Hilleboe Seeks Continued Salk Polio Vaccination
State health commissioner Dr. Herman E. Hilleboe urged ongoing Salk polio vaccinations in New York in a letter to upstate physicians. He stated the potential benefits far outweigh the hazards and emphasized continued immunization efforts.
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Gorilla Kills Baby Near Moukoundou Village
A gorilla snatched a one year old from its mother near Moukoundou in Brazzaville. The infant’s mutilated body was found an hour later by hunters after the beast attacked the mother and seven year old at Ngountie River village. The gorilla fled into the jungle with the baby.
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Eden Acts as Britain Enters Rail Strike Crisis
Britain faces a nationwide railway strike as 70,000 engineers and firemen walk out at midnight. Prime Minister Eden plans a noon address while TUC mediators seek a settlement and the government keeps ministers in London on call as ports and travel are disrupted.
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Tornado Hits Wisconsin Near Clintonville injuring two
A tornado ripped through a farm area three miles west of Clintonville injuring two people Robert Malaney thirteen and Leroy Ashauer twenty three. They were taken to Clintonville Community Hospital as roads were blocked. The Albert Maloney home barn and machine shed were badly damaged and a second tornado was reported toward Clintonville as an Illinois Weather Bureau advisory noted an unconfirmed tornado near Evansville in Rock County.
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Switch Play in Hero Worship
Johnny Gerber a Chicago Cubs fan from Carpenterstown Kane County and his father Leroy visited Urickey Field. Players Transom Jackson Hal Jeffeust Don Kacey praised him as fans cheered. Johnny underwent surgery at Augustana Hospital with a 75 percent recovery chance for a removed tumor.
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Memorial Day highway toll fails to reach earlier projections
The Memorial Day weekend toll on highways was running about 10 percent below last year with at least 84 traffic deaths by Saturday night and a National Safety Council forecast of possible total fatalities under 360. Officials noted mild weather helped but storms loomed in the Midwest.
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West Gains Soviet Move At Belgrade Seen Failing
Washington officials assess Belgrade talks as mixed with Khrushchev polite but provocative. Dulles envisions rollback of Soviet influence from Germanic borders, while West Germany’s NATO integration stings Moscow and stiffens occupied states.
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Smooth-Bore Gun Launches Missiles
Canada uses a smooth bore gun to launch model guided missiles. G N Bull of the Defense Research Board says missiles reach speeds to 4 000 mph in tests at a tunnel range near Orde Quebec. They weigh up to three pounds and the gun can fire 25 pound shells with rifling.
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Yankees to Honor Old Confederate Soldier in Ogdensburg
Memorial Day observance in Ogdensburg will place a geranium on Fidel Kaiser's grave, a Confederate soldier buried there since 1884. Cemetery officials sought a marker from the Daughters of the Confederacy but only received a Washington referral. Kaiser, born in Bavaria, served in Bavarian and British forces during 1848 and in Asia and Africa.
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Mortars Exchange Across Gaza Demarcation Line
Egyptian and Israeli forces exchanged heavy mortar fire across the Gaza demarcation line for about 20 minutes with no casualties. An Egyptian spokesman said Israel fired first and Egypt protested to the U N Truce Commission. An Israeli army spokesman said Israel silenced an Egyptian position after it opened fire on an Israeli patrol.
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Missing Boy Suspect Held in Holmes Disappearance
State Police say a Brooklyn Grahamsville man, Baldassaro Giarizzo, 55, is in custody for possessing stolen property and is suspected as the last person to see four day vanished 23 month old Fred Tookie Holmes. Hundreds of searchers comb Catskill mountains for the boy, who weighed about 30 pounds and wore summer clothes.
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Tookie) Holmes
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Flushing Man Elected New State K of C Leader
Frank D. J. Flanagan of Flushing was elected state deputy of the New York State Council Knights of Columbus. He will assume office July 1, succeeding Dennis Mansfield of Saratoga Springs who has served as state deputy for two years. J. William Leary of Massena was chosen state secretary.
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Saratoga Springs
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Massena
Ford UAW sanctions strike against Ford for June 9
The CIO United Auto Workers official action authorizes a strike of about 140000 Ford workers starting June 9 after Ford rejected the union's wage demand and stock option offer. UAW leaders say the strike aims to pressure Henry Ford and the company to agree to guaranteed annual wages and a firmer contract before the June 11 deadline.
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Elderly Couple Kill Three Officers in Ocala Shootout
An elderly couple in their 70s, Mr. and Mrs. Lindley, holed up in a barricaded house opened fire on officers early tonight, killing three including Marion County Deputy Sheriff Bob Wooten and Orlando Police Chief M. O. Tuck. After a one hour gunbattle, they surrendered following tear gas and heavy police fire. A large arsenal was found inside the residence.
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Burma Premier Begins West Burma Tour To Israel
Premier U Nu departs Rangoon for a two month tour starting with a six day stay in Israel before heading to Belgrade for an 11 day visit with President Tito.
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What Price Security What Price Security series in Herald Journal
A six part Herald Journal series questions the loyalty security program begun less than eight years ago. It notes that one in ten Americans may be investigated for loyalty, ideas, associations, and personal habits to keep employment. It cites positive results and high costs in the name of security.
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