Massive U S Military Drill Demonstrates New Weapons
In a large scale preview Exercise Sagebrush the Army and Air Force showcased guided missiles and supersonic aircraft with simulated nuclear yields across seven sizes. The event spanned seven million acres from Lake Charles to Arkansas and featured a Russian type aggressor as forces clashed while reporting eight soldiers killed in noncombat incidents.
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United States
Army
Air Force
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Arkansas
Rio Grande
Norfolk
U.S
C. P. Weyland
U. S. Tactical Air Com
Big Four fail to agree on steps to open borders in Geneva
In Geneva the Big Four foreign ministers failed to agree on measures to ease East West barriers. Molotov pushed to admit China into international bodies and opposed freer movement of people and information. Dulles warned that Soviet isolation threatens peace while Western aides press for engagement.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Red China
International Labor Office
Molotov
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
U. S
State Dulles
Strike called by Peronista labor complete failure
In Buenos Aires a general strike by the General Confederation of Labor collapsed, handing President Pedro Aramburu a decisive victory. The move signals the decline of Peronist influence as public services stayed on schedule and authorities fortified rail hubs.
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Buenos Aires
General Confederation of Labor
Juan D. Peron
Pedro E. Aramburu
Argentina
CGT
Genrmerie
Los Aires
Arambu
Edsardo Londari
Thunderstorms Forecast for Twin City Area
Scattered thunderstorms were forecast for the Twin City area Tuesday afternoon with broken clouds and scattered thunder until 6 30 p m then clearing with no strong winds. Morning high was 79 and the low is not provided.
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Twin City
Polio Vaccine Slices Paralytic Cases in Single Shot
AP science report from Kansas City notes a public health surveillance summary showing single shots of Salk polio vaccine reduced paralytic polio 50 to 80 percent. The study compares children who had one or more shots with those who had none and highlights safety improvements in May.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Kansas City
Public Health Service
Alexander D. Langmuir
The
Health Service
Stevenson Announces Democratic Presidential Candidacy
Adlai E. Stevenson declared he will seek the Democratic nomination for president next year. He urged restoring Democratic leadership to direct national affairs, expanding prosperity, and pursuing world peace in the atomic era, warning against tyranny and Communist exploitation.
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Chicago
Adilai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Graham Details Rigging Of Bomb That Killed 44
John Gilbert Jack Graham described how he rigged 25 sticks of dynamite to explode aboard a United Air Lines DC6B killing 44 near Longmont Colorado on November 1. He admitted killing his mother to collect insurance and faced possible further charges.
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Denver
John Gilbert
Jack Graham
United Air Lines
Longmont
Colo
Graham
U. S
Daisie E. King
Stapleton Airfield
Spenard
Alaska
Helen Ruth Hablutzel
David Stolberg
The
Rocky Mountain News
U S and Russia hold private talks on U N membership rift
United States and Russia planned private talks in New York to break a deadlock over admitting 18 nations to the United Nations. U S opposition blocks Soviet backed Outer Mongolia seat while Canada Britain backed plan seeks fast action and possible early Security Council meeting. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. commented on the ongoing negotiations.
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United States
Russia
U.N
U.S
Outer Mongolia
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Council
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Eisenhower faces uncertain bid for second term in 1953
Sen Jackson predicts Eisenhower will not run on a part time basis and could be defeated if he does. Sen Flanders remains hopeful Eisenhower recovers to seek a second term. Jackson argues the public wants full time leadership and a strong Democratic contender may emerge with Stevenson Harriman or Kefauver as nominee. McCarthy also doubts an Ike bid.
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D-Wash
Eisenhower
Flanders
R-Vi
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
McCarthy
R-Wis
Elsey
Hower
Milton
Stevenson
Woodward Family Denies Custody Fight Over Sons
New York report claimed a custody battle over two sons of slain millionaire Willaim Woodward Jr. and his widow Ann. Woodward Sr. told the Long Island Press the claim is untrue and the family bears no ill will toward Ann, calling the tragedy a tragedy not a mystery.
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Willaim Woodward Jr
Ann
Woodward
William Woodward Sr
Mrs. Woodward
James A. Farrell
Mrs. Woodward Sr
Wife Of Graham Not Aware Of Plot In Bombing Case
Gloria Graham, wife of John Gilbert Graham, reportedly did not suspect he planned the United Airlines DC-6B bombing that killed his mother and 43 others near Longmont Colorado on November 1. She collapsed upon learning of his confession and was placed under sedation by Dr Earl J Miller.
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John Gilbert Graham
United Air Lines
FBI
Gloria Graham
Earl J. Miller
Graham
Helen Hablutzel
Anchorage
Alaska
Daisey King
Longmont
Colo
Ike Goes On Farm Tour
Gettysburg Pennsylvania President Eisenhower toured his farm and the adjoining property of friend George Allen in a jeep with a fringe top. He inspected Holstein cattle, wore a Western hat and gabardine jacket, and moved about briskly in crisp 40s weather. He planned a mid afternoon meeting with Sherman Adams to discuss Cabinet business back in Washington.
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Town Square
Gettysburg
Mamie
W. G. Weaver
Ike
George Allen
Sherman Adams
Washington
Negro Girl Killed Crossing Road To Board School Bus
An eight year old girl, Mary Lee Granger, was killed instantly when a truck struck her at a dirt road intersection of Highway 90 near New Iberia Louisiana as she crossed to reach a school bus. The truck overturned but the driver, John LeBlanc of Lafayette, escaped injury. Authorities ruled the accident unavoidable.
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Mary Lee Granger
Granger
John LeBlanc
Lafayette
LeBlanc
New Theria
Angry Words Fly At Delinquency Hearing
A Senate subcommittee hearing on juvenile delinquency sparked heated exchanges over Augusta Georgia adoption practices. Ernest Mitler testified that New York authorities questioned Judge Harry Woodward's authority to place hundreds of Augusta babies nationwide, while Augusta attorney W P Congdon challenged bias against the South. Voting in West Monroe’s bond election moved slowly with only dozens casting ballots in three precincts for a 1.37 million dollar program funding water and fire prevention upgrades.
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Georgia
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Fairground
Woodward
Union
California
New
Pretty Sick Man Texan Kills Wife and Relatives Then Himself
World War II veteran Guy Andrews Jr. shot and killed his wife Audrey 23 who was four months pregnant and her father E Bernard Bryant 62 and uncle William Bryant 64 on the Limestone county courthouse lawn after wife beating charges were filed. He then killed himself with a shotgun and narrowly wounded his mother in law Mrs E Bernard Bryant who escaped through a window.
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Groesbeck
Tex
May Andrews
Guy Andrews Jr
Audrey
E. Bernard Bryant
William Bryant
Logansport
Andrews
Superintendent of Education
Houston
Tongay Still At Large After Port Sulphur Sightings
Escaped convict Russell Tongay remains at large after a sighting near Port Sulphur, 60 miles from New Orleans. The 38 year old, serving a 10 year manslaughter sentence for his daughter's death, escaped from a Florida officer while being treated at the U S Public Health Service Hospital. Plaquemines Parish deputies comb marshland and bars as reports place him in the Port Sulphur area, with a witness matching his description at a service station.
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Russell Tongay
Plaquemines Parish
Port Sulphur
Here
Tongay
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U. S. Public Health Service
Raiford
Lucas Marcella
Mississippi River
Plaquemines
Harry L. Packard
Packard
Jimmie Simmons
Simmons
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