Heat Wave in Midwest Cracked by Cool Front
A cool air mass ended a second major Midwest heat wave, dropping Milwaukee to 100 to 63 in Charles City, Iowa, and Des Moines winds to 70 mph. Three deaths in Detroit were reported as New York faced rains and 60 mph winds and floods in the East.
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Midwest
Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Mercury
Iowa
Charles City
Winterset
Des Moines
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
mid-Appalachian Mountains
Albuquerque
Two Tropical Disturbances Reported From Yucatan to Bahamas
Brownsville and Miami weather bureaus tracked two easterly waves stretching from Jamaica to the Bahamas and from Yucatan to 400 miles east of Brownsville. Forecasters noted no current signs of a tropical cyclone, though one wave could bring more rains to the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Brownsville
Miami
Yucatan Peninsula
Bahamas
Jamaica
Caribbean
Atlantic
Yucatan
Gulf of Mexico
John Hagan
Cuba
Turks Islands
Showers Expected Across Texas With Scattered Thunderstorms
The weather bureau forecast thundershowers across Texas, though widely scattered with no pinpointed hit. Rain totals varied from eight inches in the Lower Rio Grande Valley to smaller amounts in Midland, Beaumont, and San Antonio. Temperatures were expected to rise slightly from recent days with highs near 99 locally and lows around 60 to 80.
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Weather Bureau
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Midland
Beaumont
Presidio
Wichita Falls
Victoria
San Antonio
Laredo
Cotulla
Alpine
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Watering established lawns effectively reaches roots
Guidelines advise applying at least one inch of water when an established lawn is watered so moisture penetrates to the grass roots for maximum benefit.
Flood Devastation Threatens Northeastern Towns
Disease looms as flood waters recede in eight states. Health officials rush disinfectants and water purification pills to towns with sewage runoffs. Typhoid inoculations ordered for survivors as authorities coordinate relief. Connecticut towns watch factories wash away and unemployment fears rise. Federal disaster aid and state measures move to accelerate rebuilding and ease red tape. Massachusetts alone estimates road damage near 20 million dollars.
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New York
Virginia
Delaware
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Torrington
Eisenhower
Abraham Ribicoff
State Labor Department
Massachusetts
Adams Draws Criticism From Provbers Of Dixon Yates Deal
Senate Anti Monopol y subcommittee accuses the White House and top officials of hiding details of the Dixon Yates power contract. The report faults President Eisenhower aides for misleading the public and politics of contempt toward Congress. It singles out Sherman Adams Rowland Hughes J Sinclair Armstrong and Kenneth Fields for criticism. It notes possible conflict of interest by Adolphe Wenzell and says a follow up report will come later.
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Adams
Provbers
Dixon-Yates
Washington
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Sherman Adams
Rowland Hughes
J. Sinclair Armstrong
Securities & Exchange Commission
Kenneth E. Fields
Atomic Energy Commission
Adolphe H. Wenzell
Dixon-Yates Combine
Budget Bureau
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Joseph C. Omahoney
D-Wyo
William Langer
R- ND
Big Four Meet Secret Atomic Conference in Geneva
United States Britain France Soviet Union Canada and Czechoslovakia held a secret meeting in Geneva to study technical aspects of safely using atomic energy. Delegates discussed radioactive waste disposal radiation effects on current and future generations amid unusual secrecy after the atoms for peace conference.
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Geneva
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Council Chamber
United Nations European Headquarters
Eleven Texans Die in Weekend Auto Crashes Across Texas
United Press reports at least 11 people killed in crashes over the weekend across Texas. A severe two car wreck near Madisonville left Mrs Ester Gibbs 43 and two other occupants dead. The fatalities included Landor Felder 22 of Old Washington and Sam Ferguson 64 of Houston.
