Quake Ravages Algiers Area Killing Many and Straining Rescue
A devastating earthquake near Orleanville Algiers killed over 396 officially but likely many Europeans and locals died. Thousands were injured and tens of thousands evacuated as buildings collapsed and roads and railways were disrupted. French Algerian troops and aid rushed to the scene.
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Mediterranean
Orleanville
West Virginia Pickets Protest School Segregation. Mississippi Klan Fears Rise
Parents picket unsegregated schools in Greenbrier and Marion counties as Mississippi lawmakers push citizens councils to enforce segregation. A federal judge blocks delaying DC school integration while Mississippi considers a constitutional amendment that could end public schools. Mississippi lawmakers also bar out of state medical scholarships and set new in state scholarships at Ole Miss.
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Mississippi
Rupert
Greenbrier
Marion County
J. J. Straight
Marion
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
District of Columbia
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Federation of Citizens’ Association
Citizens’ Councils
University of Mississippi Medical School
University of Mississippi School
Ike To Meet GOP Leaders Plan Strategy In Denver
President Eisenhower arranged a breakfast with 21 GOP state chairmen in Denver to discuss how to elect party candidates to the House and Senate this November. He plans restrained campaigning and has avoided endorsing individual candidates while on vacation at his Colorado headquarters.
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Eisenhower
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Senate
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Colorado
Kindergarten Student Is Rugged Individualist
Oklahoma City report describes a five year old pupil who defied a teacher by producing a bag of peppermints to insist she need not share. The pupil, identified as a girl, challenged Mrs. Georgia Young after being told candy is shared in class. The incident highlights a stubborn stance on sharing and individuality in a kindergarten setting.
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Georgia Young
Hocking Valley
Jean Walter
Union Furnace
Columbus
Nelsonville High School
Walter
Mary Ann Laurisky
Murray City
Probe Admits McCarthy FBI Report Admis
Senators on the six member censure committee met in secret to decide whether to review the McCarthy Army hearings FBI report. Chairman Watkins announced the plan at a public session as McCarthy resumed testimony. Cohn and Juliana were said to be summoned for questioning, though schedule details varied.
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McCarthy
Senator Watkins
Utah
Roy M. Cohn
James N. Juliana
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Cohn
Juliana
Colin
Two Drivers Crash Car Into Vacant House in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD Ohio Mrs Richard Teasley 79 was driving with one foot on the accelerator when her husband 73 jammed his foot on the brake during an attempted driving lesson. The car crashed into a vacant house but neither was injured.
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Ohio
Richard Teasley
Smoking raises lung cancer risk, says US researcher
Government statistician Sidney J. Cutler of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda presented figures at an international pathology conference showing heavy smokers now 40 face a 5 to 15 times higher chance of developing lung cancer before age 80 than nonsmokers. He noted no definitive proof cigarettes cause cancer yet.
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Washington
Sidney J. Cutler
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
Cutler
United States
U S Atomic Weapons Increased During Year
AEC chief Lewis Strauss says the United States has more atomic weapons in its arsenal than a year ago. He notes rising production but declines to confirm new weapons or Russian tests, predicting possible continued tests at the Marshall Islands proving grounds next spring.
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Lewis J. Strauss
The
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United States
Strauss
U. S
AEC
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ABC
Marshall Islands Proving Grounds
Oldster Ready to Sell Beloved Model T After 30 Years
SEATTLE UP John F. Hielscher, aged 88, plans to part with his only car, a Model T, after 30 years of ownership. He cites failing eyesight and loss of license, saying he and his wife Lea have driven enough and will let go despite Henry Ford once offering a new car. Henry Ford reportedly provided service and memories rather than a replacement.
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John F. Hielscher
Eg Pee
Lea
Nears
Hielscher
Oldster
Henry
Henry Ford
Humphrey Advocates Tax Rate Changes at Toledo Dinner
Secretary George Humphrey urged future tax cuts mostly as rate reductions rather than exemptions at a GOP fundraising dinner in Toledo Ohio. He said cuts should come as swiftly as feasible but noted defense and national security costs will largely limit their size and frequency.
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Secretary of the Treasury
George Humphrey
Professional Quits Stand Atop Flagpole
DETROIT Dix ie Blandy a 51 year old professional flag pole sitter slid down from his perch above the Michigan State Fair claiming a new world record after 237 hours 35 minutes on top the pole surpassing his 192 hour Milwaukee mark from 1952 He earned 1900 for his feat and left for a hospital to treat swollen ankles.
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Dixie Blandy
Michigan
Few Things Left Man Doesn't Do for Missus
A University of Chicago professor notes husbands share most housework now. He says only child bearing and sewing remain largely male exclusive tasks. He cites that 27 percent of American wives work outside the home.
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Rome
University of Chicago
Celina Woman Died By Own Action In Drowning Verdict
In Celina Ohio coroner ruled the death of Miss Tile Sacher age 67 as death by her own action by drowning. Her body was found in a basement cistern at her home. Sheriff Bruce Barber said she had been released three weeks earlier as head bookkeeper at the First National Bank where she worked 27 years.
