Three Doctors Win Nobel Prize in Medicine
In Stockholm the 1956 Nobel prize in medicine was awarded to American Drs. Andre F. Cournand and Dickinson W. Richards Jr. of Columbia University and German Wer ner Forssmann for pioneering heart catheterization. The trio will divide $38,633 in prize money and receive the award from the Caroline Institute.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Andre F. Cournand
Dickinson W. Richards Jr
Columbia University
New York
Werner Forssmann
Bad Kreuznach
West Germany
Caroline Institute of Medicine and Physiology
Alfred Nobel
Youth Killed In Chicago Gang Violence
In a Southwest Side park youths clashed ending with Fred Kruse admitting he fired the fatal shot that killed Warren White and wounded Edward Melant Jr. Richard Bukovic suffered facial slashes and beatings. Kruse, Bukovic, and four others were detained without charge.
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Chicago
Fred Kruse
Warren White
Edward Melant Jr
Richard Bukovic
Kruse
Bukovic
Eisenhower pledges school program for atomic age
President Eisenhower, in Tacoma at a Citizens for Eisenhower rally, vows to press Congress for a five year school building program suited to the atomic era. He accuses Adlai Stevenson of political fables and criticizes Democratic leadership while urging Congress to act at the next session. He emphasizes preparing youth to be skilled citizens capable of mastering new scientific advances.
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Tacoma
Wash
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Citizens For Eisenhower
College of Puget Sound
Congress
America
Seattle
Stevenson
Willy
Stevenson Attacks Single Interest GOP Government in Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson assailed the Eisenhower administration as a single interest government and urged ousting it through the Democratic party. In Akron Ohio he criticized the Cadillac Cabinet and vowed the people will carry forward when the cabinet returns to General Motors next January.
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Stevenson
Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Akron
General Motors
Young Reporter Shot And Killed In Auto In St Joseph
In St Joseph Missouri a 20 year old newspaper reporter Richard Skram was shot and killed while seated in a parked car with a female coworker. The shooter fired twice from about 10 feet away using a .300 Magnum rifle. The woman escaped unharmed and called police. she offered a vague description as a white man and no theories were available.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Richard Skram
V. V. Starmer
Skram
St. Joseph
Starmer
Huckaby Named Fifth District State Highway Chief Engineer
Wayne H Huckaby resigns as Monroe commissioner of streets and parks to become chief engineer for the state department of highways in the Fifth Congressional District. He replaces J H Drake who was reassigned. Drake indicated he would likely move to Baton Rouge for a new assignment next week. Huckaby will oversee all state road construction in 14 northeast Louisiana parishes. He was elected Monroe streets and parks commissioner earlier this year but served only three months before resigning. Huckaby previously worked for the state before entering municipal politics in 1952.
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Wayne H. Huckaby
Monroe
State Department of Highways
Fifth Congressional District
J. H. Drake
Huckaby
Earl K. Long
Drake
Department of Highways
Baton Rouge
Department
Louisiana
Researcher Says H-Tests Produce Very Little Poison
Washington reports that Dr. Shields Warren, former AEC biology chief, states nuclear tests produced only an insignificantly small amount of strontium 90. The telegram in question, released by the AEC, partially quotes Adlai Stevenson who described the substance as the most dreadful poison. The message ends with Warren noting some Stevenson statements should be reconsidered.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Adlai Stevenson
Shields Warren
Division of Biology and Medicine
AEC
Warren
Stevenson
Ballot Victory for ILA to Represent New York Wharf Workers
The International Longshoremen's Association won a decisive ballot to retain representation of about 22,000 waterfront workers at the Port of New York. Voters favored the ILA over the AFL CIO’s rival IBL by 11,827 to 7,428, with additional ballots challenged and other options noted. The result follows repeated challenges to the ILA and could prompt AFL CIO reevaluation.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
National Labor Relations Board
ILA
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Longshoremen
IBL
AFL
CIO
Afl-Cio
New York City
New Jersey
NLRB
No Union
Ball
Butcher-turned-airport worker seeks lost relatives in 1948 search
Francis Herbet, a New Orleans butcher, quit his shop to work at an airport snack counter hoping to meet travelers who might know his siblings. Born William Kevan in 1912 and raised by a Parisian couple, his quest traces to a New York Foundling Home. He learned of brothers George and James and a sister Martha Frances, with clues suggesting a brother in Canada and another in Rio de Janeiro. He plans to wear a name pin reading Kegan to aid recognition.
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New Orleans
Francis Herbet
Herbet
New York Foundling
Elysse Herbet
New York
James Joseph Kevan
George
James
Martha Frances
Herriet
Houston
Canada
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Kegan
Herbiet
Slowdown Strikes Reported In East German Sector
Der Tag reports slowdown strikes in Magdeburg and two other East German cities with about 2000 Red police moved from East Berlin to Magdeburg. West Berlin officials seek confirmation while Tribuene notes worker grievances in Magdeburg plants and warns unions to protect workers interests.
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Berlin
West Berlin
der Tag
East Berlin
Magdeburg
Tribuene
Red Organ
Beaumont Rally Launches Citizens Council with Protest Display
About 600 people attended a rally in Beaumont to form a Citizens Council. A black figure with a white cord hung from the speakers platform labeled Cokinos. Mayor Jimmie Cokinos ordered an end to Lamar Tech picketing as he called the protest against Negroes attending the state school no longer peaceful. Dr. B F Masters of Kilgore, president of the Associated Citizens Councils of Texas, spoke from a boxing ring platform urging a fight to keep schools segregated.
