Edith Slowing Over Atlantic Path Uncertain
Edith the hurricane slowed its forward motion over the Atlantic with 80 mile per hour winds. At 5 p.m. EST the Miami Weather Bureau placed the center about 950 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras and 1 050 miles east of Miami, with movement toward the northwest at 5 to 8 miles per hour. Air Force hurricane hunter instruments recorded a cool eye and a calm center about 50 miles across, while forecasters warned of erratic movement and possible rapid change. Ships in the area were advised to exercise caution.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Atlantic
Miami Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
N. C
En O
Weather Bureau
Air Force
Corden Dunn
Dunn
Soviet urged to push surplus farm sales to Russia
Dean W. Lambert and a Nebraska delegation said a large Soviet market exists for surplus U.S. farm products and urged active government efforts to sell lard and fats there. They praised soil richness and scientist training but criticized central planning and low farmer rewards, noting Russia uses far less farm labor efficiently.
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Washington
Russia
W. W. Lambert
University of Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Lambert
National Press Club
Benson
U.S
Soviet Union
Press Club
Hersholt Slated for Minor Operation
Danish born actor Jean Hersholt aged 69 was admitted to St. John's Hospital Santa Monica for a minor operation. He is expected to recover and be released by Sunday according to his physician.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jean Hersholt
St. John's Hospital
GOP Rally Unites Virginias At Glenwood Park
Republicans from West Virginia and Virginia gather at Glenwood Park for a large daylong rally starting at 11 a.m. with speeches music and picnics. Organizers expect at least 1,500 attendees and top GOP leaders from both states are slated to attend.
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Gop
Virginias
Glenwood Park
West Virginia
Virginia
Pajama Party Joke Blasts Injure Two Youths In Ill Noose
In Galesburg Illinois a dynamite blast meant to scare a pajama party guests injured two youths Gene Cooper aged 18 and John Roger Everly aged 20 from Parade City. Everly was blinded and lost an arm while Cooper suffered a mangled hand both taken to Cottage Hospital in fair condition.
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Galesburg
Ill
Gene Cooper
John Roger Everly
Parade City
Hugh Erwin
Marilyn Tucker
Ralph Tucker
Erwin
Cooper
Everly
Tucker House
Tucker Yard
Cottage Hospital
Fried chicken rally draws crowd at Glenwood Park
Hundreds gather for the outdoor Republican Old Time Camp meeting and political rally at Glenwood Park with Clarence Wooten, Raleigh County 4-H Club agent, in charge of frying and selling the chicken for a minimum price.
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Glenwood Park
Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
4-H Club
Big Republican Camp Meeting Draws Speakers From Two States
Word says a large Republican gathering will occur today at Glenwood Park with speakers from Virginia and West Virginia. Notables include Walter S. Hallanan J O Lakin Cecil Underwood John Dyer Sherman Ballard Frances Stubblefield and J Livi Dill on. The event is described as the largest state wide outdoor Republican meeting in West Virginia with a musical program by Fred Pennington and his hillbilly band and stations WHIS will provide arrangements.
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Cecil Underwood
House of Delegates
Sistersville
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
GOP
Robert H. C. Kay
John Dyer
Sherman Ballard
Peterstown
Frances Stubblefield
National Committee
Galax
J. Livi Dillon
Pearisburg
West Virginia
Fred O. Blue
Bluefield
Blue
Earby
Bland, Giles
Tazewell
Fred Pennington
L Barnette
WHIS
Bill Blake
Republican State Committee
W. L
Stubby
Senate to Probe Ladejinsky Case on Security Risks
A Senate subcommittee will hold public hearings next week into the Eisenhower administration handling of security risk charges against Wolf Ladejinsky a land reform specialist. Testimony will include Milan D Smith and J Glen Cassity from the Agriculture Department. The panel will also review Abraham Chasanow case in the Navy hydrographic office.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Wolf Ladejinsky
Ladejinsky
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Foreign Operations Administration
State Department
Indochina
International Cooperation Administration
FDA
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Agriculture Department
Milan D. Smith
J. Glen Cassity
United States Offers Security Guarantees for Middle East Frontiers
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles announced a U S plan to provide formal security guarantees for borders between Israel and Arab states. He spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations, urging UN backing and potential multilateral treaty action to prevent forceful changes to frontiers based on 1949 armistice lines.
