Legion Looks to Add a Phrase to the Pledge
The American Legion raised the flag on the Capitol steps during a Flag Day ceremony as officials announced a bill to add the words under God to the pledge. Rep. Rabaul and Sen. Ferguson led the recitation of the new pledge amid White House denials of immediate signing.
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Washington
Amerim Legion
Legion
Ward F. McGinnis
Eisenrer
White House
Ing
Capitol Dome
Rep. Rabaul
D-Mich
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Writ To Free Czar Admiral's Kin Studied
Federal Judge Ling heard an appeal for a writ of habeas corpus to halt the deportation of Kyra Egan Mears who claims to be the admiral's daughter. Mears testified she was born in the czar's summer palace and is the daughter of Admiral Nicholas Wolcough.
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Phoenix
Dave W. Ling
Nicholas II
Mears
Yanks Killed As F84s Collide Over Korea
Two American airmen were killed when F84 fighter bombers collided about ten miles southeast of Taegu Korea. The Fifth Air Force withheld names of the pilots.
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Korea
Iseoul
Taegu
Fifth Air Force
Ames
Japan Diet Crisis Eases With Regret Resolution
Japan's leaders tentatively agreed to a compromise ending the diet riot crisis. Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and party heads backed a plan for a face saving discussion meeting where deputies will express regret to the people, with a new diet session planned afterward.
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Tokyo—I
Japan
Diet
Asahi
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal
Yoshida
Kyodo
Liberal Party
Kvodo
Foreign Office
Katsuo Okazaki
Congress Adjournement Hinted For July Thirty First
Washington reports from weekly conference with President Eisenhower say Congress should adjourn by July 31 unless an emergency arises. Senate and House leaders forecast brief recesses and completion of the year's last regular appropriation for the District of Columbia. The House, advancing a housing bill, may reconsider rules while the Senate backs Eisenhower housing authority for 140,000 units over four years.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
William F. Knowland
Calif
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
Knowland
District of Columbia
Halleck
House Rules Committee
Pittsburgh Transit Strike Ends and System Resumes
Pittsburgh Railways Co. drivers accepted a one year contract retroactive to May 1 boosting basic pay to 2.01 per hour for about 2,700 workers while a 1 cent per hour cost of living adjustment is added per full point rise in the city index. Fares remain unchanged.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways Co
C. D. Palmer
Pittsburgh Railways
Dress Clerk Returns Money After Packing Dress Box
Milwaukee clerk Jeannine Wohlge muth accidentally included a cash bag with 700 dollars and 159 in checks in a sold dress. The customer, Alice Diefendorf, notified the shop after finding the money and returning it.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Jeannine Wohlgemuth
Jeannine
Alice Diefendorf
Thief Rails Police Station Hit For Gear
Mendon police hunted a thief who entered the police headquarters overnight and stole gear including a pair of handcuffs a pistol belt a holster a .38 caliber service revolver and a rifle.
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Mendon
Mass
Man Arrested Over Night Club Hostess Teeth
Mexico City police arrested Jose Torres after Consuelo Ortiz said she traded a drink for her false teeth and he took five gold teeth to have them repaired.
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Mexico City
Jose Torres
Consuelo Ortiz
Torres
First Measles Invasion Strikes Greenland Capital
GODTHAAB Greenland authorities report more than half of the 1,486 residents in the town ill with measles as the outbreak spreads. Officials say 774 people have fallen ill since the epidemic began about a month ago, with remaining residents expected to contract the disease.
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Godthaab
Greenland
Arctic Island
Greenland Islanders and Disease Resistance
A brief remark notes that Greenland islanders have never built up resistance to an illness or condition. The statement emphasizes a lack of prior adaptation among the Greenland population.
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Greenland
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