Three Americans Freed by Soviets After Years in Captivity
The Soviet Union released Wilfred C. Comish Murray Fields and Frederick Charles Hopkins, three Americans held for years, and turned them over to U.S. Military Police in Berlin. They were sent to Army hospital for checks while possible actions against two deserters among the soldiers are considered.
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West Berlin
U.S
Frederick C. Hopkins
U.S. State Department
Murray Fields
Brooklyn
N.Y
Wilfred Comish
Amesbury
Mass
Vienna
Berlin
Soviet Union
Wilfred C. Comish
West Germany
Frederick Charles Hopkins
Army
Comnish
Fields
Oklahoma
Karlhorsts
San Jose Shaken as 5.5 6.0 Quake Rattles Santa Clara County
A California tremor centered near Hollister at 7 01 pm rattled San Jose and a 100 mile zone. Walls cracked, plaster fell, and windows shattered with little injuries reported despite visible damage to a jail and homes.
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San Jose
Calif
Rosenberg
Pala
San Andreas
California
Santa Clara County
Lance
Mount Tamalpais
San Francisco
Hollister
Watsonville
W. C. Marion
University of California
Here
Truce Breaks Spark New Gaza Firing Across Front
Cairo reports renewed shooting in the Gaza Strip after promises by Egypt and Israel to honor a cease-fire. Egypt says 4 Israelis were killed, 0 Egyptian casualties. Israel denies knowledge of troop incursions, cites self defense. A U S military transport was forced down by a warning burst from an Israeli fighter plane but allowed to continue after questioning.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Israel
U.N. Truce Commission
Tabet el Assra
Truce Commission
Israeli Foreign Office
Sheik Moran
U. N. Truce Commission
E.L.M. Burns
Gaza
Burns
Ankara
Turkey
U. S
Lydda
Storm Gladys Heads Toward Mexican Coast and Rio Grande Warnings
Storm Gladys moved toward the Mexican coast bringing flood warnings for the lower Rio Grande Valley. It gusts near 50 mph and is expected to inland landfall near 75 miles from Texas before crossing toward Roma Texas. Two sisters drowned during holiday recreation as the storm swept Texas rivers.
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Gladys
Brin Fl
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Padre Island
South Texas
Rio Grande
Falcon Dam
Mexico
U.S
Roma
Tex
Devil's
Pecos
Guzman
Samuel G
Flora
Atlantic
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Truman Attacks GOP Labor Policy in Detroit Speech
Former President Truman told a Detroit labor audience that Republicans fear labor actions and will promise big political gains next year. He defended the guaranteed annual wage and criticized Taft Hartley and right to work laws, urging support for the Democratic presidential candidate and criticizing Republican stances on unions and federal benefits.
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Detroit
Harry S. Truman
Wayne County Federation of Labor
Truman
CIO
Michigan
Sen
McNamara
D-Mich
Supreme Court
Senate
United States Senate
Sixteen Cars Derail In Ohio Freight Passenger Collision
A eastbound Pennsylvania freight derailed sixteen cars four miles west of Bucyrus, Ohio, colliding with a westbound Manhattan Limited passenger train. Seven freight cars and nine cars left the tracks, injuring 25 with five hospitalized. Names of injured not yet released. PRR detours set via New York Central and Erie routes. Accident at 2 55 a.m. Engineers identified as J D Kelly and C H Craig. conductors listed as W M Dibble and B E Miebe s.
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Bucyrus
Ohio
Manhattan Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRR
State Highway Patrol
Manhattan Lanatics
New York
Chicago
Bucyrus City Hospital
Harrisburg
New York Central
Crestline
Marion
Erie Road
Decatur
Ind
Fort Wayne
Bnevrus
J. F. White
The
J. D. Kelly
W. M. Dibble
C. H. Craig
B. E. Miebes
White
Russian Offer Of Arms Confirmed In Calcutta
Calcutta report says Egyptian Prime Minister Gan Salem confirmed Russia offered to sell arms to Egypt. Salem noted Egypt would need Russian arms if Western promises and contracts fail to supply weapons to deter regional pressures. He added that no Russian arms have yet arrived. Salem began a 17 day goodwill tour of India after Burma.
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Calcutta
India
Russia
Egypt
Epee
Gan Salem
Salem
Burma
Ervin Praises Labor Two Contributions at North Carolina Meet
Senator Sam Ervin told the Associated Master Barbers of North Carolina convention that American labor contributes materially through goods and services and politically through devotion to free enterprise. He noted gains since the 1930s and urged support for the American way of life as barbers pledged funds for crippled Tar Heel children, totaling $7,000 last year.
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Durham
Sam Ervin Jr
DNC
Ervin
Associated Master Barbers of
North Carolina
United States
Barbers
Phil
Charlotte
Worst Labor Weekend In History Predicted
The Associated Press reports the Labor Day period may set a new traffic death record, with 310 dead by noon and total tolls rising past 400. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council warned the 78-hour period could surpass the 461 deaths set in 1951.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Maryland
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Working Man Gets Salute on Labor Day
President Eisenhower and labor leaders saluted workers as millions enjoyed Labor Day. Mitchell announced August employment peaked at 65.44 million. Meany and Reuther foresaw increased union political activity after a December merger. Bendix strike settled in Detroit. Tropical storm Gladys neared Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Traffic deaths rose across the nation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Denver
Colo
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
AFL
George Meany
CIO
Walter Reuther
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Bendix Aviation Corp
Detroit
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Padre Island
Gladys
Hurricane Flora Churns Across Atlantic Toward U S
Miami report notes Flora a full blown hurricane moving west northwest at about 16 mph. At 5 a.m. EST its center was 1,050 miles northeast of San Juan and about 2,000 miles east of Miami with top winds near 90 mph and outer gale winds expanding. Forecaster Paul Moore cautioned it is early to judge any threat to the United States.
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Miami
Fla
Flora
Atlantic Ocean
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Paul Moore
Miami Weather Bureau
Ncan
Raleigh-Area Rivers Swell Floods Across Lowlands
Eastern North Carolina rivers rising after heavy rains threaten towns. Cape Fear near Fayetteville could crest around 43 feet eight feet above flood stage with a 31?2 foot rise reported at Lock No. 2. Neuse and Tar rivers also approach and crest near flood levels at Goldsboro Kinston Tarboro.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Weather Bureau
Raleigh-Durham
Lenin
Goldsboro
Kinston
Tarboro
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Santa Clara University
Charles F. Richter
California Institute of Tech
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Erald
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Daniel
Boone
America
Gop
Toledo
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