Survival City warns of lethal fallout radius from atomic test
Harold Goodwin of the Federal Civil Defense Administration said that debris and radiation would have killed all residents within one mile of Survival Town after a nuclear device detonation equal to half again as powerful as the bombs that hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He cited probable fatalities along Main Street and severe injuries farther out, with eardrum rupture from blast forces.
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Survival City
Nev
Harold Goodwin
Tomic
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Survival Town
Mexsmen
Cre Defense
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Main Street
Scot Tower
Ground Zero
Rabbinical Group Praises Eisenhower For Keeping Peace
The Rabbinical Assembly of America lauded President Eisenhower for avoiding war and offering restraint to those who might solve the Middle East impasse by force. The 600 conservative Jewish leaders criticized arms aid to Arab nations and urged a just peace in the region.
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Highland Park. Ti
Rabbinical Assembly of America
Eisenhower
United States
John Foster Dulles
Middle East
Hego
Rail Striker Fatally Shot In Tennessee
A railroad striker was killed Thursday night near Mount Pleasant Tennessee in a shooting that halted talks on the Louisville and Nashville strike. Federal mediators and local authorities reported four suspects were involved and one confessed firing the fatal shot after a truck was forced off the road.
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Atlanta
Widkence
Gunvlar
Sikers
Moon
Pleasant Tenn
Louisville & Nashville
Washington
Tae Cio Communicators Workers of America
Eisenhower
Sother Bell Telephone Co
South
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Knoxville
George Dempster
Francis A Oneill
Mount Pleasant
Jack Lovett
LEN
Menderes and Tito Hold Talks in Belgrade
Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes met with Yugoslav President Marshal Tito in Belgrade on a state visit to discuss world problems and seek common ground on international issues.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Adnan Menderes
Marshal Tito
Nine Die in Skid Row Fire in Chicago
A flash blaze in a Skid Row flop house at 919 West Madison Street killed nine men and injured twelve in ten minutes. Officials suspect liquor-fueled suffocation after many escaped through front stairs or back fire escapes as flames trapped occupants in second floor cubicles.
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Chicago
Harry Glos
Corefor
Tny
West
Madison Steel
Madison
Mary
al Reese
Gerk
James
Casey
Jon Bertram
Mershel Albert Peterson
Quckly
Peter
North Side
Auction of porch blinds on Washington Blvd
Mrs H of Washington Blvd sold her porch blind after placing a Daily Northwestern Want Ad. The ad advertised 4 green basswood porch blinds with multiple widths at prices around 55 and 7 dollars, plus standard length blinds. Immediate sale claimed with the notice “SOLD ALL” and contact via Daily Northwestern Want Ad service.
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Washington Blvd
Northwestern
Washington
Bill to Junk Flexible Farm Price Supports Stalls in Senate
Democratic criticism halts action on the administration price support program. Senator Ellender doubts passage in the Senate Agriculture Committee or the Senate, with a decision expected by May 18. Leaders plan to delay action until the 1956 election year.
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Washington
Senate
House
Len J. Ellender
D- Tha
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellerder
Edlerder
Dynamite Probe Clears One Suspect in Local 33 Case
Dist Atty David Weber said one man connected with the dynamite found near Local 33 UAW CIO strike headquarters was cleared after a voluntary lie detector test. He noted the other three refused further exams and were released after arrest in the ongoing Kohler labor dispute.
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Sheboygan
Bobler Co
Fast Prutley
Dist. Atty
David Weber
Weber
Uaw-Cio
State Crime Laboratory
Charles Wilson
Jto Madison
Webery
Kohier
Two Rivers Boy Drowns Near East Twin River Dock
Edward Kusiak aged five of Two Rivers died Thursday after slipping from a dock into the East Twin River. Police and Coast Guardsmen recovered the body about 30 minutes later on the east shore.
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Wis
Edward Kusiak
East Twins
Irs Edward Kusiak
Rivers
Power and Light Seek ok to issue stock for new plant
Wisconsin Power and Light Company asks the Public Service Commission for permission to issue 30,000 shares of preferred stock and 263,140 shares of common stock to raise about 59.6 million dollars. Proceeds fund a 75 megawatt generating unit at the Rock River plant between Beloit and Janesville plus new transmission lines and substations.
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Madison
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Public Service Commisssion
Rock,River
Beloit
Janesville
First Uranium Discovery Reported in Scotland
The Atomic Energy Division said two amateur prospectors found uranium in Scotland but the deposits are unlikely to be economically significant.
