Freighter-Tanker Collision Sparks Inferno Above Manhattan Bridge
A Swedish freighter and an oil tanker collided in darkness on the East River around 12:25 a.m. The tanker Empress Bay sank after flames lit the river and burned the Manhattan Bridge. Three missing, 37 hospitalized, 11 uninjured. Coast Guard closed the river. photographer William Finn died of a heart attack while covering the disaster.
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Gadsby Defends Adams in House Committee Hearings
Securities and Exchange chairman Edward N. Gadsby tells the House committee there is no shred of evidence that Sherman Adams received favors from Bernard Goldfine. He notes the agency has prosecuted two Goldfine companies for irregularities in Washington.
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Roger Dreyer heads Iowa 4-H Boys Clubs
Roger Dreyer, 18, of Fenton was elected president of the state 4-H Boys Clubs. He has six years in 4-H and previously led Kossuth County 4-H clubs. Other officers named include David Nichols, Merrill Oster, and James Howard. Guy L. Noble will join as honorary member. The 4-H short course at Iowa State College ends Thursday. Also notes travel of Oscar Boose, Mrs Gena Brown, and Helen Nissen Lester to Atchison, Kansas.
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Weather outlook fair with cooler south and east
Fair through Thursday with a low Wednesday night around 38. High Thursday near 63. Cooler conditions spread across the south and east Wednesday night. A further outlook shows continued fair weather and rising temperatures Friday.
Local Driver Fined for Leaving Accident Scene
Frank C. Skipton, 22, of 911 Poplar, was fined $15 and costs in justice court for leaving the scene of a property damage accident. A chrome fragment led patrols to identify his 1956 Chevrolet involved in a collision with Ervin Witt’s 1941 Ford on West Tenth Street near Witt’s home at about 2:30 AM. The Witt car sustained about $50 damage and the Skipton car about $33. The car was later found in a Maryville garage being repaired.
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Attack on state school reorganization plan challenged
Buchanan Township School District filed a suit in Page County District Court challenging the legality of a state law based reorganization. The county board had sustained 23 objections and overruled 37 others in forming the South Page Community School District affecting 16 districts and three high schools.
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Volcano Eruption Kills 22 in Kumanoto Japan
Aso volcano near Kumanoto in southern Japan erupted without warning killing 22 people and injuring 28. The 5225 foot crater spewed rocks and ash over about two miles destroying several small buildings and remains a major tourist site near Asu National Park.
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Rowdy Soviet Mob Demonstrates At U.S. Embassy
A crowd of over 1,000 Russians gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow shouting and throwing objects, while about 150 Soviet policemen kept order. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson said peaceful assembly is allowed under their system.
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Redstone Makes Successful Trip
The Redstone ballistic missile completed a highly successful space test at Cape Canaveral. The 63 foot Chrysler rocket could deploy with combat troops within months and may carry a manned flight in early proposals.
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Two-Car Crash Injures Twelve Near Carroll
A Tuesday night collision at the 71 and county road intersection near Carroll injures twelve people from two families, the Raymond Kasperbauer of Gray and Bernard Willenborg of Carroll, with victims hospitalized.
Road Signs May Cost Iowa Millions for Interstate System
Iowa's State Highway Commission eyed a multi million dollar cost for interstate signs and markings as it prepared to let the first sign contract. The plan covers Council Bluffs Des Moines Sioux City and Davenport areas with materials and reflections debated by state officials. The panel sent staff to Texas to study Dallas area sign work and meet with the Texas chief engineer. The commission also approved the Chinaton Bridge Commission budget and learned the Muscatine Bridge Commission will seek a government loan to accelerate a new Mississippi bridge. Kansas City engineer W W Buck said 80 percent of 1958 interstate funds in Iowa had been obligated by June 1.
