Jordanian Premier Majali assassinated in Amman bombing
Premier Hazza Majali of Jordan was killed by a time bomb in his Amman office. The blast, reportedly ordered by King Hussein, killed ten and wounded fifty in two coordinated explosions. Nasser blamed as a symbol of Arab politicking, with UA R propaganda rivalry noted.
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Hazza Majali
Jordan
Amman
Hussein
Majali
Nasser Ben Jamil
United Arab Republic
Lebanon
Jorden Majali
Ibrahim Hashem
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
U.A.R
Ferry Collision on Hudson Involves Chatham and Seatrain Georgia
A foggy Hudson River collision near lower Manhattan involved the ferryboat Chatham and the Seatrain Georgia. Nine people were hospitalized as the Sea Train Georgia continued to Edgewater, New Jersey, with cargo cars aboard while the ferry proceeded to Edgewater for berth.
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Hudson River
Lower Manhattan
Chatham
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Hoboken
N. J
Manhattan
Barclay Street Pier
Seatrain Georgia
Savannah
Moran Towing Co
Edgewater
Catholic Archbishop Dies In Philadelphia
John Cardinal O'Hara archbishop of Philadelphia and spiritual leader of 1 513 000 Roman Catholics died Sunday at age 72. His death reduces the number of U S cardinals to five: Spellman, McIntyre, Cushing, Meyer, and Munech.
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Philadelphia
John Cardinal O’hara
United States
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Chicago
Aloysius Cardinal Munech
Fargo
North Dakota
Spunky Firman Indicted on Kidnapping Charges
Hamilton Ohio indictment issued by Butler County Grand Jury charges Gordon Spunky Firman 21 with four counts of kidnapping after a month long crime spree ended when he was captured last Friday.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Gordon
Amvets Auxiliary Elects Junior Vice President
Mrs. Mike Dana of Salem Ohio has been elected junior vice president of the Amvets Auxiliary in Miami Beach Florida where the election was held locally reported by the paper.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Mike Dana
Salem
Ohio
Amvets
Ohio five day forecast shows above normal temps
The outlook predicts 4 to 6 degrees above normal with highs around 80 to 82 and lows near 59 to 60. North will cool slightly Tuesday then warm again by Thursday. Scattered showers are possible tonight or Tuesday, mainly in the north, with rainfall totals likely low.
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OAS Ministers Back U S Resolution Condemns Cuba
In San Jose Costa Rica ministers of the Organization of American States approved a strong United States backed resolution condemning Soviet and Chinese use of Cuba. The bloc rejected a Cuban call to refrain from action against Fidel Castro and Cuba walked out after Venezuelan efforts to soften the anti communist declaration.
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United States
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San Jose
Raul Roa
Nikita Khrushchev
Castro
Roa
OAS
Herter
Costa Rica
Christian Herter
U. S
Roy Rubottom
Police powers in effect after Jacksonville racial violence
In Jacksonville Florida after two days of racial violence emergency police powers were set. Police arrested 138 people including many Negro youths implicated in vandalism as stores and markets were hit with bricks and firebombs. Mayor Burns banned large gatherings and unnecessary traffic. A mass meeting urged federal investigation while sit-ins were called off.
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Jacksonville
Fla
W. A. Miller
Haydon Burns
Eisenhower
Department of Justice
Jacksonville Youth Council
the National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Negro swimmers stoned at Chicago beach protest
At a South Side Lake Michigan beach the Chicago NAACP chapter held an integrated outing. About 30 Negroes and seven whites attended to protest past incidents. The party was stoned and jeered by around 50 white bathers. two Negroes were injured and a white youth was arrested as police escorted the group away.
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The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Lake Michigan
Dempsey Travis
Chapter
NAACP
No Survivors in Dakar Airliner Crash
A four engine Air France Superconstellation sank in about 60 feet of water off Dakar after circling for a landing. All 63 aboard including 55 passengers and 8 crew are presumed dead with some bodies recovered. Naval craft and helicopters located the hull near the ocean floor. Weather was cloudy and rain showers preceded the plunge.
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Senegal
AIR France
Dakar-Yoff
Atlantic
Paris
Amidjan
West Africa
Ivory Coast
Attack on Congo airmen sparks UN border tensions
An American eight airmen were attacked by Congolese soldiers and civilians on a UN mission in Stanleyville. Gen. Carl von Horn ordered 300 UN troops to guard the return flight to Leopoldville. The Congo Katanga border threat rose as Moise Tshombe mobilized troops and rail lines were blown up.
