Alkali Cloud Fallout From Atom Plant Test Near Detroit Riverside
A nonradioactive alkali cloud from a sodium water experiment at a Detroit area facility sprayed a two block Riverside neighborhood. Five children received treatment for alkali burns. none seriously hurt. The Sodium hydroxide cloud formed when sodium reacted with water, carried by a wind shift over houses during a private plant test by Atomic Power Reactor Development Corp, including Detroit Edison as a member.
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Death by own action shocks East Pasadena community
Deputy sheriffs report 26 year old Dorsthea Chapman Wis of East Pasadena killed herself Friday night after learning neighbors planned to sign a petition seeking custody of her four children. The woman’s husband Don Wis, 28, returned home after job searching and found her body with a bullet wound and a nearby .38 caliber revolver. No note was left.
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Senate OKs Housing Bill Tightening House Prospects
The Senate sped a $82.475 billion omnibus housing bill to the House despite Eisenhower administration opposition. It includes large new authorizations for urban clearance, college dorm loans, veterans direct loans, and classroom/lab loans, with supporters calling it a remedy for housing needs of the elderly, low income families, and city residents.
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Prescott Bush Jr-Conn
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Nacon
Russians Try 30 Times to Fly 3 Satellites
Dr Samuel Benesch of Caltechs jet propulsion laboratory notes Russians needed about 30 attempts to place three satellites in orbit. He says the United States can monitor Russian rocket firings with long range radar and other means, without explanation.
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Pasadena
Samuel Benesch
United States
Dr. Benesch
E Search Kcroup
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Amy
Matic
Fire Dept Fiddler s Rebuked sparks annexation dispute
Long Beach area fire response confusion over city county boundaries prompts J F McHenry to cite a 300 foot corridor from Ballflower Blvd to the San Gabriel River. He notes the MacLyman home lies near the county line as officials push to annex unincorporated land and avoid islands. Residents fear disaster while Chief Sandeman downplays risk and dismisses alarm from homeowners seeking protection.
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Ladoga Avo
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Jail Terms for Parents of Six Tots
Los Angeles based report: The parents Ollen Lovell and Joy Lovell received six months in jail for abandoning their six children to relatives. Half the sentence was suspended if Lovell seeks employment and Joy Lovell ensures the children are cared for. The couple left the children hungry, then surrendered to authorities after ten days.
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Ollen Lovell
Joy
Lovells
Violent new storms sweep through the Midwest and South
Storms lashed Kansas and neighboring states with floods and tornadoes. In Atchison a wall of water swept a 12-year-old girl from her mother and a man was killed as a car was submerged. Dozens of businesses and homes were damaged, with dozens left homeless. Firefighters rescued about 50 people from rooftops and upper floors as storms moved across Emporia Chanute Baldwin Lawrence and Marysville. Ohio Indiana Illinois Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas reported rain hail and funnel clouds. Authorities projected damages between five and ten million dollars.
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Mme Chiang visits Chennault at bedside in New Orleans
Mme. Chiang Kai-shek visited Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault in New Orleans hospital, offering comfort and praise as the ailing former Flying Tigers commander, aged 67, spoke faintly. The brief meeting recalled memories from China days, with Mme. Chiang noting his fighting spirit amid his cancer battle.
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Claire Chennault
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Claire L. Chennault
China
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Rancher Firefight Ends With Self Inflicted Death
A tavern siege ended when Olkonen killed himself with a 30 30 deer rifle after shooting four people, including Mrs Tanner and Bob, and wounding Elliott. Police backed by Idaho and Washington officers blocked the scene as lights were darkened and residents hid. Ted Cherry, a nearby rancher and regular at City Club, noted Olkonen’s previously calm demeanor and recent quarrels with his wife.
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Coeur d'Alene
Sandpoint
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Ted Cherry
Cherry
Bayview
Itaho
State GOP Chiefs Open 3-Day Meet
Santa Barbara hosts a three day meeting of California Republican Assembly leaders at the Biltmore Hotel. Governor Knight arrives to deliver a major campaign address as CRA members discuss unified support for all Republican candidates. Analysts note a split between Knight and Knowland over the right to work.
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UPD
Goodwin J. Knight
California Republican Assembly
GOP
Santa Barbara Biltmore
CRA
John J. Phillips
Moorpark
Gov
Knight
U. S
Sen
William F. Knowland
Edward Shattuck
Sen. Knowland
U. S. Spurs Little Rock Nine' Release of Get NAACP Awards
UPI reports U.S. officials press for release of 29 American captives held by Fidel Castro rebels in Cuba while negotiations in Havana continue. Park Wollam and C. Allen Stewart work to speed sailors and Marines to extraction points as Raul Castro comments on using captives to hinder Cuban army advances. In Cleveland, Daisy Bates and Little Rock Central High School students receive the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP for civil rights achievements.
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Los Angeles
George Washington Carver
California State Afl
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
Marian Anderson
Ralph J
Bunche
Stevenson
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AFL-CIO Merger Accord Reached Amid School Desegregation Debate
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP counsel, sharply criticized the federal government for its handling of the Little Rock school desegregation order. He denounced moderates who demand more time to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court mandate, questioning the need for further delay.
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NAACP
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U.S. Supreme Court
Marshall
Begum Aga Khan Flew to Moscow for Soviet Visit
The Begum Aga Khan, widow of the late Moslem spiritual leader, departed by air for Moscow today. She told reporters that she had long desired to know the Soviet Union and was thrilled to realize this old dream.
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