Disease Threat Looms Over Tampico After Floods
An epidemic sweeps Tampico as floods from the Panuco River worsen the disaster from Hurricane Hilda. Rescue efforts include U S helicopters and a coastal airlift while President Cortines surveys the coast and aid is requested. The Neva Ministry estimates losses at 1.5 billion pesos with thousands stranded and hundreds dead or critically ill.
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Biexico City
Tampico
Gulf
Panuco
Hilda
EC Ulvlncigl Ucalle
Mexico
Pcouiszion
Deeters
Enix
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Langpico
Neve Iinistry
Mapy
Sato la Ma
Israeli Units Hold Tight To Desert Region
Egyptian and Israeli forces clung to a demilitarized zone in the Negev Desert amid disputed posts. The U N reported 76 Israeli troops occupying positions in the Nizana sector near Gaza. Israel protested Egyptian outposts and border marker removals while Egypt denied occupying or pulling down markers.
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Cairo
Egypt
Negev Desert
E. L
Foreign Ministry
Jerusalem
Israel
Selah Gohar
Palestine Affairs
Godfrey Ignores Appeal in Plane Incident
Arthur Godfrey refuses to provide details of a Civil Aeronautics Administration inquiry into an Ozark Airlines DC3 near miss at Midway Airport Chicago. Investigator Harry Troxell says the case goes to the CAA legal section in Kansas City for action.
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Chicago
Arthur Godfrey
Civil
Midway Airport
Bonn plans to recruit air raid wardens next April
West Germany will start recruiting volunteer air raid wardens again in April. The Interior Ministry disclosed that the first post war air protection law would take effect then if Parliament backs the plan. The proposed program calls for 260,000 air raid workers.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Interior Ministry
Adenauer Urges West Protest Over Moscow Pact
Chancellor Adenauer told the Bonn parliament he asked the West to protest the Soviet East German agreement that gives the East regime control of approaches to Berlin. He warned it would be unfriendly if Western states establish relations with Communist East Germany and said only Bonn speaks for all of Germany. The Bundestag is set to approve the pact after debate on relations with the Soviets.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Berlin
Moscow
East Germany
Adenauer
Bundestag Drower House
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Aitoj
Groiewobl
Bundestag
Ransom note demands 5600 for kidnapped infant
A ransom note demanding 5600 for the return of 5 day old Robert Marcus arrived in Oakland. The father met a supposed messenger at eight am but no one appeared. Police fear a hoax while intensifying the search with hundreds of officers.
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San Francisco
Robert Marcus
Sanford Marcus
Oakland
Calif
Jpostal
Marcus
Fall From Ladder Fatal in Sheboygan Painting Incident
Herman Lin demann, 61, died Wednesday from multiple injuries after a fall from a ladder while painting his house on Saturday in Sheboygan. He was employed locally and the accident occurred at his residence.
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Sheboygan
Herman Lindemann
End of Peron Era Breached as Regime Falls
Victorious rebels moved to erase the Peron regime in Argentina while former president Juan D. Peron remained at large aboard the gunboat Paraguay. General Eduardo Lonardi prepared to lead a provisional government pledging constitutional rights and property restoration, with delays due to Cordoba demonstrations.
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Buenos Aires
OGP
Peron
Argentina
Presi
Juan D. Peron
Eduardo Lonardi
Lonardi
Cordoba
Paraguay
Lanardi
Perons
Juan Chaves
Foreign Office
Flas
Eduardo Lonard
New Tropic Storm Heads For W Indies
Hurricane Janet formed with 113 mile per hour winds less than a day old and moved toward the Windward Islands. The storm was 140 miles southeast of Martinique at noon EST and traveling west at 16 miles per hour. Officials warned Janet to intensify as it crossed the Caribbean toward Central America. Previous storms Jane and Hilda caused extensive damage and high fatalities in Newfoundland Cuba Mexico and nearby regions.
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Jane
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Siab
Carolina
Hilda
Cuba
Mexico
Tarepico
Grandmother Sparks Jail Alarm in Grand Traverse County
Grandmother Myrtle R. Schiotthauer, 61, allegedly assaulted three officers after fury over unfinished car repairs. She struck a mechanic in the face with a wrench, knocked another down, struck a patrolman on the head, and kicked out a jail cell window, severing an artery and injuring a tendon. She remained in satisfactory condition at Munson Hospital.
