Fleming Named to Cabinet in Eisenhower Administration
President Eisenhower accepted Marion Folsom’s resignation as secretary of welfare and named Arthur Fleming, president of Ohio Wesleyan University, to head the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Fleming is a former Office of Defense Mobilization director and Civil Service Commission member.
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Washington
Marion Folsom
Eisenhower
Arthur Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Folsom
Senate
Flemming
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Defense Mobilization
Civil Service Commission
White House
Eastman Kodak Co
James C. Hagerty
Florida
Hagerty
Clarke Board Approves 528 758 Budget for School Year
Clarke County Board of Supervisors approved a 528 758 dollar budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 1954 and ending June 30, 1959. The plan includes 444 655 for the school fund and 38 809 for welfare with no tax increase and additional state and local revenues.
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Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Guard
Commonwealth
Starkweather Talked Out of Surrender in Trial
Lincoln Neb defense counselor says Starkweather claimed his girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate talked him out of surrender after six deaths in a January killing spree. The statement references the Bennet storm cellar slayings of Robert Jensen and Carol King and a drive-away argument leading him to consider giving up.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
Caril Ann Fugate
Bennet
Neb
Robert Jensen
Carol King
Dale Fahrenbrunn
Caril
Mock Nuclear Attack Hits Nation in Operation Alert
Civil defense forces across the nation tally mythical deaths and injuries from a three hour mock nuclear assault by over 500 bombers. Evacuation drills engage eighty five cities with Mississippi river craft tested for evacuation duty. President Eisenhower visits a secret bomb shelter as the exercise continues through the day.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Blytheville
Ark
Baltimore
Illinois
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Eisenhower
Washington
Civil Defense
Balloonists Land After 40000 Foot Stratosphere Flight
Cmdr. Malcolm D. Ross and astronomer Alfred H. Mikesell completed a 12 hour ascent to 40 000 feet from Crosby Minnesota. They landed near East Dubuque Illinois in a fiberglass basket with oxygen at high altitudes. Medical data from the flight will be studied to assess possible pressure breathing hazards.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Navy
Illinois
Malcolm D. Ross
Washington
Ross
Alfred H. Mikesell
Mikesell
Naval Medical Laboratory
Washington, D.C
Earth
River Bluffs
Mississippi
U.S. Highway 20
East Dubuque, Il
Crosby
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Minneapolis
Naval Laboratory
Norman L. Barr
Barr
Washington Area
Downpour Turns to Drizzle in Virginia Flood Drift
The Associated Press reports that heavy rain eased across Southwest Virginia with creeks receding after midnight and no major damage yet. Flood threats linger in nearby West Virginia and eastern Kentucky as Beaver Creek, Little Toms Creek, and the Tug River caused evacuations and suspensions from Bristol to Pikeville, with guards deploying boats and crews to assist.
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Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Bristol
Tenn
Beaver Creek
Coeburn
Wise County
Little Toms Creek
Cery
Grundy
Clintwood
St. Paul
Dungannon
Clinch River
Pikeville
National
Levisa
Big Sandy
Williamson
Matewan
Chattaroy
Logan
W. Va
Ohio
Kanawha
National Guard
Point Pleasant
W.va
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk & Western
C and O
Hinton
Norfolk and Western
Kentucky River
Eisenhower Sees GOP Path to Victory in November
President Eisenhower tells Republicans the party can win in the November election if it pursues a responsive and responsible government at home and strong support for world trade aid and military reform. He urges bipartisanship against Communism and vows to back GOP winners and partners in the 86th Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
America
Congress
Italy Named as Possible Partner for East West Talks
In Copenhagen the Western Big Three United States Britain and France say Italy could be invited to a future East West conference or summit with the Soviet Union. The move signals a shift from four power talks and aims to keep parity with Moscow while resisting a Soviet veto on topics.
