France Faces Deep Crisis Over North Africa Uprising
In ATX-Les-Bains France Premier Edgar Faure confronts demands to fire governor Gilbert Gramival as unrest spreads in Morocco and Algeria. Faure denies recalls while meeting with Istiqlal leaders and battles right wing calls for hardline policy amid fears of local revenge campaigns.
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Atx-Les-Bains
France
North Africa
Edgar Faure
Gilbert Gramival
Biorecce
Grandval Aleady
Faure
F Rom
Morocco
Paris
Africa
Algeria
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
Tunisia
Soviets Still Top Allied Air Power In Pacific
Honolulu AP dispatch reports General George Laur ence Kuter of the US Far East Air Force stating pe sh power still outnumbers the Allies in the Pacific. He asserts US and allied air forces maintain qualitative superiority over Reds, citing MiG Sabre jets kill ratio from the Korean War and statistics showing 802 Russian BMG 15s destroyed to 38 American planes lost.
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Honolulu
Laurence S. Kuter
Far East Air Force
Pacific
Kuter
United States
Air Force
5Th Ai Force
Airman Green Charged With Theft as Rampage Unfolds
Airman Napoleon Green, 21, at Manston Air Base near Broadstairs England, went on a two hour rampage shooting and killing three people and wounding nine. He died by suicide on a Kent coast beach after being pursued by American police. He faced a court martial hearing for theft and alleged attack on a British girl. Local authorities questioned his claims as the investigation continued.
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Air Force
Washington
Napoleon Green
Chicago
South England
Manston
England
Green
Broadstairs
U.S
Kent Coast
Col
Hugh Manson
Georgia
Manson
U.S. Air Force
Sabrejet Sets World Speed Record Over California Course
Air Force North American F100C piloted by Col. Horace A. Hanes set a faster-than-sound record on a 15 40 25 kilometer measured course at Palm Dale California marking the first official speed over 900 miles per hour on a measured track. Officials and timers from the National Aeronautic Association continued instrument study to certify the record.
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Washington
Palmdale
Calif
Horace A. Hanes
Edwards Air Force Base
F.K. Everest
National Aeronautic Assn
American Aviation Daily
Freed Flier Schmidt Wife Reconcile After Honeymoon Plan
Airmail sergeant Daniel C Schmidt and his wife Una reconciled in Portland Oregon. Una flew in from California to meet him at his mother’s home and they agreed to reunite for keeps. Schmidt described the moment as joyous and they planned a first honeymoon at an Oregon beach.
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Portland
Ore
Daniel C. Schmidt
Una
Schmidt
Red
China
California
Nellie Peters
United Press
Danny
Korea
Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Alford Fine
United States
Nevada City
Calif
Red Bluff
Danny Jr
Bunt Schmidt
Howard P. Welch
Sacramento
Fine
Mrr. Welch
Ingersoll Named Seventh Fleet Chief
Rear Admiral Stuart H. Ingersoll, formerly assistant chief of naval operations, will become commander of the Seventh Fleet to protect Formosa. He will replace Vice Admiral A. M. Pride in a routine command change announced by the Navy. Pride's next assignment was not disclosed.
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Washington
Stuart H. Ingersoll
Naval Operations
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Navy
Ingersoll
Adm
A. M. Pride
Pride
Missing Tot Found After 15-Hour Ozark Walk
Two year old Gail Taylor wandered from home in Cassville Missouri for 15 hours in rugged Ozark hills. He was found cold but unharmed near his home by Bessie Edwards and her son Joe after a stray dog whistle led them to him in a strawberry patch. He was taken to Cassville Community Hospital. two puppies that accompanied him remained missing.
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Cassville
Ozark Hills
Missouri
Gail Taylor
Bessie Edwards
Joe
Gail
Strawberry Patch
George Smith
Cass‘ville
Cyclist Ernest Blade Fatally Struck Near Stiles
Ernest Blade aged 34 was killed when an automobile struck him while he bicycled near his home in Stiles Wisconsin, an Oconto County village. The crash happened Wednesday and injured him fatally.
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Stiles
Wis
Ernest Blade
Oconto County
Suffering Eased In Stricken Areas
News from the flood stricken northeast reports progress under a large United States relief effort. The Army Engineers oversee a 100 million dollar rehabilitation program while storms Edith and Diane influence ongoing recovery. Connecticut rebuilds from a one billion dollar flood impact as industries resume operations.
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United Press
United States
Amy
Swithh
Edith
Atlantic Ocean
San Juan
P.R
Park board resignations shrink five to two in city
Park board president Herman Hoxtel and Commissioner A A Smith resign effective Tuesday reducing the five member board to two. Mayor Siewert said resignations remain unopened and promised comment. Commissioner Anthony Herber had submitted resignation, council delayed action.
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Park Board
Fiveman
Herman Hoxtel
A. A. Smith
Ernest R. Siewert
Anthony Herber
Marshall Muscavitch
Robert Luedtke
Smith
Citr
Hoxtell
Board of Public Works
Menominee Park
Hazel Street
Lake Boulevard
Acion
Hoxtel
Parkway
Irving Street
Herbert Wenzlaff
Hextel
R. C. Laus
Edith the Fifth Tropical Storm Aims At Sea
A newborn hurricane Edith with 80 mph winds churns in the Atlantic far from the U.S. coast. Weather forecasters say it likely stays at sea for two to three days, with Edith centered about 680 miles east northeast of San Juan and 1,550 miles east southeast of Miami. Ships were warned as Edith grows, while Connie and Diane lie to the south.
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Miami
Atlantic
U.S
Edith
Connie
Diane
Miami Weather Bureau
San Juan
P.R
Weather Bureau
Hadeen
Air Force
Bermuda
Public Health Service Reports on Cutter Vaccine Failures
The Public Health Service links polio cases to Cutter vaccine due to inadequate inactivation of the live virus and safety test failures. The six page report notes some lots contained live virus, while contamination could not be proven, and new safety standards were issued May 27 to tighten inactivation and testing procedures.
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Ween Pal
U.S. Public Health Service
Cutter
Health Service
Public Health Service
Cutter Laboratories
Polio cases rise in Wisconsin as hospital reports grow
Wisconsin polio counts climb with Manitowoc and Waukesha each adding three cases. Sheboygan reports thirteen new cases for the year, and South View Hospital Milwaukee logs 283 total cases and 30 deaths. The 1955 total tops last year and nears 1934 levels. US health service notes broader context.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Manitowoc
Waukesha
Sheboygan
South View Hospital
Milwaukee
Oshkosh Urges Curtailment of Youth Activities Over Polio Fears
City health officials warn polio threat is rising in Oshkosh and nearby areas. They cite six local cases this season, one death, and three recommendations including no visitors under 16 to Mercy Hospital and avoiding crowded public events. Emphasize hygiene, fly control, and canceled strenuous activity for under 18.
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Oshkosh
Neenah - Menasha
Outagamie
City Health Department
Mercy Hospital
Health Department
State Board of Health
Oshkosh Health Department
Loren Frank
Department
Qatagamie
Heath Department
Common Council
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Sabrejet
Boston and Maine
Montreal
Lowell
Mass
Concord River
Seventh Fleet
Oshkesh Daily Northwestern
Connecticut
Iland
Hoxtel and Smith
Cutter Vaccine
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