Bottled Gas Explosions Kill Six in Herrin Illinois
A bottled gas depot in Herrin Illinois unleashed a series of explosions and fires Thursday killing six people including a mother and three children and injuring seven others. Fires burned for about an hour as crews from Herrin and nearby towns fought the blaze. Police said a leak at depot operator Henry Scheffler’s truckúpport may have ignited escaping gas leading to multiple tank explosions.
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Herrin
Ill
Herrin Hospital
Walter Lowe
Illinois
Roy Cole
Henry Scheffler
Miller
Four Perish In Explosion At Norwegian Ammunition Works
Four people died and about ten were injured in an explosion at the Raufoss Works, an A-bomb proof government facility 65 miles north of Oslo. Four bodies were found three hours after the blast in a hall where about 100 workers normally operate. The cause was not known. The plant, owned by the government, supplies ammunition and NATO explosives. Civil defense units and police were deployed to the area.
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Oslo
Norway
Raufoss Works
Raufoss
NATO
Greevik
Navy Expedition Plane Crashes in Antarctic
A Navy plane carrying advance units to the South Polar expedition crashed on the Antarctic ice shelf killing three men and injuring five others. Six other planes landed safely after the 2,250 mile flight from New Zealand to McMurdo Sound.
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Washington
Antarctic
Navy
New Zealand
McMurdo Sound
Atomic chief argues for continued H-bomb tests
AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss told a U S Canadian civil defense group that hydrogen bomb tests must continue to gather data for civilian survival. He cited the need for up to date information on blast heat and radiation and noted tests at Eniwetok drive defense weapon development and reduce fallout.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Canadian Civil Defense Committee
Adlai Stevenson
Strauss
Eniwetok
Killer To Get Electric Chair in Ohio
Norman Edward Walker, 32, was sentenced to death by electric chair for the July 8 slaying of Garner M. Robertson, a Valley View patrolman. Judges convicted him of first degree murder for a deliberate and premeditated killing, with the electrocution scheduled for February 20 at the Ohio Penitentiary. Walker showed no emotion. he asked to turn back the clock, saying he never consciously intended to kill anyone.
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Cleveland
Norman Edward Walker
Garner M. Robertson
Valley View
Felix T. Matia
William K. Thomas
Eugene R. McNeill
Walker
Ohio Penitentiary
Matia
Fee Allows Parking In Violation Of Statute
In Santa Ana California a city ordinance bans overnight street parking to aid street sweepers. A $4 monthly permit lets a resident park on the street in violation of the ordinance. The permit is issued for those who must park overnight.
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Santa Ana
Calif—7
Five Day Forecast Highlights Warmer Conditions Across Ohio
Temperatures will average about 10 degrees above normal with highs near 61 to 65 and lows around 42. Warmer Saturday, then little change through the period. Precipitation stays light, under a tenth inch, with showers in northern Ohio Saturday night Sunday and again around Tuesday.
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Ohio
Ohio Journalists Enter Hall of Fame adds three names
A 56 member panel elected Louis H. Brush Hugh Fullerton Sr and William O Littick to the Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame. The trio brings the total to 48 with a ceremony planned in fall. Brush led the Brush Moore group and died in 1948 Fullerton helped expose the 1919 Black Sox scandal and died in 1946 Littick rose from mailing clerk to publisher and died in 1941.
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Columbus
Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame
James E. Pollard
Ohio State University
Louis H. Brush
Salem
Brush-Moore
Hugh
Fullerton, Sr
Hillsboro
William O. Littick
Zanesville
Zanesville Publishing Co
Hall of Fame
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Salem News
East Liverpool Review
Fullerton
Chicago
New York
Black Sox
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Zanesville Times Recorder
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Ohio
Idaho School Fire Kills Two at University Dormitory
In Moscow Idaho a morning blaze in Gault Hall dormitory housing 130 men killed three and left two trapped and one suffocated. Fire Chief Carl Smith labeled the fire arsonist work as Prosecuting Attorney Lloyd G. Martinson opened an immediate investigation. Four others were burned, none seriously, with discovery at 2 10 a m by a student in Upham Hall.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
Carl Smith
Smith
Gault Hall
Lloyd G. Martinson
Missing Plane Near Lima Believed Down
Authorities report a four passenger private plane missing and believed down near Lima. The Civil Aeronautics Administration Findlay office last heard from the pilot at 12 42 a m EST with no definite position but believed to be in the Lima area.
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Lima
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Findlay
Winter clothing shortages loom in Soviet Union regions
Pravda reports shortages of winter clothing across several regions as cold weather approaches in the Soviet Union. The notice highlights supply gaps impacting families and workers ahead of winter.
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London
Soviet Communist Party
Pravda Today
Soviet Union
Pressure On Police In Strike Escalates in Portsmouth
Portsmouth residents packed City Council chambers to praise and condemn Police Chief Hughie Rudity over handling of demonstrations during the 97 day southern Ohio telephone strike. A caller demanded the chief’s ouster while Rudity remained in his post after a two hour session.
