Mitchell pledges action to boost U S employment
Secretary of Labor says government will take any action needed to raise employment and living standards. He cites 1954 as the most prosperous peacetime year and defends Republican policy against Democratic claims of neglect. Unemployment fell sharply from September to October, with 2,741,000 jobless and 62,141,000 employed. He lists hiring plans across several states.
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Series of Soviet Atomic Tests Confirmed by AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission confirmed a Soviet series of detonations in Soviet territory beginning mid September and continuing to the present. The statement noted radioactive fallout in the United States but gave few details on locations, weapon types, or whether hydrogen devices were used. This marked the first formal AEC notice of Russian A-test activity since August 1953.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Six inmates escape Mahoning County jail in Youngstown
Ohio State Highway Patrol and local deputies search northeastern Ohio for six prisoners who escaped by sawing bars and sliding down a fire hose from a third floor. Authorities list Edward Wild Sam Amecarelli Herman Donahue Floyd Kent William W Woods and Roy Moore as the escapees all held for grand jury action. An automobile sighting near the jail entrance is linked to the breakout.
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Mahoning County
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Langley
Edward Wild
Cleveland
Sam Amecarelli
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Hammondsville
Jefferson County
Floyd Kent
East Liverpool
William W. Woods
Roy Moore
Wellsville
Defense Lawyer Argues Sheppard Loved Wife in Murder Trial
The defense contends osteopath Sam Sheppard adored his wife as the trial neared a verdict. Attorney William J. Corrigan said the slain wife’s murder is not tied to extramarital affairs with nurse Miss Hayes, who testified of an affair in California months before the death. Five jurors have been seated since yesterday as both sides shuffle replacements amid ongoing voir dire and challenges.
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William J. Corrigan
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Miss Hayes
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Sheppard
Maria S. White
Gerald L. Liederbach
Dorothy E. Lee
Stevenson Accuses Eisenhower Admin of Mismanagement
Adlai Stevenson denounces the Eisenhower administration as mismanaged abroad and corrupt at home. He blasts Republicans for a nationwide campaign of communism slurs and character attacks, calling it the great crusade and predicting GOP defeat this fall.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Minstrel wins Cambridgeshire in four horse photo finish
Minstrel, a 66 to 1 longshot, clinched the 112th Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket in a tight four horse photo finish. An Irish sweepstake is based upon the race.
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Newmarket
England
Get-Togethers Are Banned in Sheppard Murder Trial
Deputy sheriffs ordered to stop any gatherings between Dr Samuel H Sheppard and his relatives at the osteopath murder trial. Officials cited potential juror sympathy as families have surrounded him multiple times daily since the trial began.
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Samuel H. Sheppard
Joseph M. Sweeney
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Rescue Work On Rains Landslides Floods Claim 217 Victims In Italy
Rescue crews battled mud and debris along the Gulf of Salerno after cloudbursts and landslides devastate a 10 mile coastal strip. At least 217 dead with 52 missing and tolls possibly rising to 270. Communications, roads, water and power were destroyed across Salerno Vietri and surrounding towns.
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Adenauer Arrives in Capital for Key Talks
Chancellor Adenauer meets with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles in Washington for a short visit aimed at pushing final Western approval of German rearmament and reunification options. Debates focus on Russian troop withdrawal and possible concessions to reunite East and West Germany.
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U.S. protests detention of embassy wives in Moscow
The United States protested to the Soviet Union after two American embassy spouses were detained by Soviet secret police for about ninety minutes in what Washington called a breach of diplomatic practice. Moscow alleged one wife, Mrs Earl Sommeriatte, instigated the incident with rowdy behavior.
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Charles E. Bohlen
Frank Siscoe
India Disarmament Move Aims for UN Subcommittee
Russia joins France Britain the United States and Canada in backing transferring India's call for a standstill on atomic and hydrogen bomb production to the UN Disarmament Commission as five powers push a subcommittee route. Israel seeks urgent Security Council meeting over Suez Canal freighter Bat Galim seizure amid Israeli Egyptian tensions.
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Four Men Named as Brotherhood Suspects in Suez Clash
An AP report says four men, identified as Brotherhood members, are arrested as suspects in the shooting during a Cairo demonstration against the Suez settlement. Streetcars stood still, workers stranded, as security forces arrest Brotherhood leaders in a broad roundup following gunfire during Nasser’s rally in Alexandria.
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Gamal Abdelasser
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Missing antisubmarine patrol planes near Virginia coast
NORFOLK VA Two antisubmarine patrol planes from the Norfolk Naval Air Station are listed missing after failing to return from a patrol about 20 miles off the Virginia coast. Combined crews of six were aboard. Coast Guard and Navy air sea rescue teams searched as the planes reportedly had fuel for only until midnight and no distress signals were heard.
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Norfh
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Virginia
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Naval Air Station
Marilyn Appears In Court
Marilyn Monroe is to appear in divorce court in Santa Monica to explain the breakup of her nine month marriage to baseball star Joe DiMaggio. famed attorney Jerry Giesler will guide her through a about twenty minute hearing in Judge Orlando Rhodes court.
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Jerry Giesler
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Charlies& Peery
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Eisenhower campaign impact discussed as election nears
Washington reports show both parties split on whether Ike’s late touring will swing Congress. Democrats claim a media blackout could limit gains while Republicans praise the president’s rallying effect in Senate and House battles, amid debate over final election outcomes.
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Dock Strike Grips Britain Ports On 24th Day
London leaders of the wildcat dock strike hardened picket lines as 43,000 of 76,000 dockers stayed idle and 344 ships remained tied up. An official court of inquiry was arranged to report to the House of Commons on the stoppage. In Manchester about 300 workers led the walkout.
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