Diane Brings Light Damage to North Carolina Coast
Hurricane Diane struck the North Carolina coast with winds near 74 mph at Wilmington and gusts to 95 mph at Southport. The storm moved northwest toward Virginia, causing beach erosion and flooding while officials warned of continuing strong winds and heavy rain as coastal areas prepared for its advance.
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North Carolina
Virginia
Diane
Wilmington
Boardwalk
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Connie Feast
Southport
Weather Bureau
Eales
Calcutta Protests Persist Over Portuguese Killings Across India
India's vast protests continue as Calcutta and other cities endure strikes after days of anti-Portuguese rioting. Officials report 14 killed in Goa and Daman march clashes, with dozens missing or wounded amid a surge of anti-Portuguese actions.
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Calcutta
U. S
Goa
Daman
Delhi
Bombay
Nagpur
Hyderabad
Nehru
J. ‘Nehru
Parliament
Mlign
Close Look Urges Caution on Three Returnees
National Commander George Harness of Needham Mass and the Union's Council of Administrations supported a resolution to appoint a civilian medical board to study the backgrounds of three former prisoners of war who asked to be returned to the United States. The board would work with the military to assess suitability for combat duty.
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Bution
George
F. Harness
Needham
Mass
Union
Council’ of Administrations
United States
Medical Board
Veteran Actor Admits Once Being Commie
New York hearings of the House Un American Activities Committee reveal veteran actor Hall testifying he was briefly a Communist Party member from 1946 to 1947. He described singing with The Weavers and cited financial pressures leading to work outside regular roles. Other witnesses included Irma Jurist and Lee Hays who declined to answer questions under the Fifth Amendment.
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George Hal
House
Hall
New York 1
Toronto
Lee Haye
Irma
Jurti
Susansien
Arnaud
Usseau
Jobe
The
Weavers
Howther
Frank Taverner
Hays
Taverner
Lee Hays
Mra
Jurist
Neva
Carly
Ner
Gertrude Lawrence
Susie
Communist Party
Beffore
New Code for POWs To Be Spelled Out
Fraser Colorado reports a new code for prisoners of war ready to sign an executive order authorizing the commission of retired senior officers and papet eilans to services im training.
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Fraser
Colo
Papet Eilans
Army and Air Force clash over POW conduct trials
A joint review of North Korea prison camps shows eight Army court-martial cases with two acquittals one dismissal and five sentences from two to two years. Six trials pending and potential twelve more. Air Force investigations found no major faults leading to resignations and releases for seven men and three others.
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Air Force
Army
Governor criticizes farm policy amid national economic strain
Averell warns of a farm plight as prices drop and surpluses grow. He accuses Eisenhower advisers of outdated theories, saying the Republican program fails to raise prices or reduce surpluses, and only lowers farmers’ income while foretelling broader danger if weakness continues. He urges action on a national scale.
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Amer
Airymen
Eisenower
Republican National Administration
Government Probes Reported Salk Vaccine Black Market
Government investigators plan to halt a suspected polio vaccine black market though they will not probe doctors actions. Tuesday a few cases of doctors charging high prices and inoculating children were reported under the federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act, with states taking the lead.
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Meese
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Evans
Dentist Compared Records in Missing Girl Case
A dentist examined dental records to check a reported match with a missing 16 year old girl in Cincinnati. He found no similarity between the girl's teeth and the official dental work, as police consider five more cases connected to the year’s tally.
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Ei Kidwen
Ineinnati
Birl
Brenda
Eisenhower and Grandson Sample Rocky Mountain Fishing
President Eisenhower and his grandson David planned a fishing trip in the Rocky Mountains. They will fish near a mountain ranch stocked with rainbow trout. Aksel Nielsen built the stock and paid about $1,294 for the fish. The project includes nearby creeks and other preparations as they travel from Denver.
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David
Rocky Mountains
Eisenhower
Denver
Podicet
Aksel Nielsen
Eisenhower Nielsen
Charles Clayton
Fraser
Nielsen
Ston Creek
Aniy
Fort Belvoir
Washington
Custody Fight Divides Flier's Wife Parents Over Boy
Airman Daniel Schmidt fights for custody of his son against Una Schmidt while her parents back her stance. Una’s mother Mrs. Walter Ferkenson urges keeping the boy with his mother. Schmidt’s Sacramento attorney says he will seek custody and a divorce.
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Cee
Ana Schmidt-Fine
Daniel Jence Schmidt
Schmidt
Una
Alford Fine
Airtan Wat
Danny, Jr
Howard P. Welch
Walter Ferkenson
Boise
Idaho
Ferguson
California
Tehama County
Ralph Howell
Bruneau
Hew
Harold Berliner
Rock Hurling Incident Injures U S Army Officer
An American Army officer sustained a brain concussion and multiple injuries after rock hurling during a protest in South Korea. Officials say his condition is not serious despite visible head and body trauma. The clash follows a tense round of talks with President Syngman Rhee about U.S. troop presence.
