Coast Guard probes fatal blast on German freighter Hiedberg
Two crewmen died and six were burned aboard the 1595 ton German ship Hiedberg after a blast ripped the engine room and damaged the bridge while en route from Puerto Ordaz Venezuela to Philadelphia with iron ore. Captain Heinz Nauersberger stated the No 11 piston broke loose and forced through the engine power plant. The ship, 277 feet long and launched in 1942, did not spread fire to other sections.
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Heidberg
Coast Guard
Fort Miles
Lewes
Del
Philadelphia
Puerto Ordaz
Venezuela
Delaware River
Heinz Nauersberger
Alleged Racketeers Plead Fifth Before Grand Jury
Two alleged racketeers from the East St. Louis area refused to testify before a Sangamon county grand jury hearing a phony state check scandal tied to former Auditor Orville E. Hodge. Frank Wortman and Elmer Dowling invoked the Fifth Amendment as the jury returned 48 new indictments.
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Springfield
Ill
Orville E. Hodge
Frank
Buster) Wortman
Elmer
Dutch) Dowling
County Fair Ends Sunday in Kenosha
The Kenosha County Fair enters its third day with clear skies and warmer temps after morning rain. Final judging begins this afternoon as 36th annual events proceed with Holstein cattle Open Class a main exhibit. Tonight features stock car races at 8 and 6:30 time trials at Wilmot track, 4-H awards at 8:30, and free midway acts at 3 and 9.
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Kenosha County
Wilmot
Plane Crash Kills Six Aboard in Colombia
A small Avianca Airlines plane crashed on the plains of southeastern Colombia killing all six people aboard. Local authorities have not released the identities of the victims as the investigation begins.
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Bogota
Colombia
Avianca
Less Crops In 56 Seen
The August crop report from the Agriculture Department shows 1956 total crop production at 102 percent of the 1947-49 base, down from 105 percent in 1955 and below the 1948 peak of 106. Soil bank participation rises in some areas with reductions in certain crops. final effects remain uncertain pending fall acreage surveys and compliance checks.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Laos Concludes Coexistence Pact With Communists in Government
The Pathet Lao rebels win a role in Laos’s government through negotiations. Prince Souvanna Phouma states Laos adopts a policy of coexistence with China. The United States continues economic and military aid to the constitutional monarchy.
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Hong Kong
Pathet Lao
Laos
Red China Radio
Souvanna Phouma
China
United States
Democratic moderates seek three civil rights planks at convention
Three moderate Democrats push a compromise civil rights plank, likely drawing from the 1952 declaration but avoiding a united party split. A conservative southern faction pledges a separate plank opposing the court ruling and urging local school control, while northern liberals back explicit court endorsement and federal civil rights action. The Platform Committee enters its final day with drafts circulating and aims for a broad majority.
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Chicago
Platform Committee
Defense Contracts Sen Wiley Aims to Boost Farm Machinery Jobs
Senator Wiley announced a conference on August 28 to pursue defense contracts for labor surplus farm machinery factories in Racine Wisconsin. Deputy Secretary of Defense Reuben Robertson will attend with a regional committee studying unemployment in farm machinery manufacturing.
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Washington
Wiley
Wisconsin Toll Reaches 564 After Two Fatal Crashes
Associated Press reports two fatal Wisconsin crashes push the 1956 highway death toll to 564, up from 478 a year earlier. Eighteen year old Clayton Kohn Jr. of Waukesha died when his car left Highway 45 and hit a tree. 40 year old Thomas Moyen of Skokie Ill, died in a separate collision near Markesan. Five others were injured.
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Wisconsin
Clayton Kohn Jr
Kewaskum
Highway 45
Thomas Moyen
Skokie
Markesan
Britain Rejects Soviet Suez Conference Demands
London rejected Moscow proposals to add 22 nations to the Suez conference and to delay the talks. Britain’s reply, delivered in Moscow by Sir William Hayter, affirmed a 24 nation setup while Moscow pressed for broad invites and delays. Egypt’s Nasser urged Arab unity and warned of armed action if Egypt is attacked.
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London
Britain
Foreign Office
Moscow
William Hayter
Soviet Union
Federation of Arab Trade Unions
Nasser
Egypt
Betsy the hurricane threatens Caribbean with 120 mph winds
The season’s first major hurricane Betsy roared toward the West Indies with 120 mph winds. It was centered about 450 miles east-southeast of San Juan moving west-northwest. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were placed on hurricane watch as warnings extended from St. Lucia to Antigua.
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Miami
South Atlantic
West Indies
Dominica
U. S. Weather Bureau
CST
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
San Juan
P. R
Britain Rejects Russia Demand on Suez Conference
London rejects Moscow request to postpone the Suez conference next week and to expand participation to more Communist and Arab nations, stating the meeting will proceed as planned in London. The British government also dismissed the proposal to move the talks to Cairo.
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Russia
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Suez Canal
Britain
London
Weather Snapshot Amid Warm Weekend Outlook
The city recorded 72 to 79 degree readings today with a low near 58 and 0.59 inches of precipitation. Weekend weather shifts to partly cloudy skies with Sunday showers, low tonight 55 to 60 and Sunday’s high in the low 80s.
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Kenoshans
American Motors
Beloit
Human Failure Blamed for Waukegan Train Collision
Officials say Friday that human failure caused Thursday night’s crash between a Milwaukee bound commuter train and a North Shore freight near Waukegan. Motorman Daniel Crabb, 50, said he failed to see a light on the rear of the eight car freight, which was stopped preparing to cross the mainline to a siding.
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Waukegan
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway
North Shore
Danie Crabb
London Strike Ends As 23000 Auto Workers Return
A strike involving 23,000 British automobile workers has been settled and union leaders have ordered the men to return to their jobs Monday.
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London
Nationalists study site for world’s tallest dam in Formosa
Taipei reports Nationalist Chinese officials weigh constructing one of the world’s tallest dams in Central Formosa as a major infrastructure project. The report notes the plan under discussion in the government and highlights potential regional impact.
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Taipei
Formosa
Wiley and Davis Clash Over Foreign Aid Stands
Senators Wiley and Davis presented differing views on foreign aid in Friday speeches. Wiley defended Eisenhower era policy and pledged repayment of every nickel spent in promoting world peace. Davis urged overhaul and limiting aid, criticizing the Marshall plan as a four year program with no clear end.
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Alexander Wiley
Glenn Davis
Wiley
Racine
Eisenhower
Davis
Middleton
Congress
House of Representatives
Rescue Effort Underway for Men Trapped in Capsized Oil Rig
In New Orleans workers cut through heavy hull metal and pumped air by floodlight to save two men believed trapped inside the inverted cabin of a capsized floating oil rig in the Mississippi River. A four to five foot air pocket is maintained as crews drill toward them.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Truman weighing Harriman endorsement for Democratic nomination
Chicago sources report President Truman weighed backing Harriman over Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination. He prepared to speak at 2:30 p.m. CST while signaling support for Harriman could affect the first ballot without harming Stevenson. Truman aims to back the nominee ultimately.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Gov
Averell Harriman
New York
Stevenson
Truman
Harriman
New Yorker
Missouri
Eisenhower veto blocks Wisconsin flood control projects
President Eisenhower vetoed the Rivers and Harbors Bill of 1.6 billion dollars on Friday. The action killed six Wisconsin flood control and harbor development projects estimated to cost nearly 11 million dollars.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
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