Nixon Improves in Hospital as Campaign Work Continues
Vice President Richard M. Nixon, hospitalized at Walter Reed for a knee infection, is progressing and working on campaign matters from his bed. President Eisenhower visited and noted Nixon dictated speech drafts and spoke with aides by phone while his leg remains immobilized in traction.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
UN Aide Rushes To New Hot Spot In Middle East Crisis
King Hussein accuses UAR linked plot killed Premier Hazza Majali and 10 others, injuring 31. UN chief Spinelli travels from Geneva at Ham marskjold's orders to defuse crisis as two Jordanian journalists flee to Syria after planting bombs. Al Jihad reports unexploded devices. Amman Radio accuses UAR of treason and seeks extradition of suspects.
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Amman
Jordan
Pier Spinelli
Hussein
United Arab Republic
Hazza Majali
Spinelli
Middle East
Dag Hammarskjold
Geneva
Majali
Syria
Jordan Press Bureau
Hajali
al Jihad
U.A.R
U.ar
Highway Inspector Killed Supervising Road Work
Jackson Ohio J Fred Vance 65 of Rt 5 Hillsboro an inspector for the Ohio Department of Highways was fatally struck by a truck on Ohio 279 nine miles west of Oak Hill while supervising a road repair project.
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Jackson
Ohio
J. Fred Vance
Rt. 5
Hillsboro
Ohio Department of Highways
Oak Hill
Oldest Fair Opens in Bath Steuben County Fair Debuts
The Steuben County Fair in Bath New York, claimed to be the oldest in the United States, opened with the event dating to 1796 and runs through Labor Day offering more than $18,000 in premium money for exhibits.
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Bath
N. Y
Steuben County
United States
Last Ditch Effort to Avert Pennsylvania Railroad Strike
Negotiators resumed their last ditch effort to head off a strike that would completely halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Summer Storm Deluges New York Metro During Rush Hour
A sudden summer storm drenched the New York metropolitan area on Tuesday turning evening traffic into a nightslong nightmare as commuters faced flooding and delays across the region.
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New York
New York Metropolitan Area
Seasonal Steel Pickup Reported by Iron Age Magazine
New orders for steel are showing a seasonal pickup according to Iron Age Magazine. The article notes rising demand in the sector as producers prepare for upcoming shipments and market activity.
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New York
Iron Age Magazine
African Resolution Shocks Lumumba in Congo Hub
The conference of 13 African states urged frank cooperation with the United Nations while Lumumba faces pressure over his stance on the UN and Katanga. The UN has withdrawn most Belgian troops, with bases at Kamina and Kitona handed over, as Tshombe demands control of the Kamina base. Lumumba returns to Leopoldville amid reform promises transforming tribal districts into rural communes and peasant cooperatives.
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the Congo
Conference of Independent African States
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
Congo
Lumumba
Kasai
Katanga
Gian
Kamina
Kitona
Congo River
Moise Tshombe
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Oriental
House vote urged as foreign aid money faces cutback
Conferees balking at extra aid seek a House confidence vote. Eisenhower complains Congress cut too much in foreign aid to 3.722 billion. House moves to authorize Latin America development while adjournment stalls over minimum wage and wage hour coverage. Kennedy vows to push the fight to the people.
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House
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
Latin America
Senate House
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Albert Thomas
Dtex
Democrats Hurt by Dog Days Session, Dirksen Says
Senate Republicans argued the dog days session damaged the Democrats by showing weak party unity. Everett Dirksen blamed lack of cohesion for failed bills while Mike Mansfield noted the session hurt Democrats most, despite GOP claims of a two thirds Senate majority.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Dirksen
Richard M. Nixon
Explosion Halves Wing of Buffalo Chemical Plant
An explosion ripped through half of a three story chemical plant on Buffalo's South Side Tuesday night. Two workers were injured and debris showered over a wide area as authorities investigated the blast and its cause.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Buffalo
GSI Attendants Cleared in Slayings at Gallipolis State Institute
Gallipolis State Institute attendants were cleared of neglect in three inmate slayings. Dr. Robert A. Haines filed a report to Gov. DiSalle, urging more staff to prevent recurrence. The ward housed 21 epileptics and 37 retarded patients with limited communication abilities.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis State Institute
Department of Mental Hygiene
Robert A. Haines
Michael V. DiSalle
Asst
J. Wylie MccGough
Strangula
Tion
Haines
Roa Plot Blamed On Washington
Fidel Castro accused U S agents of plotting to shoot down Raul Roa on the Cuban delegation’s return from the San Jose conference. The claim came amid a day of speeches as Western Hemisphere ministers condemned Soviet and Chinese influence in Latin America via Cuba. The Costa Rican aviation director said the delegation’s plane was temporarily held for checks before returning home with 15 Cuban reporters.
