Eight Nations Sign Pact Against Red Aggression
Eight nations agreed to a collective security pact to deter communist aggression in Southeast Asia. Leaders from the United States, France, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Pakistan and the Philippines signed, with John Foster Dulles among those present.
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Southeast Asia
United States
France
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Pakistan
Philippines
Richard G. Casey
Casey
Guy la Chambre
T. Clifton Webb
Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan
Philippine
Carlos P. Garcia
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Lord Reading
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Garcia
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
Hurricane Edna Advances Toward Florida and Bahamas
Hurricane Edna with 115 mph winds moved northwest toward the northern Bahamas and Florida. Center was about 300 miles east of Miami with seasot 11 mph NW drift. South Florida and Nassau prepared with coastal vessels ordered to seek safe harbor.
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Miami
Fla
Bahamas
Florida
Nassau
Weather Bureau
South Florida
Daytona Beach
Key West
Navy
Defense Hires Private Investigator in Marilyn Sheppard Case
Cleveland defense attorney William J. Corrigan said a private investigator was hired to find Marilyn Sheppard’s killer. He would not disclose the detective’s identity or start date. Dr. Samuel Sheppard, her husband, faces a first degree murder charge as trial plans and bail efforts continue.
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Cleveland
William J. Corrigan
Marilyn Sheppard
Samuel Sheppard
Corrigan
Motorist’s Big Feet Avert Fine of 150 Dollars
In Baltimore Police Court Charles A. Daukant faced a drunken driving charge after an intersection stop. He admitted three beers but blamed staggers on “big feet and corns.” Magistrate A Risley Ensor noted his good record and suspended the $150 fine.
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Baltimore
Charles A. Daukant
Daukant
A. Risley Ensor
City Council Bans Crime Horror and Sex Comics
Oklahoma City officials outlaw the sale or display of crime horror and sex comics with violators facing a twenty dollar fine. The measure targets material deemed obscene and seeks to curb provocative titles in public view. The ordinance outlines enforcement by city authorities and applies to vendors and displays.
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Oklahoma City
Sailors Mop Up After Army Raid
In Middletown Ohio three boys aged 11 12 and 13 threw eggs at a house claiming to be playing army. Police officer Arnold Ferguson sent them to clean the porch and windows, noting their work passed the white glove inspection.
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Middletown
Ohio
Navy
Army
Arnold Ferguson
Ferguson
Saxbe backs Bender in Ohio Senate bid
Ohio House Speaker William Saxbe endorsed George H. Bender for the U.S. Senate, pledging to work to elect him and the Republican ticket. Saxbe cited Bender’s support for President Eisenhower and joined RNC Chairman Leonard Hall and Ohio leaders for a strategy session.
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Washington
Ohio
William Saxbe
George H. Bender
Rohio
U.S
Saxbe
Bender
Leonard Hall
George Bender
Eisenhower
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Burke
Sen
Taft
Bliss
Geo Bender
Hall
Nixon to Broadcast Address At Ohio GOP Convention
Republican state headquarters announces statewide radio and TV coverage of Vice President Nixon as he speaks to the GOP state convention in Columbus on September 15 from 8 to 9 p.m. EST.
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Columbus
Nixon
French General De Castries Praises Ho Chi Minh After Viet Minh Captivity
Neues Deutschland cites Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries claiming Americans seek war and that SEATO must be fought. The former Dien Bien Phu commander, now in Saigon awaiting transfer, reportedly praised Ho Chi Minh and expressed satisfaction with captivity, having lost weight during four months.
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Berlin
East Germany
Today
Christian de Castries
SEATO
Dien Bien Phu
Neues Deutschland
Soviet Zone
Socialist United Communist Party
de Castries
Viet Nam
Fritz Jensen
Saigon
Paris
Ho Chi Minh
Warriors Intelligent in Korea Report
A three psychologists team reports tests of front line U S infantrymen in Korea show that standout combat troops have higher intelligence than weaker fighters.
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New York
U. S
Korea
Polio Deaths Strike Father and Son in Memphis
Polio claimed two lives in Memphis as six year old John Wright died yesterday and his father Edward Wright, 33, died last night from the same illness. The losses come amid public health concerns and calls for vaccination.
