Toscanini Asked to Return by NBC Musicians
Three musicians who played under Arturo Toscanini in the NBC Symphony invite the conductor to come out of retirement. They sent a cable from their summer home near Milan asking him to lead them again whenever he can. Francis T. Hunter marries Lisette Veren Ruegg in New York at the Hotel Pierre, a former tennis star now in theater and film.
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Toscanini
New York
Artunio Toscanini
NBC Symphony
Milan
Italy
Benson Attacks Hysteria In McCarthy Debate
Secretary Ezra Benson denounces what he calls hysteria over McCarthy and secret information appeals to federal workers in a prepared speech to the American Dairy Science Association in State College Pennsylvania. The speech targets McCarthy without naming him directly.
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Benson
McCarthy
State College
Ezra T. Benson
American Dairy Science Association
Return of Western New Guinea Demanded in Jakarta Protest
Indonesian demonstrators in Jakarta attacked the Dutch government and urged the return of Western New Guinea. They demanded abrogation of the Dutch Indonesian union if negotiations were extended, as Foreign Minister Soenario flew to The Hague for talks.
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Western New Guinea
Jakarta
Indonesia
Soenario Jeft
Hague
Netherlands
Deaths of Notable War Figures and Pioneers Across U S and Abroad
Maj Gen R E Keller 53 a Normandy D Day leader who died in London. Alfred Harcourt 173 a publisher who aided Sinclair Lewis and Carl Sandburg died in Santa Barbara. Dr Gideon Sundback 7 who perfected the zipper died in Meadville Pa. Rev James Lloydd MecBride 61 Army chaplain in both world wars died in Penney Farms Fla.
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RE. F. L. Keller
Normandy
London
Alfred Harcourt
Sinclair Lewis
Gideon Sundback
Meadville, Pa
James Lloxyd Mec-Bride
Penney Farms
Fia
Country Doctor Trials Polio In Ansley Nebraska
Dr Clyde Wilcox, traveling from Broken Bow about 15 miles, administers a mass polio inoculation to Ansley population of 711. Starting after five confirmed and four suspected cases, he aims to complete the drive by week’s end and has treated 125 people so far, marking the first mass community vaccination.
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Ansley
Broken Bow
Clyde Wilcox
Studebaker Packard Set For Merger Announcement
The Packard Motor Car Company and the Studebaker Corporation plan a merger vote on August 17 to form the Studebaker Packard Corporation. James J. Nance to lead, Paul G. Hoffman to chair, with Detroit as headquarters and separate sales lines for each brand.
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New York C
Stockhelders
Packard Motor Car Company
Studebaker Corporation
Pioneer Auto Companies
James 3. Nance
Packard
Studehater- Packard Corporation
Studebaker
Paul G. Hoffman
Harold S. Vance
Detroit
Studebaker-Packard
CBS Color TV to Begin Color Broadcasts on Aug 22
More than 40 CBS network programs will be shown in color starting August 22. Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town will inaugurate the color telecasts on Sunday, August 22, with three or more programs in color each week. Programs will originate from New York City and Hollywood.
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Boston
CBS
Hubbell Robinson, Jr
Advertising Federation of America
Robinson
Ed’ Sullivan
New York City
Hollywood
Calif
Ex POW Batchelor Faces General Court Martial
Ex prisoner Claude Batchelor, 23, once allied with Communists, faces a general court martial in San Antonio. Charged with conferring with the enemy on a subversive organization, making pro Communist speeches and writings, and promoting disloyalty while a prisoner. Trial expected to open in August with press and public access.
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San Antonio
Tex
Claude Batchelor
Fourth Army
LD. White
Pex. Vourn
Batchelor
United States
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Irs
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Veren Ruegg
Dusinessan
Pierre
Sbride
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Cincinnati
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Hubbard Ferguson
Gallatin County
Kentucky
Eagle Creek
Europe
Langley Air Force Base
UP — Secretary of the Air Force
Harold E. Talbot
Tactical Air Command
388Th
Marlexe
Britain
Marlene Dietrich
Paris
Las Vegas
Worsenix
Oslo
Norway
U. S
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State Department
West Berlin
East Berlin
Injtred Miner
Sydney
Australia
C.P
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Mangaard Mortensen
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Adverti
Carubers
Commodore Mall
Hotel Commodore
Commodore
42Nd St
Lexington Ave
Grand Central
Blo Terminals
Midtown East Side
Chappell
Eastwood
James A. Oliver
Bronx Zoo
Frank A.block
Springville
Potiee
Block
Chappell's
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