Fastest Seaplane Crashes in San Diego Harbor
The Convair YF2Y1 Sea-Dart, world’s fastest seaplane, broke apart and burned as it plunged into San Diego Bay during a test flight. Pilot Charles E. Richbourg died. his wife Margaret watched. Navy divers probe 40 feet deep for wreckage while officials seek cause.
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San Diego
Calif
San Harbor
Charles E. Richbourg
Margaret
Richbourg
Navy
T. K. Slaton
Navy Rareseronautics
Convair
Om * Poonann Sa
San Diego Bay
General Dynamics Corp
Democrats To Restore Morse On Key Senate Panels
In Washington, Senator Morse of Oregon, ousted from Armed Services and Labor committees in 1953, is seen by four fellow Democrats as likely to win restoration. Kefauver Anderson Pastore Gore endorse restoring Morse for seniority and role in organizing the new Senate.
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Washington
Sen
Morse
Senate
Armed Services and Labor
Richard L. Neuberger
Guy Cordon
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Oregon
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Ly Johnson
Democratic Party
Alicans
Pastore
Sen. Gore
Democrats
GOP
E. Stevenson
Man Holds Car On Brink Of Cliff
In Sheraden near Pittsburgh C M Davis 40 held his car with rear wheels over a 500 foot drop while six women passengers escaped safely. Police arrived and used a skid chain before a tow truck pulled the vehicle back onto the road.
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Pittsburgh
C. M. Davis
Sheraden
Davis
Diplomat and Wife Exit Moscow After Altercation
Mrs. Kar E. Sommerlatte, declared an undesirable person by the Soviet government after a workers club scuffle, left Moscow for the United States with her husband, the American Embassy second secretary. U S Ambassador Bohlen and other officials saw them off at Vnukovo.
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Moscow
Kar E. Sommerilatte
United States
Sommerlatte
New York
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
Houston Stiff
Hee
Semmatana
Stong
Bohlen
State Department
Washington
Attorneys Take Over Marilyn Sheppard Case Inquiry
Defense counsel questioned Deputy Coroner Lester Adelson as Cleveland jurists reviewed the state report on Marilyn Sheppard's death. Adelson said Sheppard was struck 35 times and that rings were removed by officials. Corrigan pressed about weapon impact and jewelry details.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Lester Adelson
Corrigan
Adelson
Wi Adelson
Lodge Says U.S. Ready To Share Atomic Data
United States envoy Henry Cabot Lodge Jr told the United Nations General Assembly that Washington is ready to begin bilateral talks to furnish atomic materials for research reactors overseas as part of a peace driven international pool. He outlined training, safety courses, and inviting foreign cancer experts to U.S. facilities while offering extensive data libraries to cooperating nations. The plan faces no guaranteed Russian participation as Moscow negotiates with Washington.
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United Nations
N.Y
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.N
United States
General Assembly
Eisenhower
Lodge
U. S
Savige
Moscow
Washington
Lodee
Britain
France
Canada
Australia
Belgium
South Africa
Portugal
International Atomic Agency
Leaders To Meet With Eisenhower On Foreign Policy
President Eisenhower invited Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to a White House briefing on foreign affairs set for November 17. The session aims to keep both parties advised on foreign relations as Democrats prepare to assume control in January.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
HK Congress
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
House
Clock Crushes Man to Death at London Law Courts Clock
A 52 year old Works Ministry employee, Thomas Manners, died when his coat was caught in a clock mechanism at the Law Courts Building turret in London. Two repairmen found his body an hour after the clock continued to chime. The clock, a landmark opposite Temple Bar, had kept time despite the accident.
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London
Law Courts
Thomas Manners
Works Ministry
Temple Bar
Girl 15 Found Dead In Garage After Apparent Sex Attack
In Norwood Massachusetts a 15 year old girl named Geraldine Annese was found in the doorway of a garage near her home. Neighbors reported she failed to return from a double date with a schoolmate and two male friends. A man named Joseph Freund moved the body from a window and authorities ordered an autopsy to determine wounds.
