Survivor describes Virginia air disaster aftermath aftermath
E Phil Bradley a 33 year old union official from Clifton Forge survived a Piedmont Airlines DC3 crash on Bucks Elbow Mountain near Charlottesville Virginia. He reported 26 victims found on the mountainside and described the wreckage as a roar like the ocean with wings slicing trees. Piedmont Airlines president Thomas H David said a full investigation would take weeks.
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Piedmont Airlines
Bradley
Charlottesville
Bucks Elbow Mountain
Skyline Drive
Thomas H. David
Cile Cops For Theft On Duty
Columbus police face upheaval as seven officers are arrested in a widening probe of looting during burglaries. Patrolmen Clifford and Russell face burglary and grand larceny charges. Mulholand charged with petit larceny. Others held include Horch Haapala McNulty and Sgt Faris awaiting further action.
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Columbus
George Scholer
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Leo L. Phillips
Columbus Force
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William E. Clifford
William B. Russell
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Russell
Edward F. Mulholand
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Charles R. Haapala
Lawrence J. McNulty
James S. Faris
Western Leaders Set Paris Summit Date For U S Soviet Talks
President Eisenhower and the leaders of Britain France and West Germany will meet in Paris on December 19 to coordinate a Western position for talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. The White House confirmed the date and location as the four capitals announced. Prime topics include when a summit with Khrushchev will occur and potential compromises in negotiations.
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Harlem Attack On Teen Girl Prompt Arrests Of Four Teens
A 17 year old white girl was dragged from a Harlem doorway after a Halloween dance and assaulted by four Negro teens. The suspects James Super 19 James Harris 16 Harold Butler 16 and Harold Ford 18 were arrested as the attack occurred. The victim Sandra Burrell was taken to Knickerbocker Hospital after police found her semi conscious on a roof.
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New York
Harlem
Sandra Burrell
Midtown
Knickerbocker Hospital
James Super
James Harris
Harold Butler
Harold Ford
Soldier Speared by Fishing Gun in Miami Hospital Bed
Army Sgt. Bill Morris, 33, described being speared by a fishing spear while snorkeling on Saturday in Miami. The five-foot spear pierced his body from left shoulder to right thigh as he lay in a hospital bed, recounting the moment with grim calm.
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Miami
Fla
Army
Bill Morris
Eisenhower Urges Public to Demand Sound Economy
President Eisenhower urged Americans to flood Congress and his office with demands to keep the economy sound and avoid inflation. He spoke at a conference aimed at promoting economic growth and stabilizing living costs. In a separate note, John Rowell, 28, recalls an underwater spear incident with Morris, requiring five hours of surgery at Jackson Memorial to remove the spear.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
John Rowell
Rowell
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Jackson Memorial
Sheriff Cuts Staff and Cruisers in Dispute
Hamilton sheriff Paul Pell reduced his staff to 11 deputies and pulled eight of ten cruisers off the road citing a need for $12 000 more for salaries and expenses for the last two months. He warned of 14 deputy layoffs if funding is not approved.
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Hamilton
Paul Pell
Mediation Push Foreshadows Steel Pact Amid Strike
Federal mediators reengage in the steel strike as Supreme Court arguments loom. Kaiser Steel’s Edgar Kaiser cites a 20 month contract with United Steelworkers at about 1.94 dollars per hour plus potential cost of living rise. Key dispute centers on management seeking leeway to alter working rules opposed by the union.
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Supreme Court
Edgar F. Kaiser
Kaiser Steel Corp
Kaiser
United Steelworkers Union
Hard Work Pays Off For Official
Washington reports Livingston T. Merchant, a longtime civil servant, elevated to undersecretary for political affairs in the State Department by President Eisenhower. Merchant, previously Murphy’s deputy, has led staff at major international conferences including the 1955 Geneva summit. Havana notes Castro continuing search for missing army chief Camilo Cienfuegos with slim hopes of survival.
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Livingston T. Merchant
State Department
Eisenhower
Merchant
Robert D. Murphy
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Geneva
John Foster Dulles
Havana
Fidel Castro
Maj
Camilo Cienfuegos
Railroads Propose Sweeping Changes to Work Rules
The five unions representing 210000 railroad workers confront controversial proposals from the Association of American Railroads, aiming to curb featherbedding and overhaul pay and crew rules. Changes include mileage based pay, end to through-change restrictions, demarcation of road and yard duties, fireman use on non steam locomotives, and elimination of fixed crew minimums as deadlock persists in wage talks.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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Western
Southeastern
Baxter enters practical politics course after city council tenure
Herbert H. Baxter, a 14 year city councilman and six year mayor of Charlotte, failed in the last municipal election and has enrolled in a Chamber of Commerce sponsored course titled Practical politics.