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Memphis
John Wright
Edward Wright
Officials Seek Auction Of Pickstown Town And Facilities
Pickstown South Dakota, an entire town built for 3000 to 5000 residents plus 50 houses for dam workers, faces abandonment after Ft. Randall Dam construction. The Army may auction the town along with a hotel, hospital, school, theater, church, and warehouse to spur new use. Governor Sigurd Anderson and Hug Carlson push to attract industry to preserve the site.
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ft. Randall
Army
Sigurd Anderson
Hug Carlson
State Natural Resources Commission
Dewey May Return to Politics After Brief Retirement
Governor Thomas E. Dewey announced from New York that he will not seek a fourth term or any other office this fall. Political circles expect U. S. Senator Lenny M. Ives to run instead, potentially reshaping New York’s 1956 government race. Dewey plans to advise Eisenhower and back his successor while remaining active in public policy. The Syracuse convention will nominate a New York governor candidate on Sept. 22-23.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Eisenhower
U. S
Lenny M. Ives
Ives
Senate
GOP
White House
Sen
Herbert Lehman
D-Lab-Ny
Denver
Congress
Turncoats Were Afraid Turncoats Were Afraid
SAN ANTONIO Tex Most Americans who stayed with the Communists did so from fear, Cpl Claude Batchelor said in a court martial statement read into his record. Batchelor 22 year old Kermit Tex is on trial for aiding the enemy while a prisoner of war. His court martial at Fort Houston began Aug 3. The statement notes that POWs at Kaesong prior to UN explainer talks were involved. Batchelor cites letters from his mother and common Americans as turning him against communism.
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San Antonio
Tex
Claude Batchelor
Batchelor
Kermit
Fort 4
Houston
Batche
Empire State Building Controlling Stock Sold
Detroit and Michigan men Roger L. Stevens and Alfred Glancy Jr. sold their controlling interest in New York’s Empire State Building to Col Henry Crown. Papers were signed in New York with broker Ben Tobin said to join the syndicate that bought the landmark in 1951 for 51 million dollars.
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Michigan
New York
Empire State Building
Col. Henry Crown
Chicago
Roger L. Stevens
Ann Arbor
Alfred Glancy Jr
Stevens
Glancy
Ben Tobin
Hollywood Beach
Flnm
Fanatic's Sanity Tested in Ohio Murder Case
Common Pleas Judge James W. Lang committed Dora Liter 54 a self appointed preacher to Lima State Hospital for observation A court appointed attorney entered pleas of innocent and innocent by reason of insanity for the woman at a hearing yesterday Mrs Liter is accused of killing Edith Liter 21 whose body was found July 5 Authorities said she had been dead since mid April
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West Union
Ohio
Common Pleas
James W. Lang
Dora Liter
Lima State Hospital
Health Report Gives Lift To President
President Eisenhower, in Colorado for a business and leisure stay, felt well after a preliminary health report and kept his schedule light at the Summer White House. Press Secretary James Hagerty said no public callers were expected and the president may respond to Senate Leader Knowland by telegram, not publicly. Knowland urged severing diplomatic relations with Russia after a Soviet air incident. the White House has not yet publicly answered.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Colorado
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
James C. Hagerty
Sen
Knowland
Calif
United States
Senate
Businessmen Learn Spanish at Dawn Classes Begin
Oxnard Evening High School will offer morning Spanish lessons for businessmen who could not agree on evening times. Instructor says he will teach them, and classes run next Tuesday and Thursdays from 5 to 7 am.
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Oxnard
Calif
Oxnard Evening High School
Pilgrims Gather at Soldier Field for Mary Mass Tribute
Thousands of Roman Catholics are to attend a mass tribute to Mary at Soldier Field Chicago tonight. An estimated 150000 worshippers will join in Rosary, litany, and pledge of allegiance while singing The Star Spangled Banner.
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Chicago
Soldier Field
Mary
Chica O
U. S
Population Rise in Tokyo Reaches 7.74 Million
Tokyo's population, the world's third largest city, climbed to 7,736,113 as of August 1 according to the metropolitan government. The gain marked an annual increase of 331,367 residents.
