450 Foot Steel Bridge Collapses Near Carlisle
A 450 foot steel girder bridge on Chamberlain Road collapsed Yesterday morning under a cement laden truck. The truck driver Reed Webb 26 of Franklin escaped serious injury. Eight 16 foot panels gave way and the bridge was damaged about 20000 with a three month closure. Crystalized tie rods caused the span to collapse according to Warren County Engineer L F Wertz. The truck operated by Franklin Ready Mix carried eight tons of ready mix concrete and was wrecked with $5000 damage to the vehicle. Workmen worked to remove the truck late yesterday.
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Chamberlain Road
Twin Creek
Carlisle
Warren County
L. F. Wertz
Reed Webb
Franklin Ready Mix Concrete
Webb
Wertz
Journal photo—Mills
Justice Ain't Color Blind
Pasadena police heard a caller upset that her car tag and plate numbers clashed with a pink paint job. Officer Keith McKay explained painting license numbers is illegal, noting other colored plates exist on out-of-state cars.
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Pasadena
Calif
Keith McKay
McKay
U.S. Backs Spain's Bid for UN Membership
The United States and Latin America support Spain's candidacy for United Nations membership. U.S. Chief Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. announced support, while Spain submitted the application to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. The Soviet Union's veto threat looms at the Security Council.
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United Nations
United States
Latin America
Spain
Soviet Union
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Jose S. de Brice Y O'Shea
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
Boy Admits Killing Buddy in Mason City
A remorseful 9-year-old boy admitted to officers that he accidentally shot and killed Darrell Sherrill, 8, while they played with a stolen .22 caliber gun. Darrell’s body was found after a three day search in wooded brush north of Mason City.
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Mason City
Iowa
Darrell Sherrill
William Pappas
Darrell
Egypt Accepts Russian Arms Offer in Mid East Tension
London reports Egypt has informed Britain it accepted a Russian deal for arms and military equipment. Foreign Office says Marcia MacMillan will press Dulles in New York about the move. Washington and London fear a widened arms race among Arab states and Israel.
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London
Egypt
Britain
Foreign Office
Marcia MacMillan
U. S
Dulles
New York
United States
France
Middle East
Israel
Russia
State Department
MacMillan
Kremlin
West
Granny completes Appalachian Trail hike at age 67
Mrs Emma Gatewood of Gallipolis Ohio finished a 1500 mile trek from Fort Oglethorpe Georgia to Mount Katahdin Maine becoming believed the first woman to complete the Appalachian Trail. She wore out seven pairs of sneakers and fell several times while noting kindness from strangers.
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Millinocket
Maine
Emma Gatewood
Gallipolis
Ohio
New York
Gatewood
Fort Oglethorpe
Mt. Katahdin
Chamber of Commerce
Big 3 Plan Strategy For Big 4 Meet
U S British and French foreign ministers open talks in New York to map a program aimed at persuading Russia for a concrete plan at the Big Four meeting in Geneva on October 27. West Germany joins tomorrow as Molotov pushes disarmament and base-closure demands while Bulganin writes to Eisenhower. President Eisenhower's heart attack shadows diplomatic expectations.
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New York i
U. S
Russia
Geneva
West Germany
Heinrich von Brentano
Bonn
State Dulles
Canada
Harold MacMillan
Antoine Pinay
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
V. M. Molotov
U. N
NATO
Bulganin
Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower Recovers As Doctors Caution Optimism
President Eisenhower enjoyed a very good night at Fitzsimons Army Hospital with near continuous sleep from 8 p.m. to 6:15 a.m. Doctors tempered optimism, warning two weeks are crucial and complete recovery could take two months. James Hagerty and Col Robert Schulz visited as White House physicians noted improvements.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Col
George M. Powell
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Denver White House
Justice Department
James C. Hagerty
Nixon
Boston
White
Washington
Gettysburg
John
Hagerty
Jim
Army
Robert L. Schulz
Hurricane Janet Threatens Nicaragua Coast As Death Toll Rises
Hurricane Janet plows toward the Nicaraguan coast with 110 mph winds. The Caribbean region reports nearly 200 dead and 11 American airmen missing. Navy hurricane hunter plane from Early Warning Squadron 4, Jacksonville, is in the area as searches extend from Guantanamo Bay to Panama.
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Miami
Fla
Janet
Caribbean Sea
Cape Gracias
Nicaragua
Honduras
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Panama
Jacksonville
Navy Base
Cuba
Grenada
Carriacou
Barbados
Miami Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Sway Island
Market Rebound After Big Slide Sparks Cautious Optimism
Wall Street saw bargain buying as stocks rose $1 to $4 early trading after Monday's 13 billion dollar wipeout. Analysts from Bache & Co. and others said the worst may be over despite Eisenhower's illness. Economists foresee solid business growth in 1955 with policy direction clear.
