Polio Outbreak in Des Moines Spurs National Alarm
Des Moines faces a polio epidemic the first of the year in Iowa with three deaths and cases in Polk County. Officials blame public apathy toward inoculation as 15 iron lungs and 16 muses aid the response. A National Guard hospital on wheels moved a patient to Iowa City for better care.
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Des Moines, Iowa
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
National Foundation
U. S S. Public Health Service
Atlanta
Red Cross
National Guard
Towa City
Betty Wesley
Bender the Boisterous Politician Disturbs Ohio Politics
Profile of George Harrison Bender born 1896 in Cleveland a vocal extrovert who shaped Ohio and national politics. He rose from Ohio Senate to House terms and a brief Senate stint while leading campaign theatrics and church-influenced convictions.
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George Harrison Bender
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Sender
Joel Hayden
Cleveland
Bender
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Senate
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Teli
Fisenhower
Thomas A. Burke
Hic
Frank J. Lausche
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Rackets Committee
Rackets
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Rider
at-Jarre
House
National Magazine
Sigmouth
Bender Reflects on Work and Teamster Hearings
Former senator Bender recounts his 1954 hearings and a 1955 critical report on union corruption. He cites 35 to 50 cleanup recommendations to Hoffa and questions about Sam Goldstein while defending his motives and independence. He notes political pressures and his charge of aiding the underprivileged.
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Eering
Ohio
William Presser
Presser
Bender
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Robert F. Kennedy
Sam Goldstein
New York
Hoffa
Exiles Recognized by Accra Government
Ghana’s government announced it would grant de facto recognition to the Algerian government in exile. The move was expected to trigger France cutting diplomatic ties with the young African state.
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Accra
Ghana
UPI
France
Ohio Senate Eases Blue Laws Keeps Sunday Rest Principle
Ohio Senate approved an emergency bill 32 to 0 ending most Sunday shopping bans and allowing gas stations to stay open while preserving the day of rest. The measure removes bans on Sunday baseball and movies and ends ballooning on the Sabbath, with limited exceptions for public convenience stores. The bill now goes to Gov. DiSalle for signature.
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Senate
Michael V. di’ Salle
Anthony O. Calabrese
Dcleveland
Frank J. Svoboda
Cleveland
Svoboda
Calabrees Uma
Cleveland Democrat
Tennyson Guyer
R-Findlay
California
Hell Or Hollywood Convict Chessman Seeks New Trial
Daryl Chessman, the 38 year old convict author of Cell 12455 and other books, declares no compromise in his fight for freedom and seeks a new trial in Los Angeles after the California Supreme Court rejected his latest appeal. He says he will face the gas chamber rather than plead for clemency.
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San Quentin
Calif
UPI
Daryl Chessman
Hell
Hollywood
Chessman
Los Angeles
Jane Couples
Los Ageles
California Supreme Court
Californian Is Derby Winner
An El Cajon California brunette, Mrs. Aileen Saunders, won the Powider Puff Derby, the all women transcontinental air race. She piloted a Cessna 1122 from Lawrence Massachusetts to Felts Field Spokane in 19 hours 34 minutes, overcoming a 142 knot handicap by 3.5 knots. Saunders and co pilot Mrs Jerelyn Cassell San Diego California received $800 in prize money, trophies and merchandise awards.
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Spokane
UPI
el Canyon
Calif
Aileen Saunders
Jerelyn Cassell
San Diego
Bombed Out Cricket Matches Called Off in Catford
Weekend cricket in Catford England was canceled after an Army expert warned a hole in the field could conceal a World War II bomb with a high chance of detonating if disturbed.
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Catford
England
UPI
Viet Nam Increases Protections for Americans After Bien Hoa Attack
Viet Nam ordered heightened protection for about 1,500 Americans following the assassination of two U S Army men and wounding of a third in the Bien Hoa raid. The attack near Saigon prompted yellow alert for over 300 U S troops and raised public indignation.
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Baigon
Viet Nam
UPI
Bien Hoa
Saigon
U.S
USIS
Gtun
Grissom Denies Low Morale Among Mercury Seven
Air Force Captain Virgil Grissom rejects reports of low morale among the seven Mercury program candidates. He says morale is high at Langley Field where they train. He criticizes press coverage and notes they will have better aircraft soon to maintain peak flying skill.
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Dayton
UPI
Air Force
Virgil Grissom
Mitchell
Ind
Grissom
House Space Committee
Washington
Langley Field
Dayton Journal- Herald
Seaway Operation Seen As Improving After Rough Start
Chicago officials relay Seaway Development Corp praise for clearer operation on the St Lawrence route. Deputy administrator Martin W. Oettershagen cites ice delays and inexperience as early causes, but says the project is nearly complete and the seaway is a going concern.
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OPI
St. Lawrence Seaway
Seaway Development Corporation
Martin W. Oettershagen
Seaway
Gettershagen
St. Lawrence River- Welland Canal
Oettershagen
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Hell Or
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