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Portsmouth
Hughie Rudity
Ohio
Rudity
Voluntary Citizens Committee For Law Enforcement
VCCLE
Harold J. Frecka
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Lausche
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
New Boston
Ohio River
U.S. Britain Snag Over Suez Tolls Policy
Washington reports a new hitch in Suez talks between Dulles and Lloyd over ship tolls. Dispute centers on whether tolls paid to the Suez Canal Users Association should fund Egypt or be held as blocked funds until a final settlement.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal Users’ Association
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Suez
Lloyd
Truman Attacks Nixon In Campaign Speech
Former President Truman denounced Nixon in Gary Indiana calling the GOP ticket unfit for the presidency. He said the Republicans offer a vice presidential candidate lacking qualifications and public standing to ever be elected president.
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Truman
Nixon
Gary
Ind
Bride Dies in Akron Auto Collision
A 15-year-old bride of three months was killed and five others injured in a head on crash of two autos in Akron Thursday night.
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Akron
Eisenhower Launches New Attack in California Tour
President Eisenhower heads to California to press his critique of Adlai Stevenson on military draft and H bomb testing. White House says he will outline facts in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl and again address national concerns from Portland. Security sees a large turnout amid a heated campaign in Oregon and California.
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Ore
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
California
White House
James C. Hagerty
Los Angeles
Hollywood Bowl
Stevenson
Hagerty
James Purcell, Jr
Kefauver denounces H bomb testing plan as political stunt
Senator Estes Kefauver denounces Republican cause to block dialogue on halting hydrogen bomb tests. He criticizes Eisenhower for shutting debate and says Democrats will pressure for an international curb on nuclear weapons. Kefauver, campaigning with Adlai Stevenson, calls for a moratorium on unlimited testing.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Estes Kefauver
Eisenhower
Russia
Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Lausche Trails Stevenson On Ohio Campaign Tour
Gov. Frank Lausche endorses Adlai Stevenson for president and praises Estes Kefauver as a worthy successor during a northern Ohio speaking tour. He hails Stevenson in Toledo Elyria and Akron and notes past admiration for Eisenhower and Taft. Republican George Bender challenges Lausche over federal spending.
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Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Ohio
U. S. Senate
Estes Kefauver
The
United States
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Eisenhower
A. Taft
Taft
Toledo
Elyria
Akron
Youngstown
Cleveland
Japan and Soviet Union sign war ending pact
In Moscow Japanese Premier Ichiro Hatoyama and Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin signed a declaration ending the 11 year state of war between their nations. The ceremony included a trade protocol after over 16 months of talks.
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Moscow
Japan
Soviet Union
Ichiro Hatoyama
Nicolai Bulganin
Bundesrat backs 12 months military service in Germany
In Bonn the West German Bundesrat passes a 12 month compulsory draft term the shortest in NATO today by an overwhelming vote.
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Bonn
Germany
Bundesrat
Lly
Jordan Warns U N Security Council on Israeli Aggression
Jordan says it will act if the United Nations Security Council fails to halt alleged Israeli aggression immediately. Ambassador Abdul Monem Rifai warned of possible large scale military action with Arab support if no action is taken.
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United Nations
N.Y
Jordan
UN Security Council
Abdul Monem Rifa'i
Rifa'i
Centenarian Jokes on Marriage and Health
Boston man Charles W. Thiery, who turns 106 on Oct 26, says his good health comes from avoiding women. The white whiskered bachelor, who notes women remain beautiful, adds he never paid attention to them and marriage is not for him.
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Boston
Charles W. Thiery
Boy Shot To Death By Cincinnati Police
A 15 year old boy from Mt Alverno School for Boys was shot to death Thursday night after police said he attacked them with a crowbar. The officers reported responding to an incident in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Mt. Alverno School For
Stevenson Attacks Eisenhower Aides as Undecided Voters Shift
Adlai E. Stevenson launched a fresh broadside at Eisenhower aides including Nixon and Humphrey. He argued a vote for Eisenhower is a vote for Benson and accused Republican leaders of preferring Nixon as leader if Eisenhower cannot lead. Stevenson spoke in Lexington Kentucky amid a tightening race with undecided voters seen as tipping the outcome.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Nixon
Benson
James E. Finnegan
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Buckeye
Richard Nixon
VP Travels 25 000 Miles on Campaign Swing
Vice President Nixon completed 25,000 miles of campaign travel with stops in Wilmington and Baltimore as he heads into a third cross country swing. He argues Adlai Stevenson is not in the same league as President Eisenhower on leadership in international or domestic affairs. In New York he delivered the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner address.
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Wilmington
Del
Nixon
Baltimore
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Elvis in Memphis Gas Station Fight Over Autographs
Elvis Presley owner of a white Continental Mark II and station staffer Ed Hopper clashed at a Memphis service station when a crowd blocked pumps. Presley delivered a right to Hopper causing a cut above the eye. Aubrey Brown joined the fracas. All three were released on $52 bonds on assault and disorderly conduct charges.
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Tenn
Elvis
Presley
Ed Hopper
Hopper
Aubrey Brown
Asst
Bruns McCarroll
Huff
Brown
Presley T
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