Diane Loses Force as Hurricane Diane Winds Diminish
Hurricane Diane neared the Carolina coast with weakened force eight days from the tropics. News reports said 60 mph winds near Raleigh Durham, gusts up to 100 mph earlier, and minimal damage along beaches despite high tides. The storm aimed toward western Virginia with continuing precautions and evacuations already in place.
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Wilmington
N. C
Diane
Carolina
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Raleigh-Durham
Virginia
Office of
Luther Hodges
Carolina Beach
Connie
Atlantic Beach
Southport
Hazel
Carolinas
Cone
New York
South Carolina
Canada
Marine
Army Officer Hit In Stone Barrage At Inchon Causeway
Lt. Wayne N. Manson of Augusta Georgia was struck on the head during a rock attack by South Koreans as eight U S Army vehicles crossed the Inchon Wolmi Island causeway to Wolmi Island. He suffered a slight brain concussion and bruises but was listed not seriously injured.
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Murray Fromson
Seoul
U.S
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Wayne N. Manson
Augusta
Inchon
Wolmi Island
Hansen
NNSC
Wolmi
L. L. Lemnitzer
U.N
U.S. Army
Sweers
8Th Army
Hanén
Noorman
New Prisoner Conduct Code Drafted for American Troops
Washington reports that the Summer White House in Colorado and the Pentagon plan to publish a new prisoner of war conduct code. President Eisenhower, at Fraser Colorado, was ready to sign an executive order authorizing the program. A commission of retired officers and Pentagon staff prepared guidance for training. The code blends Army rigidity with Air Force leniency amid wartime pressures.
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Washington
White House
Colorado
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Fraser
Colo
Army
Air Force
Bartenders Vanish After Six-Hour Service at Suburban Tavern
Regulars at Emil A Singer's tavern in Cheektowaga found it open yesterday though closed normally on Tuesday. Two young men served drinks for nearly six hours before suddenly leaving with $40 cash and about $65 in over the bar takings after forcing open the front door.
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Buffalo
Emil A. Singer
Cheektowaga
Singer
Peronistas Break Two Month Church Truce Renewing Campaign
Buenos Aires reports the Peronista Supreme Council plans to revive anti church activity after government claims a plot to assassinate President Juan Peron and leaders was uncovered. The move follows a June revolt and a long church state dispute dating to last November.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Peronista
Supreme Council
Juan Peron
Peronista Party
Peron
Congress
Irish Pester British Forces in Nationwide Terror Hunt
Irish nationalists waged a nerve war against British authorities as raids targeted an army depot last week. Anonymous calls claimed camps across Britain but detectives and agents found all reports and rumors false.
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London
Britain
Fanfare as Burke succeeds Carney as Navy chief
Admiral Burke takes over as chief of naval operations, succeeding Admiral Carney amid ceremonial honors at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis. The transition, moved from Norfolk by Hurricane Diane, features 17 gun salutes and remarks by Secretary of the Navy Thomas praising Burke and Carney, with Burke noted as a WWII hero of the South Pacific and at 53 among the youngest CNOs.
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Annapolis
Navy
Robert B. Carney
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Naval Academy
Carney
Burke
Washington
Norfolk
Academy
Thomas
Polio Vaccine Black Market Probed
Washington reports federal investigators will monitor possible black market activity in polio vaccine while not policing doctors actions with it. FDA spokesman says a few doctors charged high prices and inoculating outside the 5-9 year priority group, but these are professional ethics issues and left to state authorities. He notes no current black market is known.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
India Calm Amid General Strike Across Cities
Calcutta saw violence and protests as a large general strike continued over the killing of Indians who marched into Portuguese India. Nehru offered regrets and said India would pay compensation. official counts noted dozens dead or missing amid clashes in Bombay and Goa with a broader calm in New Delhi and other cities.
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New Delhi
India
Calcutta
Bombay
Nagpur
Hyderabad
Nehru
Goa
Diu
Shortie Pay Sparks Eviction Fight In Pittsburgh Housing
Mrs. Mary Ellen Williams, 31, says she was ordered to vacate a Allegheny Housing Authority apartment after paying rent while wearing a shortie. Officials would not confirm attire as sole reason but cited noise from her unit while she resided with her 9 year old son.
