Agadir Earthquake Toll Soars Into Thousands
Surviving residents stream from Agadir as estimates place dead at more than 3,000 and injuries above 5,000. A Red Cross official and US Air Force calculations show substantially higher losses than initial figures. A vast airlift ferries the injured to Casablanca Rabat and beyond while authorities plan mass burials and city rebuilding. Global aid arrives as authorities plead for food water bulldozers and equipment.
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Agadir
Morocco
Red Cross
Albert A. Rainhard
International Red Cross
Geneva
US Air Force
Europe
America
North Africa
Atlantic Coast
Rabat
Mohammed V
Bou Amrani
Frank Akers
Fleet ‘Air Arm
Atelantic
Mediterranean
Casablanca
Surviving Residents Search for Missing Relatives
Dazed survivors comb wreckage for missing kin as others sift through collapsed homes. wrecked cars litter the scene amid a broad disaster assessment, with authorities continuing to seek information on the vanished.
Watchman Becomes Homeowner After Kind Employer
In Baltimore AP report, 65-year-old man was made a night watchman by Ver non Sheppard who felt pity. The man started at 8 p.m. Monday. five and a half hours later Sheppard found him gone along with 2000 to 3000 dollars from company funds, and Sheppard continues to search.
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Baltimore
Vernon Sheppard
Sheppard
Deadlock in Senate Persists Over Civil Rights Proposals
A protracted Senate session enters its third day as Southern Democrats attempt to stall a civil rights vote. Sen. Sam J. Ervin holds the floor amid a near-empty chamber while allies rally enough senators to meet a quorum. The marathon session shows no sign of breaking before next week, with no session expected Sunday.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
D-Nc
Erevin
R Cots
Capito Hill
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
James E. Murray
D-Mont
Ervin
Chuckle Says Children Peek Between Lump and Neck
A humorous quip notes that children alternate between lump in the throat and pain in the neck, reflecting familial exasperation with a wry tone. The line captures a lighthearted, everyday domestic moment with a playful punch.
Ike Turned Down Plan For 9000 Mile Atlas Rocket Test
Air Force canceled a proposed Super-Atlas launch nearly 9000 miles from Cape Canaveral toward Africa and the Indian Ocean. Reports say President Eisenhower may have rejected the test amid Washington debate and Latin American tour considerations.
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Washington
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Africa
Indian Ocean
Eisenhower
Canaveral
Eisenhower Ends Latin Tour in Uruguay
President Eisenhower flies into Montevideo on the last stop of his four nation South American tour. He is greeted by Benito Nardone and urged to deepen friendship between nations. A reinforced police guard accompanies his motorcade amid expectations of large crowds and potential demonstrations.
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Uruguay
Eisenhower
Benito Nardone
National Council
America
Carrasco
Etsenmoe
Santiago
Nardone
Uruguayan
National University
Richard M. Nixon
Brown
U.S
Robert Woodward
Edmund Brown
California
Cary Chessman
Woodward
State Department
Chessman
Council of Government
Puerto Rico
Washington
Uruguay Stop Highlights Palm Fringed City Portrait
The final South American stop of President Eisenhower’s tour profiles a Uruguayan city home to a third of the nation’s people. The motorcade toured Rambla Drive’s beaches and a Roosevelt park near the airport, with a statue to Jose Artigas near the embassy. Discussions may touch Alessandri’s arms reduction conference idea for Latin America, with June or July proposed as possible dates. Eisenhower praised Alessandri’s disarmament views during a farewell dinner in Santiago.
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Uruguay
Eiisenhower
Rambla Drive
Plata River
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Jose Artigas
Jorge Alessandri
Latin America
Alessandri
Santiago
Eisenhower
Oil Truck and Santa Fe Train Collide In Fatal Bakersfield Wreck
A Santa Fe passenger train and a two trailer oil rig collided Tuesday night near Bakersfield. At least 12 people died and 60 were injured as eleven cars derailed and caught fire. Rescue crews battled flames through the night while investigators blamed the oil rig driver for failing to stop at a warning sign.
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Svit
Santa Fe
Bakersfield
Don Williams
L. A. Snyder
A. H. Braley
Fresno
Calif
Tragic Bakersfield Crash Involves Ohio Courier Nurse
Beverly Otto of Kenton Ohio, a courier nurse, is listed in serious condition among 76 passengers after a train struck an oil rig car carrying 7,000 gallons of high gravity crude. The collision occurred seven miles west of Bakersfield as the train, traveling about 75 mph, hit the rig at a four way intersection during fair visibility near sunset.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Beverly Otto
Kenton
Ohio
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Oil Trailers Explode After Locomotive Collision
A rear oil trailer wrapped around a locomotive and exploded in a thunderous eruption seen four miles away. The forward oil tanker was,
Acquittal in Lynn Kauffman murder case shocks Boston
Willem van Rie was found not guilty of the Lynn Kauffman murder after jurors weighed six verdicts from first degree murder to acquittal. The case, unresolved for weeks, concludes with van Rie’s exoneration in a high profile trial.
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Boston
Willem van Rie
Lynn Kauffman
California Governor Urges Abolition of Death Penalty
Gov. Edmund Brown presses the Legislature to abolish capital punishment amid uproar over the Cary Chessman case. He cites lack of protection for the innocent and deterrence failure, saying the death penalty harms the weak and minorities. Legislative prospects appear slim despite his appeal for reasoned debate.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund G. Brown
Cary Chessman
California
Snowfall Expected as Miami Valley Braces for Cold Weather
A band of snow-filled clouds moves into the Miami Valley with snow forecast today and tonight. The official forecast calls for cloudy cold conditions with snow starting this afternoon and a high near 32. Snow is expected to mix with rain Thursday as warmer air moves in, with tonight and Thursday lows around 20 and highs near 34. Middletown reports a high of 27 this Tuesday and a 12 degree low earlier in the morning.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
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