Army troops to train with new atomic weapons in Nevada
Thousands of U S ground troops from the Sixth Army will undergo field training in the tactical use of new type atomic weapons during secret maneuvers near Las Vegas Nevada. The exercises in Fredman Flat proving grounds may include multiple atomic explosions and involve about 12 000 troops arriving from West Coast bases.
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U. S
Washington
Nevada Desert
Fredman’s
Las Vegas
Nev
Sixth Army
Proving Grounds
Wholesale Beef Price Hike Ordered by OPS
The Office of Price Stabilization announced a wholesale beef price increase of about 1 percent, lifting some cuts while others dip slightly. a forthcoming order will raise retail prices on hams shoulders and bacon by one or two cents. Retail ceilings for pork chops and roasts have already been adjusted.
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Washington
Ofice
OPS
OPS Saint
Escaped Felons Battle Police At Birmingham Amusement Park
Three heavily armed escapees from Draper Prison engaged in a running gun battle with Birmingham police at Fair Park amusement area after highway patrolmen captured two others near Montgomery. Police believed one of the escapees was wounded before the trio fled into the thrill ride mazes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Draper Prison
Montgomery
Fair Park
U N Chief Signals Flexibility on Korean Truce Talks
General Ridgway told the Communist high command he was prepared to resume negotiations and dispatch liaison officers to Pan Mun Jom for conditions talks. He did not demand a site change and urged mutually satisfactory terms, while denying repeated neutrality violations at Kaesong. The Communists rejected moving talks and pressed for a clear sign of resumed negotiations.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-huai
Pan Mun Jom
Kaesong
United Nations
U.N
Night club fire in Mexico City kills and injures
A fire started by a firecracker at the Can-Can night club in Mexico City on September 16 during Independence Day celebrations. Fourteen people suffocated and about 60 were overcome by smoke as panicked patrons jammed the only doorway, turning the venue into a death trap. About 250 people were present. no one was injured in the stampede itself, but many choked on smoke.
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Mexico
15 Children Killed in Campinas Theater Collapse
A theatre collapse in Campinas, an inland city, killed at least 13 children among about 2000 attendees at a children's matinee. Security and rescue teams worked through the rubble as officials reported the disaster.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Campinas
Letter on socialism quoted as example of fallacy
A reader sent a piece contrasting socialism with our system and suggesting it applies to students and individuals aiming to rise above the average in society. The letter by Thomas J. Shelley is introduced as simple and common sense, and continued on Page 14.
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Thomas J. Shelley
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