Chinese Release First Two of 22 Yank Civilians
Hong Kong reports two American civilians freed by Red China, the first of 22 promised to release. Robert Rickett, former U.S. Marine language officer, confessed espionage after arrest in July 1951. He said he spied during the Korean War era and praised both Chinese and American Red Cross. He was released after four years and spoke briefly at Hong Kong border.
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Hong Kong
Red
China
United Ert
Seattle
Erasie
Age Rica
Algey Chien
Fu Jen University
Peiping
Rickett
U.S
Adele
U. S. Mine Corps
Father Rigney
Charles H. Vath
Father Vath
Richard Tomlin
Amerian Red Cross
Red Cross
Prospectors Trapped in Old Mine Near Georgetown
GEORGE TOWN Colo I S Bureau of Mines experts plus more than 100 volunteers fought to rescue two Kansas uranium prospectors Glenn Dew 33 and Melvin LeBlow 45 trapped in an ancient shaft near Georgetown The men last seen Thursday afternoon followed Geiger counters into a rotted timber tunnel about 35 miles west of Denver Two companions escaped Dew and LeBlow are believed dead from lack of oxygen after hours inside the shaft Officials noted an old cave in and rotted supports while a miner Willie Porter reported tracks from the two extending into darkness The shaft reportedly extends 6000 feet into the mountainside and oxygen tanks were to last about four hours The rescue effort continued with oxygen masks and crawling attempts by miners as officials assessed the dangerous conditions The article also mentions Cyrus Eaton announcing the Nashville Coal Co acquisition for 16 million dollars in Cleveland terming it a separate development
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Georgetown
Colo
Bureau of Mines
Glenn Dew
Melvin LeBlow
Ulysses
Kan
Denver
Kenneth E. Hickok
Ernest P. Stubblefield
Clear Creek County
James Scera
LeBlow
Idaho Springs
Cole
Willie Porter
Stubblefield
Hickok
Dew
Navy Draft To Start In November For Naval Manpower
Washington reports the Navy will begin a selective draft in November to replace retiring Korean War enlistees. A monthly quota starts at 1000 men, added to Army drafts to reach about 20,000 calls by next summer. Navy draftees will serve two years, enlistments remain four years.
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Washington
Hart
Navy
Freight Train Cars Derail in Bucyrus Ohio
A Fort Wayne division freight train between Fort Wayne Indiana and Crestline Ohio derailed 26 of its cars in Bucyrus Ohio at 2 10 am causing delays. No injuries were reported by railroad officials in Columbus.
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Columbus
Chicago
Points East
Bucyrus
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Ind
Crestline
Pennsylvania
Disarming Plans Told To President In New York Talks
Harold E. Stassen reported to President Eisenhower on UN disarmament talks in New York. Soviet attitude toward inspection proposals at Geneva grew out of the Geneva Four conference with discussions on expanded UN inspection of military establishments. White House aides said the briefing reflected ongoing developments, not a single new breakthrough, amid criticism from Democratic figures.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
United Nations
Geneva
United States
Russia
Murray Snyder
White House
Stassen
New York
Ir ‘Snyder
George M
Los Angeles
Milllionaire
Accused Robbers Seen In Jail Break Try
Two men accused of robbery attempted to break out of a county jail by forcing a cell door with a paste made from soap. Police described the plan as violent and foiled. one related incident involved an Ironton magician.
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Anuntu
Lorretta Janse
Chesapeake
Josemary Young
Burlington
Huntington Hospital
South “Point High School
Huntington
Aze J. Bryant
Emmet Russe
Cleveland
Jayne
Ironton
Abe Dogan
A. Sa
County Jail
Msallers
Zanesville Tile Rift Delayed for Pow Wow
Negotiations continue today between the Mosaic Tile Co. union and management at two Zanesville plants after a 21 hour extension of the strike deadline was requested by M R Anderson of the U S Mediation Service and granted. No wage details disclosed.
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Ganeovie
Thwo Mosaic Tile Co
M. R. Anderson Ofu. S. Mediation Service
Jecto
Corre
Elusive Elephant Escapes Capture In Charlotte Hunt
In Charlotte North Carolina a long aerial hunt for Vicki the elusive elephant intensified with bulldozers digging traps and volunteers aiding. The animal dodged three would be captors including handler Smoky Strickland while dozens of police and officials coordinated efforts. If unsuccessful the spectacle may prompt outer help from John Ringling North and could end in the elephant’s destruction.
