Satchmo Armstrong Bombing Incident in Knoxville Show
Louis Armstrong faced a bombing outside Chilhowee Park in Knoxville during a southern tour. The blast caused a five foot crater but did not injure anyone. Armstrong and his ensemble continued playing with minimal interruption. Nat King Cole was previously attacked in Birmingham amid segregation protests.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Audi
Louis ‘Satch Torum
Armstrong
Columbia, D.C
Satchmo
Eli Weinburg
Bluefield
W. Va
Arm- Chilhowee Park
En-Strong
Tsemble
O.K
Birmingham
Nat (King) Cole
City Auditorium
Ala
Highway Chief Asked To Explain The Bid Action
The Ohio House Watch-Dog Committee asked Highway Chief Charles A. Noble to explain rejecting a Cooper Tire bid for tires and tubes. Democrats criticized the action saying it favored big companies and promised to revamp department specifications. The session also saw 61 new bills, including a regional government measure, metropolitan federation idea, and various budget and pension proposals.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Democratic
Charles A. Noble
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co
Findlay
Frank M. Gorman
Cooper
Highway Department
William O'Neill
Ohio
Kenneth F. Berry
Tom V. Moorehead
Zanesville
Robert Taft Jr
Hamilton
James McCaffery
D-Cay
Ahoga
Malabar Estate Purchase Feasibility Debated in Ohio House
Ohio lawmakers weighed buying the Malabar estate for 145000 as Rep. Neil Robinson moved a six member panel to study the plan for an agricultural experiment farm. If favorable a purchase bill would be drafted before March 5, while universities seek to use revenue bonds for dorms and parking lots.
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Michael J. Crosser
Joseph J. Horvath
Crosser
Howard V. Shaylor
Ashtabula
Lowell Fess
Yellow Springs
Columbus
INS
Ohio
Louis Bromfield
House of Representatives
Neil Robinson
Richland
Mar
New York
Bromfield
Richland County
Robinson
Malabar
Bad Timing Blamed In Trip Plan Failure
Washington reports bad timing and lingering ill will behind the failure to arrange a Truman Eisenhower era trip to Greece and Turkey. Truman and aides remained tight lipped as officials publicized letters showing late notice and reluctance to mend ties.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Greece
Mr.Truman
Mr. Eisenhower
Turkey
Harry St. Truman
Mr. Truman
Atomic Power Plant Planned By 12 Firms
Article reports Ohio Edison plans an atomic power plant on Lorain County land west of Beaver Park by Lake Erie. It notes prior land sales to Ford, plant size estimates of 600 000 kilowatts, water needs of Shippingport-like facility, and cost projections around 124 million to 190 per kilowatt metrics.
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Rson
Ohio Edison
Ford Motor Co
Alraady
Beaver Park
Lake Erie
River
Black River
Brownhehin
Asso Jolated Builders and Supply Co
Lorain
Frank Nardin
Westinghouse
Shippingport
Neres Cho Eddson
Edgewater
Lorain County
Bint
Portsmouth
Ohio
Atomic Energy Commission
Ome Edison
Ohio Faison
Lake Ene
Wake Erie
Hole-in-the-Wall Beach
Tinder Rt. 2
Russians Blast Witchhunters Over Miller Contempt Indictment
Moscow Radio reports U. S. Congress indicted playwright Arthur Miller for contempt for The Crucible. It says Miller mocked the 20th Century witchhunters led by McCarthy and Eastland and their un American Activities commissions, angering current U S. political figures.
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London
Moscow
Radio 1
U.S. Congress
Arthur Miller
The
Eastlands
Joseph R. McCarthy
James Eastland
Rittimge
UN American Activities Commissions
Miller
Hit Parade Cast To Be Replaced
NBC TV's Your Hit Parade will replace its entire cast next season. New stars Jill Corey Virginia Gibson and Tommy Leonetti join, replacing Gisele MacKenzie Dorothy Collins Russell Arms and Roy Snooky Latson. Raymond Scott leaves as musical director. Don Walker takes over the post.
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New York
Nbc-Tv
American Tobacco Co
T Today
Jil Corey
Virginia Giblson
Tommy Leonetti
Gisele Mackenzie
Dorothy Collins
Russell Arms
Roy “Snooky” Latson
Raymond Scott
Miss Collins
Don Walker
House Budget Cuts Face Test In Early Appropriation Vote
United Press reports the House votes on the first Eisenhower peacetime budget appropriation totaling 3.88 billion for Post Office Treasury and Tax Court. Committee cuts shaved 2 percent, with administration seeking deeper postal cuts. Also covers National Guard training debate and GAO critique of AEC reactor contract.
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United Press Washington
House
Eisenhower
Post Office
Treasury Departments
U.S
House Appropriations Committee
Ater
Treasury Department
Guard
House Armed Services
Coast Guard
Subcommittee
Overton Brooks
Senate
Democrats
Middle East
General Accounting Office
Atomic Energy Commission
GAO
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Crash Research Questions Car Safety Past and Present
Cornell Medical College’s Auto Crash Injury Study examined over 8,000 accident reports to assess whether newer car bodies reduce injuries. Findings show inside cabin dangers persist, with many injuries tied to interior design and unrestrained doors rather than shell thickness or roof collapse, and little difference between 1950s and earlier cars.
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Robert J
United Press
New York
Fami
Biar
Cornell
Medical College
Detroit
Sion
Cor
Stony Tynes
Steel price rises driven by higher production costs
New York based report from Iron Age notes steel base and extra prices rise as wage and material costs compress mills margins. One firm cites over five dollars per ton, with a July wage increase looming under a three year contract. Demand and supply drift toward balance, except for hard to get plates and structurals.
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New York
Iron Age
Iron Age 5
National Metal
Sbigon
Mypuss Iron Age
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George A. Keller
al Sirat Grotto
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Keller
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Walter Kiein
U.P
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Dulles
State Department
Olles
John Foster Dulles
Florida
PR. One
Tilowatt
Pennsylvania
Mutual Funds
Pierre R. Smith & Company
Elyria
Midwest Stock Exchange Act
Pires
Hit Parade
Lorain Glass Co., Inc
Cleveland Street
Aid Investment & Discount, Inc
Merrill, Turben & Co., Inc
Union Commerce
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