White Sox Clinch Pennant In Dramatic Cleveland Victory
Chicago celebrated the White Sox 4-2 win over Cleveland in Cleveland. Fans packed downtown and crowded streets as sirens blared briefly and civil defense officials protested unauthorized use. At Midway Airport, 15,000 fans greeted the team as the fire department band played.
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Hurricane Gracie Heads Toward Bahamas Offshore Florida
A Atlantic hurricane named Gracie moves north-northwest offshore with 100 mph winds, likely paralleling the Florida coast. The Weather Bureau says its forward speed of eight mph will not endanger the Southeast today as Florida officials brace for possible high winds and rain.
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Rebels Active Near Sam Neua
The Lao army reports widespread skirmishes near Sam Neua North Defense HQ with Communist guerrillas. Three Black Thai battalions trained by Communists moved within 20 miles of the town.
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Vientiane
Deense
Sam Neua
Weather Forecast Says Warm Weather Through Thursday
The forecast calls for fair and continued warm conditions with a high near 90 and low around 64. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warm with a daytime high about 84. Middletown’s official high yesterday reached 9 degrees at 4 p.m. and the overnight low was 56 at 7 a.m.
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Living costs dip as food prices fall in August
Labor Department reports living costs fell one tenth of a percent from July’s peak due to a nine tenths drop in food prices. Eisenhower urges both sides in the steel strike to bargain hard. A Cincinnati bakery explosion damages the Federal Bake Shop, no injuries.
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Khrushchev Fatigued As Iowa Corn Belts Tour Continues
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev shows signs of fatigue during a 75 mile drive through Iowa's corn belt. He appears pale and rests eyes closed as aides consider easing his schedule before a luncheon at the Garst farm and a stop at Iowa State University.
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Nikita Khrushchev
America
Khrushchev
Roswell Garst
Coon Rapids
Iowa State University
Ames
John Deere Farm Implement Manufacturing
Des Moines teens slip past security to Khrushchev suite
Four Des Moines teenage girls allegedly slipped through hotel security at the Fort Des Moines, climbed 10 floors to the penthouse reserved for Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Security questioned them as Khrushchev arrived and greeted the girls with a smile before they were sent back down.
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Cuba's Future Tense Amid Uncertainty and Debate
In Havana, uncertainty dominates Cuba's political and economic outlook under Fidel Castro. Critics say the regime's policies threaten the economy and could topple the government within six months, while supporters frame doubt as a counterrevolutionary tactic. Investors hesitate and industry stalls, yet bank clearings rise and retail trade stays solid.
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Batista
China says foreign trade volume tripled since 1950
Communist China claimed total annual foreign trade has trebled since 1950 and that exports now account for four percent of the country’s industrial and agricultural production.
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China Today
Rockefeller Clarifies U S Capitalism Democracy Distinction
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller says Krushchev misstates the United States as capitalist. He insists the nation has a democratic system of government with capitalism as the economic process within that framework.
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Nikita Krushchev
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Khrushchev Visits Garst Farm in Iowa Corn Talks
Khrushchev toured Roswell Garst’s farm near Coon Rapids focusing on American corn growing and fodder production. Garst has hosted Khrushchev in the Soviet Union several times, reflecting ongoing exchange on agricultural methods.
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Bob) Garst
Coon Rapids
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Khrushchev Motorcade Departs for Coon Rapids
The Khrushchev motorcade left the hotel for Coon Rapids about an hour away in cool sunny weather. Several hundred people gathered behind barricades and applauded as Khrushchev and his party departed.
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Coon Rapids
Battle Creek tests spelling of Khrushchev with money
Citizens in Battle Creek struggled to spell Khrushchev during Nikita Khrushchev visit after the Enquirer paid $1 to passersby. A reporter found only three of 34 people spelled the premier's name correctly.
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Khrushchev Attends Civic Dinner With Hearty Meal
The Soviet Premier joined a civic dinner Tuesday night and dined on fruit juice, poached trout with meloa sauce, blintzes, roast veal, vegetables, cucumbers, petite tomatoes, and bread. His demeanor remained amiable during the event.
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Khrushchev
Hungarian Patriot Beaten in San Francisco Park
Ferenc Isaak, 31, head of the Hungarian Freedom Fighters of San Francisco, was found beaten and unconscious in Golden Gate Park. He previously helped hijack a plane to the free world and spoke against Nikita Khrushchev during a Union Square speech last week. His wife Enese, 26, reported him missing after a mysterious phone call.
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Soviets May Jam Again But Voice Aims To Inform
AP report notes mixed results from U S shortwave broadcasts to the Soviet Union during Khrushchev visit. Jamming briefly paused, with some renewed interference and atmospheric static complicating assessment. U S officials emphasize wide Russian language reach and plan to air Khrushchev’s final U S speech on Sept 27 hoping to sway Soviet listeners.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
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United States
Voice of America
Soviet Union
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Washington
Voice
Tragedy Strikes Larson Family in Michigan Boat Capsize
Leo nard Larson 42 the lone survivor describes the sudden capsizing on Lake McKeever as his wife 10 children and his brother Harry 64 drown. Doris May 16 the oldest daughter attends high school in Marquette. The family on a cranberry picking outing used a 12 foot outboard boat owned by the uncle.
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Skandia
Mich
Schoolcraft County
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Manistique
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Hiawatha National Forest
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Munising, Mich
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Larsons
Doris May
Marquette
Drowning Tragedy Names Skandia Victims
A drowning accident near Skandia leaves Dora Larson aged 41 and her family among twelve victims. The mother, uncle, and ten children ranging from 4 months to 15 years perished, with survivors recalling attempts to save others and ferried bodies to a Marquette funeral home 15 miles away.
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Shirley
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Marlene
Freddie
Carol
Robert
Mary Ann
Melody
Terry Lee
Feneral
Marquette
Skandia
Chuckle: candidate stumps state after election victory
A lighthearted note recalls a political candidate who surprised the state by winning office and leaving observers at a loss for words. The item captures a moment of irony tied to a successful campaign and unexpected public reaction.
Boy Found Hanged After School Punishment in Missouri
A 12-year-old boy, Tomy Lewis, was found hanged in his yard with a clothesline after being spanked by Principal Paul Maxon for tardiness and poor work. His father calls it an accident though the boy often played hangman with the rope, mimicking Westerns on TV.
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Tomy
Paul Maxon
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