General Twining Cancer Surgery Reported
General Nathan F. Twining chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff underwent an exploratory operation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Doctors removed the upper lobe of his left lung after cancer was found with no involvement beyond the lung. his return to duties is expected in about two weeks after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nathan F. ‘Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Twining
Pentagon
Walter Rexi Army Medical Center
James H. Forsee
Army Hospital
Defense Department
Twaning
Eisenhower
Milwaukee Man Admits Kidnapping Slaying of Ben Wagner
A 28 year old convicted sex offender in a state hospital admitted to police that he abducted and fatally stabbed six year old Ben Wagner whose body was found in a rural ditch north of Milwaukee. McLaughlin described chasing the boy and using a knife, claiming he left the body and disposed of the weapon. The investigation linked fibers and a knife sheath bearing the initials H W M to McLaughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Ben Wagner
Harold W. McLaughlin
Rudolph Glaser
McLaughlin
Ben
Louis Wagner
Here
Glaser
Hecks Hospital Stay Prolonged Amid Uncertain Recovery
An FP-A spokesman for Assembly Speaker Oswald M. Tlech said today he had no idea when Heck would leave his hospital bed. The 37 year old lawmaker was hospitalized April 28 with complete exhaustion complicating a chronic circulatory condition. He has improved but not yet strong progress, with physicians prescribing continued bed rest and denying reports of a heart ailment or surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heck
Schenectady
Assembly
Oswald M. Tlech
What's Inside Obituary Bridge and Radio TV Funerals
Classifieds note six funeral notices and six obituaries across Phoenix and Fulton sections. Sports and radio TV items feature brief notes on local teams and programming.
Eisenhower and McDonald To Hold Social Meeting
President Eisenhower to meet today with David McDonald head of the United Steelworkers Union at the Waldorf Astoria. White House says the gathering is a social call following a two hour contract negotiation session between union and steel industry representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eisenhower
David McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Union
White House
James C Hagerty
Valenti Appears Again On Probers After Bail
Frank Valenti freed on $15,000 bail returns to face the State Investigation Commission. A spokesman said he will appear under a new subpoena at a closed afternoon hearing regarding the 1957 meeting of 60 underworld figures and their associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
State Supreme Court
Samuel M Gold
Valent
Investigation Commission
Woman Attacked on Subway Triggers Emergency Stop Crash
A 28 hurt subway collision in Brooklyn followed a woman alleging a youth ripped her skirt and tried to assault her. She pulled the emergency cord. a second train rear collided, sending 150 passengers from seats. Fourteen treated at the scene and 14 taken to Coney Island Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wale
Suville le Bianco
South
King Baudouin Begins 17 Day U S Tour
King Baudouin of Belgium ends a three day state visit and starts a 17 day U S tour with a stop in Detroit. At Washington airport officials greet him and he thanks the motorcycle escort, chauffeurs, Secret Service, and detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingion
Baudouin
Belgium
United States
Detroit
Baudoun
Goodby
Secret Service
Washington
Baudoum
Eisenhower Presses Congress on Highway Housing and Wheat Bills
President Eisenhower urged swift action on three major bills highway housing and wheat to avert expected economic damage. Democrats resist budget-busting spending while not ruling out emergency action, and House and Senate leaders push back on changes to wheat supports and housing provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Democratic Congress
Congress
Hisenhower
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Enenhowers
House
Mansfield
Federal Housing Administration
House Agriculture Committee
Lutheran Synod to Convene in Port Jervis May Sixteenth
The United Lutheran Church Men’s Synod of New York and New England will hold its annual convention in Port Jervis on May 16. The event marks the 100th anniversary of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with a fellowship banquet in the evening addressed by Rev Alfred L Beck, president of the synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
United Lutheran Church Men's Synod of
New York and
New England
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Alfred L Beck
