Gas Blast Kills 19 in Georgia Riverfront Tragedy
Rescue teams searched the Ogeechee River area for more victims after a freak butane gas explosion under a 30 foot trestle killed 19 and left many burned. Two children later died at a Savannah hospital. officials say 14 dead are identified, with ongoing efforts to recover bodies.
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Meldrim
Ogeechee River
Seaboard Air Line
Savannah
Wayne Smith
Terry Lane
Ogeechee Rivr
No Relief From Heat Wave Is Expected In Carolinas
The Associated Press reports temperatures over 100 degrees across the Carolinas with a heat wave from a stationary high pressure system. Burlington reached 103, while Charlotte Fayetteville and Columbia hit 101. Raleigh Durham Charleston and Danville tied 100 as records.
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Carolinas
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Burlington
N. C
Charlotte
Fayetteville
Columbia
Raleigh- Durham
Charleston
Danville
Raleigh-Durham
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Caro
Linas
North Carolina
Asheville
Hatteras
Santa Greensboro
Winston-Salem
New Bern
Myrtle Beach
Spartanburg
Greenville
S. C
Wilmington
Elizabeth City
Democrats Jubilant Over Hawaii Primary Results
Democrats claim a strong Hawaii primary showing signals a sweep in the islands first state elections next month. Three of six Senate contenders are of Japanese or Chinese ancestry with at least one certain to win a House seat. Frank Fasi leads Heen for one Senate seat while Oren Long runs alongside. Republican Hiram Fong ran unopposed for the other Senate seat.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Congress
GOP
Alpha
Senate
House of Representatives
Frank F. Fasi
Oren E. Long
Fasi
Territorial
William H. Heen
Territorial Senate
Heen
Hiram L. Fong
Israeli Shakeup Likely Over Grenade Trade With West Germany
Israel faces a cabinet vote on approving a sale of an estimated 250000 grenade launchers to West Germany. Prime Minister David Ben Gurion warned he would resign if opposition within his Mapai coalition blocks the deal. He could form a caretaker government if resigning.
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Jerusalem
Israel
West Germany
David Ben- Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Socialist Labor
Mapai
Acduth Avodah
Mapam
Ee Ee
Bonn
Tel Aviv
Maariv
Egypt
Germany
Long Heads Across State From Farm In Louisiana
Gov. J. K. Long en route from his farm to Covington plans a divorce and a political purge while preparing a special legislative session and reelection bid. He criticizes welfare chief Mary Evelyn Dickerson Parker and LSU board chair Theo Cangelosi, predicts a strong Democratic primary showing.
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Winnfield
JK. Long
Long
Covington
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State
Mandeville
Blanche
Earl
Paul Pratt
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
Louisiana
Unusually Large Crowds At Southern Furniture Market Open
Enterprise staff writer Robert Marks reports the summer Southern Furniture and Rug Market opened with unusually large buyer crowds and an outlook calling 1959 the best since 1956. Over 5,000 buyers are expected as 400 exhibitors fill 14 acres, with delivery backlogs seven to eight weeks and prices held steady amid higher labor and material costs.
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Southern
J. E. Broyhill
Broyhill Furniture Factories
Lenoir
Herbert Bridges
Bridges Furniture Co
Charlotte
Broyhill
Southern Furniture Exposition
Inspiration
Favre-Cite
Janet Teague
Enterprise
Otf
Exposition
Kroehler Manufacturing Co
Bassett Furniture Industries
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Lost Child Found After 13 Hours in Wisconsin Michigan Woods
Three year old Carol Van Hulla of Niagara Wisconsin was found alive after a 13 hour search in Upper Michigan woods near Norway Lake. Bloodhounds traced a new trail east of the lake as hundreds of volunteers and about 80 state troopers and sheriff's men conducted the rescue. The girl wandered away late Sunday near the Wisconsin border and spent the night in forested area with black bears. She was taken to a hospital for observation.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Upper Michigan Wilds
Carol van Hulla
Niagara
Wis
Norway Lake
Dickinson County
Harry R. Julian
Wisconsin
Soviet Kozlov Walks Past Police In New York Visit
New York reports First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov walked with a dozen aides from Park Avenue to Central Park to visit a Soviet cultural and scientific exhibit, eschewing a motorcade. Eisenhower planned a preview visit and likely a brief meeting with Kozlov. Kozlov arrived to preside at the exhibition opening as Vice President and a Soviet delegation traveled.
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New York
Soviet Union
Frol R. Kozlov
Kozlov
Park Avenue
68Th Street
Soviet United Nations
Central Park
60Th Street
Broadway
Russia
Eisenhower
Johansson Denies Retirement Report
New heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson denied plans to retire after two more fights. He said he intends to fight for about ten more years and will defend against Patterson then possibly Foley or Machen. Johansson also confirmed a potential acting offer worth up to 400000 dollars.
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New York
Ingemar Johansson
Florida
Goteborg
Gosta Karlsson
Johansson
Associated Press
Cee Oesant
Karlsson
Ingemar
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Zora Foley
Eddie Machen
Fort Lauderdale Fla
Congress Acts On Tax Bill Extends Korean War Tax Rates
Congress moves to extend for one year the 52 percent corporate income tax rate and the Korean excise taxes on autos parts cigarettes liquor and wine to sustain postwar revenues. The House acts first, Senate follow up before Tuesday midnight as past measures face overhaul.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senate House Conference
Censorship Law Ruled Invalid by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled New York's movie censorship law unconstitutional and set aside the ban on Lady Chatterley's Lover. All nine justices agreed the ban was improper, though four dissented on speed of ruling. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York State
Lady Chatterley
New York
Harlan
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Raymond
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Nixon
Kremlin
Christian A. Herter
Moscow
Capitals
Columbia Pictures
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