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Tokyo
General Cites Bank Refuses To Testify At McCarthy Hearing
Maj. Gen. Kirke B. Lawton refused to testify about a private Pentagon discussion with Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker citing presidential directive against disclosing private conversations within the executive branch. Williams says such advice would be incompetent or not in good faith as McCarthy's probe of Army corruption nears a censure vote. The Senate committee plans to begin a censure resolution against McCarthy with multiple overlapping accusations from Flanders and Senators Fulbright and Morse.
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Kirke B. Lawton
Ralph W. Zwicker
McCarthy
Army
Lawton
Executive Department
Pentagon
Foward Bennett Williams
MelCarthy
Zwicker
Winier
Eisenhower
McCarthy Army
Atty Gen. Brownell
White House
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Ralph W
Senate
Edward Bennett Williams
Conain
Watkine
Utah
Secual Airman
Flanders
R-Vi
Fulbright
D-Ark
Vmiorse
Ind-Ore
Salk Reports Polio Vaccine May Forge Long-Term Immunity
Dr. Jonas Salk announced in Rome that polio immunity might be achieved with as few as two injections if vaccine potency and spacing are adequate. He cited antibodies appearing in vaccinated individuals and noted uncertainty about duration. The finding comes amid a large U S trial of 425,000 children supported by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Rome
Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Salk
United States
National Foundation For
Thomas Francis, Jr
University of Michigan
Congress
Cool Wave Ends Eastern Heat Spell With Cooler Air
The cool front broke a September heat wave across the eastern half of the nation. Readings fell mainly into the 70s, with warmth persisting south of the front in the southern states. The boundary stretched from the St Lawrence region to northern Oklahoma and Texas, easing conditions in the Midwest and Northeast.
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Ohio
Mississi Val
St. Lawrence River
Nouthern Olinots
Oklahoma
Florida
Rockies
Ohio River Valley
Texas
Parents Blamed for Teenage Beach Beer Parties
Ocean City Maryland raids on beach beer parties led Worcester County to detain 75 teenagers. State's Attorney Jack Sanford said Baltimore area parents should attend Juvenile Court hearings, arguing parents are worse than the youths for permitting unchaperoned trips.
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Ocean City
Parenta
Baltimore
Worcester County
Jack Sanford
Sanford
Colombia Constitution Bars International Communism
Bogota reports the Constituent Assembly enacted a ban on international communism in Colombia's new charter, barring its political activity within the nation. The move marks a significant, formal restriction shaping political rights and organization.
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RED
Bogota
Colombia
Constituent Assembly
Post Office Box 1776 Loaned to Steeple Fund
Boston officials offered Box 1776 to the Old North Church to help raise funds for a hurricane damaged steeple. Frederick Kimball noted lantern lore ties to Paul Revere in 1775, not 1776, and explained Box 1775 already belongs to others.
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Boston
Old North Church
Frederick Kimball
Paul Revere
Man Drowns Riding Hay Load in Great Miami River
Walter Simmons a 26 year old Cincinnati man drowned yesterday in the Great Miami River when a hay wagon load panicked and toppled after sideswiping the Miamitown bridge. The accident occurred along the riverbank as the craft sank with the rider clinging to debris until it disappeared.
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Cincinnati
Walter Simmons
Miami River
Miamitown
Coffee Break Blamed For Rise In Ulcers Among Women
Chicago report cites Dr. Leo J. Starry linking coffee breaks, cigarettes and alcohol to an increased ulcer rate. He notes the bleeding ulcer now affects about one in four sufferers who are women, up from one in five a decade ago.
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Chicago
Leo J. Starry
University of Oklahorma Medical School
Starry
Annual Congress of
United States
International College of Surgeons
Grand Central May Be Razed For Largest World Structure
New York era notes Young of the New Central Railroad plans to raze Grand Terminal and replace it with a massive 1,600 foot high building spanning about five million square feet. The scheme aims to cut deficits by using air rights above the eighty story terminal built in 1912. Architects and developers are invited to submit proposals.
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New York
New Central Railroad
Grand Terminal
Empire State Building
Young
Woman Declared Insane After Daughters Slain
In Wilmington Mig Thelma Bentley was found insane and committed to Lima State Hospital after a judge ordered the confinement following a hospital test. Dr Clyde Bushong reported severe mental condition. Bentley killed her daughters Rita nine and Barbara thirteen while they slept.
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Wilmington
Thelma Bentley
Lima State Hospital
Charlies Kirk
Clyde Bushong
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