Young German stowaway found in freighter hold
Alfred Oestmann, 18, survived five days hidden in the sealed hold of the German freighter Harenstein after it left Bremen on Sept 24. Immigrants authorities planned his return to Germany as he weakened to 90 pounds from 150. Seamen opened the hatch to fetch rope and he crawled out, dazed but alive. He had endured sleep and quiet waiting to reach America.
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Oestmann
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Los Angeles
Charles W. Entrekin
Superior Court
Entrekin
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Ruby
VPI
Hans Lowenbach
Duke University
Southern Psychiatric Assn
Lowenbach
Detroit
Claude Berry
John D. Watts
U S to Await French Decision on New Pact
Washington reports that the Eisenhower administration plans to wait for the French Assembly action before asking the Senate to approve agreements making Germany a partner in the Atlantic alliance. Senate guidance suggests a possible special session if submitted by the time. State Department officials prefer not to lead final approval, pending French moves and detailed agreement work.
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French Assembly
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Wis
Senate Foreign Relations’ Committee
U.S
State Department
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EDC
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R-Wis
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NATO
WATO
Utcer
Brussels Organization
Dulles
National Security Council
Dutles
Eisenhower
Denver
U S Striving to Head Off Bus Walkout
The Federal Conciliation Service tries to avert a Greyhound bus drivers strike across seven western states involving 3,000 members of the AFL council. Union seeks 10 percent raise and company financed medical welfare. Greyhound offers no pay hike but fringe changes. Negotiations to be led by federal conciliators as contract nears midnight Monday.
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AFL
Greyhound Lines
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Greyhound
Four air base stockade escapees recaptured near Chicago
Police report four enlisted men fled Chanute Air Force Base stockade and robbed a West Side saloon near Rantoul Illinois. Three were later arrested after wrecking an auto in Chicago. suspects named Marshall Floyd and Sullivan, among others, aged 18 to 20, with ties to South Carolina Memphis Texas and Charlotte. King Sisavang Vong leaves French spa to return to Laos in Indochina after monthlong rest.
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Chanute’ Air Force
West Side
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Stanley
Miller
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Sub-Bath
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France
Sisavang Vong
Laos
Indochine
Vittel
British Envoy Weds in Bangkok and Hong Kong Honeymoon
British envoy to Thailand E F Gage married former Chicago socialite Liviar Riges Miller in a quiet ceremony. The couple began their honeymoon in Bangkok and were later seen in Hong Kong following a quiet wedding night.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Berkeley
E. F. Gage
Livwiar Riges-Miller
Chicago
Hong Kong
Unreadable OCR prompts brief news item
Fragmentary text from a historical page provides few readable names or facts. The partial lines mention no clear event, date, location, or organization to identify a coherent item for a headline and summary.
Buick sales pace sets up record October 1954
Buick projects a record October as demand remains strong through 1954. The company notes it has built momentum all year and aims to keep sales rolling to outpace competition and reach new market highs.
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Buick
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Turkey
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