Cuban Rebels Kidnap Four More Yanks
Rebel raiders abducted four more Americans from a United Fruit Co sugar plantation in Guaro Oriente province Cuba. Two U S diplomats sought release for 41 other captives plus 3 Canadians seized since Thursday as the rebels expand a series of raids.
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United Fruit Co
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Preston
Oriente
Alfred F. Smith
Laconia
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James P. Stephens Jr
Edmond
Okla
Harley F. Sparks
Frankfurt
Ind
Jesse J. Ford
Lakeview
S. C
Moa
Fidel Castro
Park Wollam
Santiago
Castro
Raul
Wollam
Robert Wiecha
Guantanamo Bay
U. S. Navy
Wiecha
Navy
East West open talks at Geneva on detecting nuclear explosions
East and West opened a crucial technical conference at Geneva to devise a foolproof method for detecting nuclear test explosions. Russia urged not to delay talks with debates on suspension, while U S and four Western nations push for technical agreement as a step toward broader disarmament.
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Geneva
UPI
Russia
Y. K. Fyodorov
U.S
James Brown Fisk
United States
London
Muller Gives Ticket to Self In Chicago Parking Gaffe
Chicago detective Jack Muller, famed for ticketing officials, ticketed Gov. Stratton in a no parking zone and then issued himself a $10 ticket for a wrong turn near a Loop hotel. He said he recognized the governor’s car and returned to find a legitimate spot.
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Chicago
UPI
Jack Muller
Muller
Most Likely To Forget The Class Of Fifty Eight
Public service notice urging community action to improve schools and education for children. Encourages readers to learn what they can do locally and write to Better Schools at 9 FE. 40th St. New York 16 NY. Published with The Advertising Council.
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40Th St
New York
N. Y
Backers Start Hawaii Statehood Drive in Congress
Hawaii statehood supporters pressed for immediate action in Congress to ride Alaska’s acceptance. The campaign centered on a letter to editors of many mainland papers, seeking renewed editorial backing. Lorrin P. Thurston, statehood commission chair, convened a Thursday meeting to plot strategy.
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Honolulu
UPI
Hawaii
Alaska
Lorrin P. Thurston
Statehood Commission
Weather update for Kenosha forecasts showers and cooler temps
Overnight skies promised rain with warm temperatures in Kenosha at noon. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, showers, and scattered thunderstorms today and tonight, then cooler by Wednesday with more showers. Daytime highs reach 75 to 85, lows in the 60s, noting 85 at American Motors and Downtown, 83 at the sewerage plant, and 67 overnight. Sunrise 5 20, sunset 8 29.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Aid Cuts Deplored By Dulles
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles condemned the House Appropriations Committee $872 million foreign aid cut as a grave threat to U S security and warned it could doom the free world. He urged nonpayment of blackmail to free Americans abroad and cited Cuban and East German tensions.
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Cuba
East Germany
State Department
U. S
Dulles
Soviet Union
United States
Lebanon
United Nations
World Organization
Dag Hammarskjold
United Arab Republic
Texas Stories Still Biggest in Nation
Anchorage report notes Texas remains the nation's largest Story origin, with Texas attorney Gordon Hollon arguing the Lone Star state still dominates despite Alaska’s statehood memorial history dating to 1954.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Lone Star
San Antonio
Gordon Hollon
Staley McCutcheon
Alaska House of Representatives
Stolen 41 Passenger Bus Finally Found
Ol lie Wilson a 19 year old New York City man drove off in a 41 passenger silver and red New York bus from mid town Manhattan Sunday, ending up stuck in a ditch near Dubuque Iowa about 1200 miles away. He admitted boarding the idle bus and driving to California after questioning by a Iowa state trooper. The case recalls a prior Bronx joyride by the same youth and parallels a 1947 Bronx to Hollywood run by another bus driver.
