TNT Charge Kills Three U.S. Sailors
A 24 pound TNT charge used in experimental work exploded on the Somersworth off Montauk Point during test operations with the Tirante, killing three sailors and injuring eight. Investigators suspect a defective time fuse. four wounded were treated aboard the Queen Mary and Sunbird before transfer. The individuals killed were Anthony Focca and John R. Turley among others.
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Somersworth
Montauk Point
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Queen Mary
Sunbird
Anthony Focca
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Groton
John R. Turley
Quartermaster
Corbett Radcliffe
New Orleans
Wellham
Queen Mary’s
Radcliffe
Clarence Williams
Townsfolk Flee Ammonia Fumes From Red Bud Tank
Red Bud Illinois evacuated about 1500 residents of 2000 as hydrous ammonia fumes escaped from an auxiliary tank at the Claude Simpson plant. Mayor Elmer Schuchman said several were ill but no serious injuries reported. He warned painted homes near the leak could darken in days and fumes would damage flora.
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Tass
Eisenhowers
Communist Party Presidium
Nikita Kruschchev
Kelsinki
United States
Kruschchev
Zhukov
Eisenhower
Berlin
Red Bud
Elmer Schuchman
Schuchman
Claude Simpson
Miss Wisconsin Escapes Crash in New Castle
A chartered helicopter crashed at New Castle airport after delivering Miss Wisconsin Lynn Holden of Milwaukee to a local supermarket for a promotion. The victim was William Milson, 55, a New Castle businessman. Pilot Calvin Alston, 33, from Crawford, N J, had a possible head injury and was in fair condition. The craft had flown from Pittsburgh, carrying Milson to the airport for a ride later, with Holden aboard for the promotion event.
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New Castle
Wisconsin
Lynn Holden
Milwaukee
William Milson
Calvin Alston
Crawford
N. J
Holden
Pittsburgh
Here
Milson
House group hears cigarette testimony on cancer risk
American Cancer Society spokesman Dr. E Cuyler Hammond told Congress that evidence shows cigarette smoking greatly increases lung cancer risk and raises death rates from coronary artery disease. He noted quitting lowers overall mortality and questioned filter claims as lawmakers discuss advertising.
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Washington
American Cancer Society
Congress Today
E. Cuyler Hammond
Hammond
House
Daniel Horn
American Medical Ass
Blatnik
D-Minn
Army to Cut 50,000 More as Draft Calls Trim
Washington informed sources say a second 50,000 soldier reduction is planned by next June. The move would bring the Army to 900,000, matching the Air Force. The Army said monthly draft calls will be trimmed due to the first cut, but exact reductions were not disclosed.
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Washington
Air Force
Army
House to vote on foreign aid Friday after deferral
The House delayed final action on the administration foreign aid bill until Friday following Rep. Bowler’s death in Chicago. Eisenhower urged a 400 million dollar cut be treated as a threat to national security while the panel lowered the overall request to 700 million in economic aid and 300 million for special assistance.
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Chicago
James Bowler
D-Ill
House
Eisenhower
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Carnahan
D-Mo
Free World
Burleson
D-Tex
Bow
Ohio
Bentley
R-Mich
U. S
Economic Development Fund
Old Rancher Defies Army Over New Mexico Land
John Prather, 82, refuses to leave his 120 section ranch near Orogrande as the United States Army demands a safety strip around the McGregor missile range. He plans to stay home despite four years of negotiations and a possible Aug 1 eviction deadline, saying an American has the right to die at home.
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Orogrande, N. M
John Prather
U.S. Army
Prather
McGregor
Army
Texas
New Mexico
Sacramento Mountains
Congressman Bowler Dies in Chicago at 82
Rep. James B. Bowler, Democratic congressman from Illinois 7th District based in Chicago, died today at age 82 after years of declining health following a heart attack. He had been unable to attend sessions of the current Congress.
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Chicago
James B. Bowler
Illinois
Oshkosh Police Chief Resigns After 73-Year Veteran Service
Oshkosh Police Chief William A. Golz 73, a long time officer and administrator, resigns from his post in a letter to City Manager Hans Thorgrimsen today.
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Oshkosh
William A. Golz
Hans Thorgrimsens
Weather Outlook For Kenosha Tonight And Friday
Forecast calls for fair weather in Kenosha and vicinity. Lows tonight in the low 60s with highs tomorrow in the 70s. Noon at the sewage plant reached 74, downtown 73, and American Motors 72. Yesterdays high 75 and low 62 with overnight 62. Sunrise 5:32 a.m. sunset 8:22 p.m.
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Kenosha
American Motors
May Limit Rights Bill Faces Senate Amendment Push
Washington supporters of the civil rights bill confront growing Senate support for narrowing the measure. Senators Anderson and Aiken propose dropping a section granting the attorney general authority to seek injunctions to enforce all civil rights, including school desegregation. If adopted, the AG could intervene only on voting rights cases. Senator Knowland predicts a close vote on the amendment though likely not to strike the section.
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Washington
Senate
Anderson
D-N.m
Aiken
R-Vt
Anderson and
Sen
Knowland
Calif
State Traffic Toll Up to 407
A taxicab crash west of Viroqua killed two passengers, raising Wisconsin’s highway death toll to 407 for the year. Eddie T. Anderson and Tilford Tollackson died. the driver and another fare were injured. A second fatality occurred when Mrs. Mary Lewandowski died in Beaver Dam after her auto struck a loaded junk truck stopped to aid another motorist.
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Wisconsin
Eddie T. Anderson
Soldiers Grove
Tilford
Tollackson
Viroqua
Highway 66
Mary Lewandowski
Beaver Dam
Lewandowski
Federal Pay Increases Step Closer
Two congressional committees backed higher pay for the federal civil service. The House committee approved 530 million dollars a year for 950,000 workers, while the Senate committee favored 341 million dollars. Combined, the increases would cost about 850 million annually, despite the President’s opposition.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Capitol
House Post Office and
Civil Service Committee
Senate Post Office and
Senate Committee
Evacuations Rise as Dam Threat Looms in Capulin
More than 400 Capulin residents fled along the Alamosa River below Terrace Reservoir Dam with 1,000 others in nearby towns planning to evacuate. The developing crisis prompted state and federal alerts as authorities monitor potential flooding and dam failure risks.
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Capulin
Colo
Colorado
Alamosa River
Terrace Reservoir
Contempt Charges Dropped Against Four Clinton Defendants
U S District Attorney Crawford moves to dismiss criminal contempt charges against Thomas Sanders Chris Foust J B Long and J L Coley in the Clinton segregation trial. Judge Taylor agrees noting insufficient evidence to convict these men and rests the government case as to nine remaining Clinton area defendants.
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Knoxville
Tenn
U.S
Crawford
U. S. Dist
Robert L.taylor
Taylor
Robert L. Dobbs
Memphis
Clinton Area
Grover S. McLeod
Birmingham
McLeod
Kassner
Paul Turner
U. S. District Court
Military Transport Docks With Flu Cases
The U S military transport General Patch carrying 134 Asian flu cases was allowed to dock at Bremerhaven Germany. Its 942 passengers were barred from going ashore and only medical personnel could disembark.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
U. S
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