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The
Congo
Gerald T. Henery
Washington, D. C
Stanleyville
Carl von Horn
Ghana
Smyrna del
Ebvert L. Mott
Glenmora
Kaiser
Mott
Henery
Elisabethville
Katanga
Patrice Lumumoa
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Lumumba
Kasai
Luluabourg
Bakwanga
Albert Kalonji
Luputa
Mwene Citu
Sasai
Kalonji
United Nations
Parents Of Powers Resume Quiet Life
In Pound Virginia Francis Gary Powers parents Oliver W. Powers and Ida begin a return to normal life after the Moscow mission controversy. He resumes work at the Norton shoemaker shop as the family tries to settle past turmoil.
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Pound
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Oliver W. Powers
Ida
Norton
Ethiopian troops save airmen at Stanleyville airport
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche said UN Ethiopian troops intervened to save eight American airmen and two Canadians who were brutally attacked by Congolese at Stanleyville airport on Saturday.
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The
Congo
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Stanleyville
Information Agency names new general counsel
George V. Allen announced Thomas G. Roderick Jr. of Canton as general counsel for the U S Information Agency in Washington. The appointment adds a veteran diplomat to the agency's top legal team.
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George V. Allen
U. S. Information Agency
Thomas G. Roderick Jr
Canton
GOP Platform Committee Sets Columbus Meeting
Ohio's 23 member Republican platform committee will meet in Columbus on September 8 to draft a platform for the 1960 state convention, it was announced today.
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Columbus
Ohio
Republican Platform Committee
Khrushchev Set for Helsinki Visit on Kekkonen Birthday
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will visit Helsinki on September 3 as President Urho Kekkonen marks his 60th birthday. The trip underscores Cold War diplomacy between Moscow and Finland.
Thom Services Set for Former U S Representative
Funeral services for William R. Thom 75 a former member of the U S House of Representatives will be held at 1 p m Wednesday in the First United Church of Christ He died of a heart attack Sunday
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Canton
William R. Thom
U. S. House of Representatives
First United Church of Christ
Orleans Parish School Board seeks delay in integration order
The Orleans Parish School Board plans to ask for up to a one year delay in the federal order to integrate public schools starting with first grades. Board members Lloyd Rittiner and three others will seek a conference with Judge J Skelly Wright. Emile Wagner Jr. opposes delaying and would urge Gov. Davis to close schools. The state had earlier taken control to block integration and a recent three judge ruling directed integration without state interference.
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Orleans Parish
Lloyd Rittiner
U.S. Dist
J. Skelly Wright
Emile Wagner Jr
Jimmie Davis
Wright
Davis
Jack Gremillion
Minimum Wage Adjournment Looms Over Conference Clash
Washington reports the stalled minimum wage fight as House and Senate conferees stall a compromise on a Kennedy backed plan. Senate action also tests Social Security funding for medical care with federal grants of about 200 million dollars annually, while Eisenhower aid seeks 190 to 265 million in foreign aid.
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Senate House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
John F. Kennedy
HOUSE
Kennedy
Conference Committee
Powers’s Wife Barbara Powers Returns Home
Barbara Powers, wife of convicted U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, headed home today after his release and return from captivity.
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Paris
Barbara Powers
Francis Gary Powers
World population grows to 2.9 billion per UN estimate
The United Nations Demographic Year Book estimates the world population at 2.9 billion, rising by 48 million annually. China leads with a population of 669 million.
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New York
United Nations
China
Crippled Children's Day at Ohio State Fair Sees Attendance Distortions
Attendance figures at the Ohio State Fair are disputed as advance sale tickets mixed with gate tickets distort paid admissions. Fair officials estimate Sunday crowds near 70,000 and 100,000 on another day, amid a baton twirling championship won by Bonnie Welsh, a sixth grader from Springboro. The state baton title was claimed by La Carse, Rita Rundie, Martha Molnar, Peggy Martin and Joan Rabung.
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Ohio
Dick Goodrick
Goodrick
Ond
Bonnie Welsh
Route 2
Lebanon
Bonnie
la Carse
Rita Rundie
Martha Molnar
Peggy Martin
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