Violence Flairs in Turkish Cities Over Cyprus Row
Violent anti Greek riots erupt in Istanbul and Izmir causing millions in damage. Martial law imposed then lifted as Ankara accuses Red agents of inciting mobs amid Cyprus dispute with Britain and Greece. Casualties and arrests reported, Greek protest filed with Turkey.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Izmir
Ankara
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Greece
Britain
Fatin Rosta Zorlu
London
Red
Cagharel
Smyrna
Adnan Menderes
Bosporus
Milliyet
Athens
NATO
Salonika
Panayotis Canellopoulos
Kemal Ataturk
Ohio Eyes Reciprocals Change in Axle Tax Plans
Ohio seeks to alter reciprocity pacts to collect axle tax on multi axle trucks, prompting Michigan and Illinois warnings of dire consequences. Ohio Governor Lausche says measures target only three axle trucks and not Michiganders. A Columbus hearing considers trucker lawsuits seeking to halt the changes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michigan
Frank J. Lausche
Illinois
Alabama
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Rhode Island
Texas
Kentucky
New Mexico
North Carolina
Missouri
John H. McCarthy
McCarthy
Common Pleas
Robert M. Draper
Bolin Drive-A-Way Co
Cleveland
Norwalk Truck Line Co
Norwalk
Haeckl’s Express, Inc
Hamilton Freight, Inc
Morrison Motor Freight, Inc
Akron
Dumford
Bardin School Bus Route Rewritten Over Local Animal Hazards
In Palatka Florida the Bardin community changes its school bus route due to bulls and rattlesnakes roaming the area. Parents Marvin and Tillman complain eleven children faced a nine tenths of a mile walk to reach the bus and danger from Brahman bulls and rattlers roaming nearby. A new bus pickup point is established to improve safety.
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Palatka
Fila
Bardin
Marvin and
Tillmanne
Miss America preliminaries under way in Atlantic City
Forty nine contestants begin preliminaries in three groups for swimsuit evening gown and talent as judges award swimsuit and talent wins each night while personality scores stay secret. The parade on the boardwalk drew crowds with Miss America 1956 to be chosen Saturday before a national TV audience.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Pennsylvania
Pam Ulrich
Sinking Spring
Texas
June Prichard
Seymour
June
Idaho
Judy Woiten
Boise
Lee Ann Meriwether
San Francisco
Keeping Tab On The Boys
Ex fireman Otis A. McNelly aged 31 came to Louisville to greet former squad members at a fire alarm that proved false. He admitted to Lloyd Grim that he wanted to see if the crew was on duty and was charged with turning in a false alarm.
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Louisville
Otis A. McNelly
McNeilly
Lloyd Grim
Paul Muni Operated On For Left Eye Tumor
Paul Muni underwent removal of his left eye at Mt Sinai Hospital after a tumor was found. The 59 year old actor left the Broadway hit Inherit the Wind, with plans to return after recovery as Melvyn Douglas fills in until reopening September 17.
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New York
Paul Muni
Broadway
Hollywood
Muni
Variety
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Melvyn Douglas
Dayton Cyclist 27 Dies From Motorcycle Crash
Newark Ohio report states William E. Flaugher a 27 year old cyclist from Dayton died from injuries after his motorcycle struck the rear of a truck on U S 40 near Jacksontown. The crash occurred Monday and he died yesterday.
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Dayton
Newark
Ohio
William E. Flaugher
Flaugher
U. S 40
Jacksontown
Weather outlook: cooler days and mild nights ahead
The days grow shorter and cooler with fair conditions. Tonight and Thursday trend cooler with highs in the upper 80s and lows around the 50s. Tuesday’s unofficial high reached 92 degrees and the morning low was 60 degrees.
Polecats Make Life Lonesome In Cedar City
In Cedar City Utah a skunk visits Milt's Circus Lounge hobnob with patrons. Police Officer Kent Hoyt shot the lonesome pole cat as the lounge is fumigated. Another skunk uses Ruler Woodbury's auto undercarriage as a den sunning near the wheel housing. Woodbury fears starting the motor after the animal's weekend presence.
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Cedar City
Utah
Milt
Circus
Kent Hoyt
Hoyt
Ruler Woodbury
Woodbury
Storm Braves Texas Coast as Gladys Wedges Inland
Tropical storm Gladys battered the Texas coast near Corpus Christi with heavy rain and 55 mph gusts. Flooding threatened Tampico while two shrimp boats, the Mary Ellen and Don II, were missing or in distress off Aransas Pass and Port Aransas.
