Mass Burial Planned for Hurricane Victims in Louisiana
Louisiana prepares mass burial for nameless hurricane victims as thousands remain displaced in refugee centers. Death toll rises past 400, with hundreds more likely uncounted, while prairie storms spread fear of disease and lingering devastation across Lake Charles Cameron and surrounding towns.
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Arthur Everett
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Washington
Red Cross
Texas
Larry Stephenson
Civil Defense
Severite
Gulf of Mexico
Earl Long
Adenauer backs U S Russian inspection of West Germany
Dortmund Germany Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told 30 000 supporters his government supports controlled disarmament and inspection of German territory in a campaign speech. He rejected claims of obstruction and urged a Big Four meeting after London talks to advance German reunification with binding U S assurances.
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Dortmund
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
U. S
West Germany
Adenauer
Christian Democratic
London
U.N. Disarmament
Weere
Europe
Washington
Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
NATO
Paris
U.S
Soviet Union
Russia
West
United States
Polio Outbreak Hits Hungary With 599 Cases
Budapest reports its worst polio outbreak in years with 599 cases registered in 1957. Health authorities mobilize vaccination drives and alert hospitals as |the outbreak tests public health capacity across Hungary.
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Budapest
Hungary
Kishi Signals US Ground Pullout and New Era in Ties
Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi returned from Washington claiming the United States will withdraw ground forces by year end. He described a new era of equal, US-Japan friendship and said the pullout would align with Japan's expanding navy and air force. Kishi denied talks on SEATO-style security and atomic weapons, and urged increased nonstrategic trade with Red China.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
Washington
United States
Japan
U.s.-Japan
Kishi
Eisenhower
U.S
Refugees Kept Out Of Cameron After Hurricane Audrey
Dr G Vasquez declared Cameron uninhabitable amid debris foul water and no sewerage Red Cross warns disease risk if refugees return Stout cites typhoid tetanus malaria poisoning and venomous snakes as threats Cameron must be cleaned water restored and a sewer system installed before any return plan then rebuilding to follow with men returning to rebuild while families stay in Lake Charles shelters
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G. Vasquez
Pupne Pean
Cameron
Red Cross
Don Stout
Atlanta
Audrey
Stout
Lee
Harry Martin
Washington
Med Cross
Lake Charles
Weather Outlook In Miami Valley Remains Mild
Cool dry air from Canada will bring clear skies and mild conditions through Tuesday. Official forecast for today tonight and Tuesday calls for mostly fair weather with a high near 88 and a low around 55. Sundays high was 83 and the low today 57. Weekend rainfall totaled .70 inches.
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Canada
Miami Valley
Bricker Pushes Regulation of TV Networks
Sen Bricker argues for stronger federal controls over television networks despite a Senate Commerce Committee report signaling no immediate legislation. The panel urged curbing network practices that blanket prime viewing hours and noted Bricker’s bill to empower the FCC may be unnecessary if the commission already has indirect authority. Bricker vows to keep his bill alive while studies by the FCC and Justice Department proceed.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Senate Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Commerce Committee
FCC J
Justice Department
Violent Winds and Floods Ravage Missouri Valley
A severe storm dumped flash floods and violent winds across the Missouri Valley, killing seven people and causing extensive damage. In Ironton area, homes and buildings suffered heavy losses, with a widely estimated property damage near one million dollars. Rescue boats recovered six bodies after fishermen and residents endured hours in trees. The Meramec River was expected to crest at 30 feet, prompting evacuations in Valley Park.
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Ironton, Mo
Caransi C A Howeii
Red Cross
Robert Kitchens
Graniteville
Robert Jr
Arthur Newton
Evelyn Elaine
Thomas
Dennis Ray
Juanita Kitchens
Albert Batteral
Old Mines
St. Louis
Kitchens
Arthur Wilson
Arcadia
Wilson
Mrs. Kitchens
Grubville
Valley Park
Tito Walks East West Tight Rope
President Tito of Yugoslavia signals alignment with Mao Tze-tung while maintaining distance from Stalinism. He praises some Mao positions yet defends Soviet-led policies, including Hungary’s suppression and Warsaw Pact terms, and opposes the Eisenhower Doctrine. Tito frames Yugoslavia as cautious yet cooperative with East and West.
