Soviets Test A Bomb in Russia Not Hydrogen Blast
The AEC reported a Soviet fission explosion in Russian territory on August 23 with energy similar to U S Nevada tests. The blast, not hydrogen, followed earlier U S disclosures of Russian tests and three detections, with no Moscow confirmation yet.
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Washington
Russia
U. S
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Commission
United States
Nevada Desert
AEC
Moscow
Pravda
Germans Uncover Red Ballot Plot
Bonn reports a Communist campaign to disrupt the Sunday election by sending squads to attack election workers destroy ballot boxes and intimidate voters. West Germany has arrested about 4500 Red agents along the interzonal frontier as part of the crackdown.
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Bonn
Germany
Federal
Red
West Germany
East Germany
West
Italy Warned By Dictator in Frontier Provocation Note
Belgrade radio summarized Tito government charges Italy with frontier provocations and warned Yugoslavia will discard responsibility for armed demonstrations by Italian units along the Yugoslav frontier. It urged Rome to renounce such methods to avoid setting a precedent in bilateral relations.
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London
Marshal _ Tito
Italy
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Prisoner Swap Enters Fifth Week As 300 Return Home
In Panmunjom the Korea War prisoner exchange advances into a fifth week with 100 more Americans released and 200 South Koreans promised for tomorrow. Allied repatriates Lt Col James P Carnie of the Gloucestershire Regiment and Lt Col Paul Liles describe brutal pressure on prisoners and forced broadcasts, recalling a near death march if they refused.
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Aan
James P. Carnie
Britain
Gloucestershire Regiment
Imjin
Carne
Paul
Liles
Pyongyang
Runaway Girls Held After Boarding School Escape
Chicago juvenile authorities questioned a 19 year old Columbus father as three girls aged 15 to 16 were held for running away from an Akron boarding school on August 21 to join him in Chicago. Two girls were taken into custody Sunday and a third, with James Piper, was arrested Monday in an apartment they had lived in. One girl cried during questioning, saying she left because she was bored and classmates called her a tramp. She did not want to return to her Fremont, Ohio family.
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Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Akron
Robert Thompson
James Piper
Thompson
Piper
Fremont
One Happy Man Learns Son Freed by Communists
Percy Stewart of Denver received word his son, imprisoned for over two years, had agreed to terms in the Wilson County Kansas area as the Communists reportedly took control.
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Denver
Percy Stewart
Wilson County
Kan
Area
Marine Corps Ace Sets Unofficial Altitude Record in Skyrocket
Lt. Col. Marion Carl flew the Douglas Skyrocket 1558-2 to an unofficial altitude of 83 235 feet on August 21. He climbed from fuel exhaustion in under three minutes, reaching peak speed around 1 000 mph before gliding to a landing at Edwards AFB near the Mojave Desert. Bridgeman had held the prior 79 494 foot record and 1 236 mph speed mark. Carl plans to try to top Bridgeman's speed record tomorrow.
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USMC
Navy
Navy Department
Washington
Col
Carl
Bill Bridgeman
Los Angeles
Marine Corps
Marion Eugene Carl
Wuantico
Douglas
Bridgeman
Bridgman
Beng
Five Ohioans Among Freed POWs in Korea Armistice Exchange
PANMUNJOM The official POW return list includes five Ohioans: M. Sgt. Boyce M. Walker of Akron Sgt. Donald M. Griffith of Toledo Lt. Col. Richard E. Marks of Toledo Sgt. J. C. Joseph D. Kartye of Cincinnati and 1st Lt. Loris R Miller of Berlin The 28th day of the Korean armistice exchange marks their release.
Typhoid Peril Looms After Robstown Floods
Robstown Texas faces lingering typhoid risk as health authorities issue inoculations and urge boiling water. After ten days of heavy rain and floods near Corpus Christi thousands remain in shelters while the city slowly dries and works to drain a three mile wide lake around the outskirts.
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Robstown
Texas
Slayer Turner Receives Life Sentence in Ohio Slaying
Roy C. Turner 36 of Martin Kentucky was sentenced to life imprisonment at Ohio Penitentiary for the murder of Betty Smith Fredericks 23 of Emporium Pennsylvania. The killing followed a police court disorderly charge and occurred in a hotel room after Turner claimed amnesia from drunkenness.
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Cincinnati
Roy C. Turner
Martin
Ohio
Betty Smith Fredericks
Emporium
Turner
Middletown
Hotel Roore
Ohio Salon Urges Ban on Cheap Wine
Senator David Ferguson cites doctors and police officials who say cheap wines contain mysterious ingredients that make people behave like narcotic addicts. He writes to the Ohio Legislative Service Commission seeking options to abolish sale of cheap wines.
