Police chase escapees in Russell County after Bristol jail breakout
Police closed in on three fugitives in the mountains about six miles north of Castlewood Virginia after a six man jailbreak in Bristol. Two others recaptured and one man found dead, with a 19 year old woman and a 15 year old boy charged with aiding the escape. The remaining fugitives include Robert L. Swann L. C. Hobbs Thomas B. Holder and Charles Murphy. John Swift was found dead near Bristol from a heart attack.
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Bristol
Castlewood
Bristol, Tenn.Va
Russell County
John Stover
Nancy Dillard
North Carolina
Robert L. Swann
Weaverville
N. C
L. C. Hobbs
Thomas B. Holder
Burlington
FBI
Charles Murphy
Galax
Benjamin Franklin Moore
Carolina
John Swift
Martinsville
Virginia
Swift
Senator Walter F. George in critical condition
Doctors in Vienna Georgia report former Senator Walter F. George's heart condition has improved but warn of possible brain complications. The 79 year old diplomat is under care at home after a June 12 Emory Hospital checkup and treatment.
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Vienna
Walter F. George
George
Eisenhower
NATO
Georgia
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta
South Georgia
Credit Buying: A New American Revolution Revealed
The Daily Telegraph announces a three part feature starting tomorrow titled Were Up To Here In Debt And Love It detailing the rise of consumer credit. Economists note staggering totals and outline the pros and cons of time buying with numerous often overlooked facts.
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Daily Telegraph
British Move By Foot In Oman
British troops moved into Muscat and Oman to assist the pro British Sultan in quelling unrest. Ground forces with machineguns and armored cars advanced toward Nizwa while Highland and Cameronian units arrived in Ibri and nearby forts. RAF jets continued air strikes and a major truck destruction was reported near Nizwa.
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Oman
Manama
Bahrain
Arabian Peninsula
Ibri
Hoffa's Plan To Unite Unions Draws Alarm
Senate questions Hoffa plan to fuse all transportation unions into a single federation. McClellan and Goldwater warn a national transport empire could become a super government while Hoffa seeks to lead a three million strong Teamsters delegation to Atlantic City.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Senate
Die
Victor Riesel
New York
Afl-Cio
Atlantic City
AFL
CIO
High School Girl Saves Four From Lake Ontario
Wendy Urquhart, 15, earned her fourth water rescue of the year in Hamilton Ontario. She dragged 3 year old Larry Doyle from Lake Ontario near Burlington Beach and revived him after 25 minutes of artificial respiration. Earlier saves included Barbara Ziendenburg, 14, Sharon Chiswell, 14, and Bonnie Aiken, 16.
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Hamilton
Ont
Wendy Urquhart
Larry Doyle
Lake Ontario
Burlington Beach
Wendy
Barbara Ziendenburg
Burlington Canal
Sharon Chiswell
Bonnie Aiken
Janet
Special Session Opens With New Kanawha Delegate Appointed
Gov. Underwood convenes the extraordinary session in Charleston on Monday to fix Korean bonus legislation. Leonard H. Barnett, London teacher, fills Elizabeth Hallanan’s Kanawha County House seat through Nov. 30, 1959. Senate Republicans shift Handlan in for Swearingen. Carr Jr. succeeds his father in the House. The session also reviews governor appointments and bond refinements for the Korean veteran bonus program.
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Charleston
Underwood
Leonard H. Barnett
Kanawha County
House
Barnett
London
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
Kanawha Republican Executive Committee
Kanawha
Senate
Parkersburg
Joseph M. Handlan
Andy Swearingen
Paul J. Carr Jr
Hinton
West Virginia
Armel Financial
West
Dulles Challenges Soviet to Open Skies Inspection Plan
Secretary of State Dulles returned from London disarmament talks and urged the Soviet Union to join Western nations in opening wide geographic areas to aerial and ground inspections. He said the plan could curb surprise attacks and ease armament burdens, awaiting Moscow's careful consideration.
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Washington
Dulles
London
Russia
West
White House
Eisenhower
U. N. Disarmament Subcommittee
Europe
North America
Soviet Union
Rede
Valerian Zorin
British firemen lose engine while quelling corn field blaze
Sherborne England August 3 firemen and their $15000 engine were called to extinguish a small blaze in a corn field. The engine caught fire and was destroyed.
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Sherborne
England
Defense Post To P G Head
Neil H. McElroy, 52, Ohio soap maker and Procter & Gamble president, was reportedly under active consideration for a high government post. He was linked to succeeding Charles E. Wilson as defense secretary, though officials warned no decision had been made.
