Typhoon Faye Ravages Okinawa Killing and Missing
Typhoon Faye battered the Okinawa base area with 146 mph winds causing at least 11 deaths and 17 serious injuries. One hundred eleven missing and 2,200 homes destroyed as damage hit Naha Kadena and Marine air wings. No American fatalities reported though debris injuries occurred.
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Naha
Okinawa
Red China
Okinawa Star
U. S
Kadena
Marine Air Wings
U. S. Air Force
U.S
Ryukyus Army Hospital
Car Crash Kills Two In Lake Wilson Area
A car with two farming couples struck a parked oil tanker on Highway 91 near Lake Wilson. Victims Henry Martinson and Mrs. Garrit Postuma, both 30s and from Lake Wilson, died from neck injuries. Postuma and Mrs. Martinson were hospitalized with injuries. The tanker was unoccupied and parked for the night by a contractor. The deaths raise the state toll to 454 for the year.
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Associated Press
Highway
Lake Wilson
Henry Martinson
Garrit Postuma
Murray County
Postuma
Slayton
Faubus Address Set for 9 Tonight
New York AB C will carry Gov. Orval Faubus address on the Little Rock integration situation. The speech will be televised nationally at 9 p.m. CDT and aired on radio at 9:05 p.m. CDT.
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New York
American Broadcasting Co
Orval E. Faubus
Little Rock
Hoffa Urges Delay in Senate Testimony on Union Probe
James R. Hoffa asked through counsel that the Senate Rackets Panel postpone further testimony until after next week’s Teamsters convention in Miami. The panel planned to decide after a midday recess. Leyhan testified to alleged $1,500 payments to Hoffa as restaurant owners denied involvement by Karsten and Reading.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Hoffa
George Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Minneapolis department store head denies aiding Connelly
Benjamin Dranow of John W. Thomas Department Store in Minneapolis told St. Paul reporters he advanced 2500 to Sydney Goff for Gerald Connelly’s defense, saying he only ran an errand and expected repayment. Dranow, hospitalized since Sept 19 for a heart condition, said he might testify in about two weeks as doctors deem him too ill to travel now.
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Minneapolis
Benjamin Dranow
Gerald P. Connelly
Senate
Washington
Dranow
John W. Thomas
Connelly
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sydney W. Goff
St. Paul
Goff
Burned Boy Roger Johnson Wins $45,000 Jury Verdict
In Minneapolis the 11 year old Roger E. Johnson received a $45,000 district court verdict for burns from a wiener roast incident in July 1952. The jury also awarded $6,165 to his father Emmett Johnson for medical expenses against Clement F. Scully Construction Co. and Walter D. Giertson Co. Evidence showed an unused paving machine near the scene with gasoline in its tank. a youth drained some fuel, dropped it, and a stumble ignited fumes, burning Roger.
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Minneapolis
Roger E. Johnson
Hennepin County District Court
Burns
Emmett Johnson
Clement F. Scully Construction Co
St. Paul
Walter D. Giertson Co
Roger
Storm Heads to Aid Fire Fight in Klamath Forest
In Yreka California a northern Pacific storm moved toward the region offering relief to hundreds of volunteers battling a fierce forest fire in the Klamath National Forest.
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Yreka
Calif
Pacific Coast
Klamath National Forest
Little Rock Officer Quits After Integration Clash
Tom Dunaway, a 27 year old Little Rock policeman and Central High School alumnus, removed his badge and uniform amid protests as nine Negro students entered the school. He cited friends and family as he left, with a hat passed for him and photographers recording the moment. Dunaway, a former Golden Gloves champion and athlete, said he would seek work to support his wife and children and that southern residents might accept peaceful integration.
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Pennsylvania
William J. Myers, Jr
Levittown
Myers
Thomas D. McBride
Louis Wechsler
KKK
AP Photofax
Little Rock, Ark
Tommy Dunaway
Central High School
Dunaway
Central High
Memphis
Tenn
Little Rock Junior College
Northern Pacific reports record net for August and year
Northern Pacific Railway posts a 1919 high net income of 13,115,334 led by an August record net of 4,076,714. President Robert S. Macfarlane announced the results today.
