UN Disarmament Debate Opens Amid Cold War Tension
The UN General Assembly's Political Committee begins with disarmament on top of the agenda. East West arms proposals, suspending nuclear tests, preventing wider proliferation, and the Disarmament Commission report are debated by 99 nations. Khrushchev outlined a plan, the US Britain and Italy countered. A two nation resolution for world peace passed amid sharp exchanges between the Soviet Union and United States.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
General Assembly
Disarmament Commission
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Britain
Italy
Khrushchev
Assembly
Soviet Union
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Paris
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
Wife Dragged From Office And Killed In Miami
In Miami a milkman, enraged over an estrangement, dragged his wife from her office and shot her to death in view of coworkers. Dale C. Lawrence, 43, fired six rounds from a rifle after she resisted, then dragged Betty Lawrence, 35, to a car as she fought for the weapon. Witnesses and investigators describe a shocking domestic homicide with Lawrence to face first degree murder charges.
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Miami
Fla
Dale C. Lawrence
Betty
Lawrence
John Williams
Frank Negron
Notre Dame Southern Method ist Game Fan Shows Apathy
A football admirer remains neutral about the outcome of the Notre Dame versus Southern Methodist meeting, caring not which side wins. The fan’s stance reflects a broader detachment from the rivalry and focus on other aspects of the sport.
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Southern Methodist
Woman shouts for Stevenson by mistake in Kennedy parade
In Dayton Ohio during a Kennedy motorcade crowds react to political mix up as a woman cheers for Stevenson claiming she was in the right party. The moment highlights excitement and confusion among staunch backers.
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Dayton
Ohio
John F. Kennedy
Stevenson
Fourth TV Debate Likely Last As Nixon, Kennedy Clash
Washington AP reports the fourth presidential TV debate on Friday likely ends the campaign, with Nixon rejecting a fifth debate and Kennedy pressing for format changes. Nixon cites scheduling chaos and proposes extending to two hours and adding open questions, while Kennedy declines the proposal. Kennedy criticizes Nixon for avoiding debate and questions Khrushchev’s confrontations abroad versus facing his opponent at home.
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Washngton
Richard M. Nixson
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Nixon
Columbus
Ohio
Khrushchev
United States
Croydon Raid Loots Department Store Safe
Six raiders stormed a Croydon department store vaulting a safe and withdrawing 17,000 pounds. They dined at the Store restaurant on departure, took ice cream, and paid five shillings. No injuries reported.
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Croydon
England
Van Doren Faces Judge in Quiz Show Perjury Case
New York AP report says Charles Van Doren and 13 other former quiz show contestants surrendered to face perjury charges amid a two year probe into shows Tic Tac Dough and Twenty One. Indictments carry two counts each with potential penalties. Van Doren, 34, awaiting arraignment before Justice John Murtagh, lost his teaching post at Columbia and a TV consulting job over the scandal.
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New York
Charles van Doren
Elle
van Doren
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Elfrida van Nardroff
Evaldiece van Doren
Special Sessions
John M. Murtagh
Murtagh
Columbia University
Pedestrian killed as car hits street crossing
Sam Goldman, 70, of Columbus, was struck and fatally injured while crossing a city street. Police say driver Williams Parks, 17, of Whitehall, was charged with reckless operation.
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Columbus, Ohio
Sam Goldman
Columbus
Williams Parks
Whitehall
Kong Le Put Under House Arrest by Laos Premier
Lao premier Prince Souvanna Phouma orders Capt. Kong Le confined to his quarters for 15 days after the paratrooper’s unauthorized welcome for Soviet ambassador Abramov at Luang Prabang. The move challenges Kong Le’s growing status amid pro Communist pressure and anticipated demonstrations.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Kong le
Prince Souvanna
A. N. Abramov
Soviet Union
Luang Prabang
Abramov
Souvanna
Safe burglary losses set at 3 million in Bel-Air home
Los Angeles AP A $3 million safe burglary was reported to sheriff deputies after a break in at the Bel-Air home of retired broker Raoul Fernandez 50. Loot included about $1 million in jewelry and $2 million in non negotiable Coca Cola stock. The spree occurred while Fernandez was at dinner. no entry method was found. The safe contained deeds and citizenship papers amid limited insurance on jewelry.
