Coast Guard searches sea for ten missing from Foundation Star
Nineteen survivors of the Foundation Star tanker reached the Norwegian Emu en route to New York after the vessel broke in two off Charleston. Ten crew members, including the captain, are missing despite an intensive hunt by Coast Guard planes and ships. The cook Manuel Amaldonado died after attempting rescue despite a ladder line to the wreck.
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Foundation
Atlantic Ocean
Charleston
S. C
Coast Guard
St. Petersburg
Fla
U. S. Coast Guard
Norfolk
Foundation Star
New York
The
Virginia
Star
Cherokee
Cape Henry
New Jersey
Margot Moran
Charleston News and Courier
Manuel Amaldonado
Fraser
A. M. Savage
Cook
Savage
Amaldonado
Alaskan Ship Gaveyard Claims Liner 425 Saved
The Canadian Pacific Lines vessel Princess Kathleen struck a reef near Juneau Alaska at 3 15 am and sank in 90 feet of water by afternoon. All 425 aboard, including 118 crew, were rescued with Coast Guard help as passengers and crew climbed ashore amid rain and high waves. One survivor suffered a heart attack.
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Juneau
Alaska
Canadian Pacific Lines
Coast Guard
Graham C. Hughes
Here
Kathleen
Skagway
Charles W. Savage
Catholic Young Men's Institute of
San Francisco
Tee Harbor
Auke Bay
Baranof
Ex FBI Agent Targets Government Waste In Payroll Study
Melvin H. Purvis, once famed for fighting gangsters, leads a Senate committee inquiry into manpower policies. Sen. Olin D. Johnston says the probe could save millions by eliminating overuse of officers in colleges while trained lawyers remain in uniform. Purvis, linked to Dillinger’s death, left the FBI in 1935 after a dispute with Hoover.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Melvin H. Purvise
FBI
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
G-man
Purvis
Senate Post Office
Civil Service Committee
Johnston
Army Navy
Air Forces
Bly
John Dillinger
Chicago
J. Edgar Hoover
Marine Ends Happy Weekend Before Korea Duty
New York reports Sgt Hugh E. Kidd Jr. kissed his Bronx girlfriend Patricia Hayes goodbye at Pennsylvania Station before returning to Camp Lejeune. The 22 year old Marine and 20 year old Hayes shared a Labor Day weekend of near-misses as he prepared for overseas duty.
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New York
Pennsylvania Station
Hugh E. Kidd Jr
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Kidd
Patricia Hayes
Bronx
Miss Hayes
Boston
New Jersey
Strike Threat Looms At Lockheed Warplane Plant
About 25 000 IAM members are set to walk out at 6 a m PDT at Lockheed Aircraft Corp in Burbank California. The dispute covers wages and 33 issues. Lockheed plans to keep partial operations and protect workers on site. The union seeks 14 cents per hour more plus fringe benefits 7 cents escalator clause two cents and a union shop. Current wages range from 1 25 to 2 52 an hour.
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Burbank
Calif
AFL International Association of Machinists
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
IAM
John Snider
Lockheed
Navy
Snider
Washunder
Coueeer
Roving Pickets Close Coal Mines in Southwestern Pa
In Southwestern Pennsylvania roving pickets closed at least 15 coal mines idle 15 000 miners in both commercial and steel company pits. A miner said the stand aims to pressure John L Lewis to settle the contract before the September 20 nationwide strike deadline.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
John L
Lewis
Unitee Mine Workers
Two Underworld Chiefs Indicted for Contempt of Congress
A federal grand jury indicts mob leaders Joe Adonis and Anthony J. Accardo on contempt of Congress charges. Sen. Robert A. Taft says the Republican National Committee asked him to broadcast nationally, but his campaign role waits on a conference with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Washington P
Joe Adonis
Anthony J. Accardo
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Republican National Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Shells Rain In Battle For Key Hill
Chinese and South Korean troops fought for Capitol Hill amid heavy U N and Communist artillery. An American officer reported close combat by hand weapons and observed no side gaining the crest as U N artillery hit two Red battalions in ravines and draws. Air forces claimed multiple MIG kills near the Manchurian border and Maj. Frederick Blesse added two more, boosting his score.
