Packed Stadium Seen For Game
LOS ANGELES AP This one time when the Giant Coliseum seems like a small saucer. The big stadium will be packed to capacity Sunday with fans anxious to see Los Angeles first World Series game. Dodgers have collected 1 180 848 from a record 93 120 who bought three ticket stubs for Games three four and five between Los Angeles and Chicago White Sox. Don Drysdale is Walt Alstons selection to pitch Sunday. He has lost seven of his last nine starts and has a season record of 17 victories and 13 defeats, opposing him will be another big righthander Dick Donovan who has losses but no wins in a month.
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Chicago White Sox
Don Drysdale
Walt Alston
Dick Donovan
Cuban hijack forces landing in Miami
Three Cubans hijacked a Cubana Viscount airliner using five hand grenades and a .49 pistol, forcing a return to Miami. The father, his 16 year old daughter, and another man surrendered in the cockpit and asked for political asylum. Immigration withheld details. The plane had been en route from Havana to Santiago with 36 passengers and four crew.
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C Cubana Airlines
Eseban Betancourt
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Osvaldo Hernandez
Fidel Castro
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Santiago
Wth
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Luis Rodriguez
Astro
First Look at Big Stadium for Chicago Players
It will be the first look for most Chicago players at the big stadium with a 40-foot left field screen 251 feet from home. They can expect ideal weather for the three games here with sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70s. The Weather Bureau forecast five days of no rain.
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Weather Bureau
Dodgers Take Vegas Favorite Status After Game Two Win
Oddsmakers in Las Vegas switched to Dodgers as 11-10 favorites to win the series after Los Angeles won game two 4-3. Dodgers priced 6-5 to win Sunday as scalpers flourish with box seats fetching 540 dollars for six, 125 dollars for a single box, and general admission around 40 dollars.
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Hunter Bags African Lion Near Gallup
Gallup New Mexico AP Stan McKee of Gallup bagged a 400 pound African lion while hunting northeast of town among sandstone cliffs. He fired three times. The lion had been owned by G H Graham of Gallup since it was a kitten but grew large and was released after it began eating too much.
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Bandit Uses Nitro Bottle In Cleveland Bank Robbery
A man threatened a National City Bank teller at University Circle in Cleveland with a bottle claimed to contain nitroglycerin. He demanded 50 thousand dollars, then settled for some wrapped money before fleeing. The 48 year old teller, Mary McClurg, described being petrified and dropping to the floor as she called for help after the robbery. Police investigated after alarms were sounded.
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National City
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Herindow
Do Wives Cause Heart Trouble
Hollywood report notes a local heart specialist cites a patient whose heart tests spiked when his wife entered the room. Dr. Frank G. Nolan questions whether nagging wives contribute to coronary heart disease among men, given higher male mortality from the condition.
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Frank G. Nolan
Britain Sees Sunny Season Change Men Notice Women
London reports a rare 200 year warm spell shifting social norms as sunshine prompts Britons to venture out. Men whistle and women wear summer dresses, ending decades of soggy weather restraint while optimism grows that June and July will stay bright.
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Britain
Piccadilly
Times readers weigh changing fashions in women’s attire
In August a letter to The Times described a striking shift in womanhood with many wearing elegantly cut clothes. A second correspondent echoed the comment, noting the unprecedented turnout and refined style among women of all ages in society.
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Times
Talks Remain Sticky Ike's Deadline Nears
AP reports steel contract talks in Pittsburgh face a crisis with six days left to meet President Eisenhower's demand for a pause in the 81 day strike. The core issue is whether United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald will accept industry language to tighten mill operations and potential wage boosts tied to changes in work practices. An 80 day cooling off, Taft-Hartley threat hangs over negotiations as 12 major firms press for quicker wage gains once work restarts.
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Eisenhower
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Washington
Companies, unions clash over wage offer and demands
The money offer was 8 cents an hour while the union seeks 15 cents. Employers had pressed to freeze hourly wages at $3.11 in June for a year under U S labor data. McDonald rejected the initial offer and accused union demands of trying to bust the union.