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St, Paul
Northern Pacific Railway
Robert S. Macfarlane
Dust Blamed in Albert Lea Elevator Blast
Fire chief says a dust explosion may have caused the blast that toppled a wall of the Donovan Inc grain elevator in Albert Lea Minnesota injuring three men Marvin Peterson Virgil Adams and Fred Behr Glenville customer treated for superficial burns as a truckload of corn was transferred into the 85 foot high structure A follow up fire was quickly put out by firefighters.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Joe Spark
Donovan, Inc
Marvin Peterson
Virgil C. Adams
Fred Behr
Glenville
Ike to Discuss Integration With Southern Governors
National headlines describe a tense Little Rock scene as six Negro students enter Central High under Army guard. An impersonator was arrested near the school with a rifle and revolver. Troops escort the students as Arkansas Governor Faubus prepares a radio television address.
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Texas
Little Rock
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Arkansas National Guard
Eisenhower
Faubus
Little
Teamsters Face Cleanup Ultimatum From AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a 30 day cleanup ultimatum to the Teamsters amid fears of a major split in organized labor. James Hoffa faced potential suspension as his Miami Beach convention bid for president loomed, while John English warned against hasty action that could harm unions. An identical ultimatum targeted the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union.
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Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio High Command
Afl-Cio
James R. Hoffa
The
International
John F. English
Teamsters
English
Executive Council
Hoffa
Miami Beach
Dave Beck
Bakery and Confectionary Workers International Union
First Miss Minnesota May Be 2000 Years Old
Minnesota experts say the Otter Tail County skeleton nicknamed First Miss Minnesota is likely 4000 to 5000 years old. Found in 1981 during Highway 30 work near Pelican Rapids, the teen girl drowned and was buried in silt from glacial Lake Pelican. Carbon 14 dating and artifacts including a dagger remain point to nomadic origins rather than a ritual burial.
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Minnesota
Otter Tail
University’s Museum of Natural History
Wisconsin
Pelican
Pelican Rapids
Gulf of Mexico
Nine Little Rock Negro students attend Central High with Army guard
After a first full day in class with white peers nine Negro pupils report no jeers or insults. Minniejean Brown says whites are curious about them yet unsure how to act while Melba Pattillo describes an exciting day with minimal incidents. Elizabeth Eckford recalls sitting with a few classmates.
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Little Rock
Ark
Minniejean Brown
Little Rock Central High
U.S. Army
Minniejean
Melba Pattillo
Melba
Elizabeth Eckford
Jewelry Heist On Park Avenue Net $100000
Two men robbed a Park Avenue jewelry store opposite the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, fleeing with jewelry valued at $100,000. The attack took place today as passersby watched, authorities said.
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New York
Park Avenue
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Eisenhower Sets White House Talk With Southern Governors
President Eisenhower schedules a Tuesday White House meeting with a regional governors group to discuss school integration in Little Rock and broader desegregation issues. He may end his Newport vacation for the talks, with no decision on troop removal yet.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Washington
Little Rock
Ark
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Collins
Sea Island
Central High School
101St Airborne Division
Newport White House
Ike
Draft Board Quits in Protest of Troops
Five members of the West Carroll Parish draft board resign amid the Little Rock integration crisis. They declare they will not assist in calling local youths into service for the federal troops action. They compare Hungary protests to Soviet backed suppression and condemn the troop deployment.
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Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish
Little Rock
Raymond Hufft
State
Selective Service System
Hungary
Soviet Union
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John Leyhan
Latin Quarter
Robert F. Kennedy
Leyhan
Miami
Ted Karsten
Detroit Restaurant Guild
Kartsen
Garrett L. Reading
By Clifton Wells
Tommy
Susan
AIR Force
Little Rock Central High School
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Geological Survey
Universal-International Studio
Hollywood
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