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New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Martin Gilbert
Bache & Co
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Exchange
Tom C. Campbell
Iron Age
National
Campbell
Six die as freeway crash wipes out family of five
On the San Bernardino Freeway a sedan jumped a center divider colliding with oncoming traffic. Victor L. de Casas, 32, from Santa Fe and Los Angeles, faced six counts of manslaughter after the crash left six dead including a Duarte family of four and a Van Nuys couple. four others were seriously injured as a gasoline fire threatened nearby cars.
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Los Angeles
San Bernardino
California
Victor L. de Casas
Santa Fe
N.M
Joseph Golden
Duarte Calif
Minnie
Linda
Robert
William L. Spackler
David B. Hearn
van Nuys
Spackler
Golden
Vincent Weiner
de Cesaus
Louise Moves Toward Japan Storm Hits Iwo Jima Base
Typhoon Louise, the Pacific season's fiercest storm, advances toward Japan as Air Force teams repair the U S base on Iwo Jima, already flattened. Three planes deliver food mail and equipment, while a mercy flight reports the base largely demolished and the 300-man garrison with minor injuries.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Japan
Air Force
U. S
Iwo Jima
Coast Guard
Cloudy and Warmer With Scattered Showers Forecast
The Miami Valley expects a rise in temps after a brief cold spell with cloudy skies. Light showers are possible today and tonight with thundershowers likely Wednesday. highs near 74 yesterday and 60 this morning. Rainfall totaled 0.01 inches over Monday and Tuesday mornings.
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Miami Valley
Fly Swatter Incident Leaves Farmer Wounded
In Salem New York farmer Herbert Dillon targeted a buzzing fly with a .32 caliber revolver on his porch after dinner. The gun discharged striking the 40 year old in the left thigh. He was reported in good condition at home. The fly escaped.
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Salem
N. Y
Herbert Dillon
Dillon
New York
Nixon Plays Key Role in Budget Talks as Eisenhower Recovers
Budget Director Rowland Hughes met with Vice President Nixon at the Capitol for about 30 minutes to discuss budget matters to be reviewed at Friday's Cabinet meeting. Attorney General Brownell traveled from Spain, and panels including the National Security Council and Cabinet plan sessions to handle government operations during Eisenhower's absence. A Truman era legal view from J Howard McGrath noted no clear precedent for a living president transferring power to the vice president.
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Leonard Hall
Republican National Committee
Hughes
Eisenhower
Hughes Tolg
Nixon
Atty
Brownell
New York
Spain
National Security Council
William P. Rogers
Sherman Adams
White House
Security Council
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Supreme Court
Rocket Sled Sets Land Speed Record
A new unmanned rocket sled record exceeds 21 miles a minute at China Lake California. Navy scientist W. D. Drinkwater reported the steel runners glowed red hot at 1,280 miles per hour on a 41 mile run as ten motors powered the sled to peak speed in two seconds, besting the prior 1,100 mph mark from Edwards Air Force Base California.
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Los Angeles
Naval Ordnance Test Station
China Lake
Calif
W. D. Drinkwater
Navy
Edwards Air Force Base
Benson admits Ladejinsky clearance error and overhaul
Secretary Benson said he erred in denying Wolf Ladejinsky security clearance, prompting a full department overhaul. He emphasized honest mistakes and noted prior dissatisfaction with the security program, urging a White House review. Ladejinsky, a Russian born land reform expert, had clearance from State and served in Tokyo. Stassen defended Ladejinsky against subversive suspicions.
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Washington
Benson
Wolf Ladejinsky
Senate Civil Service
Agriculture Department
Ladejinsky
Department
Fisenhower
Agriculture
State Department
Tokyo
Harold E. Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
Indochina
Stassen
Yester Day
Coffee price hikes hit major chains in private-label lines
Major chains raised private-label coffee prices today. A&P increased Red Circle and Bokar by 2 cents and vacuum-packed coffee by 4 cents, to 87, 89, and 95 cents per pound respectively, while 8 O'Clock stayed at 79 cents. Safeway Nob Hill rose 2 cents to 87 cents per half pound, Airway remains 79 cents. Leading roaster had already lifted wholesale prices by four cents per pound earlier this month due to higher green coffee costs.
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New York
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Red Circle
Bokar
A&p
Safeway
Bonn Backs Lonardi Recognizes Argentine Provisional Government
West Germany announces recognition of the Argentine Provisional President Eduardo Lonardi and the new government. Bonn cites stable leadership and ongoing discussions with Buenos Aires.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Eduardo Lonardi
Doctor Believes Ike Golf Didn't Cause Attack
In Denver Dr. Paul Dudley White, Eisenhower’s heart specialist, said it is quite possible the president will play golf again after his heart attack if he recovers normally. He added golf likely helped delay the attack and found no evidence exercise caused the event, noting attacks occur at sea level and in nonplayers alike.
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Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Boston
White
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Denver
Washington
Augusta National Golf Club
Georgia
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