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Synopsis: President Dwight D. Eisenhower State Of The Union Address, Bureau Of Printing And Engraving Employee Arrested For Theft, Pro Red G.I. P.O.W. Renounces Communism, Ramon Magsaysay Becomes President Of The Philippine Republic, Two Royal Families United By Marriage, Pancho vs. Pancho In Pro Tennis Championship, Golden Gloves Boxing In New York City... (read more)
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower State Of The Union Address In his State of the Union message before a joint session of the 83rd Congress, President Eisenhower expresses hope that an agreement may be reached with Russia on peaceful uses of the atom.
United States Bureau Of Printing And Engraving Employee Arrested For Theft One of the boldest robberies on record is staged with the theft of $160,000 in new twenty dollar bills from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving by an employee who substituted blank paper for the currency. But he’s speedily apprehended by Secret Service men.
Japan Pro Red G.I. P.O.W. Renounces Communism Claude Batcheler, first of 22 pro-Red POW’s to renounce Communism, arrives in Tokyo, where he’ll be interrogated at the Army hospital. He’s tearfully welcomed by his Japanese wife.
Philippines Ramon Magsaysay Becomes President Of The Philippine Republic Ramon Magsaysay, third president of the Philippine Republic takes the oath of office in a deliberately informal ceremony, wearing traditional pina shirt instead of cutaway, as thousands look on the largest crowd ever to attend such a ceremony here.
France Two Royal Families United By Marriage Two of the oldest royal families in Europe are united with the marriage of Archduke Robert of Austria and Princess Marguerite of Aosta, in ceremonies attended by throne emperors, kings, queens, and a host of lesser titled dignitaries.
United States Pancho vs. Pancho In Pro Tennis Championship Big Pancho Gonzales meets Little Pancho Segura in pro tennis at Madison Square Garden court play at its best, in which the legendary steadiness of Ecuadorian Segura fails to wear down the big Californian, who clinches victory with a sizzling service ace.
United States Golden Gloves Boxing In New York City Sub-novice battlers open the Golden Gloves, with enthusiasm making up for lack of polish in an evening of furious fisticuffs. A good fight every second, with a spectacular kayo of one boy who won’t stay down but who can’t get up!