Academy site near Colorado Springs chosen for Air Force Academy
Secretary Talbott announced Colorado Springs as the site for the Air Force Academy after a nationwide selection narrowed from hundreds of locations. The 14 109 foot peaks and 15 000 acres will host the new academy, with construction costing an estimated 136 million dollars and a mid 1957 readiness goal. Denver to host a temporary campus at Lowry Field while facilities are built.
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Fair For Southern Illinois Weather Notes
The forecast calls for fair, hot and humid conditions tonight and Saturday. Lows near 65, highs near the upper 90s. Saturday night lows around 72. Yesterday’s low 56. Readings show 78 at 7 am today and 87 at 6 pm yesterday. Sunrise 4:36 am, sunset 7:29 pm. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake spillway levels noted.
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Vice Lid Hurts Phenix City Business After Patterson Slaying
In Phenix City, Alabama, post murder of A. L Patterson as he prepared to take office, bill collectors report tiny receipts and locals fear economic collapse. Gov. Gordon Persons tightens controls with National Guardsmen enforcing a renewed vice clampdown, while Chamber of Commerce official Alton V. Foster warns of financial ruin yet voices cautious support for a cleaned future.
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Carbondale Boy, 10, Goes On The Town
A 10 year old Carbondale boy Mickey Watkins left home after 4 p.m. and did not return by 12 45 a.m. His father Ben Watkins reported the disappearance to police around 10 p.m. and his mother notified authorities later.
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Boy Found Safe After Illinois Central Station Search
Police sought a missing young boy after two calls but could not locate him. State police were notified after the second failed search at 1 30 a.m. A boy named Mickey was found at the Illinois Central Railroad station in Carbondale at 5 30 a.m. and returned to his family.
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Moody Stricken but Improves as Campaign Swing Continues
Former Senator Blair Moody, 52, battling pneumonia and a heart ailment, showed dramatic improvement in Hancock Michigan. Doctors and Democratic spokesmen said he could continue his bid for the U S Senate after being rushed to St Joseph Hospital during a campaign swing through the Upper Peninsula. He had been unconscious earlier and in an oxygen tent.
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Des Moines Flood Crest Recedes as Levees Hold
Des Moines River crest receded signaling end of long flood battle. workers reinforced dikes near Des Moines and Raccoon rivers while authorities investigated suspected sabotage of a levee barrier. Crest at 30.19 feet, forecast to drop to 28 by noon and 23 by Raccoon peak. Police cite definite evidence of attempted barrier sabotage.
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Jury Hears Case Against Union Leaders
Five AFL leaders face federal racketeering charges in St Louis for extorting 28016 from an Oklahoma pipeline contractor with threats of strikes. Defendants Callanan Bianchi Thompson Secor Poster deny the charges as final arguments wrap up. Witnesses linked payoff payments through firms in Tulsa Washington Mo St Louis.
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Billy Graham Hospital Admission in Germany
American evangelist Billy Graham was admitted to a German hospital after waking "awful" but was returned to his hotel room for further tests. An X-ray will determine chest and abdomen conditions. officials said the case is not serious. An unconfirmed gall bladder issue is reported. Graham arrived in Germany after Britain and Scandinavia and planned a three day Berlin visit.
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Winnie Ike Meet to Discuss Family Troubles
Jilted Japanese woman Leruko Kamata was sentenced to four years in a Tokyo court for killing her lover Yukio Takayanagi with a death kiss after a farewell tryst at a Tokyo hotel. Teruko claimed she would rather die than live without him. The couple registered for the meeting last November at the Canary Cage. Teruko pressed cyanide into his drink and forced him to swallow.
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Rebels Claim Battle Near Chiquimula Denied by Government
In Tegucigalpa June 25 AP reports Guatemala rebels massed for a major clash at Chiquimula as government forces claim advances on all fronts. Guatemalan commander says rebels hold 16 towns seized from Honduras border incursions while Honduran authorities weigh expelling the Guatemalan ambassador amid student protests and a shooting injury toll.
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Lehigh Coal Subsidiary Shutdown Hits Panther Creek Valley
The Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. suspends operations, prompting fears of the region's worst economic crisis. About 40,000 residents rely on Lehigh’s jobs as miners resist a back-to-work plan amid labor unrest and local picketing.
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Nationalists Admit Seizing Russian Ship Tuapse
Nationalist China said a warship seized the Russian tanker Tuapse off Formosa and held it at Kaohsiung port amid a possible confiscation. The tanker was accused by Moscow of being seized in waters near the Philippines, with the Soviet note demanding its return and punishment of U.S. officials.
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Chou En Lai and Nehru Open Asia Talks in New Delhi
In New Delhi Chou En Lai and Prime Minister Nehru began a pivotal weekend of discussions seen as potentially reshaping Asia. Nehru welcomed Chou with a red carpet at Palam airport as observers note Korea and Indochina as likely topics and predict moves toward an Asia for Asians stance.
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Two Powers Seek to Heal Rift Before Talks With Churchill
Washington June 25 Prime Minister Churchill and President Eisenhower meet for talks to erase misunderstandings between the anti Communist powers. Churchill calls the disputes family matters and says unity could help resolve Far East issues, while diplomats doubt any breakthrough.
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Tuapse Motorship Built for Russians Faces Blockade
The Tuapse, a 485 foot Danish built motorship completed last year, is among ships Denmark built for Russia. The United States protested shipment of tankers as strategic goods after Red China's Korea War intervention, but Denmark rejected the protests. Nationalist Chinese warships seized other ships in the Formosa area to enforce an economic blockade. Two Communist vessels, the Praca and the Gottwald, are tied up at a southern Formosa port after clashes with Nationalist vessels.
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Monroe says she is not expecting a baby
Marilyn Monroe denied rumors she is pregnant following her collapse on a film set. She attributed the incident to overwork and nerves, saying she is not expecting a child.
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U S Suspends Housing Aides
The Housing and Home Finance Agency says two longtime FHA officials James E Hicks and Andrew Rost have been suspended pending charges of serious irregularities. Administrator Albert W Cole cited information from deputy William F McKenna as the basis for suspensions. The inquiry traced overlarge loans in a now closed program and alleged home owner bilking in FHA guaranteed improvement loans.
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Navy signs 30 million dollar minesweeper contract
The Yugoslav government in Belgrade signed a 30 million dollar deal to build four small minesweepers for the U S Navy under the United gram.
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