Coast Guard learns college student’s bottle distress tale
William Robinson of Shreveport and Lila Scott aboard the Greek liner Neptunia sent a corked bottle distress message last summer claiming captors held them. The note reached Paris and the US before Coast Guard in New Orleans confirmed Robinson’s tale was a joke. Scott, a teacher, and Robinson’s father eased the incident as the Coast Guard closed the case.
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Girl Good Student Saves Life After Dress Fire
A five year old girl Kerry Lee Thurman in Alameda Idaho avoided serious injury when a dress caught fire from an electric range while making soup. She rolled on the floor after saying she burned her dress and showed singed hair and minor arm burns. Fire safety advice was handed out to children at the school by junior fire marshals.
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Queen Elizabeth visit graces Washington ceremonies
The Queen and Prince Philip lead a royal entourage through a Washington day of receptions and gallery tours. Elizabeth tours the National Gallery of Art and meets officials, while Philip discusses science with American academies. The couple attends a state dinner at the White House with Eisenhowers and other dignitaries as hundreds observe the welcome.
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Crisis fears as Syria Turkey border tensions rise
Indications pointed to emergency weekend sessions as the Assembly debated the crisis. The Syrian army was placed on alert, but mobilization was judged unnecessary. Arms reached civilian resistance near the Turkish border while Turkey denied threats in a note to Damascus. King Saud spoke with Syrian President Kuwaitly and Lebanon's Chamoun amid the flare up.
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Gen Burns Returns to Middle East From Britain
Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, commander in chief of the U N Emergency Force in Gaza and Egypt, flew back to the Middle East after four weeks leave in Britain. He said his return was connected to tension on the Syrian Turkish border and noted that neither his force nor UN headquarters have instructions over Syria.
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Queen to Receive Portrait of Son by Eisenhower
The Washington Evening Star reports Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will depart with a portrait of their son Prince Charles painted by President Eisenhower from a photograph. Betty Beale notes the likeness was created as a parting gift from the President to the royal guests.
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Do You Agree Then A Woman On Her Way To Execution
A fragment notes a French writer Nicholas Chamen TANS asking if a woman on her way to execution would demand minimal time for makeup, reflecting stark questions about dignity under punishment.
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Eisenhower Eyes NATO Plan To Pool Scientific Power
The United States and its allies consider pooling scientific brains and resources to counter Soviet advances in ICBMs and the Sputnik satellite. Dulles and Lloyd outline top level talks as Eisenhower and Macmillan plan a Washington visit to discuss global issues and wartime cooperation.
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Engine Test for Vanguard Postponed
At Cape Canaveral Florida a test firing of the Vanguard rocket first stage was postponed. Crash boats patrolled the danger area and returned to port by 10 a.m. A dozen reporters watched as officials prepared for the 2,700 pound thrust engine test, previously untried.
Dry Texas whisky evaporates suspect set free
Tyler Texas man Pi-wil Ham Whitus Pugh is freed of charges of possessing unstamped whisky as evidence evaporates in the dry Texas air. The case ends with the suspect released after key proof faded.
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Queen's North American tour meals spark chatter
Members of Elizabeth II's entourage suggest the Queen is enjoying ample turtle soup and duck during her tour. The discourse includes remarks from her press representative Cmdr. Colville at a White House state dinner, noting no signs of fatigue amid multiple sea and Canada stops.
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