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Washington
Neil H. McElroy
Ohio
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
McElroy
Wilson
Eisenhower
John B. Hollister
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Procter & Gamble Co
Cincinnati
White House
Pentagon
Wisconsin Woman Dies In Curtain Rod Accident
A 68 year old Wisconsin woman died after her throat was cut by curtain rods while climbing through an upstairs window to enter a locked summer home with her husband. She jabbed herself while wriggling inside after returning from a Dodgers Braves game and later collapsed.
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West Bend
Wis
Erna Weyland
K. G. Weyland
Milwaukee
Khrushchev to Visit East Germany Aug 7
The Soviet government announced that Communist party chief Nikita Khrushchev will begin his visit to East Germany on August 7. Premier Nikolai Bulganin is not part of the 12 man party traveling with him.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
East Germany
Nikolai Bulganin
Khrushchev
Britain
India
Billy Graham Offices Entered By Burglars
Burglars broke into the Billy Graham New York Crusade offices on August 3 and stole about $200 in cash and $1,800 in negotiable checks from the fifth floor office at 165 W 46th Street. The theft occurred between 1 30 a m and 9 a m while the offices were closed.
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New York
Billy Graham
New York Crusade
Graham
W. 46Th St
Newspapers Create Big Fuss Between Jordan And Syria
Damascus reports Jordan threatened to sever relations or use force unless Syrian newspapers stop a Jordanian campaign. Syria called the ultimatum a screen to hide long planned attacks. Jordanian foreign minister Samir Rifai delivered the notice to Syria's chargé d’affaires in Amman on July 31.
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Damascus
Syria
Jordan
Samir Rifai
Ahmed Rahby
Amman
Rifai
Israel
Neighbor Revives Lad Found Drowning
DETROIT August 3 Mrs Wilhelmina Simpson 32 revived a 17 month old neighbor boy by breathing into his maquth after he was found blue and unconscious from a plastic wading pool. Fire department rescue squad arrived with an inhalator and Richard Mills woke up. He was taken to a hospital where physicians said he was fine. Mrs Mills found the boy face down in 18 inches of water in the backyard pool and cried out for help.
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Detroit
Wilhelmina Simpson
Fire Department
Little Richard Mills
Civil Rights Bill Dead Says GOP Chief Martin
President Eisenhower opposed the Senate civil rights bill and House GOP leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. declared the legislation dead for this session. Administration officials said Eisenhower found the Senate version unworkable and would not back House acceptance.
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Richard Russell
D-Ga
Spessard Holland
D-ia
Russell
Dixie Group
Senate
Civil Rights Bill Dead
GOP
Martin
Washington
Eisenhower
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House
Congress
Heat and storms sweep nation amid record heat and chaos
A weekend of extreme weather prices the East with heat and storms. Baltimore hit 100 degrees tying a 1931 Aug. 3 record while the South and Atlantic coast sweltered in the 90s. Chicago endured a violent storm dropping 16 degrees and flooding streets, with a 1.45 inch two hour rain and widespread power and boat damage. Miami saw hail and wind while Tampa reported heavy rain.
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Chicago
Mercury
Baltimore
South
Atlantic Coast
Boston
Lake Michigan
Tampa
Fla
Miami
Coconut Grove
Prison release leads to confession in Golden Gate Park rape case
In San Francisco police report, Melvin Bakkerud 21 confessed to the July 20 rape of a 19 year old nurse in Golden Gate Park. He admitted possessing a torture kit including handcuffs a butcher knife and razor found at his home. Rexinger 23 previously claimed innocence while detained for parole violation.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
McKlem
Melvin N. Bakkerud
John Rexinger
Bakkerud
Rexinger
San Quentin
John Lonergan
Lonergan
Bakerrud
Bakekerud
McKlen
Dist. Atty
Thomas C. Lynch
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Laurence F. Sinclair
Persian Gulf
Sinclair
Jimmy’ Roberts
Malaya
Cyprus
RAF
Nizwa
G. Milton Kelly
Robert F. Kennedy
United Automobile Workers Union
Max Chester
Retail Clerks Union
Kennedy
Chester
UAW
Johnny Dio
Samuel Goldstein
Teamsters Local 239
Senate Committee
Elmer David Bruner
Ruby Miller
Huntington
Bruner
Herb Little
Dems
By John M. Hightower
Defense Post
P&g Head
Wisconsin
Germany
Lad
Weather Bureau
Oregon
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