Democrats Predict Big Wins in 1958 Congress Battle
The 1958 election cycle centers on a Democratic forecast of sweeping Senate and House gains with 48 million voters deciding Tuesday. AP survey shows Democrats favored to gain 8-12 Senate seats and 17-40 plus House seats, with governorships possible. Nixon and Alcorn predict upsets as Knowland Knight and other races shift.
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Cuba Votes Amid Guerrilla Civil War As Castro Threatens
Havana police set barricades around main polling stations and troops guarded as Cuba holds a national election. Fidel Castro and his rebels threaten violence against voters while Batista allies and three opposition candidates contend for president and Congress. The government mobilizes 34 000 soldiers and 7500 police to protect the process.
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Miami
Last Walkout At GM Settled
The final nationwide GM strike ends as about 3000 electrical workers at the Delco Appliance Division in Rochester resume work after ratifying a three year contract. The walkouts began October 2 with other GM plants nationwide and stalled at plant level issues before settlement.
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Rescuers Press On as 25 Missed in Cumberland No 2 Mine
25 miners remain missing in the Cumberland No 2 coal mine as rescue workers continue digging today but hold little hope for recovery.
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Cumberland No. 2
Cuba Seeks U S Protection After Plane Seizure Crash
In Havana the government seeks special protection for Cuban airliners and passengers in the United States after rebels seized a Viscount turboprop from Miami to Varadero. The crash killed 17. four rebels, crew members, four Cubans, and six naturalized Americans died. Two earlier in flight seizures occurred October 21 on a DC3 domestic flight.
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Airline Strike Delayed By Machinists
Eastern Air Lines disclosed a machinists walkout set for midnight was postponed as the union reconsiders the latest offer. Six major carriers share costs if a strike occurs, with Capital Air Lines already facing a 19 day mechanics dispute. The plan would allocate idle airline revenue to operating carriers and will be filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board.
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ONeill Attends Dedication of Springfield Catholic Central High
Gov. C William ONeill attended the dedication of Springfield Ohio's new Catholic Central High School a $1250000 project. The ceremony marked the opening of the facility planned to serve the local Catholic community.
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William O’neill
British Civilian Shot in Nicosia
A 71 year old British civilian was shot and killed in Nicosia on Monday by EOKA gunmen amid ongoing Cyprus tensions.
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Jet-Propelled Secretary Dulles Marks Cancer Operation Anniversary
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, age 70, observes the second anniversary of his intestine cancer operation. He maintains a seven day schedule and plans more overseas trips, adding thousands of miles to his record total of 531,142 miles since taking office.
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Farmer, 65 Chosen As OSU Dad of Dads
COLUMBUS m Glen L. Smith a Fayette County farmer aged 65 has been named the 1958 Dad of Dads at Ohio State University. He is father to Stanley S. Smith a sophomore in the College of Commerce and Roger Smith a College of Law graduate. Smith was picked at random from framecards on file and will represent all OSU fathers at the Purdue Ohio State football game Saturday.
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Ohio State
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Purdue
Conductor Offers Free Tickets To Election Losers
Salt Lake City conductor Maurice Abravanel offers free tickets to all candidates defeated in Tuesday's Utah elections. The tickets are for Wednesday night's Utah Symphony Orchestra concert as solace for the losers, asserting music can soothe emotional wounds.
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Salt Lake City
Maurice Abravanek
Utah
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Polish Diplomat Lipski Dies at 64 in Washington
Joseph Lipski former Polish ambassador to Germany died Saturday in Washington from a heart ailment at age 64. He bore Hitler’s surrender ultimatum in 1939 and later served in diplomacy.
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Joseph Lipski
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Boy knocks hawk dead with hammer in vacant lot
A Chicago boy, 9-year-old Peter Gorite, threw a broken hammer at a hawk circling about 10 feet above him. The hawk died. Peter and his father took the bird to a police station after the incident. The hawk measured four feet across.
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Peter Gorite
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Police Probe Fiery Death Seeks Identity
In Wilmington a slender young woman died in a fire on a lakeshore. Duck hunters found the burned body among weeds near Lake Cowan. Sheriff Foote said most of the remains were destroyed, hindering identification. Dr. Frank Cleveland will perform a detailed postmortem. The scene included a 14 carat gold ring with diamonds a red coat fragment a GM auto key and a penknife.
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Frank Cleveland
Cincinnati
Lake Cowan
Floyd Foote
General Motors Auto
Soviet Delegate Offers Nuclear Test Ban Control Posts
Semyon Tsarapkin told a delegation of British mothers that the Soviet Union is willing to have international control posts on its territory to police a comprehensive nuclear test ban.