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London
Atomic Energy Division
Scotland
Fingers Key In Search For Teen Girl Missing In Berkeley
Berkeley police pursued clues including three fingers seen in a car trunk as part of a weeklong search for Stephanie Bryan a 14 year old girl who disappeared from her home. Witnesses described a dark haired man with a late model Pontiac sedan and a driver who asked the girl to fuel the tank before the trunk clue emerged. Authorities widened the search across the San Joaquin Valley but found no trace of the vehicle or Stephanie. The missing teen is the daughter of Dr Charles Bryan a local radiologist.
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Berkeley
Calif
Stephanie Brian
Robert Small
Jservice
Keyes
Staten
Smai
Small
Sheriff's Office
Modes
San Joaquin Valley
Tally Smail
Stephanie Dis
Alvin McCoy
Highway 99
Mani
McCoy
Stephenie
Jirs
Charles 5
Bryan
Berseley
Wisconsin Says No Reason To Delay Polio Shots
Dr. Mitton Feig of the State Board of Health in Madison said there is no reason to delay the polio inoculation program in Wisconsin. He noted federal approval announcements in Washington would not hamper Wisconsin’s planned first inoculations and that current vaccine supplies were received last night. Feig cautioned that minor delays might affect second booster shots if supplies slow, especially with school terms ending soon.
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Madison
Mitton Feig
State Board of Health
Iuafar
Wisconsin
Feig
Washington
Leon Jaed Scheele
Scheele
Nine Former GIs Head to Paris Enroute to Moscow
Nine ex GIs depart New York for Paris on a Trans World Airlines flight at 7:30 p.m. Their trip follows a 19 year old meeting with Russians at the Esbe River. One member postponed due to his ill wife. they raised funds via a television quiz show to cover costs. Russian hosts will pay for travel Paris to Moscow and return.
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New York
Esbe River
Jasimorch
Paris
Teunier
Moscow
Trans World Airlines
Three Million Dollar Warehouse Fire Damages Hammond
A Hammond Indiana warehouse blaze caused over three million dollars in damage. Fire crews battled flames in a six story Great Lakes warehouse with smoke pouring from upper floors and neighboring buildings also burning. Explosions and flying embers lit the sky as four firemen were injured and area facilities faced near total loss.
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Hammond
Ind
Great Lakes
The
American Chemical
Toreh
Burington
Txoe
Midwest
Survival City
Nev
Salk polio vaccine supplies to arrive in Oshkosh and county
Health authorities announced vaccine from Fond du Lac would be delivered today by car to Oshkosh and Winnebago County. Clinics for first and second graders were set for next week with a second parental permission form required due to delays. Schedules for rural clinics include Winneconne May 18 and Omro May 27, with boosters planned months later.
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Oshkoshi
Winnebago
Fond du Lac
Diss
Harriet Larsen
Jan Mes
Lucille Ruedinger
Bliss Larsen
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Escape Airliner Accident
A British BEA airliner from London landed with its undercarriage collapsed yet 44 others aboard escaped injury. The Duke of Windsor and the American-born Duchess of Windsor were aboard returning from a royal visit. a BEA spokesman said the Duke took it with a smile as the plane settled slowly.
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Paris
Britain
BEA
Turck
Ine
Palsy Drive Launched by Nixon for Funds
Washington United Cerebral Palsy launches a 10 million dollar fundraising drive led by Vice President Nixon to support cerebral palsy programs and services nationwide.
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Washington
United Cerebral Palsy
Nixon
Government halts new polio vaccine approvals for safety review
Dr. Leo A. Scheele says the government stopped approving newly manufactured salt polio vaccine while an advisory group reviews safety standards. He notes existing trials may continue and that a scientific panel could issue recommendations within a day or two.
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Washington
Leoard A. Scheele
U.S
Scheele
Schesle
21 Cars Of Freight Train Derailment Near Fall River
A Milwaukee Road freight train derailed 21 cars near Fall River Wisconsin just after midnight. No injuries reported. Cleanup expected to take most of the day as officials inspect the scene near the village and reroute traffic through Madison until tracks are restored.
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Fall River
Wis
Milwaukee Road
Vileze
Portage
Miliwaukee
Columbus
Columbia County
Madison
Weather summary and temperatures for Wisconsol region
showers and thunderstorms possible in southern and central portions. Saturday will see scattered showers in the east with warmer conditions in the east. Winds shift southeast to northwest tonight and tomorrow from 15 to 25 mph with brief thunderstorm activity. highs 60s to 80s and lows 40s to 50s. Randall sage Fox River reading 68 today. Buckstall Observatory notes 66 maximum, 54 minimum with no precipitation today.
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Associated Press
Wisconsol
Mostir
Wurdar Cetler
Randall Sauge
Fox River
Menasha
Buckstall Observatory
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