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Celina
Ohio
Burke Blasts GOP Forced Bender Endorsement Clash
Sen Burke accuses GOP cliques of pressuring William Saxbe to back rival George H. Bender at a Columbus Young Republicans meeting last July. He recalls Saxbe's earlier denouncement of Bender as a clown and buffoon and notes Saxbe later endorsed Bender at a Akron rally.
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William Saxbe
George H. Bender
Bender
Columbus
Saxbe
Akron
Burke
Senate
Saxhbe
Boy Killed as Tractor Upsets in Ashtabula
Eleven year old Norman Bismark was killed yesterday when a tractor he was riding upset and burned with his body pinned beneath it.
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Ashtabula
Norman Bismark
Bitter Debate Looms in UN Over Shooting
Chinese Nationalist air and sea forces pressed attacks on mainland targets opposite Formosa for a fifth day while Quemoy remained a flashpoint. US and Soviet diplomats clashed in the UN Security Council over a Friday incident near Siberia with a US patrol bomber shot down.
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Defense Ministry
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UN Security Council
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Hurricane Frightens Coast As Storm Heads North
Hurricane Fdna with winds up to 115 mph moved northward toward the mainland, centered 275 miles south of Cape Hatteras. Storm warnings extended from Myrtle Beach to Portland Maine with gale winds expected along Carolina and Virginia coasts. small craft urged to stay in port.
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Ohio group seeks ban on Kansas City truck firm
The state utilities commission asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate Riss and Co a Kansas City trucking company hauling explosives and other cargo. The Ohio panel claims the firm is not fit to operate a common carrier and cites 791 violations from 193? to 1953 plus arrests as part of its amended complaint.
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State Utilities Commission Today
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Kansas City Truck Company
Riss and Co
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Ohio
Ohio Group
Riss
Ohio Commission
Ie Group
Ex Revolutionary Says Solon Shooting Slated
A self professed former Puerto Rican revolutionary testified in federal court that Nationalist Party leaders planned to assassinate Representative Fred L. Crawford of Pennsylvania during his April 1950 visit to Puerto Rico.
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New York
Fred L. Crawford
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Bay Village Mayor Ill as Bail Hearing Opens
Bay Village Mayor J Spencer Houk is hospitalized with a nervous condition and gastric upset as bail proceedings begin in the case linked to the July 4 death of his wife Marilyn. Coroner Gerber notes interference by officials while authorities pursue the Sheppard case and the grand jury has summoned eight witnesses before Judge Blythin.
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J. Spencer Houk
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Houk
Alfred
Ouk
Samuel PR. Gerber
Frank Story
Lake Erie
Prickly Heat May Harm Adrenal Gland Findings
Prickly heat may extend beyond skin to disturb the adrenal gland according to Herbert Siutaky and Dr. Sargent from the University of Illinois. They note heat exposure plus humidity escalates bodily stress and about one percent of cases show gland disturbance. Sweat glands are implicated in worsening the condition, which occurred widely in World War II service.
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Herbert L. Siutaky
University of Ilinois
A. Sargent
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Joe
Residents of storm scarred town proud to ask for aid
Little Compton residents refuse to seek help after Hurricane Carol. Four homes lie ruined, 50 damaged, and 106 boats sunk or missing. Red Cross and town officials met to plan aid for storm victims, but only two residents applied for assistance.
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Little Compton
R. 1
Red Cross
Columbus Voters to Decide Cleanup Bond Plan
Columbus residents would vote on a $10.4 million cleanup bond issue for city slums on November 2 after the Metropolitan Committee of 100 adopted the program. The committee also backed two earlier levies and programs approved in 1945 and 1951.
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Columbus
Metropolitan Committee of
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Fall Short of Normal
The outlook shows temperatures averaging two to four degrees below normal with normal highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and lows in the upper 50s. Expect cooler conditions Saturday and Sunday, a warmer start to the week, then a turn cooler by Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Ohio Municipal League forms utilities committee
The Ohio Municipal League announced the creation of a utilities committee to study public utility regulation in Ohio and propose changes. Ralph Locher of Cleveland was named chairman, with members Dr. Ivan Alrey of Columbus, Howie of Cincinnati, Joseph Streb of Dover, Bernard K. of Akron, William M. of Akron, and Felix Mika of Youngstown.
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Ohio Municipal League Today
Ohio
Ralph Locher
Cleveland Law
Ivan Alrey
We M. Howie
Cincinnati
Joseph Streb
Dover
Bernard 8
William M. W
Akron
Felix S. Mika
Youngstown Law
Rhodes Assairs Veto of 3 Bills by Lausche
In Mountpe Li Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche vetoed three bills Rhodes called in the interest of all the people. The measures included a Wheeler BIN shifting five cents of motor vehicle license fees to township roads, a school aid bill for districts, and a bill to outlaw the Communist Party in Ohio. Rhodes addressed the Williams County Republican Club.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Frank J.lauache
Way Department
Communist Party
Rhodes
Williams County Publican Club
Phony Police Officer Beats and Robs Ohio Man
In Chesapeake Ohio a 62 year old man, identified as Oleg Wilson, was assaulted and robbed of 93 dollars after a man posing as a police officer gained entry claiming to be searching for moonshine. The incident occurred near Wilson’s home as the impersonator, described as wearing a uniform, fled after the robbery.
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