Five Miners Rescued From Betsy Mine After Auger Escape
In Steubenville Ohio five miners trapped fourteen hours by a cave in crawled to safety through a 230 foot hole bored by a 42 inch auger. The men emerged from a chamber about 90 by 20 by 12 feet as cheers rose from rescuers, relatives, and onlookers. They were unharmed.
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Fernwood
Ohio
Steubenville
Fred Sabol
Harrisville
Hank Horvath
Glenn Robbins
Martin Kovatny Hamilton
Adena
Betsy Mine
Powhatan Mining Co
Horvental
Kowalski
Emergency U S Money Measure Being Prepared
The House Appropriations Committee moved to draft an emergency funding measure as many annual appropriation bills remain unfinished. The plan would authorize limited spending for agencies next month until new funds are approved, preserving operations as the new fiscal year begins.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
Search continues for flier son in Cascade Mountains
Mrs. O. C. Mayes of Clinton Tennessee begins her ninth summer seeking US Navy Ens. Gaston E Mayes who vanished with Lt Benjamin O. Vreeland after a 1949 Seattle area flight. Civil and military searchers probed 35 miles east of Seattle, then abandoned the effort as the family persisted.
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Tennessee
Cascade Mountains
US. Navy
Ens
Gaston E Mayes
Seattle
E.g
Benjamin O. Vreeland
Trenton, NJ
Wisconsin Legislature May Wind Up With Four Million Surplus
Madison reports the Wisconsin Legislature could balance the budget and end with about a four million dollar surplus if must-pass measures are approved in the closing hours. Revenue sources total around 333 million, with spending near 329 million, and a surplus possibly rising to 5.4 million if low-priority bills are cut.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Thomson
Thomsion
Senate probes curbs on Supreme Court rulings
The Senate Judiciary Committee explores options to counteract controversial Supreme Court decisions amid crossfire on individual rights versus congressional authority. Subcommittees plan hearings on restricting FBI file disclosures and probing labor unions, while Chief Justice and lawmakers debate proper limits.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
FBI
Justice Department
Eastland
D-Miss
Brownell
Summerfield To Increase P.D. Rates
Postmaster General Summerfield announced July 1 postal rate hikes预计 to boost annual revenue by about 28 million dollars. Special delivery rises to 30 cents for items up to two pounds with 10 cent steps for heavier items. Money orders up five cents, business lists minimums rise, and per name charges increase for large mailings. Registered mail fees increase and liability expands to 10,000 dollars with a 4.25 dollar charge for that level.
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Washington
Summerfield
Hurricane Audrey Pounds Texas Louisiana Border Area
Hurricane Audrey struck the Cameron area with winds up to 100 mph causing nine deaths as the fishing vessel Keturah sank and another man drowned in a strong undertow. Tides reached nine feet and widespread damage followed along the Texas Louisiana coast.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Audrey
Texas-Louisiana
Cameron
Orange
Lake Charles
Texas
Louisiana
New Orleans
Sabine Lake
Galveston
Vacationing businessman dies of heat in Big Bend sands
Clifford White of Houston was found dead face down on a sunbaked road after a desert misadventure in Big Bend National Park. His wife, missing since Tuesday, is believed dead. authorities fear she did not survive the extreme 114 degree heat as the couple wandered after their station wagon stuck in sand near the Rio Grande.
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Alpine
Tex
Big Bend National Park
Clifford, White
Houston
Russell White
Marfa
Civil Air Patrol
Park
George W. Mil
Ler
White
Rio Grande
Texas
Chisos Mountain
Miller
DUMMY DRIVERS COLLIDE IN TEST NO SURVIVORS
Los Angeles test of 1956 model Nash and Pontiac sedans at Terminal Island simulates head on crash at 50 mph. Two dummies crash hard. engineer says no survivors without a truly wearable, yet impractical, restraining device.
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Los Angeles
Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering
University of California
Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Nash
Pontiac
Derwyn M. Severy
Severy
Partial Disarmament Advances Step Toward Agreement
London reports the United States and Russia leaning toward a plan to transfer stocks of nonnuclear weapons to international control. Britain and France favored changes to address their smaller forces. Stassen proposed lists of armaments to be stockpiled under international supervision with later destruction or conversion.
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London
U.S
Russia
Harold E. Stassen
U.N
United States
Britain
France
Stassen
Canada
Valerian Zorin
Officer who trained at Camp McCoy found dead in Seoul
Sparta Wisconsin report states Col. William D. McKinley, officer of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during Camp McCoy training, was discovered dead in Seoul Korea with a bullet wound in his left chest and a .45 caliber revolver at his side. He resided at To mah while at Camp McCoy and was a grand nephew of President William McKinley.
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Sparta
Wis
William D. McKinley
9Th Infantry Regiment
Camp McCoy
Seoul
Korea
McKinley
Tomah
William McKinley
Bandit Hunt Fails In Area Near McGregor Iowa
A lone bandit who held up First State Savings Bank in McGregor Iowa fled with 3173 dollars. A volunteer posse searched woods between Marquette and McGregor but found no trace. FBI agents and Iowa Crime Lab aided the multi county effort as law enforcement widened alerts.
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FBI
Mcgregor
Iowa
Marquette
First State Savings Bank
Forrest Fisher
Clayton County
Police Radio Network
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Iowa State Crime Laboratory
Fischer
Fred House
Fayette County
William Huffman
Allamakee County
Bruce Hutchins
Crawford County
Wisconsin
Reversal of Miller Conviction Sought
Washington U S District Judge McLaughin heard a motion to reverse Arthur Miller s contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to answer questions about past acquaintances who were Communists. Miller 41, husband of Marilyn Monroe, was convicted May 3. The motion cites the Supreme Court Watkins decision as supporting reversal.
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Washington
U.S
Charles F. McLaughin
Arthur Miller
Congress
McLaughlin
Miller
Congressional Committee
Marilyn Monroe
Supreme Court
John T. Watkins
Rock Island
Ir. Miller
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Watkins
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
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LA Cor Gartaeererie
Ial Bre
Poe
Gulf Coast
Howard V. Trautman
Salvatore A. Testa
New York
RCA Communications, Inc
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Trautman
Testa
American Communications Assn
Grand Isle
Audrey Thurs
Unifax
P.D
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Seeeneneene
Csovcseries
Hal Boyle
Veneer TV
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John Goheen
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