Edith hurricane Ida Edith strengthens in Atlantic near Puerto Rico
The fifth storm of the year, Edith, north Atlantic centered about 580 miles northeast of Puerto Rico with winds near 80 mph. forecaster Gordon Dunn predicts winds to reach 125 mph or more by Saturday as Edith moves west-northwest for the next two days.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Atlantic
Gordon Dunn
Weather Bureau
Puerto Rico
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Connie
Diane
Dunn
Air Force
Bermuda
Window Insurance Not Worth It in Boise Incident
A van dal threw a rock at the Farmers Insurance Group office in Boise yesterday. The window was not insured, and Homer Deal, the agent, said premiums would have cost more than the window itself.
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Boise
Idaho
Farmers Insurance Group
Homer Deal
Schmidts Reunited After Turbulent Marital Saga
Airman Daniel Schmidt and Una Schmidt, who had said she married another man, reconciled in Portland Oregon after Una arrived from California. Schmidt had filed for divorce and sought custody, but withdrew the action as the couple resumed living together at an Oregon beach resort amid secrecy.
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Portland
Ore
Daniel Schmidt
Una
Oregon
Schmidt
California
Robert Ines
Ray Peters
Sacramento
Howard Welch
Welch
French Bicker Over Moroccan Rioting
French Premier Edgar Faure met Istiqlal leaders in Aix les Bains to seek a Moroccan regency arrangement acceptable to exiled Sultan Ben Youssef. Protests and rumors swirled as France faced deadly uprisings in Morocco and Algeria with clashes around Oued Zem and a heavy counterinsurgency push by 3,000 troops.
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Aix Les Rains
France
Edgar Faure
Morocco
Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Faure
Istiqlal
Ben Moulay Arafa
Ben Youssef
Paris
National Assembly
North Africa
Algeria
Casablanca
Gilbert Grandval
Raymond Duval
Grandval
Oued Zem
Atlas Mountains
Rehabilitation drive floods Northeast with funds and manpower
President Eisenhower ordered an emergency nationwide flood relief plan using existing agency resources with Congress to reimburse next year. The Red Cross raised disaster appeal to eight million dollars as 702 homes were demolished and over 14 000 severely damaged. Army engineers estimated flood damage at 1.6 billion dollars, marking one of the era's largest rehabilitation efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
James C. Hagerty
White House
Red Cross
E. Rolang Harriman
National Red Cross
Eisenhower to curb Geneva optimism with public warning
The New York Times reports President Eisenhower intends to curb the Geneva spirit. A National Security Council decision follows signs that allied views saw Geneva as a step toward German reunification and freedom for satellites, which the administration warns against.
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New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Geneva
American Bar Assn
Philadelphia
Washington Dispatch
the Times
James Reston
Germany
National Security Council
State Dulles
United States
Austrian Doctors Strike Over Health Insurance Law
Austria’s 15,000 doctors and dentists began a two day nationwide strike. They refused non emergency treatment as 300 physicians marched through Vienna protesting a draft law for national health insurance seen as harming private practice and independence.
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Vienna
Austria
Medical Assn
Eisenhower Returns to Denver After East Campaign
President Eisenhower lands in Denver after a 48 hour East trip. He plans discussions on reclamation projects with Interior Secretary McKay and Senator Watkins, and meets Gen. Omar Bradley at Cherry Hills during the Hills Dilly golf tournament. He had flown over flood damaged northeastern states and outlined possible federal aid exceeding 100 million dollars. He also delivered a hard line speech in Philadelphia opposing Soviet violations of human rights and condemning appeasement of a divided Germany. Mrs. Eisenhower stayed at Gettysburg during the visit.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Denver
Eisenhower
White House
McKay
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Wilbur Dexheimer
Russia
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
America
Germany
Gettysburg
John S. Doud
Eisenhowers
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Cherry Hills Country Club
White House appeals drive flood relief amid rising deaths
Eisenhower urged continued donations to the Red Cross disaster fund as new flood bodies were found in Connecticut and many still unaccounted for in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The Army Engineers may divert up to 100 million to flood relief, overseen by the Federal Civil Defense Administration, with emergency loans available through Farmers Home Administration and designated areas in several states.
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Eisenhower
Red Cross
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Diane
Washington
Philadelphia
American Bar Assn
Denver
White House
Army
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Val Peterson
Agriculture Department
New Jersey
Maryland
New York
Massachusetts
Farmers Home Administration
No Others Need Apply in Shamrock Caterers Leaflet
Paul Crume quotes a Shamrock Caterers advertising leaflet in his Big D column. It claims efficient maids who are appropriately dressed with the line We make par tying fun. No comment follows.
