Anti Reds Seize Hungarian Airliner to Seek West Germany
Seven anti-Communists hijacked a Hungarian air liner en route from Budapest to Szombathely and flew to a U.S. airfield near Ingolstadt after a midflight battle. The pilot looped the plane to quell the revolt as 15 passengers and crew were involved. The hijackers, led by a Budapest student Joseph Jakaby, sought political asylum in West Germany amid clashes over control of the two engine jet.
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Ingolstadt
Germany
West Germany
Iron Curtain
Hungary
U.S
Adenauer
Budapest
Szombathely
Joseph Jakaby
Jakaby
West
Gyor
45 GIs Civilians Die As Transport Crashes In Swamp
FT Dix New Jersey AP reports a military four engine transport crashed in a pine swamp near McGuire Air Force Base. 45 dead including two women and two children. 21 injured. Only one crew member survived. The plane was bound for Burtonwood England.
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FT. DIX
CLISA
McGuire Air Force Base
Burtonwood
England
McGuire
John Williams
S6uth Air Transport Group
Special Air Force Board
Air Force Public Information
Horace W. Doty
Albert J. Buck
Lloyd Moses
Tg Dix Hospital
Pedro M. Souza
Ike's Delegates To UN Expected To Be Approved
President Eisenhower's United Nations delegates, led by Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., are expected to win Senate approval despite Senator McCarthy's opposition to Paul G. Hoffman. Committee chair George signals possible hearings but anticipates quick action before adjournment. Other nominees include Knowland and Elsworth Bunker. alternates include Wadsworth, Jones, Nash, Greenbaum, and Mrs. Lord.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate
Eisenhower
United Nations
McCarthy
R-Wis
Paul G. Hoffman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoffman
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Sen. Knowland
Rcalif
Elsworth Bunker
Vermont
James J. Wadsworth
New York
Richard Lee Jones
Illinois
Frank C. Nash
District of Columbia
Edward S. Greenbaum
New Jersey
Oswald B. Lord
Nixon and Stevenson vie for support as Eisenhower visit looms
Vice President Nixon meets President Eisenhower amid talks of a second term and a running mate. Democratic contender Adlai Stevenson plans a Maine clambake speech while Averell Harriman campaigns in North Carolina. Southern leaders convene in Atlanta to craft a solid segregation stance for the looming convention.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Pemaquid
Maine
Averell Harriman
New York
Stevenson
North Carolina
Asheboro
Deseto
Young Democratic Club
Harriman
South
Atlanta
No Net Loss Of Work, Is CIO's Claim
Pittsburgh report states United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald predicts little or no net loss of work during the steel strike. He cites warehouse stocks and says production will recover after stoppages, arguing a five year no strike proposal would destabilize the industry and cause ruin.
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Pittsburgh
National Steel
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Steel Labor
McDonald
David MacDonald
Howard Hague
International
Man seeks marriage before long jail term in Dayton
Joseph Tucker, 28, asked the Common Pleas Court for permission to marry before going to jail. Judge Martin approved. Tucker received concurrent sentences of 10 to 20 years on each of three narcotics possession counts and 20 to 46 years on each of three narcotics sale counts.
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Dayton
Ohio
Joseph Tucker
Common Pleas
Robert A. Martin
Bernard L. Keller
Tucker
Military Manpower Cuts Eyed
Washington considers possible reductions in U S military manpower next year as Pentagon leaders study the depth of cuts. Adm Radford denies a fixed 800000-man reduction while noting future security may allow lower forces amid new weapons and potential arms limits.
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Washington
Pentagon
Adm
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New York Times
Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
Radford
United States
West Germany
United Alm
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Wilson
Grade Crossing Accidents Rise in 1955
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 1955 rail highway grade crossing accidents reached 3,846, the highest in years, up 15.3 percent from 1954. Deadly outcomes totaled 1,446, up 11 percent, while injuries reached 4,014, up 17.2 percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bitter Senate fight over aid increase faces next week
Senate Appropriations Committee advanced 4.105 billion in foreign aid funding for the year, 13-8, with total including unspent funds rising to 4.346 billion. Sen. Thye warned of bitter floor battles to preserve most money, while others pressed to cut Yugoslavia aid and defense support for Tito.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
House of Houses
Eisenhower
Sen. Thye
R-Minn
Hayden
D-Ariz
Knowland
Calif
Bridges
McCarthy
Wis
Yugoslavia
Leo Mates
Russia
United States
Soviet Russia
Sen
Magnuson
D-Wash
Ellender
D-La
House
Tito
Body Hunted By Police In Kidnap Case
The search for six week old Peter Weinberger intensified in Westbury New York as detectives plan to drain rainwater basins hoping to find the missing infant or clues. FBI involvement noted with limited disclosure while Nassau County officials maintain silence. Relatives express willingness to pay any price, yet fear the kidnapper may not return the child.
