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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
5
A stray puppy arrives at the back door of Harlan Hospital with a broken leg. Nurses care for the injured dog awaiting its owner as an orderly notes a likely hit by a car. The pet bears a collar with a nameplate but no name.
Cyd Charisse and Jack Webb named best dressed in entertainment by the California Fashion Creators. Miniature golden scissors awarded last night by Emanuel FH. Mineman, president of the organization.
President Tito downplays Sen McCarthy's move to cut U S aid over his Moscow trip saying Yugoslavia US ties will remain unchanged. He affirms Yugoslavia's independent foreign policy and cooperation with all nations while noting Moscow talks aim to peace and sovereignty.
Maj. Gen. Robert Gard announced that neutral truce inspection teams will leave the Republic of Korea after a UN command demand. The teams from Sweden, Switzerland, Poland and Czechoslovakia faced expulsion for flagrant armistice violations and work paralysis. The UN plans to set a date for withdrawal while preserving the teams' legal status.
Former President Truman said he was glad Adlai Stevenson defeated Estes Kefauver in the California primary but remained neutral on the Democratic nomination. He arrived in Bonn for four hours of talks with Adenauer and Heuss, stressing his lack of a declared candidate.
Dr. Allen H. Benton, assistant professor of biology, received a three year grant to study flea biology at Albany State College for Teachers. He notes fleas require blood meals and some stay with a single host while others switch species. He seeks to determine what governs host choice.
California primary results give Adlai Stevenson about 62 percent to 38 for Kefauver. Supporters claim the victory sinks the can’t-win argument, with Harriman and Symington emerging as anti-Stevenson rallying points. Democratic backers assert the California triumph proves Stevenson has broad voter appeal.
President Eisenhower signaled reciprocal high level exchanges with the Soviet Union. He indicated figures such as Marshal Zhukov Bulganin and Khrushchev could visit the United States if Moscow agrees to reciprocal invitations. The plan hinges on Twining’s Moscow invitation and the outcome of his trip.
Three men in matching outfits kidnapped two gem firm employees on a Greenwich Village street and escaped with about $211000 in cut and uncut diamonds. Victims Albert Schmitt and Eugene Epsky were bound in a cellar, gagged with tape, then freed by a building superintendent who alerted police.
An article outlines eight specific steps for mothers before conception and pregnancy. It mentions illness to catch beforehand, dangers for working expectant mothers, and cites related features in The Uninsulted Child and June Ladies' Home Journal. The piece promotes a revolutionary theory now at newsstands.
Tokyo reports abortions exceeded births in 1955 with 1 170 000 recorded and an estimated two million if all were counted. Births totaled 1 727 040. Abortion is legal with physician certifying need for the mother’s welfare and the ministry urged stronger contraception education.
Burlington board of aldermen, evenly split six Republicans and six Democrats, cast 609 ballots over two nights without reaching a decision on a president. The deadlock persisted after 289 votes Tuesday and 320 votes Wednesday as no outcome emerged.
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