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Charlotte
N.C
Vicki
Meckleburg Fanty" Board of Commissioners
Jack Partlow
Part
Partlow
John Ringling North
Vick
Smoky Strickland
Board of Commissioners
Craig Lawing
Cty
Porlice
Move On To Beat CIO On Jobless Pay Hiking
Ohio lawmaker Horace W. Troop says he leads a statewide group formed to defeat a CIO backed bill to raise unemployment benefits. The Ohio Information Committee with 400 members argues higher benefits reduce work incentives and cost more than current wages. The CIO seeks a $50 weekly max for 39 weeks. Troop previously chaired hearings on the CIO bill.
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Cio
Columbus
Horace W. Troop
R-Franklin
Ohio Information,” Committee
OIC
Itsaia
SS Oeecasy
Ohio Farm
Federation
D. R. Stanfield
ICIO
Troop
House Industry and Labor Committee
Parade and festival mark county event sponsored by Junior Chamber
Yesterday OMEROY namely crowds gathered for the Neal Meigs County Festival sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Spectators watched a parade with winning floats, a speaking program, fireworks, dances, and a queen coronation. Photos and side stories followed on pages 6 and 7.
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Omeroy
Omobiles
Neal Meigs
Junior Chamber of Commerce
End of Ohio Bell Strike Reaches Agreement
An agreement ended the Ohio Bell Telephone Co strike by the 16 000 workers who walked out at 6 am local time. Picket lines were set at 175 exchanges across the state except Cincinnati and Hamilton. Details of the pact were not disclosed.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Tcket
Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Parties Even On Spending On Federal Campaign Funds
National committees matched spending nearly dollar for dollar in the three months ended Aug 31. The Democratic National Committee spent 200,780 while the Republican National Committee spent 200,077. GOP receipts totaled 24,468 versus 173,983 for Democrats, yielding surpluses and deficits in different orders. Reports filed with the clerk of the
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Clouse
National Committee
Apent
Republican National Committee
Nuch
Lim
GOP
Democratic Committee
Ness
Peron Crushes Revolt Suppressing Argentine Factions
President of government declares revolt by army and navy crushed across interior Argentina. Rebels reported at Cordoba Arroyo Seco Entre Rios and Curuz Cuatia. 100 civilians arrested as plotters. One death, martial law extended, planes observed but no decisive outcomes.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cordoba
Argentine
Arroyo Secon
Entre Rios
Buenos
Curtra-Cuatia
Arroyo
Peron
Belgrano
I Douario
Ac.com
Ity
Ition
Santa Fe
Juan‘ Parena
Corlaode
Boxer
Enen ‘Ives
Plaza| E Stave
Pelae
Bobcats open 1955 season with 6 0 win over Youngstown
Ohio University Bobcats opened the 1955 college season with a 6 0 victory at Youngstown University. The lone score came in the third period as the teams clash for the season opener.
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Ohio University
Bobcats
Youngstown University
Youngstown
Husband Mrs Markell Charged After Wife’s Death
Investigators said Mary Frances Markell, 45, died of gunshot wounds a week after an argument over divorce papers. Husband Markell was released on $1500 bond on a shooting with intent charge and pleaded innocent at arraignment as police plan to confer with the prosecutor.
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Mary Frances
Markell
Wednesdday
Markwell
Youth Charged in Killing Foster Parents in Ohio
Kenneth Bowman, 17, of Eaton Ohio, is charged with murder and arson in the deaths of foster parents Harold C. Bowman 49 and Maybelle Bowman found in a burned wreck near West Alexandria. Bowman, who was wounded but escaped, is held for observation as investigators test for strangulation and kerosene evidence. The couple had adopted him at age two and also had another adopted son, Raymond.
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Ane Eurned
Foser
Harold C. Bowhan
West Alexandria
Maybelle
Kenneth Bowman
Bowman
Floyd Spitler
Throuth
Donald J. Ziegel
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Robert B. Zipf
Montgomery County
Crime Laboratory
London
Farm
Bowman Farm
Spitler
Bowmans
Kenneth
Raymond
Miami Fla
University
Hard Fight Faces the Hard Fight in 1966 Campaign
Gov. George M. Leader of Pennsylvania, speaking at Democratic fundraisers in Los Angeles, says if Eisenhower runs in 1966 he will be a candidate on his own record. Leader condemns smear campaigns while urging normal two party contest. He frames the political battle as a test of the nation’s leadership and resilience.
