Dulles Surgery Declared Successful Despite Cancer Scan
Secretary of State Dulles underwent a hernia operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital, announced successful with no immediate sign of cancer recurrence. Doctors planned tissue examination for malignancy while the White House and press office relayed the news, and officials denied reports of Eisenhower seeking a successor.
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Washington
Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Lincoln White
White
Ike's Mexico Trip Outlined
President Eisenhower will spend the night of February 18 at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin Texas en route to Acapulco Mexico for talks with Mexico's new president. The White House says no plans to visit Mrs Eisenhower in San Antonio or elsewhere on the trip.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Acapulco
Mexico
White House
San Antonio
Eisenhowers
Ice Jam Threat Raises Flood Risk Across Illinois Indiana
The Wabash River flood danger grows with weekend rains and a potential ice jam. Indiana is under a major disaster declaration for federal aid as Mount Carmel and Carmi report high levels and plans consider dynamiting an eight mile ice jam near Delphi. River crests expected to exceed flood stage into Thursday.
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West Terre Haute
Indiana
Washington
Eisenhower
Wabash River
Harold W. Handley
Army Engineers
Wabash
Delphi
Mass Office
Associated Press
Illinois
Mount Carmel
Carmi
Main Street
Weather Outlook For Southern Illinois Turns Colder
Colder weather arrives in Southern Illinois with rain and scattered thunder tonight. Rain ends Saturday with a drop in temperatures to near 50 degrees, then lows in the low 30s and highs around 50 Saturday. Yesterday’s highs reached 44 and 51 today, with total precipitation about 0.30 inches. Sunrise at 6 55 and sunset at 5 34.
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Illinois
Japan Lets Koreans in Japan Go to North Korea
Tokyo and Seoul clash over repatriation of poverty stricken Koreans to the North. Prime Minister Kishino state approved repatriation via Red Cross. North Korea expected to charter ships while Japan withholds vessels. Estimates of Koreans in Japan range from forty three thousand to one hundred seventeen thousand with many drawn by promised work.
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Tokyo
Japan
North Korea
United States
Far East
Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Nobusuke Kishi
Aiichiro Fujiyama
International Red Cross
Rhee
Red Cross
Jukebox Operators Fight Gangsters in Senate Hearing
Albert S. Denver, president of Music Operators of New York, testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that jukebox operators frantically need help against gangster backed unions. He noted 160 members running 8,000 of New York’s 11,000 jukeboxes and over 11 million dollars in annual returns. The hearing named ten alleged crime convention delegates and highlighted pressure on coin machine workers in Gary Indiana and other areas.
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New York City
Albert S. Denver
Music Operators of New York, Inc
Senate
Senate Rackets Committee
Apalachin
Robert F. Kennedy
Gerard Catena
Carmine Lombardozzi
Mike Miranda
New York
Brooklyn
John A. DeMarco
John Scalise
Cleveland
Joseph Falcone
Utica
N.Y
Michael Genovese
Gabriel Mannarino
John Sarocca
Pittsburgh
Frank Zito
Springfield
Lombardozzi
Kennedy
Gary
Ind
The
Denver
Retail Clerks Union
Music Operators of
New York, Inc
Welfare Checks Top County Incomes Across Texas
Alvin Burger of the Texas Research League told the Texas Bankers Assn that welfare payments are the largest single income source in 84 of Texas 254 counties. He noted ongoing study of welfare program effectiveness to move aided families toward self support.
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Texas
Alvin Burger
Texas Research League
Texas Bankers Assn
Antheil, Modernist Composer, Dies at 58
Anheil, famed for Ballet Mecanique and avant garde works, died at home at 58. The American composer, nicknamed Bad Boy of Music, helped define 1920s modernism in New York and Paris with percussion, player piano, and aircraft propeller sounds.
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George Antheil
Antheil
Paris
Isreel
Crab Orchard Lake Stands 3 Inches Above Spillway
Water level at Crab Orchard Lake reaches three inches above the spillway while Little Grassy Lake remains at its spillway level. Officials monitor both reservoirs for flood risk and coordinate releases to manage overflow.
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Little Grassy Lake
Layoffs swell relief rolls in Illinois December totals
Illinois public aid rolls rose in December to 367 060 recipients due to seasonal lay offs in agriculture and construction. Expenditures across five programs reached 17 067 027 dollars, with continued unemployment in industrial areas noted. Poor relief 128 070 recipients 4 657 001 dollars. Old age 80 797 recipients 5 433 364 dollars. Other aids include Blind 3 229 254 168. Disability 18 350 1 526 090. Dependent children 136 789 5 196 404.
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Illinois Public Aid Commission
Peter Cahill
IPAC
Cahill
20 Car Pileup Clogs Edens Expressway in Morning Fog
A 20 car crash during morning rush hour on the Edens Expressway near Tower road in Northbrook created a two mile traffic jam. A truck jackknifed in fog and vehicles following it skidded into a chain reaction fender bender.
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Chicago
Edens Expressway
Tower Road
Northbrook
Lincoln anniversary marked by Brandt in Illinois
West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt gave the main address at a Lincoln sesquicentennial dinner in Illinois attended by 1,400 people at $17.50 a plate and diplomats from 21 countries. Gov. Stratton and guests recalled Lincoln unity themes as foreign ambassadors listened to speeches from Herve Alphand and Harold Caccia.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Stratton
Oak Ridge
Preston J Moore
American Legion
Lincoln
Illinois Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission
State Armory
Germany
France
England
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Herve Alphand
Harold Caccia
Brandt
U. S
Unwed Mother of 12 Charged With Welfare Fraud
An unmarried mother of 12, Norma Dandridge, 35, of Brooklyn, was among 17 arrested for defrauding the Welfare Department. Dist Attv Frank S. Hogan said she faces larceny charges totaling 13,555 since April 1954. Her children range from 13 to one year old.
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New York
Childre
Welfare Department
Manhattan
Dist
Attv
Frank S. Hogan
Norma Dandridge
Brooklyn
West seeks new formula for German reunification
Western leaders plan to draft within a month a new approach to German reunification. They aim to push free all German elections from the foreground while pursuing negotiations with the Soviet Union. The process may take up to two years before nationwide elections, with initial steps to bring East and West Germany closer.
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Washington
Soviet Union
West Germany
United States
Britain
France
Wesern
London
Paris
Bonn
Evansville Bus Service Ends Abruptly
Evansville Indiana's bus system halted this morning as City Coach Lines stops all routes. Mayor William Davidson called the move abrupt and said the firm cannot absorb losses. Evansville Transit, formed by eight businessmen, will take over with details pending union consent.
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Evansville
Ind
William Davidson
Wyman Redman
Evansvile City Coach Lines
Manfred Burleigh
City Coach Lines
Detroit
Florida librarians move to ban old children's books
Florida state librarian Dorothy Dodd urges removal of 17 titles and eight series from libraries citing poorly written and sensational content. Miami officials note shift toward missiles and submarines as readers’ tastes change, while Governor Collins defends public judgment over official bans.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Tom Swift
Horatio Alger
Dorothy Dodd
Frank B. Sessa
Miami Public Library
Miss Dodd
Cle Wiggily
Edmonds
Uncle Wiggily
LeRoy Collins
Bobsey Twins
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Fred Harkins
West
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Richard Flood
Wabash Valley
Office of Civilian and Defense Mobilization
Terre Haute
Lawrenceville
Probers
Austin, Tex
Anthiel
Crab Orchard Lake
Europe
Berlin
John M. Hightower
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