Ships Fight Sea Battle Off Iceland
British fishermen and Icelandic coast guardsmen fought hand to hand aboard a British trawler in the no fishing zone off Iceland’s east coast. The Icelandic gunboat crew attempted to seize the trawler Northern Foam as the Eastbourne helped. The incident followed Iceland’s 12 mile territorial limit expansion and ongoing talks with Britain.
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Reykjavik
Iceland Coast Guard
Eastbourne
Britain
Elandic
Coast Guard
Royal Naval
London
West Germany
Belgium
Scandinavian
Chimp Breaks Free Attacks Zoo Owner on Labor Day
Rita the 150 pound chimpanzee broke from her cage at a crowded Phoenix zoo injuring owner Les Lindvig. He chased the animal with a bottle and used another to strike Rita, forcing her back into confinement as deputies prepared to shoot the prized ape. Lindvig valued Rita at about $800 and said he remains frightened by the incident.
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Rita
Labor Day
Les Linding
Lindvig
Sheriff's
Almost Made It Highway Deaths Below Estimate
The Labor Day weekend toll on American highways fell short of record highs, with more than 400 deaths amid summer's last traffic surge. An estimated 30 million cars were on the roads as the 78 hour holiday ended, and final counts could exceed estimates but likely not reach the 1957 445 or 1951 461 records.
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America
National Safety Council
Sales Tax Owed On Dinners At Ohio Campaign Picnics
Merrill D. Brothers, Democratic nominee for Ohio Supreme Court, asks the state to collect 6000 in sales tax on tickets to 11 campaign picnics for C. William O Neill re election. If tickets were purchases the state could collect six cents per ticket. if given away, possible Corrupt Practices Act violation. A Democratic convention pushes for investigation and asks the attorney general and prosecutors to act.
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Ohio
Merrill D. Brothers
Ohio Supreme Court
O'Neill
Atty
William Saxbe
William O'Neill
GOP
Franklin
Tuscarawas
Brothers
Youth Killed Fleeing Arrest In Akron Store Break-in
Akron police say 16 year old Richard Lee Martin was shot and killed after he and a 15 year old companion tried to flee during a break in at a rear auto store. Patrolman Earl Elliott described catching them and moving them toward a police phone.
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Akron, Ohio
Richard Lee Martin
Earl Elliott
Elliott
Clinton High enrolls ten Negro girls in mixed classes
Clinton Tennessee AP reports Clinton High School begins its third year of racially mixed classes with 10 African American girls among roughly 900 white students. Four returnees from last year and six new freshmen joined, marking a small integration milestone.
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Clinton, Tenn
Clinton High School
Holiday traffic tolls show varied deaths across three days
The article notes death counts for major holidays over 78 hours with Labor Day among the period, recording 636 deaths for last year’s three day Labor Day span, below the 1951 record of 659. Kal ral Day Independence Day and Labor Day totals exceed 1,140 casualties, with Fourth of July at 370 and Memorial Day at 371.
Traffic death tolls and drownings rise in early year counts
In the first even months this year 19 380 traffic deaths occurred averaging about 91 per day. Council estimates for a 78 hour nonholiday weekend project about 350 deaths. An Associated Press survey shows 300 fatalities in a similar 78 hour period August 15 to 18. Drownings total 78 and miscellaneous accidents including fires and plane crashes amount to 9 percent.
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Associated Press
Nudes Ruled Not Obscene by British Magistrate
Huddersfield AP report says a British court ruled that magazines with nude women may be disgusting and childish but are not necessarily obscene. Magistrate L L Pugh dismissed charges against five shopkeepers accused of selling obscene publications. He noted some issues were near obscenity and vulgar yet not obscene.
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Huddersfield
England
L. L. Pugh
Personnel manager quizzes applicant on parole
A prospective employee tells the manager he left his last job because he was paroled, prompting a terse exchange about his 23 years at the former employer and the reason for leaving.
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Jones
Nationalists Claim Sinking of 11 Red Torpedo Boats
Nationalist forces report sinking 11 Communist torpedo boats and likely a 12th during a convoy raid on Quemoy Island. Artillery and sea actions shell Amoy and nearby islets as 1,000 U.S. Marines arrive in Formosa for joint naval and amphibious maneuvers with Nationalist troops.
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Robert Tuckman
Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Island
Quemoy
Amoy
Pescadores Islands
Defense Ministry
Tatan
Formosa Strait
Lovesick Youth Pleads Gun Slaying Of Girl In Michigan
A 17 year old, John Hix, is held for the killing of 16 year old Carilyn Waldron after a date in a Waterloo area. Detroit police say he confessed after a dispute over their relationship and fired on her as she walked away. He faces possible murder charges though not eligible for trial until age 18.
