Big Ben Stopped by Paint Pot in London Tower
London clock Big Ben halted at 8 40 p m due to a pot of paint dislodged by vibrations after a recent face lift. Repairs rushed in as MPs heard the clock misfire during a government finance debate. Laborites quipped about the clock’s preoccupation with the news. Meanwhile in Tulsa Oklahoma a Boston Terrier named Sugar attended an elementary school graduation day in fanciful garb and was passed to the next class with owner Kim Anderson.
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Break o ver mishap at theater ends in injury
In a Philadelphia tent theater during a second act blackout dancer Joan Williams fell into the orchestra pit and broke her leg. The accidental incident occurred as the audience and crew observed the traditional but misremembered good luck ritual.
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Bedell Smith Eyes Recovery After Eye Operation
Pi doctors report General Walter Bedell Smith's right eye retina tear is healing after surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Doctors said full visual function may take several more weeks, and Smith was admitted and expected to leave within a week.
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Adenauer Squelches Disarmament Zone
Washington reports Adolf Adenauer presses for a first step in disarmament talks while insisting German reunification must come first He opposed a hypothetical disarmament zone in Europe and said any broader accord would hinge on Germany’s consent and future events The chancellor met President Eisenhower and other U S officials during a three day stay in Washington and urged a cautious path toward disarmament with Russia while reiterating East West German division remains Germanys core political issue
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NATO Sought on Arms Cut Faces French Resistance
Paris reports Harold Stassen opened a campaign to win NATO backing for a new American disarmament plan. Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States would keep atomic weapons, while others would be banned. French sources warn France would not sign away future rights to nuclear arms, risking Assembly rejection.
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Gilded and Guided Missiles Cause Gaffe at Briefing
Republican House Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. misspoke while briefing colleagues on missiles. Reading from a handwritten paper he called the latest weapons gilded missiles, explaining why the newest weapons lost support amid confusion and tongue twisters.
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Paraguay Seizes 34 to Halt Revolt Plot
ASCINCION Paraguay UP The Stroessner government says it foiled a plan timed to strike June 1. Interior Minister Edgar Insfran said the plot was nipped on May 10 with 84 arrests. He charged the Liberal Party with instigating the plan and named three former army officers and seven Liberal Party civilians as leaders.
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Labor Probers Turn to Bakers in Senate Hearing
The Senate investigations committee, led by McClellan, resumes public hearings on Baker Union finances starting Tuesday. It will question Beck Jr. and two others about their handling of funds, with Beck invoking the Fifth Amendment over 200 times. The panel aims to cover the Bakers Union next, amid Curtis Sims accusations of missing funds by James G. Gross and former VP George Stuart.
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Mysterious Audit Bureau Entry At Pine Avenue
A fragmentary note references an audit bureau entry at Pine Avenue with a mention of a second place at a long event. Details are unclear, but the terse text points to an administrative filing or verification process tied to local governance.
Salvation Army Names New National Commander
Commissioner Donald McMillan steps down in September after 53 years as a Salvation Army officer and national commander since 1953. He will be succeeded by Commissioner Norman Marshall, 64, who joined the welfare organization in 1915.
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