Ten Americans expected to cross into Hong Kong for freedom
Jubilant relatives in Hong Kong await the arrival of ten American civilians promised release by Red China. The group, reportedly scattered across Peiping, Foochow, Canton, Chunking and Shanghai, may meet at an assembly point for a train to Hong Kong. Families in Taipei Yonkers and Seattle react with relief as Geneva negotiators outline plans to free all 19 remaining civilians in due course.
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Kong Kong
Red China
Hong Kong
Peiping
Foochow
Can
Chunking
Shanghai
Canton
Sue Buol
Taipei
Lawrence
Mildred Lovegren
Levi O. Lovegren
Chungking
Lovegren
Mildred
Yonkers
N. Y
Adele Austin Rickett
Geneva
Relatives Await Word On Missionary Dorothy Middleton Release
Word came today that Dorothy Middleton, a 42 year old missionary and one of 10 Americans held by Red China since January 1951, was announced to be released. A Marine captain who saw her in prison in 1954 reported she appeared in good health and not subjected to violence, though questioned at length.
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New China News Agency
Harold W. Rigney
Catholic
Fu Jen University
Peiping
China
Rickett
Seattle
Mr. Lovegren
Wash
Chungking
Sikang
Buol
Stockton
Calif
Civil Air Transport
Mengtze
Dorothy Middleton
Red China
Llane Wana
Alanta Ann
Miss Middleton
Harold Middleton
Bristol
Zion, Il
Middleton
Krasner
Reds Pay Widow of Belgian Pilot
Soviet Union sends 500000 francs to the Belgian widow of a pilot killed when a MIG fighter downed his aircraft over Austria. The check was delivered by Soviet Consul L. G. Podgor to Mrs. J. Clauwaets, whose husband piloted a cargo pig flight to Yugoslavia.
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Brussels
Belgium
Soviet Union
Airlines
Austria
L. G. Podgornow
J. Clauwaets
Yugoslavia
Soviet pledge to loosen censorship during U S Senate talks
Senator Kefauver and four colleagues met in the Kremlin with Premier Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev as Soviet leaders indicated progress on relaxing censorship. Khrushchev said reforms would take time and tied hopes to the October foreign ministers conference while noting ongoing progress.
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Moscow
U. S
Soviet Union
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kremlin
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Kefauver
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Pastor's Acquittal Still Stands
Dr. Paul E. Bishop of the Northwest Synod said after a closed meeting that no action was taken to change the acquittal of the Reverend John H. Gerberding of Menomonee Falls Wisconsin. Three jurors had asked for a new trial based on post trial remarks. The decision from the trial remains unchanged.
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Menomonee Falls
Wis
Paul E. Bishop
Minneapolis
Northwest Synod of the
United Lutheran Church
John H. Gerberding
Gerberding
Bishop
Churchill Couple Celebrates 47th Wedding Anniversary
Westerham, England reports that Sir Winston Churchill and his wife marked their 47th wedding anniversary today.
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Westerham
England
Sir Winston Churchill
Eisenhower Urges Longer Education and Late Retirement
President Eisenhower during a Lowry Air Force Base visit urged lengthening high school and college programs possibly to five years to match a more complex modern life. He also questioned the practice of mandatory retirement at 60 to 65, calling for openness to change as people live longer.
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Denver
Eisenhower
America
Air Force Academy
Lowry Air Force Base
Hubert R. Harmon
West Point
Columbia University
Harmon
Army Drops 47 Former PWs Cases in Korea
Washington reports the army has dropped 47 cases of former prisoners of war suspected of collaboration with Communist captors in Korea for lack of evidence. Six other cases were cleared by army board action, leaving 54 still pending.
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Washington
Army
Korea
Pws
Air Force
Marine Corps
New Hurricane Hilda Forms in Atlantic Near Turks Island
Hurricane Hilda was spotted in the Atlantic southeast of Turks Island with winds at 75 mph or higher. The first advisory warned the eastern Bahamas of possible gale to hurricane winds tonight and Tuesday as the storm develops.
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Miami
Fla
Hilda
Atlantic
Turks Island
Weather Bureau
Bahama Islands
Mystery Balloons Cause Midwest Air Activity Scare
Balloons appeared and disappeared over Illinois Wisconsin Ohio prompting officials to watch skies. A Chicago Loop sighting at about 100000 feet prompted calls to civil defense while a Fowler Indiana balloon was shot down. Winzen Research Kansas City area, Camp Ripley, and Denver origins were discussed with no confirmations.
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Midwest
Chicago Loop
Lake Michigan
22Nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Chicago
Wisconsin
Ohio
Fowler
Ind
Air Force
Washington
Earth
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Lowry
Winzen
Norway
North Africa
Navy
Camp Ripley
Minn
Phelps
Wis
South St. Paul, Minn
Columbus
Columbus Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Hammond
Adenauer And Bulganin Far Apart On Talks
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin again found themselves far apart on key issues. They failed to agree on a press statement after hearing reports from their foreign ministers. Both sides remained distant on prisoners, reunification, and normalizing relations, with possible further meetings planned.
