safety Council
Butler County
Bill Werth
Mutt Jeff duo rob bank in daylight Dayton
Ohio and Indiana officers hunted two armed men described as a Mutt and Jeff pair who yesterday herded 15 people into the Farmers and Citizens Bank vault in Trotwood. They escaped with between 50 000 and 70 000 dollars as one kept guard with two revolvers and the other ordered tellers and customers into the vault before escaping in a car whose license number was later noted.
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Dayton
Ohio
Indiana
Mutt
Jeff
Farmers and Citizens Bank
Trotwood
Robert C. Gump
Bank
Gump
Costs Fall 2 Percent as Food Prices Decline
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2 percent drop in the cost of living led by lower food prices especially meats and fresh produce. Pork, bacon, chops, and lamb declined about four percent from July levels while tomatoes and sweet potatoes fell sharply. Clothing costs mostly eased with shoes slightly higher for school wear.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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