Eight Die as Oil Tanker Amoco Virginia Burns in Houston
A blaze on the 540 foot Amoco Virginia at Hess Terminal in Galena Park, near Houston, killed seven crewmen and a fireman, injured 25, and caused extensive damage after a series of explosions. Fire crews from multiple cities fought the 19 hour inferno as investigators from FBI, Coast Guard, American Oil Co. and Hess Terminal probed the wreckage.
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First Shipments Of Steel Ridge Into Delivery Lines
Pittsburgh reports the first small shipments of steel moving into delivery lines two days after the Taft-Hartley injunction halted the long steel strike. Mills rush to reopen and resume production as labor action threatens extended shortages and delayed deliveries.
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Taft-Hartley
U. S. Supreme Court
United Steelworkers Appeals
James P. Mitchell
Congress
Mitchell
Eisenhower
284 Shares in Largest Bank Elevates Mountain Village
San Marco D Arri in the Apennines received 25 Bank of America shares per resident totaling 340000 dollars. Victor and Joseph Saturno of Reno arranged the gift after meeting the natives’ needs and funding the stock delivery via a mountain trail to reach the village. Columbia University and Moscow State University plan a one year professor exchange experiment.
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San Marco D'Urri
Italy
Bank of America
New York
Columbia University
Moscow State University
Zanesville Judge Named OSU Dad of Dads for 1959
Christy H. Dunn, 47, judge of Muskingum County Court, taught school seven years while earning a law degree via night classes. His daughter Pamela Jean, 18, is a freshman in Ohio State University's College of Education.
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Zanesville
Ohio State University
Christy H. Dunn
Muskingum County
Pamela Jean
Ohio State
College of Education
Church Property Sale Approved By Court
Judge Francis D. White in Common Pleas Court approved the application by the First Church of God to dispose of 10 feet off the south side of inlet 1379 and 30 feet off the north side of inlet 1381. Ralph and Henry Leach, president and secretary, said proceeds would fund a new church on N Lancaster Street beside the State Police post.
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Francis D. White
Common Pleas Court
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Henry Leach
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Two Area Men Killed In Weekend Accident
The Columbus area reports a weekend fatal crash claiming two men dead. Police say the wreck occurred Saturday night on a rural road outside the city limits. The victims' identities have not been released pending family notifications.
Racine Minister and Neighbor Die in Weekend Tragedies
A Racine minister Rev A J Scarberry 72 was killed Saturday night crossing a Charleston W Va street. His wife Dora was seriously injured when struck by the same auto. Elva Craig Owings 72 of New Straitsville Route 1 was found drowned near Oroville after being last seen in Logan Friday evening. Funeral arrangements for Scarberry set for Tuesday at Longview Methodist Church.
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Oroville
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Newcomerstown
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W. Va
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Cottageville
Ellen Searberry
South Charleston
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Dean Goodwin
Jackson
Ewing
Logan
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Miller
Robert Kritz
Lewis Donley
A. J. Waldron
Waldron
Kehota
Owen F. Yaw
Hocking County
Yaw
Freedman Defends Twenty-One In Perjury Indictment
Albert Freedman indicted for perjury for denying Twenty-One was rigged says he aimed to protect contestants personal lives. He compares his role to doctor and journalist and calls quiz shows a breath of fresh air amid television violence. He spoke from Mexico City where he works as a TV producer.
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Albert Freedman
Freedman
New York Times
Mexico City
Hammarskjold to Visit Laos for Weeklong Tour
United Nations secretary general Dag Hammarskjold departs Tuesday for a Laos mission to study the kingdom’s troubles with Communist rebels. He aims to return by week’s end and may leave a UN representative to maintain a presence in the country for an indefinite period.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Laos
Masquerading Beatnik Bust In Harlem and Greenwich Village
A month long operation by five detectives posing as beatniks led to a sweep across Harlem and Greenwich Village with more than 100 arrests and about one million dollars in narcotics seized. The undercover group used distinct beatnik personas and staged a party that ended at a police station.
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Harlem
Greenwich Village
George
Jamie
Stewart
Langer Dies at 73 After Turbulent Career in North Dakota Politics
Senator William Wild Bill Langer of North Dakota, renowned as a political maverick, died in his sleep of heart failure at his home. He served 45 years in politics including 19 in the Senate, where he often opposed the Eisenhower administration and Ezra Taft Benson. He had earlier won the 1934 governor nomination amid a federal indictment later acquitted and was re elected in a controversial, speech free, campaign.
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Sen
William
Wild Bill) Langer
RND
Senate
Langer
North Dakota
Republican
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Educators Gather to Plan Growth for Postwar Colleges
More than 1000 educators gather in St Louis for the annual convention of the American Association of Land Grant Colleges and State Universities. The flood of war babies born in the mid forties will soon seek admission, prompting questions on facilities and teaching methods.
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ST. Louis
America
American Assn
New Republican Club Sets Million Dollar Goal
The National Republican Associates seeks $1,000 contributions from 1,000 donors to build a $1,000,000 fund by January 1. Charter members receive a glass elephant desk ornament. the effort is run by the Republican National Committee which says half the goal is already subscribed.
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Washington
Republican Party
National Republican Associates
Republican National Committee
Ohio National Guard Officer Survives Drone Collision
In Mansfield Ohio First Lt John A Walter 35 of Bellville a jet pilot with the 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron escaped death after colliding with a light plane southeast of Mansfield Municipal Airport He ejected and parachuted to safety. Akron instructors Art Stanley 51 and Alan Parsons 18 were killed in the other craft. Washington reports Eisenhower selected Walter C Dowling 54 to be ambassador to West Germany succeeding David Bruce effective Nov 1.
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Bellville
Richland County
Air Guard
164Th
Walter
Art Stanley
Alan Parsons
Akron
Washington
Eisenhower
Walter C. Dowling
West Germany
David K. E. Bruce
Peron Men Siage Raid Uncovers Guerrilla Plot
In Tucuman Argentina police say a rain on an armed mountain camp uncovered a plot by followers of Juan Peron to wage Castro style guerrilla warfare to restore him. Three youths were captured at the camp 6000 feet up near the town 665 miles northwest of Buenos Aires. They said they were recruited by the National Peronista Recuperation Movement which intends to fight the Frondizi government.
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Tucuman
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Buenos Aires
Peronista Recuperation Movement
Arturo Frondizi
Five State Officials Meet over Ohio River Boundary
Officials from Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Indiana and Illinois convene in Cincinnati for a two day conference on Ohio River boundary issues. The meeting aims to align border definitions and disputes along the riverfront shared by the five states.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio River
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Attempt To Grab Space Capsule Unsuccessful
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California the Discoverer VII mission failed to eject its instrumented capsule after orbiting the Earth 17 times. A power failure in the electrical supply system prevented the planned space package catch.
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Calif
Air Force
Pacific
Earth
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