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Tito
Mao
Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
Moscow
Khrushchev
China
Hungary
Middle East
United States
Jordan Gets 20 Million From U S Aid Push
Washington says Jordan receives 20 million dollars in new aid after Britain ends its subsidy. The State Department announced a 10 million dollar grant to strengthen finances and a 10 million dollar grant for military equipment. Total U S aid under the policy to back anti Communist Middle Eastern nations reaches 30 million dollars as Britain halts its subsidy following Jordanian nationalist moves.
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Washington
Jordan
Britain
U.S
State Department
Rescue Under Way For Four Climbers On Mt Adams Ice Fall
Four experienced climbers from Yakima and Toppenish trapped on a 45 degree ice fall at about 10 000 feet on Mt Adams as a major rescue operation begins. Rescue parties from Seattle Yakima Ellensburg Goldendale Longview and Hood River move up the mountain at dawn to reach the men. The climbers names are Ralph Uber 40 Robert Swenson 33 Mike McGuire 20 and David Bishop 22. Their condition is not yet known.
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Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Colo
Seattle
Yakima
Ellensburg
Goldendale
Longview
Wash
Hood River
Ore
Mt. Adams
Ez Kaiser
Klickitat County
George Gans
Gans
Kefauver's Wife Faces Charges in Auto Crash
Washington crime notes say corporation counsel will decide if charges are filed against Senator Kefauver's wife over a rear collision that injured Assistant Secretary Robertson. Mrs Kefauver allegedly struck Robertson's car as it slowed for a red light in northwest Washington. Robertson sustained a dislocated vertebra and was listed in good condition at Naval Hospital Bethesda.
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Washington
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Walter S. Robison
Kefauver
Robertson
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Chuckle Husband and Wife Duel Sight Gag
A light exchange as a husband proclaims belief from personal sight and his wife teases him by remarking she can still see him clearly. The brief quip highlights playful husband wife banter about truth and perception.
Nickerson Defiant After Court Martial in Huntsville
Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. says he will continue fighting within the armed forces for the Army missile program after pleading guilty to 15 counts of leaking secret data. He was fined 1500 dollars, reprimanded, and suspended from rank for a year. he plans to appeal as 3rd Army reviews the sentence. He expects transfer from Redstone Arsenal as ballistics research continues.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Yvavin Vilwweut
Nickerson
3Rd Army
Atlanta
Department of the Army
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Huntsville Arsenal
West Point
Redstone Arsenal
Army
Pro Western Lebanon Govt Claims Solid Parliament Majority
Lebanon’s pro Western government announced control of parliament with 50 of 66 seats after the final day of voting. The proclamation follows a multi day election process, signaling a decisive shift in the country’s political landscape.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iiew
Cattlemen Fight To Save Herds In Cameron Parish
Cameron parish cattlemen and officials appealed for help from State Agriculture Commissioner Sidney McCrory and civil defense to save 15 000 to 20 000 cattle survivors of Hurricane Audrey. Portable gasoline pumps were arranged to water wells, aimed at preventing further losses amid contaminated surface water and high death estimates ranging up to 50 000 to 170 000 cattle. If fresh water is not secured within three days, up to 60 percent of surviving cattle could perish.
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Audrey
Gulf of Mexico
Eisenhower
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Cameron
Cameron Parish
Hadley Fontenot
O. B. Carter
Cameron Area
Sidney McCrory
Carter
Memory Returns Clergyman From Dead After Lake Drowning Falsely Declared
Pasco Washington reports the Rev Andrew Daughters 37 believed drowned after his boat was found abandoned on Lake Coeur d Alene. He appeared at Grace Episcopal Cathedral San Francisco reading the parish bulletin then traveled to Pasco to reunite with his wife and four sons.
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Pasco
Wash
Episcopal Church
Idaho
Andrew Daughters
Grace Episcopal
Richard Byfield
Canon Byfield
Daughters
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Yakima
Charles May
Kennewick
Lake Coeur D'Alene
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Crane
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Gare-Charles
Missouri Valley
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Reseda
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Yosemite National Park
Jack Noland
William L. Ryan
Yugoslavia
Red China
Mao Tzetung
Mao Tze-tung
Epen
Pro-West
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