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Iowa
UPI
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Midtown Manhattan
Farley
New York City
Ollie Wilson
Wilson
Jack Moore
Chicago
California
Navy
Bronx
Worcester
Mass
Moore
Mountainview Coach Lines
William Cimillo
New York Surface Transportation Corporation
Hollywood
Fla
Luciano Had Hand In Underworld Convention, Senate Told
Federal narcotics agent Martin Pera testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that deported crime boss Charles Lucky Luciano likely influenced the Apalachin underworld gathering in New York last fall. He linked a Palermo meeting with Luciano lieutenants Santo Sorge and two Americans to the international reach of the Mafia and noted tax cases spurred fronts for illicit activity.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Upstate
New York
Martin F. Pera
Apalachin
N. Y
Palermo
Italy
Santo Sorge
Luciano
Pera
Sorge
Joseph Bonanno
Carmine Galente
Brooklyn
Mafia
Peru
Scarface Ai’ Capone
De Gaulle Returns to Algeria Amid Settler Wariness
Premier De Gaulle arrived in Algiers on his second visit in a month amid tensions with French settlers demanding different policies. A grenade attack wounded a dozen in downtown Algiers as he landed at Telergma and prepared to tour Oran and the Foreign Legion before Algiers.
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Algiers
de Gaulle
Algeria
Telergma
Constantine
Oran
French Foreign Legion
Raoul Salan
Paris
Yacht Heads Toward Bomb Test Zone Amid Navy Warning
The yacht Phoenix neared the U S H bomb test area in the Pacific under Navy watch as skipper Earle L Reynolds, former Antioch College anthropology professor, vowed defiance. A Navy spokesman refused to specify possible actions against the intrusion.
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Honolulu
Phoenix
U. S
Pacific
Navy
Iregard
Earle L. Reynolds
Antioch College
Ohio
Milk program extension passed by House to Eisenhower
Washington The bill extending the school milk program for three more years cleared the House on Monday and was forwarded to President Eisenhower for approval.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Russia to release crew of DC-6 in Armenia
Diplomatic reports indicate Russia will release the American DC-6 crew held in Soviet Armenia since June 27. UPI reports note U S Senator Knowland urged sending arms to Cuba if Fidel Castro does not return kidnapped Americans and Canadians within 48 hours. Also, Sherman Adams inquiry concluded investigators acted properly in public session. In Beirut government forces repelled a rebel thrust toward the International Airport amid talks for a ceasefire.
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Beirut, Lebanon
UPI
Beirut
Five die in car truck collision near Mukwonago
Five of six Milwaukee travelers were killed when their auto collided with a cattle truck at an intersection in Waukesha County. Surviving husband Robert Fabiszak remained hospitalized in critical condition. The truck driver Joel Jones escaped injury. A second fatal hit and run in the same county claimed Edward Stack and Gene Heinzen as authorities continued the investigation.
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Waukesha County
Robert Fabiszak
Irene
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Douglas
Joel Jones
Delavan
James Welch
Monto Ny
Mukwonago
Waukeshaw County
Edward A. Stack
Waukesha
Gene Heinzen
New Berlin
Alaska celebrates statehood with vast parades and cheers
Alaska's passage of statehood sparked nationwide approval and wild celebrations across the territory. In Juneau hundreds cheered as a replica Liberty Bell rang 49 times while cities like Anchorage and Fairbanks hosted bonfires, parades, and fireworks amid optimism and some concerns about taxes and future integration.
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Juneau
Alaska
Senate
Sitka
Fairbanks
Chena
Alaska Statehood Clears Senate Vote 64 to 20
Alaska moves toward statehood after the Senate approved the bill 64 to 20, with final presidential approval and Alaskan ratification still required. If signed, Alaska would gain voting representation in Congress, elect its own governor, and claim 103 million acres as a potential tax base, though most of the state would remain federal land. The vote signals a historic shift as Alaska edges toward joining the Union, with celebrations anticipated in major cities.
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Jersey Spittle
Army Quartermaster Corps
Washington, D. C
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House
Senate
Eisenhower
Washington
United States
Union
Big Diomede Island
Bering
Little Diomede Island
Senate Statehood
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
John Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Strom Thurmond
D-Sc
Thurmond
North Shore Railroad Attracts Purchase Inquiries
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad studies several inquiries from potential buyers after petitioning for permission to go out of business. Treasurer W H Hoadley says he will forward information but declines to name interested parties.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
W. H. Hoadley
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