Eisenhower will press Pan American unity talks in Panama
President Eisenhower, still recovering from a June 9 operation, joins final Pan American Conference discussions in Panama. He backs a proposed hemispheric commission on human problems, naming Milton Eisenhower to represent the United States, and supports using science and economics to raise living standards and combat disease.
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Panama
Eisenhower
Simon Bolivar
Americas
Milton
U.S
Ship and Tanker Collision in Dense Fog Off New York
In dense fog off New York at 1 10 a m a small cargo passenger ship the Fairisle and the tanker San Jose II collided. Both ships were damaged and several people were injured. The Fairisle transferred passengers and crew to a Coast Guard boat bringing them to port. seven passengers and 22 to 32 crew members rode the boat. Passengers included five women and two men. Some crew were left aboard while the Fairisle reported increasing starboard list. The San Jose II reported damage to forward portions and did not seek assistance.
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New York
Atlantic
Fairisle
Tampa
Fla
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Area Headquarters
San Jose II
Civil Rights Bill Passed by House in Hard Won Vote
The House approved the civil rights bill by 279 to 126 in a hard fought vote, sending the measure to the Senate where it faces strong opposition. The outcome marks a pivotal moment in the legislative battle over civil rights.
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Washington
House
Senate
Loveless Family Struck by Recurrent Appendicitis
Northridge California AP reports the Loveless family faces multiple surgeries for appendicitis starting July 2. Daughters Kensa Sue 10 Carol Jean 5 Judy 12 Esther 9 Carol Mignon 61 and babysitter Roberta Norman 15 all undergo operations. Father Loveless 34 and wife Sue had prior and later appendix issues.
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Northridge
Calif
Northridge Hospital
Carol Mignon
Loveless
Roberta Norman
Francine
Sue
Adjournment Blues Congress Caught In Hectic Rush
Washington faces a frantic week as Congress aims to adjourn by Friday or Saturday while finishing civil rights and housing bills. Key measures include a civil rights bill, a massive river and harbor project, and an omnibus housing plan, with Senate passage uncertain.
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Washington
Apr
84Th Congress
Senate
House
Chicago
Water Power Ag
Eisenhower
House Rules Committee
Democrats
Open House Sheds Light on New Mexico Penitentiary
More than 10 000 visitors toured the eight million dollar prison near Santa Fe over the weekend, peering into solitary confinement cells and the gas chamber chair while crowds swarmed the corridors. The first inmates move in August first as Warden Harold Swenson invites the public to imagine prison life.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Harold Swenson
Phone Strike Talks Resume in Ohio Consolidated Sitdown
Portsmouth Ohio negotiators for Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America resume talks at 10 a.m. EST to end a nine day strike by 600 operators and land service workers. The walkout began July 15 when the old one year contract expired over working conditions and wage scales.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Consolidated Telephone Co
R. N. Cole
Communication Workers of Americas
CWA
Ohio Consolidated
CWA J
Weather outlook for Miami Valley turns mild and pleasant
The forecast shows fair to mild conditions through Tuesday with a slight chance of showers. Expect partly cloudy skies today and Tuesday with scattered showers possible and a high near 85 and a low around 65. Sunday's unofficial high reached 85 at 2 45 pm and the morning low was 61 at 5 am.
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Miami Valley
Soviet Aid Now Feared Worldwide
Senate aides warn of a sweeping Soviet economic offensive as Russia allegedly offers more than a billion dollars in aid to free nations. The looming vote on foreign aid includes debates on military aid to Yugoslavia and Egypt amid Egypt’s dam project and Shepilov’s statements signaling no current Soviet financing.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations
Mansfield
D-Mont
Asia
Senate
House
Sen
D-La
Ellender
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Assia
Egypt
Aswan
Nile
State Department
World Bank
U.S
Dimitri Shepilov
Shepilov
Train Wreck In Carrollton Injures Nineteen Passengers
The Santa Fe San Francisco Chief struck an iron bar near Carrollton Missouri injuring at least 19 of 200 passengers. Four locomotives overturned and 13 cars derailed. An oil fire was extinguished by local firefighters. Many injured were taken to three hospitals as a storm approached and shelter was found in the VFW Hall.
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Carrollton
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Nellie Sayre
Akron
Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Kansas City
A. M. Thrasher
Fort Madison
Iowa
G. M. Miller
Marceline
George M. M. Sebree
Lubbock
Tex
Sebree
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Wreck on the Santa Fe Chief near Carrollton
Lubbock journalist George M. Sebree survived the Santa Fe San Francisco Chief wreck near Carrollton Missouri. He describes the quiet exit from a third coach behind the diesel, the calm turnout to call for aid, and a later rainstorm over the scene.
