Refinery Fire in Whiting Still Burning Past Day Three
A major blaze at the Standard Oil Indiana refinery in Whiting continued into its third day with two large storage tanks still alight. Fire teams gained control by noon after a 30 hour effort, while 950 families remained evacuated and a company claims office handled damage inquiries. Total loss estimated at 10 million to 100 million depending on scope. two deaths and 45 injuries reported.
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Joe Wallo
Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil Co
Joseph Wallo
47Th St
Wallo
Indiana
Standard Oil
Robert E. Wilson
Mid-west
Wilson
Red Cross
Washington
Deadly Pellet Found By Police in Paris
Police in Paris recover a radioactive pellet from a metal factory junk yard where it disappeared last Friday. The pellet is described as deadly with exposure risking death in minutes.
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Paris
States discuss truck tax reciprocity with Ohio
Representatives from nine states with truck tax reciprocity deals with Ohio met to plan action if Ohio ends the agreements. They weighed potential responses and coordinated positions among signatories.
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Chicago
Ohio
Indictment for Perjury Ties to WWII Slaying Case
Former Army Lt Aldo L Icardi of Pittsburgh is indicted on eight counts of perjury for allegedly denying involvement in the 1944 Holohan mission slaying in northern Italy. Carlo Lo Dolce faced separate verdicts. both men were tried in absentia by an Italian court and cannot be extradited.
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Washington
Army
Aldo L. Icardi
Maj
William Holohan
Holohan
Icardi
Pittsburgh
House Armed Services
Italy
Carlo Lo Dolce
Rochester
N. Y
Lo Dolce
House
Great Lakes Shrine Meet Set in Milwaukee
Milwaukee hosts the Great Lakes Shrine Association gathering on September 16 and 17 bringing Shriners from five states to the event.
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Milwaukee
Shriners
of the Great Lakes Shrine Assn
Nixon cites five roadblocks to peace in Europe
Vice President Nixon told the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Boston that five Soviet linked factors block peace. He listed German division, arms race with no adequate inspection, Iron Curtain barriers, colonial status of Eastern Europe, and Moscow directed subversion. He warned three to four months will reveal Soviet intentions.
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Boston
Mass
Nixon
Germany
Europe
Moscow
VFW
Two Small Girls Die In Fire at Hinsdale
Hinsdale Illinois two young girls Theresa age 2 and Clary age 5 died in a fire at the city farm colony home of Richard Maihofer a 30 year old farmer guard at the correctional institution He and his wife were not mentioned as injured but Maihofer was severely burned and taken to Hinsdale Hospital The blaze occurred early morning and wrecked the farm home and left the children dead
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Hinsdale, Ill
Chicago
Richard Maihofer
Correctional Institution
Theresa
Clary
Maihofer
Hinsdale Hospital
French Cabinet Backs Faure Morocco Plan for Nationalist Talks
The Paris government authorized Premier Faure and Pierre July to pursue a representative Moroccan government through direct talks with nationalist leaders. The aim is to resolve exile of Sultan Ben Youssef and establish a regency while reformers push the peace program.
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Faure
Morocco
Paris
Edgar Faure
Pierre July
Aux Les Bains
Aix Les Bains
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Ben Youssef
Gilbert Grandval
Vet’s Wife Accuses Army of Blocking Security Hearing
Mrs. Eleanor Waxer of Detroit testified before a Senate Civil Service subcommittee that the Army refused a security hearing and offered a non sensitive job she declined. She faced charges of close association with a member linked to the Progressive Party of Michigan described as Communist controlled. The Waxers and Wayne University officials testified as the panel reviews high profile security cases including Ladejinsky and Chasanow.
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Washington
Army
Eleanor V. Waxer
Detroit
Senate Civil Service Subcommittee
Wolf Ladejinsky
Abraham Chasanow
Wayne University
Arthur Neef
Alfred H. Kelly
Joseph Earl Vargo
Washington, D. C
U. S
Moscow
Ladejinsky
Chasanow
Agriculture Department
State Department
Dapper Gunman Flee Osaka After Bank Robbery Killings
A dapper Japanese gunman killed a policeman and a taxi driver and wounded another officer in a $13,000 bank robbery in Osaka. He escaped on a motor scooter, leaving authorities to pursue him.
