Clean H-bomb progress discussed with Eisenhower in Washington
Atomic scientists from the University of California told President Eisenhower that the U S now may produce a hydrogen bomb about 95 percent free of radioactive fallout. Drs Ernest Lawrence Mark Mills and Edward Teller met with Chairman Lewis L Strauss and noted strides since June toward a clean H-bomb, while Strauss cautioned on answering questions about a fusion weapons moratorium.
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Eisenhower
University of Calfornia
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commision
Strauss
Ernest ©. Lawrence
Mark M. Mills
Edward Teller
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Teller
AEC
CCRIPPLED HAND SAVES GIRL BY PARAPLEGIC BOY
In Fort Worth Texas 14 year old Buddy Hart who is partly paralyzed since infancy used practiced finger exercises to rescue a 6 year old neighbor girl from rushing water in a storm sewer. He clung to grass with his affected hand and pulled Karen Henderson to safety as her brother Bob watched. Neighbors arrived soon after and the boy’s parents provided therapy that gave partial use of his fingers.
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Fort Worth
Tex
William Benton
Buddy) Hart
Buddy
Karen Henderson
Bort
Charles V, Hart
Too Easy Man Killed Stunt Diver at Village Fair
Albert Heys taunted Stan Lindberg during a 60-foot dive at the Malstead village fair. He then removed his coat, attached a ladder to the platform, and leaped into a tiny water tank, dying upon impact. The 50-year-old factory worker faced charges of risk before his death.
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Malstead
England
Albert Heys
Stan Lindberg
Heys
Weather outlook calls for clear days through Tuesday
Mostly clear through Tuesday with night and morning coastal cloud cover. Continued warmth across the area.
Supreme Court Upholds Obscenity Law Versus Strip Tease
The Supreme Court upheld an anti strip tease law and set aside three contempt convictions in a ruling on obscenity. The decision, reported from Washington, centers on statutes banning indecent literature through the mail and related statutory provisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
14 Killed as Airliner Falls and Burns at Port Hardy
A Pacific Western Airlines jet crashed while landing near Port Hardy British Columbia killing 14 of the 28 aboard. Captain Gerald W. Allen and co pilot Laurie Roland, both of Vancouver, were among the dead. Preliminary reports blame a ground control block left on the tail assembly. The plane had departed for Vancouver shortly before the accident. The airline awaits a full investigation by Transport officials.
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Pacific Wester Airlines
Department of Transport
Cait. Allen
Laurie Roland
Vancouver
British Columbia
Scientists Fire Fierce Test Blast at Atomic Site Nevada
A powerful daylight nuclear test near Frenchman Flat produced a blinding flash and a mushroom cloud. Observers in Las Vegas and Angel Peak noted doors blown from hinges and structures cracked as the 20 kiloton-plus device rose 40,000 feet, with the cloud lifting and drifting north. The AEC reported minimal fallout and described the blast as part of a 50th Nevada detonation, with the test set to weigh over 20 kilotons and likely exceed Hiroshima levels.
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Fischbach
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Blasting Committee
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Los Angeles
Hoffa
Daniel B. Maltern
Typhoon Virginia Near Formosa Roars at 180 MPH
The season's first typhoon Virginia intensified from 150 to 180 mph as it skirted the northern Philippines and moved toward Formosa. Shipping and air routes were warned away while the storm, 60 miles southeast of sparsely settled Bataan Island, tracks north at five miles per hour.
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Virginia
Philippines
Formosa
Bataan Island
Luzon
Jury Picks Hoffa Bribery Conspiracy Trial Panel
Seven women and five men were selected as the federal court jury to try Teamsters Union boss James A. Hoffa on bribery conspiracy charges. Both sides exhausted challenges before the panel was completed. Nine of the jurors are minorities, including three of the seven women and five men.
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Teamsters Union
James A. Hoffa
Weaverville Red Main Street Repainted In Gold Rush Colors
Weaverville, California residents repainted the downtown street in gold and red tones using 500 gallons of paint. The project, led by Lou Wughes and Constance Field, covered native brick and courthouse with Weaverville Red and Trinity Red, aiming to echo the area’s gold rush heritage.
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Trinity County
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Great “Northwest
Diggin
Sausalito
Lou Wughes
Tiburon
Constance Field
Nominee drawing stirs GOP foes at state chiefs meet
In Williamsburg, Republican governors at the 49th conference denounced any move by President Eisenhower to name the 1960 GOP presidential nominee. Eisenhower planned a non political talk on federal state relations as governors and lawmakers debated 1960 prospects. Governor Knight of California said he would welcome such action if it served party and country, though he claimed not a candidate for president in 1960.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Langley Air Force Base
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Repubican Party
Knight
Senate
William F
Vinton Chapin Named Luxembourg Envoy
President Eisenhower nominated Vinton Chapin of Dublin Minnesota a career foreign service officer to be U S ambassador to Luxembourg. Chapin 57 will succeed Wiley Buchanan who has been designated State Department chief of protocol.
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Eisenhower
Vinton Chapln
Dublin
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Foreign Service
U. S
Luxembourg
Chapin
Wiley Buchanan
State Department
Trial Opens for Trio in Bar Deaths
Los Angeles trial begins for Clyde Bates Manuel Chavez and Manuel Hernandez charged with six counts of murder and arson in the Mecca Bar fire that killed six patrons last April. Deputy District Attorney Joseph Carr seeks the death penalty. a fourth man Oscar Brenhaug escaped trial for lack of evidence. Police say the group acted out of spite after eviction.
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Los Angeles
Dep
Dist
Atty
Joseph Carr
Clyde Bates
Manuel Chavez
Manuel Hernandez
Mecca
Oscar Brenhaug
Proposals to Change Anti Subversive Program Divide Congress
A news brief notes that proposals to alter the governments anti subversive program drew both praise and criticism from members of Congress. The piece references the main story on Page A and points to related materials across multiple sections including editorials, finances, sports, and notices.
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Congress
United States proposes regular exchange of uncensored broadcasts
Washington reports the United States formally proposed to Russia a regular exchange of uncensored radio and television broadcasts to promote freer information flow. The State Department handed the note to Soviet ambassador Georgi Zarubin and urged agreement in principle at an early date, with details to be settled later by diplomats.
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United States
Russia
State Department
Georgi Zarubin
William S. B. Lacy
Zarudin
Lacy
Secretary of State
Dulles
Moscow
Senate
Democratic
Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
New York
Khrushchev
States Agree On Joint Handling Of Runaway Juvelines
Welfare and the Council of State Governments back a bill to let states form compacts to supervise and rehabilitate runaway delinquents who cross borders. The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony as Charles J. Schottland said uniform rules would ease cross state cases, with an estimated 200000 youths running away each year. A proposed uniform agreement needs congressional approval to take effect.
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Department of Welfare
Council of State
House Judiciary Committee
Charles J. Schottland
Social Security
Schottland
Council of State Governments
Congress
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