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Jackson, Mich
Chum
John Hixon
Carilyn Waldron
Detroit
Hixon
Carilyn
Aim Homicide
Charles Schlachter
Michigan
Elice
Carye
Marvin Krang
Evans
Reds Keep Reporters Off Quemoy
AP correspondent Forrest Edwards and photographer Fred Waters were among 18 foreign reporters attacked as they tried to reach Quemoy. The convoy faced a hour long battle with Communist torpedo boats, shells landing near them, and small boats scrambling to shore with the fighting ongoing at sea. Nationalist Formosa later said the reporters and troops reached Quemoy safely.
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Forrest Edwards
Fred Waters
Quemoy
U.S
Formosa
3Rd Marine Division
Okinawa
Air Group 11
Japan
Edward
Night naval actions near Pescadores and Quemoy
After maneuvers in darkness our landing ship was not hit while Reds fired many across our bow. A 20 minute submarine alert followed as we returned toward the Pescadores about 80 miles southeast of Quemoy. Heavy Communist shelling from shore batteries was visible before the naval battle. A Nationalist escort patrol boat was towed into the Pescadores wounded, with three wounded counted.
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Pescadores
Quemoy
Correspondents Reach for Quemoy Then Return to Pescadores
Names of journalists who sailed in small boats toward Quemoy and later had to retreat to the Pescadores are listed. Among them are John Rominus James Bell Greg McGregor Bruce Russell and others from Time New York Times Reuters UP I Pacific Stars and Stripes London Daily Telegraph and more.
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John Rominus
James Bell
Time, Inc
Greg McGregor
New York Times
Bruce Russel
Reuters
Charles Smith
United Press International
Larry Miller
al Cramer
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Alfred Smoular
Paris Match
Waters and Me
Pescadores
Fran Robertson
London Daily Telegraph
Peter Kalisher
Wade Bingham
Columbia Broad
Francis Lara
Agence France Press
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Frank Huntley
American Broadcasting Co
Rembert James Copley
Bertram Jones
London Daily Express
French Intensify Algerian Fight in France
Paris reports the government widened its campaign against Algerian terrorism with a curfew for North Africans from 9 30 p m to 5 30 a m. Police say they killed three North Africans identified as terrorists in the past week as Algerian nationalists launch a new wave of attacks amid the Algeria rebellion.
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Paris
France
Algeria
Quick Sale Turns Sour In Goldsboro
Furniture dealer Hayden Stuart of LaGrange agreed to buy kitchen appliances from a stranger at 209 E Spruce St. The dealer and buyer left in a truck with a stove and refrigerator. Wayne Davenport reported by phone that someone stole his stove and refrigerator after the visit.
Little Rock Delays Central High Opening Amid Desegregation Tensions
The Little Rock school board voted 5-1 to postpone Central High School’s opening to Sept. 15 in a bid for patience amid court tests on desegregation. Gov Faubus warned he might close the school if needed for peace. Arlington County to admit 20 Negro students faces court action in Virginia. Mississippi seeks integration actions. New York Commission on Integration condemns separate but equal as unfixable and urges zone-based attendance and reassignment strategies.
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Little Rock
Ark
Virginia
Mississippi
U. S. Supreme Court
Wwe
Orvald Faubus
Virgil Blossom
Central
Richard C. Butler
Butler
Alexandria
Federal
Degatorn Gulfport
Meadows
Thomas Crathirds
Raleigh
N.C
Edwin M. Stanley
Joseph Hiram Holt Jr
Needham Broughton
Charlotte
John Kasper
Citizens Council
New York Board of Education
Commission On Integration
South
New York City
Kidnaped Cop Saved From Thug
A gunman abducted Sgt. Harvey Derrick of the Irving Texas police drove 100 miles while firing at pursuers before cornered near Gladewater he surrendered after throwing both pistols into Derrick’s lap and pleading not to be killed. Lee Roe of Irving 24 was identified as the kidnapper.
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Gladewater
Tex
Harvey Derrick
Irving, Tex
Derrick
Lee Roe
Irving
Weather Forecast Sees Warm Temperatures Then Showers
The Miami Valley expects warmer air from the south with a high near 80 today and 60 tonight. Wednesday should be partly cloudy and warmer with a high around 84 and scattered showers. Middletown officials reported a high of 73 yesterday at 5 p.m and a 52 overnight low.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
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