Eisenhower Urges Pennsylvania Voters to Back GOP Ticket
President Eisenhower urged Pennsylvania voters to support the entire state Republican ticket in the November election. Speaking at his farm home in Gettysburg at a rally for about 200 GOP leaders and candidates, he framed the call as defending the rights of the ordinary citizen.
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Racial clash at Missouri prison erupts in riot
A major riot at the Missouri penitentiary leaves one inmate dead and 37 injured as guards and highway patrol quell the disturbance. Negro prisoners are cited in what officials call a race riot and a second flareup follows at the women's prison nearby.
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Soviet Union proposes November Big Four talks on German unity
Moscow delivered notes to the United States Britain and France offering to reconsider Western proposals for free all German elections and urging a November foreign ministers conference to discuss German reunification and European security. Molotov warned Paris agreements rearms would deny peace and pressed for a three point plan and a Europe defense face.
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Polls Indicate Democratic Lean in Several States
The Associated Press reports shifting political moods in New York Arizona Colorado and Minnesota. Undecided voters loom large as polls suggest Democratic gubernatorial chances and party shifts in several states, with New Jersey's GOP senator position also facing change.
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Boy To Go To County Home Without Dog
An unhappy 14 year old, Walter Smith Jr., may be sent to Hancock County children's home after his mother was killed. The dog Punky disappeared after being found by others in a Cleveland suburb. owner unknown. Walter’s father in Illinois refuses to decide on custody. More than 15 offers of adoption and over $141 in donations have come in for the boy.
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Romulo to Speak at Nebraska University Convocation
General Carlos P. Romulo, head of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations, will address a University of Nebraska convocation Wednesday. The event draws faculty, students, and regional observers to Lincoln.
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Von Neumann Named to AEC by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower appoints Dr. John von Neumann to a five year AEC term. The Institute for Advanced Study professor joins Willard Libby and others, creating two scientists on the five member commission for the first time. He will serve under a recess appointment until Senate confirmation.
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NBC Symphony To Honor Toscanini at Carnegie Hall
Ninety two man NBC Symphony Orchestra, reformed without a conductor, will perform a Carnegie Hall tribute to Arturo Toscanini this week. Eighty six players from the former lineup will join the program, following the conductor’s retirement last year, guiding the four selections by the concert master and principal players.
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Army Ousts 15 Former PWs
The army says it has ousted 15 GIs who were war prisoners of Chinese Korean forces for misconduct. Forty others may face court martial. 12 receive undesirable discharges and 3 general discharges. About 40 cases remain pending and four former prisoners have been tried and sentenced. Investigations screened 3200 officers and men, with 225 warranting further study and 40 remaining for potential court martial. Announcements will follow in the respective army areas.
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Auto Upturn Reduces Jobless Benefit Claims
Washington reports an employment upturn in the auto industry helped push unemployment payments to the lowest level since December. The Labor Department said 1,458,000 people received benefits in the week ended October 9, down 55,400 from the prior week and 794,900 below the February 1954 peak. Michigan-led auto activity contributed to the decline, while mid-September unemployment stood at 3,099,000 including those still collecting or recently ineligible.
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Steel Union Expels Two as Communists in Induced Action
EAST CHICAGO Ind AP The CIO United Steelworkers local 1010 announced it expelled two members as Communists, the first such move since the union’s constitution was amended at its Atlantic City convention last month barring Communists from membership.
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Fire losses fall in September says national board
The National Board of Fire Underwriters estimates U.S. fire losses for September at 64.1 million dollars, down 6.6 percent from the same month in 1953. The report notes lower insured losses and highlights regional variations across the country.
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Eisenhower to discuss economy on TV Monday night
White House says President Eisenhower will address economic conditions in a nationally televised speech Monday night, receiving the James Forrestal Memorial Medal from the National Security Industrial Association. He and Labor Secretary Mitchell push the unemployment and economy debate amid the campaign.
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Attempt To Help Air Force Private Lands Him in Jail
A 17-year-old air force enlistee from Chanute AFB Illinois, Jack Sanders, is held in Johnson County jail for car theft after police investigated a claimed roadside aid incident. Sanders allegedly started a stolen car by wiring ignition, later found listed as stolen by Kalama zoo Michigan, and waived extradition to face Michigan charges.
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Auto Wreck Victim Dies In Georgia
M. E. Ballard, 61, salesman for a Birmingham hardware firm, died after 50 hours trapped in his wrecked car along U. S. Highway 23 near Cochran Georgia. He suffered two broken arms and a fractured leg and was found Thursday by a passerby after the Tuesday crash.
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Debbie Reynolds Engagement Party Acknowledged
Actress Debbie Reynolds greeted singer Eddie Fisher at Hollywood International Airport signaling their engagement. Reynolds wore a seven carat diamond ring as photographers captured the moment while Fisher’s New York to Phoenix flight delay affected plans for the weekend party hosted by Eddie Cantor.
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Youngdahl Refuses Self Disqualification in Lattimore Case
Federal Judge Luther Youngdahl rejected U S Attorney Leo Rover's bid to disqualify him from Owen Lattimore's perjury trial. The Minnesota native called Rover's charge of bias "scandalous" and said the motion rested on an erroneous presumption of prejudice. The trial is set for January 10 with Lattimore facing questions about Communist associations.
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Knight allocates 100000 for Los Angeles smog inquiry
Governor Goodwin J Knight announced 100000 in state emergency funds Saturday to study the health impact of the 17 day Los Angeles smog. He urged continued monitoring and warned against being unprepared despite no current evidence that smog has become lethal.
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Lisbon drops subway proposal to Tagus tunnel
Lisbon officials cite scientific evidence deeming a Tagus tunnel impracticable and Public Works Minister Aarantes de Oliveira approves a bridge across the Tagus instead.
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Income in India per capita income report
The Labor Ministry reports India's per capita income averages 264 rupees per year about 55 dollars. The figure reflects nationwide earnings data across sectors and households.
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