Jamaica Hurricane Devastates Island and Kills Many
Reports from Kingston describe severe destruction across Jamaica after a hurricane striking overnight. Civil authorities and volunteers work to restore communications, supply relief to the homeless, and assess crop damage. A Miami pilot notes Kingston was badly damaged with the airport terminal destroyed and the field unusable.
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London
G. W. Brackson
Miami
Spring
Fla
Avianca
Pan American Airways
Kingston
Hrockson
Regional income gains by state in 1950 and 1956 figures
Nevada 81875 New York 1864 Connecticut 1766 California 175 national income 217000000000 up 11 percent. Montana 23 Nebraska 18 South Dakota 18 North Dakota 16 North Carolina 16 Delaware 15 Mississippi 15 regional gains agricultural northwest 14 southeast 12 Central Far West 11 New England 10 Middle East 10 Southwest 8. State averages Maine 1161 Massachusetts 1600 New Hampshire 1282 Rhode Island 1561 Vermont 1184 Maryland 1547 New Jersey 1689 New York 1864 Pennsylvania 1523 West Virginia 1049 Florida 1210 Georgia 989 Kentucky 911 Louisiana 1045 North Carolina 951 Tennessee 962 Virginia 1158 Arizona 1240 New Mexico 1109 Oklahoma 1070 Texas 1278 Illinois 1752 Indiana 1451 Iowa 1417 Michigan 1583 Minnesota 1382 Missouri 1401 Ohio 1582 Wisconsin 1431 Colorado 1379 Idaho 1287 Kansas 1838 Montana 1605 Nebraska 1467 North Dakota 1298 South Dakota 1208 Utah 1271 Wyoming 1509 Qpecon 1523 Washington -
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Armistice hopes rise as talks edge toward breakthrough
Reports from Kaesong describe renewed U N subcommittee talks between Maj Gen Henry S Hodes and Maj Gen Lee Sang Cho with a more informal mood and a tentative give and take over battle maps. North Korea warns of air intervention if talks fail while U N forces press a major east central front assault near Hwachon Reservoir. Joy cautions the need for a demilitarized zone to prevent a renewed war surge.
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Kaesong
Joy
8Th Army
East Central Front
Hwachon
38Th Parallel
Henry S. Hodes
U. N. Subcommittee
Lee Sang Cho
Hodes
Navy
Bear Atm
Arleigh Burke
Burke
Air Force
L. C. Craigie
Morse criticizes Colleagues Over MacArthur Stand
Sen Morse accuses colleagues of misunderstanding the joint chiefs and defends his stance on bombing Manchuria and Red China. He cites MacArthur’s policy clashes, recalling his ultimatum to Chinese leaders and arguing such actions warranted recall to protect U.S. national security and allied negotiations in Korea.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Manchuria
Red China
Formosa
MacArthur
Asia
Oregon
China
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U. N
Korea
Morse
United States
Bases of Tabs Chinese Lotteries Draw Third Raid
Oakland police raided Chinese lottery locations for the third time in a week, seizing more than a half ton of tickets. Ink pots, brushes, punches and ticket bases were found at 320 Sixth St, in the raid area. Sicken Chin, 30, and Eddie King, 44, were arrested and claimed to be chop suey cooks. The tickets seized represented thirteen large lottery concerns.
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Oakland
Sixth St
En Chin
Eddie King
Truce Progress Cheers Capital
Washington officials expressed cautious optimism on Aug 18 that early agreement may be reached with United Nations and Communist negotiators at Kaesong on the truce line issue. The new approach shifts to defining each army's possible defensive line near the 38th parallel, creating the buffer.
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United Nations
Kaesong
China
North
South Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
United States
38Th Parallel
Sabre Jet Sets Bendix Record Amid Air Show Feats
Edward R. Johnson and Maj Leo M. Dykes Jr. posted top times in a Bendix endurance race while Capt Thomas V. Gibson of Glendale piloted a fuel starved Selfridge landing. Spectators watched 65,000 as jets demonstrated speed and weaponry, with John Paul Jones setting a 10 lap mark and Wittman, Sorensen, Falck, Brennard winning heats before finals. A mock Detroit defense mission by four F-86 Sabres completed the showcase, clocking 20 minutes 55.2 seconds for a 240 mile leg at 617.189 mph average.
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Reynolds
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Warwick
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Whittier
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Detroit
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Sherman
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