Pasternak Denied Western Speaking Visit Chicago Banquet
Chichen host Polowsky says he invited Nobel laureate Boris Pasternak to speak at a December 27 Chicago dinner honoring Feodor Dostoevsky. An USSR official reportedly approved the plan, though Pasternak did not attend Stockholm’s prize ceremony. Polowsky, 41, notes Moscow will disclose full details later.
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Conspiracy Charge Reported From Clinton Prison
Four inmates at Clinton State Prison Albany linked to a movement among Blacks to gain supremacy over whites. They claim Islam as their faith and allege the Dannemora warden blocks religious practice. Officials note the group grew from juvenile delinquents and seeks wider prisoner freedoms.
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Strike Will Shut Down GM Plants Due to Steel Shortage
Detroit reports a nationwide steel strike will halt most General Motors auto production by next week. Up to 200000 GM employees face layoffs as Flint Willow Run Kansas City and Oakland plants exhaust parts. Recovery depends on steel supplies. estimates suggest three to five weeks. GM posted third quarter earnings of 135 million dollars and nine month earnings of 725 million dollars.
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Eisenhower Checks Up At Walter Reed For Annual Physic
President Eisenhower is at Walter Reed Army Hospital for his annual physical examination. Officials say he expects to be released soon, with previous health issues cited as background to his routine checkup and prior dates noted.
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Robbery Ends In Slaying Of Mountain Couple In Lenoir North Carolina
An elderly couple was killed during a home invasion in Lenoir North Carolina. Sheriff J B Myers reported a robber entered the house, fired a shotgun, and fled with a missing double barreled gun. The victim Mary Ann Holder Chandler and husband were found in the living room with multiple wounds. Another man was wounded and unable to provide a clear account due to grave injuries. Police pieced together events from limited statements.
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Man rescued after tractor overturns and burns
Michael Carter 49 of 410 Ridgeway was pulled from under a toppled farm tractor on Baker road as it burst into flames. Rescuers James McNeill and Gib Wallace freed him before the machine burned. Carter was taken to hospital with chest pains and minor injuries for X rays.
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Cuban Leader Fidel Castro in Air Hunt for Missing Pilot
Havana reports Prime Minister Fidel Castro personally leads a search by air for a missing crew after his aircraft failed to land as planned. Cienfuegos' brother Capt Osmany Cienfuegos accompanies the effort as authorities hold long cabinet sessions amid pending counterrevolutionary cases. Two Americans, Austin Young and Peter Lambton, are jailed among about 200 inmates facing homicide-related counterrevolution charges.
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1000 Dead In Mexican Disaster
AP reports 1000 or more believed dead after a sneak hurricane and floods devastate Colima and surrounding Pacific coast. The area, New Jersey sized, hosts about 100000 people with widespread privation and poisonous sea dangers. Several missing include American residents from Acapulco and San Bernardino. Emergency food appeals are issued.
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Seven Children Die In Slum Fire In Ottumwa
In Ottumwa Iowa seven children in a crowded two room house perished in a blaze. A 14 year old sitter Sharon Dooley survived with severe burns. The Van Horne family faced poverty and a missing father Herman. State aid children were supported by the family. Fire was spotted by grandmother Tom Anderson Senior.
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Long Beach fights subsidence with water injection plan
Long Beach officials inaugurate new water pumping plants to flood Wilmington oil fields under the harbor. The goal is to halt land sinking that has dropped areas of the city 2 to 3 feet and could threaten harbor facilities. Officials say pumping could total 268 wells and inject about a million gallons daily, reversing oil extraction since 1936.
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Laos King Sisavang Vong Dies at 74 in Palace
King Sisavang Vong of Laos died in Luang Prabang after a five year bed ride with rheumatism and neck cancer. Crown Prince Savang Vathana, named regent two months ago, becomes ruler as Laos faces ongoing revolt and French influence. Savang, educated in Paris, has led Laotian delegations and commanded forces in recent campaigns.
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Stassen Confident Of Win In Philadelphia Race
Stassen remains optimistic about victory though Democrats doubt his chances and predict he will stay in the contest after election day. They staged a parade and rally in south Philadelphia amid disputes over the city wage tax in the 1950s while Stassen defends his tax records.
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Two Bond Proposals Defeated in State Election
Unofficial returns from most precincts show two bond issues failing. A $250000 historical sites bond trails 5250 to 52649, while a $100000 armory issue trails 50179 to 52747. County boards certify results. state board to canvass on November 17.
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