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Charlotte
N. C
Herbert H. Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Jury Meets On Lynch Case in Pearl River County
The Pearl River grand jury convenes to hear witnesses in the Mack Charles Parker lynch case. Circuit Judge Sebe Dale will select a jury from 60 white men for a panel of 15 to 20 to decide indictments. Parker, a 23 year old Nero truck driver from Lumberton, was accused of raping a pregnant white mother before being killed.
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Poplarville
Miss
Pearl River
Mack Charles Parker Lynch
Dist
Vernon Broom
Wiliam Stewart
Sebe Dale
Pearl River County
Dale
Parker
Lumberton
Quarter Million Ohio Fishing Tags Bought
Ohio fishing licenses sold through Oct. 1 total 274,771 with 565,755 dollars collected. State Auditor James A. Rhodes notes 274,771 licenses issued and 8,542 went to non residents.
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Ohio
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Two New State Agencies Launched This Week
In Columbus two new state departments begin operations this week. The State Personnel Department replaces the Civil Service Commission with a three member Personnel Board of Review today. The Department of Industrial and Economic Development comes into being Wednesday, replacing a division of the Commerce Department.
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State Personnel Department
Civil Service Commission
Department of Industrial and Economic Development
Commerce Department
Oxford Miami students borrow over eighty thousand in federal loans
Oxford Miami University students have borrowed more than $82,000 under the new federal student loan program. A school spokesman said Sunday 242 of Miami's 6767 students have taken part in the program, which provides loans for schooling of up to $1000 yearly for five years.
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Oxford
Miami University
Miami
Van Doren Details TV Deception and Coaching in Twenty-One
Charles Van Doren testified he was given answers and a script for the quiz show Twenty-One and coached in mannerisms. He admitted lying to a New York grand jury and identified producer Albert Freedman as persuading him to rig the program, promising entertainment value and public respect for intellect. He recalled initial guarantees of $1000 winnings, later totaling $129,000, and a $50,000-a-year NBC contract after the show.
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Charles van Doren
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New York
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Freedman
Grand Jury
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Stempel
National Broadcasting Co
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Jack Barry
Seventh Gallia Death in Patriot Youth Crash
James Carroll Cremeens 17 of Patriot died in a one car crash along Route 141 near Cadmus four miles south of Gallipolis at 11 20 p m Saturday He was a senior and star basketball player at Waterloo High School The accident marked Gallia Countys seventh highway death in 1959 Police report Cremeens lost control veered off the road and struck a culvert He was thrown and pinned under the car Owner Samuel Miller Patriot Route 1 son Ellsworth 18 suffered injuries and was hospitalized Cremeens survived by parents Floyd and Audrey Straight Cremeens and siblings Ray of Kitts Hill and Mabel Crisswell of Waterloo The funeral is set for Tuesday at Flag Springs Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery Friends may call Monday evening at the late residence
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James Carroll Cremeens
Patriot
Cadmus
Cremeens
Waterloo High School
Gallia
Samuel Miller
Patriot Route 1
Floyd and
Audrey Straight Cremeens
Ray Cremeens
Kitts Hill
Mrs
Melwood
Mabel) Crisswell
Waterloo
Flag Springs Methodist Church
Earl V. Cremeens
Gambling Ring Raided Near East Boston Police Station
U S Treasury agents shut down a multimillion dollar gambling operation near the East Boston station arresting 12 people and seizing 17 cars race book materials and $20000 in cash. Sal Bartolo barroom linked to the raid is reported along with a nearby vacant store.
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Boston
East Boston
U.S. Treasury
Leo J. Sullivan
Treasury
Sal Bartolo
Ohio voters may face constitutional amendments amid court challenges
Ohioans appear set to vote on two constitutional amendments Tuesday while lawsuits challenge their ballot presence. If approved by voters, the measures would expand appellate court judges and remove limits on cities selling water and sewer services outside their borders. A pending court decision could block certification of the vote.
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Columbus
Brown
Laxative Treats Sickens Fremont Trick or Treaters
In Fremont California police say Halloween candy given to about 30 children was likely a powerful laxative. The nonpoisonous pills caused illness including vomiting and diarrhea among more than a dozen youngsters who ate the sugar coated heart shaped treats.
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Fremont
Calif
Police Probe Stabbing in Columbus
Police investigate a stabbing in Columbus where no medical aid was summoned for over four hours. Victim Earl Smallwood, 58, died. His wife Alada Smallwood, 53, is being held for investigation.
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Columbus
Earl Smallwood
Alada Smallwood
Thousands Homeless In Mexico After Pacific Storms
In Manzanillo and across Jalisco and Colima thousands of families face homelessness and hunger after a hurricane, floods, and landslides last Tuesday. About 1500 people are confirmed dead as the government orders a large reconstruction program and credits to help start anew.
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Mexico
Pacific
Jalisco
Colima
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