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Soviet Union
Semyon Tsarapkin
Geneva Talks Aim to Thwart Surprise Attacks
United States and Allies outline a Western strategy for Geneva negotiations with the Soviet Union focusing first on weapons capabilities and preventive measures. The plan prioritizes technical analysis over political zones, contrasting with Soviet proposals for inspection zones and areas in Eastern Europe.
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John M. Hightower
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Soviet Union
Geneva
Europe
Reds Turn Big Guns On Quemoy
Communist bombardment hit the Quemoys for a seven week high with 36 431 shells fired from noon to 6 pm the Nationalist Defense Ministry reported. Peiping claimed 12 000 shells were sent and warned islanders of further blasts. Nationalists said they returned fire though no Nationalist ships were seen on the beach.
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Chinese Reds Crush Two Moslem Rebellions
Official Communist reports from Hong Kong say Mao Chen Wu led revolts in northwest China, sparked April 4 and June 1, with Ma Chen Wu as top Chinese Moslem leader and vice chairman of the Islamic Association.
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North Atlantic Alliance to Field 100 Rocket Battalions by 1963
General Lauris Norstad said NATO ground forces are rapidly shifting to missile warfare and will number about 100 rocket armed battalions by 1963. He spoke in Paris as the alliance reorganizes its force structure toward strategic missiles.
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Lauris Norstad
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Philadelphia's Meanest Thief Strikes Eddie Haynes
A Philadelphia thief robbed Eddie Haynes of his delivery truck loaded with orders worth about 1000 dollars. Haynes 20, a compositor's helper, started a dry cleaning service to support his leukemia-stricken wife Jeanette 19 and their newborn daughter. With no insurance, he must replace the loss and cover mounting medical bills averaging 25 dollars weekly.
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Edward Haynes
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Federal Agents Study Kidnap Rape Case in Youngstown Area
Four youths from the Youngstown area admitted taking a 15 year old girl from Struthers across the state line into Pennsylvania for a kidnapping and rape act. Det James Flauto said the U S District Attorney could charge them under the Lindbergh Act.
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Hotta Attacks Reuther Meany and ONeill in Toledo
James R. Hotta international head of the Teamsters flayed Walter Reuther George Meany and Gov. William ONeill in Toledo on Sunday in response to a Cincinnati attack by Reuther. He accused Reuther of labor leadership overreach and challenged Meany’s AFL CIO claims while linking ONeill to Hoffa’s Ohio campaign remarks. Reuther had labeled Hoffa as aiming to seize power in Ohio as in Michigan.
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William O'Neill
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Cafe manager charged after pushing car into street
New Haven police charged Wallace Holland with improperly parking a car in front of his cafe after he pushed a non customer’s vehicle into the street and complained the car was parked there. Authorities noted the action stemmed from anger over the parked vehicle.
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FBI Nabs Ohio Man in $13 808 Bank Robbery Case
Federal agents arrested Paul Earl Collins 42 of North Kenova at a motel in Ironton after linking him to the noon robbery of the Kirkersville Park National Bank. Alberta Abrams 32 of Pataskala was charged with conspiracy. Collins is held on 25 000 bond. Abrams on 15 000.
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Weekend Toll at Low Mark in Ohio
Ohio reported the 54 hour period from Friday 6 p m to Sunday midnight with 12 highway death casualties. Two pedestrians died Peter Zielinski 72 in Cleveland and Mrs May Clopper 182 in Canton in a hit and run. No single incident caused more than one fatality.
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May Clopper
Cannton
Pan Am Boeing 707 Sets Boston Paris Record Flight
A four jet Pan American Airways Boeing 707 flew non stop from Boston to Paris in a record six hours and three minutes on Sunday.
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Paris
Pan American Airways
Weather forecast Ohio and West Virginia with warm temps
Ohio cool tonight 35 to 40 and 60 to 64 Tuesday with improving warmth. West Virginia partly cloudy tonight 28 to 34 east and 30s west, Tuesday mostly sunny and warmer. Five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal with little precipitation. Weather blob lists multiple city readings and clear to cloudy skies across the nation.
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It Flew So Beautifully Plane Flies Off With Student Pilot Left Behind
Harmony Minnesota. A 28 year old insurance man Neil Haugerud attempted a brief pleasure flight in an Aeronca Chief. The plane suddenly roared to full throttle and departed without him. It circled for about 45 minutes then landed in a cornfield upright after a series of flips. He watched from the ground as the errant aircraft climbed to about 5000 feet before spiraling down.
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Neil Haugerud
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