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New York
United States
Middle East
Israel
Presiden Eisenhower
Gantes Tary
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Dulles
We United Nations
Council On Foreign Relations
Bus Hits Embankment Killing One Airman
A Bryan Texas Air Force Base baseball player died and 14 others were critically injured when their bus blew a tire, smashed an embankment, and trapped passengers. Initial reports of burns were corrected as an engine fire was contained. hospital officials withheld the name awaiting Bryan Air Force Base confirmation. The crash occurred 342 miles from Mt Enterprise, Texas, about six miles north of Cushing.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Bryan
Air Force Base
Bryan Air Force Base
Mt. Enterprise
Cushing
West Sets Up Disarmament Talk Strategy
At the United Nations in New York on August 26 the United States and Western allies prepared for new Geneva disarmament talks. Harold Stassen met with Britain France and Canada to plan strategy while inviting the Soviet delegation to lunch. Arkady Sobolev was named Moscow’s permanent delegate, and Stassen will chair negotiations with Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. remaining US delegate.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Geneva
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Canada
U. N
Stassen
U.N
Arkady Sobolev
Moscow
Kremlin
Sobolev
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
Anthony Nutting
Jules Moch
Paul Martin
Soviet Union
Nutting
Eden
London
Europe
Guilty Plea in Slaying of Wife Over Custody Case
Billy Strickland of Wilmington, North Carolina, pleaded guilty in Knoxville City Court to murdering his wife minutes after she won custody of their four year old son. The judge called the crime premeditated and Strickland was remanded without bond to the Knox County Grand Jury.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Billy Strickland
Wilmington
N. C
David
Charles G. Kelly
June
Strickland
Kelly
Gay Street
Gay
Knox County Grand Jury
John M. Kelly
Morocco Sultan Signals Plan to Hold Throne
In AIX LES BAINS France Premier Edgar Faure closes Moroccan crisis talks with signals that Ben Moulay Arafa may be eased from the throne despite his reluctance. Faure and a five minister committee spent the week seeking a French backed settlement in Morocco.
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Morocco
Faure
Aix Les Bains
France
Edgar Faure
Te Ben Moulay Arafa
Feure
Moulay
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Madagascar
Gilbert Grandval
Grandval
Paris
Democratic Independence Party
Istiqlal
Istiq- Faure
France Forces Rebels To Quit Morocco Uprising Endgame
Casablanca Aug 3 French troops backed by tanks and planes pressed a cleanup drive in central Morocco. In Khenifra 5000 to 60000 Berbers surrendered while in Oued Zem 80 Europeans were massacred. Unofficial tallies place weekend deaths well over a thousand as Moulay Ben Youssef’s status and a new Moroccan government scheme swirl toward Paris.
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Casablanca
Khenifra
Atlas Mountains
Oued Zem
Mohammed Benoussef
Ouf
Morocco
Associated Press
Antoine Franchi
Roger
Miquel
Top GOP and Demo Solons Back Tax Cuts Next Year
Senate Finance Committee leaders from both parties endorse tax cuts for next year as elections loom. Byrd cautions against premature action while George and Millikin push for reductions tied to spending retrenchment and a balanced budget outlook. Eberharter notes hope for bipartisan support in a political year.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
George
D-Ga
Millikin
R-Cole
Eberharter
D-Pa
House
Ways and Means
Tax Writing Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Congress
Treasury
Vienna
West Virginia Warmer Weather Expected This Week
Huntington dispatch reports the Weather Bureau forecasts warmer West Virginia weather through Wednesday with temperatures rising three to five degrees above normal. Expect generally fair conditions with possible showers Tuesday or Wednesday as northern areas average around 70s and southern areas near 80 degrees.
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Huntington
West
Moody Says Deal Offers No Choice
Southern coal producers sign with United Mine Workers on a 2 a day wage rise plus 15 cent hour raise September 1 and 10 cent April 1 lifting basic pay to 20.25 dollars. Moody cites no option but to accept as operators sign across Indiana Illinois Virginia West Virginia and beyond. fear of higher costs and market loss stated.
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Washington
Southern Coal Producers
United Mine Workers
Northern
UMW
John L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Assn
Indiana
Ilnois
Buchanan Coal Interests
Illinois
Virginia
West Virginia
Alabama Commercial Mines
Assn
Johnstown
Buchanan Group
Old Ben Coal Corp
Processing Corp
Dixiana Mines
Mississippi River
Union Representaee
Aiden
Jes
Moody
United Mine Workers of America
Office of
Association
Walter Thurmond
Pocahontas
Williamson Field
Greenbrier Smokeless Coal Operators Assn
Logan Coal Operators Assn
Airman and Wife Say Troubles Now History at Resort
Airman Daniel Schmidt and his wife Una tell San Francisco Call Bulletin they have no more problems after his return from captivity. Schmidt debates re enlistment or study in Montana wildlife technology while Una plans to return to Portland with their son Sy. The couple seeks privacy as they recover from two years as a prisoner and the Air Force discharge process approaches.
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San Francisco
Daniel Schmidt
Oregon
Call-Bulletin
Schmidt
Pease
Montana mM
Delaire
Ore
Howard C. Hayden
Una
Ray
Alford Fine
Korea
Red China
Portland
Conan
Sypany
Bolling Field
Washington, D.C
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Mother Nature
Massachusetts
Southbridge
Mass
Mary McCay
Pla
Barbara Davey
Nassau
National Union
Council of the Throne
Independnse
Aseey
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