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Norwood
Eraldine Annese
Cee
Thin Savage
Boyfri
Ted Baker
Robert Durning
Naae
Nebstat
Joseph Freund
Rcal
F. A. Stanwood
Bees and Honey Move Into Government Hands
A Knoxville Journal columnist relays a humorous Oak Ridge tale of a beekeeper who claimed government property rights over a hive and 150 pours of honey after a construction site bees settled there. A requisition was approved, granting ownership of both bees and honey.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Knoxville Journal
Vic Weals
Checker
Three States Report Election Irregularities
Washington based report shows claims of irregularities from North Carolina North Carolina district 9 Chicago and Wilmington Delaware. The House Campaign Investigations Committee may meet Monday to review affidavits and ballots ordered to Raleigh by the North Carolina attorney general. Investigator Samuel H Stl cites defiance of law by Ninth District election boards.
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Washington
House Campaign Investigations Committee
North Carolina
Mincie
Delaware
F. Kimmel
Chicago
Wilmington
Del
Kimmel
Raleigh
Samuel H. Stl
Democrats promise cooperation after Senate win
Democrats secure control of the Senate signaling a bid to work with President Eisenhower. Lyndon B. Johnson says a majority will organize quickly and meet the president halfway on national security and prosperity issues, with room for conviction if needed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Austin
Richard L. Neu
Guy Cordon
Fresh Senate hearing on Dixon-Yates contract attack
The Dixon-Yates private power contract faces renewed Senate House Atomic Energy Committee scrutiny as Sen. Gore questions administration claims of public benefit. AEC Chairman Strauss and Budget Director Hughes defend the deal as fair, noting it funds a 107 million dollar steam plant at West Memphis Arkansas feeding TVA lines to replace TVA power.
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Washington
Dixon- Yates
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
Rowland R. Hughes
Strauss
Hughes
AEC
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
South Will Get Top Posts in Democratic Senate Shuffle
The article discusses the Congress term starting in January with Democrats in control. Georgia Senator Walter F. George is favored for president pro tempore and chairmanships of Finance or Foreign Relations, while Alben Barkley is also floated for a top post.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Georgia
Walter F. George
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
George
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Vhet
Charles L. Watkins
Alben Barkley
Barkley Colleers
Sen
Murray Oh Aeen
Labor
Sonora
Rma Interior Committee
Bonner to Probe Tanker Deal as Chairman-Elect
Rep. Bonner of North Carolina said he will investigate a five million dollar Maritime Commission Esso Shipping Co. tanker transaction after taking chairmanship of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. He cites possible violations of the act authorizing private buyups for a reserve fleet and questions planned cost and tanker speeds.
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Washington
N.C
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Rep
Bonner
DNC
Maritime Commission
Esso Shipping Co
Congress
Nenenteen
Ronner
B. Futrell
Washington News
Commerce Weeks
Esso
Chemical Union To Represent Murphy Firm
The International Chemical Workers Union AFL is certified as bargaining agent for Minerals and Metals Corp workers in Murphy North Carolina. The NLRB announced the certification after a July 23 election won 7 to 3. A complaint about 19 non voters was dismissed.
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Washington
International Chemical Workers Union
AFL
Minerals and Metals Corp
Murphy
N.C
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
French Troops Regain Control in Algeria Mountain Region
French troops with tanks and planes push to restore authority in a southwest Algeria mountain area held by nationalist rebels. Officials report initial attacks on police posts giving way to broader operation with armored units along the Khenchela Road. Rebels, led by Tunisians, are estimated around 1,000 strong as farmers are returned to villages under police protection.
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Algiers
Algeria
Foum Towh
Khenchela
France
Umstead's Condition Unchanged Amid Hospitalizations
RALEIGH Gov. Umstead remains in unstable health after a severe cold worsened his heart condition. He was admitted to Watts Hospital in Durham for the third time since taking office and for the second time in a month. Dr G Fleming of Durham described a fairly comfortable night but unchanged status.
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Raleigh
Umstead
Wat's Hospital
Durham
Toda
G. Fleming
Rankin
Eaward ‘Senna
Plane Skids at Capital Airport Flight 405 Landing
Captain W C Wilkerson of Nashville piloted a two engine plane from New York to Washington and beyond that skidded on its nose wheel at Capital Airport. Ambulances and fire crews stood by as the craft halted with no serious damage and no injuries reported.
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Seveaean Air
National Airport
Tte Sone
W. C. Wilkerson
Nashville
Ers
Wilkerson
Flight 405
New York
Washington
Richmond
Knoxville
Memphis
Little Rock
Ft. Worth
Tenn
C. G. Alford
Pee
Can Airlines
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