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Los Angeles
Raoul Fernandez
West Hollywood
Katherine Johnson Candler Fernandez
Coca-Cola
Lee Bergman
Sheriff's Detective Bureau
Fernandez
Alanta
U.S
New York
Miami
Fla
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Bel-Air
Eisenhower Urges Shared Burden Against Red Threat
President Eisenhower calls free nations to share the burden of resisting Communism and urges labor and management to cooperate for national welfare. He spoke at the 43rd National Automobile Show dinner in Detroit and tours Red Wing, Minnesota, on a cross country non political trip. The White House notes the visit follows meetings with Michigan Republicans.
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Detroit
Mich
Eisenhower
Red Wing
Minn
Hiawatha Bridge
Mississippi River
White House
James C. Hagerty
Michigan
Congress
Haggerty
America
Hagerty
United Automobile Workers
Detroit News
John F. Kennedy
Walter Reuther
UAW
Cobo
Reuther
Stengel Fired by Yankees After 12 Years as Manager
New York AP Casey Stengel said he was fired by the New York Yankees after 12 seasons in which he won 10 American League pennants and seven World Series. Co-owner Dan Topping cited the retirement and profit sharing program as the reason. Stengel, 70, noted he would receive 160000 on Oct. 31, 1960, and no immediate successor was named. He is described as independently wealthy, owning oil wells and serving as a Glendale banker.
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NEW York
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Dan Topping
Stengel
Topping
Club
Bucky Harris
Yankee
Glendale
Calif
del Webb
Stengel On Contract Talks And Future Plans
Casey Stengel says he was paid in full and not offered a new contract and criticizes a youth program as an advance plan for the club. He would have required changes if offered a new deal and remains unsure about future employment. He cannot predict his next steps.
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Stengel
Space Mice to Undergo Long Term Observation
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Sally Amy and Moe three Ameri can astro mice travel to Texas for extended monitoring to detect latent effects from a 700 mile high space flight. Scientists say the rodents survived last Thursday's flight but will be watched up to a year. They will be mated within a week or two to assess potential impacts on future generations. Sally and Amy are female Moe is male.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Sally
Amy
Moe
Texas
H. C. Clamman
School of Aviation Medicine
Brooks Air Force Base
Tex
Fall Weather Update From The Weatherman
The forecast reports cloudy and cool conditions tonight with a low near 43. A Wednesday shower is possible, followed by continued cool, cloudy weather with little temperature change on Thursday. Yesterday's high was 72 at 4 pm and the overnight low 43.
U S Aid To Laos Resumed After Political Turmoil
The United States resumes its 15.1 million dollar annual military aid to Laos and will pay salaries for troops who helped install the neutralist government led by Souvanna Phouma. The move follows talks in Vientiane and comes after a Laos coup and factional conflict with Kong Le.
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Washington
United States
Laos
Soviet Union
U.S
State Department
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
J. Graham Parsons
Far East
Phouwmi No
Savan
Paras
Kong le
Nosavan
Pathet Lao
Kong Lee
Royal Lao Army
Drumhead Tag Put On Secutions
Washington accuses Cuba of drumhead justice in the execution of two Americans Alan Dale Thompson and Robertis Fuller. The United States protested after a military tribunal convicted them for taking part in an invasion plot. A fourth American Leslie Bradley faces sentencing for alleged collaboration in a fake Nicaraguan invasion.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
State Department
Alan Dale Thompson
Robertis Fuller
Anthony Zarba
Leslie Bradley
Fidel Castro
Prison Row Pointless Hostage Stand Ends Ambitiously
In Wethersfield Connecticut three guards were overpowered and held as hostages for more than six hours by conflict patients in the prison ward. Officials granted a conference with attorney Roger Gleason and State Rep Marshall N Dudley, after which the convicts surrendered. Dudley and Gleason deemed the protest pointless as no grievances were presented during a 40 minute session.
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Wethersfield, Conn
Connecticut
Walter Doolittle
Peter Kinosh
Roger Gleason
Marshal N. Dudley
Gleason
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