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Los. Angeles
George M. Lender
Baenmower
Eisenhower
O S Talufes
United States
Painter Slips From Scaffold Catches Then Falls Again
A 33 year old painter from Levitown Pennsylvania slipped from a 100 foot scaffold during Delaware River bridge work at Edgley. He first grabbed a rope, then slipped. A makeshift safety net curbed the fall and he survived with minor injuries.
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Painter
Robint Boyance
Levittown
Edgely
First Ohio squirrel season casualty reported near Mount Vernon
Sheriff reports 60 year old George Frost of Bellevue as the first casualty of the Knox County squirrel season. Donald Gillard, 39 of Canton, said he heard a noise while tinting and fired his 12 gauge shotgun wounding Frost in the arm shoulder neck and face about 20 miles southeast of Mount Vernon on opening day.
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Mount Vernon
Knox County
George Frost
Bellevue
Paul M. Cochran
Donald C. Gillard
Canton
Frost
Marine Group Approves Pension for WWI Veterans
The Marine organization approved a plan granting three month pensions with restrictions for World War I veterans. The action, passed by the veteran relief committee, aims to support elder veterans with wartime service, despite existing limitations.
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Marine Group
ST. Louis
Marine
May Chuckle: Is your boyfriend really dumb as they say
May humor notes a lighthearted cartoonish line about a boyfriend misreading a football letter, with a playful miscommunication between Thad and his companion. The item captures a dated joke style typical of the periodical humor page.
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Thad
Rail unions threaten nationwide strike over wage and health wants
A nationwide rail labor dispute nears action as 12 unions seek a 7 cent an hour wage rise and full health welfare costs. An AFL official says an emergency board may be appointed and a Chicago meeting is set to push talks with the Western Railroads and other groups.
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Chicago
AFL
George Leighty
Leighty
St. Louis
Eisenhower
Sig ‘Weewan
Association of Western Railroads
Rairoads
East German Premier Goes to Moscow for Talks
Premier Otto Grotewohl of East Germany arrives in Moscow with a government delegation to begin negotiations with the Kremlin. The visit follows West German Chancellor Adenauer’s talks, as the Soviet Union signals recognition of East Germany as sovereign and moves to establish diplomatic ties with Bonn. Bulganin’s absence and illness are noted as talks proceed with other delegations including Finland.
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Moscow
Otto Grotewohl
East Germany
Kremlin
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Bulganin
Aden
Woman Completes 1800 Mile Appalachian Trek Toward Katahdin
A hiker trudges through rain toward Mount Katahdin after leaving Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. She aims to complete what may be the first solo female Appalachian Trail journey of this length within weeks. Yesterday she covered 12 miles and crossed the Kennebec River in a canoe paddled by two forest rangers.
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Gatterday
Etta
Fort Oglethorpe
Mount Katahdin
Kennebec River
GM Workers Idle at Fisher Body During 1966 Model Change
About 16 percent of hourly workers at GM Fisher Body in Cleveland will be idle next week for a change-over to 1966 models. They return to work Sept. 26 and do not qualify for the new supplemental layoff plan taking effect in June 1966. In Hamilton, Ohio, Meetworkers ended a strike against Hamilton Foundry and Machine Co by accepting a new contract offered by the company.
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Cleveland
General Motors Corp
Fisher Body
Hamilton
Hamilton Foundry
Mar? Thine Co
Five Day Forecast Passes Through Mild Temperature Outlook
A weather note shows temperatures will average 410 degrees above normal with a normal maximum around 75 to 79 and a normal minimum of 54 to 56. The pattern calls for a warm weekend, a cooler start to the next workweek, and possible thunder showers Monday or Tuesday.
Nixon Tour Hints COP Starting Its Campaign
Nixon begins a 1986 campaign swing with a speaking tour that will touch Indiana and Missouri, blasting farm price supports and criticizing the Eisenhower era policy. He plans remarks at the National Plowing Contest in Wabash and at a GOP gathering in Indianapolis, with stops in St. Joseph and Columbus tied to farm policy and international affairs. The trip signals a broader push to energize farm counties as Nixon and Republicans aim to expand support in key states.
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Nixon
Wabash
Ind
Indiana
Leonard W. Halli
Benson
Eisenhower
Congress
St. Joseph
Ilo
Missouri
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Nashville Coal Co
Meigs County
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Vick 16
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Ebe
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Eee
Elsonville
Point Pleasant
Vomeroy-Middleportia Tealevision
Stanfield
Ted W. Brown
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Bonn
Soviets
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Olf
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