Cleveland Street Explosion Kills One Injures Fifty Eight
A blast along West 117th Street hurls concrete and debris as gas and sewer gases mix. One woman, Katherine Szabo, dies. 58 injured, including Pulitzer cartoonist Edward Kuekes and family. Damage tallied at least five million dollars. Authorities seek the cause.
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Cleveland
West 117Th St
Katherine Szabo
Robert Gbur
Berea* Rd
Ferdinand Boehmer
Lakewood
Andy Anderson
Edward
Dolly Aims Away From U S as Hurricane Northward Test
Tropical hurricane Dolly curved northeast across the open Atlantic with 100 mph winds. At 8 am EST it lay 750 miles east of Melbourne Florida, moving 11 mph and in the shipping lane heading south. Nine vessels reported their positions to Miami Weather Bureau as they rode out high seas.
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Miami
Fla
Dolly
Atlantic
United States
Melbourne
Florida
Miami Weather Bureau
Dust bomb could devastate food supplies says UA chemist
Dr. Wallace H. Fuller of the University of Arizona warns of a potential new atomic weapon the dust bomb made from radioactive strontium. Dropped as dust it could contaminate crops water and soil and enter humans and animals through food and milk causing radiation sickness or death.
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Tucson
Ariz
University of Arizona
Wallace H. Fuller
Atomic Energy Commission
Fuller
Arizona
Dr. Fuller
Boy Hero Snatches Girl From Oncoming Train
James Carr a 13 year old school patrol boy on Chicago’s southwest side saved Kathleen Serafin 12 as four girls stood on tracks. He dragged her from under the wheels of a Rock Island passenger train just before it reached the spot. Engineer Harold Wiles credited the rescue to the quick dash and brace.
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Chicago
James Carr
Rock Island Railroad
James
Kathleen Serafin
Kathleen
Harold Wiles
Mrs New Jersey winner of Mrs America contest announced
Asbury Park New Jersey story reports Anna Spada a 29 year old mother of nine will represent New Jersey in the Mrs America contest to be held Sunday at Palisades Amusement Park where she won the Mrs New Jersey title after besting six married rivals in a nylon crepe bathing suit segment.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Anna Spada
New Jersey
Palisades Amusement Park
Weather outlook for Miami Valley and Ohio regions
Partly cloudy and warm weather is expected in the Miami Valley tonight and tomorrow with a Sunday forecast for fair skies and cooler temperatures. Vandalia forecasters note a Saturday of mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and a cooling trend in the west and north areas. Highs reached 87 in Middletown yesterday, with overnight lows near 56 and today’s forecast around 66.
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Miami Valley
Vandalia
Ohio
Kentucky
Middletown
Elevator kills man in Cambridge department store
Harmon L. Brill aged 69 of Cambridge was crushed when a freight elevator fell on him at a Cambridge department store yesterday. He was working at the time. No further details on cause or investigation were provided.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Harmon L. Brill
Knowland criticizes Britain over Red China trade in Formosa stop
Senator William F. Knowland of California arrived in Formosa and accused Britain of appeasement in trade with Red China. He warned the free world should not telegraph punches and said the Nationalist navy could be used as needed, without confirming invasion plans.
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Hong Kong
William F. Knowland
Red China
Free World
Formosa Strait
Knowland
Pravda Praises North Korean Delegation as Heroes
Pravda lauded the arrival of North Korea's Kim Il Sung and a five man delegation in Moscow calling them heroic victors over American imperialism. The party paper praised the leaders as they arrived by train in the Soviet capital with Gen Nam in attendance.
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London
Communist Party
Pravda Today
Moscow
Kim Il Sung
Soviet
Guting
Gen Nam
Durkin resigns as labor secretary in Eisenhower era rift
Martin P. Durkin quits as labor secretary accusing the Eisenhower administration of breaking promises on Taft Hartley changes. AFL leader George Meany and CIO chief Walter Reuther back Durkin, while Eisenhower offers no comment. Durkin says he submitted resignation Aug. 31 after claims commitments were not kept.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Martin P. Durkin
Durkin
Deasidanta Manena
Fleoimtnid Vitviet Meany
AFL
Walther Reuther
CIO
Meany
Reuther
Organized Labor
Adlai Stevenson
Eiienhower
Plumbers Union
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Denver
White House
Bernard Shanley
Gerald Morgan
Congress
Ike Is Said Letting His Power Slip
A paper for the American Political Science Assn. argues the Eisenhower administration has weakened by letting Congress intrude on executive authority. Somers cites disorganization in the State Department and a decline in federal employment prestige, urging firmer presidential control of personnel.
