Riot Breaks Up at St Louis City Workhouse
Police used tear gas to quell a prisoners riot at the St Louis city workhouse where inmates burned mattresses ripped plumbing and smashed windows. Over 100 officers contained the outbreak to one cell block as a blaze was put out. two senior officers were injured in an auto crash en route.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis City
Harold E. Baynes
James Chapman
George Parker
Col
I. A. Long
Board of Police Commissioners
Prisoners Fail to Reclaim Cells During Disturbance
A total of 250 prisoners were in the block with 200 remaining in cells as a disturbance occurred. Fifty inmates escaped their cells when a guard attempted to return a work detail to the cellblock.
United States Faces 340000 Classroom Deficit Says NEA
The National Education Association warns that U.S. public schools are short about 340 thousand classrooms. The estimate highlights needs for school building programs and targeted funding to expand capacity across districts.
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The
National Education Assn
United States
Douglas Plans Jet Transport for Transcontinental Service
Douglas Aircraft Co announces a jet transport fully jet powered to cross the United States in four hours and reach across the Atlantic in sixty four hours. The DC-8 aims for passenger service with 80 to 125 seats and speeds over 550 mph with first deliveries to airlines in 1959. Boeing followed earlier with the 707, a multipurpose jet intended for civilian and military use.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Co
United States
Atlantic
Donald W. Douglas
Douglas
America
Boeing Airplane Co
Seattle
Diem Vows Liberation Drive Against Hoa Hao Rebels
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem pledged to liberate west Viet Nam from Hoa Hao rebel forces in a nationwide address. He reported the army’s assault on Generals Tran Van Soai and Le Quang Vinh Bacut was progressing, with about 20 000 troops pushing Soai into a 275 square mile area southwest of Saigon and a third of Soai’s 5 000 men reportedly surrendering. Government sources say operations extend west of Saigon as the army tightens its offensive.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
West Viet Nam
Diem
National Army
Hoa Hao
Tran van Soai
Bacut
Soai
Tennessee Governor Sees Democratic Victory In 1956
Governor Frank G Clement predicts a landslide national win for the Democrats in 1956 at a Chicago fundraiser. He criticizes Eisenhower as aloof and argues for party loyalty, while Adlai Stevenson weighs a possible return to the presidency. Stevenson praises Chicago Mayor Daley's tenure.
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Chicago
Frank G Clement
Tennessee
Eisenhower
Cook County
Democratic Organization Workers and Boosters
Democratic Party
Adlai E. Stevenson
Clement
Illinois
Stevenson
Richard J. Daley
Fisenhower
White House
Texas Family to Test Underground Shelter
A Houston family of four with two children will spend three days inside an underground bomb shelter in a civil defense drill starting tonight. John R. Christmas his wife and their children Stanley 13 and Mary Lou 11 are among 200 volunteers. the shelter offers 113 square feet of space with a six to nine foot ceiling and external contact only via emergency intercom.
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Houston
Tex.s
John R. Christmas
Stanley
Mary Lou
Christmas
Private Swimming Pool Gains Popularity for Backyards
The article notes a shift from pools as luxury to common backyard features. It outlines installation options including poured or sprayed concrete, steel panel walls, and fiberglass resin panels, highlighting costs and accessibility for homeowners.
Graham Draws 21 590 in Paris
In Paris Billy Graham’s five night revival neared completion with total attendance of about 21 500. A Baptist spokesman reported 1 396 decisions for Christ and 417 responded to the altar call from a roughly 7 000 crowd.
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Paris
U.S
Billy Graham
Christ
Britain
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