Disaster blimp crashes off New Jersey coast
A Navy ZPG3W blimp on a search mission collapsed and plunged into the Atlantic near the New Jersey coast. One airman killed, 17 feared lost, three survivors rescued as survivors speculated a helium line rupture caused the crash. The vessel had been seeking the missing 40-foot sloop Vat 69 from a Newport to Bermuda race.
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Akron
Atlantic
New Jersey
Russell Lakehurst
Newport R.I
Bermuda
U S Protest Khrushchev Attacks During Vienna Visit
The United States protested to Austria that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev used his Vienna visit for attacks on the United States. Ambassador H Freeman Matthews delivered the note to Foreign Minister Bruno Kreisky following a prior West German protest.
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Vienna
Austria
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
H. Freemen Matthews
Bruno Kreisky
Reds Name New Soviet Ambassador to Cuba
MOSCOW AP Tass announced the appointment of Sergei Kudryavtsev as Soviet ambassador to Cuba. Kudryavtsev is a diplomat with extensive Europe experience including Paris Bonn and Vienna and roles in the Polish Czechoslovak department of the Soviet foreign ministry. Cuba resumed diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union on May 7.
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Moscow
Tass
Sergio Kudryavtsev
Cuba
Kudryavtsev
Europe
Paris
Bonn
Vienna
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Soviet Union
Pleasant July Weather Forecast for Miami Valley
The forecast shows brisk Canadian air invading the Miami Valley through Friday with partly cloudy mild conditions today. Highs around 83 degrees, cooler tonight and Friday with lows near 62 and highs around 84 degrees. Middletown reported a high of 77 degrees yesterday at 1 p.m. and a 6:30 a.m. low of 62.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Blimp Wreckage Found After New York Crash
Grappling efforts start today to recover a blimp wreckage from an undetermined depth. A Navy board led by Capt. F. N. Klein will investigate. Survivors include Joseph Culligan and Donald Shaumier. Antonio Contreras and Edward Turner died. The Essex arrived shortly after the crash and airlifted Turner to shore.
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Navy
F. N. Klein
Fleet Airship Wing
Joseph Culligan
East Keansburg
Donald L. Shaumier
Fiiat
Mich
Antonio Contreras
Geronimo
Texas
A. C
Edward B. Turner
Joppa
Essex
New York
Shaumier
Ft. Dix
Culligan
Contreras
Naval Air Station
Key Formula For Long Life
Louisville columnist Mrs J R Holsclaw who wrote for 73 years at Pioneer News Shepherdsville celebrated her 100th birthday. She credited longevity to swallowing a watch key as a child noting it has kept her wound up and ticking through the years.
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Louisville
J. R. Holsclaw
Pioneer News
Shepherdsville
Data on Earhart dispute fuels Saipan execution theory
US Air Force described the evidence as incomplete and inconclusive and two officers said Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were executed and buried on Saipan in 1937. Capts Gervais and Dinger cited Guam trips and 72 named individuals but offered no affidavits backing executions. The Air Force ordered the inquiry to pause pending evaluation.
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Gene Kramer
TOKYO
Sth Air Force
Air Force
Amelia Earhart
Saipan
Joseph Gervais
Tyngsboro
Mass
Robert Dinger
Vero Beach
Fla
Gervais
Dinger
Guam
Javiatrix
Fred Nooniam
Los Angeles
Paul Briand Jr
Miss Earhart
Noonan
Briandina
Briand
Castro Rants After U.S. Sugar Cut
Fidel Castro fumes at Eisenhower in Havana after the U S cut Cuba sugar imports. He calls on Latin America to back his anti U S campaign and vows to seize American property in the national interest. He accuses the United States of backing Batista and demands solidarity against Yankee aggression.
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Robert Berrellez
Havana
U.S
Fidel Castro
Castro
Eisenhower
United States
Metallurgical Workers Congress
Eisenhower Haad
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Chuckle: Grandpa's time work was the sleep inducer
A lighthearted note recalling how labor was humorously treated as the remedy for rest in past days, suggesting work itself acted as the snooze trigger for many during earlier eras.
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Grandpa
Sheppard Moved To Honor Dorm
Dr Samuel Sheppard the Cleveland osteopath convicted of second degree murder for the 1954 bludgeon slaying of his wife Marilyn moved to Ohio Penitentiary honor dormitory. He is granted honor status and will serve as a first aid man among about 150 other inmates.
