Queen Declares National Emergency Over Britain Strikes
Queen Elizabeth II signed a royal proclamation declaring a national emergency to curb rail and dock strikes. Prime Minister Eden gains power to protect essential services as 170,000 railway workers strike amid blocked ports and looming economic paralysis.
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London
Elizabeth II
Balmoral Castle
Scottish Highlands
Eden
Britain
Privy Council
St. James’ Palace
Salisbury
Balmoral
Lord Munster
Geoffrey Lloyd
Hts
Fair warm spell resumes after Memorial Day showers
Weather forecast says clearing conditions and warmer temperatures return tomorrow after weekend rain. Andrew P. Keller predicts high near 74 with chilly 46 tonight, and a five day outlook shows 2 to 4 degrees above normal with light to heavy rain possible late in the week and weekend.
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Andrew P. Keller
Keller
Weather Bureau
Texas
Double Surprise Wedding Gift Ends With Stolen Watch
Earl Van Dwall planned to surprise his wife with a wrist watch for their wedding anniversary and hid it in the garage. The twist came when the wife failed to find it and Van Dwall discovered the watch had been stolen.
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Oneida, Wis
Earl van Dwall
van Dwall
Court orders rapid end to school segregation nationwide
The Supreme Court directed that public school segregation be ended as soon as feasible, allowing lower courts to decide on prompt starts to full compliance. Chief Justice Warren emphasized local conditions and good faith implementation, with deadlines debated by arguments and prior rulings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren
High Tribunal
Courts of Equity
High Court
U. S
Eisenhower
Sobeloff
Eisenhower comments on Far East tensions and airmen release
President Eisenhower said Communist China implied four imprisoned airmen were released to ease tensions in the Far East. He cautioned against hasty conclusions and noted no details on further American releases. He also spoke on polio vaccine timing and funding and dismissed politics in the derogatory sense.
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Washington
Eisenhower
China
Far East
Einsenhower
Congress
Weekend Thruway Traffic Sets New Record Highs
State Thruway Authority reports Memorial Day weekend traffic hit new records with Friday 4 143 763 miles in 50 661 trips and $50 055 75 in receipts. Saturday rose to 4 708 105 miles in 51 960 trips and $59 178 25. No fatalities. five personal injury accidents. Traffic at Utica and Mattydale service areas required trooper direction.
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State Thruway Authority
the Herald-Journal Today
Thruway
Helen Keller Granted Golden Key by Tokyo Governor
Seiichiro Yasui, governor of Tokyo, honored Helen Keller with a golden key in a formal ceremony today. Keller, described as blind and deaf, received the city’s symbolic token of esteem.
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Tokyo
Helen Keller
Seiichiro Yasui
Today's Chuckle Golf Joke Ends With Quick Banter
A golfer asks his caddy how he rates the game and the caddy humorously replies he prefers the putt. The brief cartoonish exchange plays on golf puns and light sports wit.
Swarthmore Skier Survives 60-Foot Mt Washington Jump
Swarthmore College student Charles Cooper 21 of Swarthmore Pa. narrowly escaped death after leaping a 60 foot chasm on Tuckerman's Ravine Mt Washington New England's highest peak. He suffered only bruises and a scrape after sliding onto rocks on the far side. Cooper recalled leaping prayed and landing safely as cheering spectators watched.
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Pinkeham Notch
Insi
Swarthmore College
Tuckerman’s
Mt. Washington
New England
Charles
Chuck” Cooper
Swartmore
Jean Trought
Tipsy Driver Count Denied In Syracuse Traffic Court
Two Syracuse residents faced drunken driving charges after weekend incidents involving parked cars. Judge Truman H. Preston set bail for Laura Augustine at 1,000 dollars and for Francis Dederick at 1,500 dollars. Both defendants planned to reappear in June with additional charges pending.
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Truman H. Preston
Laura Augustine
Craton St
Sigmund Grudzinski
Marcellus
Freed fliers depart Hong Kong for Hawaii
Four American fighter pilots released by Communist China after more than two years in prison reached Hong Kong today. They then crossed into British territory and flew to Hawaii, expressing gratitude for their treatment and reuniting with families.
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Hong Kong
Comunist
China
Hawaii
C. W. D. Simpson
Harold Fischer Jr
Sweat City
Iowa
Lyle W. Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Cameron
Canton
Shunchun
Special Air Force
Air Force
Washington
Berserk gunman opens fire in two Dayton banks
In downtown Dayton a 53 year old man shot at least seven people in the Third National Bank and the adjoining Winters bank. Five wounded in the first bank and two more at the Winters bank before police shot the assailant. Guard John Thiem was grazed by a bullet and treated. Witness Marlowe Kersey said the gunman began firing without warning.
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Dayton
Ohio
Third National Bank
Winter National Bank and Trust Co
Marlowe Kersey
Winters Bank
Kersey
Lether Bank
John Thiem
Thiem
Koreans Capture 3 Red Soldiers
South Korean police say they seized three North Korean soldiers on a spy mission. The men crossed the demilitarized zone into the Allied zone on May 21 and were arrested the same day in a mountain area about 20 miles north of Seoul. Two pistols were recovered.
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Seoul
South Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Train wreck injures driver in Irving collision
In Irving Texas a Rock Island freight train struck a car carrying Lowell Consier Jr. 33 and carried it a quarter mile. He was freed by ambulance attendants and suffered only a broken nose and facial cut.
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Irving, Tex
Lowell Consier, Jr
Consier
Rock Island
Entertainers to be Imported for Oklahoma Exposition
In Houston, director Robert Goombi announced that for the Oklahoma American Indian Exposition to be held August 15 to 20, entertainers and war dancers will be imported from other states for the first time in the pageant's history.
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Houston
Tex
Oklahoma
Robert Goombi
Memorial Death Toll May Top Past Years
Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths surged to 524 with 348 on highways and 124 in other incidents. Officials warn the toll may exceed prior years as safety leaders note driving failures to follow the Golden Rule on shared roads. Decorated observances contrasted with the tragedy, while an Indianapolis steel gear classic race was marred by a fatal incident.
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Chicago
INS
Ned
Dearborn
Oman
Pearborn
Drevaning
America
Tome
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