Stevenson Defends Truman in Genteel Rebuke Claim
Adlai E Stevenson says he has no doubt former President Truman an ardent exponent of give em hell campaigning is making political hay for him. The remark frames Truman’s influence as Stevenson navigates partisan space in Washington.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Stevenson
Democratic National Committee
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Nixon
GOP
Leonard W. Hail
Tiny Globe Is Readied For Space
The Navy unveiled a full scale model of the first man made satellite, a 20 inch globe weighing about 21 pounds. Exhibited at the Instrument Society of America, the sphere packs miniature instruments and four radio aerials. Plans call for launch during the International Geophysical Year starting July 1, 1957, to reach 300 miles up and orbit at 18 000 mph. life span projected about two weeks due to meteor collisions.
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Navy
Space
Instrument Society of America
Earth
Alligator Alfred Loops Free at Lincoln Park Zoo Lake
Alfred the eight foot alligator remains at large in Lincoln Park Zoo lake Oklahoma City. Curator Bob Jenni and assistant Mike Williams spent hours searching the muddy water using an arrow and cord to trap the reptile. Jenni predicts surfacing for air about every four hours and notes Alfred can go a week without food. He wants to wrestle the animal into shallow water to tie and secure him with a noose and mouth restraint. Swimming is prohibited in the lake.
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Oklahoma City
Alfred
Lincoln Park Zoo
Zoo
Bob Jenni
Albert
Jenni
Mike Williams
Crippled Jet Bomber Crashes Near Highway Killing Five
A B52 intercontinental bomber crashed and exploded near U S 99 in California, killing five of seven crew. Two parachuted to safety, including the plane commander. Debris damaged vehicles and a farmhouse as witnesses saw multiple parachutes. Air Force grounded all B52 flights from Castle AFB for investigation. Names of the dead released. two survivors hospitalized in good condition.
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U. S. 99
California
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Castle Air Force Base
Tracy
William E. Eubank Jr
Castle
Castle Base
Tem
Benjamin R. Ostlind
San Marino
William J. Vetter
Atwater
18 Nations Attend Western Suez Meeting Opens
Envoys from 18 nations begin talks in London on the Big Three plan for international control of the Suez Canal after Nasser's nationalization. Dulles arrives from Washington as discussions focus on a users association to run canal passage and tolls amid warnings of war if coercion occurs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
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Suez Canal Co
Suez
Egypt
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Security Council
Britain
France
U.N
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Africa
Middle East
United States
Venezuela
Weather The Miami Valley cools to near frost
Autumn conditions arrive with clear skies and cooler air across the Miami Valley. The forecast calls for fair and cool today and tonight with a light frost possible, highs near 70 and lows around 40. Wednesday should bring warmer, partly cloudy skies with a high near 80. Middletown reported 74 at 2 45 pm yesterday and 42 at 6 am today.
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Middletown
Gruenther says NATO is strong and faces critical years
General Alfred M. Gruenther said NATO has grown strong and there is no immediate danger of war, but the next five years will be very critical. The retiring Allied commander in Western Europe spoke at a Oslo news conference noting NATO’s significant gains over the past five years.
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Norway
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
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Chuckle about slow to pick up the check
Light joke notes some people make an art of hesitating to pay the bill. The quip praises their patience while humorously noting the social tug of who settles first.
City-State Road Plan Sparks Ohio highway clash
Ohio state highway director Samuel C. Linzell pressed ahead with 39 million dollars in urban interstate projects despite the State Highway Construction Council’s refusal to endorse his 5 percent city share plus approved plans formula. The council insisted on a 10 percent city share and warned its position stands unless altered by legislative action.
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Columbus
Ohio
Samuel C. Linzell
Linzell
Construction Council
Highway Department
Frank J. Lausche
Samuel O. Linzell
General Assembly
Painter With Unlikely Talent Wins Blue Ribbon at Fair
Nashville reporter Charles Fontenay of the Tennessean won a Tennessee State Fair blue ribbon for a spontaneous canvas created by wiping excess paint from his knife onto a dun colored fabric. The accidental artwork improved as he smeared colors, finishing with a vivid abstract piece.
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Nashville, Tenn
Charles Fontenay
Nashville Tennessean
Back To School Desegregation Tensions Ease In Kentucky
In western Kentucky towns Clay and Sturgis National Guardsmen stay ready as four Negro students who had faced a school ban will attend a Negro school in Providence. White pupils at Sturgis High show signs of a growing boycott. Mrs. James Gordon a Black mother urged patience while local officials and Howard Pyle view federal courts as handling desegregation while the White House stays out.
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James Gordon
Providence
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J. J. B. Williams
Sturgis
Sturgis High School
W. W. Waller Jr
Union County White Citizens Council
Washington
Howard Pyle
White’ House
Supreme Court
FBI hunts Rij Riesel bodyguard tied to Dio case
The FBI and Manhattan DA seek Theodore Rij, 43, an Acme Dress Co. executive in New Jersey, as a key associate of racketeer Johnny Dio Dioguardi. Rij is charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice over the acid blinding of labor columnist Victor Riesel, and may have driven the car used in transporting involved men.
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FBI
Manhattan
Victor Riesel
Theodore Rij
John ‘Johnny Dio Dioguardi
Riesel
Rij
Dio
U.S
U.S. Atty
Paul W. Williams
Opia ‘d
Riesel’s
Eee
Acme Dress Co
Midvale
Better Get A Move On To Vote In November
Voters must register if name has changed by marriage if turning 21 by November 6 if not voted in past two years if moved since last registration or if Ohio residency has lasted less than one year by that date. Registration at the Board of Election Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Building 9 am to 5 pm weekdays and 9 am to noon Saturday. Register by Wednesday September 26 to avoid the rush.
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Ohio
Board of Election
Middletown
Crew Search Is Abandoned For Pelagia Tragedy
Norwegian rescue officials abandoned the hunt for 30 missing Pelagia crew members after five survivors and two bodies were recovered. The American freighter carrying 10,000 tons of Swedish iron ore from Narvik to Baltimore sank Saturday night in a storm off Bodoe near the Arctic Circle. A Bodoe air rescue spokesman said ships would search for survivors or bodies but it is highly unlikely anyone remains alive.
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Norway
Narvik
Baltimore
Arctic Circle
Mom Claims Fear Rules In Marines
NORWALK Ohio mother of a Marine recruit says his unit at Parris Island trains under fear and nervous fear. She cites an alleged incident where her son, Donald, was struck for not saying sir and notes prior drowning deaths on the same base. The Marines deny wrongdoing, citing a congenital hernia and ongoing investigation.
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Norwalk
Ohio
Parris Island
South Carolina
R. L. Hamilfar
Donald
Hamilfar
Marine Corps
Khrushchev Plans Vacation Visit to Yugoslavia
Belgrade Yugoslavia Khrushchev head of the Soviet Communist Party will make a second visit to Yugoslavia described as a private vacation trip lasting several days. Tass and Tanjug announced the trip. He will rest on the Dalmatian coast and at Brioni. No Tito meeting was announced but expected. Some observers expect talks on the Suez crisis and closer ties with Soviet satellites.
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Yugoslavia
Nikita Khrushchev
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Russia
Black Sea
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A. I. Mickoyan
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