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Texas
Madinesville
Ester Gibbs
Landor Felder
Old Washington
Tex
Sam Ferguson
Houston
Gibbs
Marine Pvt
Bobby Gibbs
Madisonville
Thomas William Collins
Liano
Fredericksburg
Lee March Schuman
Harrold
Electra
Willie Jones
Good Will
Brenham
Sallie Strickland
Rochester
Haskell
Roton
Charles B. Scott
Galveston
Broadway
Island Emerges Then Submerges Off Hawaii Coast
An island that appeared 70 miles east of Hawaii reportedly sank back below the ocean surface leaving only a cream colored slick. Navy Cmdr Thomas W Heath reported the massif from a plane on Saturday, while an Air Force crew later could not confirm any island or volcanic activity. Lt Cmdr Fred Kingdom reported a cream colored semi circular slick 25 miles long drifting toward Kauai with good visibility from 17 000 feet.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Navy
Thomas W. Heath
Military Air Transport Service
Hawaii
Wake Island
Air Force
Heath
Cmdr
Fred Kingdom
Austin Tex
Kauai Island
Kingdom
Reds Agree to Return Injured Airman and Captain's Body
Panmunjom North Korea will return Air Force Second Lt. Guy H. Bumpass of Jackson, Mississippi, and the body of Capt. Charles W. Brown of West Louisville, Kentucky, to the United Nations at Korisal in the neutral zone. UN Major General Harlan C. Parks warned that Allied artillery would be risked if border crossings occur. The Communists said Bumpass had a cracked skull but was conscious with a normal appetite and refused UN pleas for a helicopter medical transfer, insisting North Korea could treat him.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Military Armistice Commission
Air Force
Guy H. Bumpass
Jackson
Miss
Charles W. Brown
West Louisville
Korisal
US Air Force
Harlan C. Parks
South Korea
United Nations Command
Bumpass
Jung Kook Rok
Major Alley Goes On Trial For Korean War Disloyalty
Major Ronald E. Alley a 14 year Army veteran goes on trial at Fort Meade on charges of aiding the Communists while a Korean War prisoner. Defense seeks dismissal as treason and civil court jurisdiction argued. Alley faces 10 alleged acts of misconduct including sharing artillery fire data and encouraging disloyalty among POWs.
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FT. Meade
Ronald E. Alley
Ndng
Korea
Ford E. Young, Jr
Young
New York
Alley
French Troops Destroy Nine Nationalist Villages
Paris reports indicate Monday’s actions razed nine Arab villages linked to nationalist uprisings in Algeria Morocco and Tunisia. The official death toll ranges from 834 to potentially over 1000 as authorities plan emergency troop airlift and talks with native leaders to halt the violence.
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Algiers
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Tele
Aix les-Bains
France
Edgar Faure
North
Africa
Constantine
Munique
Medhias
President Returns to Summer White House Work at Lowry
President Eisenhower, relaxed from a Colorado mountain break, resumes duties at Lowry Air Force Base as he reviews a revised speech for the Philadelphia ABA and studies flood reports from the East. He will confer with Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Lewis Strauss on atoms for peace outcomes and travel plans.
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Denver
Eisenhower
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
Fraser
Colo
American Bar Association
Philadelphia
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Byers Peak
Siiel Neilsen
Rockies
David
Strauss
Geneva
Washington
Robbers Apprehended After Guthrie Service Station Hold Up
Local officers with city police and county sheriff’s departments caught three Fort Benning AWOL soldiers wanted for an armed service station robbery in Guthrie. The trio, Merle Hunter Howard Highers and John Brown, were arrested about 5:30 am three miles north of Childress on Highway 83 with a 45 caliber pistol. Over $130 in cash was recovered.
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Fort Benning
Guthrie
Sheriff's Office
Merle David Hunter
Howard Highers
John Martin Brown
Sheriff's Dept
Childress
Highway 83
Smith
E. W. Hollar
King County
H. T. Melton
Knox County
DE Interviews Set for Juniors and Seniors
All high school juniors and seniors seeking Distributive Education next year must contact course coordinator A. P. Wright. Interviews will be held in the DE room in the high school gym on Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
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A. P. Wright
Wright
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Albany
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Holyoke
PENN
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Hartford
Miles
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New Island
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