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Traverse City
Mid
Bill Box
Myrtle R. Schiotthauer
Grand Traverse County
Munson Hospital
Grief-Stricken Mother Testifies in Till Murder Trial
Mamie Bradley, Emmett Till’s mother, identifies a Chicago burial body as her son. She testifies as Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam stand trial for kidnapping and murder, recounting her plea for humility and warning of consequences in the South.
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Sumner
Emmett ‘Till
Ner
Chicago
Mamie Bradley
Mississippi
Roy Bryant
J. W. Milam
Bryant
Young Emmett
H. C. Strider
Tallahatchie County
Til
Smith
J. J. Breland Icross
Bradley
Mamie
Leflore
Sunflower
Bryent
Uth
Moses Wright
Mose
James Coch
Wright
Till
Cochran
Milam
Money, Miss
Eisenhower Receives Bulganin Message Amid UN Disarmament Talks
A personal note from Soviet Premier Bulganin to President Eisenhower was studied in Denver after being sent through the State Department. Copies reportedly went to Eden and Faure as the UN Disarmament subcommittee delayed its meeting amid stalemated talks and U.S. calls for aerial inspection and data exchange.
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Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
U.N
United States
Sneak Thief Leaves Reno Shed Break-Ins in Fear
William Powell armed himself after two break ins on his Reno, Nevada property. He spent the night in the tool shed but returned to find his pistol and automatic shotgun missing along with an electric grinder. Authorities are seeking the burglar.
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Reno
Nev
William Powell
Dulles Urges Free Satellites and Open Skies Vision at UN
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged the United Nations to free Soviet satellites and adopt Eisenhower’s open skies plan as a step toward disarmament. He called for German reunification, a nonaggressive China, and broader UN reforms while emphasizing a decade of healing peace and renewed global cooperation.
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United Nations
John Foster Dulles
General Assembly
Dulles
Russia
Soviet Union
Germany
Red China
Eisenhower
Austin
Israel
Palestine
Organization of American States
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Ecuador-Peru
Geneva
U.N
GN. Disarmament
Britain
France
United States
Cearus
Morocco
Indonesia
West New Guinea
British Plane Crashes in Libya Killing Fifteen
A four engine Argo nat airliner operated by British Overseas Airways Corp. crashed while landing at Idris Airport Tripoli killing 15 people including 13 passengers and 2 crew. Twenty seven passengers and five crew members survived. Survivors rushed to a Tripoli hospital as the wreckage spread over 100 yards and smoldered ten hours after impact.
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Tripoli
Libra
Tripol
Idris
British Overseas Airways Corp
London
BOAC
Lagos
Nigeria
West Africa
Mediterranean
North Africa
R. D. E. Griffiths
Rome
Typhoon Kate Hits Near Luzon With 135 MPH Winds
Typhoon Kate, packing winds up to 135 miles per hour, was reported today 39 miles northeast of Lauzon and moving toward the South China Sea as it tracked off Luzon.
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Luzon
Manila
Kate
Lauzon
South China Sea
Governor to seek 600000 for care of mentally retarded
Governor Kohler will ask the Legislature to appropriate about 600000 to improve care at the Northern and Southern Colonies for mentally retarded children. The plan would fund 117 new staff positions at Union Grove and Chippewa Falls and expand capacity at the two colonies amid overcrowding and staffing shortages.
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Madison
Kohiex
Union Grove
Chippewa Falls
State Department of Public Welfare
Kohler
Foster Porter
Bloomington
Alred Ludvigsen
Hariland
E. C. Giessel
Chippexa‘ Falls
Union Greve
Sen. Porter
W. J. Schmidt
Sparta
Harvey A. Stevens
School For Girls
Oregon
State Civil Defense Office
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Godfrey
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Tot
San Jose
Robert M Marcus
Roberts
Robert
Mt Zion Hospital
Nina Magnoli
Henrietta Guerrero
George Adams
Holland
England
Marcuses
Richard
Susan
Peron Group
pro-Peron National Liberation Alliance
W. Indies
Bulganin
Libya
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