Rickover Flouts Protocol in Congress Testimony
Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover testified in a closed House Appropriations subcommittee session and said he never follows any directive when speaking to Congress. He recounted: I have never read the Navy directive on testifying and I will say what you told me to say. Flood proposed moving him to head a nuclear aircraft project, but Rickover joked about running for Congress. Testimony made public today.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Congress
Rickover
House
Navy
Congressional
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
Air Force
Flood
Tina Louise Reads Classics In Hollywood Trend
Tina Louise, Hollywood's new sex symbol, embraces intellectual reading joining stars like Marilyn Monroe and others who mix fame with literature. She publicly praises Aristotle and Voltaire and says she enjoys reading, and dating two regular suitors in New York who research for Aristotle. Hollywood marriages spark quick spins as Eddie Fisher and Liz Taylor wed in Las Vegas with Liz's mother commenting on the ceremony.
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Marilyn Monroe
Thomas Wolfe
Joe DiMaggio
Arthur Miller
Tina
Bel-Air
Proust
New York
Aristotle
Hollywood
Eddie Fisher
Liz Taylor
Las Vegas
Frances Taylor
Liz
Mother
Five States Escape Holiday Slaughter
Five of the nation's 59 states reported no traffic fatalities during the Memorial Day holiday period. California logged at least 30 highway deaths, while Alaska Delaware Idaho New Hampshire and Vermont reported no traffic fatalities. Ohio recorded 21 deaths, New York 19, both high among states.
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California
Alaska
Delaware
Idaho
New Hampshire
Vermont
Ohio
New York
Manhole Covers Stolen From Mansfield Sewer Site
Police seek suspects after 21 manhole covers vanish from a Mansfield sewer construction area. Detectives urge tips as theft triggers safety and infrastructure concerns for residents and workers.
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Mansfield
Ohio
This Was D Day I Red Beach Assault Recalled
A World War II correspondent recalls the Normandy landing on Easy Red Beach. He details prelanding nerves and camaraderie in London, the voyage across the Channel, the first brutal hours on the shore, and soldiers’ courage as they dig in and push forward amid fire and chaos.
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Easy Red Beach
Oil industry eyes new fuels via catalysts advance
The oil industry seeks new catalysts from the pill and powder sector to develop higher octane gasoline, tougher heat resistant components, and entirely new products. Some 50,000 catalyst varieties exist, ranging from gases to solids, with fluid catalytic cracking producing about 400 tons daily and a yearly value near 40 million dollars. Major producers include American Cyanamid, National Aluminate, Fibrol and Davison Chemical Co. The Esso group notes thousands of tests and improvements since World War II, while catalysts themselves remain unchanged in composition under proper conditions and can be reused repeatedly.
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New York
United States
American Cyanamid
National Aluminate, Fibrol and
Davison Chemical Co
W.R. Grace and Co
Esso Research and Engineering Co
English Princess Weds Indian Prince Then Sells Washing Machines
Janet Hicks, once Maharani of Mymensingh, says she grew bored with palace life and now earns a living in London selling washing machines. She met Prince Dulu in an English hotel, wed after a whirlwind courtship, and now lives modestly while pursuing work and a simpler life.
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Raymond E. Palmer
London
Maharani
Mymensingh
Janet ‘Hicks
West End
Ives
Janet
Ace
Stomach Radio Tests Succeed at Temple Hospital
In Temple Texas a tiny radio transmitter placed in a patient’s stomach reported internal pressures rather than sound. Developed by RCA and Rockefeller Institute it was recorded as a light beam and caused no swallowing difficulty. Clinical tests at Scott and White Memorial Hospital and the Manhattan VA Center show promise for sensing stomach and intestinal conditions.
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Scott and White
Manhattan VA
New York
Drake Named Oregon New Albion in 1579
The original name for Oregon was New Albion as coined by Sir Francis Drake in 1579. This historic designation reflects early exploration claims and naming by the English navigator during his Pacific coast voyage.
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Oregon
New Albion
Francis Drake
Funeral Notices from Canterbury and Calfee Funeral Homes
Bert David Canterbury 71 of Bolt died June 1 at home. Services June 3 at Breckenridge Baptist Church with two ministers. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers and flowerbearers listed. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry. Howard Herbert Christian 59 of Sprague Avenue died June 1 at home. Body to lie in state until June 2 then at Beckley First Baptist Church for 2 p.m. service. Burial Mt Tabor Cemetery. Pallbearers and flowerbearers named. Calfee Funeral Home.
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Bert David
Bolt
Breckenridge Baptist Church
Doff Harvey
Clarence Morton
Rose and Quesenberry
South Kanawha Street
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Burke Brooks
Bill Nidiffer
Harold Bishop
Herbert Harvey
Quince Dickens
Frankie Stanley
A. A. Farmer
Arch Mankin
Ernest Mankin
Wirt Brooks
Okey Harvey, Sr
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Tom Farmer
Howard Farmer
Harold Trump
Junior Harvey
Clark Daniel
Callie Worley
Minor Worley
Lacy Worley
Will Cannady
Charles Browning
Noel Mankin
Susie Harvey
Icie Farmer
Lorine Nidiffer
Blanche Browning
Maggie Dickens
Rhelda Mankin
Mrs. Bishop
Pansy Mankin
Clara Lillie
Grace Harvey
Lena Hall
Lena McGraw
Cynthia Snuffer
Christian Christian
Howard Herbert
Sprague Avenue
Caffee
Beckley First Baptist Church
B. ©. Jennifes
Anthony S. Garges
Mt. Tabor
G. M. Pennington
Harry Anderson
J. Wesley Anderson
William Pilkington
Adlie Thurman
Thomas Rose
C. C. Curtis
Tony Merrick
Ann Rose
First Baptist Church
Calfee Funeral Home
Morris Morris
James Albert
Crow
Annie Johnson
Bill Hogan
Otis Johnson
Dallas Johnson
Buster Hicks
Jake Brogan
Basil Hatcher
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
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W. Va
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Cal
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Ford Tractor
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Nichols Wall Cleaning Service
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Bob” Gyke
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Bibb Snyder
Rhodes
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W.va
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Aedes Sd
Seth
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Piney View
Vernie Mann
Jack’s Trading Post
Raleigh Road
G. O. Fury
Jefferson Street
Parkersburg
Bendix
Norge
Westinghouse Refrigerat Haddad
N. Kanawha St
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Raleigh Motor Sales
Dial CL
Curley Allen
Pass Beckley
Lowe Brothers
Guaranteed Love Bros. Electric Co
Johnstown Rd
Matheny
Gravely
Princeton
Mercer Street
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James Newman
North Lee
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Dow’s
Vailey
Firestone
Roadmaster
Clear-tome
Terry Seat
Ashworth Fireston
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H. P. Stone
Singer Sewing Center
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Hobart
Raleigh Junk CO
Wilson’s
S. Kanawha St
Beckley Glass CO
Breckinridge CO
N. Oakwood Ph
K. Malker
Electrolux Corp
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Belle
FORD
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Roy S. Coe
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Maytag
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Poss
Bond
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