Thailand’s Sarit presses for pro Western government
Thailand’s armed forces chief Sarit Thanarat ousted Premier Pibulsonggram in a bloodless coup and moved to form a government aligned with the United States. He seeks a premier with foreign appeal while aiming to keep SEATO ties and U.S. military aid intact. The former premier’s location was unknown as tanks stood in Bangkok and the royal backing endorsed the move.
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Pibulsenggram
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U. S
Pete Sarasin
Phao Sriyanond
Switzerland
Flu Hits Italians in Asian Front Service
The Ministry of Defense reported 20,000 Italian servicemen affected by W Asian flu. About 16,000 have returned to duty, according to a communique released today.
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Rome
Ministry of Defense
Plane Lands Safely After Wild Passenger Attacks Pilot
A former Air Force pilot landed a single engine plane in a potato field near a golf course after a passenger attacked him in flight. Arthur C Miller 29 New Rochelle leaped from the craft and was found semi conscious with wrists cut near Peconic Bay. Police charged Miller with felonious assault and he was committed for psychiatric evaluation. The pilot Roger Londeaux 42 Lake Mahopac said Miller paid for the Westchester to East Hampton flight.
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Roger Londeaux
Lake Mahopac
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Westchester County
White Plains
East Hampton
Long Island
Lonceaux
Londeaux
North Fork Country Club
Central Islip State Hospital
University of Georgia
Chicago
Strikes Persist as Ohio Bell and Western Electric Stall
The statewide Ohio Bell strike and the nationwide Western Electric dispute continued with no settlement. Federal mediators planned talks in Cleveland and New York after Tuesday’s failure to progress. About 18,500 Ohio Bell workers in 45 cities and 23,000 Western Electric installers in four states walked out, with picketing isolating many operators.
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Ohio Bell Teleoe Co
Western Electric Co
Ohio Bell
New York
Western Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Communications Workers Union
Ohio
Blood-Curdling Light Principal Hangs Self In School Initiation
Utica Kansas principal W H Sallee 60 volunteered to play dead during a senior initiation at an abandoned farmhouse near town. After seniors photographed him, a rope caused his death by strangulation. Authorities note possible accidental hanging or self-strangulation during the prank.
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Sallee
Betty Stevens
Tropical storm Esther brings rain to Miami Valley
Esther churns northward bringing rain to the Miami Valley. Forecasters expect about 2 inches, with Thursday cloudy and warm and a high near 85. Yesterday in Middletown the high reached 78 and the low was 53.
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Esther
Miami Valley
Middletown
It Wasn't His Day in Blytheville Arkansas
A Blytheville man backed into a garage while reaching for a hand brake and instead hit an accelerator. The car punched a hole in a brick wall, a large overhead door fell on it, and the transmission shifted to forward gear sending the car into another auto. He avoided injury and had insurance but left without paying.
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Ark
Fletcher Womack
Womack
Body Found In Rubble In West Virginia Mine
Rescue teams spent the night removing rock to recover the body of 50 year old Arlie Davis of Herndon Heights from the Tierney No 1 mine in Wyoming County after a roof fall that killed three miners. Three others escaped as they crawled to safety through rubble. Superintendent E L Murphy said 30 workers plus federal and state inspectors labored to reach the body.
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W. Va
Wyoming County
Arlie Davis
Herndon Heights
Pocahontas
Tierney No
Herndon
Asian Flu Epidemic Hits Eight States
Thousands of flu cases, many Asian flu, reported in eight states from New York to Oklahoma. Schools, including DeSoto County High in Arcadia Florida, shut as one third of 336 students were ill. Hastings New York also closed schools amid suspected outbreak. Florida, Missouri, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Mississippi reported confirmed and suspected cases.
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B. R. Provost
DeSoto County
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Kansas City
Edward G. Bukowski
Erie County
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Norman
Okla
Naval Base
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Board of Health
Mississsipipi
Hastings
New York State
Chuckle Comic: Rich Man’s Luck and Tax Attorney
A humorous quip notes the rich man owes success to hard work luck and a smart tax attorney. The line plays on financial savvy and legal tricks behind wealth.
Esther Weakens as It Hurtles Toward Alabama Coast
Tropical storm Esther, not a hurricane, brings floods and heavy rains to southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi coast. Tides reach three to five feet, and up to eight inches of rain possible in Mississippi. one death reported and evacuations seen in Biloxi.
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Bertha
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Carrie
Bermuda
Faubus set for court clash over Little Rock school
Federal government readies two weapons in the Faubus fight over Central High School integration. FBI secret report and mass testimony are to be aired at Friday hearing as U S marshals threaten subpoenas for about 200 Little Rock residents. The case tests federal authority versus a state governor amid ongoing desegregation tensions.
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Orval Faubus
Little Rock
Faubus
Washington
U.S. District Court
Central High ‘School
U.S
Mane Ision
Fancibus
FBI
U.S. Dist
Ronald N. Davies
Department of Justice
Attornney
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Thas
Arkansas
A. Simpson Tate
Dallas
Flu Outbreak Cuts Dutch Coal Output by Seventeen Percent
The Hague reports widespread Asian flu causing a 17 percent drop in coal production. A Social Affairs Ministry spokesman says the epidemic appears to have peaked and few deaths have been reported.
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Hague
Social Affairs Ministry
Gotta Have Heroin Father Describes Family’s Drug Horror
Mr. X testifies at a State Senate hearing about his daughter a heroin addict since age 16. He details a seven year nightmare including a marijuana party, school changes, an interracial marriage, a child, and possible prostitution to finance drugs. He hopes lawmakers find solutions to youth drug abuse.
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Mr. X
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Lexington
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