Reds Explode Atomic Bomb Fourth Soviet Test Reported
Moscow announced the fourth nuclear test in a series that began Aug. 24 with Tass distributing the notice at 6 am to signal urgency. The release said the explosions occurred at great height away from people, possibly in Central Asia, and noted tactical weapons use without giving size or hydrogen details.
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Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Tass
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
Siberia
U.S
Lewis L. Strauss
Adlai Stevenson warns on rising cost of living in New England
In Hartford Adlai Stevenson argues Republicans cannot count on any state in November. With Estes Kefauver, he cites higher living costs, inflation fears, and growth of consumer debt. He criticizes the Eisenhower administration for corruption and inaction on flood control following New England floods.
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Hartford
Conn
Adlai
Stevenson
New England
New Jersey
Eisenhower
New York
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Cow Palace
Kefauver
Encemianea
Washington
Connecticut
Torrington-Winsted
Rivers and Harbors
Weekend Toll For Ohio 19
An AP report totals weekend deaths in Ohio with 12 traffic fatalities and two from a light airplane crash. A man from Urban crest burned, another drowned, and three more perished in various mishaps. The light plane crash near Martins Ferry killed Richard Roode and Raymond Rader, both 40, from West Virginia.
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Ohio
William Arman
Martins Ferry
Richard R. Roode
Wheeling
W. Va
Carla Spotted Off Hatteras
The tropical storm Carla with winds 50 to 60 mph was 700 miles east of Cape Hatteras and posed a shipping risk only. The U S Weather Bureau said there would be no further advisories since the storm no longer threatened the mainland.
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Washington
Carla
Cape Hatteras
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ship strike ends in Cleveland after three year contract
The Midlands four vessels had been idle since July 1 as Midland Steamship Line reached a three year contract with the Masters, Mates and Pilots Association ending the licensed officers strike against Great Lakes ore shipping firms in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Midland Steamship Line
Masters, Mates and Pilots Assn
Midlands
Heavy Vote Seen Maine Goes To Polls Muskie Favored Again
Maine voters head to the polls amid expected heavy turnout. The campaign centers on Edmund S. Muskie defending the governorship against Willis A. Trafton Jr. and on party control of Maine’s three U S House seats. Analysts predict Muskie advantages and a strong Republican effort to recapture the state.
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Maine
Muskie
Portland
Eisenhower
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S
Willis A. Trafton Jr
Marian McKnight Crowned Miss America in Atlantic City
Marian McKnight of South Carolina won Miss America amid a busy schedule after the pageant. She earned a $50,000 prize with a $5,000 scholarship and mounted a hectic year of appearances, press conferences, and television slots.
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Marian Ann McKnight
Manning
South Carolina
Atlantic City
America
Marian McKnight
Focal
New York
Lenora Slaughter
McKnight
Marilyn Monroe
Marian
Miss Monroe
France Launches War Bond Drive
Paris launched a 150 billion franc war bond drive and warned that failing to meet the quota by October 20 would trigger tax increases to fund fighting and reconstruction in Algeria.
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France
Paris
Algeria
Weather outlook for Miami Valley tracks showers and warmth
The weatherman warns scattered showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday. Today and tonight will be cloudy and warmer with highs near 80 and lows around 60. Tuesday stays cloudy with shower activity ending near noon and cooler afternoon improves to about 75. Middletown records top 75 at 4 30 p m and a 59 degree low earlier.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Egypt seeks UN talks on Suez canal status
Egypt calls for a UN sponsored conference to decide the canal future and navigation rights. Cairo demands Egyptian control while Britain and France oppose unfettered sovereignty. London, Rome, and Washington react as crisis talks loom. Prime ministers Menzies and Mollet join a working dinner to map next moves.
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Suez Canal
London
Cairo
United Nations
Gwamal Rphael Nasser
Robert G. Menzies
Five Nation
Eden
Selwyn Lloyd
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Mediterranean
Saedmen
Britain
Suez
Russia
Greece
China
Communist Bloc
Austria
Finland
Burma
Morocco
Iraq
Rome
Menzies
U. S
Lou Henderson
Osten Anden
Iran
Ethiopia
Guy Mollet
Christian Pineau
Cop Good Shot, Even In Death
Willows California report details Highway Patrolman Charles Smith 26 who, after being shot while stopping a car, killed his attackers before dying. Nelson 20 and Harkey 23, Marines AWOL, died in the gun battle. Smith leaves a widow and two children.
