Macmillan calls UN council meeting on Middle East crisis
Prime Minister Macmillan announced a special United Nations Security Council meeting for August 12 to address the Middle East crisis. He said he would attend in New York or Geneva and noted further informal talks with Khrushchev while rejecting Soviet accusations of Allied aggression.
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London
Macmillan
United Nations Security Council
House of Commons
Khrushchev
New York
Geneva
United States
L-Nation Council
Middle East
U S Reports New Types of Weapons
The Atomic Energy Commission in its 24th semiannual report to Congress says new atomic and hydrogen weapons have been developed. Models are smaller, more efficient and ready for quick deployment to meet armed forces needs. The period January through June saw rapid expansion of the U S nuclear arsenal.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
America
Weather West Virginia and surrounding regions forecast
Variable cloudiness warm and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Lows 68 to 72, 60s to in the mountains. Elsewhere partly cloudy with occasional thundershowers and warm, tonight and Friday. Low 65 to 70, high 80s to 90s in many cities.
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West Virginia
Boston
Cleveland
Des Moines
Peeies
Cicdiessk
Los Angeles
Memphis
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Portland
Richmond
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Seattle
Tampa
Ship Rams Into Span As Bridge Operator Lapses
A 210 foot excursion ship with 885 aboard rammed a swing-span railroad bridge in Toledo after following a freighter into the Maumee River. Three passengers were injured lightly, including Margaret DeWees of Walbridge and Stephanie Kolodziepki and Edward Yosses of Toledo, all treated and released.
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Toledo Terminal Railroad
Phillip Thorpe
Here
Boblo Island
Detroit River
Frank E. Taplin
Maumee River
Margaret DeWees
Walbridge
Ohio
Stephanie Kolodziepki
Edward Yosses
Ohio Democrat Opposes Presidential Pension Plan
Congressman James Polk of Ohio criticizes the $25 000 annual pensions for ex presidents labeling the measure unnecessary He notes Truman Hoover and Eisenhower do not need the benefits and cites lack of evidence to support retirement payments The House approved the bill on Wednesday.
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Washington
Ohio
James Polk
House
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Polk
Eisenhower
Driver Prevents Tragic Collision in Caldwell
In Caldwell Idaho Cecil R Black driving a half ton pickup swerved as Darwin G Bran non, 6, stepped toward the roadway. The front door of the car flew open but the boy was uninjured and avoided being struck.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Darwin G. Brannon
Cecil R. Black
Darwin
Little Swede Faces Kidney Transplant From Mother
Nils-Olov Wistell, an 11 year old from Motala Sweden, lives on the edge of death after losing a kidney. Doctors at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital plan a historic transplant using his mother’s kidney, a procedure not yet successful between non identical twins. Team of 50 doctors at the hospital and seven hospitals are coordinating efforts with over a thousand lab and support staff and 500 volunteer blood donors. No transplant date is set.
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Boston
Nils-Olov Wisell
Motala
Sweden
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Nils
DiSalle Targets O Neill Civil Service Record in Ohio Campaign
Democratic candidate Michael V. DiSalle accused Republican Gov. C William O Neill of civil service law violations during a campaign swing from Tiffin to Marion. O Neill held his eighth Governor Day picnic at Lakewood Beach near Urbana as DiSalle toured the Eighth District. DiSalle planned to unveil a civil service program to restore security and status in state service.
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Associated Press
Ohio
William O’neill
Lakewood Beach
Urbana
Michael V. DiSalle
Eighth
Marion
O'Neill
DiSalle
Toledo Democrat
Three Cent Stamp Goes Out Today
The three cent letter stamp ends today and the four cent stamp takes effect at midnight as part of nationwide postage rate revisions to boost Postal Service revenue. First class rates rise Friday with additional increases for newspapers magazines and advertising set for January 1959.
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Post Office
Canada
Mexico
Weather Halts Navy Blimp Flight Northbound
A 343 foot Navy exploration blimp was forced to turn back for a second time due to bad weather over the Hudson Valley. Lt. Comdr. Don Collins said strong headwinds used much of its fuel. Another flight toward the Arctic Ocean will occur once conditions improve. The blimp left Lakehurst New Jersey after fog interrupted the initial attempt from South Weymouth Massachusetts.
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Hudson Valley
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Mother and son die in accidental Riverside shooting
In Riverside California a mother 45 and her 23 year old son an airman at March Air Force Base were practicing fast draws with .22 revolvers at home. They believed the guns unloaded when the accidental shooting occurred. Deputy said the incident happened Wednesday night.
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Calif
Sheriff's Office
Dorothy Clayton
James
March Air Force Base
Tragedy Ends Game in Aldershot Truck Accident
A truck struck a cardboard box on a road in Aldershot England killing 4 year old Raymond Cater who was hiding inside from friends. The fatal incident occurred Wednesday and the child died at the scene.
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Aldershot
England
Raymond Cater
Ohio county adopts countywide voter registration
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown announced that Allen County becomes the 23rd Ohio county to require countywide voter registration, expanding the state's registration system and oversight.
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Columbus
Allen County
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Higher Rates Sought by Utilities in Columbus
Columbus residents and small business customers may face higher electric rates as Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. seeks rate increases. President Harry M. Miller announced the plan to raise charges for residential and small commercial customers in the Columbus area.
