Cuban Army Quashes Rebel Coup in Cuban City
In Cienfuegos tanks and armored units patrolled streets after a second rebel outbreak in two days. Casualties were reported up to about 125 across both incidents with 40 to 50 rebels killed or wounded in the first attack and 12 government troops killed or wounded. Military planes coast guard ships maintained alerts as authorities aimed to prevent further landings.
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Havana
Cuba
Cienfuegos
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Ike Rapped For Abuse Of Secrecy
Florida editor W M Newton Jr representing APME and Sigma Delta Chi urged President Eisenhower to cancel the 1953 secrecy order and push toward open government. He met with Gerald Morgan and Defense officials, citing 59 instances of alleged secrecy abuses and calling for federal openness alongside state reforms.
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Washington
Florida
W. M. Newton Jr
The
Tampa Tribune
Gerald Morgan
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Newton
Associated Press
Assn
APME
Sigma Delta Chi
Morgan
Chunky Porker With Doglike Flair Causes Local Buzz
Elmer the 2300 pound Hampshire hog from Coxs Creek behaves like a dog on Alberta Satterly's farm. At seven months he drinks milk from a baby bottle, eats cookies, plays with 16 German Shepherds, and follows his owner like a puppy, earning the nickname Pork Chop as talk grows in Louisville.
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Elmer
Hampshire
Alberta Satterly
Louisville
Alberta
Louisville, Ky
Coxs Creek
Satterly
Pork Chop
Cardinal Spellman marks 25th bishop consecration anniversary
In New York Yankee Stadium Cardinal Francis Spellman observes the 25th anniversary of his consecration as bishop. Mass features a 48 by 180 foot altar, with Papal delegate Amleto Cicognani reading a greeting from Pope Pius XII. Attendees include Gov. Averell Harriman, thousands of clergy and laity, and Cardinals Stritch Mooney McIn tyre McGuigan. Spellman, born 1889 in Whitman Massachusetts, became archbishop of New York in 1939 and a cardinal in 1946.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Yankee Stadium
DUC Pve Tassvae
Averell Harriman
Amleto Cicognani
United States
Pius XII
Spellman
St. Patrick's Cathedral
James Francis Cardinal McIn
Tyre
Los Angeles
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
James Charles Cardinal McGuigan
Toronto
Edward Cardinal Mooney
Detroit
Cardinal Spellman
Sila
Boston
Cardinal
Whitman
Mass
Fordham University
New York City
Oo American College
Rome
Italy
Red Syria Faces U S Quarantine Move Toward Syria Crisis
President Eisenhower flew to Washington amid reports of a new push to quarantine the Communist threat in Syria. Officials discussed a possible second American arms airlift to Iraq and a public arms display in Amman to spotlight U S aid. Secretary Dulles favored a strong presidential warning to protect regional interests. Eisenhower planned talks with Dulles and Brownell and Brundage, weighing a brief statement now versus a fuller pronouncement later.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Syria
Newport
R.I
Iraq
Air Force
U.S
Jordan
Amman
Lester D. Mallory
Dulles
United States
Atty
Brownell
Arkansas
Brundage
Chuckle Football Coach Warns of Damaged Fall Squad
The coach jokes that autumn plans look so bleak he may field students on the team to fill gaps. He warns the season faces a shortage of players and resources, reflecting a lighthearted response to a serious roster squeeze.
Mad Ripper Knifing Streak Ends with Capture in Chase
Joseph P. Caraher, 39, the so called Mad Ripper, was seized after a blocks long chase by rock throwing bystanders who drove him toward an off duty police officer. Police say he stabbed eight people in Chicago since Monday, with four victims later identifying him as their attacker. Caraher denied charges and claimed he acted in a service.
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Joseph P. Caraher
Caraher
John Keane
Traut
Chicago
Jimmy Darnell
Ted Daniels
Christine Uczcinek
Jeannie Nytz
Darnell
Daniels
Christine
Integration Crisis Looms In Little Rock Case
In Little Rock the clash between Gov. Faubus and federal authority over school integration nears a court ruling. Judge Davies is asked to suspend the federal order, while NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall and federal figures weigh options. A ruling could shape desegregation efforts beyond Arkansas.