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State Highway Patrol
Smith
Harkey
Nelson
Marine Corps
Pleasant Hill
Antioch
Calif
R. M. Lowrie
Brawley
Woodland
Today's Chuckle About Kids and Grandparents Pictures
A light humorous line notes children never pull out photos of their grandparents, contrasting childish antics with sentimental keepsakes. The quip relies on a playful observation about family keepsakes and member affection.
Rebels Attack French Troops as Cyprus Tensions Rise
Cypriot rebels attacked French troops in Cyprus yesterday amid ongoing clashes. A Greek Cypriot was killed and five British soldiers wounded in various ambushes and bombings near Famagusta Nicosia Limassol Kyrenia Kythrea Larnaca. Authorities blamed EOKA as French forces arrived to protect nationals amid the Suez dispute.
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Cyprus
Suez
Famagusta
Agiou Ioannis
Limassol
Kyrenia
Kythrea
Larnaca
EOKA
Greece
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Emma Typhoon Ravages Japan and Philippines
Typhoon Emma swept northeastward through the Sea of Japan leaving 50 dead and millions in losses across Japan Okinawa and the Philippines. Winds peaked at 156 mph on Okinawa and 115 mph on Kyushu with extensive destruction of homes crops and facilities.
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Tokyo
Japan
Sea of Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
U. S. Air Force
Honshu
Kyushu
South Korea
U. S. Army
Eee
Armed Forces
Army
Ryukyus
Ryukyus Army Hospital
Fire Kills Mom and 2 Boys in Dayton Trailer Blaze
A mother Melvin Rodgers aged about 26 and her two sons ages 3 and under one year died in a trailer fire on Linden Avenue Dayton. The husband 27 and a 2 year old son Michael were badly burned and hospitalized in critical condition. Fire officials blamed an oil heater explosion as the cause and said a possible additional body was found not present.
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Dayton
Ohio
Melvin Rodgers
Michael
Miami Valley Hospital
Rodgers
Linden Avenue
Ohio Priest Walter Czarnecki Dies in Toledo
The Rev. Walter J. Czarnecki, 62, pastor of St. Adalbert's Parish in Toledo and former Fremont resident, died today at St. Vincent's Hospital after several years of ill health. He was admitted to the hospital Thursday.
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Toledo
Ohio
Walter J. Czarnecki
St. Adalbert’s
Fremont
St. Vincent's Hospital
National Guard massed for promised Clinton high school showdown
More than 650 Kentucky and Tennessee Guardsmen converged at Sturgis and Clinton to manage crowds as four tanks occupied the high school zone with 310 white students and seven Negroes enrolled. Maj. Gen. Williams warned of a turning point while segregationists Kasper and Carter returned to Clinton seeking rallies. Gov. Clement aimed to keep outside agitators from fanning the crisis at the school integration clash across Tennessee.
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Kentucky National
Kentucky
J. J. B. Williams
National Guard
Tennessee
Clinton High School
Tennessee National Guard
Clinton
John Kasper
Asa Carter
Carter
Anderson County
Roane
George Sartin
Kasper
Seaboard
White Citizens Council
Washington, D.C
North Alabama
Frank Clement
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
$100,000 Stolen in Guatemala Bank Embezzlement Case
Geneva police report Jorge Galvez-Molina chief cashier of the Central American Bank of Guatemala faces alleged embezzlement of 400000 dollars from the bank. He is linked to a theft of 100000 dollars as part of the larger case.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Jorge Galvez-Molina
Central American Bank of Guatemala
Pigs Disrupt Wright City Life in Rural Oklahoma
In Wright City Oklahoma hogs roam freely as commissioners consider a possible special election to allow hogs to run loose on open range. Ranchers Louis Monroe and Buddy Burke report hogs crowding a drugstore and a church while fences are cut and tense fights occur between ranchers and hog owners amid a drought.
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Wright City
Oklaha
Oklahoma
Louis Monroe
Buddy Burke
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