Memorial Day highway toll tops 400 deaths nationwide
Across four days ending Memorial Day weekend motorists faced 408 highway deaths, plus 194 drownings and 113 other fatalities. Ohio reported 35 holiday deaths, California led with 37 traffic deaths, Texas 82, while North Dakota had none. The count exceeded the prior four day Memorial Day toll in 1980, despite fewer cars on the roads.
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Associated’ Press
Ohio
Associated Press
California
Texas
North Dakota
Bridegroom Killed In Auto Near Peebles Ohio
Chester Smalley aged 26 of Peebles was killed when his car crashed into a mailbox and fence after a 4 15 p m Saturday route 41 crash a mile south of Peebles He had been married two months at the time of the accident in front of the Jesse Punks residence on the roadside event with the vehicle striking a mailbox and fence.
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West Union
Ohio
Chester Smalley
Peebles
Mr. Smalley
Jesse Punks
Tire Blows Out Injuring Man and Child in Adams County
A tire blowout on Route 125 near Taft Street caused a one car crash injuring Brenda Burns a 15 year old girl and a 43 year old driver Dee Bear of Monroe Street. Burns suffered a fractured skull and head injuries with the driver James Pennington sustaining a back injury. Police and coroner reports indicate the injuries followed the tire failure and car impact.
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Brenda Burns
Peebles
Adams County
Eugene
Harold Burns
Harding Fulton
Ave
Georgetown
Sbie
Taft St
Dee Bear
Monroe St
New Boston
Richard L. Volved
Mr. and I
Everett Smalley
MT Bear
James M. Pennington
Portamouth
General Hospital
Pen Jnington
Bee Champ Arrives Washington Impressive To Carolyn
Carolyn Lawrence, 13, arrived in Washington to represent The Portsmouth Times at the National Spelling Bee. She tours the capital, joins 66 rivals at a get acquainted party, and notes half the contestants are girls with 40 in the 13 year age group.
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Carolyn Lawrence
Times
Washington
Gail F. Lawrence
17Th St
Carolyn
Caroyle
van Haven Stryk
van Havel
SKYK
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Times
Sheraton Park Hotel
Spelling Bee
Avenue of Presidents
White House
Lincoln and
Iwo Jima
Sheraton Park
Burgundy
Union Station
Oklahoma Rail Bridge Collapse In Washita River
A Santa Fe Bridge over the Washita River collapsed Sunday under a northbound 70 car freight train. About 20 cars fell into the water but no crewmen were injured. The incident adds to flood damage as rivers rose and highways and bridges faced renewed closure.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Texoma
Washita
Rains Batter Texas Swells Rivers Across State
A weekend of heavy rain drenched Texas causing rivers to rise from the Oklahoma border to the Rio Grande. Tornadoes touched down with minimal damage, a two-car crash killed five, two Randoph Air Force Base airmen reportedly drowned, and crops especially cotton and grains suffered heavy losses across northern Texas.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Rio Grande
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Khrushchev predicts Soviet victory without war on TV
In a landmark CBS Face the Nation interview broadcast Sunday Khrushchev told American viewers the Soviet system would eventually dominate world life. He said the USSR prefers economic and ideological competition over war and foresaw even American grandchildren living under communism. The appearance, while historic, offered few new points.
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William L. Ryan
New York
Khrushchev
Columbia Broadcasting System
Khrushchev proposes limited steps toward disarmament
The Soviet leader urged that the United States drop trade restrictions and begin broad cultural exchanges while offering to swap troop withdrawals from satellites for NATO base removals. He said progress requires normalization of U S U S S relations first, and conceded U S public support for Marxism Leninism.
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Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
London
Janos Kader
Hungary
U.S.S.R
Inquiry Raised Over Two US Students Missing in Hungary
A Budapest inquiry reached the Foreign Ministry as N Spencer Barnes sought permission to view two University of South Carolina students, Mike A Gilbert of Waterboro and Warren Hair of North Augusta, who vanished after crossing the Austrian frontier last Wednesday. A girl at a youth hostel repeated their claim of going to Hungary for excitement. Hungarian Interior Minister Belg Biszku and Foreign Minister Imre Horvath denied knowledge of the Americans’ whereabouts when questioned by Western reporters.
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The
Foreign Ministry
University of South Carp Ing
Hungary
N. Spencer ‘Barnes
Mike A. Gilbert
Waterboro
Warren Hair
North
Augusta
S.C
Belg Biszku
Imre Horvath
Scientists appeal to halt nuclear testing worldwide
About 2,000 scientists including Nobel laureates Linus Pauling and H J Muller signed an appeal urging an international agreement to stop nuclear bomb testing. Pauling warned radiation could harm health globally and cause 200,000 children to be mentally or physically defective over 20 generations. The appeal, prepared by Pauling as an individual, gained signatures in four days and stresses scientific responsibility.
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Pasadena
Calif
Joseph Erlanger
Washington
University
St. Louis
Linus Pauling
Peor
Lea
Pauling
ABC
Medical Horizons
Washington University
Minor fallout expected from small scale atomic test at Nev
Three air masses spreading from Sunday's small scale A-bomb test at the Nevada site are expected to bring only minor off-site fallout per the Atomic Energy Commission. Observers noted a brief dash and a small round cloud with a blast likely under five kilotons.
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Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Ike Urges Additional 149 Million for Post Office
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 149 million dollars in supplemental funding for the Post Office Department to prevent substantial mail service cuts starting July 1. White House secretary Hagerty noted this restores cuts and covers a larger workload than anticipated, with the department needing about 92 million more than January projections. At the same time, Air Force test pilot Joseph Kittinger rode a balloon capsule to 96,000 feet in a record ascent, part of a test series for rocket and satellite work. He described the flight as completely successful and said the view was beautiful as he saw the Minnesota area.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Post Office Department
Bung
White House
James C. Hagerty
Post Office
Department
Hagerty
Summerfield
House
Senate
South ST. Paul
Minn
J. W. Kittinger Jr
Trenam
Rapid City
Navy
Fleming Field
Weaver
Xittinger
Minneapolis
Lakes Michigan
Is Ily Kittinger
Kittinger
Congress Out To Get Answer On Tax Cuts
A Senate House Economic subcommittee opens two weeks of hearings to seek economists bankers and business views on when tax cuts might occur amid inflation fears and rising government spending. Lyndon B Johnson criticizes high interest rates and government gouging while Eisenhower era tight money policies loom over budget projections and credit. Police probe into shooting of a man left on a Cincinnati porch raises questions about motive and possible robbery.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Rep
Mills
D-Ark
Congressional
Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhow
Rabies Clinics Set To Open Tuesday In County
Gene Crawford city health commissioner announced a rabies vaccination drive in New Boston and county dogs. The program runs Tuesday through Friday at 21 immunization clinics for owner convenience. Vaccination costs 1.50 per pet and protects dogs for over two years, aiding owners and livestock.
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Gene Crawford
New Boston
Scinta County
Ohio Health Department
Stem
Jackson County
Crawford
Congress urged to approve urgent postal budget rise
Budget Director Percival Brundage urged immediate action on a supplemental appropriation of 149 percent to fund the post office. Summerfield told a White House news conference that Saturday mail deliveries would likely be eliminated if Eisenhower’s request is not met. Saturday deliveries were cut recently when Congress delayed supplemental funding for the current fiscal year ending June 30.
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Achon Lermea
Percival Brundage
Eisentower
Congress
Summerfield
White Hours
Eisenhower
Post Office
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