Nuclear blasts underground may go undetected
The Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee in a summary based on testimony by scientists predicts muffled underground blasts five times stronger than first atomic bombs could go unheard until new monitoring systems are developed. The report, prepared before Eisenhower announced new underground tests for peaceful purposes, notes detection advances may take years and references Bethe Teller Urey and Graves among witnesses.
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Devel
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Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Hans Bethe
Edward Teller
Harold Urey
Alvin C. Graves
Eisenhower
United States
White House
Unseasonably cool Florida weather continues through Tuesday
A freak front brings record lows in Florida with Miami at 58 and north areas in the 40s. Rough seas and high winds wreck two boats in the Gulf with 15 year old Frank Reitz drowning near Clearwater. Coast Guard searches for two sailors as other crews rescue 손 and passengers from wrecks along Tampa Bay and Clearwater Beach.
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Miami
North Florida
Tallahassee
Cross City
Gulf of Mexico
Frank Reitz
Coast Guard
Joseph Roberts
St. Petersburg
George Stanley
Pinellas Point
Tampa Bay
Grant Judkins
Treasure Island
Roy Johnson
Tropicana Faces Florida Citrus Code Violations Hearing
Tropicana Products Inc of Bradenton may explain adding sugar syrup to fresh chilled orange juice at a Department of Agriculture hearing. Officials allege five violations of state law and citrus regulations. Tropicana president Rossi accepts responsibility but declines to explain. The syrup was dumped into juice at Cape Canaveral plant in March.
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Tropicana Products Inc
Department of Agriculture
William C. Pierce
Tampa
Florida Agriculture
Lee Thompson
Bradenton
Florida Citrus Commission
Thompson
Anthony T. Rossi
Tropicana
Cape Canaveral
New York
Private developer buys Sun Valley from Sun Valley Inc
The Sun Valley Inc listed for sale to a private land developer for about 670000. Edwin H Willis the developer’s partner paid a 50000 deposit. A federal grand jury is recessing after probing Teamsters dealings in land development. Sun Valley advertised as a retirement town for unions but was never built.
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UPI
Sun Valley Inc
Teamsters Union
Julius I. Friedman
Miami
Edwin H. Willis
Willis
Teamsters
Sun Valley
Florida National Bank of Orlando
Detroit
Friedman
Max Brewer
Farris Bryant
Norstad Ill After Veal Dinner At Berchtesgaden
U S Air Force Gen Lauris Norstad supreme Allied commander in Europe suffered acute indigestion while on a fishing trip in southern Germany. He remained in hospital for routine checks for a day or two in Munich before returning to Paris. Mrs Norstad joined him during the stay.
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Germany
UPI
U.S. Air Force
Lauris Norstad
Europe
U.S. Army 2Nd Field Hospital
Norstad
Paris
Berchtesgaden
Eisenhower quips about science during dinner with Bush and Johnston
President Eisenhower dined with scientist Vannevar Bush and Eric Johnston of the Motion Picture Association. Johnston asked what is new in science and the president quipped that Bush has been there an hour and is out of contact.
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Eisenhower
Vannevar Bush
Eric Johnston
The
Motion Picture Assn. of America
Johnston
Bush
Foes to Speak at Manatee GOP Dinner
Bradenton May 24 dinner features Republican national committee hopefuls James L. Guilmartin of Miami and Anthony Battaglia of St. Petersburg. Guilmartin, a 15 year attorney and former U S district attorney, squares off to unseat Battaglia. The candidates recently debated at the State Young Republican Federation meeting and will also speak in Venice and Sarasota events.
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James L. Guilmartin
Miami
Anthony Battaglia
St. Petersburg
Republican National Committee
Manatee County Republican Organization
Kiwanis Hall
14Th Street
Guilmartin
U. S
Eisenhower
Battaglia
Venice
Leisure spending tops growth list for America in 1950s
Du Pont firm estimates total leisure expenditure will surge to about 43 billion dollars by decade's end. Americans will take 70 million weeks of vacation this year, with active sports and pastimes rising while movies and prize fights decline. Tele-viewing and boating loans grow, and spending spreads across do it yourself, reading, fishing and spectator amusements.
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Leisure
America
Occu
Stock Exchange
Francis I. du Pont and Co
du Pont
Californians tied to marriage for hire scheme uncovered
Miami report details a suspected immigration fraud involving a wealthy California resident and a Miami lawyer. A Jamaican hotel maid, Imogene Deans Lewis, was to enter the U S as a wife then be divorced. Investigators cite possible conspiracy and involve the state department and immigration service.
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U. S
United States
Dist
E. Coleman Madsen
State Department
Gene Miller
Miami Herald
Herald
Playboy
Miller
A. Robert Asher
Long Beach
Calif
Asher
Imogene Deans Lewis
Montego Bay
Jamaica
the Herald
Mrs. Lewis
Clyde A. Epperson
Epperson
Madsen
U. S. Immigration Service
Firebug Burns Beethoven Piano in Bonn Blaze
A man attempted arson at the Beethoven house in Bonn. He tossed burning rags into a display room, destroying Beethoven’s piano and antique furniture, while his early work Song to Laura was saved but singed and manuscripts were recovered. The suspect, 55-year-old Bodo von Steegen, surrendered without resistance.
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Bonn
Germany
UPI
Ludwig von Beethoven
Beethoven House
Bodo von Steegen
Beethoven
Laura
Plane crashes in Formosa kills eight
A Nationalist Chinese F-86 jet fighter on a training flight suffered engine trouble and crashed into a southern Formosa village. The crash killed the pilot and seven villagers and injured 11 more, according to the Nationalist air force.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
Money in by 3 p.m. May 10 earns from May 1 at First Federal
Cash deposits due by 3 p.m. May 10 earn interest from May 1 at First Federal. This brief notice reminds patrons of the cutoff and start date for the promotional rate.
Top aides meet as Eisenhower worries over spy plane incident
News wires report White House denial of halt on flights near borders after the spy plane mission. Eisenhower convened a top secret gathering with NSC members to discuss the crisis and its impact on the Paris summit.
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White House
Eisenhower
U.S
News Canada
Ike May Address Nation Before Paris Summit
The White House signaled President Eisenhower might deliver a television radio address before departing for the Paris summit. Press Secretary Hagerty would not confirm plans and said details would be announced Tuesday morning. He noted no current plans to discuss the spy plane incident on air.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Pentagon
Boc
Globe
Washington
U. S
Peiping
Voice of
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Khrushchev
Paris
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White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Russia
Cubans Detain U S Reporter and Photographer in Havana
U S Embassy seeks access to Richard Valeriani of the Associated Press and photographer Tony Ortega after they were detained incommunicado since being seized Saturday night at Havana Airport amid a riot between pro and anti Castro factions. Other journalists were released earlier.
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U. S
Richard Valeriani
Associated Press
Fidel Castro
Tony Ortega
Valeriani
Ortega
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