Pamir Sinks Storm Threatens Survivors German Bark Lost
Hamburg owners presume Pamir, a four masted German bark with 86 aboard, has gone down after losing sails in a mid Atlantic storm. Rescue planes and ships scoured the area 550 miles southwest of the Azores, with two lifeboats and a raft found empty. Meanwhile Ohio Bell workers strike in its second week, with talks stalled and demands for a one year contract and raises.
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London
Hamburg
Atlantic
Shipping Industry and Government Foundation
Azores
Foundation
mid-Atlantic
Carrie
Buenos Aires
U.S. Air Force
Thomas W. Robertson
Ohio Bell
Columbus
Cleveland
Ironton
Akron
Bell
Chuckle in America on luxuries and time to pay
A humorous observation noting that the poor and rich share the same luxuries, differing mainly in how long the poor must finance purchases. The joke implies socioeconomic strata affect payment duration rather than available goods.
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America
Meggi O'Day Sets Egg Laying Record in New Jersey
Meggi O'Day the Leghorn hen breaks the one year egg record with 354 eggs in 357 days at Hunterdon County contest in Flemington. Rutgers Prof Clarence S. Platt monitors progress as Meggs aims to extend her lead with seven days left. Stern Brothers Hatchery entered Meggi and 12 sisters in the contest.
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Flemington
Meggi O'Day
Mickey Mantle
Poultry World
Leghorn
J. A. Hanson & Son Farm
Corvallis
Ore
Meggs
Meg
Stern Brothers Hatchery
South Vineland
Syrian troop movements raise border defense fears
Beirut reports of Syrian forces and Soviet equipment moving toward the Turkish border prompt neighbors to tighten defenses. Maj. Gen. Afif Bizry says movements aim to counter surprise while denying Western claims of Communist ties. Jordan tightens border patrols to curb weapons smuggling.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Damascus
William L. Ryan
Associated Press
Bizry
Ryan
United States
Jordan
Deeply in Debt Wife Blames Gambling for Captain's Downfall
Mount Vernon New York air force captain P George A French sentenced to life for attempting to sell atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. His wife Dorothy French said he was deeply in debt from gambling, including thousands owed, with loans tied to gambling losses.
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Mount Vernon
George A. French
Air Force
Soviet Union
Dorothy G. French
George
Washington
French
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Bank of
Puerto Rico
Bonnie
Jane
Linda
FBI
Frieda May Hits Florida as Tropical Storm Near Florida
Tropical storm Frieda moved westward over the Atlantic toward Florida at 10 mph, about 500 miles offshore. Forecasters saw potential landfall on the southeast coast Wednesday morning and noted no immediate alarm, with winds 30 to 40 mph around the center and gusts to 50 60 mph in squalls within 200 miles north and east and 130 miles south and west of the center.
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Miami
Fla
Frieda
Atlantic
Florida
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Turning Cooler With Rockies Air Over Miami Valley
Autumn arrived early as cooler air from the Rockies moved in at 2:27 a m. The Miami Valley should stay cool through Tuesday with partly cloudy skies. Highs near 75 today and Tuesday, lows around 48 and 50 in Middletown after 11 a m yesterday.
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Rockies
Miami Valley
Tuesay
Middletown
Eight Negro Students Enter Central High Amid Riot
Eight Negro students slipped into Central High School through a side door as a diversionary group of Negro adults clashed with a white mob. State police and city officers fought the crowds for about 40 minutes while reporters observed a violent scene. Local officials ordered entry allowed and urged calm as National Guard units arrived later. Governor Faubus voiced concern for disorder and called for tolerance.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
National Guard
Woodrow Wilson Mann
Mack Thompson
Thhey
Orval Faubus
Sea Island
Open Season On Wolves Stirred By Female Vigilantes
In Birmingham England female vigilantes led by Mrs Kelly Osborne form informal association to deter night drivers. They carry water pistols filled with an smelling disinfectant and report using them to deter of fenders who stop them at night on dark roads.
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Birmingham
England
Bewaring
Kelly Osborne
We Association
Whitney shot at Yucca Flat tested by AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission fired a small atomic device at 5 30 a m from a 500 foot tower at Yucca Flat in the 1957 Whitney series. Energy yield exceeded half nominal, implying over 10 000 tons TNT. observers at Angel’s Peak estimated about 15 kilotons. Sixteen experiments were run, with reporters barred from the site.
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Yucca Flat
Whitney
Atomic Energy Commission
Angel's Peak
Japan
Haiti Votes In Peaceful Ballot Count Amid Tense Aftermath
Haiti awaited ballot tallies after yesterday's national election amid violence fears. Ex Senator Louis Dejoie backers threatened arson if defeated, while Dr Francois Duvalier and Clemente Jumelle claimed victory. Justice Ministry said 1.3 million of 1.6 million eligible cast ballots. women voted for first time. Provisional leader Kebreau kept order with 2500 troops and police. one fatality reported in Jacmel. First results expected this afternoon with trends unlikely before Wednesday.
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Louis Dejoie
Port Au Prince
Dejoie
Francois Duvaller
Clemente Jumeille
Ministry of Justice
Haiti
Jumelle
Antonio Rebreau
Jacmel
Kebreau
Train Wreck Near Peabody Injures Twenty Four
The Rock Island Twin-Star Rocket derailed near Peabody Kansas injuring 24 passengers. One man Wallace Hutchinson of Wichita is in serious condition with possible skull fracture. Mrs Earl Bray of Enid Oklahoma and her son Allen recount the frightening crash.
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Peabody
Kan
Rock Island Railroad
Minneapolis
Houston
Wallace Hutchinson
Wichita
Rock Island
Earl Bray
Enid
Okla
Allen
Liberals Win Honduran Assembly After Violence Marred Vote
In Tegucigalpa the Liberal party led by Ramon Villeda Morales won a landslide in the election that followed deadly clashes in two towns. Early returns showed about 40 of 58 seats for the Liberals as the junta pledged a free process.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Ramon Villeda Morales
Little Bird
National Congress
Liberals
Villeda Morales
Washington
Liberal Party
Assembly
Abraham Williams
Tiburcio Carias
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Tulsa
Mickey
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Luebeck
Zerssen and Co
New York
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Absecon
Pamir
Afif Bizry
Dr. Crane
Arkansas Democrat
Alex Wilson
Little Rock Central High School
Wolves
AEC
By Larry Allen
Williams
Carias
Gonzalo
Vado Ancho
Jjunta
Arsrest
Mas Raita
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