Peiping claims U.S. Navy Hornet fighter raid over Swatow
Peiping radio said U.S. Navy planes from the Hornet and Nationalist Chinese aircraft invaded waters off Swatow between Hong Kong and Formosa. It claimed anti air craft fire damaged one enemy plane and two Nationalist fighters were shot down, with 66 sorties reported in eight hours amid heavy ground fire and no word on MIG involvement.
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Voice of
Red China
Swatow
Hong Kong
Formosa
Peiping
U. S
U.S
Hornet
Kwangtung Province
Chiang Kaishek
Tahao Island
Eisenhower Hosts 40 GOP Congressmen at White House Breakfast
President Eisenhower hosted 40 Republican House members for a breakfast in the White House state dining room. He warned some representatives could face political trouble for backing parts of his program while stressing social over business talk. Rep. Clarence Brown said Ohio would oppose the school aid bill and joked about being hung if voted for it. The gathering aimed to ease tensions ahead of Congress battles, with Ike noting his illness had troubled him earlier in the week. He commented on a stock market drop sparked by his stomach issue and joked about selling short. See IKE, Page 6.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Smiling
Congress
Brown
Food poisoning hits Hayden construction crew at Kennecott site
Nineteen workers at the Hayden Kennecott Copper Corp smelter project were hospitalized after eating box lunches with scrambled egg sandwiches. About 200 workers were on site. 80 avoided illness. Transport and medical care rushed to hospitals across Tucson and Phoenix area. state health samples sent for analysis. Public relations rep Payton Canary noted the kitchen had an A rating from the State Board of Health.
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Hayden
Kennecott Copper Corp
State Health Department
Western Knapp Engineering Co
Payton Canary
Kennecott
State Board of Health
Jordan and Egypt Near Diplomatic Breakover
Diplomatic relations between Jordan and Egypt neared rupture as Cairo Radio accused Jordanian leaders of treason and blamed them for Palestine’s loss in 1948. Syria and Egypt faced isolation in a bloc of neutrality while Libya protested Egyptian press attacks on its rulers. Jordan expelled ambassador Abdel Moneim El Rifai returned home amid accusations of Arab nationalism being misused.
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Jordan
Egypt
Cairo
Palestine
Israel
Syria
Libya
Wahde Buri
Ahmed Hassan Fagih
Tripoli
Amman
Abdel Moneim el Rifai
Twisters Rip Across Plains
Tornadoes tore through the central Plains with hurricane force winds, heavy rain, and hail. At least three deaths were blamed on the storms in Illinois, with twisters also reported in Kansas Missouri and Texas damage and power outages reported across the region.
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Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
United Press
Elmhurst
Ill
Mayflower II Reaches America For Reenactments
The Pilgrim replica Mayflower II arrived in Provincetown Harbor on a Coast Guard tug, en route to Plymouth for a reenactment of the Mayflower Compact. It will sail to Plymouth tomorrow for the landing reenactment and later exhibit in New York.
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Plymouth
Mass
Coast Guard
Provincetown Harbor
America
Squally
Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth Rock
New York
Furor Over Girard Case Statement Stirs Washington Debates
Controversy surged over whether a defense official gave damning evidence in the Girard case. Defense counsel Robert Dechert said he was misquoted about claims Girard enticed a Japanese woman before an empty cartridge fatal shot. He expressed regret over the misunderstanding and defended no personal opinion on Girard’s actions. A Miami Herald reporter backed his quotations, while editors stood by the report. Federal Judge McGarraghy set a Friday deadline for habeas corpus filings in a bid to return Girard to U.S. jurisdiction as the government opposes the move.
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Girard
Dechert
The
Miami Herald
Coral Gables
Fla
United Press
Miami
Naka Sakai
Man Shot In Sabino Canyon Caretaker Office
Jerry Slankard, 21, of 3033 N Campbell Ave, drove to the Sabino Canyon caretaker’s office with a bullet wound in his leg. He said a shooter on a ridge fired while he hiked in upper Sabine Canyon. Deputies investigate to identify the shooter.
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Jerry Slankard
Campbell Ave
Sabino Canyon
Slankard
Ted Jones
Sabine Canyon
Caretakers
Jones
Sheriff's Deputies
Quake Strikes Luzon Island Shaking Vigan City
A very strong quake hit Vigan in northwest Luzon early today. The tremor lasted 52 seconds, splitting the ground in several spots and toppling part of the cathedral belfry.
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Manila
Vigan
Luzon Island
Warm spell ends as cooler days fade
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies tonight and tomorrow with temperatures rising back to normal by week end. The statewide outlook notes afternoon cloudiness in northern and eastern mountains. Yesterday peaked at 85, 24 degrees below the 109 record from last year. this morning’s low was 59.
Giants Tie Cubs as Mays Key Play Brightens Victory
Willie Mays stole third and scored on Cal Neeman's wild ninth inning throw to spark a 4 3 Giants win over the Chicago Cubs. Mays also hit a three run homer in the sixth, with Worthington earning the win and Lown taking the loss.
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New York
Willie Mays
Cal Neeman
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Mays
Chi
Rush
Lown
Neeman
Barclay
Worthington
Katt
W—Worthington
L—Lown
Plan to act swiftly on new school bond program
School trustees promise action as fast as possible after a decisive defeat of a 7.325 million bond plan. Voter turnout set a record with 10,053 ballots cast, and double sessions likely as the district studies next steps and budgets. Heaviest support and opposition appeared at Catalina Doolen Mansfeld Howell polling sites.
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Dave Feldman
Followig
D. L. Secrist
Robert D. Morrow
Secrist
Rincon High
Townsend Junior High
C. A. Betts
Jacob C. Fruchthendler
William Pistor
Morrow
Catalina (Doolen) Junior High
Mansfeld
Howell
Suspect Ortiz Denies Need for Castro as Lawyer
Juan Carrillo Ortiz, arraigned in Superior Court on a narcotics charge, claimed he had a good lawyer in Raul Castro. Castro admitted he could not defend Ortiz, and Judge Robert Tullar urged Ortiz to find another attorney. Castro, county attorney since 1955, warned Ortiz the case could put him in the penitentiary.
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Juan Carrillo Ortiz
Robert Tullar
Jimmy Dorsey dies of cancer in New York hospital
Bandleader Jimmy Dorsey 53 died of cancer at Doctors Hospital after an January lung operation. He was the brother of Tommy Dorsey and formed one of the famous duos in American music. Dorsey, divorced, survived by his mother, a daughter, and a sister, helped build the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra before their 1935 split.
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Jimmy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Doctors Hospital
Dorsey
Teresa Dorsey
Julie Hilton
Anthony Visella
Tommy
Pennsylvania
America
Jimmy
Paul Whiteman
Vincent Lopez
Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Glenn Miller
Charlie Spivak
McKinley
Bob Crosby
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
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