Two Communist Planes Shot Down Near Sea Rescue Scene
State Department says two U S carrier planes were attacked while conducting rescue for the British Cathay Pacific airliner after it was shot down near Hainan. Both Chinese Communist fighters were downed with no U S casualties. eight survivors reported, Leonard Parish and two sons among victims.
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Knowland vows fight to end filibuster over atomic bill
Sen Knowland and White House pledge to block a Senate filibuster on the atomic energy bill. If needed Congress will stay in session for weeks to push administration legislation including foreign aid farm policy and Social Security. The House tentatively OKed the bill as debate over atomic powers continues in Congress.
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Abductor Suspect Held After Lake County Abduction
Sixteen year old Donna Mae Petterson was abducted from her East Cleveland home after a man with a knife stole $30 and drove her to a lakeside area. A motorist later returned her home as police arrested Eugene Bagnell, a former house resident, who admitted abducting the girl and driving her for two hours and will be charged today.
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Standingdeer Buried Famous for Pictures
Carl Standingdeer, once called Americas Most Photographed Indian, was buried near Cherokee North Carolina yesterday. A cluster of photographs which made Standingdeer famous draped the coffin as hundreds from 12 states attended the 73 year old full blood Cherokee funeral. One famous remark echoed: Standingdeer hasn't got much money but Standingdeer has many friends.
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Rhee To Speak At VEW Encampment Opening
Philadelphia report says President Syngman Rhee of Korea will share the rostrum with Francis Cardinal Spellman at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Encampment opening on August 1. Rhee will speak at a memorial service honoring America’s war dead.
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
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America
Effie Shannon 87 stage veteran dies in Bay Shore
Effie Shannon, renowned actress whose career began at age 3 in Coriolanus and included a role as a polite murderous aunt in Arsenic and Old Lace, died Saturday in Bay Shore N Y Born in Cambridge Massachusetts she was 87 and had a long career on stage.
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Couple Reunited After Missing on Wills Mountain
Cumberland police found elderly couple Frank McMullen and his wife missing on Wills Mountain after both called to report the other lost while berry picking. They were reunited at the police station following a search by patrols.
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Woman Leaps To Spot Where Husband Died
In Newport Kentucky Mrs Joan Baird age 29 leaped into the Ohio River near the Harrison boat harbor in Dayton from the second deck of the harbor last night and was presumed drowned. Her husband had drowned when a motorboat overturned in the river last April and she had threatened suicide previously.
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Man draws revolver in barbershop and dies after dropping it
Cleveland police report bricklayer William Holley, 32, pulled a revolver during a barbershop argument yesterday. He dropped the gun on the floor and it discharged, the bullet striking his stomach and killing him.
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Ohio Fraternal Order of Police Holds 20th Annual Conference
The 20th annual conference of the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio opened in Columbus yesterday. The three day event includes the FOP auxiliary and associates as part of the proceedings.
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Stevenson Blasts GOP Policy In Alaska Speech
Adlai Stevenson, breaking a five day silence on the Indochina settlement, attacked right wing Republicans for equating negotiation with appeasement. He faulted U S policy in Asia, blamed France for the Indochina war, and warned the West must learn from the failure or repeat it. He spoke during an Alaska vacation.
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Safest Weekend Reported In Ohio Traffic Toll
The Associated Press notes only two traffic deaths occurred from Friday night to Sunday as Ohioans enjoyed a notably safe weekend. Col George Mingle, state highway patrol superintendent, says the average is around 10 deaths and credits improved enforcement and public cooperation for the low toll.
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103 Nabbed at Rooster Fight Near Fulton N Y
Four state troopers arrested 103 people at a cockfight in a wooded area near Fulton New York. Dr Robert P Williams 52 of Rutland Vermont suffered a fatal heart attack at the scene and was among the spectators. Police said 108 birds were confiscated.
