Nationalists and Reds in Big Air Clash Near Formosa
Nationalist Air Force reports an undisclosed number of Sabre jets jumped by Mig 17s in a fierce sky battle south from Quemoy to Swatow near a major red air base. All Nationalist planes returned safely, one damaged, as unconfirmed reports say bombing runs on mainland artillery posts may resume. The clash comes amid renewed U S red China talks and Beijing warnings over intrusion into China’s 12 mile limit.
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Quemoy
Swatow
Red Air Base
American
Associated Press
Uemoy
Chou En- Lai
United States
Geneva
China
Peking
Taiwan
Formosa
U.S
Beam
Coroner to Inquire After Man Allegedly Assaulted
Sydney authorities report Coroner Letts will investigate the death of Richard Adare Langlands 29 of Narrabeen after a police assault. Langlands collapsed with a ruptured duodenal and died at Manly Hospital on August 20 following jail arrest for theft and breaking. Police and doctors are awaiting autopsy results and inquest findings.
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Sydney
Mr. Letts
Tray
Richard Adare Linglands
Mactier Steet
Narrabeen
Manly
Langlands
Nglands
Wanly Hospital
Central Police
Seatlong
Mtr
Letts
Innort
Langland
Fter
Delaney
Talks Hopes for U S China Talks in Warsaw
A Washington message expressed hope to start talks with Communist China in Warsaw within days on safeguards for Far East peace. U S Ambassador Jacob Beam was instructed to stand by for word from Wang Ping-Nan in Warsaw as the White House coordinated the outreach.
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Washington
United States
China
Warsaw
Far ‘East
U.S
Jacob Beam
Wang Ping-Nan
White House
Fettler killed in tunnel between Sydney stations
An elderly fettler, Angus Mc Millan, 61, of Annandale, was struck and killed by a train in the tunnel between Wynyard and Town Hall in Sydney. He was walking alone when the accident occurred and his body was found by a railway worker.
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Fettler
Sydney
Betwen Wynyard
Town Hall
Angus McMillan
Annandale
Korean Border Clash Reported
An American Associated Press report cites a spokesman saying a South Korean soldier was killed and another wounded near Chorwon, 50 miles northeast of Seoul on the de militarised zone front. South Korean units reportedly fired back at Chinese Communist forces. no casualty details for the Reds.UN Command declined to comment citing policy on joint investigations.
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American
Associated Press
Chorwon
Seoul
West Central Front
United Nations Command
West German rocket scientist says man could reach moon
Dr Helmut Groettrup, a leading West German rocket scientist, told Reuters he believed a man could be sent to the moon and landed alive tomorrow but cautioned that a return plan had not yet been solved. He spent seven years in Russia after the war and was compelled to work on rocket research.
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Bremen
P.reuter
Helmut Groettrup
Russia
Iceland Premier vows 12 mile limit forever
Iceland's Premier Hermann Jonasson told AP that the country will maintain its 12 mile territorial waters law forever. He said Iceland has not used arms to defend the limit but believes fishing under protection of warships is impossible, with the law in effect since September 1.
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Reykjavik
Reuter
Iceland
Associated Press
Hermann Jonasson
Britain
Jonasson
Police Allege Man Planned To Kill Dulles
Rio de Janeiro police arrest laborer Alberto Santos Moura who allegedly planned to murder U S Secretary of State Dulles during his visit. Moura claimed to have two dynamite bombs but refrained to avoid bystanders and fear of hitting Brazil’s President Kubitschek who accompanied Dulles.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.S
Mr. Dulles
Rio
Alberto Santos Moura
Moura
U.K. Press Hails Rocket Success at Woomera
British newspapers hail the Black Knight test at Woomera with praise for space progress and calls for political backing to fund a British satellite. Coverage notes expert interest in the nose cone and reentry heat, and signals UK plans for the Blue Streak missile program with hopeful timelines for 1960.
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Woomera
Britain
Daily Mail
Stevenson Pugh
Russia
America
Daily Express
Mr. Jones
Jones
the Express
London Daily Telegraph
Soviet Union
Telegraph
Daily Sketch
Adelaide
Black Knight
Joosting
Australia
Tractors and Cars Burn in Mascot Garage Fire
A blaze at the Bedford Cartage Co garage in Henley Street Mascot destroyed twelve trucks and two cars. An employee moved two trucks to safety before flames forced him to flee the one storey building.
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Sydney
Bedford Cartage Co
Henley Street
Mascot
Curfew Enforced After Abortive Venezuela Revolt
Caracas imposed a curfew after an Army revolt against the Larrazabal Junta government. The measure, from 1 p.m. to 5 a.m., aims to aid capture of snipers at large. Royal casualty figures cited by hospital officials: at least 23 dead and 108 injured amid protests before loyal troops quelled the unrest.
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Caracas
Venezuela
P-Reuter
Larrazabal
Marcos
Dr. Queveda
Perez Jiminez
British
United Press
Trebes
Junta
Attacks Fail In Lebanon Reported On Beirut Night
AAP says assassins opened fire in Beirut wounding Lebanon's chauffeur of President Chamoun and exploding a bomb aimed at Premier Sami Solh. The blast hit nearby gendarmes and shook a taxi and its passengers, who escaped serious injury.
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New York
Monda
A.A.P
Assassins Rock
Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Kmer
Sami Solh
American Associated Press
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Quemoy Beach
Quemo Hospital
U.S. Navy
Peking Radio
Foreign Office
Eisenhower
National Security Council
A.C.T
Ex-Navalmen’s Association
L. J. Ivey
N. J. Anderson
N. Murray
A. Cowie
D. Blake
Adamant
Dulles
U.K
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