Britain Votes as Eden and Attlee Face Historic Choice
Britons begin voting to decide whether to maintain Eden's Conservative free enterprise government or shift to Attlee's Labour cabinet. About 28 million are expected to cast ballots for roughly 630 Commons seats, with polls closing by 9:00 a.m. BST and results awaited.
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London
Free Enterprise
Eden
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Tories
Attlee
Labor
Commons
Churchill
Britain
United States
China
Winchester Armory
Winchester Moose Lodge
Vote Expected On Shenandoah College Move Proposal
Officials from Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music meet with Virginia EUB Church leaders to decide plans for relocating from Dayton to Winchester. Options include moving to Winchester, funding a four year program at Dayton, or borrowing to build a dormitory at the Dayton site. Costs cited approach 1 million for relocation and 440000 to upgrade Dayton to a senior college.
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Shenandoah College
Conservatory of Music
Dayton
Winchester
Virginia Conference
Evangelical United Brethren Church
EUB
N. Braddock St
Floyd Falk
Broadway
Virginia
Falk
U. S. Rt. 50
Abrams’ Creek
Soviet Union Accepts Big Four Parley Invite
The Soviet Union formally accepted an invitation to the Big Four summit talks in Moscow. It warned the United States plans to enter the conference with preconditions will doom the talks to failure and urged Britain and France to back Soviet views against U S positions of strength.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Washington
Europe
Britain
France
Great Britain
Alfalfa Cutting Silo Filling Mark Local Farm Work
Frederick County Agent John T. Wolfe reports the first alfalfa cutting of the season with good growth and limited insect infestation. Silos are filling with alfalfa orchard grass and mixed crops as farmers plow early corn and note pastures normal after rains while May rainfall trails average.
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Frederick County
John T. Wolfe
Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Weather cools with no rain expected tonight
The forecast calls for cooler temperatures tonight with a low around 50 to 58 degrees and increasing clouds. No rain is expected and the weather outlook remains dry for tonight.
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Noney
Associated Press
House Appropriations Cuts 21 Percent in Four Agencies
The House Appropriations Committee slashed 21 percent from President Eisenhower’s requests for four agencies, a $5.81 million cash reduction. The cut covers the American Battle Monuments Commission the Subversive Activities Control Board the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission and the President's office funding. Eight million was cut from prisoner war and civilian internee claims tied to the Korean conflict while World War II claims funds are carried forward.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
American Battle Monuments Commission
Subversive Activities Control Board
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Office of Defense Mobilization
White House
Commission
Checkup Reveals Missing Steering Wheel In Muskegon Car
A safety inspection in Muskegon Heights Michigan found Harry Bacon's car lacked a steering wheel, only a horn ring remained. He was ordered not to drive until a replacement wheel is installed.
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Muskegon Heights
Mich
Harry Bacon
Bacon
Battle Over Ike Road Plan Shifts to House Fight
Senate approval of a Democratic rival to the Eisenhower highway proposal shifts the battle to the House Public Works Committee. The Gore bill would fund a five year 18 billion highway program with federal aid about 12.6 billion and state contributions 5.4 billion.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
House Public Works Subcommittee
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Public Works Committee
Fire at Pub licker distillery sparks six alarm blaze
A roaring fire at the Pub licker Industries distillery on the Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia triggered six alarms. One worker called Joseph Baker, about 55, died at St. Agnes Hospital after the blaze began, with several others injured as flames and smoke plagued the denaturing unit and nearby warehouses.
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Philadelphia
Big Publicker Industries Inc
Delaware River
St. Agnes Hospital
Joseph Baker
Publicker
Tornado Toll Rises Across Kansas and Oklahoma
A series of tornadoes swept 13 towns in Kansas and Oklahoma causing at least 74 deaths and about 600 injuries. Udall and Blackwell suffered the worst hits with widespread destruction, power outages, and fires at the Hazel Atlas plant. Debris hampered rescue efforts as lightning claimed two Oklahoma lives and no deaths were reported in Texas.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Udall
Kan
Blackwell
Twister
Sweetwater
Lightning
Gonda Springs
Erick
Durant
Shattuck
Mayfield
Camargo
Leedy
Taloga
Cheyenne
Deerk
Strong City
Hazel Atlas Glass Co
Vaccine Makers Split Over New Production Standards
Washington reports a split among Salk vaccine manufacturers over proposed new production standards. Eli Lilly favors the standards while Pitman Moore and Parke Davis oppose them. The panel led by Dr Jonas Salk and Surgeon General Scheele seeks a consensus to resume mass polio inoculation.
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Washington
E. N. Beesley
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Pitman- Moore Co
Zionsville
Ind
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
Public Health Service
Beesley
Kenneth F. Valentine
Pitman-Moore
Jonas E. Salk
Lonard Scheele
Heart Attack Threatens Graft Inquiry Postponement
Sen McClellan said a heart attack suffered by key witness Leon Levy may delay further hearings on graft in military uniforms. Levy, who testified he gave nearly 7000 dollars for payoffs, collapsed at a hotel and was hospitalized. The subcommittee may reconvene with more witnesses, while Levy’s condition is monitored.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
New York
Leon M. Levy
Levy
Bender
Robio
Subcommittee
Emmett Markwood
George Washington University Hospital
Melia Hart
Gov
Polio cases rise nationwide with Salk vaccine link noted
Public Health Service reports last week 246 polio cases, up about 20 percent from the prior week and near double the five year median. The special bulletin notes many cases in northern states and 31 paralytic cases among household contacts of vaccinated persons.
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Washington
Public Health Service
White House denies resignation of Mrs Hobby amid illness
White House press secretary James Hagerty said Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby has not resigned as secretary of health education and welfare. He cited her ill husband William Hobby as a possible factor but could not confirm a departure. Reports from New York papers about replacements were denied by Hobby and Luce.
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Washington
White House
Mbs
Oveta Culp Hobby
James C. Haggerty
William P. Hobby
Bradshaw Mintener
Mintener
New York Daily News
Clare Boothe Luce
Rome
Hobby
Alecia
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Grace Lutheran Church
Ywinchester
Ralph Ware
Clarke County
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Bess Nicholas
Eisenberg
J. Kenneth Robinson
Edward McC. Williams
Paul Haldeman
Davy Crockett Club
Duff'’S
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Brakeblok
Gilbert Helsley
Secy
DUFF
Ike
Texas
Johnny Walker
Pixiecardo
Terry Coe
John S. Coe
Front Royal Road
Terry
Pixie
CBS TV
Miss Coe
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