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Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Corpus Christi Bay
Here
Coast Guard
Gladys
Mexico
Tampico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf
Florida
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Park Island
Port Aransas
City Endures Eighth Day Of 100 Degree Heat Wave
Los Angeles endures an eighth straight day of temperatures at or above 100 degrees with 1 a.m. reading 78 and forecast 104. Heat has caused 73 deaths, livestock and crop losses, and heavy smog. Chick producers report 2,000 members losing about 20 percent of a five million chick inventory. Rabbits suffer 50 percent loss of a 142 million head, costing over 500000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Lester Adelson
Emery Johnson
The
Poultrymen's Cooperative Assn
Robert J Schroeder
County Livestock Department
Hall Predicts 1956 Landslide For GOP Leaders
National Chairman Leonard W. Hall forecast a landslide GOP victory in 1956 if party discipline works at the precinct level. Senate chair Goldwater and House chief Simpson warned that gaining Congress would be hard, citing Democratic strength in the South and the need for hard work and coordinated campaigns. They noted Eisenhower’s role and planned neighborhood meetings in 94 districts to boost GOP chances.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Senate
House
GOP
Congress
Hall
Sen
Goldwater
R-Aziz
Rep
Richard M. Simpson
Republican Party
Eisenhower
America
L Eisenhower
Denver
Colo
Simpson
Wage Talks Recessed Between Ohio Bell and CIO Union
Wage talks between Ohio Bell Telephone Co and the CIO Communications Workers were recessed indefinitely after the union called off negotiations. The union reported no change to the strike state and no walkout date, while Ohio Bell cited several concessions in a package costing more than three million dollars annually.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications
Ohio Bell
Thomas F. Mitchell
New SAE President Chosen At National Convention
Edward G. Hatch of Beverly Hills California elected national president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon for a two year term succeeding Dr. Chester D. Lee of Ames Iowa at the fraternity’s national convention in Chicago last night.
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Chicago
Edward G. Hatchcock
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Chester D. Lee
Ames
Iowa
FBI Seeks Source Of News Stories On NSC Actions
Washington Post and Times Herald report FBI agents questioned reporter Chalmers Roberts about sources for two November stories on NSC actions from a September Denver meeting. One story described talks on a mutual defense pact with Nationalist China later confirmed and enacted. The other alleged Eisenhower overrode a Joint Chiefs of Staff recommendation for an air attack on Red China to deter a Que Moy Island landing.
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Washington
Washington Post
Times Herald
FBI
National Security Council
Chalmers M. Roberts
Roberts
Council
Denver
United States
China
Senate
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Quemoy Island
Plant Explosion Kills 2 Engineers in Ohio
In Mount Vernon Ohio two engineers Karl Knohl 49 and Marvin R Frady 46 were killed when a compressor exploded in a testing building at the Cooper Bessemer Corp plant. Another engineer Paul Humes 43 was seriously injured as the blast tore away a whole side of the structure.
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Mount Vernon
Ohio
Karl Knohl
Marvin R. Frady
Cooper-Bessemer Corp
Paul Humes
Monaco Faces Government Upheaval After Council Resignations
In Monaco, 11 of 18 National Council members resigned, leaving two more from the banking crisis era. An election will be held within three months as Prince Rainier III reevaluates advisers Cesar Solamito and Arthur Corvetto after their reinstatement. Rumors of succession changes involve Princess Antoinette’s hopes for her children and potential marriage talks with Jean Charles Rey.
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Monte Carlo
Riviera
Monaco
National Council
Prince Rainier III
Cesar Solamito
Arthur Corvetto
Rainier
Antoinette
Jean Charles Rey
Egyptian Commandos Return Safe To Cairo
Egyptian press reports all commandos have returned to Cairo after a week of raids into Israel. The dispatch describes the unit as having defied death each minute and arriving back in the capital safely.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
68 Escape Flames Of Big Plane After Crash At Kirtland
Sixty eight servicemen survived a four engine C124 crash during takeoff in a dust storm at Kirtland AFB. One crewmember died. 13 crewmen aboard included A2C Frederick Stephens of New Philadelphia Ohio seriously injured. An Air Force board will investigate the unknown cause of the mishap.
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Albuquerque
Sanda Base
Air Force Transport
Biggs Air Force Base
Paso
Kirtland Air Force Base
March Air Force Base
Calif
Kirtland Afb
England Air Force Base
Air Force Board
Imepact
Witheheld
A.2.c. Fredrick Stephens
New Philadelphia
Hio
Water Installations Blown Up Near Tirat Zvi
Israeli military says infiltrators from Jordan blew up two water installations near Tirat Zvi in the central Jordan Valley. A truck was damaged by explosives in the same region. No incidents were reported along the Israeli Egyptian Gaza frontier as a cease fire pledge was renewed. Britain France and the United States plan a UN Security Council meeting to prevent further clashes.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Israel
Tirat Zvi
Jordan Valley
Gaza
London
Britain
France
United States
U.N. Security Council
Egypt
Forest Fire Rages Toward Yreka as Hundreds Fight Blaze
A massive Pacific Coast wildfire roars toward the northern California logging town of Yreka. Fire crews, including 400 soldiers from the Presidio, battle to protect homes as 100,000 acres burn and weather remains hot and windy.
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San
Klamath Forest
Russell Bowers
Yreka
Oregon
Presidio of
San Francisco
Bowers
Forest Service
Fremont National Forest
Sequoia National Forest
California
Grant Grove
Gen. Grant
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Erscoveeeere
William F. Lyndon
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