Blond bandit escapes with 1600 from Telegraph Ave Bank
A blond male, 5 feet tall, 30 to 34, with long hair, blue checked jacket and khaki pants robbed the Telegraph Avenue Bank of America at 11:30 a.m. taking 1600 in large bills. Police issued a radio description and roadblocks as Oakland and East Bay units search for the suspect who fled in a suspected red 1929–52 model car after threatening a teller with a note and a gun.
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Oakland
Telegraph Avenue
Bank of America
Washington Township
East Bay
Mam
Temescal
Deanns Wylie
Miss Wylie
French Troops Land In Cyprus During Suez Crisis
The first contingent of French air borne troops landed in Cyprus as a precautionary move near the Suez Canal. Up to 1000 soldiers reportedly in the initial group with more to follow under a joint plan if Egypt disrupts shipping. British officials say the action protects French nationals and is not a permanent command.
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London
INL
Suez Canal
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Egypt
Suez
Foreign Office
George Young
Canal Way
Sir George
George
Jin
Wrowsle
Britain
Nasser and Menon discuss Suez crisis settlement plans
Indian Ambassador V K Krishna Menon and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser review all aspects of the Suez Canal crisis in Cairo. They discuss dovetailing settlement rules as Prime Minister Menzies and other state representatives prepare to present proposals for international control or Egyptian full control.
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Cairo
INS
V. K. Krishna Menon
Gamal Avdel Nasser
Menon
Nasser
Ules
Robert G. Menzies
Australia
United States
Sweden
Iran
Ethiopia
U.S
John Foster Dulles
India
Russia
Indonesia
Ceylon
Egypt
Dulles
Menzies
Tahraj Palace
Americans Seek Suez Pilot Jobs
The Egyptian embassy announced many Americans have applied for pilot jobs on the Suez Canal. Embassy ads began two days ago to relieve pilot shortages. Applicants are in New York and San Francisco with some interviewees in Washington.
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Washington
Suez Canal
New York
San Francis
Father and three children burned in Fairbault blaze
A 27 year old father Fred Silber and his three children David Daniell and Dienne died in a second floor Fairbault Minnesota apartment fire. Geraldine Silberwerle the mother was at work at the time.
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Fairbault, Minn
Ths
Fairbault
Minn
Fred Silbernegle
David
Dienne
Daniell
Silberwerle
Geraldine
Meteor Blasts Over Eureka Lights Night Sky
A meteor flashed across the North coastal city of Eureka early today and exploded into a shower of fireballs. Motorists along the Eureka Areata freeway paused to view the display as photographer Neil Hulbert and salesman Dom Wilson described a great white light and red streamers lighting the area.
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Eureka
Eureka-Areata 1
Neil Hulbert
Dom Wilsson
Humboldt
Illinois Banker Faces Prison and Fine in Hodge Case
Springfield Ill Edward A Hintz former bank president resigned from Southmoor Bank and Trust Co Chicago pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Hodge case and was sentenced to one to three years in prison plus a $3000 fine He already has a three year federal sentence on related charges tied to the 1 million dollar office scandal involving former State Auditor Orville Hodge.
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Springfield
Til
Edward A. Hintz
Hodge
Hintz
Southmoor Bank & Trust Co
Chicago
Orville
Boys Strike Win Boost in Play at Model Railway
Nine schoolboys who operate the large model railway at the Modal Engineer exhibition walked out after demanding more play time. They picketed for four hours and were met by schoolmaster Reginald Lee who agreed to grant them 15 minutes off each day.
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London
Harr
Reginald Lee
AFL-CIO Moves to Curb Racketeers in Unions
At Forest Park Pennsylvania the AFL-CIO top leadership authorized affiliates to issue charters only to bona fide employee groups and to deny charters to individuals. The measure follows past ties of Johnny Dic with an acid-blinding attack on labor writer Victor Riese and cites loss of three local charters from the old AFL Auto Workers union in 1953.
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Forest Park
Afl-Cio High Command
Solow C Tt
Afl-Cio
Johnny Dioguardia
Johnny- Dic
Victor Riese
Ind
AFL Auto Workers Union
Fair Opens To Record Crowd At Local Expo
The fair opened with a record attendance of 85 441, surpassing last year’s 58 348 by 46 percent. Officials credited heavy interest and a Labor Day holiday period as the crowd built for the ten day event. The day also saw a traffic death toll noted and the pari mutuel handle reached 332 204, beating prior opening day figures. Caldwell won the featured $5 000 added handicap at the racing program. Patrol officials warned motorists to use caution during the busy period.
