3000 Mile Flight Snark Missile Vanishes Over Brazil
The Air Force reports a runaway guided missile launched from Patrick Air Force Base in Florida perhaps a Snark. It was aimed to fly 3000 miles and was to land in the Atlantic but veered off course and is presumed to have landed somewhere in the Brazilian jungle near the Amazon River.
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Air Force
Amazon River
Patrick Rin
Io Atlantic
Anadli
Zufferig
Gricht
Train Flash Fire Kills 7 in Chicago Transit Fire
An Air Force report describes a fatal missile test where a flash fire near Howard Street station caused seven deaths and injured many aboard a Chicago elevated train. Investigators note possible electronic failure or control surface issue and record a likely 3,000 mile flight path amid crowd evacuation.
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Dleetronic
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Pearl Harbor Ships At Philadelphia Base
At the Philadelphia Naval Base the USS California and the USS Tennessee, once attacked at Pearl Harbor fifteen years earlier, were foathballed at anchor. The California was sunk in the Japanese raid, later raised, with 53 sailors dead, while the Tennessee was damaged but remained afloat. Both ships fought in the Allied victory at Surigao Straits near Leyte on October 25.
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California
Tennessee
Pearl Harbar
Philadelphia Naval Base
Aglion
Surigao Straits
Leyte
Jaga
Weather forecast shows sunny periods through Saturday
Mostly sunny conditions continue through Saturday with some high cloudiness. Temperatures rise slightly on Saturday afternoon making it a bit warmer than earlier in the week.
Two Shootings End With Suspect Trapped In Long Beach
A California Highway Patrol officer was slain and an off duty sheriff s deputy wounded seriously Thursday night in two separate shootings before officers captured a Long Beach man during a gun duel. Patrolman Dina Fitapatiuk 40 was killed while attempting to question a suspect. The gunman Engier Ja fheasening, a trainee deputy Bruce James Randall 82, was wounded during a holdup at a gas station. The suspect Jones fled after the shootings and was captured by Norwalk deputies at 120 pm Thursday aftermath described by Sheriff s homicide detail.
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Long Beach
Lary Picano
Pico Emergency Hospital
California Highway Patrol
Whittier
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CHP
P. Fitz Daitick
U& Answed
Wie
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Dina Fitapatiuk
Togalla Ave
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Whit‘ior
Engier Ja
Bruce James Randall
S. Harris St. Campton
Atlantic Ave
Imperial
Leawood
Lynnwood
St. Feanels Hospital
Louis L. Jones
Banil St
Norwalk
Whittier Slvd
Santa Gertrudes Ave
Tiernan
Homcide
Dotal
Gaya
Hungary Hit by Threats of General Strike and Bloodshed
In Budapest Hungary the Central Workers Council warned Premier Janos Kadar of a possible general strike and bloodshed if Soviet backed tactics against workers continue. Reports say arrests rose as factory councils sparked spontaneous strikes with 600 workers at Abone factory defying Soviet forces. Delegates including writers Veres and Tammassy protested arrests and urged calm while the council warned of further action.
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Budapest
Hungary
Ceneral Workers Council
Janos Kedar
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Council
Novohdia
Stronly
Abone
Enoneil
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Aten Tammassy
Central Council
Nick’s Bar Picket Sparks Call to Rehire Nick
Cincinnati report says Charles Bonfield and cafe patrons urged the union to return Nick Baum after he was removed from the flight line. A petition signed by 21 customers accompanied the demand citing loyalty and past health benefit disputes with the employer.
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Charles Bonfield
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Pat McCremick wins second Olympic diving double
At the 1956 Olympic Games Malrocente McConesiage from Lakewood tops the platform event, becoming the first to win both diving titles in consecutive Games. June Trewin and Paula Jean Myers finish second and third as the United States earns its 32nd gold, while Russia secures another gold in women's gymnastics as medal races wrap up.
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Blaubie Dayle
Murray Rose
Serraine Crapp
Australia
Ruussia
Yugoslavia
Russia
United States
Defense Secretary Wilson signals rise in military spending
Secretary Wilson said defense outlay for next fiscal year likely to exceed this year's 3 billion level after a 24 hour budget talks with President Eisenhower. He noted manpower would stay around 2.8 million, and he expected a Pentagon request near 38 billion dollars for next year, though he would not confirm the figure. The president urged tighter budget figures as they prepared for Congress.
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Wilson
Eisenhower
Washington
Wilsor
Costa
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oNicer
Congress
Columnist says fight vindicated in acid attack case
A New York federal court sentenced two men to five years and a third to two years for conspiring to obstruct justice in the acid blinding of journalist Jabor Writer Victor Kiesel near a Broadway restaurant. Jurors found them guilty after deliberating 88 minutes. The defendants included Domenico Banile and Goniolfo Micanti with Leo Telvi not implicated in the assault.
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Jabor
Victor Nigsel
Tnder
Istice
Abe Telvi
Clee Acrest
Rissa
Broadway
Telvi
William B. Terlands
Icnionve
Lea Telvl
Ade
Abie
Goniolfo Micanti
Domenico Banile
Herlands
Leo Telvl
Miranli
Bando
Hiesel
Garmené
Riesel
One Billion Sought to Aid Britain in Crisis
The Treasury will issue about one million five dollar bills to raise funds for Britain amid IMF credit talks as London seeks to avoid default on a December payment. The move signals larger U S debt exposure and IMF aid plans tied to Western Hemisphere oil needs and UN obligations.
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United States
International Monetary Fund
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Philippines
IMF
Vakia
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Afghanistan
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Yugoslavia
U. S
World News Briefs Shuffle and Telegram Amid Global Tensions
A garbled broadcast of international notes cites protests by Vassily Kuznetsov urging fair treatment for New York figures, mentions Yugoslavia plans to vacate seats, and hints at Western Europe aid. The text directs readers to multiple pages for details, referencing politics, defense, and daily sections across the paper.
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Vassily VY. Kuznetsoy
New York
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Philippines
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Admnistea Yvugoslavia Witt
Thelion
Bulgaria uprising clashes reported in Istanbul paper
An Istanbul newspaper said Bulgarians were killed and several arrested in clashes between demonstrators and police in multiple Bulgarian communities. The report noted fighting occurred Thursday and Sofia Radio claimed the uprising had been quelled.
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