Operation Alert Far Ahead Of Last Year
Emergency press report on Operation Alert 1956 shows the Western Hemisphere drill far ahead of 1955 in efficiency. About 10 000 government civil defense staff and 1 600 civilians and officials participated. The exercise tested defense coordination in 24 states Hawaii and Puerto Rico with a mock atomic attack, ending next Wednesday.
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Civil Defense
Ciglx
Eredale Gunaia
Washington
Pentagon
Bme
Secretary of Defense
Witzon
White House
Department
Tempo Civition
Civil Defense Paty
Defense
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Aio Canada
Army
Senate splits over Yugoslav arms aid after long voting night
Top Republican leaders joined with Democrats to back a $2.3 billion aid package for Yugoslavia despite efforts to cut arms assistance. Senate and House conferees will reconcile differences next week as debates continue. The final Senate vote stood 50 to 39 with 28 Democrats and 22 Republicans in support.
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Senate
Yugoslavia
Pennbulem
Ep Ace Avn
Calif
Sen. Bridges
Yesterdy
Jeadler
Johnroh
Ted
Blender
Yosef
Appropriations Committee
Ayo
Jets Battle Off China near Matsu island clash
Formosa Nationalist air force fought Soviet built MIG jets with U S Thunderjets and Sabres in an offshore skirmish near Matsu. Nationalists claimed at least two MIGs shot down with two more possibly damaged and reported all Nationalist aircraft safe. This marked the third and fourth jet kills by the Nationalists, following previous claims in October and April.
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Desoavertas Seporta
U. S
Matsu
Boy and girl shot in police chase in the Bronx
Two off duty policemen fired during a chase injuring a five year old girl Mary Saccio who suffered an abdominal wound and Vincent Moríades aged 11 who was wounded in the thigh. The four men pursued were captured and charged with assault and robbery.
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New York
Mary Saccio
Lincoln Hospital
Vincent Moriades
Richard O'Conner
William Hatch
Bronx
Furrier Convicted of Faking HoldUp in Beverly Hills
Hollywood INS reports furrier Al Teit elbwam, 42, convicted in Santa Monica Superior Court jury verdicts of conspiring to commit grand theft and presenting false claim to an insurance company. Deliberations lasted 3½ hours before reaching agreement.
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INS
al Teitelbwam
Jewel
Holas
Swank
Beverly Hills
Calif
Stote
Santa Monica
Ipanel
Eisenhower Arrives in Panama for Pacific Conference
President Eisenhower landed at Tocumen Airport aboard the Columbia II after an overnight flight from Washington. He greeted Panama's President Ricardo Arias and recalled his 1924 tour of Panama. Sec. Dulles arrived earlier, and the three day conference will involve informal talks with 18 other American presidents amid ceremonies and handshakes at the airport and welcome events.
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Panama City
INS
Eisenhower
Pacasma
Canal Zous
Tocunen
Washington
Newemet
Ricardo Arias Repinosa
Panama
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Beysenhower
Arias
Organizadiom
Drunken driving case and tied to unlicensed operator
A 1-year-old man was fined $100 and given a 30 day sentence to be served concurrently for drunken driving and operating a car without a license in Traf fic Court. Sige Smith of 07 Oakwood Ave. ended guilty before Judge Truman H. Presto.
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Oakwood
Ave
Truman H. Presto
Gnondagan Penitentiary
Charles Crandall
Hope Ave
Smithy
Robert Brucher
Smith
Sriet
Chicago Seeks Mass Shots To Halt Polio Epidemic
Chicago reports an accelerating polio outbreak with hundreds of new cases and several deaths. Health officials deploy mass vaccination using Salk vaccine, plans for centers and large syringe supplies, aiming to immunize thousands of children, while noting uneven preliminary vaccination rates and urging rapid community participation.
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Sivd
Bosch St
Erlicher
Amith
Croadall
Seac
Caleaeo
Burudesen
Peoria
Arizona
Rock Island
Alex Langmuir
United States
Madison
Wis
Westler
Bundesen
Bonn
Germany
Skté
Ware
Beloit
Theodor Huess
National Foundation For
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LaFayette
Jantile
Sau
N.Y
Board of Health
Offiltha American Hospital Supply Co
Steelworkers Strike Talks Stall Amid Bid for New Offer
In a brief session lasting about hour and 20 minutes both sides denied reports of a new offer and said there had been no change in positions. About 650,000 steelworkers walked out, with production halted across portions of the industry. Federal mediator Joseph F. Finnegan oversaw the talks.
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Joseph F. Finnegan
Ataline
Three Democratic Hopefuls Attack Ike in Colorado Talks
In Boulder three top Democratic candidates Adlai Stevenson Estes Kefauver and Averell Harriman blasted President Eisenhower and his administration. They criticized federal policy urging change in free enterprise and warning against monopolies while highlighting farm depression and calls for new economic measures.
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Epeed Jan
Adlai Stevenson
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Nandat Kefauver
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Dinenhower
Iowa
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Segate
Eseh
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Just Plain Miserable Rain Pummels Northeast Corridor
Rain will continue through tomorrow with scattered showers and storms. About half an inch was expected in Syracuse today, while four inches fell in Tattimore. Moderate to heavy rain soaked Southeastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New England as the Atlantic Coast forebelt braced for more.
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Tattimore
New York
Union to Strike If Parley Fails
Massena union members of Local 420 of the International Nig union threaten a strike at the Massena plant of the luminur Company of America if negotiations in Pittsburgh fail to reach an agreement by July 31. Roy Walther, business agent, said the vote was carried by a large majority but did not provide exact figures. Two meetings were arranged to accommodate night and day shifts.
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Cairo
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Dag Hemmerkjold
Arab World
Slendlexe
U. S
Israel
Nile
Aswan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Teraells
Cormununiets
Come
Pittsburgh
Wament
al Goumnou
Yia
Nasser maYlan
Moscow
David J. McDonald
Ington
London
United Steelworkers
Granite City
John A. Stephens
Hammerskjold
Lakeside
St. Louis
Arthur J. Braver
Braver Brothers Shoe Co
Rocky
Albert Johnson
Continental Boiler Co
Prewoue
Suvige
McDonald
Jerry
Dustry
Adams
Air-Tract
Donald
Taepel
Formosa
National Coal Asst
Han Chien-pei
Massena
Muminum Workers Internasional Union
Theluminur Company of America
Roy Walther
Top Russians Visit Poland for National Day
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin leads a delegation to Warsaw for Poland National Day celebrations. Included are Marshal Zhukov and other officials. They are greeted by Polish leaders and the visit follows the Poznan riots a month earlier, in which 53 people died.
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Poland
IUPI
Nikolai Bulganin
Poznan
Bulganin
Georgi Zhukov
Politbur
Josef Cyrenkiewicz
Today's Chuckle Caption Reflects Quiet Wit
A lighthearted quip jokes that nothing is wrong with having nothing to say yet warns not to voice it aloud. The playful line underscores humorous restraint and a cadence suited to a daily humor column. It invites readers to smile at the irony of spoken silence.
Today’s Features Preview Largest Road Program Yet
The page announces a forthcoming vast road construction plan described as the greatest in world history. It directs readers to the editorial page for background and references varied sections including editorials, games, sports, and pictures.
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Radio-Tv
Cisssifed
Gamlet
PAC
September Draft Call Sets Army Induction Quotas
The government announced the September draft call at 24000 men with all inductees slated for the Army. Selective Service Director Lewis I Hershey announced the measure from the agency’s confidential headquarters near Washington.
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Army
Selective Service
Lewis I. Hershey
Washington
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