Three Die In Gulf Of Alaska Earthquake
In a southeastern Alaska quake centered in the Gulf of Alaska three people died and two are missing. Victims included Jean Welsh Walton of Bellingham and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tibbles. Orville Wagner and his wife aboard the Suamore were missing near Juneau.
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Juneau
Alaska
Yakutat
Gulf of Alaska
Here
Jean Welsh Walton
Bellingham, Wash
Icy Straits
Orville Wagner
Elfin Cove
Lituya Bay
Gulf
Cross Sound
Icy Strait
Hope Wanes For Mouse in Space Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL AP report says hope fades for recovering a nose cone and a live mouse passenger after a Thor-Able ballistic missile flight, with telemetry ships near Ascension Island and no further word 15 hours after launch. The mission aimed to test stages for future moon probes and a first lunar shot within a month.
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U. S
Ascension Island
Africa
Air Force
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Atlantic
Cowboy Romeo Is Given 3 Years
Raymond Headspeth a Nevada dude ranch cowboy who eloped with Barbara Fox Doubleday’s money was sentenced to three years. He pled guilty to interstate transportation of money belonging to her and agreed to return about $186,000 along with a $9,000 sports car a watch and jewelry.
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Miami
Raymond Headspeth
Nevada
Barbara Fox Doubleday
Headspeth
Annulment of Bergman Rossellini Marriage Delayed
In Rome a prosecutor's appeal delayed the annulment of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini after the Rome first district court had ruled the eight year marriage ended. Judge Mario Elia noted the appeal stops finality until the hearing.
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Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
First District Court
Mario Elia
Political Discord Costly to Sisters
Adolph Heimbeck 84 cut his sisters Hazel and Katherine from his will for opposing his politics. He left the estate to a nephew, citing their support of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and taxes as grounds. Heimbeck died July 1 in a $16.50 monthly tenement flat after seven years there.
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New York
Adolph Heimbeck
Hazel
Katherine
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Heimbeck
Guesswork Over In Meter Reading
Columbus notes end of guessing in meter reading as Wayne L. Helphenstine resigns after being charged with guessing at readings instead of personal checks.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Wayne L. Helphenstine
Chuckles on bells and the knockers
A lighthearted quip notes that most knocking is done by people who cannot ring a bell, turning a simple observation into a playful aside about manners and competence.
Stalinist to Slavs Dont Forget Nagy
East Germany’s Walter Ulbricht warned Yugoslav leaders they risk the fate of Imre Nagy if they pursue independent communism. He opened the East German party congress with a belligerent attack on revisionism and U S influence while pledging to improve normal relations with Yugoslavia.
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Walter Ulbricht
Khrushchev
Kremlin
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Socialist Bloc
Nagy
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Ulbricht
Imre Nagy
Tito
Congress
U.S
America
Ledge prisoner saved after five days on canyon ledge
Husky John Sanders survived on a mountain ledge for five days with little food and water after his friend William Garver fell to his death. Sanders credits a sleeping bag and a homemade kite for attracting rescuers. army mountaineers lowered him to safety and he walked three miles to an ambulance.
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Col
John Sanders
William Garver
Albuquerque
Garver
Sanders
Don Bewley
Colorado
Carolyn
Bowles Nominee Without Primary For Connecticut Congress
Former Gov. Chester Bowles won the Democratic endorsement for Connecticut's Second District with attorney Leo Flaherty bowing out of a primary and pledging support. Bowles defeated Flaherty 54 to 14 in the party convention, clearing the path against Republican Horace Seely Brown.
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Rockville
Heavy Rainfalls Sweep Southwest Iowa Cities
Scattered showers and thunderstorms moved across southern Iowa Wednesday night, dropping over an inch in many places. Clarinda reported the heaviest at 2.03 inches, with Oakland 1.68, Hamburg 1.60, Leon 1.40, Council Bluffs 0.94, La Monte 0.64, and Logan 0.50 inches. The Weather Bureau forecast continued thundershower activity through Thursday night in southern Iowa and across much of the state on Friday. Cedar Rapids logged 78 degrees at 2 p.m. with a 62 degree overnight low after a high of 84 the previous day. A trace of rain was recorded in the city by noon Thursday.
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Clarinda
Oakland
Hamburg
Leon
Council Bluffs
Lamont
Logan
Weather Bureau
Cedar
Hotel Bills Tied to Three Republican Senators
Washington hearings detail hotel bills totaling 674.86 for Senator Payne of Maine 339.71 for Senator Cotton of New Hampshire 248.59 for Senator Bridges of New Hampshire. Bills cover 1954 to last April and were paid by Bernard Goldfine.
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House
Bernard Goldfine
Payne
Maine
Cotton
N.H
Bridges
Senate
G.O.P
Goldfine
Ike Canada In Accord on Defense Unit
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Diefenbaker agreed to form a U S Canadian cabinet committee on continental defense to supplement existing bodies. Details on meetings and chairmanships were not fixed, with talks of alternating venues and swapped secretaries of state. They also pledged broader cooperation on trade with Communist China and safeguards against surprise attack.
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Ottawa
Eisenhower
Diefenbaker
Joint Defense Board
Washington
U.S
James Hagerty
China
Ford Motor Co
West Liberty Boy Dies in Iowa Road Crash
A two year old from West Liberty, Mark Heick, was killed when the feed truck he rode in veered off a bridge abutment on Ranch Club road near Highway 218. His parents, Robert L. Heick and Shirley Heick, were hospitalized with injuries.
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Ranch Club
Highway 218
Mark Heick
Cedar Rapids
Robert L. Heick
Shirley Heick
Mark
Young's Estate Tops 8 Million
Newport RI AP Robert Young railroad magnate and New York Central chairman left an estate of 8,367,237 dollars after his Jan 25 suicide in Florida. Inventory lists 470,000 in bank accounts, 1,540,000 in government bonds, about 5,750,000 in stock, and 1,575,000 in notes payable to him including large sums from his widow and William Zeckendorf.
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Newport
Robert Young
Young
Florida
New York Central Railroad
Marine Midand Trust Co
New York
William Zeckendorf
Archie's Having Window Trouble
BILLINGS AP In June 7 hail smashed Arch ie Green s Bil lings home and he replaced them After a July 2 hailstorm he again replaced the glass A workman cleaning debris with a vacuum caused gravel to fly across the street Green says he is replacing 11 more windows
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Billings
Archie Green
Green
American Airmen Describe Armenian Hostility After Shootdown
Maj. Bennie A. Shupe recalled Armenian peasants nearly lynching him before he identified as American. Col. Dale Brannon said five crewmen faced rough treatment after bailouts. four landing with the plane were not molested, and overall authorities were considerate. The incident followed a June 27 C 118 shootdown near Soviet Armenia as MIGs engaged the aircraft. weather and off course deviation triggered the encounter, with the crew later treated and interrogated by Russian authorities in English.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S
Soviet Armenia
Bennie A. Shupe
Shupe
Dale D. Brannon
Brannon
Brandon
Col. Brannon
Armenia
Luther W. Lyles
Savoy
Texas
Little Rock Case Set for August 4
ST. LOUIS AP reports the U.S. circuit court of appeals set August 4 to hear an appeal from an order suspending pension at Little Rock's rival high school for 30 months.
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U.s.circuit Court of Appeals
Little Rock
Riral High School
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