Ike to Lead Evacuation Test in Big War Drill
The plan called Operation Alert tests civilian and government readiness with a two hour warning. Eisenhower and Cabinet will relocate to secret sites while 600 workers occupy tent accommodations for three days. Washington’s 227000 executive branch employees evacuate on token basis as targets include New York Chicago Los Angeles and others.
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Las Vegas fights easy money men warned by official
Honolulu dispatch reports Las Vegas official George Rounthwaite predicting gambling will be abolished in Nevada. He argues gambling overvalues tourism, attracts hoodlums and crooks, and notes the city spends about 1.5 million dollars annually on police protection from a 4 million dollar budget. He warns Hawaii against legalizing gambling.
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Manhager
George Rounthwaite
Nevada
Vegas
Hawaii
Determined Trio Steals $12,000 From Chicago Store
Three burglars roped in by a Chicago department store heist face a tough job as they overcome a watchman, spend three hours on a stubborn safe lock, and endure a tear gas blast after knocking off the safe’s combination knob.
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Chicago
Sacrifices Leg to Win Love in Portsmouth
Dawn McFarland, 17, who had polio as a baby leaving her left leg shorter, chose amputation to gain an artificial leg. She told a reporter how the operation lets her walk, run, dance, and enjoy life. Gerald Manley, her boyfriend, serving in Malaya, proposed with an engagement ring and promised marriage on his return.
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Portsmouth
England
Dawn’ McFarland
Dewi
Gerald Manley
Gerald
Malaya
Dawn
Buenos Aires Faces Deepening Religious Civil Unrest
In Buenos Aires a Corpus Christi march defied a government ban while church followers clashed with police. Five people died in bomb explosions during Peronist rallies, amid a widening crisis since April 1953 labor strikes. The government bans outdoor religious processions and pushes church reforms through a constitutional convention.
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Democracia
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Peron
New York
U S Debt in 56 May Top Property
The Tax Foundation says the national debt may exceed the assessed value of all property by end of fiscal 1956. Projected debt reaches 276 billion dollars vs 240 billion for property value, with 31 states showing debt shares above property value.
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New York
Tax Foundation
Foundation
Tax Outlook
GM Ford settle labor pact aims to ease layoffs and wage guarantees
The GM and Ford agreements pledge guaranteed wages and unemployment benefits for laid off workers, creating three years of labor peace. GM will fund a 150 million dollar trust and extend benefits up to 26 weeks, while union gains include wage increases, expanded pensions, and equalized pay.
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Herlon H. Curtice
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Curtice
Harry W. Anderson
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Anderson
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American Motors Corp
Morrow
Chrysler
Resinol Greaseless Ointment Advertisement Claims Heals Skin
An old advertisement promotes Resinol Greaseless ointment with prescription ingredients to heal skin conditions. It claims to clear up pimples blemishes rashes eczema simple piles poison ivy and stops itching. The product is described as greaseless washable and suitable for dry irritated skin.
Sign Warns of Public Use in Washington Evac Test
A highway sign for a Washington civil defense test evacuation states on June 15 the road will be used by the public and others. The notice underscores preparation for coordinated shelter and traffic flow during the drill.
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Washington
Ike Lands Work Of Red Cross
President Eisenhower praised American Red Cross members for their work at the 30th national convention in Atlantic City New Jersey saying their efforts create wide currents of goodwill reaching the earth. He noted Cold War tensions have eased somewhat due to such sustained work.
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N. J
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Eisenhower
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Atlantic ‘City
Plane Grounded Ike Drives Back From Gettysburg
President Eisenhower who had taken a fancy to a four seated Aero Commander light plane was grounded again Sunday night. He drove back to Washington from his Gettysburg farm after a long weekend. The drive took about two and a half hours for the 120 mile trip due to rain. Mrs Eisenhower remained at the farm.
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Washington
Pasenhower
Eisenhower
Gettys
Burg
Dulles Highlights Religion in Graduation Address at Indiana
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged Indiana University graduates to see religion as central to national purpose. He said Americans built the nation on religious principles guiding government and stressed a duty to help others achieve what God designed. Dulles was to receive an honorary degree, a gesture echoed by his grandfather John W. Foster who also earned the same honor 50 years ago.
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Bloomington
Fd.upy
United States
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Indiana’ University
John W. Foster
Fugitive Caught After Five Days in Quebec Woods
Frank Gingras and two accomplices sought in a 3000 dollar St. Marc CN Bank robbery were pursued through a Quebec forest near St. Raymond. Gingras, 28, hid in dense woods for five days before being picked up trying to reach St. Raymond by car. he appeared fatigued and unshaven with bites on his skin.
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Quebec
Frank Gingras
Gingras
St. Marc
Canadian National Bank
St. Raymond
Quebec City
Leo Cyr
Montreal
Claude Gingras
Frank
Collapse of Fargo grain terminal leaves wrecked tanks
A 29-tank grain elevator 122 feet high collapsed in Fargo ND, dumping about 600000 bushels of grain valued at 1200000 dollars onto the ground. The $390007 Fargo Grain Terminal, completed last August as the largest privately owned storage facility in North Dakota, left only a shattered pile of concrete and twisted steel. Owner Joseph Elchinger suggested a combustion cause. About half the grain was likely beyond recovery.
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Fargo
North Dakota
Joseph Elchinger
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