Italy Sent Bagpipes to Scotland Then They Spread
In Cremona Italy June 14 U Scotsman Thomas Penston of the bagpipe college in Glasgow studied the instrument origin. He notes bagpipes existed in Sicily and central Italy well before Scotland and a 1515 Scottish tourist met a bagpipe band of the Baxianus del Bruno family who allegedly journeyed to Scotland. Del Bruno later called McKrimona and popularized the pipe worldwide.
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Cremona
Italy
Thomas Penston
Bagpipe Players College of Glasgow
Sicily
Scotland
Baxianus del Bruno
del Bruno
Penston
McKrimona
Atomic-Powered Nautilus Submarine Promises Free Ocean Travel
President discloses that the Nautilus, a uranium powered submarine, can travel thousands of miles at top speed and stay submerged without snorkel or surface air. He predicts rapid advances in atomic energy over the next two decades and a future where steamship level power seems crude by comparison.
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Robert Fulton
Eisenhower Speech Highlights Do Noted Political Debates
Detroit Olympia Stadium audience heard Gen Dwight D Eisenhower pledge no political debts and advocate a clean sweep of corruption. He warned against deficits fueling inflation, urged administration change, and commented on the Berlin question with a pointed remark about American mothers.
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Detroit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Olympia Stadium
Reform School Probe Ordered
Anonymous letters charging brutality at the Whittier reformatory of the State Youth Authority prompted an official investigation by the State Board of Corrections. Director Karl Holton and both newspapers received the letters, detailing alleged mistreatment of inmates and factors surrounding the case.
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Sacramento
Whittier Re
State Board of Corrections
Youth ‘Authority
Karl Holton
Eisenhower Promises No-Deal Campaign Push
Eisenhower vows a no-deal campaign as he accepts a hero’s welcome at a Flag Day rally, says delegates decide their support and criticizes inept leadership over the steel issue. He outlines thrift aims, defense pride, and federal action against discrimination with a calm, businesslike tone in Detroit.
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Taft
Olympic Stadium
Hisenhower
Eisenhower
Michigan
United State
Berlin
Eisenhower to Arrive in Denver for Non-Political Homecoming
Denver expects a crowd of about 100000 to greet Gen Dwight Eisenhower as he arrives to establish pre-convention headquarters for the Republican nomination. The event is billed non political with Mrs Eisenhower to be honored as a former Denver resident. Weather outlook calls for sunshine and heat with a 10 p.m. news conference on Monday.
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Eisenhower
Ike
Denver
Dwight Eisenhower
Chicago
Hisenhower
Michigan
Owen J. Cleary
Cleary
Associated Press
Taft
Eisenhower signals independent campaign path at Michigan stop
Eisenhower hints at striking out on his own and rejects federal coercive measures while promoting economy and equality of opportunity. He urges frugality, business sense, and steadfast anti communism as Michigan delegates weigh support amid a crowded campaign scene.
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Hisenhower
FEPC
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Eisenhower
Prowling Fort Wayne Snake Tracked by Large Posse
A 18 foot long, blue colored snake with a head like a bulldog was trapped by a posse of over 100 men near Fort Wayne. National Guardsmen and horsemen formed picket lines as darkness halted search efforts. Sheriff Zeiss planned a larger chase with 100 more men tomorrow after reports of the reptile crossing a city park road the night before.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
National
Harold Zeiss
Boy, 3, Hit by Car Near Home
Three year old John Tyler of 140 E Sst St suffered cuts bruises and possible head and internal injuries when struck by a car yesterday afternoon near his home. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. Police said the car was driven by Donald R. Hering 41 of 315 IE 55th St.
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John Tyler
St. Mary’s Hospital
Donald R. Hering
55Th St
Bank clerk repeats $999,999.99 total in receipts
Elizabeth Bobb, a clerk at First National Bank in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, rechecked Thursday's receipts and saw the same figure of 999,999.99 repeatedly. The note hints at a large sum appearing in total tallies.
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FT. Smith
Ark
Elizabeth Bobb
First National Bank
Eisenhower rift hints at labor unrest and speech spontaneity
Reported anger among readers over Ike saying he would invoke Taft Hartley in a steel strike if president. Automotive leaders attended a rally while CIO UAW leaders were absent. observers note Eisenhower’s off the cuff approach signals restiveness toward prewritten speeches. Ike to hold a news conference then fly to Denver HQ.
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Henry Ford
Harlow Curtice
General Motors
L. L. Colbert
Chrysler
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Mary
Eisenhower
Arthur Vandenberg Jr
Robert Mullen
Denver
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