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Adenauer
Soviets
Konrad Adenauer
Nikolai Bulganin
U.S.S.R
Hans Globke
Karl Arnold
Walter Hallstein
Henrich von Brentano
Kurt Keisinger
Carlo Schmid
NEA
Moscow
West Germany
Felix von Eckardt
V. M. Molotov
Bulganin
von Eckardt
Leonid Ilyichev
Ilyichev
Molotov
von Brentano
Airman Schmidt Granted Extra 30 Day Leave
The Pentagon gave Airman Daniel C. Schmidt of Portland Oregon an extra 30 days leave to continue his second honeymoon. He was among 12 airmen freed from Red China last month after being believed dead. His wife, who remarried, chose Schmidt after his return. An Air Force spokesman said other freed fliers may also receive similar leaves.
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Washington
Pentagon Today
Daniel C. Schmidt
Portland
Ore
Enoch Arden
Schmidt
Air Force
Mother arraigned in abortion death case in Philadelphia
Gertrude Silver, 49, arraigned before a magistrate on conspiracy and accessory charges in the abortion death of her 22 year old daughter, who was the bride of a Miami Beach policeman. In Fond du Lac a young wife died of bulbar polio after giving birth to a healthy baby girl in an iron lung.
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Philadelphia
Gertrude Silver
Miami Beach
Fla
Fond du Lac
Edward Schultz
St. Agnes Hospital
Earthquake Strikes Nile Delta Killing At Least 18
A strong quake rattled the densely populated Nile delta from Cairo to Alexandria leaving at least 18 dead and broad damage reported by officials. Rescue teams mobilized across the region as authorities assess aftershocks and impact.
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Cairo
Nile River Delta
Alexandria
General strike of Atlantic longshoremen ordered today
A general strike of longshoremen along Atlantic Coast ports was ordered today in a union effort to force federal intervention in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic Coast
Father and Three Children Die in Iowa House Fire
Burt Smelzer, 57, and three of his children perished when a fire swept their La Porte City residence early today. Three other children were critically injured. The dead were Glenn, 5, Donnal, 8, and Mike, 8 or 9.
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la Porte City
Iowa
P—Burt Smelzer
Glenn
Donnal
Mike
Strike at 29 Westinghouse Plants Paralyzes 44 000 IUE workers
About 44 000 CIO IUE members walked out at 29 Westinghouse Electric Corp plants starting 12 01 am EDT. The strike supported 2 200 East Pittsburgh daytime workers idle since Aug 8 over time study driven job evaluations. Local unions reported action reaching Buffalo Springfield Metuchen Bloomfield Trenton Fairmont East Pittsburgh Mansfield Cleveland.
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Pittsburgh
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
IUE
James B. Carey
Westinghouse
R. D. Blasier
Blasier
Carey
East Pittsburgh
IUE Westinghouse Conference Board
Buffalo
N. Y
Springfield
Mass
Metuchen
Bloomfield
Trenton
N. J
Fairmont
W. Va
Mansfield
Cleveland
Ohio
Neenah Paper Co. Strike by Papermakers AFL Members
Neenah Paper Co. workers affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Papermakers AFL went on strike today citing the company's demand for higher vacation benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neenah
International Brotherhood of Papermakers
AFL
Neenah Paper Co
Pact Repudiated by Union Triggers Atlantic Coast Strike
The International Longshoremen's Association orders an immediate general strike from Canada to Puerto Rico after a break with New York State Joint Legislative Committee officials. Dock workers from New York to Brooklyn halt work, with port activity at a standstill and losses mounting.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Atlantic Coast
ILA
William V. Bradley
Canada
Puerto Rico
New York-New Jersey Commission
Brooklyn
Bradley
New York State Legislative Committee
New York State Joint Legislative Committee On Industrial and Labor Conditions
John L. Ostrander
Marshall M. Miller
Patrick J. Connolly
Waterfront Commission
New Jersey
AFL
Commission
India Moves To Curb Crossword Prize Craze
New Delhi reports the government introduced a bill to cap crossword puzzle prizes at 1000 rupees. Newspapers offer higher prizes up to 200000 rupees, with entry fees from a few cents to over a dollar.
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New Delhi
India
Weather notes show chilly night and warming daytime highs
The article records Kenosha cold snap with 35 at the sewage plant then rising to 69 at American Motors and 66 downtown by noon. It notes yesterday's high 67, pollen 203, and forecasts partly cloudy skies with a low of 44 to 50 tonight and a high near 80 Tuesday.
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Kenosha
American Motors
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