Godfrey to rest 60 days after cancer operation
Arthur Godfrey announced a 60 day public hiatus to recuperate from lung cancer surgery. The 55 year old star left Columbia Presbyterian Hospital weak but grateful, spoke to reporters, and dictated a 1,000 word statement from his Manhattan home. He said doctors ordered no conferences or interviews and advised two months of rest, then plans to return to his Virginia farm after the period.
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Sunny Skies Amid Cold Spells Across Regions
Weather overview notes a warmup with sunny skies for most of the nation, though northern areas stay chilly. An unusual warm southeasterly flow reduces Canadian air in the Rockies and plains, lifting morning temperatures by about 10 degrees from Montana to the Dakotas and Iowa.
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Young couple prays for two miracles amid family illness
In Chattanooga a mother and family fight a rare glandular disease striking two sons, Bayley Jr. and Christopher, with doctors doubtful but the mother hopeful. Separately in Washington, Treasury officials say the U S will not devalue the dollar despite large gold outflows, as exports lag and imports rise, affecting trade and currency policy.
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Dulles Growing Steadily Weaker
Washington reports John Foster Dulles, 1 former secretary of state, is steadily weakening amid cancer and pneumonia. The State Department noted further decline as he remains at Walter Reed Army Hospital since February 12, with family gathers in Washington and medical bulletins to be issued only if changes occur.
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First All Passenger Vessel In Seaway Sails Through Montreal
The Stella Maris, a 25 foot Scottish built cruise yacht, becomes the first all passenger vessel to navigate the St. Lawrence Seaway. It will pass through all seven locks calling at Toronto May 18, Hamilton May 19, and Rochester May 20 before returning to Montreal with 140 passengers aboard.
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Nine Die In Missouri Fires Across State
In Riverview north St Louis County a family of five died in a house fire. Nearby Neelyville saw four children killed in a frame farm home fire. Victims were Robert Bennett Sr and family. Charles L Wray family included Michael 9 Charles 7 Margie 11 Joyce 4. Fire caused by smoke inhalation per police.
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New York Hospitals Face Possible Walkout
United union claims nonprofessional workers at six hospitals could strike at any moment after a failed solidarity statement by hospital leaders. Mayor Wagner urged talks at City Hall while court action against the union was held off. The strike would test 430 workers at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital and involve about 3,500 nonprofessional staff across Beth Israel Beth David Bronx Mount Sinai Lenox Hul and Brooklyn Jewish institutions. Volunteers would cover patient care if workers walk out, and hospitals defend not recognizing the union as bargaining agent citing legal exemptions.
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Fisher and Taylor Board Yacht for Mediterranean Honeymoon
Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor arrived at a Spanish port and boarded the yacht Olmeo for a month long Mediterranean honeymoon. Barcelona officials expect a return late next week as the couple sails north after a New York arrival. Fisher, 30, and Taylor, 27, wed recently in Las Vegas, Nevada, weeks after his divorce from Debbie Reynolds.
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Eisenhower visits Air Force Academy in Colorado
President Eisenhower flies in Columbine III to Colorado Springs to tour the Air Force Academy and greet the first graduating class. He tours with James H. Douglas and Gen. James D White as well as his son John Eisenhower and his grandchildren. The group heads to Denver to visit Mrs Doud before returning to Washington. The visit comes after his heart attack in 1955 raising caution about high altitude.
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Joe Cook Dies A Stage Comedian At 69 In Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie news reports famed stage comedian Joe Cook died at his home after a 17 year battle with paralysis linked to Parkinsons disease. He was 69 and had appeared in The Four Myhtical Hawaiians and various vaudeville acts. Born 1877, his career spanned from 1919 with later stage, radio, and film appearances.
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Mrs Truman Enters Hospital for Routine Check
Mrs Harry Truman wife of the former president is in Research Hospital Kansas City for a routine checkup. A hospital spokesman says she is not ill. She entered the hospital Thursday.
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Mohole concept aims to drill through ocean crust to mantle
Tulsa reporters describe scientists and engineers studying the mohole plan to dig from a floating barge toward three miles of seawater and then deeper into the earth’s mantle. Global Marine Exploration Co. engineers discuss feasibility and the Moho boundary, named for the Mohorovicic discontinuity, as the target.
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Nine Schenectady Firemen Hurt in 1.5 Million Blaze
A massive Schenectady fire damaged a five story warehouse and the Carl Co department store, injuring nine firefighters and threatening Proctor’s Theater. The blaze began in Fox & Murphy Sporting Goods and spread to Standard Furniture and nearby shops, with containment after about six hours and one firefighter suffering a dislocated shoulder. Police reported a separate incident in St. Petersburg where a motorist shot himself before his car struck pedestrians.
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Proctor's Theater
Blue Cross Plan Rates Increased Across Four Plans
New York state Insurance Department approved rate hikes up to 433 percent for four Blue Cross plans with increases effective July 1. Total rises include Buffalo 365 percent, Rochester 5 unclear, Syracuse 5 percent, and Atwa 316 percent. Public hearings preceded the decision to meet obligations to subscribers and maintain surplus through 1960. Alternate contracts with narrower benefits at lower rates are under study.
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Mediator Seeks Breakthrough in Canaveral Walkout
In Cape Canaveral Florida RA federal mediator plans separate talks with contractors and the Carpenters Union to end a strike at the missile test center and Patrick Air Force Base that has idled over 3,000 workers. Mediator John A. Kennedy said no progress was made after Friday meetings with both sides.
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Six Teens Die After Train Hits Prom Car Near Mattoon
A Louisiana bound passenger train struck a car carrying six high school students returning from the Shelbyville prom near Mattoon in east central Illinois. The train dragged the wreckage for about a quarter mile. two other youths were critically injured. Authorities said normal train speed was 70 to 75 mph at the unguarded dirt road crossing two miles north of Mattoon on US 45.
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Stockholm Liner Sold to German Firm After Collision
The Swedish liner Stockholm, which survived a collision with the Italian liner Andrea Doria three years ago, has been sold to an unidentified German concern with delivery expected next year.
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Khrushchev Rejects Western German Settlement Plan
In Geneva Khrushchev spurned Western proposals to settle the German question saying they aim to place blame on the Soviet Union and warning that Adenauer remains the main obstacle. He favored treating each problem separately and cautioned the risk of war from a few hotheaded actors. In Rome Herter met Pope John XXIII and Segni on a one day visit to discuss matters of concern to both nations and the world. Western powers considered Berlin talks separate from the package plan as the Big Four seek a path to resolve the stand off over West Berlin amid Soviet demilitarization demands. Paris notes report Couve de Murville briefing De Gaulle during a Geneva break.
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