Caribbean Brews 5th Hurricane Near Virgin Islands
A new tropical hurricane, the fifth of the season, formed in the Caribbean about 200 miles southwest of Havana. It raced northwest with winds near 127 mph while forecasters warned of possible north or northeast movement as warnings were issued for the Florida Keys and western Cuba.
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Havana
Cuba
Atlantic
Navy
Grady Norton
US Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Norton
Florida Keys
Antigua
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
National Observatory
Pinar del Rio
US Gulf Coast
Panama City
Florida
British West Indies
Isle of Pines
Douglas Kills Rumor Of Retirement Soon
Washington Sept 1 Lewis Douglas denied retirement rumors stating he will return to London after conferences on free nation collaboration. He will travel to Arizona for a rest and may be accompanied by Mrs Douglas en route to New York. He plans to resume his London post around Sept 20 to attend meetings of western foreign ministers and the Atlantic Council in New York.
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Lewis Douglas
London
Truman
Douglas
Arizona
New York
Britain
Atlantic Council
Germany
West Germany
Bonn
Third Reich
Blood Donor Demands Return of His Blood
Detroit man Fred Hagen insists on getting his blood back from former employee Ernest G. Callender who owed back wages. Hagen says he donated two pints to Callender's wife last year and will not pay until his blood is returned. He denies any obligation to repay the wages.
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Detroit
Fred Hagen
Ernest G. Callender
Hagen
Callender
New Member Probable On Education Board
The State Board of Education will consider appointing a new member following the death of Dr. George Morgan of San Antonio, the district 21 representative. The vacancy opens after his passing and the board will review candidates at its Monday session.
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State Board of Education
George Morgan
San Antonio
Western Powers Plan New York Talks on Russia Threats
Western foreign ministers Acheson Bevin and Schuman prepare for a three day meeting in New York starting Sept 12 to review potential flashpoints with Russia. agenda items include Far East, Austria independence, UN issues, Middle East defense, Korea, West Germany, and NATO relations.
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Russia
New York
State Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Korea
Germany
Arctic
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Far East
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
Formosa
Austria
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Africa
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Iran
Greece
General MacArthur
Britain
France
Gen. MacArthur
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Asia
North Atlantic Treaty Council of Deputies
West Germany
Red China
Peiping
Mao Tze-Tung
Alaskan Defenses Put On The Alert
Anchorage reports a strengthening of Alaska anti-aircraft defenses with new gun positions slit trenches and guncrew shelters around bases and key installations. Anti-aircraft crews stand ready to react at a moment’s notice as fortifications form a secondary defense against potential enemy paratroopers or bombers.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Prince Philip Sets Sail as New HMS Magpie Skipper
Prince Philip, lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy, departed by King George VI plane for Malta to assume command of HMS Magpie a 1430 ton anti aircraft frigate. He spent a month’s leave with Princess Elizabeth who is recovering from the birth of Princess Anne on August 15.
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London
Prince Philip
Royal Navy
King George
Malta
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Anne
17 Year Old Admits Killing Brother With Scissors
A 17 year old boy in Wamego Kansas confessed to murdering his 45 year old brother Delbert Downey with a stove poker and scissors. He buried the body in the parents garage after the July 23 slaying and burned the victim’s clothes. Police say about $3000 was stolen from the brother, some used to buy a Buick convertible in Topeka. He is held for further questioning. an autopsy was planned.
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Kan
George Prinz
Pottawatomie County
Gary Richard Downey
Delbert Downey
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Gary
Kaw
Downey
Gary Downey
Topeka
Prinz
Westmoreland
Ochoa Maintains His Innocence
George W. Ochoa a Laredo customs broker facing two Texas murder charges in the McAllen and McKenzie killings denies guilt in an Ultimas Noticias interview. He remains in a Mexican prison awaiting extradition while saying he would face US courts if sent. He notes life in prison is dull and asserts Mexican citizenship complicates extradition.
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Mexico City
George W. Ochoa
Texas
Ultimas Noticias
Ochoa
Laredo
Mexico
Henry D. Whittenburg
McAllen
James Lindsay
McKenzie
Tenn
Mexicali
Baja
California
Oil Field Worker Dies After Fight
C F Chapman a 40 year old Snyder oil field worker died in Lubbock Hospital after a 15 minute gun battle and slugging match with Post city marshal M C Holland deputy sheriff and Garza County farmer Charles Propst who were chasing him after tips he carried a pistol. In the melee Holland grabbed Chapmans weapon and all three exchanged gunfire before Chapman was fatally wounded.
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Chapman
Holland
Mrs America Plans Return To Spouse In San Diego
Mrs Frances Cloyd 24 a mother of three announced reconciliation with her husband and withdrawal of the divorce suit. Mrs America Inc of New York filed suit against her personal agent Al Rogers for breach of contract seeking 40 percent of profits from use of the title won in Asbury Park last September.
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San Diego
Calif
America
Frances Cloyd
America, Inc
New York
al Rogers
Coporation
Ex-Ag Department Officials Face Contempt Challenge
Three former Agriculture Department employees Abt Kramer and Witt refuse to answer if they are Communists and challenge the House Un American Activities Committee. Representative Francis Walter labels them contempt targets as they invoke self incrimination in the 1948 testimony context tied to the Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers case.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Congress
John J. Abt
Charles Kramer
Nathan Witt
New York
CIO
Lee Pressman
Alger Hiss-Whittaker
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Neighbors Stop 16 Year Old Scientist Rocket Workshop
Oklahoma City police broke up a 16 year old Classen High junior Charles Albert Rey's backyard rocket experiments after neighbors complained. In a detached garage a mostly built 11 inch aluminum rocket and a guided missile workshop were found awaiting a field launch. He learned rocketry from books and a six year old chemistry set and planned a large field test in a few days hoping for a swoosh rather than a bang.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Albert Rey
White Sands
C. C. Miller
M. L. Pooler
Charles
Seven airmen die in C119 crash near Parsons Tennessee
Seven airmen from Seward Air Force Base died when a C119 Packet troop carrier crashed during a routine navigation training flight near Parsons Tennessee. Two crew members survived. Parsons is a small Decatur County town about 90 miles from Smyrna. Names will be released after next of kin notification.
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Smyrna
Tenn
Parsons
Seward Air Force Base
Decatur
Tennessee
Rockdale Public Schools Open September Sixth
Rockdale public schools will officially open on September 6, superintendent C. M. Selman announced.
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Rockdale
C. M. Selman
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