Labor Day highway tolls rise as nation limps home
United Press reports Labor Day traffic deaths mounting toward a new record with 380 total fatalities to date, California leading with 31 deaths. A severe crash near Fulton, Indiana, killed five, while derailment near Bucyrus, Ohio, injured 29. The text also includes a poem praising the working man by Ken Woodman.
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Quiet Labor Day in Baytown with few accidents
Baytown police reported a quiet Labor Day weekend up to noon Monday with no major fatalities. The blotter noted scattered incidents including a shooting, drunkenness, burglaries, minor auto accidents, and several stolen items, with no serious injuries reported beyond a few hospital stays.
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Baytown
Reds Free Three Americans
Oklahoma City report notes three American men were freed after a municipal incident last week. The brief mentions injuries and other workers affected, with limited readable details and a reference to ongoing disruption along an Arab border region. Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser apologized for an attack that threatened a precarious cease-fire on the Gaza border.
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Pravda Attacks Nixon Over Cold War Relaxation Push
Pravda denounces U S Vice President Richard Nixon as influenced by ill reactionary circles aiming to derail Geneva era détente. Radio Moscow broadcast the critique in London with claims of anti USSR agitation inside the United States. The piece accuses Nixon of embodying intolerance and assaulting Soviet leaders while praising progress toward reduced tensions and mutual trust at Geneva.
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Sun Spots and Church Meetings in Local Notes
Altar Society of St Joseph and Circle at St Mark's Methodist schedule Tuesday gatherings. Baytown Civil Air Patrol cancels Monday meeting. staff assembles at 7 p.m. Grass fire reported on Gresham Street. no other calls. St Mark's Methall Church women plan 3 p.m. Wednesday annex meeting with Hartman as speaker. Mrs James F Jackson travels to Swainsboro Ga for her father Harry H Thompson's funeral with her children Virginia Jim and Mary.
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Alabama
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Cedar Bayou
Swainsboro, Ga
Harry H. Thompson
Virginia
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Around Town Notes From the Community
Circulation of town news includes Mrs Louise Jones seeking a bicycle pump while Mrs H N Love returns from hospital. Nancy Gould travels to town after waking early. Sue Jones enjoys Labor Day golf. Johnny Chandler rests after work. L A Milner returns from vacation to re enroll daughters Yvonne Geri and Tiane in school. Don Elms reads in a local drug store. Bill Pixon mentions a Beaumont victory. Donnie Andrus flirts with his 5 Mr Filrey awaits the school day. a child enters Lamar first grade.
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H. N. Love
Nancy Gould
Sue Jones
Johnny Chandler
L. A. Milners
Yvonne
Geri
Tiane
Don Elms
Bill Pixon
Beaumont
Donnie Andrus
Filrey
Lamar
Strong quake rocks San Francisco area
A powerful earthquake struck the San Francisco area with tremors lasting about ten minutes starting at 7 01 pdt on Sunday. No loss of life was reported though chimneys toppled and windows shattered in San Jose and San Francisco as residents fled outdoors and landmarks swayed.
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Hibernia Bank
Kids Return To Classes Wednesday In Baytown
Baytown schools resume with registration for the 1455.50 form on Tuesday afternoon and first classes Wednesday morning. More than 9000 district students are expected, with sophomores registering at Robert E. Lee High School from 8:30 to 11:01 and juniors from 7:45 to 9:30. Buses will operate.
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Robert K. Lee
I L Kellogg rites today in Highlands on Monday
Funeral services for Trvin Ti Kellogg, 61, longtime Baytown Humble Oil engineer and school trustee, will be at 4 pm Monday at Highlands Methodist Church with Rev. TL PL Kendrick officiating. Burial at White Cemetery near Highlands. Survivors include wife Beulah and nine grandchildren. Kellogg died suddenly last Saturday at his Highlands home.
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H. C. Lindsey
Chicago
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Man Goes Berserk On Train in Minneapolis Death
An elderly Canadian man named John W Moorhouse on a Great Northern train bound for Chicago went berserk Sunday and jumped to his death as the train passed through St Limis Park in Hennepin County.
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Great Northern
Chicago
Americans Freed From Soviet Camps After Seven Years
Berlin report says three Americans Wilfred Kumis Michael Feingersch and Frederick Charles Hopkins were released by Soviet authorities and handed to U S officials at Karlshorst They appeared healthy and suntanned and were taken to MP headquarters then a hospital for inspection Three others Dutch and Danish citizens also released by the Soviets with names not immediately available.
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Super Sabre Sets Sights On Thompson Trophy Speed
PHILADELPHIA P An Air Force F-L00C Super Sabre jet aims to prove speed in the Thompson Trophy final day of the National Air Show. Horace A. Mines, 30, of Fayetteville now in Renards California will pilot the sole entry in the 15 to 25 kilometer time trial over a measured course. Officials say the mass produced plane capable of supersonic speed recently surpassed 800 miles per hour in level flight and hope for a new record.
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Eisenhower Says U S Workers Labor In Dignity On Labor Day
President Eisenhower hailed U S workers as laboring with dignity and receiving fair pay in a Labor Day message from the White House. He emphasized unity among Americans from all backgrounds and religions as part of the national effort.
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Hissenhower
U.S
Labor Day Remarks Stir Red US Political Tensions
President Truman and labor leaders spar over labor policy on Labor Day. Democrats push pro labor stance while Republicans cite rising unemployment and age bias debates. Truman questions administration indifference to workers welfare amid political uncertainty about the 1956 Democratic candidate.
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Ring of Accused Killers Threatened Lynching Death Case
GREENWOOD Miss UPK rattles alleged two accused wolf whistle slayers at the county jail amid threats of lynching over the death of a 14 year old Negro boy. Sheriff George Smith said a local Mississippi National Guard battalion was mobilized for sentry duty after anonymous threats of an attempt to get the white man with rifles. Authorities say two accused kidnapers, Roy Afilam and Milan, were charged and later released. the body believed to be that of the boy was found in a river in adjacent Telinhatchie county. Grand jury to meet in Suraner to consider murder charges. Sheriff Strider said murder evidence was scant against Bryant Milan and he disputed the plot claim by the National Association for the Advancement of ita People.
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Floods Hit South Texas as Tropical Storm Approaches
Brownsville and surrounding areas brace for the seventh tropical disturbance of the year. Forecasters warn of heavy rainfall, high winds up to 75 miles per hour, and potential flooding along the Devils and Pyen Kehoe rivers. Officials urge residents to seek shelter as several counties report rising water and beach erosion at Mission and Port Isabel.
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