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Executive Council
STO
Dio
New York
Teamsters
Fair
Sacramento
INS
Entertainment State Highway Patrol
B. R
Gural
Caldwell
Suitor Kills 18-Year-Old After Flower Gift in California
In San Francisco, Sergio De La Rocha, 23, shot Rose Marie Fonseca, 18, after bringing two dozen red carnations. He admitted test firing the revolver before visiting the Fonseca home where he was rebuffed by Rose Marie. Generosa Fonseca and parents heard the pleas before two more shots were fired. De La Rocha surrendered to police, sitting with the gun in his hands in the dining room.
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San Francisco
W. Serra de la Roena
Rose Marie Fonseca
Rose Maris
de la Rocha
Fonseca
Rose Marie
Generosa
Sergio
Tvev
de la Recha
Genevese
Berserk Vet Captured After Standoff With Tear Gas
A 2yearold Navy veteran Richard Johnson barricaded himself inside a Concord home and fired at deputies for about three hours before tear gas forced his surrender. Officers reported a windshield shattering shot and a hit to a nearby house as Johnson exited choking and was taken into custody.
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Concord
Richard Johnson
Stockton State Hospital
Tobnson
Pleasant Hill
Sheriff's Office
William Faulkiner
Wiliam McAndrews
Johnson
Jahmson
U S Envoy Dies Of Heart Attack In Sydney
Doug O Moffat 75 year old U S ambassador to Australia died of a heart attack at Saint Vincents hospital in Sydney. He had arrived March 24 to succeed Amospeaslee as envoy with headquarters in Canberra.
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Sydney
Australia
Doug O. Moffat
U. S
Saint Vincents Hospital
Moffat
Amos Peaslee
U.S
Canberra
Weather forecast notes coastal fog, inland clearing by tomorrow
The forecast indicates high fog near the ocean with clearing inland. Expect fair weather through tomorrow with little temperature change and afternoon winds from 10 to 18 mph.
Stevenson Critiques GOP Atom Policy In Dixie Stop
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver campaign in Knoxville Tennessee addressing a crowd about atomic energy for peaceful uses. Stevenson denounces Eisenhower go slow policy and asks if the nation is meeting the atom’s potential. Gov. Frank Clement and Sen. Kefauver flank Stevenson on arrival.
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Knoxville
Tem
Adlai Stevenson
Dixie
South
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kezauver
Frank Clement
Tennessee
John Sparsman
Alabama
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Tevenson Sain
Nine Die In Alaska Air Crash
A Tokyo bound Canadian Pacific Airliner crashed into icy waters off Alaska near Cold Bay killing at least nine. Seven survivors were flown to Kodiak by U S Navy search planes as rescue operations continued with Coast Guard involvement. The DC 6E carrying 22 aboard was en route from Vancouver and reportedly in flames on impact.
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Keidiak
Alaska
INS
Aleutian Islands
Kodiak
U.S. Navy
Alegrien Peninsula
Cmdr
R. W. Saylor
DCGE
Saylor
Cold Bay
Vancouver
B. C
Tempte Unimak Island
Adak
U. S. ‘Coast Guard
Winona
Adlai to Speak in San Francisco Thursday
Adlai E Stevenson Democratic presidential nominee will address the Quadrennist convention of the International Association of Machinists in San Francisco. IAM President Al Hayes said Stevenson will speak at 10 am Thursday in Civic Auditorium with about 4400 gallery seats available.
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San Francisco
Adlai E. Stevenson
International Association of Machinists
Union
al Hayes
Stevensan
Civic Auditorium
Nixon and Graham Golf Partners in Mantoloking Outing
President Richard M. Nixon and Evangelist Billy Graham played golf together at Spring Lake Golf and Country Club under leaden skies. The Vice President spent Labor Day weekend with family at Mantoloking summer home of Amos J. Peaslee as part of government duties.
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WN. Gece
Richard M. Nixon
Billy Graham
Leaden
Spring Lake Golf and Country Club
Amos J. Peaslee
Chinatown mayor hit by tax liens and ties to crime case
In San Francisco Chinatown Albert K Chow alias mayor faces IRS liens of 142651 dollars with his wife Florence named in court filings. In Boston a separate Brink's robbery trial yields courtroom drama as Judge Forte rules on visit access and jurors for the high profile case.
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San Francisco
Albert K. Chow
Internal Revenue Service
Chow
Boston
Florence
Felix Forte
Forte
Eisenhower Proclaims Constitution Week Beginning Sept 17
President Eisenhower proclaims the week starting September 17 as Constitution Week and urges Americans to observe appropriate ceremonies nationwide during the period.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ame ‘Ans
Eisenhower aims for big labor vote via White House address
President Eisenhower plans a Saturday White House speech to spur a large labor vote turnout. Bertha Adkins leads Republican women precinct workers nationwide to urge all eligible voters to register, stressing that a high turnout could secure a GOP victory.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Adlai Stevenson
Detroit
Sadillac Square
Bertha Adkins
GOP
Adkins
Pwomen
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