Belgian Troops Begin Leaving Leopoldville Congo
Belgian soldiers start withdrawing from Leopoldville as UN officials push to complete evacuation by weekend. Dag Hammarskjold plans to fly in Saturday to assess the situation while UN forces expand beyond the capital. The Congo cabinet seeks Soviet aid and vows to appeal for armed intervention and international probes into Belgian abuses.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
African Republic
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Tunisia
Soviet Union
Pierre Vigny
U. N
Ralph J. Bunche
Sweden
Italy
Canada
Burma
Carl von Horn
United States
State Department
U.N
U. S
Pactrice Lumumba
Republic of Congo
United Nations
Ralph Bunche
Belgium
GOP Platform Draft Signals Conservative Lean Amid 1960 Debate
The 103 member Resolutions Committee heard nine leaders urge various stances on welfare and government. Observers note the GOP may adopt a middle road between Goldwater and Rockefeller, with Nixon pressing for a centrist position.
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Resolutions Committee
Los Angeles
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Destroyers Collide in fog. 11 sailors dead
In Long Beach California the destroyer Collett plowed into the Ammen in thick fog. Eleven sailors died and at least twenty were injured as both ships suffered extensive damage. Rescue boats ferried the wounded to shore while a Marine helicopter moved victims to a hospital ship.
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Long Beach
Calif
Patrick Medeiros
Collett
Medeiros
Ammen
San Diego
Seal Beach
Harbor Department of
Newport Beach
Long Beach Naval Station
Prisoner In Serious Condition After Jail Attempt
A 42 year old Meigs County inmate, Sidney Eugene Collins of Pomeroy, was found outside the jail bull pen around 11 am with a self inflicted neck wound. Dr. T A Hewetson treated the injury and Collins was taken to Meigs General Hospital. he is expected to survive.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
T. A. Hewetson
Sidney Eugene Collins
Collins
Hewetson
Collings
Meigs General Hospital
Ohio Five Day Forecast Temperatures Near Normal
Ohio forecast shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with highs near 85 to 87 and lows around 62 to 65. Northern areas may warm Friday while rainfall stays under 0.1 inch with isolated thundershowers possible over the weekend.
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Ohio
Jets Crash In Take Off Killing Four At Shaw AFB
Two RF101 jets crashed shortly after a predawn take off at Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina on a night refueling mission. Four people died including an elderly farmhouse couple in a nearby residence. The pilots Lt Roger N Siegel and Capt Clarence A Toepke were killed. The cause remained under investigation.
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Shaw Air Force Base
S. C
J. E. Davis Sr
Roger N. Siegel
Brooklyn
N. Y
Clarence A. Toepke
Franklin Park
Shaw Afb
Davis
Governor DiSalle Seeks Attorney for Rutherford Case
Governor Michael V. DiSalle seeks court counsel for Richard Rutherford after the Ohio State and Belmont County bar associations declined to provide a state appointed attorney for the condemned slayer.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Richard Rutherford
Ohio State
Belmont County Bar Association
Salt contracts awarded for Ohio winter road work
The Ohio Highway Department announces contracts for rock salt for next winter. Awards go to International Salt Company Morton Salt Diamond Crystal Salt Company for supplying road treatment.
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Columbus
Highway Department
Ohio
International, Morton and
Diamond Crystal
Fanfani Expected to Lead New CD Government in Rome
Former Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani is expected to head the new Christian Democratic government in Rome. The move signals a continuation of CD policy and stability for Italy.
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Rome
Amintore Fanfani
Christian Democratic
Rockefeller Planning Blitz at Nixon Nomination Fight
Rockefeller strategists target a convention stampede to place the New York governor's name in nomination. Aims include 300 first ballot votes, while Nixon backers count about 1100 of 1331 delegates committed to Nixon. Some see a possible second place offer to Rockefeller, denied by Nixon aides. Lawmakers note Lodge and Morton as potential VP contenders.
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Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Rockefeller
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nixon
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Herbert G. Klein
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Way-Out Beatniks Convene In Independent Convention
New York reports the beatnik movement plans a political convention at The College of Complexes in Greenwich Village. Delegates from many states gather with aspiring candidates like Miss Beatnik of Chicago, aiming to present platforms while resisting formal rules and party alignment.
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Miss Beatnik
Chicago
College of Complexes
Greenwich Village
Maurice Fisheimer
New York
Holdup Suspects Sought After Village Officer Kidnapping
State patrol and county officers scanned western Licking and eastern Franklin counties by ground and air for two holdup men who abducted a village officer early today.
