Portrait of a failure in Suez era threats and tragedy
A frail New Yorker Edward J. Monkenmeyer 63 loses job after long illness and eviction. He robs a bank for $1000 but is stopped by a guard and jailed. Separate world events unfold as Eisenhower discusses Egypt sovereignty, the Suez crisis, and international use of the canal with plans for a peaceful settlement.
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Manufacturers Trust Co
Queens Bld
Monkenmeyer
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Egypt
Nasser
W U
Hisenhower
Eigypt
Agai
Cairo
Cyprus
3000 GM Workers Strike at South Gate
About 3,000 members of UAW Local 216 at the South Gate Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac plant formed a picket line after a 6:41 p.m. strike action. Negotiations resumed at 1 p.m. today as dispute centers on production speedups and seniority shift preference.
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South Gate
General Motors Corp
Lope 216
United Auto Workers
Long Beach
General Motors
Tweedy Blvd
Henneth Anger
Local
Sherman Kelton
Explosion on Himalaya Kills One injures many on liner
A blast tore through the 27,955 ton Peninsular and Oriental Line Himalaya after leaving Gibraltar en route from Tilbury to Sydney. One person was killed and about a dozen injured. the ship will make an unscheduled stop at Mallala to unload casualties needing hospital care. The turbine-powered Himalaya, launched in 1959, is among Britain’s newest large liners.
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Sunum Wwe
Himalaya
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Straits of Gibraltar
Tilbury
London
Sydney
Ee Em
Mallaale
Suez Canal
Britain
PT's New Look Starts Next Week
The Press Telegram unveils a new layout starting September 4 with more room for news and features. The sports section gains its own section, logs move to the end of the sections, world news leads, and local news will have its own section for easier reading.
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Press-Telegram
Press- Telegram
New British Triplets Weigh 20 Pounds
HALIFAX England three boys born to Mrs Elaine Dear weigh a combined 20 pounds 8 ounces Lyndon 7 pounds 3 ounces Shane 6 pounds 5 ounces and Stewart 6 pounds all listed as healthy by Halifax General Hospital gynecologist noting unusually heavy triplets for the region.
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Halifax
England
Elaine Dear
Halifax General Hospital
Lyndon
Shane
Stewart
Hungarians Shoot Way to Freedom on Austrian Border
A group of 18 to 20 year olds armed with pistols breached the Hungarian border barrier and fled into Austria after forcing a border guard detachment to retreat. They surrendered their weapons and sought asylum as Austrian police reported. A truck breach failed inside Hungary and guards opened fire, with the refugees returning fire and crossing the frontier.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Texas Governor Intervenes in Mansfield School Tensions
Governor Allan Shivers ordered Texas Rangers to Mansfield to cooperate with local authorities in keeping peace amid white protests against registering Black students. He urged the school board to transfer any student likely to provoke violence and asked Public Safety to arrest anyone threatening order. In Clinton Tennessee, Clinton High School completed its first week of integrated classes with calmer tempers.
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Mansfield High School
Homer Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Mansfield
Texas
Clinton
Tenn
Clinton ‘High School
AP Wirenhatc
Where to Find It in the Final Series Edition
A reader guide notes the Los Angeles 175th anniversary and items across the issue. It mentions a Diary of Death feature by a Hollywood radio technician, plus listings for pages on Beach Combing, Hal Boyle, bridge, classifieds, comics, death notices, editorials, financials, motor sports, radio TV, shipping, sports and theater.
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Hal Boyle
Wilson
Four San Quentin inmates hijack plane to Medford
Four San Quentin road camp inmates escaped by stealing a construction truck, flying a Cessna 1500 from Happy Camp airport to Medford Oregon, abandoning the aircraft. Identified suspects include Gerald E. Baucum 27 San Francisco. Charles Morgan 07 Los Angeles. Paul Marquez 26 Los Angeles. Edward Virgil 25 Sacramento.
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Siski+you County
Medford
Ore
Gerald E. Baucum
San Francisco
Charles Morgan
Los Angeles
Paul Marquez
Edward Virgil
Sacramento
Siskiyou County
Happy Camp
E. E. Head
Bsrizie
Nixon to rush to dying father in California
Vice President Nixon cut short New Jersey labor day trip to fly to the bedside of his 77 year old father Frank Nixon in California. The family doctor said the elder Nixon could go at any time after a ruptured abdominal artery.
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Nixon
I New Jersey
California
Ta Habra
Calif
Frank Nixon
Los Angeles
Mantoloking
New Jersey
San Francisco
Russians Denounce Blackmail After Track Meet Cancellation
Soviet track team withdraws from two day meet with Britain amid claims of Israeli involvement and Egyptian casualties. Nina Ponomareva, accused of shoplifting in London, fled after bail. Konstantin Krupin condemns what he calls a dirty provocation aimed at blackmailing the Olympic champion.
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Jerusalem
Israel
London
Russia
Ema
Nina Ponomareva
Britain
Jaeli
Egyt
Leedane
der Balagh
Gaza City
Nina
Rafa
Gaza Strip
Pion
el Aula
Sinai
Eilat
Ninal
Konstantin Krupin
Europe
Nina Is de
Eisenhower cites new Soviet nuclear test as more powerful
President Eisenhower announced that the Soviet Union conducted another large atomic blast in southwest Siberia, calling it more powerful than the Aug. 24 test. Moscow Radio claimed Aug. 24 tests aimed to perfect weapons for troop use. Eisenhower said the latest test would not alter U.S. defense plans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
California
Siberia
U. S
Weather outlook for tonight and Saturday in region
Low clouds tonight and Saturday morning with mostly sunny conditions by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures hold steady with a high near 78, little change expected through the period.
No Safety in Surf 2 Burglary Suspects Face Capture
Police pursued two burglary suspects who fled into the ocean at Ard Place beach. George James Phillips, 19, admitted the attempt to break into a hamburger stand at 713 Third Place and faced gunfire after diving under water. Herbert Ice Propps, 19, swam but surfaced to suppressing police shots and both were arrested for burglary investigation.
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George James Phillips
S. Dalton St. Gardena
Herbert Ice Propps
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Propps
Phillies
J. E. Harris
C. M. la Mont
Harris
Phillips
Prapps
3Rd Pl
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