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Britain faces surge of undecided voters in home stretch
London AP reports the Conservatives tremble as 18 percent of voters are undecided. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan held a rare press conference to address Laborite tactics while Deputy Chairman Lord Poole accused Labor of obscuring issues. The Liberal Chronicle notes undecided voters rose 2 percent since mid September with five days until polling.
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Harold Macmillan
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Liberal News Chronicle
Chuckle Radio Quip Leaves Listeners Laughing At News
A playful radio announcer jokes during a commercial break about news that “happened during the commercial.” The quip riffs on broadcast timing as listeners chuckle at the self referential line.
South African uncle leaves coed fortune in Brooklyn
Miriam Etter, 20, inherits 890000 from South African uncle Samuel Glazer who built wealth in gold mines and real estate. Glazer died in Johannesburg Sept. 20, 195? The ship carrying Miriam and mother Sara was sunk by a U-boat. 29 of 40 survived in a lifeboat for 13 days. Miriam, born in South Africa, studies psychology at the University of Bridgeport and plans a Columbia master’s degree.
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South Africa
Samuel
Atlantic
Sara
University of Bridgeport
Columbia University
Quit Crusading Brothers Get Lecture For Attacking Taxmen
Richard and Dale Kisling of Richland County received five years probation after pleading guilty to interfering with IRS agents who came to their Lexington farm to levy a lien for 192 558. Judge James C. Connell admonished them to abandon their tax crusade and return to business noting jail could end dairy operations.
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Floods force Oklahoma residents from homes as rains persist
Oklahoma City AP reports four days of autumn rain drive thousands from Stillwater Guthrie and Skintook into emergency shelters. Rescue crews monitor rivers with boats as Arkansas River nears flood stage in Tulsa while Avant and Cottonwood Creek threaten more evacuations and property damage climbs.
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Weathered veteran recalls Guthrie flood charmers since 1894
Amid rescue hustle oldtimer Jess Copeland, 97, was saved in Guthrie. He sipped coffee and told a newsman he has survived floods here since 1894, noting this may be the worst yet, though details blur once flooding worsens.
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Boy 4, Cincinnati car crash victim dies
Alphonso Moore, a four year old boy from Cincinnati, died Friday after injuries sustained Thursday when he was struck by a car. The incident occurred in Cincinnati and authorities described the crash as fatal.
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Alphonso Moore
Texan Irks 2 Negroes at National Guard meeting
Maj. Gen. K L Berry said he did not mean to emphasize Texas segregation laws when outlining restrictions to two Negro National Guard officers from Michigan. Lt. Col. William M. Womack and Maj. Marvin L. Green withdrew as delegates to a National Guard Assn. conference after a letter describing racial restrictions. The Detroit teachers, World War II and Korea veterans, said the letter promised special arrangements for Negroes. Berry insisted the intent was to inform state adjutants general about local customs and facilities to aid reception and care.
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K. L. Berry
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Michigan
William M. Womack
Marvin L. Green
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China Hot Cold Over Khrushchev
Tokyo AP report notes Nikita Khrushchev near the end of his Red China visit as Mao Zedong’s hosts show mixed signals. Peiping’s People’s Daily praises the Moscow Washington communique while Chen Yi’s Izvestia tribute urges ongoing fight against American imperialism. Chinese leaders may back deescalation but avoid pledging on Formosa.
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Alarm Clock Warns Dozer Invention From Toronto
Dr. Arthur Custance of Toronto invents an alarm clock that uses a sweat measuring machine to gauge thumb moisture and detect when a person dozes. It can ring an alarm or flash a light, aiding alertness for tasks like long night truck driving.
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Arthur Custance
Toronto
He's Different Dog Pound Social Set Howls Down Coyote
In Houston Texas AP six month old coyote Bobo is rejected by 300 dogs at the city pound amid noisy protests. Humane officer R E Folks notes the un harmony and worries about rabies after Bobo nipped Browns niece Carolyn Jesscoat eight. Browns say they miss him while Folks says the dogs know he's different.
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