White House denies Dulles resignation claim
The White House stated Secretary of State John Foster Dulles has not resigned. Press Secretary James Hagerty dismissed CBS radio reports of a resignation as false and irresponsible. CBS said Dulles had decided to resign and the President reportedly agreed with the decision.
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Washington
UPI
White House
John Foster Dulles
CBS
Dulles
James “Eh Hagerty
Dan Schorr
Schorr
Coast Guard launches on air rescue for injured Russian seaman
In a stormy Bering Sea operation, the US Coast Guard diverted the cutter Storis to converge with the Soviet trawler Fischavaya Industria to rescue a Russian sailor badly injured aboard the vessel. A Coast Guard plane from Kodiak will fly the patient to Anchorage for medical care with a doctor aboard.
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Alaska
Coast Guard
North Pacific
Bering Sea
Storis
International Rescue
Eider Point
Unalaska Bay
Dutch Harbor
Analaska Bay
Anchorage
Air Force Hospital
Adenauer to Run for President West Germany
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer agreed to run for the presidency of West Germany, signaling his retirement from active politics. Eugen Gerstenmaier, president of the Bundestag, announced the decision at a news conference, noting the ruling Christian Democrats have yet to discuss a successor as chancellor.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Eugen Gersten-maaier
Bundestag Ar
Gerstenmaier
Christian Democrats
Adenauer
First Operational Snark Test Launched
ZAPE CANAVERAL Fla Airmen of the first Strategic Snark missile squadron were at the controls Monday night when the first operational version of a Snark guided missile roared aloft on the start of a 5000 mile intercontinental range flight.
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Zape
Jobless Total Down 387000 for March
Washington reports March unemployment fell by 387000 to 4962000, while employment rose 4106000 to 63828000. The drop marks the largest February to March decline since 1950 and a substantial sign of recovery, driven mainly by workers aged 25 and over, though long-term joblessness remains around 114 million.
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Washington
Seymour Wolfbein
Labor Department Employment Statistics Bureau
Wolffein
Wolfbein
Los Angeles primary expected low turnout
City officials predicted only 35 to 40 percent of Los Angeles's 1,202,129 registered voters would vote in today's municipal primary. Eight City Council seats and four Board of Education posts are at stake. A majority win ends race. otherwise top two advance to a May 26 runoff.
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Los Angeles
Board of Education
Robbery at Beneficial Finance Co Office on Norse Way
Two men in loud sports shirts robbed the Beneficial Finance Co. office at 4130 Norse Way just before noon. They escaped with between $200 and $300 after one man drew a pistol and ordered the money into a paper sack. Manager Ernest J. Smith and witnesses described a rear exit and an old car used in the getaway.
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Beneficial Finance Co
Norse Way
Ernest J. Smith
Smith
New Method Produces Power Inside Reactor Core
Los Alamos scientists test a plasma thermocouple device that generates electricity directly from atomic power. A cesium gas core and an enriched uranium rod lie inside a sealed can in the reactor core, producing power without boilers or turbines.
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Los Alamos
N. M
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Robert W. Pidd
University’ of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Pidd
Nuclear Rocket Propulsion Division
Ike and Mamie Eisenhower Visit Augusta for Vacation
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived in Augusta on a golfing vacation aboard the presidential plane Columbine, landing after a Washington to Augusta flight as the temperature stood at 80 degrees. A greeting included Mrs. Snowden presenting a dozen red roses at Fort Gordon. The couple planned an afternoon round at a local golf course.
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Eisenhower
Thel
Columbine
Washington
Paul ‘T. Snowden
Ft. Gordon
Democrats Triumph in Midhours Vote
A midsize election result reports Democrat victors in key districts with Oscar nominees highlighted in a separate note. Gigi Hayward and Niven associated Prins receive favorable mentions in conducting the campaign and coverage.
Russ Envoy Ordered Out of Argentina
A Soviet embassy counsellor in Buenos Aires was declared persona non grata and ordered to leave within 48 hours after Argentina linked communist diplomats to last week’s labor riot. The action follows Mexico’s expulsion of two Soviet staffers and cites rioting that injured 57 workers and police.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Carlos Florit
Nikolai Bel Élouy
Uns
Mexico
British tax cuts on income and beer in balanced budget
London reports a budget surplus topping one billion dollars. Chancellor Heathcoat Amory announced a four point cut in income tax from 42 to 38 percent and a ten percent trim on most purchase taxes. Beer price drops by two pence per pint starting Wednesday.
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London
UPI
Derick Heathcoat Amory
Heathcoat Amory
Heathcoat
Amory
Britain
Former Solon Nominated as Agriculture General Counsel
Washington sources report President Eisenhower named former Wyoming Senator Frank A. Barrett to be general counsel of the Department of Agriculture. Barrett, long noted for farm policy expertise, would join the administration's legal team in Washington.
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Solon
Revolt Spreads in Iraq as Refugees Cite Kirkuk Fighting
London up to date radio reports a new Iraqi revolt with refugees from Baghdad alleging clashes in Kirkuk, and possible government forces defecting to rebels. Tribune accounts note rebel leadership by Shaffar and Jubur tribes and air strikes destroying a rebel village.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Kirkuk
United Arab Republic
Syria
Mosul
Cairn Radio
Britain
Abdel Karim Kassem
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