Escapee from Georgia murder case sparks Tennessee manhunt
Spence Edwards 35 who escaped a Dalton Ga. work detail hijacked a highway patrol car after wounding kidnap victim Hubert Turner 47. Turner's arm was injured and both were left bound to a tree before Edwards fled east with the patrol car. Police and roadblocks searched mid Tennessee toward Water Town and Lebanon. Edwards faces life for killing a Bureau of Investigation agent. Harry Edwards defends his brother but vows not to help him.
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Tom Moore
Spencer Edwards
Georgia
Watertown
Tenn
Edward
Hubert Turner
Dalton
Moore
Lebanon
Spence Edwards
Edwards
Turner
Tennessee
Lebanon, Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Wilson County
Albert Taylor
Chattanooga
Smithville
Georgia ‘Bureau of Investigation
Harry Edwards
Rutherford County
Murfreesboro
Charred Bomber Studied After Explosive JATO Incident
An Air Force investigating board examined a charred B47 bomber at Chennault Air Force Base after a JATO device exploded on the fuselage rack, igniting the aircraft. The aircraft carried a nuclear weapon but SAC said the nuke was not involved. the commander died and navigator Lt. Robert M. Simpson was critically injured.
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Lake Charles
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Washington
Chennault Air Force Base
Col
T. S. Walters
Robert M. Simpson
Joseph T. Lyles
Bossier City
68Th
Simpson
David Simpson
Sacramento
Calif
Brooks Army Hospital
Ft. Sam Houston
San An
Tex
Lyles
Rufus Lyles
Holiday Travel Snarled by Airline Strikes
Thanksgiving travel is disrupted by a continuing walkout of the Flight Engineers International Assn against Eastern Air Lines and a strike by the International Assn. of Machinists against Trans World Airlines. About 35,000 workers are idle as planes are grounded and nonstriking airlines try to absorb demand. Crowded highways and railroads see increased use. tensions center on wage talks and the engineers demand for pilot training for future jet fleets.
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Associated Press
Flight Engineers International Assn
Eastern Air Lines
International Assn
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Thanksgiving holiday traffic death toll runs near normal
Nationwide traffic deaths during the 102 hour Thanksgiving period began at 6 p m Wednesday and are expected to continue until midnight Sunday. At least a dozen states report fatalities led by four in Tennessee in a Cumberland Mountains crash. Pennsylvania and Ohio each reported three deaths with Michigan two and one in several other states. The National Safety Council did not issue a preholiday forecast for Thanksgiving.
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Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
Crossville
Pennyylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Arizona
California
Colorado
Illinois
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Oregon
National Safety Council
Foreign Aid Hike Proposed By Eisenhower Administration
The Eisenhower administration tentatively adds about a billion dollars to the foreign aid budget. Agencies propose 4.2 to 4.3 billion for economic technical and military aid to over 40 friendly governments starting July 1. The plan shifts emphasis toward economic and technical aid and development loans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Dulles
Seattle
Thanksgiving Day Reflections In North Carolina 1958
The piece notes Thanksgiving observances across North Carolina with church services prayers for peace, festive meals, and hunting season openings. It contrasts civic quiet with active police and emergency services amid wintry air and mentions a traffic incident and lingering gunpowder scent.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Tar Heel
Thanksgiving Day across the nation with parades and games
Prayers feasting and parades mark Thanksgiving as Americans gather to give thanks. Flights were disrupted by a two airline strike pushing travelers to buses and trains. Eisenhower celebrated with family in Augusta while cities from Detroit to New York staged parades and pageants.
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Associated Press
Detroit
New York City
Pittsburgh
Howard, R. 1
Johnson Creek
N. Y
Burton Brier
Soviet propose six month talks to make West Berlin a free city
The USSR voids the four power occupation and offers a six month negotiation window to establish a demilitarized free city of West Berlin with UN observers as watchdog. If no accord is reached, Soviet plans to transfer Allied traffic control to East Germany.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Andre Gromyko
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
United Nations
West
Kremlin
East Berlin
East Germany
Girl Poses As Naval Cadet Shakes Navy Discipline
A 17 year old Annapolis High School senior entered Bancroft Hall in a middies uniform and dined with 3,500 cadets. Three midshipmen were demoted and two faced disciplinary action for failing to act. the incident described as an immature prank. The girl’s father banned her from the academy and defended his daughter while other families supported their sons.
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Annapolis
Navy
Naval Academy
Bancroft Hall
Academy
Susan Johnson
Annapolis High School
Baltimore
Marius P. Johnson
Cmdrey Dupre
Academy Public Information
William R. Evans
Trenton
N. J
Michael J. Brown
Guymon
Okla
James P. Wilson
Philadelphia
Robert L. Vogt
Norfolk
Douglas Volgenau
Clarence
N. Y
Dupre
Johnson
Wilson Allso
Western Allies Split Over Berlin Countermeasures
Washington officials differ on how hard to counter the Soviet Berlin threat. Dulles asserts U.S. rights to land canals and air routes, while Bonn and West Berlin express surprise at possible East German dealings with the Soviets amid ongoing crisis disagreements.
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Washington
West Berlin
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Dulles
Bonn
West Germany
Germany
Tar Heel Hunters Cautioned as Season Opens
Western forests prompt safety plea for quail turkey and rabbit hunters amid dry conditions. Governor Hodges supports caution while Clyde Patton urges no smoking or camp fires to prevent wildfires as fire risk remains critical.
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Raleigh
Gov. Hodges
Clyde P. Patton
The
Wildlife Resources Commission
Patton
Gift Days Begin Tomorrow in High Point
The High Point Merchants Association launches the Christmas Gift Days campaign tomorrow and Saturday with stores open until 9 PM and promotions aimed at early shoppers. The Christmas Parade follows, capping the weekend as downtown stores stay open for sales and Gift Days specials.
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High Point Merchants Association
High Point
Norman Schwartz
Schwartz
High Point Merchants Assn
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Buster) Gilley
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