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Washington
American Political Science Assn
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Herman M. Somers
Haverford
Department of Political Science
Association
Somers
Executive
State Department
Foreign Service
Revive Talk Of Currency Stabilization
At a 55 nation financial conference discussions revived a four billion plus stabilization fund of dollars to steady foreign currencies. Delegates from Britain, the U S and others eyed a Congress created lending authority to support IMF resources and facilitate convertible currencies. Sir Reginald Maudling warned IMF reserves may be insufficient for the task ahead.
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Washington
Congress
International Monetary Fund
IMF
Reginald Maudling
British Treasury
Monetary Fund
Word Bank
Reginald
Two Jet Planes Collide Over Bayshore Highway
Two twin jet Banshee fighters collided in flight during a training mission over the Bayshore Highway on the San Francisco peninsula. One plane exploded near oil storage tanks. Ensign R. T. Arrott parachuted to safety and unknown cause. Ensign D. K. Johannsen landed at Moffsett Naval Air Station ten miles south.
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Calif
Bayshore Highway
San Francisco Peninsula
Ens
Switchblades to be banned under new state law
The October 2 law will prohibit carrying or selling switchblades. The Middletown Police Department plans actions to remove these weapons from circulation and relays past incidents related to cutting cases. A new public health nurse returns to Middletown duties. A photo feature covers her rounds. Back to school and college plans for Middletown students are highlighted. Football season preview includes Middletown High School and area teams with a photo and previews.
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Middletown
Middletown High School
Russian Divisions Said In Manchuria
TAIPEH Formosa The Chinese Nationalist Interior Ministry Ta Tao news agency said today Russian forces in Manchuria include 17 army divisions two armored divisions and 10 air force groups The agency claims underground contacts on the Communist mainland but gave no source It also said 500 Japanese captured at the close of World War II were moved from the Soviet Union to Manchuria last week to serve as technicians.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Interior Ministry
Ta Tao
Manchuria
Soviet Union
ROK Navy Issues New Warning On Japanese Boats
Seoul reports that the Republic of Korea again warns Japanese fishing boats and other craft crossing the Rhee line between Korea and Japan will be seized by ROK naval units. The defense ministry had said earlier that vessels would be chased away not seized, but navy sources insist ships are under orders to drive off intruders.
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Seoul
Republic of Korea
Rhee Line
Korea
Japan
ROK
Defense Ministry
Red Newsman Says Fliers Not Returned
A Communist source says Allied airmen, including Capt. Harold E. Fischer Jr., are being held as prisoners of war in Manchuria. The claim follows earlier reports that up to 35 airmen may be detained and negotiations would be needed for release.
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Panmunjom
Wilfred Burchett
U. S
Manchuria
David F. MacGhee
Tampa
Fla
United States
China
Burchett
Paris L'Humanite
Red
Harold E. Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Buchett
Fischer
Korea
Peiping
Yalu
Bomb Hurler Strikes Again In Kansas City
A mysterious bomber damaged two east side business buildings with a moving car throw. It marks the sixth blast in three weeks with previous targets including a glass shop a clothing store an auto agency and a grocery. Police have no motive yet.
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Kansas City
Keystone Trailer and Equipment Co
Nimitz Receives 17 Gun Salute on Chicago Visit
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz wartime commander in chief of the Pacific fleet arrived from California and was greeted by Rear Admiral Francis P. Old and others at Northwestern Station. At Great Lakes Naval Training Center he received a 17 gun salute before entering.
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Chicago P
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
California
Catherine
Northwestern
Francis P. Old
9Th Naval District
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Nimitz
Army Says McCarthy Broke Law
The Army stated an intelligence report on Liberia released by Senator McCarthy was restricted information. It said unauthorized release of restricted material is a serious crime with fines up to ten thousand dollars and ten years in prison.
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Washington
Liberia
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
McCarthy
Senate Investigations
Army
Congress
Arab Attempts To Kill Sultan Continues On Page 23
In Rabat Morocco an unidentified Arab tried to run down Sultan Mouley Mohammed Ben Arafa as he rode a white horse toward Friday prayers. The would be assassin was killed by imperial guard fire and the sultan escaped unharmed continuing to the Mosque. The sultan, proclaimed Aug 22 after Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef was ousted, was formally recognized by the United States this week.
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Rabat
Morocco
Sultan Mouley Mohammed Ben Arafa
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Corsica
United States
Plain Old Toast Tastes Like Fried Chicken After Starvation
An Ohio private and a Park Ridge lieutenant are among seven Army men who endured 12 days on survival rations during a 38 day University of Minnesota experiment. The men described the first bite as highly satisfying while some lost up to 15 pounds. Volunteers aged 19 to 26 faced strict discipline, long hikes, and treadmill tests to study how a survival diet impacts fitness for combat and work.
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Minneapolis
Ohio
Illinois
George Bascos
Canton
Lloyd Platzke
Park Ridge
University of Minnesota
Quartermaster
Ft. Lee
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