Squabble Over Salk Vaccine Still Raging
Washington observers report sharp partisan criticism of the Eisenhower administration over the polio vaccination program. Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. faults Secretary of Welfare Hobby for bungling, while Sen. H Alexander Smith argues the push moved too fast. Scheele cites Cutter vaccine link to polio cases and notes new manufacturing standards. Public Health Service prepares for another vaccine release as a House committee weighs controls and standby legislation.
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Frank Thompson Jr
DNJ
Hobby
Jonal
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Smith
NBC
Thompson
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Leonard A. Scheele
U.S. Public Health Service
Cutter
Scheele
Sen. Smith
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Eisenhower
Asst
Roswell B. Perkins
Welfare Department
Idaho Girl Dies Of Bulbar Type Polio
A 6 year old Sandpoint girl Joan Bartelsen died in Spokane last night from bulbar polio. Idaho reports 68 polio cases this year. Health officials note she had contact with a vaccinated neighbor and all Idaho inoculations used Cutter Laboratories vaccine.
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Sandpoint
Idaho
Idaho State Health Department
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Bartelsen
The
Health Department
Cutter Laboratories
Bargaining Session Set By Ford UAW
Detroit reports a Memorial Day bargaining session as Ford and the UAW clash over terms for a year round wage. The union proposes to cut severance costs by over ten percent while pushing for a guaranteed annual wage and warns of a strike if no deal by midnight Wednesday when the five year pact ends. Ford offers a five year package worth about a half billion dollars including employee stock, while rewording severance to protect pensions. The UAW, led by Walter Reuther, accuses Ford of stalling and insists on a guaranteed annual wage or a strike. Union talks also continue with General Motors ahead of June 7 expirations.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor
UAW
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Ford
General Motors
Methodist ministers named for area in conference
Three new Methodist ministers were named during the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference sessions in Lubbock. Rev. Jack Riley will lead Trinity Church, Rev. G. C. Lamb at Helmleigh, and Rev. F. R. Pickens at Dunn-Buford circuit, with several others staying at current posts.
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John W. Hawkins
Fluvanna - Dermott
Frank Oglesby
Ira- Camp Springs
I. T. Huckabee
Union Methodist
Big Spring
Allen Adams
Lone Oak
Allen Forbis
Odell
Forsan
Lloyd Mayhew
Slaton
Lamesa
Rodney Williams
Lenorah Hancock
Glenn Chambers
Midland
Calvin Froehner
North Texas Conference
Midland St. Mark
Cletus Beights
Krum
Carl Nunn
Tye
Sparenburg
Nation Honors Soldiers Who Fought Died Across the Nation
The country observes Memorial Day with parades and grave side ceremonies. President Eisenhower’s wreath at Arlington marks the national tribute, while governors and mayors honor fallen service members in communities from New Hampshire to Oregon. Floral wreaths will drift at sea from coastal points and the Fleet of Flowers sails the Pacific.
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Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Rindge
N.H
Lane Dwinell
Cathedral of Pines
America
Europe
Far East
Wildwood
N.J
Atlantic Ocean
de- Poe Bay
Ore
Pacific
Sunshine Dominates Texas Holiday Weather Picture
Most of Texas enjoyed bright sunshine for the holiday though a Memorial Day cloud layer lingered over the El Paso Salt Flat area and Gulf Coast. Eastern Texas saw mild temperatures with little change expected, while scattered thundershowers were possible. Early readings ranged from 55 in Dalhart to 59 in San Antonio and 75 in Brownsville.
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el Paso
Salt Flat
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Gulf Coast
Texas
Dalhart
Brownsville
Weather summary for North Central Texas and surrounding regions
North Central Texas generally fair this afternoon and night with a rise in temperature. Tonight warm. Tuesday partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered thunderstorms. Panhandle and South Plains show partly cloudy skies with scattered storms late this afternoon and tonight. Winds from east along the coast become south to southwest by Tuesday. Interior regions warm this afternoon and tonight with moderate to fresh south winds Tuesday.
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Panhandle
South Plains
South Central
Grand Jury to Probe Slaying by Retired Teacher Couple
In Ocala Florida a grand jury was to convene over the killings of three officers in a home gun battle. Edward Lindley 73 and Bertha Lindley 70 faced murder charges. sheriff reports indicate premeditated murder. Officers fired hundreds of shots. the couple used a shotgun and kept an arsenal of weapons. The Lindleys, Indiana natives with eight children, reportedly had a history in Kokomo as educators and kept many guns at home.
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North Korea
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Bertha
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W. G. Ergle Jr
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D. R. Smith
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Florida
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Central State Hospital
Indianapolis
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Kokomo
Ind
C. V. Haworth
Haworth
Samuel
Cornell University
Alan
Indiana State Auditor's
John
George
Joseph
Ruby Hockersmith
Mary Bolinger
Sarah Anthony
Buie
Memorial Day death toll climbs amid holiday traffic
The Memorial Day weekend toll rose as experts warned the count would reach 360 highway deaths over 78 hours. By 9 a.m. EST the figure stood at 264 with 90 drownings and 39 other fatalities, while Texas ceremonies noted multiple deaths from crashes, drownings, and accidents across several cities including Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Galveston, Austin, Longview, Plainview, Belton, and Houston.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Texas
Corpus Christi
Ira Ray Racker
Dickie Ray
George Dixon
Copano Bay
Rockport
Lackland Air
Fire destroys Hayley’s Cabinet Shop in Hermleigh
A Sunday night blaze at 11 30 damaged or destroyed Hayley’s Cabinet Shop at 1615 Twenty fifth Street in Hermleigh. The building housed the cabinet shop and car storage and was largely uninsured except for stock and equipment insured to 2000. Fire marshal Ivan Gatlin noted uncertain origin with smoldering hours earlier and cars owned by Bob Dupree damaged but moved out during efforts.
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Gatlin
Bob Dupree
Nash
Dupree
Winds Attract Dusty Indianapolis 500 Start
The 39th Indianapolis 500 draws 33 drivers under chilly winds at the famed track with forecasts for clearing skies and a possible track record. Bill Vukovich and other veterans pace the field as the purse nears record levels, while past fatalities remind of risks in this storied race.
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Dale Burgess
Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
American Automobile Assn
Bill Vukovich
Fresno
Calif
Los Angeles
Cal Niday
Pacoima
Mike Nazaruk
North Bellmore
N.Y
Larry Crockett
Columbus
Ind
Paul Russo
Fort Worth
Tex
Johnny Persons
van Nuys
Vukovich
Speedway
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