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Beaumont
Tex
Beaumont Citizens Council
Cokinos
Jimmie Cokinos
Lamar Tech
B. FE. Masters
Kilgore
Associated Citizens Councils of
Continued Dry Weather Expected In Local Forecast
The forecast calls for continued dry weather in the area with similar temperatures. The noon reading was 79, up from a nightly low around 50. Lows tonight are expected near 54 and will rise to the lower 80s by Friday.
Long Appoints Rodriguez To Council Post
W D H Rodriguez of 507 Park Avenue expected to receive a commission from Governor Earl K Long naming him commissioner of streets. Mayor W L Howard said city officials had not been notified of the appointment to fill the vacancy from Wayne Huckaby resignation. The city council at a special meeting trimmed duties of the office to four and renamed the post commissioner of streets. Huckaby had cleared his desk Thursday, and Rodriguez will fill a three and three quarter year term.
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W. D. H. Rodriguez
Park Avenue
Earl K. Long
W. L. Howard
Rodriguez
Wayne Huckaby
Huckaby
Alcoholics Increase in Texas 1956 Report
Texas faces a rising alcoholism problem as state hospital admissions for alcohol wards more than double eight months into 1956 versus 1955. About 155,100 Texans are estimated alcoholics, with 142 in rehabilitation. Women comprise about one in six. one in 33 belong to Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Austin
Texas
State Hospital Board
State Hospital
Alcoholics Anonymous
Drought Triggers Hunting Bans Across Louisiana Parishes
In northeast Louisiana parishes drought sparks hunting bans for now. Madison Richland Tensas parishes passed close hunting ordinances with penalties up to 30 days jail or a $100 fine. Concordia Vidalia area officials expect action. East Carroll had not acted by Thursday and La Salle will open as scheduled.
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Louisiana
Madison Parish
C. E. Hester
Richland
Tensas
Richland Parish
Concordia Parish
Vidalia
East Carroll Parish
la Salle Parish
Jena
States' Righters Rally Tonight in Ouachita Parish
Clarence E. Manion, former Notre Dame law dean, will speak at a States' Rights rally in Ouachita Parish High School auditorium at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ed Dubisson and Vaughn Phelps will also speak as they back T Coleman Andrews of Virginia for U.S. president.
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Clarence FE. Manion
Alexandria
Notre Dame University
States’ Rights Party
Ouachita Parish
Ed Dubission
Louisiana
Vaughn Phelps
T. Coleman Andrews
Virginia
United States
Manion
Fog Cancels Final Two Races at Taunton Track
In Taunton Massachusetts officials halted the last two dog races after thick fog obscured the greyhounds. Runners were not visible, forcing cancellation and leaving no winner for the final events.
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Taunton
Mass
Proxy vote crash lands in Nashville political clash
Mrs. Mary A. Baker a reluctant Davidson County Democratic activist found herself at the center of a fierce proxy vote contest to name a replacement for the late Rep. J. Percy Priest. With city and county factions backing different candidates, her unsigned resignation and later proxy were debated as she watched the outcome unfold. The final tally left both sides at 42 votes and Baker unsettled by the chaotic process.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mary A. Baker
Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee
J. Percy Priest
U.S
Davidson County
Rep. Priest
Baker
Ben West
Raymond Leathers
Dist. Atty
J. Carlton
West
Z. T. Osborn
Loser
Osborn
Isa Petre Grissim
Mrs. Baker
Two Freights Ram Head On In Florida
Two Atlantic Coast Line freight trains collided in Florida at dawn killing four crew members and injuring four others. The northbound and southbound engines and cars burned, trapping two men. their bodies were recovered. Names of the dead include D. T. Martin and E. W. Vaughn from High Springs, J. Phillips of Lakeland, and W. E. Snyder of Lakeland. Injured were Otis Bridges, A. H. Goodyear, Robert P. Tate, and William Hardee Jr. An ACL investigation began to determine the cause as crews were taken to hospital. The crash occurred near the Pineda depot on the main line. Continued on Fifth Page.
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Pineola
Fla
ACL
Pinedla
D. T. Martin
High Springs
E. W. Vaughn
Lakeland
W. E. Snyder
Martin
Vaughn
Phillips
Snyder
Alachua County
Otis Bridges
A. H. Goodyear
Tampa
Robert P. Tate
William Hardee Jr
John Purcell
Garnet Funeral Home
Brooksville
Conference of Business Heads Slated Tonight
Tonight at the Virginia Hotel the Monroe Chamber of Commerce hosts a 7 p.m. conference led by Lester G. Flesner district manager for the U S Chamber of Commerce. Grayson Guthrie, president of the Monroe Chamber, says free admission invites all businessmen to hear how to build a better business climate in the Twin Cities.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Hotel
Lester G. Flesner
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Grayson Guthrie
Chamber
Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Flesner
Chamber of Commerce
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Gerald Sternal
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Terry Moore
Joe Mulcahy
GOP
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Ersten Eeonas
SB Toe Ik
Bs Bhooda
Radio
Society
Huckaby H’way Engineer
Ronald Robertson
Toronto
N. Y
Butcher
Citizens Council
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