Portsmouth River City Endures Major Phone Strike
Portsmouth Ohio endures a two month strike by 600 operators shutting automatic dial exchanges in the city and Sciotoville. Telegrams replace calls as police declare emergency and a hospital courier network forms to aid amid attacks on cables and supervisors. Local labor council supports the strike while the company imports strikebreakers from Texas.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Hugh Rudity
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Sciotoville
C. E. Williams
Williams
Company
Communication Workers of America
CWA
Portsmouth Cio Council
Emerson T. Pence
Texas
Informer Testimony Claims Break in Brink's Robbery Loot
Star witness Joseph J. O Keefe testified in Superior Court that he turned informer after being cheated out of about 95 thousand dollars of his share from the Brink's robbery. He said the loot was split after Jan 17 1950, with each of 11 men getting about 100 thousand, and he turned over 93 thousand to Adolph Maffie while keeping 5 thousand. Other defendants named include Michael Geagan Thomas Richard James Faherty Anthony Pino Vincent Costa and Henry Baker. Keefe said McGinnis was the only member not at the Brink's headquarters when the heist occurred.
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Boston — Star
Joseph J
Specs O'Keefe
Superior Court
Joseph F. McGinnis
McGinnis
Adolph
Jazz) Maffie
Michael V. Geagan
Thomas F. Richard
James J. Faherty
Anthony Pino
Vincent Costa
Henry Baker
O'Keefe
Stanley Gusciora
Joseph Banfield
Keefe
Costa
Richardson
Pino
Maffie
Gotta Register Before September 26 For Ohio Vote
Voters must register if name changed by marriage if moved since last registration or if within a year of residency in Ohio. Applications accepted at the Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Building weekdays 9 to 5 and Saturdays 9 to noon. Register by Wednesday September 26 to avoid the rush.
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Ohio
Board of Elections
Middletown
AF Grounds Jet Bombers After Crash
The Air Force ordered all BS52s grounded after a California crash that killed five. Gen. Edwin Rawlings issued the precautionary measure to allow investigation. A prior grounding had occurred earlier this year after another B52 crash. The bomber burned upon approach to Castle Air Force Base.
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Washington
Air Force
Eisenhower Prepares Campaign Push and Folksy Outreach
Washington AP reports President Eisenhower plans a nationwide radio TV address tonight outlining a security and prosperity blueprint. The piece notes shifts toward a more personable campaign approach with Iowa talks and hands-on gestures, plus White House counter-moves to Democratic charges on small business loans and textile imports.
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Russia
Ats
Iowa
Newton
Des Moines
New
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
White House
Small Business Administration
Wendell Barnes
Charles Jonas
R-Nc
Japan
Jonas
Nixon
World's oldest living man candidate Juan Pereira headed for tests
Miami reports Juan Pereira a 167 year old Columbia native travels to Cornell Medical Center for physical, scientific, and historic testing. Doctors at Medellin said his joints and arteries show extreme age but his circulation is youthful and his heart action strong. Interpreter notes Pereira recalls events from Bolivar era and has outlived multiple wives.
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Miami
Fla
New York
Juan Pereira
Columbia
Cornell Medical Center
Jose Miguel Restrepo
Pereira
San Vicente de Paul Hospital
Medellin
Colombia
Flavio Correa
Simon Bolivar
Polivar
Correa
Dren
Dulles Proposes Suez Users Association Plan
In London John Foster Dulles urged Egypt to accept a canal users association as a first step toward resolving the Suez crisis. He suggested the United Nations might cite the scheme during talks as Egypt’s attitude would shape its practical use and emphasized peaceful, voluntary cooperation to bolster the association’s authority.
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London
John Foster Dulles
Egypt
U.S
United Nations
Dulles
Suez
Users Association
Nasser
Selwyn Lloyd
U. N. Security Council
Sweden
Iran
Spain
Alfred Returns to Cage After Lake Escape
Alfred the eight foot, 250 pound alligator at Lincoln Park Zoo in Oklahoma City was captured after three days at a nearby lake. Zoo curator Bob Jenni and two men used a spear gun and line to hook the animal and haul it back to the reptile house where he was secured.