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Trucker’s Family Fund Grows After Tragic Crash
In Santa Barbara California AP six weeks ago Russel C Moore 31 died when brakes failed on a grade. He stayed with the runaway truck guiding it through eight crossings to save pedestrians but perished leaving a wife and four children. A News Press account spurred donations totaling about 13000 dollars.
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Salan orders wide release of prisoners in Algeria
Gen Raoul Salan urged military governors in Algeria to release as many political prisoners as possible for a Muslim holiday starting Thursday. The move aims to win the trust of Algeria's millions of Muslims before municipal elections and a constitutional referendum this autumn.
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Goldfine-Adams inquiry erupts in heated hearing
Washington AP The Goldfine-Adams investigation devolved into a sharp clash as SEC chairman J Sinclair Armstrong faced House subcommittee questions. Armstrong, ex SEC chief and Navy official, was ordered from the witness stand by Chairman Oren Harris amid allegations of SEC influence by Sherman Adams. The panel prepared to move to other witnesses while probing possible favors to federal judges.
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Mercury Tumbles in Iowa Weather Drops To Record Lows
The Associated Press reports a cold snap across Iowa with temperatures dipping to record lows in several cities. Spencer logged 41 degrees while Des Moines 47 and Waterloo 48. Fort Dodge Sioux City Council Bluffs Mason City and Burlington also posted notably low readings. Forecasts predict lows between 38 and 44 degrees tonight.
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Injury fatality in two car crash near Waverly
Joseph T. Pyper, 66, of Hagmpton died at University Hospitals after a two car collision in Waverly on Saturday night. His wife, riding with him, escaped injuries. The other driver, G Bruch of Waverly, suffered only minor injuries.
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Missile Work Halted For Third Day
Detroit Michigan United Auto Workers pickets jammed traffic at the Chrysler missile plant for a third day. Cars eight miles long blocked entrances while pickets jeered police and restrained motorists. Two pickets were held for disorderly conduct as UAW President Walter Reuther sought action to place the local under administration.
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Sad Franksport man killed by car backing up
In Frankfort Kentucky 65 year old Lew Alileidpe was struck by his own car as he backed from a garage. The vehicle rolled forward repeatedly injuring him with four broken ribs and witnesses pulled him clear before stopping the car.
Russians Take Moonlight Cruise Beyond Restricted Philadelphia Waters
Two Soviet scientists visiting for a chemical engineers’ jubilee toured eight miles outside the Philadelphia naval base, violating a 4 mile restricted zone. The outing drew attention as US Soviet exchanges lock arms over access and security.
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Huckleberry Finn
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Institute of Chemical Technology
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Simon Volkovich
Moscow University
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Two Injured in Car Crash North of Grant
Carl Kronberg and Mae Kronbors, both 20 and from Guthrie Center, suffered injuries when a 1955 Pontiac left USTh north of Grant, tipped onto its side after a rear tire blew out. Kronberg received head wounds and hip bruises while Mae Kronbors had back injury and hip bruises. The Iowa patrol report cites loss of control near Clarence Tibbenworth on Route 71.
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Singer Kay Starr sues fourth husband for divorce in Los Angeles
Kay Starr files for divorce from George Alo Mellon claiming cruelty. The case centers on dissolution from the wealthy real estate magnate, with Starr citing marital strain and grounds for the suit.
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Kay Starr
Dasorce
George Ao Mellon
Coleman
Twelve year old submits space proposal to send man aloft
Jonathan Orovitz, a 12-year-old seventh grader from New York City, has submitted to the National Science Foundation a plan to shoot a man into space for two weeks and return him alive. A Pentagon scientist calls the proposal unworkable, noting the boy’s familiarity with technical terms and his rocket experiments.
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Baby Drowns In Mop Bucket In Nashville Home
Albert Hurt age one tumbled from a bed into a mop bucket of water and drowned in his Nashville home. His mother Mrs. Albin Hurt, 17, said she paused while cleaning and, returning ten minutes later, found the infant head down in the bucket beside the bed. It was his first birthday.
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