Eisenhower taps Burke to succeed Carney as Navy Chief
President Eisenhower nominates Rear Admiral Arleigh A Burke to be chief of naval operations as Admiral Robert B Carney retires August 16. Burke, 53, famed for high speed destroyer actions, would become full admiral amid a carrier submarine era. Carney will retire to private life after his term ends.
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New Postal Pay Bill Advances Despite Veto History
The Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee approved a new postal pay bill with average raises around 8 percent for about 500,000 postal workers. President Eisenhower vetoed a prior bill granting 8.8 percent, and the Senate upheld that veto yesterday. The committee endorsed the new measure in a rapid half hour session.
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Polio vaccine standards revised panel to advise production
The government set revised standards for Salk vaccine manufacture and testing and formed a permanent advisory panel. Surgeon General Scheele said the panel is a first step toward resuming nationwide inoculations, with final action still pending NIH chief recommendation. The panel includes Salk, Francis, Bodian, Shope, and Smadel.
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Clearsance
Leonard A. Scheele
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Cutter Laboratories
National Institutes of Health
Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Thomas Francis Jr
University of Michigan
David Bodian
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Richard Shope
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Joseph Smadel
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Arizona to Get 194 471 for Free Polio Vaccine Plan
Washington reports Arizona would receive 194 471 dollars from a proposed 28 million plan to fund free polio vaccine for children unable to pay. The funds would cover about 23.2 percent of Arizona’s 338 000 residents under 19. Government officials estimate this group could not afford the vaccine.
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Conciliator Called In As Studebaker Plant Closes
West coast truckers strike forces Vernon Studebaker plant to shut down 96 cars a day, 650 workers idled, until talks with AFL Teamsters and Federal Conciliator John Fenton. Pacific Motors Trucking reaches verbal agreement with 100 drivers. Chrysler plant risks shutdown next week due to storage limits. Fenton calls talks exploratory and aims for settlement while rail and air shipments rise to offset losses.
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Lost 2 Year Old Heeds Papa's Stranger Advice
Police found two year old Jean Jerich wandering in a Joliet neighborhood and brought her to headquarters. Reunited with her father she explained that he had taught her never to talk to strangers.
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Dulles Denies Big 4 Talk Set
Secretary of State Dulles rejected Paris reports of a definite Big Four meeting date and site. He said the United States Britain and France have not agreed on any schedule and not with the Soviet Union. Hagerty echoed the uncertainty as lawmakers heard the foreign aid bill testimony.
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Soviet Union
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Turley Dominates as Yankees Beat Senators 6-2
Bullet Bob Turley allowed a 4-0 lead to stand and earned his eighth win in nine starts for the league leading Yankees. He fanned six to push his season total to 78, edging Herb Score. The Senators managed an unearned run while New York added two in the eighth for the 6-2 victory. Context notes list Chicago at Cleveland and other AL games.
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Retired Navy Officer Loses Divorce After Mutinous Home
In Los Angeles retired Navy officer Charles B. Day and his wife Lorette Day divorced after she testified he ran the home like a ship. The settlement awarded Lorette furniture, a car, and 1800 dollars, while Day kept the family home.
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USSR Sends Tito Birthday Wishes
Belgrade Yugoslavia Tito thanks Soviet leaders for birthday congratulations in a cable to Marshal Voroshilov on the eve of Moscow's historic mission to forgive his seven years of defiance.
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Conservatives Vary On Election Eve
London reports a drop in Conservative voting strength on the eve of the parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Anthony Eden remains confident claiming victory but the Daily Express notes a one half of one percent decline since May 18. The poll still projects a slim majority of 90 to 95 seats amid Anglo American tensions and domestic strike woes.
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No Real Rain For Tucson
The weatherman says no measurable rain is expected in Tucson though scattered showers and hail were reported in the valley. Temperatures ranged from a high of 92 yesterday to 67 at dawn, with cooler conditions expected tonight.
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Chicago Skies Pour Rain and Destruction Across Midwest
A progressing storm battered the Midwest and South with winds and lightning killing at least five. In Augusta Georgia a wall collapse killed three, while a father and son died from a lightning strike in Glinton County Michigan. Tornado funnels threatened Chicago and Marietta Georgia as Detroit and Chicago endured fierce storms with fires and flooding. City rivers rose and traffic bogged down as eastern cities faced humidity and scattered showers moving in.
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University address on Man's Creative Venture by Yale professor
The UA will host an open public address at 8 P M in the stadium featuring Dr Theodore M Greene of Yale University on Man's Creative Venture The program is free. Also tonight Gypsy Rover at Temple of Music and Art 8 P M by Immaculate Heart Academy and a baseball game at Hi Corbett field 8 30 P M Cowboys vs Yuma Teenagers dance at VFW hall. Tomorrow bridge at Tucson Bridge Club 7 45 P M and wrestling at Tucson Sports Center 8 30 P M.
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Index Witness Report Claims Pressure to Quit Crusading
The brief notes an Index Witness stating she was told to quit her crusading amid ongoing inquiries. The report accompanies a roundup of page references including international news from Russia on the Soviet approach to the Big Four conference and local items from Tucson.
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