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Oklahoma City
Alfred
Lincoln Park Zoo
Bob Jenni
Jenni
Cypriots To Face Gallows
Gov Sir John Harding confirmed the death sentences of three young Cypriot extremists convicted of violence against British forces. They are expected to go to the gallows Friday as part of a broader EOKA revolt that has seen ten death sentences over 18 months, with five already commuted.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
John Harding
Mediterranean
EOKA
Greece
Wins Legal Battle Left-Wing Pastor To Keep Rector Post
The Rev William Howard Melish of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Brooklyn won a court ruling affirming him as rector. State Supreme Court Referee John MacCrate found a quorum was absent when the ouster occurred and another man was installed. An appeal by Rev Dr Herman Sidener’s attorney was noted, arguing for overturning the decision. The dispute centered on Melish’s alleged left-wing activities and party membership denial.
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New York
William Howard Melish
Brooklyn
State Supreme Court
John MacCrate
Melish
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Herman
Sidener
Communist Party
Study Aims to Condition Against Wound Shock
Army researchers report rats can be made more shock resistant through daily electric shocks. In tests, 25 percent died from injuries that would usually kill 75 percent. After conditioning, rats withstood violent tumbles in a drum. Humans not yet considered. researchers seek safer methods. Dr Robert Griswold and Lt Walter Decker led the work at Walter Reed.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Wea
Army
American Chemical Society
ACS
Robert L. Grisswold
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Washington, D.C
Walter J. Decker
Penny Starts Gas Station Shooting War
In Atlanta a gas station dispute over 1 cent led to a shooting. James Cotton 19 ignored a 41 cent fill, returned with a pistol, C D Dalton fired, Cotton fired back, both men later faced disorderly conduct charges in City Court with the trial postponed for more evidence.
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Atlanta
James Cotton
C.D. Dalton
Cotton Wes
Dalton
Cotton
Attorneyso
Things I Am Thankful For Essay Footnote
A late boy in a list of thanks cites his glasses as a reason for safety and social ease. He explains the glasses keep boys from fighting him and girls from kissing him, reflecting a humorous self awareness about appearance and social interactions.
Weather turning cool in Miami Valley this week
A late summer cool spell has moved into the Miami Valley with temperatures dipping into the 40s. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, scattered showers, and a high near 75 today. Tonight and Thursday will be fair and cool with lows around 43 and highs near 70.
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Miami Valley
State rejects $1 donation to NM hospital funds
In Albuquerque a Health Department official refused to boost federal hospital funds from $63,999 to $664,000 by a $1 donation. Mrs Louise Masters said the money existed but explained filing would cost about $100,000 in paperwork.
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Albuquerque, N. M
State Health Department
New Mexico
Louise Masters
Reds Plan To Attend Suez Meet
Soviet Premier Bulganin proposed a six nation heads of state conference on the Suez crisis to be held in Geneva. The group would include the United States Britain the Soviet Union France Egypt and India. He said the accord could be submitted to the United Nations for ratification and expressed willingness to join at any date and place agreeable to others.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Egypt
India
International News Service
Geneva
Suez Canal
United Nations
Boy saves banker dad from thugs in Heidelberg
A 14 year old American boy, Robert Kimel, shot and killed a German would be robber to save his bank manager father, John W. Kimel, during a Heidelberg bank robbery attempt. The boy concealed a pistol, fired twice as the robber opened fire, killing Hugo Walgenbach. The assailant, Inamed Kuhel, later faced no charges.
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Heidelberg
Germany
John W. Kimel
Robert
Ruhel
United States
Inamed Kuhel
Kuhel
Brooklyn
New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Hugo Walgenbach
Walgenbach
Mannheim
Kuhe
Eisenhower to Speak in Lexington Oct 1 at UK Coliseum
President Eisenhower will visit Lexington Kentucky for an evening speech on October 1 at the University of Kentucky Coliseum. He will address a public gathering, presenting remarks expected to focus on national issues and policy priorities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lexington
University of Kentucky
Lights Went Out Riot at Newport Navy Club Dance
About a dozen servicemen hospitalized and nine arrested after a rock n roll dance riot at Newport Naval Base enlisted men’s club. Police cited a melee with both white and Black sailors and Marines, with broken bottles causing injuries as chaos followed a blackout.
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Newport
R.I
Newport Naval Base
Fats Domiro
Iota
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