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Pittsburgh
Mary Ellen Williams
Housing Authority
Allegheny Housing Authority
Gallagher POW Trial Nears End
The court martial of Sgt. James C Gallagher, 23, accused of collaborating with Reds and murdering three prisoners in North Korea, nears its end as defense testimony wraps up. Prosecution rebuttals allege pro Communist writings and misconduct, while Gallagher argues prior testimony is mistaken and notes his unpopularity. A witness recounts Gallagher kicking another prisoner over trousers, with the accused claiming inability to flee due to dysentery.
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Sdt
James Gallagher
Brooklyn
Governors Island
New York
George B. Barrett
James C. Gallagher
Reds
North Korea
Troy Williford
Norfolk
Gallagher
Williford
Emuel Turner
Evarts
Turner
Two Boys Drown In Lake Erie Off East 40th Street
Two youths drowned in Lake Erie near East 40th Street Cleveland when Daniels Townsend 15 attempted to hold up Charles McArthur 16 and both disappeared beneath the water as helpers watched.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
East 40Th Street
Daniels Townsend
Charles McArthur
Improper $2 Million Cheese Payments Probe Affects Firms
The comptroller general ruled that the Agriculture Department made unauthorized payments totaling two million dollars to private cheese distributors during 1954. About 90 million pounds were involved with firms led by Kraft Foods Co and the Borden Co receiving the largest sums. The department had moved to lower cheese support rates on April 1, prompting buybacks of cheese at the old rate before resale at the new rate.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fountain
D-Nc
House
Benson
Kraft Foods Co
Borden Co
C. J. Berst and Co
Portage
Wis
National Biscuit Co
AP_ Stores
Superior Cheese Co
Safeway
H. J. Heinz Co
Pittsburgh
Ming
Nebraska Prison Riot Crushed After 12 Hours in Lincoln
A 12 hour uprising at the Nebraska State Penitentiary ended as armed troopers and National Guardsmen moved into the cell block. About 225 inmates had set fires in six shops and assaulted staff, with one inmate Jack Stover carried out on a stretcher. Officials reported tens of thousands in damages and said no guards were injured.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska State Penitentiary
National
Victor Anderson
Joseph Bovey
Jack Stover
Bovey
Stover
Ear
Col. B. B. Albert
Anderson
U. S
Washington State Penitentiary
A. C. Eichberg
Gov. Anderson
Eienberg
Eichberg
Lincoln
Man kills eight children and himself in Uttar Pradesh quarrel
New Delhi reports say a police inspector in Uttar Pradesh shot and killed his eight children and then himself during a family quarrel. The tragedy ends with a police officer as the fatal actor in a domestic dispute.
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New Delhi
India
Uttar Pradesh
FBI Nabs Eight-Year Fugitive in Tonawanda Payroll Robbery
Charles Falzone, 42, listed among the FBI ten most wanted, was arrested in New Castle after an eight year manhunt. He had been living as James Lavelle in New Bedford since 1947 and was employed as a carpenter in Campbell Ohio. Falzone faced indictment for the May 1947 Tonawanda payroll robbery and had a police record dating to 1932 with prior armed robbery, larceny and burglary convictions.
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New Castle
FBI
Charles Falzone
Falzone
New Bedford
James Lavelle
Tonawanda
Fegie
Campbell
Ohio
Buffalo
Tonawanda Boat Company
Massachusetts
Soldier questioned in death of Boy Scout near Muskegon
Police planned to question a Fort Riley soldier in the slaying of 12 year old Peter Sham after his July 5 disappearance at Duck Lake Scout Camp. A showup of Camp Wabaningo staff was arranged for a woman who reported seeing a boy like Peter talking to a motorist July 7.
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Muskegon
Mich.p
Fort Riley
Kan
Peter Sham
Wabaningo
Peter
Evanston
Ill
Duck Lake
Robert Cavanaudh
Texas
Special Engineer Corps
Elsie Farrell
Turning Cooler Forecast Sparks Hopeful Weather Hints
A hopeful forecaster predicts cooler conditions Thursday with partly cloudy skies and possible rain. Temperatures may ease from a hot day with highs near 98 and lows around 72, as clouds increase and humidity shifts.
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Frank Lausche
Carl F. Wise
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Peronistas Knd
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