Dulles Ill but Eisenhower Sees No Delay in Talks
President Eisenhower said Dulles illness will not delay Western talks with the Soviet Union on German issues. Dulles enters Walter Reed for hernia surgery. Under Secretaries assume duties as he recovers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
C. Douglas Dillon
Christian Herter
Dillon
South Carolina
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Khrushchev
U.S
Germany
Leonard D. Heaton
Heaton
Capitol Hill
Deadly St Louis Tornado Stuns City of 1951
A St Louis tornado struck before dawn killing nineteen and injuring many, with fears it may rise to thirty. The storm followed a path similar to the 1927 disaster, hitting Brentwood Crestwood and central districts, collapsing tenement blocks and trapping residents. Hospitals overwhelmed, civil defense activated, looting reported, and towers at KTVI and KXLW toppled.
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St. Louis
William Paschall
Civil Defense
Brentwoo
Crestwood
St. Louis County
Olive Street
Grand Boulevard
Newstead
St. Louis Avenues
Delmar Blvd
City Hospital
Homer G. Phillips Hospital
Homer G. Phillips
KTVI
KXLW
Bob Heterington
Francis P. Hardaway
Busch Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals
Ball Park
Eisenhower Warns On False Signals Luring Planes
President Eisenhower told a news conference that some American planes were lured across borders by false radio signals, though orders forbid any action to provoke Soviet scrambles. He noted navigational errors and occasional misdirections but denied deliberate provocation.
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Eisenhower
Iron Curtain
U.S
Dulles
Russia
Berlin
Jobless total rises in January to 4.72 million
Unemployment climbed by 616000 in January to 4724000 the highest January total since 1950. Americans at work fell 1270000 from 63973000 in December to 62706000 in January due to seasonal post holiday layoffs and reduced outdoor work. President Eisenhower expressed optimism for a pickup in employment as the year progresses.
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Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Nikita Khruschev
Russia
Kremlin
U.S
St Louis
Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Cannon Opposes 10 Million For New Federal Prison Bid
Rep. Clarence Cannon opposes the administration's 10 million dollar request for a Southern Illinois maximum security prison. Rep. Kenneth Gray defends the need, noting five acceptable sites including Kirksville Missouri, Crab Orchard Lake Illinois and others. Cannon will let an Appropriations Subcommittee decide amid opposition to new spending this year.
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Washington
Southern Illinois
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Kenneth J. Gray
Dill
Gray
Bureau of Prisons
House
Kirksville
The
Missourian
Appropriations
Tornado rips through St Louis with no warning
In St Louis on Feb 10 AP reports a tornado struck western central districts near Bohemian area causing building collapses and trapped residents. Vendors and tavern patrons aided victims while witnesses described a blue flash and roaring wind before the walls gave way.
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St. Louis
Gay Gross
Lula Kuehner
Zeb Williams
Williams
Joe Brucato
Bomb threats evacuated two Decatur high schools
In Decatur Illinois on February 10 more than 2500 students were evacuated from Eisenhower and MacArthur high schools after telephoned bomb threats. Police and sheriffs deputies searched both campuses and found no devices.
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Decatur
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Weather summary for Southern Illinois with temperatures
Cloudy and cold for Southern Illinois with a forecast of mostly cloudy skies and a sharp temperature drop. Lower tonight in the teens to 20s, Wednesday highs near 35, and overnight lows 15 to 20. Record highs and lows differ from yesterday with measured precipitation of 0.32 inches. Crab Orchard Lake sits 3 inches above spillway.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Tornado Unroofed Buildings In Crawford County Oblong
A early morning tornado struck Oblong Crawford County Illinois injuring a woman in a house trailer and unroofing about six buildings. The storm path extended toward Palestine damaging farm buildings while freezing rain sleet and high winds caused hazardous travel across northern sections.
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Associated Press
Crawford County
Illinois
Oblong
Robinson
Dale Moore
Palestine
Galesburg
Ottawa
Joliet
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