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Newark
Licking County
Franklin County
Red Chinese grant visas for two Americans to visit jailed kin
The U S consulate said China granted permission for Judge William C Walsh of Cumberland Maryland and Mary V Downey of New Britain Connecticut to visit relatives imprisoned in China. Walsh's brother Bishop James E Walsh a Roman Catholic missionary was sentenced to 20 years for espionage. Downey is mother of John T Downey a U S Army civilian imprisoned in Peiping. Downey was sentenced November 23 1954 to life for espionage.
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Hong Kong
Red China
China
U. S
Thay
William C. Walsh
Cumberland
Mary V. Downey
New Britain
Conn
Wash
James E. Walsh
Peiping
Downey
Reading For The Family On The Inside Pages Stalemate Prevails
The article notes stalemate on teacher pay amid a parade of Hills called Asset in Athens Ri and MaRS indicators. It mentions Chauncey and Caeltee ics, with markets listing Gallipolis Nelsonville Pt. Pleasant.
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Athens
Mars i Cates
Chauncey
Osc
Clares Caeltee
Ics
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Pleasant
Eisenhower backs tough line against Soviet propaganda
President Eisenhower endorses a get tough policy to counter Kremlin propaganda with swift actions, mainly through the United Nations. Secretary Herter warns not all retort will come from the UN and cites recent Soviet moves on the Congo Cuba Berlin and disarmament talks as provocations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Kremlin
United States
White House
Newport
R.L
Christian A. Herter
United Nations
U.S
Herter
U. S
Khrushchev
Berlin
Cuba
Congo
Moscow
Geneva
Strong Case Behind Nazi Eichmann Trial Supports Prosecution
Israeli prosecutors assemble a comprehensive case against Adolf Eichmann with historians supplying a vast anti Semitism and Nazi war crimes archive. Bureau 06 interrogates Eichmann as a 20 member team handles the inquiry while Yad Vashem experts and a large microfilm facility contribute detailed documents from persecution to war crimes trials.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Argentina
Israel
Bureau
Yad Vashem
Nuernberg
Kennedy appoints new campaign organization
Senator John F. Kennedy announced a new campaign organization in Hyannisport Massachusetts aimed at drawing independents Republicans and Democrats who want to work apart from the regular Democratic party structure. The move signals a broader effort to assemble cross party backing for his 1960 bid.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Dividend Declared by The Shoe Corp of America Columbus
The Shoe Corp of America in Columbus declares a quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share on outstanding common stock. Payment will be Sept 15 to holders of record as of Aug 19.
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Columbus
The
Shoe Corp. of America
Fire damages roofing plant in Lima with heavy losses
A roofing supply manufacturer’s building in Lima was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Damage was estimated between 750000 and 850000 dollars.
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Lima
Ohio
Eisenhower Reports Budget Surplus in Third Seven Years
President Eisenhower announced a 1.1 billion dollar budget surplus for the year ending June 30, the third surplus in seven years. He cited fiscal responsibility and noted gains in personal income taxes while corporate collections lagged due to the steel strike.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Washington
Colonies Fading In South Africa
LUANDA Angola under pressure from African upheaval ends long isolation. Angola and Mozambique, kept by Portugal, are becoming the last large European colonial strongholds south of the Sahara. Portugal's dictatorship stifles opposition and precludes liberty education. The real threat to rule may arise from outside, notably Leopoldville area.
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Luanda
Angola
Mozambique
Sahara
Portugal
Africa
Powers Survives U2 Crash. Missile Hit Tail Section
Izvestia reports Francis Gary Powers survived the U2 shoot down as the missile struck the tail of the plane. The Soviet government paper notes Powers escaped with injuries after the aircraft was destroyed midair.
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London
Izvestia
Francis Gary Powers
Mansion House Hit By Vandals
Vandals damaged the Mansion House Museum in Tu Endie Wai Park last night stealing items and destroying others. A gun recovered from the river prompted a broader police probe by West Virginia state and city authorities.
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Point Pleasant
Mansion House Museum
Tu- Endie-Wei Park
West Virginia
Belgian transport plane crash kills 34 soldiers
BRUSSELS Belgium A CN9 Flying Boxcar crash in the Congo killed 34 Belgian soldiers and seriously injured seven. The transport plane struck a volcanic peak near Goma north of Lake Kivu, according to the government.
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Brussels
Belgium
Congo
Goma
Lake Kivu
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