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Copenhagen
NATO
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Soviet Union
Christiansborg Palace
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Czechoslovakia
Poland
India
Egypt
Sweden
North Atlantic
Britan
Moscow
Josef Luna
Netherlands
Indonesia
U.S
State Dulles
Nasser
Suez Canal
Middletown Plans to Buy New Police Car
Middletown town council votes to purchase a 1958 Chevrolet to replace the 1957 model now in use. The meeting also discusses Lions Club trash containers and anchoring costs, plus repairs to a Church St building and town audits due in about six months.
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Middletown
Wilson Borden
Lions Club
David Muntzing
Mr. Borden
T. Ainsworth Sperry
Lions
Church St
Odhellows Lodge
Muntzing
T. W. Sperry
Esther Kline
Margaret Hanshew
Danville Voters Reject Bond Issue
Danville residents defeat a one million dollar bond plan to expand the city owned electric system. Voters approved a 10 year contract to obtain additional power from Appalachian Power Company, surpassing the existing 27 500 kilowatt firm generating capacity.
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Danville
Appalachian Power Co
North Georgia Sees Snow Sleet and Rain
North Georgia reports unseasonable snow sleet and rain with Gainesville noting a 37 degree low in the pre dawn hours. Neil Collins of Blairsville near the North Carolina line provided the weather report.
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North Georgia
Gainesville
Neil Collins
Blairsville
North Carolina Line
Virginia simulates hydrogen bombing in Operation Alert
Civil Defense officials tally mock damage across the state after four 1000 kiloton blasts hit Washington National Airport Roanoke City Hall Chincoteague Naval Air Station and the Center Theater in Norfolk. Fallout spreads and shelter is ordered while casualty estimates flag 140000 killed 27500 injured 122500 uninjured in the Alexandria Fairfax Falls Church Arlington area.
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Richmond
Virginia Civil Defense
Virginia
Washington National Airport
Roanoke City
Naval Air Station
Chincoteague
Center Theater
Norfolk
Alexandria- Fairfax - Falls Church - Arlington
National Airport
Roanoke
J. H. Wyse
Pittsylvania County
Portsmouth
Bulldozer Incident Injures Toddler in Suburban Toronto
A bulldozer struck 2 year old Shelly Bredin during construction at her parents home in a Toronto suburb. She survived with serious skull leg shoulder and arm fractures. Police said wet earth prevented instant death.
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Toronto
Shelly
W. L. Bredin
First Nuclear Test Reported Launched At Eniwetok
Rep Charles O Porter of Oregon says the Atomic Energy Commission launched the first in a series of 30 nuclear explosions at Eniwetok on April 28. He did not witness the blast but his House speech was cleared by the AEC and details remain undisclosed. Porter urges an end to testing.
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Washington
Charles O. Porter
D-Ore
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok
Porter
Pacific Atoll
House
AEC
Teen Age Rocketry Injuries Alarm Fire Safety Group
Boston report from the National Fire Protection Association shows 84 children and two adults wounded in a six teen period from March 1 to April 15, with four fatalities. The group urges a ban on amateur rockets until safe sites and supervision exist.
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Boston
National Fire Protection Assa
Marsh elected president of Winchester Little Theatre
James Marsh was elected president of the Winchester Little Theatre at a board meeting last night, succeeding Mrs. Boyd G Headley Jr. Other officers were elected: Mrs. Eugene Babb, vice president. Mrs. Richard P. Lewis Jr., secretary. Eugene Babb, treasurer.
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James Marsh
Winchester Little Theatre
Bark Mill
Boyd G Headley
Eugene Babb
Richard P. Lewis, Jr
Headley
Eloise Strader
Bobbie Conrad
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Clarke Board
Leanel Distributors
Ie Ona
Aif
Ike
Dennis Crosby
Marilyn Scott
Denise Michelle Scott
Hollywood
Cal
Los Angeles
Bing Crosby
Las Vegas
Nev
Cedar of Lebanon Hospital
Dennis Michael Crosby
AP Wire
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Little Theatre
Fort George Club, Inc
Beta Sigma Phi
Denny's
Bake Sale
Old Bell Clothes Building
Stonewall School
P.T.A
Rouss Fire CO
Thurs
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Albin
Marianne’s of
Winchester
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