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Little Rock, Ark
Orval Faubus
Little Rock
U.S. District Court
Pell Bows
New Mexican Town Flooded by Severe Thunderstorm
A flash flood hit Clovis New Mexico sending water up to three feet through streets after a violent thunderstorm. The rainfall totaled about four inches in roughly three hours. Local authorities reported damage and residents began cleanup efforts.
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Clovis
N. M
New Mexico City
Plans Conference on Schools Prompt Eisenhower Brownell talks
President Eisenhower defers Newport vacation to fly to Washington for talks with Atty Gen Brownell on how to handle the defiance of federal courts by Arkansas Governor Faubus who uses the National Guard to bar Negro students from Central High School. White House says no shift in stance on federal troops for school integration.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Atty Gen. Brownell
Arkansas
Washington
Brownell
Percival Brundage
Baltimore
Ruth Eisenhower
Little Rock
Orvald Faubus
National Guard
Central High School
James C. Hagerty
White House
South
America
Hagerty
Three White Men Jailed Over Birmingham Mutilation Case
In Birmingham Alabama three white men William J. Miller 28 J N Griffin 38 and Joe Prichett 31 were jailed on mayhem charges linked to the sexual mutilation of a Black man identified as Aaron. Deputies say Miller and Griffin admitted being part of a crowd that held Aaron down on a rural road and assaulted him. Aaron, in serious condition, says the attackers warned of retaliation against Black parents seeking to enroll children in white schools and mentions Rev F L Shuttlesworth in connection with the white school enrollment effort.
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Birmingham
Ala
Aaron
F.L. Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
Prince Inducted into French Army in Bordeaux
Prince Henri of France, eldest son of the Count of Paris and claimant to the throne, was inducted into the French army in Bordeaux today. He will be sent to a cavalry school in Algiers for further training.
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Bordeaux
France
Prince Henri of
Paris
Algiers
President Gronchi departs Rome for Iran in five-day visit
President Giovanni Gronchi leaves Rome by plane for a five day state trip to Iran. He will meet premier and other officials, aiming to boost ties, trade, and cultural exchanges during the tour.
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Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Iran
Beauty Queens Set For Finals
Fifty-one contestants vie in Atlantic City for Miss America 1958 crown. Finalists from Pennsylvania Oregon and North Carolina advance after talent and swimsuit rounds. Ties in talent between Jennie Blatchford and Judith Hansen. Elaine Herndon wins swimsuit. Marian Ann McKnight to crown the new Miss America.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Marian Ann McKnight
Manning, S. C
Pennsylvania
Oregon
North Carolina
Jennie Rebecca Blatchford
Holidaysburg
Judith Faye Hansen
Astoria
Ore
Elaine Herndon
Miss Blatchford
Miss Hansen
Carrie Off On Rampage
Newborn hurricane Carrie roared westward from the mid Atlantic with 100 mile an hour winds. The U S Weather Bureau placed its center about 2 600 miles east southeast of Miami and 1 750 miles east southeast of San Juan with no immediate threat to Caribbean islands. Carrie moved slowly west at 10 to 12 mph and was expected to reach 15 mph today, with no hurricane hunter flight planned soon.
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San Juan
P. R
mid-Atlantic
Carrie
U. S
New World
Still Has Savines 4 Still Has Savines 4 Spry Brooklyn Typist Fails Confidence Game
71 year old Brooklyn typist Miss Margaret Smith says years of detective stories helped her spot a confidence game. She saved her $900 after two Manhattan women posed as finders of cash and tried to have her prove trust by wiring the money to police. Detectives arrested Shirley Shay and Orvilla Jenkins for attempted grand larceny.
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New York
Brooklyn
Margaret Smith
Miss Smith
Williamsburg
Shirley Shay
Orvilla Jenkins
Manhattan
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