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Osaka
Japan
Shell blast kills three children at El Paso picnic
In El Paso a 90 mm shell exploded during a yard picnic injuring ten others and killing Velma Morales 4 George Valdez 6 and Riccardo Lujan 10. Investigators say the shell lay for some time and may have been a dud.
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el Paso
Tex
W. E. Wood
Valdez
Casner Range
Ft. Bliss
David Marcia
Irma Morales
Velma
Juan Ortiz
Fernando Ramirez
Amado Rivera
Carlos Valdez
Roberto Robson
Luis Liuan
Thomasa Marcial
German shipyard strikes end without pay boost
Workers at two Hamburg shipyards and the Henschel locomotive works in Kassel returned to work today after failing to win immediate pay increases they had demanded. The walkouts collapsed without concessions from management or government mediation.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Hamburg
Henschel Locomotive Works
Kassel
Weather Forecast From Cool Northern Draft
A cool air mass from northern plains promises relief for Keno. Tonight and Tuesday expect mostly cloudy skies with showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 68 to 72 tonight, highs 78 to 83 on Tuesday, noon readings 90 at the treatment plant 95 downtown and 93 at American Motors. Yesterday’s high 83 and low 62. Pollen count 193.
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Plains States
Kenosha
American Motors
Stevenson Likely to Announce President Bid in Green Bay
A Washington paperman told Senator Kefauver that Adlai Stevenson probably will announce his candidacy in Green Bay on October 7, per the Capital Times. Mrs. Deborah Landy testified to a House subcommittee for two hours in a secret session, claiming she canceled her Daily Worker subscription yesterday.
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Madison
Washington
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Green Bay
Capital Times
Deborah Landy
Eugene Landy
House UN- American Activities Subcommittee
Daily Worker
Sinatra Sued by Fox Over Carousel Contract Break
Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox sues crooner Frank Sinatra in New York for 1 million dollars claiming he walked off the Carousel set and breached his contract.
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Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox Studio
New York
Frankie Sinatra
Israel Intercepts Egyptian Planes Threatening Israeli Airspace
Israel said a flight of Egyptian planes crossed into its airspace today and was intercepted by the Israeli air force before turning back, amid regional tensions.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Congress
Dick Haymes Denies Split With Rita Hayworth
Crooner Dick Haymes denies rumors of a split with Rita Hayworth after a reported quarrel. He tells reporters there is nothing to the gossip while living at the Malibu home as he performs at the Cocoanut Grove.
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Hollywood
Dick Haymes
Rita Hayworth
Haymes
Malibu
Ambassador Hotel
Cocoanut Grove
UN Agrees To Truce Team Cuts At Panmunjom
The United Nations Command moves to cut and finally end the four nation truce inspection teams in Korea amid protests and violence. Maj. Gen. Harlan C. Parks says the reduction is temporary as obstructions by Czechs and Poles are cited for undermining the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission. The Allies claim North Korea has used the disruption to build up military forces in violation of the armistice.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
UNC
U. S
Harlan C. Parks
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Parks
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
North Korea
Forréstal
Saratoga
Ranger
Independence
Forrestal
Defense
James Forrestal
Beloit man dies in highway crash near Du Quoin
Robert E. Singletary, 22, of Beloit Wisconsin, died after his station wagon side swiped a trailer truck on U S Route 51 eight miles north of Du Quoin Illinois. The truck driver Charles Hamlet, 32, of Shreveport Louisiana, escaped injury.
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du Quoin
Ill
Robert E. Singletary
Beloit
Wis
du Quin
Singletary
Charles Hamlet
Shreveport
Hamlet
East Coast Safe From Hurricane Edith
The all clear was sounded for the East Coast and Bermuda as hurricane Edith veered to a north northeast course. Forecaster Gordon Dunn said 80 to 85 mile winds would stay over the open sea and Bermuda likely would not experience hurricane winds.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Edith
Gordon Dunn
Dunn
Super Carrier Forrestal Sails on First Trial Run
The 1,036 foot Forrestal sails on its first trial run from Newport News into the Atlantic. The carrier, 3,826 crew, 90 aircraft, represents a $372 million investment and features an angled flight deck and four steam catapults.
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Forrestal
Newport News
U. S
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
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