Honeymooning couple plucked from remote Key West island
Ohio newlyweds Joel Richards and Laura Richards survived 44 hours on a barren island 93 miles east of Key West after their plane crashed during a flight from Havana. Coast Guard vessels rescued them, landing them in Miami as crews continued the search for their damaged craft.
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Miami
Fla
Ohio
Key West
Joel K. Richards
Laura
Wellston
Richards
Havana
North Elbow Cay
Coast Guard
Rocky Island
AEC
Portsmouth
Fort Lauderdale
Times Warn Princess Over Margaret Townsend Marriage
The London Times warned that a Margaret Townsend marriage would cause division among loyal subjects and urged duty over personal happiness. The piece notes church opposition to divorce remarrying and references the Royal Marriage Act as Parliament weighs repeal questions amid ongoing royal romance speculation.
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London
London Times
Margaret
Peter Townsend
the Times
Royal Air Force
Viscount Kilmuir
Townsend
Elizabeth II
Nigeria
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Edinburgh
Commons
Frisco Area Hit By Aftershock
Berkeley seismograph station records a 2.5 magnitude aftershock in Walnut Creek Concord and Benicia at 4 47 PM. The tremor caused no damage and is linked to the Sunday quake that earlier damaged area structures.
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Frisco
Berkeley
Calif
East Bay
Walnut Creek
Concord
Benecia
University of California Seismograph
Public Buildings Chief Strobel Questioned by House Probers
House Judiciary subcommittee questions Public Buildings Commissioner Peter A. Strobel about possible conflicts of interest between his private Strobel & Saltzman firm and his government role. They focus on vast public building funds and Strobel’s management influence in the General Services Administration.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington
House
Public Buildings
Peter A. Strobel
Strobel
New York
Strobel & Saltzman
House Judiciary
Celler
CNY
Eisenhower
GSA
Public Buildings Administration
Wocs
Oil Well Fire Extinguished Near Hawkins Texas
A wild oil well near Hawkins Texas produced mud salt water and oil but was no longer on fire Tuesday after wild well experts led by Myron Kinney extinguished the blaze. Firefighters from Hawkins and Gladewater kept a vigil as a water spray cooled the well.
Dime Cast On Waters Makes Profit
In Columbus Carol Elliott, the Rosaria Columbus girl who sent President Eisenhower a get well note with a dime for ice cream, received a thank you from Mamie Eisenhower. The dime was returned by the First Lady, then the dime finally came in a letter from Mary Jane MacCaffree. Carol has a 300 percent profit from the episode as others added small sums to replace or add to the original 10 cent piece.
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Columbus
Ohio
Carol Lynn Elliott
Carol
Rosaria Columbus
Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
Mary Jane MacCaffree
Roosevelt
Findlay
Houston
Tex
Eisenhower calls on Soviet to match Geneva peace efforts
President Eisenhower in a sickroom statement urged Soviet Russia to echo American conciliatory moves at Geneva and back a four power conference aimed at German reunification and broader peace. He noted the Geneva summit created a “new spirit” and expressed hope for concrete progress through the foreign ministers talks.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Russia
Geneva
Germany
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Garnett D. Horner
Washington D. C
Star
Horner
United States
Great Britain
France
Republic of West Germany
Dulles
Europe
Soviet Union
Meeha
Sherman Adams
J. Hayden Alldredge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Russell C. Harrington
Providence R. I
Mild Autumn Forecast Extends Through Thursday
Weather experts project sunny mild conditions through Thursday with highs near 70 degrees. Tonight and Thursday will be fair with a low around 45, while Tuesday reached 61 at 4 pm and this morning’s low was 48 at 5 15 am.
Israel seeks Western arms at Geneva talks
Paris reports Premier Moshe Sharett seeks arms from France Britain and the United States to balance shipments to Egypt under Soviet guidance. He presses for treaties to deter Egyptian or general Arab aggression and plans to meet Molotov in Geneva amid NATO ministers discussions. Dulles and MacMillan briefed on Middle East tensions as talks set for Geneva with Tito in Yugoslavia.
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Paris
Israel
Moshe Sharett
Middle East
Sharett
Dulles
Harold MacMillan
Geneva
MacMillan
Henry Byroade
U. S
Egypt
Edward Lawson
Tito
Soviet Union
Stalin
France
Britain
United States
Czechoslovakia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
East Berlin
Five men questioned in schoolboys murder case
Police hold five men for further questioning in the slayings of Anton Schuessler 11 John 13 and Robert Peterson 14 near the city. A bushy haired man seen with youths at a pool hall is being sought while lie detector tests fail to place suspects.
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Chcagop
Charles Fitzgerald
Charles Dahlquist
Anton Schuessler
Dahlquist
John
Robert Peterson
Malcolm Peterson
Robert
Peterson
Money Lender Caught Short
Norfolk court denies a Liberty Loan Co. manager three to four days to raise a $425 fine for seventeen parking tickets. Jack B. Cody identified as manager of Liberty Loan Co. whose slogan promises quick cash up to $250 or more on one’s name.
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Norfolk
Va.p
Jack B. Cody
Liberty Loan Co
Air Force says no evidence for flying saucers
The Air Force releases its annual report saying no flying saucers have been found and that new jets and disc shaped designs may resemble saucers. Secretary Quarles notes worldwide development of vertical rising aircraft and cites UFO reports with balloons and stars making up most sightings.
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Air Force
Donald A. Quarles
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Navy
Avro, Ltd
U.S. Air Force
Quarles
Avro
Businessmen May Tackle Farm Mess
Senators Thye and Mundt urged business leaders to aid in stopping farm price declines. They warned continued low agricultural income harms industry and government solvency, calling for new ideas and criticizing GOP policy as inadequate. The remarks came at a Chamber luncheon during a Senate Agriculture Committee tour.
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Des Moines
Senate Agriculture Committee
Thye
Minnesota
Mundt
South Dakota
Chamber of Commerce
Senate Committee
Dean Quits As Director Of Fund For The Republic
Arthur H. Dean former ambassador to Korea resigns from the Fund For The Republic board for policy reasons. Hoffman deflects follow up. Hutchins leads the Ford Foundation funded group aiming to defend civil liberties amid criticism from the American Legion and others.
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New York
Arthur H. Dean
U. S
Korea
Fund For the Republic
Dean
United Nations
Fund
Paul G. Hoffman
of Cooperation Administration
Hoffman
Chicago
New York Journal-American
Ford Foundation
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
American Legion
Earl Browder
America
Clinton Rossiter
Cornell University
Rossiter
Browder
Alimony Is Deductible in Tax Returns
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals rules alimony payments are deductible on income tax returns even when not mandated by the divorce terms. The decision clarifies treatment for spouses receiving and paying support under varying divorce arrangements.
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New York
U. S. ‘Circcuit Court of Appeals
Woman Crash Victim in Bellefontaine Kill
Mrs. Nora Jones aged 68 of West Liberty died when the car she rode in went off Ohio Route 508 about 10 miles south of Bellefontaine last night.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Nora Jones
Rt. 1
West Liberty
Here
Lausche Considers 1956 Elective Office Run
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche says he will run for elective office in 1956 but has not chosen between re election as governor or a U S Senate seat. He cites two viable paths and notes Democratic prospects, naming Stevenson Williams Meyner as esteemed peers.
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New York
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
United States Senate
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Lausche
McClellan
D- Ark
Adlai Stevenson
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Robert Meyner
New Jersey
Ohioan
Williams
Meyner
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