11 Reported Killed In Charleston Flying Boxcar Crash
A C119 aircraft from the 456th Troop Carrier Wing crashed near Charleston Air Force Base, hitting three houses in Liberty Park. Unconfirmed reports say 11 killed, including civilians, with survivors hospitalized. Fire prevented initial wreckage exploration.
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Charleston
S. C.P
Charleston Air Force Base
Liberty Park
456Th
18Th Air Force
North Charleston
Charleston, S.C
French Jets Strike Moroccan Tribes as Insurrection Looms
French armored columns and fighter planes hit mountain camps of Berber tribesmen around Oued Zem as 4 000 rebels clash with troops. Reports note a rising death toll possibly near 1000 in Morocco and casualties in Algeria. General Duval died in a plane crash amid the operations.
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Casablanca
Rabat
Meknes
Kasba Talda
Oued Zem
Morocco
Algeria
Kenifra
Khourigba
Raymond Duval
Cost of Living Rises Again in July
The government reports July living costs rose for the second month, with the consumer price index up three tenths of a percent driven by higher food and service prices. The July index reached 114.7 percent of the 1947-49 average, marking the largest rise since May 1954. Housing, medical and personal care costs hit new records.
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Washington
General Motors
Ford Motor Companies
Reds Free Wounded U S Airman in Korea Exchange
In the Korean neutral zone, Communist forces freed 2nd Lt. Guy H. Bumpas of Jackson Miss and handed over the body of Army Capt. Charles W. Brown of West Louisville Ky after the Aug 17 downing of their unarmed training plane. Bumpas said treatment was fair and answered questions from a North Korean officer as Allied observers watched.
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Kumhwa
Korea
Guy H. Bumpas
Jackson
Miss
Army
Charles W. Brown
Louisville
Bumpas
U. N
Harold A. Dye
Atlanta
Brown
North Korea
Trains Collide Near Buenos Aires City Limits
A fast electric express train carrying students and commuters crashed into a stationary train at a foggy Buenos Aires outskirts station. Early reports list 15 to 18 dead and 45 to 55 injured. The express carried Ward College students and other travelers. one pupil reportedly suffered shock with no confirmed student injuries.
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Buenos Aires
Ciudadla
Ward College
Eisenhower pledges aid and Red Cross drive for flood regions
President Eisenhower promised a special congressional session if needed to aid flood ravaged northeastern states and urged immediate Red Cross contributions. He spoke with six governors at Bradley Field and said federal state and local governments will act, with long term flood prevention plans including insurance. The appeal emphasized rapid action and strong allocations.
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Hartford
Conn
Eisenhower
Congress
Red Cross
Roland Harriman
Harriman
North
South Carolina
Bradley Airfield
Graf
Flood Devastation Strikes Northeastern States In Massive Cleanup
The Associated Press reports widespread floods from Hurricane Diane disrupting business across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Death tolls by state total 93 in Pennsylvania and 60 in Connecticut, with extensive job losses and industrial closures leaving thousands idle. Connecticut faces the largest damage estimates, with Ribicoff warning the bill could exceed a billion dollars as recovery lags and martial law governs Putnam amid dramatic destruction.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Virginia
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Diane
Ribicoff
Woonsocket
R.I
Worcester
Mass
Indian ambassador barred from restaurant over race claim
In Houston a supervisor asked Indian ambassador Gaganvihari Mehta and his secretary B A Rajagopalan to leave the public dining room, saying she believed they were Negroes. The incident occurred at Horizon House Restaurant amid a dispute over serving races, with witnesses corroborating the removal.
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Houston
Tex
India
United States
Mary Alley
Frank Gibler
Alley
Texas
Horizon House
Houston Post
Trying on Pants Leads Boy to Report Missing Money
Des Moines a 15 year old Donald Johnson enlisted police in a search for two ten dollar bills believed to be sold with blue jeans. His mother Mrs Palestine Johnson said the boy put the money in a jeans pocket during a return exchange and the jeans were sold before the loss could be recovered. Donald planned to buy school clothes with the money.
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Des Moines
Donald Johnson
Donald
Peak of 55 Polio Held Near in Iowa
Des Moines report says polio in Iowa is rising toward this year’s peak. Dr Ralph Heeren head of the state health department unit on preventable disease notes weekly cases reached 70 last week, with the peak expected in a week or so. Year to date total stands at 315 versus 520 the previous year and 259 in 1953.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ralph Heeren
State Health Department Division of
Hereen
State Assured of Polio Vaccine for Second Shots
Minnesota officials said Salk vaccine for the second series of anti polio shots for first and second grade children will be available in September. Dr. G F McGinnis, a health service officer, and Dr. A J Chesley of the Minnesota Health Department noted plans for second-shot administration will wait until the school year opens.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
G. F. McGinnis
Public Health Service
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
A. J. Chesley
Minnesota Health Department
Chesley
Mice Survive 115000 Foot High Altitude Balloon Flight
Ninety six mice in two gondolas survived a 110000 to 115000 foot ascent in a two million cubic foot helium balloon launched from International Falls. The load was recovered early today after a 26 hour flight.
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Minneapolis
Middle River
Greenbush
Minnesota
O. C. Winzen
Air Force
International Falls
Holloman Air Force Development Center
New Mexico
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Spring City
Tenn
Mexico City
Ambassador
Mrs. Alley
Palestine Johnson
Michigan
Winzen
Fleming Field
South St. Paul
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