Defection rumor swirls over Pvt Bruce Davis in Moscow papers
Moscow and Western reports outline the claimed desertion of Pvt Bruce Frederick Davis, 24, an American soldier in Germany, seeking asylum in the Soviet Union. The accounts note AWOL status since Aug 19, birth in Rome New York, schooling in Asbury Park New Jersey, and a Scottsdale Arizona address, with no official confirmation or press conference planned.
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Moscow
Bruce Frederick Davis
Germany
Soviet Union
Davis
U.S
U.S. Army
Heidelberg
Scottsdale, Ariz
3Rd Infantry Division
Fast
West Germany
Bavaria
Asbury Park
N.J
Rome
N.Y
Vallejo
Calif
Asbury Park High School
Bribery Charge Levied Against Commissioner
Clermont County Commissioner Conlan was arraigned on four counts of bribery in Common Pleas Court. Ison posted a $4,000 bond after a hearing before Judge Darrell Hottle. The grand jury indictment accuses Ison of receiving checks totaling 1,700 and cash 250 to influence actions as commissioner. no trial date set.
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Batavia, Ohio
Clermont County
Conlan
Common Pleas
Ison
Darrell Hottle
Guantanamo Commander Suffers Mild Stroke
Rear Adm. Frank W. Fenno Jr., commander of the Guantanamo naval base in Cuba, suffered a mild stroke and will be returned to the United States for hospitalization. He will be moved from the base hospital to Chelsea Naval Hospital in Massachusetts with Rear Adm. Allen Smith Jr. serving as temporary commander of the base.
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Norfolk ,Va
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
United States
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Frank W. Fenno Jr
Fidel Castro
Fenno
Naval Base
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Massachusetts
Allen Smith Jr
Caribbean Sea Frontier
10Th Naval District
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Guantanamo Base
Eisenhower Nixon to Speak at New York Rally Nov 2
President Eisenhower announced that he and Vice President Nixon will speak at a New York rally in Manhattan Colosseum on November 2. Lodge will join them in the motorcade and on coast to coast TV and radio coverage.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
New York
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Palm Springs
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Eldorado Country Club
Henry Cabot Lodge
Manhattan
Lodge
Nixon-Lodge
Eldorado Club
Chicago
Washington
Laughlin Air Force Base
del An
Tex
Ciudad Acuna
Mexico
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Sit-In Decline Reported in Deep South Demonstrations
In Atlanta on the third day of sit-ins by African Americans seeking service at white lunch counters, arrests dropped to two from 52 on Wednesday and 26 on Thursday. Downtown counters stayed closed at several stores amid sporadic picketing. Mayor Hartsfield sought talks to arrange a truce, while Judge Webb warned that future protests would be treated as mob action.
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Atlanta, Ga
William Hartsfield
James Webb
Nine Die As Alcoa Corsair Collides In Mississippi
At least nine killed and more than 25 injured when the Alcoa Corsair grayhound passenger ship crashes with the Italia freighter near Burns Louisiana on the Mississippi River predawn. Authorities cite fog and poor visibility as possible factors. Names of victims include Naomi Gorman's husband and several crewmen and passengers from California and Louisiana. One injured died later at hospital. many identifications pending.
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Buras
Alcoa Corsair
Mississippi
Caribbean
Lorenzo Marcello
Burns
New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
Naomi Gorman
Kenner
Corsair
C. H. Colwell
Pasadena
Calif
Trahan
Alcoa Steamship Co
Virginia Kischmeier
Arcadia
Helen Fox
Frances C. Ladd
Riverside
Til
Otto P. Walters
Edward W. Kretschke
Bridgeport
Conn
Cubans Call U.S. Paint-Insignia Claim False
Havana accuses Washington of espionage and of staging reports that five Cuban air transport planes at San Antonio de los Baños were painted with American flags and insignia. The Foreign Office note objects to a U.S. protest as malicious and false and cites alleged invasion plans against Cuba.
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Havana
U.S
Cuba
Foreign Office
Philip Bonsal
United States
Guatemala
Carlos Olivares
Reports Red Farm Swindles State Reports Red Farm Swindles
Moscow reports that cooperative farms near Lvov swindled the state by fixing horsemeat audits while actually not. The Agricultural Life notes 703 horses were sold for 207000 rubles ($51750) collected from conniving purchasing agents.
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Moscow
Agricultural Life Reports
Lvov
Kennedy Campaign Demands Free Time to Answer Eisenhower Speech
Northern California Kennedy Johnson campaign claims San Francisco stations must offer free equal time for a Democratic reply to President Eisenhower. Kent says KQED will provide time if Adlai Stevenson or Harry Truman speak. Stations weigh terms. Kennedy HQ undecided on speaker. Also notes the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was built by Artemisia for Mansolus.
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Ern
California
John F. Kenedy
San Francisco
KQED
Eisenhower
Roger Kent
Kennedy Johnson
Presidents Commonwealth Club
White House
Kent
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Harry S. Truman
KRON
KPIX
KGOTV
Radio
Halicarnassus
Artemisia of
Caria
Huband
Mansolus
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Richard B. Wigglesworth
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