Brothers suffocate in old refrigerator in vacant Philadelphia apartment
Two young brothers Lee Andrews aged 2 and Lewis aged 5 died after being trapped inside an abandoned refrigerator in a first floor vacant apartment. The incident occurred Tuesday night in Philadelphia a tragic accident reported by police and neighbors.
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Philadelphia
Lee Andrews
Lewis
Soret Sa Eee Vanator
Quaker Plan Urges Red China Seat at United Nations
Aerrant draft notes a proposal to admit Red China to the United Nations with Raymond Wren cited from Washington. The wreckage report cites a Friends Committee on Nar as connected to the discussion while a Los Angeles dispatch references U3 Bruch in relation to the plan.
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Lguskert
United Nations
Raymond Wren
Washington
Friends ‘Committee
Los Angeles
OM Wren
Ani
Geo Urine Bena
Wickencrawes
Teak
Prison Rebellion at Nebraska State Penitentiary Quelled by Troops
NCOLN Neb AP About 225 prisoners set fire to six prison blocks and damaged facilities before armed troopers and National Guardsmen entered the Nebraska State Penitentiary and ordered suppression. No shots were fired. Governor Victor Anderson said inmates showed little resistance as authorities moved through the cell blocks. The disturbance damaged several buildings including the maintenance shop and chapel though overall damage was less than feared. Prison officials reported injuries among inmates and staff but no confirmed fatalities.
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Neb
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Victor Anderson
Joseph Bovey
Stover
Fat Feng
Bovey
Anderson
Tokrether
Court-Martial Of Ex POW Nears End
Court martial of Sgt. James C. Gallagher and another ex POW in North Korea wraps up. Defense testimony argues deaths cited by prosecution were misperceived, Gallagher denying collusion with captors and claiming bias in prior testimony. Prosecution witnesses noted brutal treatment and disputed claims remain unresolved.
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James C. Galle
Shik
Threllow
North Korea
Brooklyn
Ther Priumery
Wes
Grory
Fiarine
Troy
Williford
Norfolk
Lord Gallagher
Hia Agua
Gann Weritten Pro-Communit Uetes Tor
Gallagher
Emel Turner
Bvarta
Gale Leperset
Detemae Coun
Turner
Gale Lagher
Snake Cultists Hold Services After Fatal Rattlesnake Bite
A snake-handling sect plans a Sunday service across the Kentucky border in Virginia after a mountain preacher died from a rattlesnake bite at a Fort Pagpe service. Preacher Oscar Sutton said the snake will be handled at a Pentecostal Church congress in a big regional meeting. The funeral for Lac Valentine followed the fatal bite.
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Siase
Oscar Sutton
Pentecostal Church Congression
Kentucky
Virginia
Lac Valentine
Fort Pagpe
Ale
Brahma Bull Shot At Then Escapes Slaughter Yard
A 300 pound Brahma bull escaped from a slaughter house on Tuesday and roamed free after being shot about 20 times by five armed men who pursued it.
Glouster and Middleport Face Sewage Permit Delays
Local officials from Glouster and Middleport meet amid criticism over a stalled sewage discharge permit renewal. Officials discuss potential legal action and possible referral to the attorney general if the board rejects the permit or cites financial inability to build treatment plants.
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Midleeport
Onderet
Mindie
Jackson County official bound over on witness intimidation charge
Harold Foxy Jows chairman of Jackson County bound to grand jury on $2500 bond for intimidating a witness. Emerson, justice of the peace from Oak Hill, ordered the action after Howe failed to appear at a preliminary hearing. Edward E. Davie of Oak Hill filed the charge. Rowe forfeited a $309 bond. The report touches on sewer and sewage system plans and funding difficulties for a small village.
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Harold “Foxy” Jows
Jackson County
Justice of the Peace
Emerson
Oak Hill
Howe
Edward E. Davie
Rowe
Davie Rowe
Hivin Mellowan
Atomic Workers Join Elite Labor of Soviets
Soviet union workers join elite labor groups with six hour days and up to a month of paid vacation, sometimes at bargain rates for sanatorium rest. Russian scientist A A Letavet cites a permissible radiation dose of five hundredths of a roentgen per day and three tenths per week for safety. An American Atomic Energy Commission official notes sensitive body parts and potential life-span effects from prolonged exposure.
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Frank
Geneva
JP Atomic Workers
Soviet Union
A. A. Letavet
Letavet
Russia
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Screen Union Ends Fuss With Producers
The Serene Actors Guild announces a new contract ending a daylong strike. Actors voted 725 to 307 after talks with spokespeople, securing equal pay for second runs of film titles and changing terms from the old deal granting a percentage of original pay for later runs.
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Serene Actors Guild
Police Probe Soldier in Slaying of Scout
Fort Riley investigators questioned a soldier amid the disappearance and murder of 12-year-old Peter near Camp Wabaningo. Police seek a motorist seen with a woman witness who reported a boy like Peter talking to someone. the search includes a Cape Leroy Hunt lead and a potential positive witness.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Tork
Cape Leroy
Evanston
Frederick A. Gea
Peters
Duck Lake
Petar
Robert Cavanaus
Noren
Pama Kegon
Fae
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