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Columbus
Ohio
David Mck. Ferguson
Cambridge
John Skipton
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Ferguson
Police Chief Targets Smutty Books in Youngstown
Police Chief Edward J. Nilen announces a new phase in his campaign against smutty literature. Bernard Bloch, a local book distributor, has been arrested in Youngstown, Ohio as part of the crackdown.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Edward J. Nilen
Smutty Books
Bernard Bloch
Continued Heat and Dry Spell Across Ohio and Beyond
The forecast warns continued hot and dry weather for at least two more days with only a chance of evening showers. Temperatures hit near 100 across multiple cities including Athens and Gallipolis while higher readings occurred in Point Pleasant and Gallmalic. The heat wave caused deaths and widespread disruptions, with workers sent home and water shortages reported in several counties as showers briefly offered relief in some regions.
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E. M. Poston Station
Point Pleasant
Gallimalic
Gallipolis
Ohio
Columbus
Marion
Youngstown
Portsmouth
Mercury
Lancaster
Cambridge
Cleveland
Montgomery
Butler
Springfield
Great Lakes
Washington
Detroit
Chrysler
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Francisco
British Near Suez Accord Moves Toward Evacuation Deal
Cairo reports Britain and Egypt near a final agreement on evacuating British troops from the Suez Canal zone and on Western use of the base in war. A high official said most differences are settled and a September date may finalize the accord. Egypt would allow base use if Britain withdraws about 89,900 troops.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Canal Zone
New Sabre Jet Completes First Flight in Columbus
North American Aviation reports the FS6H Sabre jet completed its first flight in Columbus on Monday. The fighter bomber model is larger than earlier Sabres and uses a more powerful General Electric J73 engine.
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Columbus
Ohio
North American Aviation, Inc
North American
UN tribunal orders reinstatement and damages in staff case
A United Nations high tribunal ruled to restore jobs to four UN employees and award damages totaling 122 to seven others. All were U.S. citizens fired for refusing to answer U.S. government questions about alleged communist ties. The International Board upheld firings but allowed one employee to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
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N. Y
UN Today
U. S
International Boarh
UN Back Pay Ruling Acknowledges Indefinite Contracts
Ten of eleven reinstated claimants held permanent contracts while the eleventh Ruth Crawford, former information officer at UNICEF, admitted a year of Communist Party membership but was dismissed by Trygve Lie for refusing to reveal party invitees to a Senate internal security panel.
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International Organization
1Lth
Ruth Crawford
UN International Children's Emergency Fund
Communist Party
Trygve Lie
Senate
Internal Security
General Showers Likely Thursday
Weather outlook calls for scattered showers in the north on Wednesday and more general showers late Thursday or Friday. Temperatures will run 6 to 8 degrees above normal with a normal high near 78 to 83 and lows around 58 to 59. Expect hotter conditions Wednesday and Thursday, with cooler air by Saturday and total precipitation near a half inch.
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Sonth
Two In Family Struck By Polio In Mason County
Polio hit the Betsey Allen family of 410 First Street with two youngest children, Gary Wayne 4 and Marguerite 3, admitted to Morris Memorial Hospital Milton after polio diagnosed at Point Clinic. Older siblings Mildred 8 and Norville 6 also ill were hospitalized and released. fifth child on the way. Marguerite showed facial weakness, Gary’s condition noted at vaccination time. Five polio cases were reported in Mason County last week.
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Point Pleasant
Betsey Allen
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Gary Wayne
Marguerite
Point Clinic
Mildred
Norville
Ie Allen
Gary
Mason County
U S Agency Bids To Halt Rail Walkout
Washington government steps in to avert a planned Sept. 10 railroad strike by the Conductors Union. National Mediation Board convenes talks with union and railroad leaders as other rail unions press for higher pay and benefits.
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Washington
National Mediation Board
Developing Tax Row Talks on 4 Percent Corporations Cut
Rep Richard M Simpson said Congress may compromise on a roughly four percent cut in corporation income taxes by April 1 as part of a broader effort to avert clashes between the Eisenhower administration and Republican lawmakers. Under current law taxes are due April 1 with rates from 52 to 47 percent, implying about a 10 percent drop in tax bills. President Eisenhower has urged delaying the cut indefinitely.
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Washington
Richard M. Simpson
Congress
Eisenhower
Legion Parade Diverted From UN Debate In St Louis
At the four day American Legion convention in St Louis a parade took center stage delaying battles over Air Force budget cuts and UN participation. Vice President Nixon attended and defended the cuts while a former national commander urged vigilance against anti American influence and warned the UN could threaten national rights.
