Atomic Like Plant Explodes Injure 49 In West Virginia
A series of five blasts at the Institute plant of Carbide and Carbon Chemicals near Charleston shook the Kanawha Valley. About 200 workers were on site. 49 injured, including plant employees and nearby residents. Fire raged for hours. glass and debris damaged homes and businesses.
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Delbert Simmons
Watt Powell Baseball Park
Tigress Kills 87 in Indian Vicinity Sparks Reward Offer
The Indian government offers a reward of 100 dollars for capture or death of a man-eating tigress blamed for 87 deaths near Altari in REWA district.
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India
INS
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Bees Delay Plane at Albany Airport Briefly
Bees swarmed near the American Airlines terminal baggage exit at Albany airport delaying luggage for minutes. Lowell Bryant, Operations Manager, beat a pan to disperse the swarm and clipped branches, sending the colony into a box. the aircraft departed on time.
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Albanyirport
American Airlines
Lowell Bryant
George Will Push Tax Bill Heads to Senate Vote
Senator Walter F. George renews effort to raise personal income tax exemptions despite Finance Committee rejection of his milder plan. His proposal would offset a $100 exemption increase for many filers, aiming for broader tax relief through higher exemptions. The committee kept the dividend relief and tax reform package as approved by the House, with George declaring continued opposition to the administration plan.
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Llp
Walter F. George
Senate Finance Committee
Georgia
Senate
House
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iFinance Committee
Vets Return to Omaha Beach as Direct Talks Open
Veterans reunite at Normandy beaches ten years after D Day. Ceremonies across Omaha Utah Caen salute the invasion with French President Coty and General Bradley attending. Separate talks in Geneva report direct US China negotiations for prisoner releases and access for about 120 Chinese students.
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France
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Omar N. Bradley
Calls Explode Army Case McCarthy Claims Victory
Senator McCarthy said long secret monitored telephone calls blow up the Army case against him in the Senate probe into the Schine and Stevens dispute. The disclosures show Symington advised seeking Clifford’s advice and that Rogers supported the Army, signaling shifts in the investigation.
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Wis
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Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
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Pvt
David Schine
Schine
Symington
Weather Outlook Warms as Sunshine Returns
Weather forecast predicts fair and warmer conditions with considerable sunshine tomorrow. Andrew Kelier at Hancock Field says today’s damp chill will lift to a high near 70, while tonight dips to around 45. Warmer trend continues into Monday with showers possible Tuesday.
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Hancock Field
Syracuse
Stevenson Calls America Suffering From National Neurosis
Adlai E. Stevenson told a bicentennial Columbia University conference that America faces a national neurosis of self doubt and may be at a crossroads between democracy and totalitarianism. He warned of irrational criticism and cited McCarthyism as a symptom of a deeper moral crisis in the western world.
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New York
America
Ex-sailor seeks annulment over wife refusing to quit the Waves
Elbert Leon Mason of Torrance California petitions for an annulment from Lolo Jane Nielsen Biason alleging she refused to quit the Waves during their marriage disputes. The case centers on marital dissolution and conduct aboard the vessel.
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Los Angeles
Elbert Leon Mason
Torrance
Calif
Lolo Jane Nielsen Biason
Icharges
The
Waves
Sub Bergall Adds Jukebox Beds and Sun Deck
The Bergall based at New London, part of the Navy's new habitability experiment, features a jukebox in the converted mess into a recreation room, built in bedlamps, and plastic ashtrays. Aluminum partitions separate bunks, and a sun deck extends around the conning tower to seat 20 sailors.
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Naval Shipyard
Mock Bomb Raid Rocks Syracuse City in Simulated Attack
The ATR RAID drill simulated a massive air raid crippling Syracuse with over 25 000 homeless and thousands dead or wounded. Civil Defense manpower swarmed Schiller Park as 9 10 AM Red Alert triggered devastation centered near Court Street and Grant Boulevard. General Clarence R Huebner warned of volunteer shortages while praising progress in preparedness. Industrial sites including Onondaga Pottery and Carrier Corp suffered heavy damage as the exercise unfolded.
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Schiller Park
Court St.end Grant Blvd
Clarence R. Huebner
Imade
7Ic- Chesnery Community House
Rant Blvd
Cho
Newark Opens Rose Festival in 234th Year
Newark, known as the rose capital of the world, opened its 234th annual rose festival. Governor Dewey, in a statement at Albany yesterday, observed that the rose is the State's official flower and said the people of Newark have a right to be proud of their community.
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Wayne County
Dewer
Albany Vesterday
Six Explosions Cause Minor Damage in Santiago
In Santiago Cuba six small blasts damaged three movie houses a restaurant a mail truck and a suburban alley on the eve of President Batista’s official visit. Police reported no injuries.
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Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Two Men Arrested in Boxing Fix Probe
District Attorney Frank S. Hogan opened an inquiry into alleged rings plotting to fix the Bobby Jones versus Joey Giardello bout. Robert Melnick said Jones may have been approached by three rings as part of a national syndicate, while Henry of Philadelphia faced bribery charges. Hacken, held on $25,000 bail in New York, is named in the unfolding case.
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Joey Giardello
Robert Melnick
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Hogan
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Calif
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Rocky Graziano
Ruben Shank
Denver
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Clarence ‘Henry
Philadelphia
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Baseball team matchups and player names listed
A garbled baseball standings or score note lists multiple National League players and city teams. Reads like scattered pairings such as Chicago and New York with Campanella and Klippstein, Garagiola and Seminick, Perkowski, Philadelphia at St Louis, Baltimore and New York, and other mixed names including Berra and Jim or Driroite sentences. The text is fragmentary with many misspellings.
U S to Increase Aid to Turkey in Military and Economy
The United States and Turkey announced a plan to step up military aid and continue economic support. President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Menderes led talks that produced the joint communique detailing expanded assistance.
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United States
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Eisenhower
U. S
They're Kids Too Arrests In Milford Street Shorts
Milford police announced that children over 12 seen on Main Street in shorts will be arrested. Police Chief William F. Fitzpatrick stated no adults were mentioned.
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Mass
Main St
William F. Fitzpatrick
Chuckle Exchange About Gladys and Ethel
Gladys asks about her husband’s neuralzia and Ethel replies that he still suffers though less than others do. The joke relies on a play on words about a fictional ailment and family banter.
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Gladys
Ethel
Yugoslavia and Greece Seek Formal Alliance Apparent NATO Link
A dispatch from Athens reported by Tanjug says Yugoslavia and Greece agreed to a formal alliance binding their nations and Turkey to a Middle East political NATO.
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Greece
London
Tanjug
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Slavia
Turkey
NATO
Senate Approves Atomic Age Constitutional Plan
The Senate approved 70 to 1 a constitutional amendment to allow state governors to appoint interim House members if atomic attack or national disaster severs the House. Current law requires special elections for vacancies. The plan empowers governors to appoint temporary members after a presidential proclamation.
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Barn Collapse Kills Boy as Playmates Escape in Long Island
In West Babylon a derelict two story barn collapsed while four boys played inside. Jeff Rostrup 13 from Lindenhurst died beneath the wreckage. Joseph Wimmer 15 missing or injured. Thomas Paterno 14 escaped unharmed and reported a fourth boy may be buried. Police and firefighters recovered bodies and treated Wimmer at Bayshore Hospital in critical condition.
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Lindenhurst
Joseph Wimmer
Bayshore Hospital
Thomas Paterno
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