Monika Attacked Off Quemoy Amid Typhoon Shelter Run
The German freighter Monika was hit by some 300 rounds as Nationalist Chinese forces fired warning shots while the ship sought Amoy Harbor near Quemoy. The attack killed one officer and wounded two crewmen. the Monika carried 1106 tons and a nonstrategic cargo. Harold Martens of Hamburg, the third engineer, died aboard after docking in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
China
Defense Ministry
Taipei
Quemoy
Hans Mayer
Ewald Dilara
Japan
Ta Tan
Tan Island
Amoy
Amoy Harbor
Mayer
Tan Islands
Foreign Ministry
Harold Martens
Hamburg
Register to vote before this Wednesday in Middletown
Very little time remains to vote on Nov 6. Eligible voters must register if name changed by marriage, turning 21 by election day, not voting in two years, moving since last registration, or completing first year of Ohio residence. Registration available at the Board of Elections in Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Building from 9 am to 9 pm Monday through Wednesday.
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Ohio
Board of Elections
Middletown
Fire Storm Near Lake Arrowhead Destroys Homes
A brush and timber fire near Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains has destroyed at least 20 homes and scorched more than 8,500 acres. About 1,500 firefighters battled the blaze with 18 bulldozers 60 water tank trucks and aircraft dropping water and chemicals. Evacuations affected nearly 1,000 residents as wind shifts threatened new flare ups.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Lake Arrowhead Mountain
Crest Park
San Bernardino Mountains
AU. S. Forestry Service
Cedar Glen
Elmer Osterman
State Division of Forestry
Mojave Desert
Sand Creek
Mt. Harrison
Full Probe Of Swindle Planned In Mid-November Hearings
Washington senators plan to question about 15 individuals in mid November on a nationwide swindle costing victims thousands of dollars. Juvenile Delinquency subcommittee counsel Jim Bobo cites use of youths in the racket and seeks testimonies from suspects including Mrs. Sheri Caldwell who is jailed in Cincinnati. The scheme uses a young woman to lure victims with a found purse claim and theft of their money as “evidence of good faith.”
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Washington
Jim Bobo
Senate
Sen
Kefauver
Dtenn
Sheri Caldwell
Cincinnati
Bobo
Caldwell
Reds Arm Afghanistan Arms From Communist World
A Kabul diplomatic report reaching New Delhi states Afghanistan is receiving between 20 and 28 million dollars worth of arms from the Communist bloc.
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New Delhi
India
Afghanistan
Kabul
Frantic mother seeks father's consent for lifesaving operation
In Atlanta 5 year old Johnny Pair faces possible blindness or death from eye cancer. His mother Bessie Pair urges her ex husband Arnold Pair to approve surgery. custody is with the mother but doctors need both parents. Johnny enjoys a new cowboy outfit and a Roy Rogers telegram as neighbors rally support.
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Atlanta
Johnny Pair
Johnny
Bessie Pair
Arnold Pair
Ator
East Atlanta Baptist Church
Pair
Roy Rogers
Cowboy
Nasser Wins Arab Support Declared Over Suez Nationalization
Rangoon premier U Ba Swe declares Burma's government backing of President Nasser's nationalization move on the Suez Canal. The pledge aligns Rangoon with Arab states amid the crisis.
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Nasser
Rangoon
U Ba Swe
Suez Canal
Autumn So Far Keeps Cool Pleasant Forecast Ahead
The forecast calls for mostly fair skies through Tuesday with highs near 75 and 80 on Tuesday. Sunday reached 75 at 11 45 a m and this morning’s low was 45 at 6 a m while light fog was reported and yesterday’s rainfall was minimal.
Cable theft cuts Bellefontaine lines across 170 feet
In St. Louis area Bellefontaine, a 170 foot stretch of cable was stolen from poles causing widespread phone outages. Police and technicians investigated the route and noted the outage affected multiple subscribers across the suburb.
