Absentee Balloting Heats North Dakota Senate Race
Heavy absentee voting marked the start of North Dakota special senatorial election to fill the late William Langer’s seat. Gov. John F. Davis faces Rep. Quentin Burdick as Democrats push for investigation into anonymous campaign leaflets and poll challenges raise federal interest.
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Fargo
N. D
A. i
North Dakota
Senate
William Langer
John F. Davis
Quentin N. Burdick
U.S. Senate
James Duffy
Roy A. Schaeff
Burdick
Washington
Theodore F. Green
D-Ri
Green
Ballot
K. A. Fitch
Cass County
Congo Crowds Separated By Tear Gas
In Leopoldville police used tear gas to separate about 500 Negro political demonstrators from a 2000 strong African protest march through the city. Two factions disputed representation as independence ceremonies neared. No injuries were reported.
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Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Flash Flood Drowns Three Children Near Little Rock
Sgt. Roy Branscum and his Japanese wife Motoko and son Carl were rescued after a flash flood swept their car off Highway 65 about 20 miles south of Little Rock. Marilyn, 8, was recovered from the vehicle, while Daniel Ray, 5, and Gray, 2, remained missing as the search continued.
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Little Rock, Ark
Sgt
Roy Branscum
Branscum
Motoko
Carl
Highway 65
Here
Marilyn
Daniel Ray
Gray
Personal Diplomacy Defended in Address on Tours
Washington lawmakers voiced mixed views as President Eisenhower defended personal diplomacy. He said a new journey in his last seven months was unlikely but would not hesitate if needed to promote free world unity. The Japan trip was canceled due to Tokyo disorders, yet the U S secure pact ratification offset the setback as a victory for the free world.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Medical Hearings Slated on Aged Medical Care Bill
The Senate Finance Committee will hold two days of public hearings on the House bill to provide limited medical care for the aged with opening witness Secretary of Welfare Arthur S. Fleming. Hearings run Wednesday and Thursday with witnesses limited to 10 minutes as doctors and others seek to testify. The bill targets about 1.5 million older persons and prompts proposals to extend medical benefits to all 16 million Americans over 65. The Senate may also move a measure to place a medical plan into the social security system.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
Flemming
Arthur S. Flemming
Eisenhower
Mine Blast Kills Nine at Six Bells Colliery in Wales
A mine explosion at Six Bells coal mine in Abertillery Wales killed nine men and trapped about 40 others 1000 feet underground. Rescue teams rushed in as heavy roof collapse sealed the shaft area. the National Coal Board warned recovery could take hours or days.
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Abertillery
Wales
Six Bells
British National Coal Board
Mayor Wagner Faces Beatnick Gripes in Greenwich Village
New York AP report describes Mayor Robert F. Wagner listening to complaints from beatniks and residents on a hot Greenwich Village street as he launches the Gripemobile project. The 36 foot trailer will tour the city to bring government closer to the people and collect gripes.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Greenwich Village
Save
Washington Square
Greenwich
Sixth Avenues
Wagner
Richard M. Daley
Chicago
Thailand Monarch Arrives For Five Day State Visit
The American born King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit arrived in Washington for a five day state visit to reinforce Thailand as a key ally in Southeast Asia. President Eisenhower greeted them at National Airport aboard Columbine III. Authorities stress Thailand's role in SEATO and the United Nations amid regional tensions and allied commitments.
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Washington
Thailand
United States
Asia
Eisenhower
National Airport
Pittsburgh
Columbine III
Far East
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Queen Sirikit
Cambridge
Mass
Prince Mahidol
Harvard Medical School
India
Cambodia
Indonesia
Japan
State Department
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
United Nations
Record Smoking Predicted With Female Gain
U S tobacco data predicts a record high for smoking in the year ending June 30 with a notable rise in women smokers. Total consumption about 7.1 billion pounds, 500 billion produced, 4 percent above last year, while cigars rise and pipe tobacco declines. Exports total 455 million pounds as foreign demand, duties, and trade barriers shape the market.
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Agriculture Department
Department
U.S
Pattern Emerging Buyers Shopping Widely But Ordering Cautiously
Buyers flocked to the Southern Furniture Exposition Building showing heavy traffic yet cautious purchases. Retailers report filled floors and large inventories, buying only to meet immediate needs with Aug 15 to Sept 1 deliveries. Some manufacturers note improving traffic while others see expectations unmet.
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Robert Marks
New J
Georgia
West ends collapsed disarmament conference rump session
Western powers formally closed the collapsed disarmament conference in Geneva. Five Western delegations held a rump session after a walkout by Soviet bloc delegates led by Valerian Zorin. Records were sent to the U N Security Council and General Assembly. British efforts to persuade Zorin failed.
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Geneva
U. N. Security Council
General Assembly
Valerian Zorin
Market for Quality Consumer Problems Harasses Soviets
William L. Ryan reports from Moscow on domestic pressures in the Soviet Union as consumer shortages and inflation bite. The piece notes perfunctory state responses and hints at a planned ruble revaluation, with the press slated to address the issue in January.
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Soviet Union
William L. Ryan
Nikita Khrushchev
Associated Press
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Stalin
Khrushchev
Four Governors Plot to Keep Kennedy From Walking Nomination
At the 52nd governors conference in Glacier National Park Montana four favorite sons Gov Robert Meyner Edmund Brown Herschel Loveless and George Docking discuss keeping the Democratic convention open to other candidates. They say they do not oppose Kennedy but want a deliberative convention and a chance for states to cast nonbinding votes on first ballot.
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Glacier National Park
Mont
John F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
George Docking
Kansas
Meyner
Loveless
Brown
Adlair
Adlair. Stevenson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Crewmembers Rescued From Stricken Oil Tanker George Macdonald
An explosion crippled the Sinclair Oil Co tanker George Macdonald,now partly submerged in the Atlantic. Sixty crewmen were rescued by Coast Guard vessels and the USS Robinson, with 28 saved Monday night and 12 more by the destroyer today. The captain and two crew remained aboard as weather stayed mild and rescue operations continued.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Sinclair Oil Co
George Macdonald
Robinson
Coast Guard
Papaw
Charleston
D.C
MacDonald
J. C. Dyer
Esso Scranton
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Wini
Brady Furniture Co
Enterprise
David Cox
West
Michael Goldsmith
Marian Naszkowski
David Ormsby-Gore
Zorin
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