Hurricane Dot devastates Kauai with 75 mph winds
A mighty hurricane struck Kauai from the south, ripping roofs, flooding areas, severing power and communications, and threatening plantations. Officials expected millions in damage as daylight reveals the full extent on the 28,000 residents island. The Weather Bureau declared the worst is over by early today.
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Eisenhower presses labor reform on national radio
President Eisenhower spoke to a nationwide audience as the House nears a partisan clash over labor reform. He denounced corruption in labor management and said the Senate version passed last April is ineffective, urging passage of a revised bill as a better initial step.
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Eisenhower
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P. Griffin
R-Mich
Dynamite Blast Rocks Oregon City Jail? Or Fire?
A dynamite truck exploded beside a building supply yard in Oregon City near Roseburg, killing at least eight and injuring more than fifty. The blast crater was 50 by 20 feet, fire forced evacuations at the six story Umpqua Hotel, and the National Guard was deployed to prevent looting as windows shattered and bank doors blew in.
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Pacific Powder Co
Tenino
Wash
Gerrettsen Building Supply Co
George Rutherford
Chehalis
Umpqua
Dick Smith
Roy McFarland
National Guard
House cuts military building funds amid Pentagon policy critique
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed 278.2 million from the 1.56 billion Pentagon military building request for the current year, approving about 1.284 billion subject to House action. Air Force funds were reduced to 777.1 million while the Navy and Army allocations were slashed from 253 million and 372 million respectively. The panel kept all air defense and electronic ground facilities funds but barred using money for Bomarc sites in the northwestern region until installations are reconsidered. It urged standardizing housing programs to cut architect engineer costs and noted concerns over overseas dependents housing.
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United States
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Khrushchev visit to U S bases debated during trip
Soviet Premier Khrushchev may see American bases on his upcoming tour though the Soviet ambassador and officials say the visit would inform rather than impress. Defense Secretary and State Department officials discuss possible base visits at Omaha SAC and Cape Canaveral amid Geneva talks and Berlin concerns.
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Khrushchev
Mikhail
U.S
Geneva
Serenely Beautiful Child Star to Wed in Hollywood
Hollywood reports that former child star Margaret, famed for a freckled face and braids, will marry this Saturday. She began acting at age five after early ambition sparked at age three, starring in titles like The Lost Canterville and Meet Me in St Louis.
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Eeeena
St. Louis
Margaret
Harold
Nikita Invited To Visit N C
Raleigh AP Gov Hodges welcomed Khrushchev exchanges as easing tensions between nations. He offered North Carolina if Khrushchev includes the state in his itinerary and said he would cooperate. Hodges spoke at his first news conference since eight weeks of travel after arriving from the National Governors Conference in San Juan Puerto Rico.
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Hody
North Carolina
Hodages
Khrushchev
Russia
U. S
State Saves Fifteen Million to Balance Budget
RALEIGH AP The state saved nearly 15 million dollars in the past biennium enough to balance the current 1959 61 budget. The 1958 59 fiscal year closed with a credit balance of 18 774 The 1959 legislature exceeded estimates by 2 116 344 and the general fund balance is over 2 896 489. The highway fund closed 1958 59 with a remaining surplus of 1 674 191 to be used for highway projects.
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Raleigh
Coltrane
Send-off Apparent Success of Thor-Able Launch
Cape Canaveral launched a 142-pound paddle-wheel satellite aboard a three stage Thor Able rocket at 9 23 a m The Air Force said all stages ignited properly and if orbit achieved Explorer VI would carry a flying laboratory to study space radiation belts and open a new era of advanced space research vehicles
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Fla.p
Air Force
Policemen Ready For Trouble In Little Rock Schools
Police in Little Rock prepare for possible disorders as public high schools reopen on an integrated basis next week. Chief Gene Smith said the force is unsure what to expect but will be ready. The city’s four public high schools had been declared invalid by a federal court recently.
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Little Rock, Ark
Gene Smith
Rock
NATO veto power curbs early aims of unified defense
Paris AP reports NATO operates with a 15 nation Political Council that must vote unanimously, restricting rapid unified response. Iceland can veto, forcing reliance on outside agreements, and the military chain of command centers largely on U S sources. Supreme Commander Norstad holds dual roles, blurring independence.
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Military Committee
Washington
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Forces
Europe
NATO
Queen Elizabeth II Expected to Have Baby Early Next Year
The palace announced Queen Elizabeth II is due to give birth early next year. The news confirms the Queen is in good health after medical advisement and follows a strenuous 45 day tour.
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Richard Colville
Meg
Phan” Colville
Britain
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Nhon
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