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ST. Louis
Bellefontain
U S Offers Full Atom Sharing Under Peace Agency
At the United Nations a new U NAtoms for Peace agency plan was proposed by U S Ambassador James J Wadsworth He urged placing all atom sharing under the agency and applying safeguards to bilateral and multilateral arrangements on request The U S noted its 37 bilateral deals while Britain the Soviet Union and Canada participate in similar programs He also backed a prior proposal that fissionable materials be used solely for peaceful purposes
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
U. S
James J. Wadsworth
Britain
Soviet Union
Canada
Wadsworth
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Furious Storm Flossy Races Toward Alabama Florida Coast
Hurricane Flossy strengthened to 100 mph as it moved from southeastern Louisiana into the Gulf toward the Mobile Pensacola coast. Warnings extended from Grand Isle to Fort Walton with offshore hazards and eight foot tides expected. Two deaths and up to 40 missing offshore crews were reported, with evacuations and school closures across Louisiana and Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Flossy
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Alabama-Florida
Mobile- Pensacola
Mobile Bay
Lake Pontchartrain
Mississippi
Alabrena
Florida
Mobile
Pensacola
Grand Isle
Fort Walton
Fla
Morgan City
St. Mark's
Lake Charles
Tampa
Mississippi River
Gulf
Coast Guard
J. W. Boone
Joseph Francis Rummel
Navy
Ettro
Shell Island
Larose
Lockport
Soldier Went Mad Jordan Regrets Border Shooting
U N officials investigated a fatal border incident in which Jordan gunfire killed three Israelis and wounded 18 during an archaeological congress near Ramat Rahel. A Jordan delegate blamed a soldier's sudden madness. Israel protested to the UN truce commission. A military spokesman said the party, about 700 people, was viewing sites near Jerusalem when fire began after Jordan soldiers were seen on a ridge.
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Jerusalem
U. N
Jordan
U. N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Ramat Rahel
Israel
U. N. Truce Commission
Archaeological Congress
Ohanan Ahroni
Hebrew University
Ramat Kahel
Somoza's Son Seizes Control Amid Assassination Bid
Nicaragua's Luis Somoza and Anastasio Jr direct the crackdown after an assassination attempt on President Anastasio Somoza. About 200 suspects, including La Prensa editor Pedro Chamorro and ex-President Emiliano Chamorro, are being questioned as Somoza recovers from four operations in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Managua
Nicaraagua
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Luis
Somoza
U.S
Panama Canal Zone
Eisenhower
Rigoberto Perez
Leon
Luis Somoza
Anastasio Jr
Congress
Anastasio
National Guard
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
la Prensa
Diego Manuel Chamorro
Emiliano Chamorro
Conservative
Enoch Aguado
Liberal
el Salvador
Leonard Heaton
U.S. Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Heaton
Today's Chuckle The first lesson in self defense
A light humor item notes that the first lesson in self defense is to keep your glasses on. The quip plays on the idea of removing eyewear during conflict and the comic consequence of misjudging a situation.
UN Security Council to take up Suez Canal dispute
The United Nations Security Council will meet Wednesday to discuss the Suez Canal dispute at Britain and France's request. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and other officials arrive by week’s end. France and Britain may seek international control of the waterway. Egypt’s Nasser has rejected that proposal. Nehru criticizes Egypt’s nationalization method.
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U.N. Security Council
Suez Canal
Britain
France
Alf Alates
Lidia
Egypt
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
Dulles
Council
Emilio Nunez-Portuondo
Cuba
London
Nasser
Russia
Cairo
U. N
United Nations
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Shairi Kuwaily
Syria
Arab League
Iraq
Lebanon
Jordan
Yemen
Libya
Sudan
Nehru
New Delhi
Dulles Backs U.N. Route in Suez Dispute
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States supports Britain and France in taking the Suez Canal dispute with Egypt to the United Nations Security Council. He outlined plans to broaden the Egyptian funds freeze, curb canal tolls via blocked accounts, and noted ships may resist Soviet pilots, warning the war danger remains but is reduced.
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Washington
Britain
France
United States
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Dulles
Suez
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Russia
Women’s DIY road project near Coburn Hollow nears finish
Pikeville Kentucky report details women and miners’ wives filling holes and leveling a mile and a half road in Coburn Hollow. They expect blacktop today but doubt county officials will follow through. county grader briefly helped before roving status noted by County Judge Ervin Pruitt.
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Pikeville
Coburn Hollow
Joe Thacker
Rex Rutherford
Ervin
Pruitt
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