AEC tests hydrogen device near Los Alamos and Livermore
Nevada test series details describe a 1953 shot with a 30 kiloton yield at Yucca Flat. Observers on Angel's Peak watched a rising mushroom cloud reach about 30,000 feet, with a bright fireball lasting about 20 seconds. No immediate radiation fallout reported. air force aircraft observed cloud sampling and defense duties.
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N. M
California
Death Valley Junction
Angel’s Peak
Charlestown Range
Yucca
Las Vegas
Yucca Flat
Union Chiefs See Ike on Wage Hike
A delegation of AFL and CIO union leaders urged President Eisenhower to raise the minimum wage from 75 cents to $1.25 an hour. After the White House talk Emil Rieve, CIO Textile Workers president, said the President did not promise but would consider their arguments.
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Washington
AFL
CLO
Eisenhower
White House
Emil Rieve
C.I.0
Fumes Sickened Sixty at New York Toy Firm Building
Sixty people, mostly women, were affected by carbon monoxide fumes at 580 Broadway in a Russ Toys, Inc. factory building. Eight were seriously affected and hospitalized. others received treatment on site from firemen and police using oxygen inhalators.
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New York
C?p
Broadway
Russ Toys, Inc
Notable Obituaries Highlight Leaders Across Sectors
Mrs. Ann Rowland 74 wife of Clarence Rowland former Pacific Coast baseball league president died in Pasadena California. Dr Reinhold Lobedanz 74 president of East Germany Laenderkammer died in Berlin. William W Smith I 67 third generation head of Smith Brothers Cough Drops in Poughkeepsie. William A Colt 98 builder of Trail Ridge Road died in Longmont Colorado. Frank J Tremont 62 southern area VAV executive director died in New Orleans. Frederick T Birchall Sr acting NYT editor 1926 1931 died in Bridgewater Nova Scotia. Rev Hervey W Chapman 104 oldest living Bowdoin College graduate died in Berkeley California.
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Clarence Rowland
Pacific Coast Baseball League
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Pasadena
Calif
Reinhold Lobedanz
East Germany
Laenderkammer
Berlin
William W. Smith, I
Smith Brothers Cough Drops, Inc
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William A. Colt
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Continental Divide
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Longmont
Colo
Frank James Tremont
The
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New Orleans
Frederick T. Birchall
New York Times
Bridgewater
Nova Scotia
Hervey W. Chapman
Stock Market Prices and Public Confidence Discussed
A Senate hearing explored stock valuations based on book value earnings and yield amid public confidence in the outlook. Testimony cited heavy trading big price swings and remarks by Walter Winchell who offered to testify, with Fulbright weighing when to call him and Capehart signaling possible summons.
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New York Stock Exchange
Edward T. McCormick
American Stock Exchange
New York
McCormick
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Fulbright
Stock Exchange
U. S. Senate
Youth on Trial In Two Murders
Kenneth Chapin an 18 year old described as the quietest boy on the street goes on trial in Hampden County Superior Court for the murder of baby sitter Lynn Ann Smith and her four year old charge Stephen Goldberg in the Goldberg home on September 25. Police say Lynn Ann was stabbed 38 times and Stephen 24 times. another Goldberg child Robert aged six was unharmed in a separate room.
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Springfield
Mass
Kenneth Chapin
Hampden County Superior Court
Lynn Ann Smith
Stephen Goldberg
Goldberg
Lynn Ann
Stephen
Robert
Young cook wins first prize then quits to girls
Winnipeg youth David Yuill, 13, baked his first cake last week and won first prize in a school contest dominated by girls. He says he's going to quit while he's ahead.
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Winnipeg
David Yuill
David
Budget Fight Shapes Up Over Page One Proposals
Advisers argue budget rules do not apply to budget bills as Harriman weighs a 17.6 million dollar figure for a supplemental appropriation. Republicans aim to cut 4.9 million in county road grants and 4.375 million for welfare programs while eyeing tax hikes. Rent control faces renewed GOP scrutiny as Curran warns of a sharp NYC penalty if proposals pass.
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Harriman
New York City
G.O.P
Thomas J. Curran
Manhattan
Curran
Tito Calls for Destruction of Nuclear Arms
Yugoslav Communist President Marshal Tito urged total abolition of nuclear weapons and announced plans to begin peaceful nuclear energy production. He spoke to parliament, calling to destroy existing arms and repurpose their materials for power and global welfare.