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Dallas
Tex
Paul Crume
Dallas News Today
Shamrock
Crume
Polio Cases Rise Seasonal, 2,138 in Week
Public Health Service reports 2,138 polio cases for the week ending August 20, a 20 percent seasonal jump from the prior week. Total 1955 cases reach 11,862, slightly below 1954 figures, with 329 post inoculation cases among Salk vaccine recipients, including 167 paralytic and 162 non paralytic.
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Washington
CAP
Public Health Service
Health Service
Government Faults Cutter Test Flaws In Polio Vaccine
Public Health Service report cites fundamental weaknesses in safety testing at Cutter Laboratories. It says new standards now prevent infective live virus in vaccines and notes the Berkeley facility found no contamination cause. About 401,000 children were vaccinated with Cutter vaccine. 79 developed polio within 90 days, plus 90 cases among household contacts.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Berkeley
Calif
Cutter Laboratories
Cutter
Health Service
Arthur Beckley
Alg
The
Japan seeks freer trade with China during Washington talks
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu arrives in San Francisco en route to Washington to push for defense buildup and freer trade with China. He signals potential revisions to the US Japan security pact and calls for the release of war prisoners at Sugamo Prison as part of dewarping postwar tensions.
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San Francisco
Japan
Washington
China
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Missouri
John Foster Dulles
Shigemitsu
United States
Sugamo Prison
Nude Body Of Missing Girl Found In Saco Woods
In Saco Maine an 11 year old girl Doris Trudeau was found nude and battered in woods. A 15 year old boy admitted killing her orally. Michaud boy held without charge as autopsy to determine rape proceeds. Doris had been reported missing by her parents Wednesday.
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Saco
Maine
William Lombard
Doris Trudeau
Lombard
Fortunat Michaud
Doris
Michaud
Atty
William P. Donahue
Raymond Kerry
Biddeford
Wide
Weather warming with sunny day and warmer night
Official forecast says the valley will see fair and sunny weather today turning partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Friday. High today near 0 degrees with a low in the low 60s. Wednesday's unofficial high reached 89 at 5 pm and the morning low was 59 at 6 am.
Barber Buono Invited to Prove Quick Shave on TV
Naples barber Antonio Buono who says he can shave a man in 16 seconds claims he has been invited to the United States to demonstrate the feat on television. The claim surfaced amid headlines of fast shaving records and media interest in his methods.
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Naples
Italy
Antonio Buono
United States
Rampage at Manston Air Base Leaves Multiple Dead
A gunman at Manston Air Base killed three people including two Americans and one Briton and wounded several others before dying in a Ramsgate Beach gun battle. The shooter Napoleon Green, 22, stole pistols and a carbine, then fled the base after alighting from an armory, prompting a police chase and a nearby warning.
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U.S. Air Force
Napoleon Green
Broadstairs
England
South of England
U.S
Green
London
Chicago
Nelson Gresham
Philadelphia
Royal Air Force
Raymond Peter Grayer
A.2
Quannah Parker
Waldorf
John M. Gouviea
Santa Clara
Calif
Air Force
Steel Magnate Dies In Germany
Dr. Hermann Roechling, 83, once general director of Roechling iron and steel works at Voelklingen, died in Heidelberg after a long influence on Saar Valley industry. His family led the region’s heavy industry for generations before being ousted in 1945 when American troops handed the Saar to France.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Hermann Roechling
Saar Valley
Roechling Iron and Steel Works
Voelklingen
Saar
Roechling
France
CIO Strike Vote At Ohio Bell In Cleveland
The CIO Communications Workers vote on strike among 16 000 Ohio Bell employees after rejecting a wage offer. Union Ohio director Thomas Mitchell calls the offer far below other industries. The current contract ends Sept 2 with 60 days notice. company says it auto-extends unless notice given. The proposed pay raise would add 1.50 to 4 dollars weekly in base rates.
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Cleveland
CIO Communications
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Thomas Mitchell
Ohio
Ohio Bell
Mysterious death of Philadelphia socialite after elopement
Dor is Silver Ostreicher a 22 year old Philadelphia socialite who eloped with Earl Michael Ostreicher a 29 year old Miami policeman last June died in a Philadelphia apartment police said she became ill and died despite oxygen and medical aid. The couple had eloped to Folkston Georgia from Miami Beach and her husband learned of the death in Miami.
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Philadelphia
Doris Silver Ostreicher
Miami
Fla
Ostreicher
Miami Beach
Silver
Folkston
Maini Beach
Nathan Smith
Gertrude Silver
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