Inmate Revolt Ends Harmlessly at State Mental Hospital
A nine hour inmate riot at the State Mental Hospital in Medical Lake ends with 36 hostages released. Dr. Garrett and state official Heyns mediated via radio broadcasts from Spokane while guards remained outside. Inmates, led by Thomas, kept most inmates calm after overpowering two guards and seizing two knives and razor blades.
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Spokane, Wash
Medical Lake
Medical Lake, Wash
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Heyns
Spokane
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Hodgson
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G. Lee Sandritter
Hutchings
Thomas
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Walla Walla
Roger Blue
Kenneth Berger
Senators push faster missile program amid Sputnik reaction
Sen Dirksen and Sen Morse urged heavy defense spending for rapid missile development. They warn rival services must be curbed as public reaction to Sputnik spurs demand. President Eisenhower maintains defense outlay at 38 billion dollars with possible expansion beyond that level. The Russian satellite continues aloft with an estimated month of life.
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Washington
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Morse
Senate
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Cies
Eisenhower
Defense
Defense McElroy
Luca
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
South Pacific
Unole
Red Summit To Meet In Moscow Amid Bolshevik Anniversary
Radio dispatches from satellite capitals say a Red summit conference will convene in Moscow next week to mark the Bolshevik Revolution 40th anniversary. Khrushchev may press for endorsement of party control over armed forces in Communist states. Zhukov’s ouster as defense minister is cited as a key reason.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Soviet Bloc
Nikita Khrushchev
Red
Georgi Zhukov
Zhukov's Power Under Scrutiny as Khrushchev Tightens Grip
Washington officials assess Marshal Zhukov as slipping in influence while Nikita Khrushchev consolidates control in Moscow. Khrushchev's Turkish Embassy remarks were read as a patronizing nod to Zhukov, fueling Western doubts about Zhukov’s power and role.
Dulles Sees Soviet Power Varies Between Party and State
State Department experts doubt Zhukov holds real sway as Communist Party dominates military and secret police. Dulles says Soviet system is not monolithic, with power tugging between party, government, army, and security bodies. Khrushchev’s Middle East stance and Zhukov’s role stir questions about Kremlin changes and future Soviet behavior.
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Zhukov
Russia
Communist Party
Dulles
Ysterday
Pogo Stick Injury Suit Filed in Prosser Court
Mrs. Lovi E. Hicks of Richland seeks 11300 damages in Prosser Superior Court for injuries from a fall from a pogo stick at the Marion Lee home on Sept 11 1955. She alleges the pogo stick was defective with a worn rubber tire and asks 10000 general and 1300 special damages.
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Prosser
Wash
Lovi E. Hicks
Richland
Marion Lee
Lee
Eisenhower Plans to Attend NATO Paris Conference
President Eisenhower said he plans to attend the mid December NATO Council meeting in Paris if a majority of the 14 other member governments also attend. He would also like to visit England on the same trip but is uncertain. The NATO leaders plan to meet to discuss common problems and the concept of collective security and defense.
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Eisenhower
NATO Council
Paris
England
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eisehower
Harold Macmillan
NATO
Macmillan
Russia
Khrushchev says Zhukov to receive new post
Khrushchev dismissed rumors of a Kremlin clash with Marshal Zhukov and said the ousted defense minister will get a new position based on his experience and qualifications. He added he spoke with Zhukov at a Turkish embassy reception and found him in good health.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
Georgi K. Zhukov
Khrushchev
Zhukov
Soviet Communist Party Central Committee
Marshal Zhukov
Nautilus Probes Arctic Ice Near Pole
The submarine Nautilus sailed under the Arctic ice pack to within 180 nautical miles of the North Pole led by Cmdr. William R. Anderson. The crew and Navy scientists report vast new information gained, with radio contact lost under the ice and security restrictions preventing disclosure of findings.
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Groton
Conn
North Pole
Cmdr
Wiliam R. Anderson
Navy
Pole
Anderson
Cat jokes about racket as old man in court
The cats watch a tennis match and one quips that his interest isn t the game but his old man in the racket. The playful exchange turns on a pun linking court and racket to family.
Khrushchev brushes off Central Committee reports on Zhukov
In Vienna Khrushchev and Bulganin minimize talk of Zhukov removal and liken it to U S defense secretary Wilson resigning. Western diplomats note past showdowns with Molotov Malenkov and Kaganovich as power shifts swirl around the Central Committee and Presidium.
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Outer Mongolia
V.M. Molotov
Khrushchev
Nikollai Bulganin
U. S
Charles E. Wilson
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V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Lazar Kaganovich
Moscow Revolves Around Zhukov Ouster Rumors
Reports say a Central Committee session failed to announce Zhukov removal from the Presidium four months after he joined as a full member. Speculation links Marshal Rodion Malinovsky as defense minister and notes party control of the army. Khrushchev, Mikoyan, and Bagramian attended the Turkish national holiday observance.
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Sescia
London
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Rodion Malinovsky
Moscow
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Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Probers Examine Union Buster Roles in Englander Plant Case
Senate rackets investigators hear Nathan Shefferman alleged to interfere in a union drive at Englander Co. plant in Oakland California. Witnesses include Michael Katz and Sidney Korshak while Joseph Dillon testifies about Teamsters and Upholsterers union activities and a 1951 request to call off a picket. Evidence also links Sears Roebuck to paying Dave Beck funeral expenses in 1955 as admitted by Sears official Wallace Tudor.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Senate
Sears
Dave Beck
Dan Tobin
Beck
Teamsters Union
Washington
Nathan Shefferman
Englander Co
Big Mattress
Michael Katz
The
Upholsterers Union
Chicago
Sidney Korshak
Joseph M. Dillon
Sen. McClellan
Shefferman
Robert F. Kennedy
Yesternday
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Englander
Kennedy
Mennen Co
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Dillon
Oakland
Calif
Menlon Park
Teamster
Dave
Teamsters
Katz
Big Small House
Bno
Bomb Hurled Inside Israeli Parliament Leaves Minister Near Death
In Jerusalem a deranged youth tossed a small grenade into the Knesset, seriously wounding Welfare Minister Moshe Shapiro and injuring Premier Ben-Gurion and Foreign Minister Golda Meir with minor splinter injuries. The assailant, Moshe Ben Jacob Douek, 25, was seized by a maintenance worker.
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Youth Alyah
Iraq
Israel
Israeli Supreme Court
Ben-Gurion
Meir
Milwaukee
Autumn Weather Buoys Miami Valley with Mild Temps
The westerly flow keeps mild conditions across the Miami Valley for several days. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with highs near 60 and a low around 42 tonight. Middletown recorded a high of 58 and a low of 46 earlier today.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Bangkok presses six newspapers under new censorship order
Bangkok government imposes censorship on six newspapers, two of which led press attacks on U.S. sites last year. The move signals tighter control over media and information in the Thai capital.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Today
U.S
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