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Columbus, Ohio
Samuel Shep
Cleveland
Marilyn
Ohio Penitentiary
Sheppard
Eisenhower Cuts Cuban Sugar Quota Over Castro Hostility
The United States weighs new moves against Cuba after Eisenhower slashes the Cuban sugar quota by 700 000 tons to year end 1959 raising Cuba's potential loss to about 35 million dollars. Secretary Benson to source sugar elsewhere as Brazil and the Philippines have ample supplies. Officials note the action mirrors political aims and Cuba’s growing hostility toward the United States.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Eisenhower
U.S
Ezra Taft Benson
Brazil
Philippines
Casire
Waiting For The End, Arizona Sect Hides In Shelters
About 100 members of the Full Gospel Assembly remained in underground shelters outside Benson, Arizona, awaiting a prophesied nuclear attack. Police entered one home, revealing a double trap door and a 10 foot deep concrete-lined shelter. The head of the house, Glenn Scott, said they would stay until Saturday and cited civil defense as the reason.
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Benson, Ariz
Full Gospel Assembly
Arizona
Scott
Soviet Union
United States
Talmadge
Gun and Horse for Elvis In Upcoming Western
Elvis Presley will perform gun handling and horse riding for a new dramatic Western based on Flaming Lance. A close friend says directors want him to do fast drawing and ride a horse, though he has not begun practice and currently travels by motorcycle around Graceland.
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Elvis
Graceland
Wild Rioting Shakes Italy as Parliament Clashes
In Rome and across Italy, Communist and Fascist clashes spill into streets and Parliament. Police suffer heavy injuries while demonstrations surge from Genoa to Sicily. Senator Lussu warns of civil war if Tambroni government refuses to resign. Christian Democrat leader Pignatelli counters with calls for stronger force.
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Eugene Levin
Rome
Italy
Genoa
Sicily
Emilio Lussu
Senate
Fernando Tambroni
Gaspare Pignatelli
Italy’s General Strikes Hit Major Cities Urgently
A wave of leftist strikes sweeps Italian cities with Rome under a general strike from 1 p.m. to midnight in protest against police action. Several other major cities vote similar action as the Red controlled Italian Federation of Labor pushes more stoppages. Non Communist unions call it political and stay out. Rome appears tense and heavily policed.
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Italy
Rome
Chamber of Labor
Italian Federation of Labor
Police Ban Public Meetings in Rome Province
Police in Rome Province banned all public meetings to forestall today’s planned rallies by the Fascists in Rome and the Communists in the area. Authorities moved to curb political processions and gatherings amid rising tensions and security concerns.
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Rome
California Holds 81 Votes in Kennedy Bid Pressure Fails
Los Angeles AP report says Gov. Edmund G Brown resisted Kennedy pressure to back Kennedy on the first Democratic convention ballot. California’s 81 votes remained uncertain as Brown weighed his position with Lt. Gov. Anderson backing Stevenson and Munnell signaling Brown may withhold the delegation. Johnson allies avoided rules changes while trying to keep California from shifting.
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Jack Bell
Los Angeles
John F.kennedy
Massachusetts
California
Edmund G. Brown
Kennedy
Brown
Kenedy
William A. Munnell
Charman
California State Central Committee
Munntl
Glenn M. Anderson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Anderson
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Senate
Lyndon B .Johnson
Texas
Earthquake Shakes Jamaica With No Casualties
A slight quake struck Jamaica shortly before 3 a.m. today. No casualties or damage were reported.
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Jamaica
Kingston
Local Youth Drowns in Otsego Lake Near Gaylord
John Strouse a 15 year old from Clyde Ohio drowned Wednesday in Otsego Lake five miles south of Gaylord Michigan police reported the tragedy occurred while he was reportedly swimming with companions near the shoreline.
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Gaylord. Mich
John Strouse
Clyde
Ohio
Otsego Lake
Adlai Has Plenty Of Supporters
Los Angeles AP reports a Georgia flavored rally at Adlai E Stevenson campaign HQ with a Marietta businessman delivering $500 for a Dixieland band greeting at the airport. Campaign aides note nationwide turnout but say Stevenson has not publicly acknowledged the effort and lacks direct communication with supporters.
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Los Angeles
Georgia
Adlai E. ‘Stevenson
Marietta Lawjuh
Stevenson
George Rogers
Marietta
Rogers
Adiai
Dave Zingg
Montclair
N.J
Zingg
Stevenson Campaign Offices Flourish in Paramount Building
Stevenson headquarters spread through the Paramount Building facing the Biltmore Hotel with posters from his 1952 and 1956 campaigns. Volunteers, including Clifford Odets and Dove Schary, swarm the offices as aides say no new posters can be printed. Eleanor Roosevelt plans to visit Sunday to boost the campaign.
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Stevenson
Paramount
Biltmore
Clifford Odets
Dove Schary
Hollywood
Eleanor Roosevelt
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