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Westbury
N.Y
Peter Weinberger
Long Island
FBI
Nassau County
Stuyvesant Pinnell
David Holman
Morris Weinberger
Be Happy While Aging Decrepit Yet Content Says Dr Haynes
LA columnist relays Dr Maria Schnee Haynes of UCLA who offers six rules for happiness while aging. The Austrian born scholar notes ancient Rome and Greece treated elders differently and emphasizes early lifestyle, balanced emotions, intellectual activity, hygiene, and preparing properties of character long before old age.
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Los Angeles
Maria Schnee Haynes
Haynes
UCLA
Ancient
Rome
Carthage
Jaynes
Dad
Worshi
Death Verdict May Be Changed In Dayton Case
Dr. Robert E Zipf Montgomery County coroner has the inquest under advisement to decide if the traffic homicide verdict should be changed to accidental death in the 28 year old Dayton milk truck driver's fatality. George A Coennen 55 advertising manager Prescott Courier was charged with manslaughter after the June 26 collision. Prosecution dropped charges after a police report found Kostyal brakes inoperative. Coennen's wife Josephine 53 was critically injured and remains hospitalized at Wright Patterson AFB. Mrs Kostyal has filed suit for 150000 damages against Coennen.
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Dayton
Ohio
Robert E. Zipf
Montgomery County
Zipf
George A. Coennen
Prescott, Ariz
Courier
Raymond J. Kostyal
Coennen
Mathias Heck
Kostyal
Josephine
Wright-Patterson Afb Hospital
Dayton Doctor Denies Drug Administration Charges
Dr. John Coldiron pleaded innocent to five counts of administering drugs to known narcotics addicts outside his medical practice. U S District Judge Lester Cecil released him on a $1000 bond. Robert M Metcalf Antioch College professor pleaded innocent to four charges of refusing to answer questions before the House Un American Activities Committee in Dayton in September 1954.
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Dayton
Ohio
John Coldiron
U. S
Lester Cecil
Robert M. Metcalf
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
House Un-American Activities Committee
Mitchell Oregon Hit By Cloudburst Flooding
A violent cloudburst swept Mitchell Oregon leaving roads washed out and 20 buildings destroyed. No confirmed fatalities though the town’s post office filling station and trailer park were wiped out. State police reported no known casualties as residents fled the canyon above Keyes Creek.
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Prineville
Ore
Keyes Canyon
Oregon
Mitchell
Ochoco
Bridge Creek
Keyes Creek
U.S. Highway 26
Elsie Miksche
Associated Press
Merv Jenkins
Forest Service
Bend
Tornadoes Strike Kentucky and Midwest Prompt Widespread Damage
Violent storms across the nation left extensive property damage and injuries. In Kentucky a tornado hit Walton causing 150000 dollars in damage and two injuries while another near Lexington caused about 300000 dollars. An Indiana tornado damaged Versailles homes injuring eight. Oregon flash floods isolated Mitchell with 20 buildings destroyed and five nights of storms continue. Kansas Colorado reported tornadic winds and widespread showers stretched from the Great Lakes to New Mexico.
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Midwest
Walton
Cincinnati
Lexington
Versailles
Indiana
Camden
N.J
Mitchell
Oregon
Kansas
Colorado
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Missouri
New Mexico
Buffalo
N.Y
Tito and Nasser Plan Talks With Nehru
Belgrade reports Tito and Nasser prepared a list of topics for Nehru ahead of three power talks. The cordial talks in Belgrade come as Nehru visits West Germany, with the Adriatic Brioni resort noted for the July 19 event.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Egypt
Nasser
Nehru
India
Brioni
Adriatic
Nehri
Middle East
West Germany
No Potato Famine Amid Shortage Assurances
Agriculture Department experts reassured the public that a potato famine is unlikely. They cited temporary movement declines due to acreage reductions and rains, with expectations of ample supplies soon. Wholesale prices have eased from brief spikes as the late summer crop is forecast to be 7 percent above last year.
Eisenhower Studies New Disarmament Plan With Soviets
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration is drafting a plan to convert bomb materials to peaceful uses and withdraw nuclear stockpiles under safeguards. The proposal aims to lure Russia into a multilateral withdrawal and divestment in the UN disarmament talks, per Stassen remarks.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
National Security Council
United States
United Nations
Gettysburg
Bulganin
Stassen
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