Body recovered from Hempstead bridge collapse site
Divers found the body of William C. Bethea a 24 year old Dallas civil engineer as rescue efforts continued for four other missing workers from the failed 662 foot bridge seven miles south of Hempstead Texas. State highway engineer D C Greer said one man believed the bridge unsafe.
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Hempstead
Tex
D. C. Greer
Johnny Hoff
Bellville
William C. Bethea
Dallas
Hoff
W. O. Lethman
Texarkana
Walter P. Duncan
Ennis
W. D. Boyd
Buffalo
Tom Whitehead
Brenham
Banner-Press
Karl Hoff
Charles M. Connell
Houston Chronicle
Connell
Houston Police Department
Two Trainmen Die In Greensboro Wreck
A head on collision in Greensboro between a freight train from Mt Airy and a yard switch engine killed L F Edwards and left Luther W Watson seriously injured. Edwards died in Greensboro hospital after being pinned in wreckage. Watson was removed after 15 minutes. Investigators from Southern Railway and police examined the scene near West Market Street behind Greensboro College.
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Greensboro
Jan
L. F. Edwards
Rt. 7
Luther W. Watson
Edwards
Watson
Southern Railway
Mt. Airy
Lght
West Market Street
Greensboro College
Three Convicts Escape Isolation Cell at Huntersville Prison Camp
Three convicts wearing only shorts escaped from a punitive isolation unit at Huntersville Prison camp and were tracked by bloodhounds for three hours before surrendering in a wooded area. Identified are Charles Earl Duncan 21 of Charlotte Robert L Lemmons 29 of Arcadia California and Curtis Mitchell 25 of Leakville. They had refused to work and were moved from Stanly County prison three days earlier.
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Huntersville
Robert L. Lemmons
Arcadia
Calif
Charles Duncan
Charlotte
Curtis Mitchell
Leaksville
Central Prison
Raleigh
Charles Earl Duncan
Duncan
Mecklenburg County
Mitchell
Kingham
Lemmons
Rockingham
New
Stan
Ley County
L. W. McConnell
Ruby
Kostic
Glenn Keller
John Kirkbride
Eisenhower to Meet Chiefs on Defense and Security Matters
The White House announced President Eisenhower will meet Monday morning with military diplomatic and atomic chiefs to review NSC briefings. He may discuss the latest health and defense information before a later meeting with Senator George of Georgia, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
National Security Council
NSC
Eg A
Sen. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eden Sees Hope From Eisenhower Meeting
Prime Minister Eden told BBC that his Washington talks with President Eisenhower could yield a message of hope and guidance to the world. He stressed scientific progress at home and noted Britain is building the hydrogen bomb while seeking peace through deterrence and possible limits on tests.
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London
Eden
Peole
Eisenhower
British Broadcasting Corporation
Washington
Sonia
Winston Churchill
Britain
Soviet Union
Lover Of Wine And Women Dead At 103
Cincinnati obituary notes Maximilian von Stephany aged 103 dies after pneumonia. A retired railroad engineer, he once earned a TV title as the most male over 100 in 1954 and spoke with AP about his loves of girls wine and cigarettes. He emigrated from Germany and later settled with his daughter Mrs Robert Merkel in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Maximilian von Stephany
von Stephany
Hollywood
Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Robert Merkel
Germany
Peewee
Daugher
Europe
Ike Could Carry Louisiana Kennon Says
Baton Rouge, La January 21 Robert Kennon an Eisenhower Democrat who lost a state election Tuesday predicted Eisenhower would win Louisiana in 1956 if he runs again. He said Louisianians will vote for Eisenhower for his record and friendship to Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Eisenhower
Kennon
Wronartnte Coy
F . Long
Trun
Life editor apologizes for brink of war headlines
Editor in chief Henry R. Luce apologized for Life magazine headlines and story on John Foster Dulles that sparked world controversy. He blamed shortened editing and said Life alone was responsible for the article while defending the administration’s push for peace and warning against readers’ misinterpretation.
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Washington
Henry R. Luce
Life Magazine
John Foster Dulles
Luce
New York
Dulles
United States
Eisenhower
Italy
Clare Booth Luce
Life Alone
Inc
Life
James R. Shepley
High Point Resident Killed in Davidson County Crash
Thomasville police report Billy Ray Pierce of 411 Fourth St High Point died in a single vehicle crash near Fair Grove School on Highway 109 south of Thomasville. Seven or more were in the car with several injured including Phillip Johnson, all treated at area hospitals. State Highway Patrol investigated the collision. Pierce was listed as an employee of General Steel Products.
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Thomasville
High Point
Billy Ray Pierce
Fourth St
Fair Grove
Davidson County
Thomanville
Mara
High Point Memorial Hospital
Teensboro
Phillip Johnson
State Highway Patrol
Pierce
General Steel Products
Red China Blamed in Geneva Formosa Talks Deadlock
The United States blames Red China for the breakdown in Geneva discussions on Formosa. Officials say the core dispute is control of the Nationalist held island, not renouncing force. The U.S. vows to stay in the Formosa area and notes 13 American civilians remain jailed by Beijing as leverage.
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Red China
United States
Geneva
Formosa
Coane
State Department
U.S
Mokenment
Wormane
Mosa
China
Pacific
Far East
Optimism Marks Preparations For Market Opening This Week
High Point readies for the 62nd semi annual furniture market with more than 6 000 buyers expected to tour 12 acres of displays in the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. Chicago reports near record gains fueling expectations of brisk buying during the ten day event.
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High Point
Chicago
Carolinas
Chicao
Women Arm Themselves After Snohomish Attacks
In Lake Serene Snohomish County Washington a string of home break in rapes and a schoolgirl assault has residents turning the area into an armed camp. A 30 year old mother said she carries a pistol daily and a community meeting drew fifteen volunteers for night patrols while the county earmarked 3000 dollars for a lie detector operator. Over 100 men have been questioned as investigators link the four home rapes to a single flashlight wielding attacker.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ty Sty
O. B
Wilson
Helen Marie Chancellor
Hammond
Ind
Wayne Gustin
Smaniie
Gustin
Glenn Chancellor
Edmonds
Wash
Lake Serene
Snohomish
Seat
Snohomish County
Khrushchev Urges More Work on Virgin Lands
In Moscow on January 21 Nikita Khrushchev called for elimination of idle bureaucrats and waste in the virgin lands development program. He urged greater production from lands already being farmed and insisted no further expansion, while stressing efficiency, less indolence, and better management to finish turning untiled acres into productive fields.
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Moscow
Nikita
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Virgin Lands
Communists Fight Amid Language Riots Across India
Violence spread from Bombay to Calcutta and Madras as clashes erupted over Nehru's language based state reorganization. Police shot five rioters in Bombay while 2,000 arrests were reported. Billy Graham arrived amid demonstrations in Madras.
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Thakurdwar
Bombay
India
Nehru
Bombay State
Bombay City
London
Subcontinent
Calcutta
Madras
Billy Graham
Madras City
Graham
Bomebay City
South Ends
Andhra
Malabar Communist Party
Mahe
French India
Round Temple
Britain
Sion
Vile Parle
Nitroglycerine Ruse Fails In Bank Holdup
A Portland bank holdup failed when a man demanded cash with a note claiming nitroglycerine and six months to live. Assistant manager Robert Runyon said the robber did not appear desperate enough, refused the money, and fled after leaving the note with the teller. He is described as a man in his late 30s with a mustache and brown raincoat.
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Portland
Ore
Robert Runyon
Manaater
U.S. National Bank
Runyon
Runnyon
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