Explosions Rock Ship With 43 Aboard Off Tampa Bay
The SS Perama suffered two explosions and a fire in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa Bay. All 43 crew members abandoned ship as the vessel listed to port and took on water. Coast Guard described the ship as dead in the water but not sinking. lifeboats launched and a tow was arranged toward Galveston.
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Perama
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
Fla
Coast Guard
Miami
Tampa Bay
Ppg
San Gabriel
Galveston
Tex
Graveyards of wrecked cars litter American landscape
The piece portrays discarded automobiles as eyesores and salvage yards, noting salvaged parts and burned debris on vacant land. It contrasts careless driving with redemption, arguing that while vehicles end their usefulness, humans can find renewal through forgiveness and faith.
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America
Senate Considers Nomination of Whittaker for High Court
The Senate discusses the nomination of Judge Whittaker to the U S District Court Western Missouri appointment made July 8 1954 and elevated in June 1955. Protests arise from Horace Bancroft Davis and Fyke Farmer over anti Communist hysteria and constitutional rulings related to the Rosenberg case.
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Cial
U. S. Dist
Western
Missouri
Isenhower
eSee Ecame
Eastland
D-Miss
Horace Bancroft Davis
Columbia
S. C
Whittaker
Davis
Judiciary Committee
Fyke Farmer
Nashville
Tenn
Farmer
Supreme Court
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
William C. Douglas
Hodges Urges Frankness on State Appointments
Governor Hodges urged State Democratic Chairman John D. Larkins to speak more frankly on appointments after county chairs urged consulting on choices. Hodges said he did not criticize Larkins but noted recurring questions about appointee selection. More details on page two.
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Hodges
Raleigh
John D. Larkins
Larkins
UN Forces Deploy On Gaza-Israel Border
U N forces along the Gaza Israeli border partly deployed on the demarcation line as Maj Gen E L M Burns says UNEF troops are ready along the line but not fully withdrawn from towns. About 20 Canadians are expected to join 1 100 existing UNEF personnel. Bunche and Burns visit Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh to coordinate civilian and military handover.
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E. L. M. Burns
U.N. Emergency Force
UNEF
Gene Sepetsbes
Mohammed Hassan Abdel Latif
Eisenhower Eyes Bermuda Talks Aboard Canberra
President Eisenhower aboard the heavy cruiser Canberra tests Terrier missiles en route to Bermuda for talks with Prime Minister Macmillan. He reports improving health as the ship cruises Exuma Bay and plans four days of beginning discussions. General Goodpaster joins with Middle East crisis updates aboard.
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Eisenhower
Canberra
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
Exuma Bay
Bahama Island
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Washington
Middle East
Goodpaster
Ike
Macmillan
Meir Presses Dulles on Egypt Israel Crisis
Israel's Foreign Minister Golda Meir met with Secretary Dulles seeking U S action to curb Egyptian moves as Gaza tensions flare after President Nasser ordered Gaza Strip control returned from UN forces. Dulles arrived from the Far East and planned talks with Meir amid the crisis, with Eban and Shiloah also present.
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Washington
Israel
Golda Meir
Dulles
U. S
Middle East
Abba Eban
Reuven Shiloah
Gedeon Rafael
United Nations
Far East
Meir
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gaza Strip
Fefr
Senate Rackets Panel Probes Management and Union Ties
Senate investigators say they will examine management prices alongside labor union operations. The committee gains authority to review tax returns from 1945 to 1957 after Eisenhower signs the order. Hearings resume with Frank W. Brubster testifying as Jay Hoffa bribery charges loom in the grand jury.
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Washington
Senate
Eee
White House
Eisenhower
Teamsters
Portland
Ore
Frank W. Brewster
James R. Hoffa
Couple Fleeing With Adopted Daughter Fight Extradition
Melvin Ellis and his wife Frances flee Massachusetts to keep their six year old adopted daughter Hildy McCoy. They contest extradition in a Miami hearing led by Justice Marvin Englander. Massachusetts warrants accuse them of kidnapping. The couple claim custody and religious faith prompted their actions and intend to make Miami Beach their home.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Massachusetts
Melvin B. Ellis
Frances
Hildy McCoy
Marvin Englander
Ellises
Hildy
Brookline
Mass
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Marjorie McCoy Doherty
Ifuldy
Doherty
Ben Cohen
Leroy Collins
Cohen
Hungary
Ellis
Portland
Maine
Levittown
Thompsonville
Tornado, Floods Hit Texas Gulf Coast in Storm System
Severe weather battered the Texas Gulf Coast with hurricane force winds and torrential rain. A 45 year old man from Texas City drowned in floodwater and a tornado damaged homes near Port Boliver. Dozens injured as hail and unroofed buildings were reported in several towns.
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Associated Press
Texas Gulf Coast
Galveston
Texas City
Galveston County
Houston
San Angelo
East Texas
San Antonio
Bryan
James J. Simpson
Ernestine Martin
Port Boliver
Gulf
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Hits Farm
C. W. Whitman
World Mourns as Philippine President Dies in Crash
Vice President Carlos P Garcia assumed leadership as the nation and free world mourn the crash that killed President Ramon Magsaysay. The wreckage on Cebu Island revealed a charred body, with only one Philippine journalist surviving and two U S Marines among the casualties.
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Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
Ent
Ramona Say
Gace
SEATO
Australia
Magsaysay
Cebu
Garcia Isex
Prestime
Missing Boy Scouts Found on Mt Le Conte in Smokies
Three Greeneville Tennessee Troop 94 scouts, missing overnight, were found in an outhouse near a lodge on Mt Le Conte after hiking from Newfound Gap. Victor Thorpe Jr., 13, led the group to the lodge at dusk. weather turned to wind and hail as rescuers located them.
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Gatlinburg, Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains
Mt. le Conte
Greeneville
Newfound Gap
Victor
Kers
Alum Cave
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Magsay
Garcia
Florida
Tarpon Springs
Orela
Ontarda
Deytons Beach
Himye
Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA Service
Cairo
U.N
Liz
Senators
Aeveveny
Sonancia
Teameters
Nathan W. Shefferman
Chicago
Teamsters Union
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