Anita Ekberg Divorces Anthony Steel in Jealousy Case
Anita Ekberg testified in Santa Monica that Anthony Steel was insanely jealous and caused her repeated fights and embarrassment during their marriage. She said his behavior led to nervous strain, work interruption, hospitalization, and a period of narcotics use for several days.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Anita Ekberg
Anthony Steel
Ex Army Man Delivers Lost Dog Back to Navy Family
Chicago story of Tom Berg, 68, a humane agent for 40 years, who drove 40 miles to return Penny the spaniel to Chief Petty Officer Walter Seabock and his family at Great Lakes Naval Training Station after Penny was found in a baggage room and unable to be shipped. Navy and Coast Guard resources failed to help. Penny’s owners and four children welcomed the reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Tom Berg
Anti-Cruelty Society
Walter Seabock
Leiies Naval Training Station
Berg
Seabock
Encker
Penny
Seabocks
Humane
Shaffer
Waukegan
Temple Bombing Linked to Dixie Terror Plot
Nashville police chief Douglas E. Hesse testified before a House subcommittee that secret information links a wave of bombings to a broader terror plot. He noted the 1957 Nashville elementary school blast and the 1958 Jewish Community Center bombing as distinct, with the latter likely planned by outsiders to incite fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Dixie
Washington 2
Nashville
Tenn
Douglas E. Hesse
House Judiciary Subcommittee
FBI
Hesse
Jevwush
Miami
Jacksomuie
Fla
Birvtmingham
Ala
Eer
Jewish Center
Ore
Tennessee
Housing Bill Cleared in Vote Switch by Two
The House Rules Committee reversed itself and cleared for House action a multibillion-dollar housing bill after a deadlock. The 8-4 vote saw two Democrats switch their positions as four Republicans opposed. The measure includes 133 billion for slum elimination and urban renewal, 400 million for college housing, 100 million for elderly housing, lower FHA down payments, and 140,000 new low rent public housing units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
William Colmer
Mississippi
Eisenhower
Sidney Bechet Dies at 68 World Famous Jazz Master
Sidney Bechet, 68, famed New Orleans born jazz musician who rose to international prominence in hot music, died today in Garches France after a period of ill health. He had been in failing health and declined rapidly in recent days.
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Sidney Beche
Paris
Sidney Bechet
New Orleans
Bechet
Garches
Pans
Blimp Crashes Into New Jersey Hangar in Dense Fog
A Navy ZPG-2 blimp crashed into a hangar in heavy fog near a New Jersey airfield. One crewman, Lt (jg) David Malcolm Loyd of Vega Texas, was killed. six crewmen hospitalized and others treated for injuries. Rescuers reached the gondola as the blimp’s gas bag tore, the accident occurring during a radar approach at about 45 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmdr
Herman Spahr
Squadron 3
Spahr
Joose
Ike Breaks Ground For Cultural Center In Manhattan
President Eisenhower broke ground for a 73 million dollar cultural center in Manhattan near Broadway and 61st Street. The ceremony celebrated the future home of the New York Philharmonic and a new Metropolitan Opera House as part of the Center for the Performing Arts. He arrived from Newark after a flight from Washington and was greeted by Governor Meyner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ise
Manhattan
Iie
Eisenhower
61Th St
New York Philharmonic
Metropolitan Opera House
Washington
Avis
New York Coliseum
National Academy of Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Newark
N. J
Robert B Meyner
New Jersey
Western powers propose phased plan to unify Germany and curb arms
The Big Four outline a four phase package to unite East and West Germany to form a single city under joint control. Berlin would vote freely under UN or big power supervision while Western troops stay until a final peace accord. A mixed German committee would draft an all German electoral law and boost cross border contacts.
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Geneva
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Andrei Gromyko
West Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Atlantic Alliance
NATO
United Nations
Britain
France
Herter
Gromyko
East Germany
East Berlin
West Germany
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Fulton
McDonald
Valenti
King Baudouin
U. S
Arthur C. Eaton
Pamela
Capital Airlines
Constellation
Kanawha
Charleston
W. Va
Lke
Anita
Steel
House Rules Committee
N. J. Hangar
Ike
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Idlewild
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Europa
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