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Scientist Jonas Salk develops polio vaccine
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 20, 1955 (INS) - A brilliant scientific experiment has been completed, leading to a workable vaccine against crippling polio and making the man responsible a celebrity overnight.
Inoculation of 57 million children to start at once
United Press
Tons of Salk anti-polio vaccine were rushed to points throughout the country today and public health authorities planned to start inoculating 57 million American youngsters almost immediately.
Marlon Brando comparison annoys Paul Newman
Vernon Scott
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) --One of the surest ways to annoy Paul Newman is to liken him to Marlon Brando, a comparison which doesn't sit well with Marlon, either.
Castro won power in two years
HAVANA, Jan. 2, 1959 (UPI) - At 32, Fidel Castro has established himself as one of the great political adventurers of modern times.
Self-Hypnosis Gives Mother Painless Childbirth
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Once wealthy antique dealer sought in disappearance of wife
NEW YORK (UPI) --The FBI arrested Guy Rockwell Muldavin, once wealthy antique dealer wanted in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Manzaninta Mearns.
Marilyn Monroe's calendar photo gave start to fabulous career
Aline Mosby
PARIS, Aug. 6 (UPI) --The beautiful Marilyn Monroe, then very young and still not famous, was very direct about that nude calendar photograph that was to propel her to success -- and eventually death.
Casualties set record in Vietnam
Joseph Galloway
QUANG NGAI, South Viet Nam (UPI) --A Communist offensive 70 miles south of the U.S. Da Nang Air Base killed or wounded 600 to 700 government troops, military authorities estimated Monday.
American GI's fought, prayed at Chu Pong
Joseph Galloway
PLEIKU, South Vietnam (UPI) --A scream for mercy. Mother of God, no don't... A burst of fire from an automatic weapon. Those were the sounds of night on the mountain. A night of hell - American soldiers prayed and fought.
Tate Murder Case Frustrates Police
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Zodiac Killer suspected in death of Saratoga High School girl
United Press International
SARATOGA, Calif. (UPI) -Authorities fear the Zodiac killer may have struck again in the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Saratoga High School coed, Kathy Bilek.
Activist Says U.S. Firms Could Help End South African Racism
EAST LANSING. Mich. (UPI) --
Little Rock Nine: Where are they now?
PHILIP L NEWMAN
NEW YORK (UPI) --What has become of the "Little Rock Nine?"
President Bush pardons fifty pound turkey
Helen Thomas, UPI White House Reporter
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Livestock Plagues Could Be Bioterrorist Attack
By CLAUDE SALHANI
WASHINGTON (UPI) ‚ Is a new breed of terrorists responsible for the epidemics of "mad cow" and foot-and-mouth diseases plaguing Europe, and are these part of a well-planned "agro-terrorist" assault?
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