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Rutland
Red Ambush Kills Two Britons in Singapore
Two Britons were killed and three wounded when Communist guerrillas ambushed them on a road near a palm oil estate in Johore state Singapore yesterday. Police drove off the attackers after the assault.
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Arson Suspect Sought After Fires At St Marys Church
Akron police hunt an arsonist who started three small fires at St Marys Catholic Church. Firemen estimated $400 damage from a confessional blaze, a metal tray near a candelabra, and burning paper in a pew.
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Plane spins into treetops in Westlake training crash
Army training plane sliced through trees in Westlake suburbs, fell 50 feet to the ground, then landed upright. Pilot Virgil A. Lewis, 37, and passenger George F. Morris, 41, were unhurt.
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Virgil A. Lewis
George F. Morris
Woman Drowns After Rescue Attempt on Route 7
In Gallipolis a motorist tried to save a woman from a car that veered into the Ohio River on Route 7 above Addison. The unidentified woman drowned as rescuers, including Artie Davis, attempted to pull her from the sinking vehicle with boat divers, grappling hooks, and oxygen gear arriving to assist.
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Athens Messenger
Jim Porter
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Cleveland Slaying Probe Sparks New Inconsistencies
A Cleveland probe uncovers inconsistencies between statements by a 23 year old medical technician and Dr Samuel H Sheppard about their association amid the Marilyn Sheppard murder case. Investigators arrived from Monterey California to interview witnesses as a coroner’s inquest nears anew session in Bay Village Ohio.
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Rhee Visit Prompts High Level White House Talks
Washington awaits South Korea President Syngman Rhee as he arrives for talks with President Eisenhower. Secretary Wilson and Adm. Radford join a luncheon with others to shape plans for East Asian defense, aid, and a potential Southeast Asia alliance amid Cold War tensions.
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Obituary: Dr Albert Cassel Wieand Dies at 83
POMONA Calif Dr Albert Cassel Wieand 83 retired religious educator and writer died Saturday Born in Wadsworth Ohio he was a longtime figure in Congregational and writing circles leaving a legacy in religious education and literature
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Gasoline Blast and Fire Hit Sandusky Gulf Station
An explosion and fire at a Gulf Oil bulk station in Sandusky Ohio destroyed three of five 15,000 gallon tanks and sent three people to the hospital. John Baker 26 suffered severe burns Elizabeth Barbour 30 chest injury and Robert Williams Norwalk truck driver treated for shock. Police and firefighters evacuated nearby homes as the blaze remained under control with cause unknown.
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Floods in India Tibet Kill Over 1000 in Gyantse Retreats
Reports from India and Tibet indicate more than 1000 people died as floods swamped Gyantse, the Tibetan trade center. Kalimpong notes death toll could reach 1900 as Namchung River receded.
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Famed Combat Wing Removed from Korea
Gen. Earle Partridge announced the List Fighter Interceptor Wing will be withdrawn from Korea and moved to Okinawa for re-equipping with rocket firing Sabres. The Far East Air Force commander said the change will strengthen air defense of South Korea.
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Airman on Leave Killed in Kentucky Motorcycle Crash
Marvin Dale Tewart, 19, an airman from the 188th Air Force at Camp Campbell, Ohio, died in Covington after a motorcycle crash on Route 42 near Florence. Married two months earlier, he was on leave when he lost control and hit a tree.
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William MacLeod Raine Dies at 83 Cowboy Author Dean
William MacLeod Raine, renowned cowboy author and educator, died Sunday at age 83. Born in London, Raine shaped Western literature and mentorship in literary circles.
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France’s Mendes France Hopes EDC Pass As Molotov Proposes Europe Talk
U S officials believe Pierre Mendes France did not strike secret deals with Communists over Indochina or Red China. Dulles expects the EDC to reach a workable form in weeks while the Geneva armistice shapes Chinese recognition. Molotov’s proposal for a broad all European security conference aims to undermine the EDC, but Washington remains wary of Soviet good faith.
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