Swift Meat Plants Hit by Major Strike Across 37 Cities
Some 25,000 meat workers walked out at Swift & Co. operations in 37 cities crippling plant activity. Pickets blocked entrances while arrests occurred near Chicago stockyards. Seven independent Swift plants stayed open. Eisenhower asserted fitness for a second term in a national radio address focusing on peace.
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San Antonio
Braves Lose To Pirates In Ten Inning Tilt
Pirates beat Braves 2-1 in 10 innings behind Bob Friend four hits allowed. Mazeroski scored on Clemente single after a two out rally, Shepard homered in seventh. Buhl held Milwaukee to three hits over eight. Crone took the loss in the tenth.
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Ernie Johnson
Ray Crone
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Russia Builds World’s Largest Submarine Fleet
A NATO team led by Vice Admiral James H. Thach Jr. reports Russia is expanding its naval power. They estimate the Red Navy has about 400 submarines, building three new subs every two weeks, rising in global ranking to second behind the United States over the past decade.
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U. S. Navy
General Mills tests paper drop balloons in Minneapolis
Minneapolis and General Mills launched 150 pillow shaped balloons this morning to test Radio Free Europe style paper drop propaganda balloons. The balloons drifted toward the east as part of the demonstration.
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Paris Bread Strike Shuts Off Breakfast Tables
A bakers strike kept bread off most Paris tables today while the government moved swiftly to resume oven production and restore supplies.
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Former Miss America Gets Wedding License
Sharon Kay Ritchie Miss America 1956 and Don Cherry singer and golfer obtained a marriage license yesterday in Denver. They plan to wed Saturday at Central Christian Church in Denver.
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America
Don Cherry
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Freezing Night Forecast Over Kenosha After Frost
Near freez ing temperatures return for Kenosha with a killing frost reported city wide and across the state last night. The sewage plant logged 31 degrees at 6 am the lowest for the fall season early on. Noon readings reached 57 at the plant 54 in the downtown area and 60 at American Motors. Yesterday's high was 59. Sunrise was 5 36 am and sunset 5 52 pm. The 24 hour pollen count ending 8 am stood at 5.
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Voting error trimmed Thomson tally in Wisconsin primary
An AP correction reduces Vernon Thomson's unopposed Republican governor total by 35,000 from 419,080 to 384,080 based on 3,273 precincts. The error stemmed from Winnebago County reporting where 15,495 was misread as 50,495. Proxmire remains Democratic nominee with 251,369 votes in the same precinct set.
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Russian Submarine Base Allegedly Built in Albania
The U S Navy offered no comment on reports of a Russian submarine base at Valona Albania. Chicago Daily News cites German sources claiming construction began in 1948 with subs could be based under 300 foot cliffs guarded by air bases and rocket launchers.
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Western Big Three Canal Plan Gains New Support at Suez Talks
At the 18 nation Suez conference the Western Big Three plan to form a canal users association gained backing from Turkey and Portugal with nine other nations, while Ethiopia and Spain offered qualified support. A working committee will draft details as delegates weigh sending the dispute to the United Nations if Egypt blocks transit.
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Sucher Endorses Party Nomination Amid Proxmire Challenge
Wisconsin politics tense as Sucher vows to remain Democratic attorney general nominee despite Proxmire naming Frank Nikolay as an independent candidate option. Proxmire, seeking governor, critics Sucher and backs Nikolay, calling Sucher unqualified. Proxmire later regrets the move as Sucher defends primary verdict and endorses Stevenson-Kefauver ticket. Washington unveils four point housing plan to ease mortgage access for low cost homes and lenders.
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Robert la Follette Sucher
William Proxmire
Green Bay
Frank Nikolay
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Proxmire
Stevenson-Kefauver
Rocket Plane Reaches 23 Miles Altitude Record
The Buffalo Courier-Express reports Bell Aircraft X-2 rocket plane hit a record altitude of 23.86 miles in Edwards Air Force Base tests two weeks earlier, confirming a new height milestone.
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N. Y
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Rev. Raymond R. McAuley Takes Interim Treasurer Post
The Rev. Raymond R. McAuley, recently named vice president in charge of student affairs at Marquette University, began a second job as temporary treasurer while Rev. Norbert Loehr is ill and hospitalized.
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Raymond R. McAuley
Marquette University
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Suez Canal Users Cooperative formation agreed
London officials reported that a majority of the 18-nation London conference backed joining a western project to be named The Cooperative Association of Suez Canal Users. In Washington the State Department said Americans may work as Suez Canal pilots if briefed on the danger, with ten pilots to be contacted first. In Kentucky Maj. Gen. J J B Williams urged pulling National Guard from Clay and Sturgis after school integration clashes. Charmin Paper Mills announces near completion of asset transfer to Procter and Gamble in exchange for stock.
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Canal
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Frankfort
Green Bay
J. M. Conway
Charmin Paper Mills, Inc
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Procter and Gamble Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Truth Squad Follows Estes Kefauver Subpoena Hint
The Republican truth squad signals that Democratic vice presidential hopeful Estes Kefauver may be subpoenaed over the Dixon Yates contract issue. Ohio Rep. Gordon Scherer suggested the move could follow Kefauver’s St Paul speech but will wait until after the November election to decide on a subpoena.
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Dixon- Yates
Ohio
Gordon Scherer
Tennessee
Scherer
Kefauver
St. Paul
Minn
Greek Cypriots Strike To Protest Execution
Greek Cypriots on the islandwide general strike to protest the imminent executions of three extremists convicted of murder and violence against the British.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Polio cases in Washington rise to 956 in a week
The number of new polio cases reached at least 956 last week, the highest weekly total so far this year, marking a sharp increase in reported infections.
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Jail Break Plot Thwarted by Brick Wall Escape
In Hutchinson Kansas seven inmates planned a break from the Reno County jail. They loosened bricks, used bed sheets as ropes, and attempted an escape after a delay. Sheriff Roy Sheppard and deputies staked out the corridor to catch them red handed as four prisoners tried to flee.
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Kan
Roy Sheppard
Reno County
John Alden
Alden
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U S Newsmen Ignore Red Visas
American newsmen did not use the 32 red visas to visit China before the Sept. 20 deadline. The China Travel Service said no reporter had arranged entry and urged foreigners to visit its office for arrangements. No American journalist had crossed the border.
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China Travel Service
Travel Service
British Families Leave Jordan for Home
Wives and children of British service men in Jordan head home as part of a precautionary withdrawal from the Middle East sparked by the Suez crisis. A British spokesman said the move mirrors the Egypt evacuation and is for safety.
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