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Columbus
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Harry M. Miller
Senate backs record peacetime defense funding bill
The Senate approved a $40.04 billion defense bill for the coming fiscal year with 71 votes in favor and 9 against, sending the measure back to the House. The package adds funds for missiles aircraft nuclear submarines and other major military hardware while halves proceed to a conference committee for final compromise.
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Washington
House
Senate
Pentagon
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Kefauver Plays Cupid for Secretary’s Sister
Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver allegedly set up his secretary’s sister Imojean Shelton a 24 year old Memphis teacher with Denver lawyer Wallace Wallack 29. They plan to marry this Saturday in Memphis.
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Tennessee
Imojean Shelton
Memphis
Denver
Kefauver
Family of ten faces hunger after relief funds run out
Franklin County deputies report Agnes Arnold 38 and her ten children aged 3 to 18 in Jackson Township have lived on bread and garden beans since their $248 relief money exhausted. The family, amid sparse food, underscores hardship even in prosperous times.
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Agnes Arnold
Nine Children in Jackson Twp Starving Family Helped
Deputies learned of a fatherless family in Jackson Township after neighbors alerted an emergency squad to Raymond Arnold 15 fainting spells. Hospital staff reported malnutrition as sheriff’s deputies opened county jail pantry to supply food.
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Jackson Twp
Raymond Arnold
al Huff
Steel Hike May Lead To Inquiry
Increases in steel prices by four firms trigger talk of price hikes and possible congressional inquiry. Armco action preceded Wednesday increases by Republic Steel, Jones & Laughlin, and National Steel. Senator Kefauver considers a rollback and calls for a Friday subcommittee meeting to curb price hikes. Prices mostly affect sheet and strip steel used by automakers and appliance makers.
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Pittsburgh
Armco Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
National Steel Corp
Washington
Estes Kefauver
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Senate
Forrest Teel Shot to Death at Indianapolis Shopping Center
Forrest Teel 54 executive vice president of Eli Lilly & Co was shot to death in a shopping center in Indianapolis Witnesses said his white Cadillac backed over a lawn across a street divider and hit a utility pole before he was found unconscious Two men in a cream and blue Olds were seen fleeing by neighbors and a counterman Police Captain Smiley said motives were not yet known and the shooting likely occurred inside the car
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Forrest Teel
Eli Lilly & Co
Teel
Earl Alexander
Charles Hendrick
Michael Smiley
Klier Aims for Single Engine Nonstop Record Journey
Distance flyer Marion Pat Boling flies at 125 mph from Manila toward Seattle seeking a new nonstop mark for single engine aircraft. The target distance is 4 927 miles set in 1947 by Capt William Odom in a Bonanza from Honolulu to Teterboro New Jersey.
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Marion
Pat’’ Boling
Manila
Seattle
William Odom
Honolulu
Teterboro
N. J
Soldiers Repel Mob in Cyprus Village Violence
Four British soldiers fought off a mob of 300 Greek Cypriots near Famagusta. Two villagers were killed before order was restored. The incident occurred Wednesday night in a Cypriot village amid ongoing tensions in the area.
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Cyprus
Famagusta
Elyria to Issue Wooden Nickels for 125th Anniversary
Elyria Ohio marks its 125th anniversary by circulating twelve thousand wooden nickels the size of a silver dollar as legal tender in stores on Friday celebrating the city’s incorporation milestone.
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Elyria
Ohio
House Passes Social Security Bill with Tax Hike
The House moved to approve a broad Social Security bill boosting benefits for 12 million retirees and raising payroll taxes for 75 million workers and employers. It would raise benefits by 7 percent with minimum monthly increases, expand eligibility, and lift the federal share for state aid programs. Payroll tax would rise a quarter percent, with base wages increasing to 4800 dollars, triggering higher yearly taxes starting next Jan. 1 and another rise the following year.
Rebels Elect Fuad Shehab Leader in Lebanon Crisis
Gen. Fuad Shehab was elected president by Parliament on the second ballot with broad rebel backing and amid protests from Premier Sami Solh. Rebels and observers see his selection as a potential pause in a conflict that has unsettled Lebanon and drawn U.S. troop involvement.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Fuad Shehab
National Front
Sami Solh
Camille Chamoun
Shehab
Raymond Edde
Solh
Canton Boy Stull Critical
Ronald Rushe an 11 year old Canton boy in University Hospital under an oxygen tent on his second day as doctors report no change since his July 22 kidney transplant. Surgeons used a kidney from a woman heart attack victim to save his life after his kidneys failed due to a congenital blockage. The original kidneys were left in place.
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Cleveland
Ronald Rushe
University Hospital
Canton
Ronald
Admiral Stump Retires After 45 Year Navy Career
Honolulu reports Adm Felix B Stump relinquishes the Pacific command the world’s largest military post and retires after 45 years in the Navy He hands over to Adm Harry D Felt the 56 year old former vice chief of naval operations now in charge for the era of transition.
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Honolulu
Felix B. Stump
U.S
Navy
Stump
Pacific
Harry D. Felt
Naval Operations
Doing Well Dad and Daughter After Deformity Repair
In Cleveland at St Luke s Hospital Norman Wiebusch of Warren donated part of his iliac bone to his daughter Holly to correct a deformity in her right arm. The operation carried risk of lasting effects but doctors hoped for full improvement.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Norman Wiebusch
Warren
Holly
Wiebusch
Bayless-Kerr
Anething
Marjorie
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