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Fidel Castro
San Jose
Costa Rica
United States
Raul Roa
Castro
Latin America
Cuba
Roa
Echo I Schedule Visibility Nightly Flight Path
Echo I will be visible again tonight if rain clouds clear. The craft will appear at 8 03 p.m. moving northeast, 10 09 p.m. moving southeast, and 12 15 a.m. moving south.
Frick Rules Against Appeal Of White Sox Loss
New York Ford Frick commissioner rules the White Sox cannot appeal Joe Cronin's decision that Baltimore won 3-1 on Sunday despite an apparent Ted Kluszewski home run. The ruling ends the dispute over the game outcome.
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White Sox
New York
Ford Frick
Chicago White Sox
American League
Joe Cronin
Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Ted Kluszewski
Spy Recruit Charges In Soviet Youth Festival Case
MOSCOW Komsomolskaya Pravda reports that Richard Lane of Los Angeles recruited two Soviet youths for an American spy network during the 1957 youth festival in Moscow. The charge centers on Lane's activities while in the Soviet capital.
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Moscow
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Young Communist League
Richard Lane
Los Angeles
In Space By 1961 Jerie Cobb Predicts Manned Flights
Pittsburgh reports America's first woman astronaut Jerie Cobb believes the nation will launch manned space flights by fall 1961. She notes advances in rocket and capsule design and expects NASA to achieve orbital missions within that year.
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Pittsburgh
America
Jerrie Cobb
Ohio Five Day Forecast With Above Normal Temps
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 6 to 10 degrees above normal with highs near 82 and lows around 69 to 70 across the period. Little temperature change expected and rainfall total under 0.1 inch in scattered showers Monday.
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Ohio
460 Will Not Return
Chicago AP reports the National Safety Council estimates 460 traffic deaths may occur over the 78 hour Labor Day weekend ending Monday. The figure would slightly miss the 1951 Labor Day record. The 78 hour holiday spans from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday as most vehicles travel highways.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Houston fights school mixing over interposition in integration battle
Houston School Board appeals to Gov. Price Daniel to interpose against federal orders to integrate first grades as districts face opening day. Across the nation, courts block or delay desegregation efforts in New Orleans Knoxville Dunn and St. Louis while Nashville begins a four year integration program.
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Houston
Texas
Price Daniel
Daniel
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jimmie Davis
Orleans Parish
U. S. Dist
J. Skelly Wright
Dunn
D. C
Missing Airplane Found in Western Pennsylvania Mountains
Two lumbermen found a light plane wreck and four bodies in rugged terrain in northern Somerset County. The aircraft had departed Teterboro New Jersey on August 16 with four Oklahoma City family members Henry Griffing 53 Josephine 54 Linda 20 and Philip 24 aboard. Police say the plane hit the tallest tree on a ridge and crashed. The discovery ended a two week Civil Air Patrol and volunteer search across West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Pennsylvania
Teterboro
N. J
Oklahoma City
Henry Griffing
Josephine
Linda
Philip
Civil Air Patrol
West Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
Boy Scouts Given Free Access at Ohio State Fair
The 1960 Ohio State Fair honored Boy Scouts on Boy Scout Day with free admission in uniform and reduced rides. Director of Agriculture Day observed as well with the 50th scouting anniversary. Harness race feature included a $26,000 race and two-year-olds Buckeye State Pace won by Good Counselor. Attendance over 50,000 with 23,970 paid at 9 p.m.
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Columbus
Fairgrounds
Robert H. Terhune
Ohio
Director of Agriculture
Good Counselor
David McClain
Lima
Dudley L. Simms
Charleston
W. Va
Lions International
Ohio Highway Safety
Gordon Jeffery
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