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George M. Sebree
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Carrollton, Mo
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Chicago
Lubbock
Bie _ an
Associated Press
Kansas City
Saat
Polio Rate In Chicago Said Soaring
Chicago health officials warn polio could reach epidemic levels unless children are immediately inoculated with Salk vaccine. Dr Herman N Bundesen reports 268 cases and five deaths this year, compares 1955 figures, notes only 22 cases vaccinated and many with incomplete protection.
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Chicago
Bundesen
Bow Attacks Nato Status of Forces Treaty
Rep Frank Bow criticized the NATO status of forces treaty saying it allows foreign courts to try U S servicemen and was made without State and Defense Department investigation. He warned essential constitutional rights are lacking and cited Americans imprisoned abroad in French and Japanese facilities.
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South Bend
Ind
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
U. S
Bow
America
French Forces Suffer Losses in Algerian Mountain Ambush
A French column faced a large rebel group in wooded mountains southwest of Tlemcen near the Moroccan border. Reports say ground and air forces engaged the rebels with helicopters evacuating injured French soldiers. casualties and details remain undisclosed.
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Tlemcen
Morocco
Lost Girl Found After 21 Hours
Two year old Sandy Barcus wandered for 21 hours in the Rocky Mountain foothills near Nederland Colorado before being found safe. She was taken to Boulder Community Hospital with mild exposure and minor scratches. The search involved nearly 200 volunteers led by Scoutmaster Glen Powers and other local organizers.
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Boulder
Colo
Sandy Barcus
Mountain Wilds
Boulder Community Hospital
Sandy
William Barcus
Jor, Colo
Rocky Mountain
Nederland
Here
Glen Powers
Boulder Creek
Powers
Boy Burned In Canyon
A Glendale California boy aged about 10 died in a brush fire in the Verdugo Hills. He was described as fond of building forts and was found in a canyon after failing to return home for supper. Neighbors and family had searched the area overnight.
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Glendale
Califon
Verdugo Hills
David
British Auto Workers Strike Hits Birmingham Plant Clocks In
British Auto Workers strike against British Motor Corp disrupts 13 Midlands plants. Union leaders call it effective while BMC says more than half of workers remained at their benches. About 22,079 of 42,987 employees reported to work. The dispute centers on a 6,000-job cut in an economy move.
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Birmingham
England
British Motor Corp
Midlands
BMC
Morris
Austin
United States
Marine McKeon to Fight for Right to Call Witnesses
Marine Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon faces a court martial at Parris Island as attorney Emile Zola Berman vows to seek unlimited defense witnesses. McKeon, 31, is charged after six recruits died during a disciplinary march near the training center. He reflects on grim days in the brig and public support received from across the country.
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Parris Island
S.C
Emile Zola Berman
Matthew C. McKeon
Berman
McKeon
Marine Training Center
Tibet Revolt Spreading Across Frontier
Returning travelers report new Tibetan uprisings near the Chinese frontier. An area estimated at about 100000 square miles has been cleared of Chinese troops after heavy fighting with casualties on both sides.
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Kalimpong
India
Tibet
Radford Arrives in Manila for Far East Tour
Adm. Arthur W. Radford chairman of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff arrives in Manila for a three day visit on the first leg of a Far East tour.
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Manila
Arthur W. Radford
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Philippines
Couple Witness Slaying. Suspect Sought After Sunbather Death
A Chicago scientist and his wife watched from a 15th floor window as a bare chested man killed a sunbather at Lincoln Park in the late afternoon. The killer fled before police arrived. no arrest yet. The victim, about 35, remained unidentified.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Arthur Kirk Besley
Adrian
Lincoln Park
Esca
Besleys
Besley
Norwegian American Hospital
Hodge Faces More Action In Scandal
Springfield Indiana reports former Illinois State Auditor Orville E. Hodge faces new state indictments in a scandal involving about 1.0 million dollars. Prosecutor George Coutralion seeks 46 counts for cashing 650000 in bogus warrants plus 356000 from a state property trust. The grand jury will hear a summary of Hodge's nine hour interview. about 20 others are subpoenaed.
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Springfield
Orville E. Hodge
Atty
George P. Coutralion
Sangamong Grand Jury
Illinois Gop
Coutralion
Hodge
India mobilizes relief after India’s worst quake in six years
A powerful quake along a 500 mile stretch from Bombay to the Pakistan border killed at least 117 in Anjar with 800 missing. Nehru visited Jamnagar to coordinate relief as army units sealed the area and rescue teams pulled survivors from rubble among hundreds of collapsed buildings and derailed freight cars.
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India
Anjar
Pakistan
Ansar
Ahmedabad
Kutch
Nehru
Europe
Middle East
Jamagar
Kutch Gulf
Kandla
Bacnau
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