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Belgrade
INS
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
West
Ford Foundation to Aid College Faculty Salaries
The Ford Foundation commits 50 million dollars to assist private colleges and universities in raising faculty salaries. Henry Ford announced the plan after a trustees meeting. An advisory committee will select recipient institutions and determine matching requirements, with final allocations by end of 1957.
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New York
Ford Foundation
Henry Ford
Ford
Seattle's Safety Record Ended in Traffic Death
Seattle ended a 67 day stretch without a traffic death, a claimed national record for a city of its size. Olaf R. Dahl, 53, died in a collision just after midnight, ending the run.
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Seattle
Olaf R. Dahl
Milwaukee
Drag racing crackdown on Los Angeles River bottom
Police rounded up about 150 youths after drag racing souped up jalopies on the paved river bottom yesterday. About 30 cars fled up the San Fernando Road ramp, with no arrests made. The river bottom was cited as an unlikely race course due to concrete walls and flood control barriers.
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Los Angeles
San Fernando
Israel Gaza clash sparks UN observer pullback and protests
The report details a Gaza incident with an Israeli patrol entering Egyptian territory, a failed complaint, and Egypt’s rioting to suppress it. The UN observers evacuated with refugees marching for arms, while rumors of Israeli armor near the frontier increased regional tension.
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UN Bruce
Jerusalem
Gaza
Roaring Fireplace Ad Sparks Outlandish Classified Offer
Denver readers in the Apartments Furnished section saw a playful classified note claiming a roaring fireplace and a roaming house. The ad sought two “bums” in their mid twenties with three martini glasses and invited a third man to share laughs expenses and extra dry martinis.
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Denver
Colo
Arab Lands urged to form new neutralist alliance
Egypt Syria and Saudi Arabia called for a new neutral Arab military and economic pact to replace the Arab League. A joint Syrian Egyptian communiqué said they reached complete agreement on a joint military command and excluding non Arab alliances. King Saud voiced full support as premiers and defense ministers were to meet this month. Iraq would be invited only if it dropped its pact with Turkey. Israel was not named but threats of strong action against new aggression were implied. Lebanon and Jordan did not immediately respond.
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Burns
Salah Gohar
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Council
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iGovernment House
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Syria
Saudi Arabia
Arab League
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Turkey
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Riyadh
Lebanon
Jordan
Yemen
Libya
Khaled el Azem
Damascus
Catholics warned on red program in East Germany
West Berlin church spokesmen said the Roman Catholic Church warned its two million East German members that sacraments would be denied to those taking part in a proposed Communist indoctrination program. The proclamation read from East German pulpits yesterday stated reinstatement required a written confession before a priest and two witnesses.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Eisenhower Admin Reports 282,893 Federal Payroll Cut
The Eisenhower administration said it reduced the federal payroll by 282,893 workers in two years. The Civil Service Commission noted employment declined from 2,649,441 on Jan 31, 1953 to 2,366,548 on Jan 31 last year.
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Civil Service Commission
DuMont Plants Idle as 3000 Workers Strike for Higher Wages
In Patterson New Jersey plant sites of Allen B DuMont laboratories about 3000 production workers walked out seeking higher wages and additional benefits.
Elmira Will Get Bus Line
Elmira with a population around 50 000 awaits resumed transit as Rochester Penfield Bus Co. takes over from Elmira Motor Coach Corp. Ten buses slated for arrival today must be licensed and inspected by the Public Service Commission before operation begins. At best, full service by Wednesday. Commuters form car pools to reach work.
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Elmira
Rochester-Penfield Bus Company
Elmira Motor Coach Corporation
Public Service Commission
Albania Rejects U.S. Food Offer
The Albanian News Agency rejected American aid to relieve a food shortage. It said Albanians rely on hard work and help from the USSR, China and the Communist democracies, and turned down what it called interference in its internal affairs.
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London
INS
Eisenhower
U.ss.r
China
GI Who Defected To Reds Killed
Pvt. Richard W. Coffman 29 defected to East Germany and was killed in a street fight in the Soviet Zone. He died in Bautzen hospital on February 13 or 14 after a savage beating by two Germans.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Richard W. Coffman
East Germany
Coffman
Circleville
Bautzen
Dresden
Ike Dulles Confer Again On Far East Tour
President Eisenhower planned a 45 minute talk today with Secretary of State Dulles amid his tour of the Communist threatened Far East. Dulles had a longer unscheduled meeting with the President yesterday after returning from a two week Asia tour. He said China is desperately seeking to overrun the forward positions of freedom in Asia. Dulles will report to the nation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Far East
Asia
China
White House
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