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ST. Louis
American Legion
Air Force
United Nations
Richard M. Nixon
U. S S
Ohio
Legion
Donald R. Wilson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Nixon
Water shortage hits Columbus during peak demand
Columbus faced a severe water crisis as city usage spiked to over 70 million gallons on Saturday while Ohio State Fair demand neared a million gallons daily. Officials urged residents to conserve as the city faced one of its most critical water supply moments.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Couple Charged In Beating of Niece
A Cleveland couple Matthew and Mary Barger both 31 were bound to the grand jury in the fatal beating of their 6 year old niece Celia Barger on August 19. The woman faces manslaughter charges and the man faces aiding and manslaughter. Both pleaded innocent.
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Cleveland
Matthew
Mary Barger
Celia Barger
Fire Destroys Lodge and Garage at Scout Camp
Flames Monday destroyed the lodge building and garage at Camp Chica game, a Western Reserve Boy Scouts Council summer camp near Parkman. Officials estimated losses of buildings and equipment could run as high as $80,000.
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Chardon
Ohio
Chicagame
Western Reserve Boy Scouts Council
Parkman
UN Troubles Forecast Over Site for Korean Peace Talks
Western diplomats warn of likely Communist rejection of any UN proposed site and date for a Korean peace conference. Geneva eyed as probable venue with Oct 15 date, armistice talks must start by Oct 28. Some push for a Far Eastern site to avoid Europe, while Communist China and North Korea oppose. South Korea and allies prepare for initial UN meeting with key nations.
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Washington
China
North Korea
Geneva
South Korea
United States
You Chan
India
Ceylon
Indonesia
Dulles
Dipomats
America
Fair Record Fails Again at Ohio State Fair sesquicentennial
Ohio State Fair officials hoped for another big crowd to keep the fair in the black. Admissions through Sunday totaled 168,631, up from 133,379 the prior year, with 52,000 attending yesterday, a new daily high. A rain shower led to the cancellation of The 17th Star performance, 10,000 ticket holders refunded.
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Columbus
Ohio
R. C. Caley
Polio Victim Gives Birth to Triplets in Ohio
In Bowling Green Ohio Mrs Della Gean McKenzie 28 who has been paralyzed by polio since age 12 gave birth to triplets two girls and a boy at Wood County Hospital Monday The babies two weigh 3 pounds 14 ounces and the third slightly less The McKenzies also have a 2 year old son and both parents were reported doing well.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Della Gean McKenzie
Wood County Hospital
McKenzie
Woman from Mansfield Drowns After Fall Into Lake Erie
Mrs Clarence Seaman, 74, of Mansfield, drowned in Lake Erie Sunday after falling from a dock at Lakeside. Authorities reported the accident occurred on the shore shortly before noon.
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Lakeside
Ohio
Clarence Seaman
Mansfield
Lake Erie
Auto Slams Tree Killing Toddlers and Injuring Family
A Mt. Vernon family returning from a Virginia reunion crashed on Route 75 south of Logan as the car veered into a tree. Three-year-old Wayne Street was killed. father 34 suffered a fractured knee. mother 33 had both legs broken. 6-year-old Kermit in shock. All hospitalized. The crash occurred about 5 45 a.m. near Dr Erbaughs home. Sheriff Waldron said the driver likely slept.
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Logan
Virginia
Here
Wayne Street
Virgil B. Street
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
A. J. Waldron
Kermit
Valley Hospital
8. E. Erbaugh
Waldron
Johnstown
Hocking County
UN Facing Moroccan Test Vote
United Nations diplomats in New York report a tense vote on whether to add the Moroccan issue to the Security Council agenda. France Britain and the United States oppose Arab-Asian demands, with Greece abstaining and several nations still undecided, risking defeat without seven affirmative votes. Nationalist China the Soviet Union Pakistan and Lebanon back the Arab-Asian push.
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N.Y
France
Chile
Denmark
Eveaiece A
Britain
United States
Greece
Fra
Morocco
Council
China
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Lebanon
Lausche Declines on Possible U S Senate Pick
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche sidestepped questions at a press conference about potential successors to the late A Taft. Names of Cleveland Press editor Louis Seltzer and other prominent Ohio newspapermen circulated as rumors. Lausche refused to comment while noting speculation continues.
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Columbus
Ohio
Louis B. Seltzer
Cleveland Press
Scripps-Howard
Frank J. la
Seltzer
A. Taft
Lausehe
Hegel
U. S
Attacker Hunted After Youth Fire Incident
A suspect who allegedly set a young girl’s clothes on fire with a lighter after a ruse fled after faking concern. Hunted by OPP and Aila police, bloodhounds, and hundreds of townspeople, the man remained at large by daybreak.
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Aila
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