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Seoul
Capital Hill
U. N
U. S. Eighth Army
Phoenix
Ariz
George Davis
Davis
Eighth Army
Capitol Hill
Panmunjom
Bunker Hill
U S
Mossadegh Rejects New Oil Pay Offer in Iran Crisis
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh flatly rejects the latest British American offer to settle the Anglo Iranian oil dispute and hints at a court ruling. He says the proposal is inequitable and aims to undermine Iran's sovereignty, while noting a potential court settlement could be possible if terms are agreed.
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Mossadegh
Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Lola Newsmen
George Middleton
Britain
United States
Law
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
AIOC
International Court
Gen Naguib Takes Reins In Egypt Cabinet Move
Gen Mohammed Naguib, 51, formed a civilian-led Cabinet after ousting King Farouk, pledging a purge of the political setup, land reform limits, and action to curb rising living costs. The Army arrested 47 leaders including former Premiers and nobility.
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Naguib
Egypt
ED Pollak
Cairo
Mohammed Naguib
Farouk
Aly Maher
Ahmed Hilaly
Ibrahim Abdel Hadi
Fuad Serag Eddin
Interior
Eddin
Abbas Halim
Said Halim
Abdullah Sadek
Mostafa Sadek
Narriman
Abdel Guelil el Emary
Chiane's Troops Slated For Korea
A high ranking American official in Formosa predicted Washington will authorize two Chinese Nationalist divisions for Korea after the U S election. The official cited UN history and Chiang Kai-shek’s continued offer to send troops, though unnamed.
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Taipeh
Formosap
Formosa
Washington
Korea
U. S
Chiang Kai-shek
United Nations
Chiang
Grandma Moses Turns 92 In New York Quiet Birthday
Grandma Moses celebrated turning 92 in Eagle Bridge New York with her family after a long day of painting and quiet remarks about her growing renown as a folk artist.
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Eagle Bridge
N. Y
Grandma Moses
Caudle Faces Sixth Day of Probing Behind Closed Doors
T Lamar Caudle, former chief tax fraud prosecutor, testifies for a sixth day before a House subcommittee of the judiciary. The panel seeks to map Justice Department cases to gauge possible undue pressure on officials by insiders and outsiders.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Truman
Congressional Committee
Rep. Chelf
D-Ky
House Judiciary
Justice Department
Chelf
Committee
White House
Caudle
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ike In Ohio Taft Talk Not Slated
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Ohio to meet GOP leaders in Cleveland amid lingering tensions after the Republican National Convention. He will not meet Taft today and plans an early October swing through Texas and the Deep South to court Republican and Dixie voters.
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Minneapolis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Eisenhower
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Washington
Capitol
Republican National Committee
New York
Texas
Ohioan
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kentucky
Rains Strand 5000 In Southwest Korea
Torrential rains last week left five thousand people homeless in the southwest corner of Korea and flooded thousands of acres of rice fields. Government officials reported today. Reports of damage were delayed by poor communications. No casualties were reported.
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Pusan
Korea
Stevenson Gains Ground in Tough Presidential Campaign
Gov Adlai Stevenson told Oregon editors and broadcasters that the race for the presidency will be hard but he is gaining ground. He praised Gen Dwight Eisenhower as a great general while noting Republicans are split over policy. He stressed the need for a free press and warned against a looming one party press in a two party country.
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Portland
Ore
Adlai Stevenson
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Maine Voters Electing New Senator
Maine voters go to the polls to choose a U S senator governor and three U S representatives in a test of GOP versus Democratic strength. Polls open at 6 a m EST and close at 7 p m with local issues and weather expected to push turnout high.
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Portland
Maine
U. S
Associated Press
GOP
Democratic State Committee
James G. Sawyer
Margaret Chase Smith
Sawyer
Raw milk blamed for polio toll in Pehl family
In Fredericksburg Texas six Paul Pehl children were stricken with polio after consuming raw milk. Health Officer George W. Cox said the virus entered the milk during processing and spread among siblings during milking. Sympathetic Gillespie County residents donated 3200 dollars for the family.
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Fredericksburg
Tex
Paul Pehl
George W. Cox
Cox
Pehl
San Antonio
Gillespie County
Hurricane Threat to Coast Diminishes
The Atlantic hurricane, still dangerous to shipping, ceased to menace the U S coast as Weather Bureau ended advisories at 11 p m after the storm stood about 200 miles south of Cape Race Newfoundland. It moved northeast at roughly 35 mph.
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Washington
United States
Weather Bureau
Cape Race
Newfoundland
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